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Over the past few days, with Kevin's 'help,' Paul has been thriving.
With Kevin's financial assistance, in just a few days, Paul, at Kevin's instruction, used another fake identity to establish an entertainment company.
Although the company currently only has Kevin and Paul, with such an entertainment company, Kevin and Paul can do many things.
Using the second identity created by the nano-mask Kevin gave Paul, Paul successfully contacted the children and, through another yacht purchased by Kevin, sent the children to a deserted island that had been prepared in advance.
The reason Kevin did all this was also because he didn't trust Canada.
Heaven knows what the situation is like in Canada, or what the shelter is like; rather than leaving everything to the unknown, it's better to entrust the children to Logan.
This way, Kevin can leave with peace of mind.
Charles can also rest assured.
And while other children might be fine, Logan's daughter, Laura, absolutely cannot be in harm's way.
That's why Kevin asked Paul to try and contact those children, intending to bring Laura here.
But what he didn't expect was that not only Laura came; when they learned that Kevin had sent Paul, all the children decided to go with Laura to the 'shelter' Kevin had created.
Perhaps they had already seen the TV broadcast and knew what Kevin and Logan had done for them, and also knew that Kevin was 'dead,' which is why they chose to trust the person Kevin sent and accept his arrangements.
"You shouldn't have let Laura come."
However, facing Kevin's arrangements, Logan had a different opinion: "She's already safe; there's no need for her to meet us again."
"That's just your thought. Do you know what Laura thinks?"
"I don't care what she thinks; she's just a child! She shouldn't be involved in our affairs anymore! You should know very well that Alkali-Transigen is still looking for us! What if..."
"Logan, Laura is more mature than you think. You don't really believe a little girl who can extend her claws and kill people is still just a child, do you?"
Kevin knew that Logan was worried about Laura.
Currently, Kevin is 'dead' in the eyes of Alkali, which has been confirmed by television and the public.
But Logan hasn't.
Logan, who personally opposed Alkali-Transigen, and Professor X and Caliban, who were with him, are also on Alkali's blacklist.
They will not give up searching for Logan, nor will they give up searching for Professor X.
In fact, if Kevin couldn't hack into systems with high technology and prepare alternative identities for them, Logan and the others wouldn't even be able to buy a boat.
Alkali-Transigen's people would get the news and come for him immediately.
Fans and TV stations, who already know about the struggle between Logan and Alkali, would also come for him immediately.
At that time, it would truly be a never-ending nightmare.
So Logan knew very well how difficult it was for him and Kevin to leisurely lie on the yacht deck and sunbathe.
Logan even understood that this period of leisure wouldn't last too long.
Before long, they would eventually be found by various reporters and Alkali-Transigen.
By then, Laura, who was with them, would once again fall into danger.
Kevin understood Logan's thoughts, but he also knew that constantly hiding was not a solution.
Now, while Logan and Charles are both present, shouldn't they properly teach Laura how to live in this cannibalistic society? Or should they wait until they are all old and gone, and then let those with ulterior motives 'teach' her?
Logan truly isn't worried that Laura will grow up handicapped!
"Kevin, listen to me..."
"Logan? Laura is coming?"
Logan was still trying to talk to Kevin, probably wanting Kevin to send Laura back.
But Charles, who was sunbathing and dozing off nearby, had woken up at some point and overheard their conversation.
When he learned that Laura was coming, a hint of clarity appeared in Charles's cloudy eyes.
He happily looked up and asked.
Seeing this, Logan's words got stuck.
Facing Charles's expectant gaze, Logan opened his mouth, but for a long time couldn't utter a word of refusal, finally only able to reply helplessly:
"...Yes, Laura will be here soon. I'll have her come find you then."
"That's wonderful! Oh, right, have Caliban make some apple pie, and... and oatmeal. Laura likes that..."
"Damn it, why don't you ever remember what I like to eat!"
"Don't you like everything?"
"..."
Charles's single sentence left Logan completely silent.
Kevin stood by, barely suppressing a laugh.
Charles's fondness for Laura was too obvious, so obvious that Logan himself felt a bit jealous.
Amidst their father-son-like bickering, Logan tacitly accepted the fact of Laura's arrival.
He no longer nagged, nor did he think about having Kevin send Laura back. After speaking with Charles, he continued to lie on the beach chair, gazing at the sky.
It was very quiet; he didn't know what he was thinking about.
Kevin didn't disturb him, leaving Logan to ponder alone there, and turned to go to the lower deck of the yacht.
Below the deck were their bedrooms and kitchen, and Caliban was busy down there at the moment.
He was busy washing their clothes.
Because he was afraid of sunlight, Caliban generally wouldn't go out onto the deck during the day, choosing instead to stay in the cabin, listening to music and doing housework.
Although Caliban would sometimes complain, 'Why am I still busy even here?', his hands were not slow at all when washing clothes, and he even seemed to enjoy it.
When Kevin came down, he saw him taking fresh ingredients out of the refrigerator. Seeing Kevin approach, Caliban asked without lifting his head:
"Did you argue with Logan?"
"Not really..."
"When you two were talking just now, this door wasn't closed."
The implication was that Caliban had heard everything Logan and Kevin said clearly.
The yacht itself wasn't large. If the partition from the deck to the lower deck was closed, it was fine, but if not, any sound from above could be heard perfectly clearly below.
Conversely, on the deck, because of the sound of waves and seagulls, the sounds from the lower deck were not as obvious.
Kevin shrugged, found a spot by the window, lay down, pulled up the sunshade a bit, looked out the window, and then said to Caliban:
"It was just a small disagreement about whether or not to let Laura come, it's nothing."
"More than that, right? You want Logan to follow Charles's words and establish a mutant school, which is why you had all the children come, correct?"
"I didn't think that much. I just thought... we should find something to give Logan a reason to live. Wouldn't it be too much of a pity for someone like him to die?"
Kevin said casually.
This was also one of the reasons he stayed with Logan.
After finally settling the unease he felt from watching the movie, Kevin didn't want Logan to return to the same ending as in the movie after he left, dying silently like a wild weed.
"If Logan wanted to do it, he would have done it a long time ago, not waited until now."
Caliban took out a basin for vegetables and started washing them.
"But now it seems like he's the only one who can do it. In this world, besides him, who else can shoulder such a responsibility?"
"Maybe you can help him?"
"Me? No, I will leave after I finish my own affairs. I won't stay here too long. The mutant matter is, after all, your own business."
"Then you can only hope Logan regains his sense of responsibility."
Caliban took out the washed vegetables and said slowly.
Kevin nodded:
"Laura might be able to cheer him up."
"Perhaps."
Caliban didn't care about these things.
The future of mutants had nothing to do with him anymore. He was now like Charles, an old man whose lifespan was at its end, with one foot in the grave.
Currently, Caliban only wanted to think about what to eat for three meals a day and what programs to listen to before going to bed at night.
That was all.
Kevin didn't expect Caliban to do anything either. After speaking, he continued to quietly look out the window.
It wasn't until Caliban was about to cut the vegetables that he seemed to suddenly remember something and said to Caliban:
"Oh, right, Charles said he wants you to prepare apple pie and oatmeal to welcome Laura."
Caliban, who had just picked up the kitchen knife: "? You had to wait until now to tell me, didn't you?"
"Sorry, I just remembered."
Kevin apologized without sincerity.
Caliban put down the kitchen knife with extreme helplessness. He looked at the prepared vegetables in front of him and sighed:
"Alright, perhaps we can add a vegetable salad to dinner..."
These vegetables couldn't have been washed for nothing, right?
...
Laura's arrival made the atmosphere on the ship much livelier.
After getting to know everyone, Laura was no longer as silent as before. Perhaps because she had watched many videos during this period, Laura would sweetly call Charles 'Grandfather' when she faced him.
Charles's face would light up with joy every time he heard it.
And seeing Laura, although Logan didn't say anything, his smiles gradually increased.
His own complexion also got better and better.
Kevin knew that his strategy had worked. Logan, indeed, had started to feel a desire to live because of Laura.
No longer consuming Alkali-Transigen's genetic food, coupled with the change in his desire to die, Logan was getting younger every day.
But in contrast.
Charles was getting older every day.
After moving to the rising sun, perhaps because his wish had been fulfilled, Charles's health deteriorated rapidly.
He became more confused, sometimes even unable to distinguish who was around him.
Even Laura, he would sometimes forget.
Not consuming Alkali-Transigen's genetic food did not improve Charles's health or restore his abilities; instead, it made Charles's condition worse and worse.
Everyone knew Charles wouldn't last much longer.
But everyone tacitly avoided mentioning it, spending each day on the ship watching the sea, the sunrise and sunset, silently accompanying Charles.
Until this day.
"Logan..."
Under the setting sun, Charles, sitting in his wheelchair, looked at the distant afterglow of the sunset and the orange-red light reflected on the sea, calling Logan's name.
At that moment, Logan seemed to realize something. He put down his work and came to Charles's side.
"Charles?"
"Logan... the school, it still needs to be built."
Charles murmured.
These past few days, he, who clearly couldn't remember anyone, now, for a rare moment, remembered the matter closest to his heart.
The mutant school, and those mutant children.
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