Bab 5: A certain bald Professor

Edward stop craning his neck in front of the Continental Hotel and walk away from the spot. He noticed that there are several people monitoring his actions but chose to ignore them like he never notice.

The vast knowledge he got from [Akashic Record] might be paltry for him, but has great use within the XenoVerse. He still couldn't wrap his mind around the fact that he can easily absorb that much knowledge and information in such a short time. Without any side effect nonetheless.

As he has no other explanation for it, he simply attribute it as an innate advantage of Being from Beyond.

Walking away at leisurely pace, Edward is fully aware that he's being followed by several people. Not that it actually matter much. Edward turn left at the end of the block, shieding his body from the eyes of his pursuers.

Seeing that Edward walk behind the building where they can't see him, they quicken their pace to catch up to him. However, the moment they reach the corner and look left toward the last place they saw Edward, they couldn't help but frown.

"We've been found. Notify the guild." The man on the lead gave his words to his men.

Contrary to Edward's expectation, he's being followed not by the people of Continental Hotel, but a different organization altogether.

Somewhere a hundred miles away, Edward walk on the pavement as if nothing happened. Entering a Cafe, Edward took a seat at one of the table and ordered a cup of hot Latté.

Edward's teleportation left behind an abnormal energy signature, and it catched the attention of a certain bald professor named Charles Xavier. Even though Professor Charles Xavier is currently far away in Phoenix, Arizona.

The energy signature he picked up earlier is very peculiar and 'vibrate' at a different frequency than anything he has ever felt in his lifetime. For some reason, he felt that whoever it is, that person possess great power. Power that could be used for the World's Peace.

As much as Charles desire to immediately contact that person, he encountered a very strong mental resistance and couldn't bore through. That person's power is so solid that it completely block his telekinetic power, making it no different than a thread string poking a steel wall.

This attempt from Professor Charles didn't go unnoticed by Edward. Just by feeling the puny string which is the telekinetic power of Charles, he instinctively knew who it was.

"What do you want, Professor Xavier?" Edward grumbled in his mind.

"?!" Charles eyes widened when a foreign voice suddenly thundered in his mind. Bringing with it massive surge of pressure, pressing down on Professor Xavier's mind.

"I'm shocked that you know who I am, Mr..." Charles said telepathically.

"Edward." Edward told his name.

"Mr. Edward. That power of yours is very strong. I'd like to-"

"I'm not a mutant. You won't understand what I am even if I give you all the knowledge of the whole universe. For the sake of Jean, I'll let you off this time. A warning to you. Do not try to search, or disturb me again." Edward spoke calmly.

"... Then, Mr. Edward. I won't contact you again." Charles compromised. The connection he had with Edward were instantly cut off and the pressure that has been pressing down on him vanish along with it.

Charles mulled over the content of the short conversation he had with Edward. From what he could understand, Edward isn't a mutant. No, he is not even a human albeit his striking similarity to one.

Edward said that he was spared because of Jean, did he mean Jean Grey? Charles felt that it's best to ask her if she knew something about this person. Or being?

"No, Professor. I do not know who this Edward you're asking me about. How did he know about me in the first place?" Charles could only nods when he heard her answer. Even Jean's memory didn't contain the slightest bit of information about Edward.

"There are so many questions, but there's not even an answer to them. However I am certain that he does not belong to this world." Charles said in his usual calm tone.

"So, he's a threat?" Scott the Cyclops, probes.

"Another question that I have no answer to. However, I am still alive right now is because of his... fondness with you, Jean. I suggest for you to go talk with him. If you're willing to." Charles felt that his suggestion is reasonable for the sake of the bigger picture.

"Professor Charles, this could as well be his scheme to lure out Jean. We didn't know what he's planning." Scott refused to let his girlfriend go on with this highly risky mission.

"I'll do it." Jean said after mulling it over for a while.

"Jean! It's dangerous!" Scott said urgently. Anything could happen to her in front of this dangerous and mysterious entity. However, faced with Jean's stubborn streak, Scott's concern fell on deaf ears.

Jean was adamant to go and meet Edward.