After the discussion, Barton and Natasha entered Hell's Kitchen as infiltration targets. For these two former top agents, such a task was nothing special or difficult.
Sebastian and Tony did not participate in this matter. They were preparing a plan to deal with Attuma instead. Moreover, while the Hand was certainly not weak, they were not a formidable force, and for Carol, they were nothing she could not handle.
Sebastian and Tony said goodbye and left. Tony went to prepare various supplies for Black Bolt, while Sebastian returned to school to continue his classes.
As the number of Avengers grew, their ideas gradually diverged. In the past, when they were small and all friends, there were no major problems. Even if there were disagreements, they could discuss and make decisions together. However, now, most of the Avengers are just colleagues, not friends.
This is especially true for people like Tony and Steve, who already had their differences. Previously, thanks to the smoothing of others, they had not had much of a problem. But now, that little bit of smoothing has completely failed. Steve and Carol, with their similar styles, have gradually become close.
Tony and Reed are both top scientists. Furthermore, while the Fantastic Four are nominally members of the Avengers, they have always been more of a fringe group, never very close. The subsequent Illuminati incident further widened the gap between the Fantastic Four and the Avengers, and now their affiliation is merely nominal.
Simply put, the Avengers are now a large organization, and the numerous factions within them are perfectly normal. Anyone who still thinks the Avengers should be united and everyone is friends is truly naive.
Carol and the others rely on Raina's abilities to prevent danger before it occurs, while Tony has reservations and does not fully trust her abilities.
As for Medusa, her actions seem to stem from her own motivations.
Black Bolt once said that he had handed over all external affairs of the Inhuman Nation to Medusa, while internal affairs of the Inhuman Nation belonged to him. Therefore, it is understandable that Medusa's approach and position differ from Black Bolt's.
The Inhumans, who were once closed-minded, have changed to varying degrees after accepting the advanced ideas of Earth humans. Their thoughts are no longer simple, but it is unknown whether these changes are good or bad for the Inhumans.
Returning to Hogwarts with Wanda, Sebastian simply made some food in the school kitchen and sat with Wanda on the balcony of the inner room of the principal's office. The two of them ate while sipping a glass of wine. Only in front of Wanda would Sebastian make an exception and drink something other than soda water.
"Sebastian, the Darkhold you told me about earlier, that is the thing that called me, right?"
Sebastian did not hold back anything regarding the Darkhold and Chthon, telling Wanda everything. He knew Wanda's strong character, so he did not play dirty by hiding what he had learned from her. Instead, he laid it all out, willing to shoulder the burden together.
"Do you want to see the Darkhold?
If you do, I will make some preparations in case anything goes wrong. After all, no one knows if Chthon will tamper with it, though the possibility is low."
The Darkhold's creation and dissemination predates Wanda's birth by thousands of years. Even if Chthon were powerful, he could not have made preparations over a thousand years in advance specifically for her. However, the power of the Darkhold and the chaos magic within Wanda's body both originated from Chthon. Sebastian was worried that Wanda might resonate with the Darkhold when she read it, so he needed to make preparations in advance.
Wanda looked at Sebastian and suddenly kissed Sebastian's forehead, then said with a smile: "No, I am not going to read it, let alone learn the magic in the Darkhold. I think it is fine now, so let Chthon sleep forever in the Chaos Dimension."
Sebastian returned Wanda's kiss and nodded and said: "Okay, then after I study the Darkhold, I will sort out the magic that you can learn from it. Your physique is most suitable for black magic. It would be a pity if you do not learn it."
"Anyway, I will learn if you teach me, and it does not matter if you do not teach me. You gave me a lot of magic learning materials. I am afraid I cannot finish learning them within three or four years."
Shaking his head and laughing, Sebastian said to Wanda: "By the way, have you tried all the wands in the wand storage room? Still no wand that suits you?"
"No, even the wand you made specially for black magic is not suitable for me. In fact, you do not have to make a wand suitable for me. I am capable of casting spells without a wand. Although there is no amplification of the wand, even without the amplification of the wand, the power of the magic I cast is not comparable to that of ordinary people, right?"
"If there is a chance, I still need to equip you with one. Do not worry, I will find a way to make it."
Nodding, Wanda squirmed her body, squeezed into Sebastian's chair, leaned in Sebastian's arms, rested her head on Sebastian's chest, looked at the night sky, listened to Sebastian's heartbeat, and felt very comfortable and happy at this moment. It would be great if it could go on like this forever.
"What are you thinking about?"
"I am thinking, it would be nice if the two of us could go on like this forever."
"If you want to, it is not completely impossible. We just need to maintain Hogwarts. As for other things, I do not need to care about them. Anyway, I did not want to be a so-called hero. It is just that current events made it happen.
There were not many people who could protect the earth before. I had a friend who needed help, so I naturally had to help. Now there are already a lot of people protecting the earth, and I am not the only one who is needed."
"But you still have the Illuminati."
"There is no problem with the Illuminati. When someone suitable shows up, I can give him my position. I think by that time Hogwarts will have been completely on the right track, and there will be no need to continue looking for help for Hogwarts in the Illuminati.
Besides, my original plan was to completely leave the Avengers and the Illuminati after a while and concentrate on running Hogwarts."
Hearing what Sebastian said, Wanda nodded without saying much. The two of them hugged each other, looking at the night sky, sipping red wine, everything seemed natural and harmonious.
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