Chapter 111

"She hasn't even been influenced by the Mind Stone, and she's already this powerful."

As Wanda's emotions stabilized and the house returned to normal, Leo couldn't help but be amazed.

When Leo first arrived in this world and accepted his initial main quest, he had already pondered over Wanda's abilities.

Based on what he knew from his previous life, some said her powers were mutant abilities, others claimed they were granted by the Mind Stone, and still others believed they came from Chthon's chaos magic. There were many theories.

But he believed that the reality-warping chaos magic theory was the most credible.

After all, in the TV series, before Wanda ever came into contact with the Mind Stone, she had already used her chaos magic to alter Stark Industries' missile, saving herself and her brother.

So, the Mind Stone likely just stimulated Wanda, allowing her to tap into her latent potential earlier.

The Mind Stone primarily controls the mind—it's the embodiment of cosmic mental energy.

And Wanda is exactly the kind of person whose power surges when her emotions become unstable or when she experiences strong emotional fluctuations.

This means that even without the Mind Stone, over time, Wanda would have gradually mastered the chaos magic within her, instinctively using chaos spells.

Leo even suspected that Quicksilver's so-called superpower was actually bestowed by Wanda.

When the Stark Industries missile was about to explode, Wanda's first thought was surely to stop the missile from detonating, and her second thought was probably to make her brother Pietro run as fast as possible, out of the blast range.

Thus, her chaos magic erupted, altering reality so that the missile didn't explode and Pietro gained superhuman speed.

Later, when the Mind Stone stimulated her, the chaos magic within her became even more potent, and Quicksilver's speed increased accordingly.

This suspicion was reinforced by the fact that, in that small town, Wanda directly created Vision using her chaos magic—not only his vibranium body but even the Mind Stone on his forehead.

It showed just how extraordinary the ancient power of chaos magic truly was.

Sometimes, Leo wondered if, even without the Mind Stone, if Wanda were pushed hard enough, she would still unleash her potential and become incredibly powerful.

Just now, merely thinking that his life might be in danger caused Wanda's emotions to spiral out of control, triggering the chaos magic within her.

That's why Leo sometimes felt he was quite important. He often wanted to tell S.H.I.E.L.D., HYDRA, and the government not to harm him—because if he died, their world might be doomed.

While he might kill without hesitation, it's always against bad people or enemies—he doesn't kill innocents. But if Wanda were to lose control, she could tear through the multiverse.

Of course, these were just thoughts. The main priority was to continue improving his own strength. After all, even if Wanda avenged him by tearing through the multiverse, it wouldn't matter if he was already dead.

"Dear, teach me magic! I want to learn it well so I can protect you!"

Wanda picked up a magic book, her expression unusually serious.

Leo nodded with a smile and said:

"Alright. The company is running smoothly now, so I'll be home teaching you magic for the time being."

He then patted his chest, pretending to be proud as he said:

"Don't worry, just focus on protecting yourself. Your husband is actually pretty strong."

This was indeed true. After two trips to different worlds, his strength was now quite formidable.

Especially his survival skills—unless someone on the level of Odin or the Ancient One attacked, it wouldn't be easy to kill him.

If he couldn't win, he could always create a shadow clone as a decoy and Disapparate away.

"Let's start right now!"

Wanda, seeing Leo's expression, couldn't help but laugh.

However, instead of immediately teaching Wanda magic, Leo scooped her up and headed toward the bedroom.

"It's late, time to sleep. We'll start learning first thing in the morning."

As the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. After being apart for six months, it was time to rekindle their connection.

"But it's not even seven yet... Mmm..."

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After a long night, Leo began teaching Wanda magic the next day.

With the main quest completed, he was no longer too concerned about how much money the company made. Jack was overseeing things better than he ever could.

As for the experiments in the lab, those were completely out of his hands.

All the research data on the Hulk gene and the Super Soldier Serum from Dr. Banner and the others had already been shared with the Sokovia lab.

Dr. Smith and Dr. List were also working hard on developing the gene serum to enhance physical abilities, and they would inform him once they had definitive results.

However, it didn't seem likely to happen anytime soon.

Since none of his current side quest rewards included time in a small world, he wasn't keen on doing them.

So he decided to stay home with Wanda, teaching her magic while also taking some time to relax.

"Wanda, today we'll start by learning the basics of magic theory. Don't worry, magic isn't that hard—we can take it slow."

Seeing Wanda sitting on the sofa with a copy of *Magical Theory* in hand, Leo offered some encouragement before starting to explain the concepts on a small blackboard.

A wizard's spellcasting comes from the ability to convert external energy into magical power through their wizarding bloodline, and Wanda's chaos magic comes from Chthon. While the source of the power is different, the principles should be similar.

By the end of the morning, with his prior experience teaching Credence, Leo felt that he had given a lively and effective lesson.

However, Wanda had gone from being very focused to gradually becoming confused, and finally, she even started to nod off.

It couldn't be helped—her education level wasn't particularly high, and she was past the ideal age for learning. Plus, after staying up late the night before, it was natural for her to get sleepy.

Leo wasn't too disappointed; he understood.

Wanda might be called the Scarlet Witch, but she wasn't like Doctor Strange, who was a genius with a photographic memory. She had always cast spells instinctively without ever learning incantations or magical theory.

Even when she eventually studied the Darkhold, it wasn't a conventional magical book; it directly imparted knowledge into her mind, making learning abilities irrelevant.

"Maybe it would be better to start by teaching spell effects!"

After some thought, Leo decided to change his teaching strategy. He would stop teaching magical theory and instead have Wanda try learning spells directly.

However, Wanda was clearly feeling down about her situation. She hadn't expected magical theory to be so difficult, and she barely understood any of it.

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