Marvel: The Psychologist Who Stole Wanda and Gwen's Hearts!

That’s right, you heard correctly.

Lorien can do what Devourer Girl imagined. With just a little creative power, he can produce something beyond its original amount—like creating one and a half from one. He can modify reality this way.

But just like the Three-Body Problem and the law of conservation of energy, this works only in small amounts. Once the quantity increases, the universe will collapse! And the collapse happens in proportion to what you create!

Remember Stephen’s crossing in Doctor Strange 2? Just his presence and the use of magic caused two worlds to slowly merge and collapse. The process was slow only because that Sorcerer Supreme was weak.

But Lorien is Multiversal-level. His creative power is Multiversal-level. A single universe cannot endure that kind of destruction. The moment he makes changes, collapse is inevitable—unless he maintains it, which would be both time-consuming and exhausting.

So this isn’t even a matter of whether it’s possible. It’s something that can’t even be attempted!

"That terrifying...?" Devourer Girl felt embarrassed after hearing the consequences. "I was actually planning to try it."

"Sure, try it and you’ll die."

Lorien smiled helplessly. He understood her nature well—clever, curious, always full of ideas, and eager to experiment. A bit like Gwen, really.

So he suggested,

"You could learn from the Celestials.

Their new Celestial births require nearly ten trillion units of life energy.

Instead, you could try using your own technology and energy to gradually transform and nurture a planet with potential for life.

Once it matures, you can swallow it whole.

That way, like the Celestials, you’d have a cycle of energy, matter conservation, and self-sustainability."

Yes, that’s exactly how the Celestials do it. They create while they destroy, endlessly cycling.

"The Celestials do it like that?"

Devourer Girl was surprised to hear their methods.

Lorien nodded.

"You can ask your father for details. He’s spoken with the Celestials, so he must have records.

The rightful source is noⅴelfire.net

When the time comes, you could transform other planets—or even use the moon for experiments."

Devourer Girl nodded quickly.

"Alright!"

Since this path didn’t work, she would look into other methods.

But then...

"Cough, cough." Devourer Girl looked a bit sheepish. "My candy is almost gone..."

She leaned forward, raising a finger.

"Can I get a refill...?"

To prove it, she even opened her mouth. As her lips parted, Lorien could see her teeth, tongue, throat, and the last tiny cluster of Phoenix Force gathered on her tongue.

"Already finished?"

Lorien couldn’t help but laugh.

"Alright, alright, one more."

With a flick of his finger, a ball of energy the size of a lollipop flew into her mouth.

"Woah~!"

She immediately shut her mouth tight, as if afraid it might escape. Then, savoring it happily, she said,

"This is so good! Not as fragrant as what’s in Hela’s stomach, but for now, it’s the best energy I’ve ever had!"

Lorien: ?

Wait. You’re eating this... and you can still compare it to what’s inside Hela’s stomach? Now that’s impressive.

After giving her the refill, Lorien waved her off.

"Hela’s probably upstairs gaming. Go find her."

"Mm-hmm!"

Chewing her lollipop, Devourer Girl prepared to leave.

"Sunglasses."

"Oh, oh, right!"

At his reminder, she hurried back, grabbed her sunglasses, and left again.

Once she was gone, Lorien began thinking.

Does only my body generate this energy? What about other Multiversal-level beings—or those of different levels? Do only I have it, and no one else? That’s too strange.

There has to be a reason. It can’t just be... because my kidneys and balls are different, right?

Arms crossed, Lorien pondered. He turned to the Ballerina Twins.

"Scan my body. See if my organs differ from normal humans."

They shook their heads.

"Master, our scanning functions cannot penetrate your body. Your life force is too powerful—technology cannot reach such a level."

Right, he’d forgotten. Even Devourer Girl at Universal-level couldn’t see through him. The Twins definitely couldn’t either.

So what’s the reason?

Lorien thought carefully. Then suddenly—an idea struck.

"Could it be from my check-in rewards?"

He reviewed his past rewards:

[Bouncing bullets, manga, anime, weapons, food and drink, games, abilities, tools, The Esoteric Scripture of the Yellow Emperor, popping candy...]

Wait. The Esoteric Scripture of the Yellow Emperor?

It wasn’t difficult, so Lorien had skimmed it and mastered it the same day. Now he pulled it out again.

It turned out to be a dual-cultivation technique! He could draw in energy, and she could absorb... well, essence.

So it wasn’t just Hela who had benefitted back then. Wanda and Gwen had too!

Damn. So that’s where the effect came from. No wonder only my... thing worked. It was a dual-cultivation technique!

And since Lorien was so powerful, he barely felt anything when using it. He’d been using it all along without noticing much improvement.

But others did.

For Wanda and Gwen, the boost wasn’t obvious. But Hela’s divine power had been noticeably enhanced. And Devourer Girl’s reaction was even stronger!

That explained all the confusion before.

Damn, now it all made sense.

"So I’ve learned all of this..."

Lorien glanced at the Esoteric Scripture of the Yellow Emperor in his hands, then tossed it into the system and said helplessly,

"Never mind, let’s just leave it at that. I’ve already learned it."

It’s just like having fortified milk with extra nutrients. Let’s just consider it doing a good deed.

Yeah, that’s right!

After sorting things out—

"Wuuuuu~~~~~"

Lorien stretched lazily. It was already two or three in the afternoon, and the day’s small class was finally over.

"Ding dong~~~"

The phone rang. Lorien picked it up.

It was Tony.

He answered.

"Hello."

"I’ve finished your gravity chamber. When can you come and pick it up?"

"Uh..."

Lorien suddenly remembered. Right, there was still that matter!

But Gwen didn’t seem to need it anymore. She had already taken down a Celestial—would she still need training? From now on, she could just deal with villains directly.

Still, since Tony had gone through the trouble of making it, better to put it to use.

"You’re not planning on not using it, are you?" Tony raised an eyebrow on the other end.

"Of course not, it’ll be useful."

If Gwen didn’t use it, Wanda could.

"When will you come pick it up? This thing is huge." Tony laughed. "I build it, but I don’t deliver. Why don’t you come over for dinner too?"

Hearing Tony’s invitation, Lorien thought for a moment. Gwen seemed free today, and Wanda was almost always available.

Alright, no problem.

"Sure." Lorien agreed. "I’ll bring Scarlet Witch and Spider-Woman with me tonight."

"Two? Cool, bro!" Tony exclaimed as soon as he heard that. "I’ve never been that good—never had two women loving me at the same time. You’ve got the magic touch."

"I’m not, I didn’t." Lorien immediately shot back. "Don’t say that."

"Okay, I get it~" Tony chuckled. "Honestly, though, that’s a sign of strength."

"But all of my love from now on will go to making it up to Pepper, after everything she’s been through. You know how it is."

"I understand." Lorien nodded.

Men understood without needing to say more. A nod was enough.

Real men give her love.

Bad men give her pain.

Right now, Tony was a real man, someone with responsibility.

Cough, cough—Lorien too.

"Alright, I’ll stop here. If you’re coming tonight, I’ll get dinner ready with Pepper. A lot of it’s from our own garden."

Tony paused, then remembered.

"By the way, what time will you be here? I’ll prepare accordingly."

Lorien thought for a moment.

"Around 5:30 to 6."

"As for what to eat, just leave the vegetables. Wanda and Pepper can cook together."

Tony didn’t bother being formal, insisting on doing everything himself. Instead, he added humorously,

"Then afterwards, maybe we can go out for some fun?"

"Cough, cough, we’re there to discuss business, understand?"

"Right, right. Discuss business."

"Alright then, I’ll hang up. See you after work."

"Okay."

After hanging up, Lorien opened his contacts and sent Gwen a message.

[Lorien: Come to my place before 5:30. I’ll take you to Tony’s for dinner with Wanda.]

A few seconds later—

[Gwen: Tony’s place? Didn’t he announce retirement? Oh, I get it! We’re going to his hideout, right? I’m in!]

[Lorien: That’s right. Come over later, I’ll go call Wanda.]

Lorien then had Aria notify Wanda.

But instead, Wanda opened a portal herself and asked,

"Aren’t you going to call Hela?"

"She’s busy gaming with Galacta. Leave her be. Once Tony has a baby, she can go play with the kid."

"Wait, Stark has a baby already?"

"Not yet, but probably in the next few years."

"Then I need Pepper’s number. I’ll go visit the baby when the time comes."

"That’s fine."

The portal closed.

...

By 5:00 PM, Lorien was at the door, locking up. After mentally checking in, he looked at Bella and Aria.

"You two are free to do whatever you want."

They nodded, then walked upstairs elegantly with their hands behind their backs.

Ding~

The elevator doors opened. Gwen bounced out, excited.

"The results are out~, Lorien!"

"I’m definitely getting into New York University!"

"No more curfew, I can finally move out!"

Lorien smiled.

"Free at last?"

"Freedom~!"

Gwen leapt onto him in excitement.

For a high school student, true freedom begins with university. Anyone who’s gone through it understands the anticipation of that moment. That rush for freedom, that longing to grow up—

It makes you look toward the future with hope, eager to grow as fast as possible.

Lorien held Gwen up by her firm backside, gave her a pat, and laughed.

"So does this mean I’ll be having dinner at your place again soon?"

"Of course!"

Gwen cupped Lorien’s face, showering him with kisses.

Mua! Mua! Mua~!...

"These past few days I’ve been testing things out. My mom and George both really want you to come!"

"Alright, I’ll go once the weekend comes."

"Perfect~!"

Gwen was thrilled, kissing him again several times.

Just then, Wanda stepped through a portal. She saw Gwen clinging to Lorien, raised her hand—

Lorien noticed and quickly stepped aside.

Smack~!

"Ah~!"

Gwen yelped, jumping back and covering her butt. When she realized it was Wanda who had hit her—

"You’re awful!"

Gwen lunged to hit back. She wasn’t one to let things slide.

But Wanda quickly dodged and hid behind Lorien. Gwen reached a few times, but Wanda slipped away every time.

"Wanda, if you don’t let me hit you back, I’ll get you later!"

Seeing she couldn’t catch Wanda, Gwen resorted to threats.

Wanda instantly understood what "later" meant. But she couldn’t show weakness now.

"Go ahead and try! I can last longer now."

"Hmph! We’ll see about that..."

Slap! Slap!

Watching them about to break into another round, Lorien grabbed both of them and gave each a swat.

These weren’t light, either—they stung.

"Ahhh~!"

"Ssshhh~~~"

That shut them up.

Now Gwen stood there, both hands clutching her cheeks.

Wanda let out a sharp cry of pain.

"Alright, stop playing around."

Lorien clapped his hands.

"We’re going to Tony’s house. I promised you two would cook with Pepper, so remember this—cough, cough. Make it better than hers, got it?

Even though I’m amazing, I live for competition.

Ah! My woman’s cooking is better than your woman’s cooking~ Ah! Hahaha.

Gwen didn’t get it at first, but when she saw Wanda’s knowing look, she understood immediately.

Competition!

"Don’t worry." Gwen patted her chest, making it bounce as she declared, "We’ll definitely win!"

Wanda raised an OK sign toward Gwen. That earlier slap was just an accident. Now they were united, sincerely working together.

Victory in the battle between women would be theirs!

Seeing the two ready, Lorien raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

Snap~

The next moment, the three of them shrank down and appeared outside Tony’s secluded home.

Gwen looked at the surroundings.

"This looks just like our low-budget version of the Little Universe, doesn’t it?"

"Shh~~~" Lorien immediately covered Gwen’s mouth.

"Cough, cough, don’t tell the truth, and no comparisons."

Wanda couldn’t help but laugh at that. Just a moment ago, at home, he’d been the one encouraging competition. Now outside, he was all about playing the gentleman.

...

Lorien led the two women toward Tony’s house.

As they approached, Friday had already notified Tony of their arrival.

Tony stepped out from the side carrying several logs. Raising the wood in his hands, he called out,

"Hey, you’re early. I was still preparing ingredients."

Lorien glanced at the wood in his hands.

"What can you cook with wood?"

Tony sniffed one of the logs, then walked over and handed one to Lorien.

"This is fruit wood. When we grill meat tonight, the steak will have a fruity aroma."

Lorien accepted the log and sniffed it. Sure enough, it was true.

He split off a piece, smelled the cut, then passed it to Wanda and Gwen before asking Tony,

"Apple wood?"

"Yes." Tony raised his brows. "Smells great, right? I cut it myself and let it season for a long time."

"Not bad."

Lorien nodded, then turned to the women.

"We should plant a grove at home. Use it for grilling."

Gwen nodded. Now that they knew how effective fruit wood was for barbecue, there was no reason for either her or Wanda not to plant some.

But Tony frowned in confusion.

"You can plant a whole grove?"

These were apple trees—an entire grove meant at least an acre.

"Of course." Lorien smiled and joked, "I know the mayor of New York. I’ll just have him clear a section of Central Park for me."

Tony rolled his eyes.

"Show-off."

Still, he didn’t actually doubt Lorien. If Lorien wanted to, he really could. He was just joking around.

Tony set the fruit wood by the front door, then led Lorien and the two women inside.

"Pepper, come out and meet them. Lorien and his companions are here."

Remember, companions—plural.