Chapter 002: Maybe, I'm in danger. 2
"Damn."
Even with his divine brain, Adrian went through a long 1 minute of existential crisis.
Phoenix? Problematic, but her power depends on the host, therefore, manageable. The X-Men with their countless world-ending plots? Easy. That doctor who loves cloning? Manageable. The pirate, the racists, the Avengers, all manageable.
The purple potato simp? Manageable.
But the Sentry? Hell no, you do not touch that even with a short stick. At any moment that bipolar can turn into a Darth Vader on steroids and say: "World, end."
And voila, the entire universe disappears!
Every time the Sentry was defeated, it was because of the plot! The writers actively nerfed him! He is like the Flash!
Adrian does not believe even a little that something like 'plot armor' exists in real life.
Suddenly, a laugh escaped. "Pfft."
"... HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!" A bipolar god with the power of 1 million exploding suns who personifies the void?
That is easy! He just needs to become even more insane than this broken reality!
... But as a precaution, he added something to his task list.
Build a machine to travel to another universe in case an extinction event happens... Preferably to a weaker universe that does not have mutants! Something like the standalone Spider-Man movies! Bully Maguire, I will be your neighbor!
Opening his eyes, now even more determined.
"It is time to work, Baby!"
For the first time in this universe, his divine eyes spun like magic circles. When his mutation acted together with his eyes, he saw his consciousness in the digital world.
Just like Cyberpunk, he entered the virtual world with an avatar whose face had a completely white and smiling mask.
"Let's absorb all useful information, the 2000 years of human knowledge will be in my head before the end of the day! Delete cat videos! Delete pornography! Delete useless information! Knowledge! KNOWLEDGE! I WILL BECOME THE GOD OF THE INTERNET HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"Let's start with biology and its derived subjects!"
...
5 hours later
The will to learn was strong and manic, but...
"This weak body!" Adrian sighed and went toward the fridge and began to eat anything sweet he found inside. He even ordered a full lunch. Even though he was poor, he still had the money from his salary to buy food.
Fortunately, food in this world was cheap, although the quality was questionable... But he did not care, he just needed energy.
He felt extremely tired, his head hurt with a terrible migraine. Any complex thought left him with a horrible headache.
And there is another problem as well... Adrian looked at the hotel computer that had literally caught fire.
But he did not get irritated. Although the technology of the current world was similar to the 2010 world of his past life, some things were still more advanced because of the irrational number of geniuses in this world.
It was already good enough that he managed to gather EVERYTHING related to biology accessible on the internet in just these 5 hours.
At this moment, he could be considered the best doctor in the world with just the knowledge in his head. That shows how irrational his mutant ability is.
Even without any experience in surgery, he could perform a perfect surgery worthy of a world-class surgeon.
The best part is that he does not need "practical experience" because his brain can execute countless possibilities, and among them the chance of finding a perfect result is 99%.
With the margin of error being 1%, those 1% would only happen if he encountered a biology he did not know... Which will not happen due to his eyes that can literally observe everything.
All observable equipment known to humanity was in his sight. He could see all spectra, he could see the atom. If he looked at the sky, he could even observe Jupiter as if it were right in front of him! He could literally observe everything!
'No matter how much I think about it, my ability is Omega level, and these eyes are much more powerful than I remember.' At least, he never saw the original protagonist use these eyes the way he does.
Untapped potential does not explain these extra abilities, therefore, he can conclude that the eyes he has must have been adapted to his current reality. Which, considering Marvel is one of the high-tier worlds, makes sense.
Something that has the name of 'god' cannot be that weak.
Knock, knock.
"We need to talk, please open the door."
"Hmm?" Having recovered a bit from his headache after eating a lot of junk food, he could use his eyes to observe the other side of the door.
"Oh?" A smile appeared on his face. 'That was faster than I thought.'
...
Inside a small hotel room, 4 people were staring at the other group with hostility.
Raven, Jean Grey, Ororo, Scott, and a hot-headed man.
Meanwhile, the only one looking at the boy was the blue-skinned woman; she narrowed her eyes slightly.
'What is this sense of confidence? Shouldn't he be afraid and suspicious of everything?' Being as old as she is, she immediately noticed the abnormality of the man in front of her.
Not to mention those eyes! Those strange eyes! It was as if she were completely naked in front of him.
... Which she is. But that is not it; she felt completely exposed, as if before those eyes nothing could be hidden.
"So? Are you just going to stare at each other or are you going to invite me to your factions? But before that, I should offer something as the host, right? Here, your favorites." He handed a cup of coffee to each of them.
Those words immediately made the air grow cold, and the group turned their attention back to the man who was drinking coffee. Then they looked at their own cups of coffee that they had received from him.
'Hmm, I never liked coffee, but I need caffeine to deal with the nonsense that is coming.' Adrian thought while doing his best to ignore the taste of the coffee. Even though he did not like it, he still carried himself with an intellectual and mature air.
After all, if there is one thing he learned in his old life, it is that behavior is everything. Act like a spoiled kid, and your opponent will treat you like a spoiled kid. The same goes for appearance. Because of that, he did his best to look presentable before his guests.
"My name is Jean Grey, and we are."
"The X-Men, I know. You are famous, just like your rival group." He smiled at Raven.
"I must say that you are beautiful, it is fascinating how your mutation works."
Adrian's eyes spun slightly as he stared at Raven, and that movement was something everyone saw.
Raven felt even more uncomfortable. She did her best not to show it, but it was very difficult.
The level of discomfort was like she was being stared at by a foreign existence. Despite the man's "compliments," she did not feel any sexual desire or appreciation. It was as if he were looking at a scientific object and not at a person.
'This man is strange!'
"Are your eyes your mutation?"
"Yes."
Raven never liked Scott, but today she deeply thanked him for drawing that man's eyes away from her! She let out a small sigh when the feeling of discomfort practically disappeared.
This time, it was Scott's turn to feel uncomfortable under those eyes, although it was not at the same level as Raven.
"My mutation gives me X-ray vision, telescopic, microscopic, and electromagnetic spectrum vision." Superman's basic set, which was a half-truth, since his eyes could do much more than that.
Ororo and Raven narrowed their eyes slightly. According to both of their bosses, this man was not that simple. If it were only that, they would not place so much emphasis on Omega-level powers.
Scott, on the other hand, was worried about something else. "X-ray vision... You are not going to use that for evil, are you?"
"Evil, huh." An amused smile appeared on Adrian's face. "What a perverted mind, Mr. Pervert."
"It is a logical thought. No man would like to have another man observing his girlfriend."
'Oh? His temperament is more controlled than I thought, fanfics lied to me!' Adrian thought amused, but soon focused on what mattered. 'Girlfriend, huh... So the events where Jean dies and is replaced by her clone have not happened yet... Well, that is not my problem, but it is good to know which timeline I am in regarding the X-Men events.'
"Do not worry, friend. I have no sexual interest in any of you."
'Unless Rogue is around, but even then, I would not be interested, considering that this universe aligns with the comics. Her issues with half the X-Men men, Gambit, Deadpool, Bob, and more than a dozen men are not of my interest.'
The women on the other side frowned slightly. Even though they did not care whether he liked them or not, the fact that he dismissed them so casually... was irritating.
"Are you asexual or something?"
Adrian looked at the hot-headed man whose name he did not bother to remember. "My tastes are completely normal, thank you very much. I just have no interest in inefficiency."
"Inefficiency?" Raven asked, returning to her more neutral expression. She had not tried to recruit this man yet even under Magneto's orders; she wanted to evaluate his thoughts first. Her instincts had never failed her, and her instinct was screaming that this man was strange!
"Exactly." Adrian drank the coffee again. "Dating a woman comes with all the DLC called her emotional, physical, and life problems, which will significantly reduce my own work."
"Not to mention there is the possibility of betrayal involving my interests to third parties, or betrayal within the relationship itself."
"Dealing with all of that is a waste of time." He nodded, satisfied.
'Considering that this is similar to the Marvel comics, where everyone sleeps with everyone, my approach is perfectly logical. Take Jean for example, although I think she is beautiful, by getting involved with her I would not only have to deal with the Phoenix, but I would also have to deal with Scott who was programmed to love her, and I would possibly have to deal with Logan, and the clone-loving doctor.' Just calculating the time it would take to resolve all that, he found it extremely problematic!
'With all that wasted time, I could very well become the new Superman. Improve my biological technology and create my own companions.' He nodded, satisfied.
Creating partners with the DNA of powerful mutants is more efficient. Not only would I have their eternal loyalty, avoiding the problem of betrayal of my technology, but I could also customize their bodies according to women from my past life!
Scathach, Artoria Lancer, 2B, Cortana! The possibilities were endless!
An Artoria Lancer with the power of the Phoenix and magnetism? She would not lose at all to her original counterpart! After all, the Phoenix is a Marvel multiversal being, and magnetism is one of the fundamental forces.
"So you are afraid of betrayal, is that it?" Ororo asked with a look as if she pitied him.
"Do not twist my words, Woman." He snorted slightly irritated by her implications. "I said exactly what I thought. It is not fear, it is simply boredom."
"Having to deal with women and their countless problems is troublesome. Look at Mr. Pervert here. If he spent more time worrying about himself and self-improvement, he would be much stronger than he is."
'Although I do not blame you for that, after all, you were programmed to be like that.' Adrian thought.
"Look at this here."