What kind of thing would be extremely infuriating?
Someone who originally came to help you ends up helping your opponent instead—that kind of thing would probably be incredibly infuriating...
Professor X is currently facing such a situation.
He initially thought Ron was invited to help him, but in the end, Ron actually provided help to his opponent, Magneto.
Isn't that just too messed up?
"Ron, you…"
Thinking about the words Ron had just exchanged with Magneto, Professor X's face turned extremely grim.
He looked at Ron, unable to even complete his sentences.
"Professor, I was speaking the truth.
As a member of the mutants, your idea isn't wrong.
To coexist peacefully with humans, to prove through time and action that mutants are part of humanity, that mutants can live in harmony with humans.
But Professor, have you considered that you are no longer an ordinary human?"
Hearing Professor X's voice, Ron looked at him and expressed some of what he considered Professor X's stubborn and foolish points.
"Currently, mutants and humans are like humans and monkeys.
Mutants are the monkeys, very powerful monkeys.
Humans are now facing the danger of being replaced by monkeys.
Do you think humans could possibly coexist peacefully with a group of monkeys that could replace them?"
"Of course, when I say your idea isn't wrong, Professor, it's because mutants haven't quite reached the level of monkeys yet.
Mutants and humans can still interbreed and have children.
The children born might be mutants, but there's a greater chance they'll still be ordinary humans.
This is the most brilliant aspect of your idea."
"However, Professor, what exactly have you done?
To be honest, you haven't made any real contributions to mutants.
You could have entirely gotten the human high-ups to promote mutants, to make all humans have a correct understanding of mutants, and then truly integrate humans and mutants.
With your abilities, Professor, this wouldn't be difficult."
"Professor, you could even directly gather all mutants together to form a country solely for mutants, and so on.
But Professor, you haven't done anything.
You've just been guarding your idealistic home, doing things that don't significantly help the mutant community, merely waiting for humans to gradually grow to resent mutants."
After Ron finished speaking, he smiled and glanced at Magneto.
"Professor, and Magneto, your ideals aren't wrong, but do you think there might be better ways to secure benefits for mutants?"
Clatter!
Hearing Ron's words, the steel ball floating beside Magneto fell to the ground on its own, and Professor X also temporarily fell into a daze.
Then, the entire lawn became quiet.
Aside from the faint sound of the wind, there was no other noise.
The atmosphere became subtle.
Professor X was doubting his own methods; what he wanted was to protect mutants.
But over the years, mutants had become increasingly hated by humans.
Why was that?
Unlike Professor X, Magneto felt that Ron's words had opened a completely new door for him.
If Ron's previous words had only made him vaguely feel that there was something good about them, now he was truly beginning to seriously consider Ron's approach.
Establishing a mutant nation… it actually seems like a really good idea?
However, at this moment, Magneto suddenly realized that the helmet he had been wearing, which blocked his powers, had instantly disappeared from his head.
"What the hell is going on?!" Magneto was shocked.
He looked around and found that his helmet had already ended up in the hands of Ron, who had given him so much inspiration, which completely stunned him.
"Alright, Professor, I've completed what I came to help you with.
I just hope you seriously consider my suggestion.
The relationship between mutants and humans cannot continue to be so ambiguous!"
Ron handed the helmet in his hand to Professor X, shrugging indifferently as he spoke.
"Uh…" Professor X was also a bit bewildered.
He was still seriously thinking about what Ron had just said and hadn't expected Ron to have another trick up his sleeve.
Professor X almost thought Ron was going to side with Magneto, but Ron still took off Magneto's helmet and handed it to him.
What was going on?
At this moment, Magneto was about to explode with rage.
He stared at Ron and said, "Were all those things you just said meant to lower my guard?"
"There was some truth to that, but not entirely." Ron looked at Magneto, smiled, and continued, "Magneto, what I told you was actually from my heart, but you've probably already guessed it.
I'm not actually one of your mutants.
The affairs between you mutants don't really concern me much."
At this point, Ron paused, then said somewhat indifferently, "The reason I still had to take your helmet off is because, as a mutant, you are simply too dangerous.
That's all!"
"So you're not a mutant at all.
I lost this battle!"
Magneto seemed somewhat dejected.
He sighed, finding it difficult to accept the current outcome.
Without his helmet, which blocked psychic abilities, he was no different from an ordinary person in front of Professor X.
Whatever he did now would be useless!
Seeing Magneto's expression, Ron smiled and didn't say anything more.
He had said enough for today.
Ron even felt that he had the potential to become one of the four great talkers in American comics.
Moreover, although the mutant storyline ultimately didn't change into something different, Magneto and Professor X would certainly remember what he had said, and he didn't need to meddle in other matters.
Let Professor X and Magneto resolve the rest of the issues themselves!
...Time passed, and two or three days had gone by since Magneto's helmet was taken by Ron.
During these days, Ron continued to teach some classes at the X-Mansion, observing mutant abilities, and didn't do much else.
Professor X and Magneto also seemed to have reached some agreement during these days.
Finally, Magneto gave up his idea of transforming humans into mutants and then left with Mystique, who had originally been held at the X-Mansion.
Of course, Magneto's helmet remained at the X-Mansion; this was a condition Professor X set for letting Magneto go.
Although Magneto was reluctant, he ultimately agreed.
His helmet was made years ago by Sebastian Shaw, the Black King of the Hellfire Club, in collaboration with many unidentified individuals.
After he killed the Black King and reclaimed the helmet, he had tried to research how to create a second such helmet but had not made much progress.
After leaving, Magneto did not ignore Ron's words.
He had Mystique transform into the original Senator Kelly, and Mystique actively worked to repeal the Mutant Registration Act, finally temporarily quelling the controversy surrounding it.
A few more days passed, and Ron also left the X-Mansion, returning to Queens.
"Things are not over.
Be careful in the time to come!"
Before leaving, Ron seemingly inadvertently reminded Professor X of this.
The meaning of this sentence was clear: as long as the issues between mutants and humans did not have a definite outcome, the conflict between these two sides would never end!
Thanks to 'That Night Falling Leaves,' a name temporarily unused by others, for the reward.
Thank you, thank you.
And now, another request for votes, hehe.