Chapter 68: Frost Sisters
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<strong>Chapter 68: Frost Sisters</strong>
<span style="font-weight:400">After a while, the seven girls separated. Emma then looked toward Benjamin gratefully.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Thank you…Captain Freed…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin chuckled and joked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Does that mean you won’t be suing me anymore?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Haha, I won’t.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled and looked at the quintuplet as he asked Emma.
<span style="font-weight:400">“So. You guys have any ns now?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Emma sighed.
<span style="font-weight:400">Actually, she has no idea what to do with the situation.
<span style="font-weight:400">She wanted to take the girls in but she doesn’t know if she can handle the responsibility. After all, she doesn’t have any experience in bing a ‘mother’.
<span style="font-weight:400">She’s afraid that she might do something wrong and end up making things worse.
<span style="font-weight:400">The five girls also looked at each other worriedly.
<span style="font-weight:400">They were afraid that Emma wouldn’t see them as ‘people’ given their ‘birth’ circumstances.
<span style="font-weight:400">At the same time, they also didn’t want to be a burden to her.
<span style="font-weight:400">Both sides were obviously overthinking things but because of that, an awkward silence was formed between them.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin sighed as he saw the expressions of Emma and the five girls.
<span style="font-weight:400">Since none of them were speaking up, he decided to intervene.
<span style="font-weight:400">“How about this? We can let them study in Charles’ school for now. Although they look to be in their teens-”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Our bodies are designed to be 19 years old.”
<span style="font-weight:400">One of the girls interjected.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, even if they look to be 19 years old, it doesn’t change the fact that they are born recently. They can go to school for now, learn some things, meet some friends, and decide their own future by themselves. If, by the time they graduate, they still don’t know what to do, they can join the EPD so they would at least have some ie.”
<span style="font-weight:400">The girls looked at each other without speaking.
<span style="font-weight:400">Although they weren’t speaking, they seem to be talking to each other telepathically.
<span style="font-weight:400">‘What do you girls think?’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘Why are you asking what we think? What do you think?’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘I don’t really wanna go to school with a bunch of kids…’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘Please, we’re barely 1 year olds.’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘Yeah, but we have all those knowledge already. There’s no need for school.’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘How about we just directly join EPD?’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘Why not? Seems more fun.’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘Dibs on Captain Hottie!’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘Hey, who said that!? That’s cheating!’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘It’s me!’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘What do you mean!? It was obviously me!’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘Okay, talking telepathically when we all sound and look the same is really not a good idea. By the way, I was the one who called dibs.’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘No that was me! Stop trying to take my dibs!’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘On the subject of looking the same and sounding the same, what do we call each other by the way?’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘Good point. Let’s ask Captain Hottie to name us.’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘Wait, does that make him our ‘father’ then?’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘Depends. Do you have fathercon?’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘Ask yourself. We’re all the same anyway.’
<span style="font-weight:400">‘Touche.’
<span style="font-weight:400">Once their telepathic council was done, they all turned to Benjamin.
<span style="font-weight:400">“We don’t want to enroll in any school.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Our minds already have the sufficient knowledge of a graduate student.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“But we’re interested in joining the EPD. It’s more fun.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yeah! We get to kick some ass legally!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“She meant the bad guys’ ass.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Alright. As for where you girls will stay…Do you girls want to live together or separately?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Together.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“But different rooms.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Obviously.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I can’t imagine us sleeping all in one room.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yeah.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled wryly at the girls’ banter.
<span style="font-weight:400">He then turned to Emma.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, I doubt Emma has a house that can fit everyone?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well…can’t we just use this ce?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Emma pointed at the floor.
<span style="font-weight:400">Everyone looked around and saw the nicely decorated hall.
<span style="font-weight:400">“...Good point.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">It’s true that without the Hellfire Club now, this ce would be up for grabs and it would be a waste not to use it.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, first thing’s first then.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Suddenly, one of the girls walked toward the huge emblem of the Hellfire Club.
<span style="font-weight:400">She then turned into her diamond form like Emma and smashed the emblem with her fist.
<span style="font-weight:400">*Boom*
<span style="font-weight:400">The emblem cracked and fell apart under her fist.
<span style="font-weight:400">Satisfied, she turned back to normal and patted her palms together.
<span style="font-weight:400">“That was so satisfying!”
<span style="font-weight:400">The other girls turned to each other with grins.
<span style="font-weight:400">They then ran off looking for more of those emblems to destroy them.
<span style="font-weight:400">With each emblem destroyed, they felt more and more in control of their own fate.
<span style="font-weight:400">They were free!
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin, Emma, and Mystique smiled as they watched the five girls run off.
<span style="font-weight:400">While they were gone, Benjamin asked Emma.
<span style="font-weight:400">“How about you? Any ns?
<span style="font-weight:400">Emma thought for a moment then answered.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I’d like to continue to be the Headmistress of Massachusetts Academy. Being a teacher has always been my dream and I don’t want to give up a position where I can teach more than just a ss. However, should you need my help, feel free to give me a call. I will be there.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Actually, I have a suggestion for that.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hm?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“How about partnering with Charles’ school?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“How so?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, as much as a school for only mutants sounds good for mutants, in the end, it will only iste them further from other humans. We can arrange some exchange students from both sides and be a bridge towards human-mutant rtions. EPD will also invest in both schools and support them financially. What do you say?”
<span style="font-weight:400">This will probably create more work for Nick Fury but it doesn’t matter. He’ll just have to deal with it.
<span style="font-weight:400">Emma pondered about it for a moment while Mystique looked at Benjamin gratefully.
<span style="font-weight:400">The discrimination between humans and mutants has been going on for a very long time…but everything changed when this guy appeared.
<span style="font-weight:400">Somehow, the discrimination was getting thinner and thinner…
<span style="font-weight:400">Mystique smiled wryly.
<span style="font-weight:400">She remembered the days when it was just her, Charles, and Eric.
<span style="font-weight:400">The three of them against the world…
<span style="font-weight:400">Back then, they were so youthful and their dreams were big.
<span style="font-weight:400">But s…none of them were able to realize their dream.
<span style="font-weight:400">In fact, they even grew apart.
<span style="font-weight:400">Charles had his idealistic views while Eric had his arrogance.
<span style="font-weight:400">Caught in the middle of it, Mystique sided with Eric, hoping to lessen the casualties as Eric’s voice of reason.
<span style="font-weight:400">In the end, she wasn’t able to stop some of his more…destructive actions.
<span style="font-weight:400">But now, Eric is at peace with his life. Mutants were no longer discriminated against as much and he even has two of his own children.
<span style="font-weight:400">And she had Benjamin to thank for that.
<span style="font-weight:400">Now it seems that Benjamin still has more ways to lessen the discrimination even more.
<span style="font-weight:400">Mystique sighed.
<span style="font-weight:400">We mutants…really owe Benjamin a lot…
<span style="font-weight:400">Meanwhile, Emma had alsoe to a decision.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I do not mind this arrangement. But will Charles agree?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“It’s fine. I’ll break his legs if he doesn’t agree.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">“That was a joke.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Cause, you know…he used to be in a wheelchair…”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">“You know what, never mind.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin coughed a few times and turned to the five girls who had just returned. Their expressions had that kind of satisfied afterglow after sex.
<span style="font-weight:400">[As expected of the sex maniac to think that way.]
<span style="font-weight:400">…System, aren’t you talking too much these days? Rather, aren’t you dissing me a little too much recently!?
<span style="font-weight:400">[Host is imagining things.]
<span style="font-weight:400">…
<span style="font-weight:400">One of the girls heaved a sigh of relief and reported.
<span style="font-weight:400">“All emblems of the Hellfire Club have been destroyed!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“We also went ahead and picked our rooms.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Also, there’s another thing we want to ask of you…”
<span style="font-weight:400">One of the girls then approached Benjamin looking a bit hesitant.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“What’s up?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“That…can you name us?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Huh?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin looked surprised.
<span style="font-weight:400">He turned to Emma.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Can’t Emma do it?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, we’re thinking of using herst name already…is it okay?”
<span style="font-weight:400">She turned to Emma and asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">Emma smiled and nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">“It’s more than okay. Please use it as much as you like.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yes!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Having said that, the girls then turned to Benjamin again.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, even if you say that…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin used his HUD Contacts to identify them but their names were all ??? at this point.
<span style="font-weight:400">He tried to recall the names of the quintuplet in theics.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Fine…then, you’ll be Sophie, Phoebe, Irma, Celeste, and Esme.”
<span style="font-weight:400">The girls looked at each other and asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Is there any reason for the name?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Umm…if youbine them, it would be SPICE?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin smiled wryly.
<span style="font-weight:400">I can’t really say those were your names in theic right?
<span style="font-weight:400">Well, it was true that he doesn’t need to use it but…at the same time, he was also unable to think of a name for them so he just ended up using it.
<span style="font-weight:400">The girls looked at each other speechlessly for a while then burst intoughter.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hahaha!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“SPICE? Haha!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“What kind of reason is that!? Hahaha!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, I don’t hate it though.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“I like it too!”
<span style="font-weight:400">After they said that, Benjamin saw their information change the name from ??? to their respective names.
<span style="font-weight:400">Good, he won’t be able to confuse them for each other with this…
<span style="font-weight:400">Well, this only applied to him.
<span style="font-weight:400">Beside him, Mystique asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“That’s good and all but…how do we even tell them apart?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Esme grinned.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You just have to deal with it!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Clearly, she was the troublemaker of the group.
<span style="font-weight:400">Sophie rolled her eyes and spoke up.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t mind her. We’ll think of something to differentiate us. Alternatively, you can just use ourst name to call us out. Unless you need one of us for a very specific reason, I don’t see any other reason to call us by our individual names.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Oh, and Sophie seems to be the responsible type among them.
<span style="font-weight:400">Everyone then talked some more before finally separating.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin had the Frost sisters to rest for the day for now and tomorrow, he’ll show them the EPD headquarters.
<span style="font-weight:400">As for Mystique and Emma, they both followed Benjamin through the portal and returned to Massachusetts Academy where they first met Emma, intending to drop her off here.
<span style="font-weight:400">After the portal closed behind them, Mystique asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, that’s thest of the Brotherhood problems. I don’t know about you two but <span style="font-weight:400">this calls for some celebration. Anyone wants to drink with me?<span style="font-weight:400">”
<span style="font-weight:400">Mystique smiled.
<span style="font-weight:400">After dealing with everything rted to the Brotherhood of Mutants, she feels like she can finally close that chapter in her life and move on.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh, count me in. An organization I trusted ended up being a gathering of criminals so…I need that drink.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Emma sighed.
<span style="font-weight:400">After everything that happened, she wanted to drink to unwind.
<span style="font-weight:400">Although she put up a strong front before, it was really a huge blow to her. Especially since she really thought she was doing some good.
<span style="font-weight:400">Not to mention suddenly gaining five ‘daughters’...
<span style="font-weight:400">Drinking by herself is useless but since there was someone to drink with her, might as well join in.
<span style="font-weight:400">The two then looked at Benjamin.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well if you two are looking at me like that, I can’t really say no now can I?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin chuckled.
<span style="font-weight:400">Emma smiled.
<span style="font-weight:400">“My house is nearby. We can buy some drinks and takeout on the way for dinner.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin and Mystique nodded.
<span style="font-weight:400">After a while, they reached her house and unpacked the drinks and food they bought as they settled down in her living room.
<span style="font-weight:400">They just sat on the rug on the floor and used the coffee table in the middle as their table.
<span style="font-weight:400">They even opened the TV and yed some movies.
<span style="font-weight:400">And then…
<span style="font-weight:400">The next morning, Benjamin woke up and stared at the ceiling for a while.
<span style="font-weight:400">He turned his head to his right and saw a red-haired, blue-skinned, beauty naked beside him.
<span style="font-weight:400">He then turned his head to his left and saw a blonde beauty naked beside him as well.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin faced the ceiling again and sighed.
<span style="font-weight:400">…Damn, I went and did it again!
<span style="font-weight:400">[As expected from the sex maniac.]
<span style="font-weight:400">I don’t want to hear that from the Ultimate Stud System!
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