Dr. Brian Xavier is a physicist with a wealthy family. The castle-like mansion in West Chester is the ancestral property of the Xavier family.

This family came to the United States as one of the first British colonists and has been operating on this land for nearly two hundred years.

As early as the 18th century, the prototype of the future Xavier Mansion had been established here, but by Brian Xavier's generation, the family only had a single seedling, or a single healthy seedling.

Charles lived in England for many years while he was studying. After receiving his doctorate from Oxford University, he has been living with Raven in New York for the past few years.

Although the driving distance from his old home is not far, he prefers to be closer to New York University where he works, especially now that he is also the chief consultant of the Mutant Power Research Department, and he does not have time to travel between places.

Hank McCoy hesitated for a long time by a townhouse near Greenwich Village, rehearsing his greeting and tone.

Charles had hinted to him that Raven would be at home today.

Finally, Hank paused, took a deep breath and knocked twice, and the door opened immediately.

"I didn't expect you to knock on the door. Hey, Hank! Charles has gone to the institute."

Raven seemed to be getting ready to go out. She was arranging her dress in front of the full-length mahogany mirror at the entrance with a smile. She had just put on a white off-shoulder dress. Her hair was much smoother and her complexion looked great.

No bright makeup, rare elegance and dignity.

"I, hi... I just wanted to ask if you are free tonight. I have two tickets for the premiere of Marilyn Monroe's new movie..."

Hank's thoughts were disrupted by such a fast pace of opening the door. He looked at Raven, who was wearing a white slim-fitting dress today and was particularly bright and charming. His ears felt hot, and he couldn't help but clearly explain his purpose.

"Oh...I'm sorry Hank, I have plans tonight, maybe you can ask Charles, and I-"

puff!

There was a slight strange noise in the air, and Asazuo appeared with thin red and black wisps of smoke, interrupting Raven's apologetic voice and hesitant explanation.

He was still wearing a slightly exaggerated black slim-fit suit with stand-up shoulders, and his hair looked like he had taken care of it carefully.

"The dress is so beautiful. I think blue would match it better."

"Oh! I'm used to it. I forgot that I don't have to keep it like this when I go to your house. Is this skirt really okay? I don't have many clothes for formal occasions..."

As Raven spoke, she changed back to her red-haired, blue-skinned appearance, and asked Assasso worriedly if she was dressed appropriately. It was her first time going to Mr. Howlett's house for dinner, and she was still unavoidably nervous.

Hank McCoy froze on the spot. The sudden red figure and Raven's sudden transformation into a figure with bright yellow eyes and blue skin made it even harder for him to keep up with the rhythm.

From Charles, Hank already knew that Raven's mutant ability could change his appearance, but this was the first time he saw Raven's original appearance.

Mr. McCoy, the young scientific genius, suddenly felt empty. He turned away from his cheek and picked at the frame of his glasses. He was not just sad because Raven was dating this mutant man whom he had met once.

It was only at this moment that he realized that his feet were nothing compared to Raven's true appearance.

"Hey, young man, let's go have dinner together. My family is very hospitable. You have also met my dad."

Asazuo generously invited him, saying that this young mutant whose origins were unknown seemed to be an honest man, and he was Raven's friend, so there was nothing wrong with getting together.

Hank reluctantly curled up his lips and said, "I remembered that the institute has an urgent project. By the way, Raven, you look really good like this."

He smiled with his last effort, praised Raven sincerely, and hurried away.

Asazuo shrugged his shoulders and took Raven's hand. As soon as the girl closed the door, the two of them exploded into a cloud of smoke and disappeared without a trace.

.........

"Why are you back? Raven isn't home?"

Charles is writing the basic information about a mutant he has just discovered in a booklet. They plan to start in New York and gradually contact the mutant people hidden in every corner of society, solve their problems and troubles in life, and at the same time invite the other party to a certain extent.

of involvement in the study of mutational forces.

At least that's what Professor Charles Xavier envisioned and considered.

"You still need to ask? You can know it just by thinking about it."

Hank sat down on the swivel chair, and the inertia made the chair squeak in a circle. He staggered his feet and kicked off his oversized leather shoes. He did not wear socks, and was forced to curl and bend his thick and long toes.

Slowly stretched out, no longer restrained, feeling comfortable and digging at the floor from time to time.

With the eyes of a doctor of genetic mutation and genetics, Charles looked at Hank's strong calves and soles with interest.

Each of his toes is extraordinarily slender and strong, somewhat like a gorilla's feet. It can grab things as flexibly as a hand, but with far more strength.

"We are friends. I will not take the initiative to explore your spirit and thoughts. Even if I need to, most of them will only search for what I want to see at a superficial level. You must know that human memory and thinking are very complex and...

..."

Charles stopped talking. He really rarely pried into people's innermost thoughts and secrets, because what he often saw was the most unacceptable truth.

Just like when I saw my mother, Sharon, deciding to remarry not long after her father passed away, the cruel truth in her heart was that she had no nostalgia for herself.

In this world, only the sun and the human heart cannot be looked directly at.

"Raven left with the red-skinned guy, saying they were going to his house for dinner, you know, the Howlett family."

Hank stretched out his legs and spread his body, looking up at the ceiling, his eyes unfocused as the fan blades flashed by in a boring rhythm without any surprises. He almost wanted to lie down.

"No wonder! A few days ago, she brought me a craft ornament from a so-called indigenous African country. It must have been brought from the country of origin. At that time, I even laughed at her because she was deceived by a gypsy vendor."

Charles put down the pen in his hand and spoke a little angrily. As soon as he finished speaking, the room suddenly fell into a long awkward silence. Like Hank, he just stared at the ceiling blankly, as if the boring fan blades could really

What's new?

Both men seemed to feel that they had lost something, but the circumstances were different.

"What do you think the situation is like at Mr. Howlett's house? That man... and the people around him look much scarier than the so-called 'Black Emperor' Xiao."

After a long while, Hank McCoy finally asked Charles quietly beside him, but it seemed more like he was talking to himself.

Charles suddenly stood up with a sudden inspiration, rolled up the sleeves of his shirt, and was about to walk towards the electroencephalograph in the center of the research room.

"No, it's too dangerous for Raven to do this! That family is like a gang organization. They might have some inhumane entertainment methods, or even smoke some drugs. I have to go and see!"

As he spoke, he hurriedly put on the electroencephalograph himself. Hank didn't even move his buttocks and said sarcastically:

"Didn't you say that that woman who also has psychic power can stop you from peeking, and who knows where in the world they will be. The person who took away Raven can move instantly..."

Charles' whole body shrank, and he said that he must ask Raven when she comes back, even if he secretly carries her behind his back and takes a look in his mind.

Howlett House, Edmond, Canada.

Over the past few decades, the area near the old house is no longer what it was when old Mr. Howlett first built the manor. There is only an endless stretch of wilderness and hills.

As generations of the core of the Howlett family, whether they were the descendants of the earliest wolves or the members responsible for business and other affairs, continued to build their own houses around the manor buildings of the old house.

Gradually, it became a bit like a medieval lord's fiefdom, a quiet town hidden away from the hustle and bustle.

Eric Lensher walked over with a stack of plates and a lot of knives and forks floating beside him. He placed the plates one by one on the dining table in the hall, and at the same time controlled the metal tableware to flexibly fall on each chair.

forward.

There are not many servants in the old house on weekdays. After all, except for the old housekeeper Casper who can hardly walk anymore, there are not many people who need to be taken care of.

Although they work as servants, they are all descendants of the old men in the family. They are essentially members of the family and will choose their own future according to their own wishes instead of being James's for generations.

servant.

When it comes to dinner parties, there will always be some shortage of manpower, and everyone will do something by themselves, just like ordinary families eating together.

Asazuo teleported from the kitchen, holding a bundle of slender sticks made of wood with exquisite craftsmanship, and placed them on each plate in pairs.

"I've seen this! Is it called taiko? I've used it in a sushi restaurant. It's a tableware that Japanese people use for eating."

"No, it's from China. All other places learned from it. In ancient times, they would be proud to call it a cultural creation from that country. But just like people, countries or nations will also change.

Very snobbish.”

James walked downstairs with a smile and corrected Raven's statement seriously but not seriously. He looked at Raven's original face and happily praised Asazuo's eyes.

Miss Raven looked at Mr. Howlett who finally appeared, still a little nervous, standing quietly next to Asazuo.

Although the other person is young and looks about the same age as Charles, his profound and distant temperament seems to come from another era, and is not out of place with the present.

James sat in the middle of the table, and Emma sat on his right side, pulling Raven next to him. As the chefs placed the dishes one by one, Bucky, Steve, his wife, and several others

All the Winter Wolf warriors in the manor sat in their respective seats and looked at him.

"It's the holidays. Let's have a meal together and try these dishes. The chefs traveled to New York's Chinatown to learn how to make them for several years."

There was no special speech or ceremony. It was just like the most ordinary family dinner, even more casual. Raven watched as almost everyone used tachyon skillfully and ate fresh dishes with extremely attractive taste and color.

Not only did he ask Asazuo beside him in a low voice in confusion.

"What holiday is today?"

She thought about it for a long time and couldn't remember that there was any special festival on this day in September. Could it be that Mr. Howlett followed some other cultural customs.

"The Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival that our family only celebrates. It is a traditional Eastern day. No one knows the specific day. Only my father knows. And the date is different every year. Our family also celebrates the New Year alone on another day.

"

Raven nodded in understanding. She was particularly curious and interested in everything about the Howlett family. The atmosphere here was more relaxed and comfortable than she had ever felt since she could remember.

Unexpectedly, he can show his true appearance in front of so many people without getting any weird looks.

"Raven, how do you feel when you change? Can you only change your physical appearance?"

Emma has become very familiar with Raven after an afternoon. Before Miss Peggy came, she was the only girl here. Raven, who is also a mutant, can have dinner together today, which makes Emma particularly happy.

She curiously asked about the details of this magical ability. As a woman, Emma was also very envious of this ability.
To be continued...