Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

After staring at Gu Yi for a while, he asked Gu Yi tentatively.

"Seriously, you don't mean you're looking down on Stephen and want Wanda to inherit your damn 007 Supreme Sorcerer and Bossy Wizard position, do you?"

Gu Yi: *_It's hard, my fist is starting to harden! A dog like this probably needs veterinary shampoo to take a bath, right?

Chapter 687 Wanda: Is Hogwarts Real?

Since defeating Ultron and joining the Avengers, Wanda has arguably been living the best life she's had outside of her childhood.

She has a salary, companions, her own career, and can even be happy and carefree every day. Occasionally, she can throw a tantrum and secretly take a little revenge on her 'instructor' while controlling the Justice League's disguise at Sherlock's house.

It's safe to say that nothing could make Wanda feel better than right now.

Of course, this doesn't mean Wanda has no worries. In fact, beneath Wanda's seemingly happy exterior lies a mix of emotions that only she knows.

I envy Quicksilver!

As the "1" among her only 1.5 remaining blood relatives in this world, Wanda is quite happy for Quicksilver to have the life he has now and to pursue his dreams, and even a little envious.

As a child who never went to school, Wanda, like Quicksilver, longed for school. She watched Quicksilver work hard to reach that faraway land and enter the campus she had seen with her own eyes, a campus full of youth and vitality.

To say that Wanda isn't envious at all would be nonsense. In fact, Wanda really envies Quicksilver's ability to earn his current life through his own efforts.

Unfortunately, perhaps due to the magic, Wanda seemed to have a natural aversion to formulas, numbers, and even symbols; no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't learn or remember them.

Watching Quicksilver draw a single line on a complex geometric pattern and he can clearly understand the intricate geometric shape is quite remarkable.

Watching Quicksilver use just two intersecting curves to turn a bunch of snake-like twisted curves into mathematical formulas.

Watching Quicksilver clearly explain the inheritance of a family using just a bunch of letters.

Just by watching Quicksilver wave his hands a few times in mid-air, you can clearly understand what magnetic current or even force is.

Wanda was in a bad mood because she saw these things as real magic, and she couldn't understand how Quicksilver had learned them.

So much so that after saying goodbye to Quicksilver, Wanda would unconsciously space out in quiet corners or even during breaks between training sessions, imagining what Quicksilver's student life would be like.

And at times like this, Wanda would unconsciously think that if there really was a Hogwarts University, could she, a half-baked wizard, get in like Quicksilver?

For Wanda, this had essentially become part of her daily life, even when she imagined what would happen when she walked into the Great Hall full of sticks, carrying the enormous, fly-swatter-like staff that Sherlock had given her.

Whenever Wanda thinks of this, she unconsciously chuckles softly.

Captain America and Black Widow were not unaware of Wanda's unusual behavior and had spoken to her, but they all concluded that it was just the discomfort of the siblings being separated for the first time.

In fact, Wanda herself thought so too, attributing her envy of Quicksilver to the discomfort she felt when she and Quicksilver were separated for the first time.

Just like today, during a break in training, I sat quietly in a corner, wearing a training uniform soaked with sweat and holding a cup of coffee, watching the captain and Tony arguing about building an extraterrestrial steel defense line.

Watching Black Widow patiently explain human affairs to Vision, the complexity of which made the Mind Stone on Vision's head flash like a police light.

Everything was as mundane as ever, so much so that Wanda's eyes began to lose focus, and her mind subconsciously started to fantasize about her 'Hogwarts University life' again.

This time, however, Wanda's fantasy hadn't even begun when a blue light appeared in the center of the training ground, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

Sherlock emerged from the blue light, his face almost bruised and swollen. After surveying the scene, he walked towards Wanda with a blank expression, his face still bearing a laughable grime.

Thanks to this long period of contact, Wanda no longer has the same awe she once had for Sherlock; all she feels is a mutual appreciation for their shared sillyness.

As Sherlock walked up to her with a dark expression, Wanda gave him a questioning look.

"Pack your things, I've found you a place, go to school!"

"???"

As Sherlock's slightly lisping voice rang out, several huge question marks appeared above everyone's heads.

Wanda's poor academic performance was known not only within the Avengers but even to Zhao Weike. Sherlock couldn't possibly be unaware that Wanda was a poor student. Under such circumstances, how could Sherlock still insist that Wanda go to school?

No one could understand what Sherlock was thinking, not even Wanda herself.

Faced with Sherlock's explanation, Wanda hesitated for a while before shaking her head helplessly and saying to Sherlock.

"Forget it, you know I probably won't be able to learn it..."

"Magic School!"

Sherlock interrupted Wanda before she could finish speaking.

As soon as Sherlock casually uttered the words "magic school," everyone's eyes widened like light bulbs, fixed on Sherlock, as if they had heard the whispers of an ancient god. The entire scene instantly became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Almost everyone's attention was focused on Sherlock, waiting for his explanation.

Sherlock also noticed the difference in his surroundings. After looking around, he looked at the people around him with some confusion.

Why are you looking at me like that?

"Sherlock! You never told me you had connections at the magic school!"

Faced with Sherlock's question, Tony sprinted to Sherlock's side at almost breakneck speed, grabbed Sherlock's shoulder, and began shaking him violently.

Not just Tony, but everyone present curiously crowded around, staring intently at Sherlock, waiting for his explanation of the magic school.

Sherlock, however, rolled his eyes in annoyance, broke free from Tony's grasp, scanned the curious onlookers, and then spoke to everyone in a sarcastic tone.

"Why would I tell you this, you bunch of Muggles?"

……

Faced with Sherlock's taunts, everyone present fell silent for a moment. After exchanging glances, the captain stepped forward and spoke to Sherlock with a serious expression.

"Strictly speaking, you should call us Muggles!"

Hearing the captain's words, Tony, despite Sherlock's utterly bewildered expression, nodded just as seriously to Sherlock.

“That’s right, Muggle is what John Bull calls it, so Sherlock, are you sending Wanda to Hogwarts or to Ilvermorny here? It can’t be Beauxbatons or Durmstrang, can it?”

"Let me make this clear first, I don't agree to Wanda going to Durmstrang! They really teach dark magic there!"

Chapter 688 Wanda's 'Infiltration Mission'

Putting aside the fact that Tony is so familiar with the world-building of Harry Potter, why was Captain America, this old fogey, nodding in agreement when Tony said that?

No way, when Captain America was young, J.K. Rowling was still a cell, right? Surely Captain America, that old fogey, wouldn't be reading fairy tales all the time, would he?

Is that correct?

To Sherlock's surprise, even the veteran agent Black Widow wore an excited expression. After Tony finished explaining his views, she excitedly pulled Sherlock aside and pressed him for more questions.

"Can we take you and Wanda? How do you get into magic school? Like in the movies, by train? Pushing a trolley through walls?"

? ? ? ? ?

Sherlock's head was filled with even more question marks as he stared at Wei Zai and his teammates around him with a strange expression.

No, how come I never noticed how naive these people are before? They actually believe things from novels?

No, I should say, how come these people, all of them, are so knowledgeable about the settings in fairy tales and novels? Is that right?

What the hell is the difference between this and that super-strong first-generation melee magical girl from Pretty Cure?

What Sherlock couldn't understand even more was that Nima Wanda seemed to really believe it! Not only did she look at him with sparkling eyes, but she even took out the Frilian Staff that he had given her.

"Sherlock, will I look out of place carrying this big staff? Should I buy a small wooden stick like my classmates?"

Sherlock was dumbfounded by Wanda's question. Wait, weren't you disgusted by this transformation staff? Why don't you seem to mind now, and even seem less resistant to the forced twin tails?

Something's wrong with you! No, something's wrong with all of you!

No, that's not right. Strictly speaking, Kamar-Taj is really no different from a magic school. Isn't the Ancient One the headmistress of a magic school?

The only difference between that black-hearted boiled egg and Dumbledore is that Dumbledore eats candy while slacking off, while the Ancient One is just having fun!

The more Sherlock thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, and he couldn't help but twitch his lips.

After taking a deep breath, Sherlock decided to shatter the ghostly fantasies of these curious children. How old are they, still using owls!

"First of all, what you're talking about is just fiction; it doesn't exist in reality!"

Secondly, the place I'm taking Wanda to is called Kamar-Taj, which is a secluded place for wizards. Well, it is indeed a secluded place, just like Hogwarts, a magic school.

Finally, the relationships there are more master-apprentice based, and the teaching methods are more like the apprenticeship system in classic Western fantasy novels, rather than the formal school system.

Sherlock paused slightly at this point before turning to Wanda.

"However, you don't need to worry about falling behind. On one hand, you are already quite familiar with magic and have a good foundation. On the other hand, the teacher I found for you is also amazing. His name is Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme of Kamar-Taj, and the most powerful sorcerer on Earth at present, without exception."

As soon as Sherlock finished speaking, the entire scene fell silent. Everyone stared at Sherlock with disappointed eyes, except for Black Widow, who seemed to be deep in thought.

After a while, before Captain America and Tony could mock Sherlock for lacking childlike fun, Black Widow asked Sherlock a question.

"The Ancient One? The Ancient One, the Marshal of the Earth Defense Force? Sherlock, I always thought he was a fictional being you made up!"

Black Widow finally remembered why she was so familiar with the name Ancient One. Back then, Eggman and his crew had almost searched the entire Earth for that name but to no avail.

Even after learning that the so-called Earth Defense Force was just a disguise created by Sherlock, Black Widow once thought that the Marshal Gu, who made Black Egg so nervous, was just a fictional existence created by Sherlock.

I never expected this to actually be true?

Black Widow's words made Sherlock's eyes twitch.

Obviously, it didn't feel good to have the boomerang hit me on the head again. I should have known better than to use the Ancient One's name to cause trouble.

Unfortunately, Sherlock could only give everyone a brief explanation of Kamar-Taj. After hearing Sherlock's explanation, Captain America and Tony had an extremely negative impression of Kamar-Taj.

In their words, during the Battle of New York, when Earth was invaded and turned into such a mess, Kamar-Taj didn't lift a finger, yet they still talked about protecting Earth.

Sherlock could only sigh helplessly, offering the excuse that Kamar-Taj was protecting dimensions, not Earth.

Otherwise, what can Sherlock say? Tell them that the Ancient One was just watching and having fun? If that were said, Captain America and Tony would probably be the first to object to Wanda going to Kamar-Taj for further studies.

After a lot of commotion, Wanda's decision to study at Kamar-Taj was finally made amidst the chaos.

Wanda herself was very excited. The feeling of suddenly realizing that she was not alone, but that there were others like her, made her look forward to this 'magic university' that was uniquely hers.

Even when Sherlock brought Wanda, who had packed her bags, to Kamar-Taj using the Space Stone, Wanda acted like a primary school student on a field trip, asking Sherlock about everything she saw.

Sherlock was getting a little flustered by Wanda's questions. How could an alchemist like him possibly know about the wizards?

He could only deal with Wanda while leading her towards the interior of Kamar-Taj.

To Sherlock's surprise, the person who came to greet him this time was none other than an old friend he knew very well.

"Sherlock, it's been a long time."