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Kevin didn't expect the clean-up work to take several days.
It's not easy to manage a large group. If you're like Homelander, who just delegates everything, then it's certainly easy.
Anyway, you just need the entire group to serve you, and you don't have to worry about anything else. You just enjoy without giving, and that's it.
But if you want this group to move in the direction you desire, then there are as many problems to deal with as mountains.
Even though Kevin had Mezmer help him extract all sorts of information from Edgar's mind, it still took Kevin several days to completely take control of Vought.
This was just the time spent stabilizing Vought; if he wanted Vought to undergo a complete transformation, it would take even more time.
Kevin, who had already finished reading all the Marvel World magic books, felt a headache after dealing with things for a while and didn't want to continue.
Whether it was to relax or to take a vacation, in short, after Kevin had done what he needed to do, he immediately used skill points to return to the Marvel World without stopping.
Anyway, time was paused in the The Boys world, so no matter how long Kevin stayed away, he would return to the same moment.
He could completely 'slack off' this way, go to the Marvel World to figure out how to deal with those messy things, and then come back.
A familiar light lit up before his eyes, and when the light faded again, Kevin had reappeared in Ancient One's Mirror Dimension at Kamar Taj.
Ancient One remained in the Mirror Dimension and welcomed Kevin immediately.
"Welcome back, Kevin."
For some reason, seeing Ancient One's bald head made Kevin feel much more relaxed.
He respectfully said to Ancient One:
"Long time no see, Ancient One."
"For me, you only disappeared for an instant and then returned... But having said that, you came back a little earlier than I expected. You probably didn't stay in your world for long, did you?"
Ancient One seemed to be able to tell how long Kevin had stayed in the The Boys world.
Kevin told the truth:
"Yes, about four months."
It was even less than four months, barely a little over three months.
"Then it seems you desire the power of magic more than I imagined. Since that's the case, let's begin."
When Ancient One learned how long Kevin had stayed in the The Boys world, she judged Kevin's desire for magic.
She said no more, gently waved her hand to unlock the Mirror Dimension, then led Kevin to the meditation room to begin teaching magic.
The source of power for magic in the Marvel World, or rather for the mages of Kamar Taj, fundamentally comes from borrowing power from other dimensions.
Although there are other different ways for Marvel World mages to use magic, the primary method is to sign a contract with other dimensions to gain the ability to use magic.
By signing contracts with various dimensional lords, they obtain usable power from other dimensions.
However, generally speaking, ordinary mages can only contract with a limited number of dimensions. Someone like Doctor Strange, who seems to be able to use the power of any dimension, is an anomaly.
Otherwise, why would Ancient One say that Doctor Strange is the most outstanding among them?
Leaving aside what Doctor Strange did in the movie universe, in terms of using and learning magic, he is indeed the most outstanding.
But Kevin is not Doctor Strange, and Ancient One did not train Kevin in the same way she trained Doctor Strange.
She taught Kevin as an ordinary mage.
She first had Kevin memorize the magic theories, achieve a preliminary understanding of them, and then after Kevin returned, she had Kevin truly experience magic, integrate these magic theories, and successfully borrow dimensional power.
Kevin did well in the first few steps, even very well.
But he encountered difficulties in the last step.
He couldn't cast spells.
"Relax, Kevin. Learning spells is never an overnight thing. It requires diligent practice day after day to cast them initially. No one understands everything right away."
When Kevin's progress in magic encountered a bottleneck, Ancient One advised him thus.
Kevin understood this principle, but leaving aside Strange who would later become the Supreme Mage, even the little fat guy in Spider-Man could immediately cast a portal after getting the Sling Ring.
Why couldn't Kevin learn it no matter what?
Kevin felt that this was definitely not his problem.
Kevin's basic Water Manipulation for the Ocean Mage system had already reached level five. There was absolutely no problem with his mental power. In fact, to learn spells, Kevin even put one level into Water Ball and Water Sword.
Now, saying he was a beginner 'Water Mage apprentice' was perfectly fine.
But he just couldn't use Kamar Taj's spells.
No, it couldn't be said that he couldn't use them at all.
When he wore the Sling Ring and tried to draw circles in front of him to open a portal, sparks of a portal would flash before Kevin's eyes.
But those sparks...
The sparks from a lighter rubbing together would probably be bigger than those.
Kevin, who didn't have much patience, couldn't help but ask Ancient One:
"How long did it take you to master these basic spells back then?"
"One day? It's too long ago, I can't quite remember, but it shouldn't have been more than one day."
"..."
It's been a whole week since I came from the The Boys world!
And I can't even cast a portal now!
Is this the world of a genius?
Can't compare, can't compare.
Listening to Ancient One's calm tone as she described it, Kevin rolled his eyes internally.
His intuition told him that Ancient One was definitely showing off to him right now, but Kevin had no evidence.
Perhaps Kevin's expression was too obvious, and Ancient One saw through his thoughts.
She smiled and said to Kevin:
"The key to becoming a mage has never been how long it takes you to learn, but the process in between. Moreover, you are different from us, Kevin.
"You have plenty of time, and... you have your own path. The spells here are just an introduction to a book for you, so why are you in such a hurry to succeed?"
"Perhaps you're right, Ancient One Mage, but the problem now is that I can't even get past this 'introduction'."
"Perhaps you could try to relax?" Ancient One said with a smile, pointing to Kevin's waist, "Go out for a walk, see some other sights. Maybe when you come back, you'll be able to learn everything?"
"?"
Kevin followed Ancient One's finger and looked at his waist.
There lay the communicator that the Guardians of the Galaxy had given him. After returning to the Marvel World, Kevin had taken it out and carried it with him.
After all, the Guardians of the Galaxy were Kevin's friends in this world, and Kevin sometimes thought about going into space with the Guardians of the Galaxy to gain some experience.
However, Kevin's focus was entirely on magic right now, and also on Ultron, who had run off to who knows where, so he hadn't contacted the Guardians of the Galaxy.
But now...
Just as Kevin thought this, the communicator rang at a very opportune moment.
It was a communication from the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Looking at the communicator, Kevin fell silent. He looked up at Ancient One's smiling face and understood that this was probably already within Ancient One's expectations.
She had already seen the future.
Under Ancient One's gaze, Kevin answered the communicator, and as soon as it connected, Rocket's voice came from the other end:
"Hey, Kevin, I don't think I'm interrupting you hitting on girls, am I?"
"? Do you think I'm Peter, Rocket? Get to the point, or do you guys want to become 'the best swimmers in the universe' right now?"
"Come on, how long ago was that and you still remember! Ahem, let's not talk about that for now. I need you for something, something urgent."
Rocket used a clumsy technique to change the subject, diverting the conversation elsewhere.
Kevin frowned slightly. In this world, he had been separated from Rocket and the others for less than two weeks. In two weeks, even if the Guardians of the Galaxy were trouble-makers, they shouldn't need to find him.
After thinking for a while, Kevin suddenly felt something was wrong, because he only heard Rocket talking from beginning to end.
The other members of the Guardians of the Galaxy, especially Peter, who often bickered with Rocket and sometimes inexplicably teamed up with him, didn't seem to be around.
"What happened? Where's Peter?"
"Oh, that's what I'm about to tell you. I think you should still remember Yondu."
"Mhm."
"I'm with him now, about to go deal with a planet, and this planet is Peter's father... Of course, I know a father finding his son isn't a big deal, but the problem is Peter's father is an asshole!"
As soon as Rocket finished speaking, someone chimed in from the side:
"A big asshole. I've never seen a 'father' who would kill his own offspring."
Kevin could tell that it was Yondu's voice.
And when Rocket said that, and also mentioned a planet, Kevin immediately understood that this was the plot of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
Star-Lord Peter's biological father, the Celestial 'Ego', in order to realize his idea of turning all planets in the universe into part of himself, left his offspring on every planet with intelligent life, attempting to create the next generation of Celestials.
Because in Ego's vision, he alone could not achieve the great dream of expanding the entire universe.
So he needed a second Celestial to help him.
Star-Lord Peter was the only offspring among many who carried his Celestial gene, and he was the second Celestial Ego found for himself.
Ego had almost succeeded in finding Star-Lord, using paternal love to get Star-Lord to join him, and realizing the dream of expanding the universe.
But he just had to run his mouth and reveal that he killed Star-Lord's mother. As a result, Star-Lord rebelled and, together with the Guardians of the Galaxy, blew up his core, eliminating another threat to the universe.
The purpose of Rocket coming to Kevin this time was probably to ask Kevin for help in dealing with Ego.
After all, Ego is a 'Celestial', and it would probably be difficult for just the Guardians of the Galaxy and Yondu to handle him.
However, with Kevin, another 'Celestial' who destroyed Ronan and Thanos, things would be different.
"I think I understand. Send me the coordinates, and I'll find a way to get there as soon as possible."
"Aha! That's great! But try to be quick, otherwise Peter will really be done for!"
Rocket cheered for a moment, then cut off the communication.
Kevin held the communicator in his hand, helplessly looking up at Ancient One, and asked:
"Is this what you meant by relaxing? Fighting a Celestial?"
"For you right now, he shouldn't be a problem."
Ancient One smiled, pointing to Kevin's finger.
On Kevin's right hand, the ring inlaid with a red gem sparkled. That was the Reality Stone.
When Kevin returned to the Marvel World, the Reality Stone became usable again, and Kevin, holding the Reality Stone, was theoretically stronger than Ego.
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