"Well, it's tiring to talk to you old men on Earth, but the food is really good."

In a large estate outside Vienna, a high-profile dinner party was coming to an end, and General Sif was walking out onto the balcony with a glass of wine in his handsome black evening gown in Asgardian-style style.

Merlin, who had changed into a tuxedo, was standing there, as if admiring the night view, and after hearing the complaints coming from behind, Merlin turned around and raised the wine glass in his hand to Ms. Shy, and said:

"But I think you're handling it well, and the old men are happy."

"It's just a show."

Siv stood beside Merlin and said disdainfully:

"The smirk on their faces made me feel like I was back in time when the representatives of the Nine Kingdoms were having a banquet in Asgard, everyone was laughing, but everyone didn't want to laugh, they all had their own calculations, they all had their own ideas."

The female general from the Divine Domain shrugged her shoulders and drank the wine from her glass, she shook the empty glass and said to Merlin:

"Loki should be allowed to come to this party, he must have liked this kind of occasion, it will allow him to put his performance desires to the fullest. He's sure he'll be able to have a good conversation with the old men. ”

"Oh? Loki? ”

Merlin Says:

"Norse mythology says he's Thor's uncle and Odin's brother, but I know that in the real Asgardian gods, he's Thor's younger brother, and he's said to be a prankster and a good dramatist?"

"Yes."

Looking at the starry sky above her that was not the same as that of Asgard, Sif said:

"He's been a naughty character since he was a child, we grew up together, and no one else likes Loki, but I think he's actually okay, it's just that he's more like the dark elves of Watt Alheim and the elves of Alfheim than the Asgardians, and a combination of gnomes, smart and wise, but always calm in his heart, timid, and afraid of challenges."

Sif Says:

"But other than that, he's actually pretty good. In some ways much better than Thorco. ”

Speaking of this, the female general complained with some irritability:

"Loki, who knows the least, won't let me wait all night in the garden..."

"Ha, it looks like you have a grudge against Prince Thor. I heard Skorch say that you are Prince Thor's fiancée, Her Majesty the future Queen of Asgard... But to be honest, I can also feel a little bit of what it's like to be in a relationship with a real warrior. ”

Merlin beckoned, and a waiter quickly approached, Merlin took two glasses of wine from the tray and handed one to Sif and he looked at Sif with light makeup, and said:

"Let's not talk about these bad things, speaking of which, Ms. Siff, your makeup is really good, and your perfume is good, did you choose it yourself?"

"Nope."

Sif raised her glass and clinked glasses with Merlin, and she said:

"It's the makeup artist invited by Mr. Randolph, although that Mr. makeup artist is a bit of a sissy, but his understanding and pursuit of beauty is indeed much better than mine."

"Well, the main thing is that you're an unusually beautiful lady yourself, Sif Sif."

Merlin shook his glass, and he whispered:

"Like a beautiful gem, it only takes a little carving by a skilled craftsman to become a peerless treasure. However, if it is a stubborn stone, no matter how skilled the craftsman is, it is impossible to turn waste into treasure. ”

"Yo, you're a good talker."

Sif raised a pretty eyebrow, and she said:

"Reminds me of Loki, you guys are really alike, you like to flatter people, and most importantly, you always say compliments that no one else can refuse."

"I'm just telling the truth."

Merlin took a sip of wine, raised his glass, and said solemnly:

"Judging by the age of the Asgardians, Prince Thor is still very young, and young people do not know how to appreciate true beauty... But believe me, sooner or later he will know who is the most cherished person, I wish you a happy marriage in the future, Sif my friend, and don't forget to send an invitation to me, a poor man far away on earth, when you get married. ”

"No problem."

Sif also raised her glass to greet Merlin, saying:

"I also wish you a happy life and a smooth relationship, my friend."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a few more minutes, and then Sif left the balcony to say goodbye to the representatives of the World Security Council and some of the political bigwigs who had arrived.

Merlin was still standing on the balcony, and he looked at Siff's slender back, and he put the wine glass to his lips and whispered:

"She's hurt, isn't she?"

"Well, Miss Sif is acting a little differently than before, and although she disguises it well, there is still a hint of awkwardness in her walking."

Icarus replied:

"She probably chose to wear makeup to hide this, and according to Ms. Siff's personality before, she is not a woman who likes to wear makeup."

"That's interesting."

Merlin narrowed his eyes, and he said:

"Looks like our guess was right, she went somewhere we didn't know about and could hurt a powerful Asgardian like Sif Sif would, well, it seems that there is still a danger hidden there."

"However, when she saw that I didn't draw my sword immediately, it means that this investigation has ended, and my suspicions have been cleared... That's great. ”

Merlin took a sip of wine, and he said:

"I can live a peaceful life for a while again."

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Sif left Earth early the next morning and returned to Asgard, with Skolch staying at his father's house, taking his own leave of absence and seemingly tasked with some of the tasks given by Prince Thor.

This young man has been collecting some strange things on Earth the first few times, from mobile phones, to computers, and even audio and video products, some books on human history, as well as some magical products, mechanical products, and so on.

Well, it seems that Prince Thor, who has never met Merlin, is also interested in Earth.

However, these have nothing to do with Merlin for the time being.

In the last few days of his 15-day long vacation, after completing Sif's investigation, he took his family to England to visit some of his former "little friends".

"Yo, this kid is so cute."

In a magical apartment in London near Diagon Alley, Merlin sat on the sofa with a newborn child in his arms, gently shaking his shoulders while facing Harry, who had grown up and become the father of two children, sitting in front of him. Graham Potter, now the head of the Law Enforcement Division at the British Ministry of Magic, said:

"His eyes are really like yours, Harry, ah, it's only been a few years, look at you, you're all married."

"Yes, time flies, Mr. Merlin."

Harry, who was more sedate than before, smiled at Merlin, and his wife, gentle little Ginny, brought coffee to the two of them, and then sat next to Merlin, the youngest daughter of the Weasley family who had a good feeling for Merlin, and who had always regarded Merlin as a reliable big brother after the events in New York, and occasionally wrote a few magical letters to Merlin on Harry's behalf.

However, the frequency of writing letters is not high.

On the one hand, the children have grown up and have their own careers and are all busy, and on the other hand, Merlin's bad cat Cooing has a bad habit and always likes to prey on those owls that deliver letters...

"Hermione and Ron will be over in a moment."

Ginny whispered to Merlin:

"When Hermione heard that you were coming to London, she turned down all the meetings for today, and you know that she is now the Deputy Minister of Magic, and the right person to be the next Minister of Magic... is a high authority, and there is not much time for yourself. ”

"I understand, I can understand."

Merlin smiled at Ginny and Harry and said:

"It's my fault, I should have informed you in advance before I came, and you named your youngest son Albus? Is it in honor of Old Man Dumbledore? ”

"Hmm."

Harry nodded, and the child, though grown, still wore the same round-framed eyes as before, and said to Merlin:

"There were many people who had a great influence on me when I was growing up, Lord Dumbledore was one, and so were Ron's parents, including you, Mr. Merlin, and I was going to name my next child Merlin... However, it was opposed by Ginny's parents, because in the eyes of wizards, Merlin was a special name. ”

"I know, the legendary wizard in history is very commemorative."

Merlin looked at the child in his arms and said:

"I can feel that this kid's magical affinity is very strong, and he will definitely become a wizard as great as his parents in the future..."

"You have a new newsletter, Lord Merlin."

Merlin and his children were interrupted by a message popping up on Icarus's lenses, and he looked at the source of the communication, then frowned.

He said to Harry and Ginny:

"I'm going to take care of something, work... I'll be back soon, let little Hermione and Ron wait for me, we'll have a meal together in the afternoon, and the kids in my house will let them stay with you first, okay? ”

"It's fine."

Ginny took the baby from Merlin's arms, and she said to Merlin:

"Twilight is playing in the pantry with the kids, you can take care of things at ease, Mr. Merlin, we all know you're a busy man."

"Hmm."

Merlin smiled apologetically at his two friends, then left Harry's magical mansion with a shapeshifting charm and appeared at his hotel in London. L.D. Supernumerary Agent Jessica Jones's face appeared on the lenses in front of his eyes.

"Have you got the results of your investigation?"

Merlin asked as he sat on the couch, and in front of him, Jessica, who didn't wake up, nodded.

Unbeknownst to her, Merlin could see through Icarus' lenses thanks to Icarus' powerful communication module, and she grabbed her phone and sat up from the bed with a big grin, walking around the room wearing only her underwear.

Well, Merlin didn't want to see it, he was going to ask Icarus to turn off the communication projection, but the next moment, he saw something terrible.

On the bed behind Jessica, who has a hot body, her partner Luke. Cage was lying there with a squeezed look on his face...

These two guys are actually getting mixed up?

Merlin frowned, he wanted to remind Jessica that agents within S.H.I.E.L.D. were not allowed to engage in this kind of "office romance", but it suddenly occurred to him that these two guys were not official agents, so how they wanted to get along was actually their own business.

Merlin can do that, but he doesn't have to.

Jessica picked up a lady's cigarette and lay on the balcony, exposing her beautiful body to the sun, and she reported to Merlin the results of her work during this period of time:

"We've found the guy who modified Cage before, right here in Detroit, as a private arms contractor specializing in making superhuman slave warriors. He's got a base here, and we tried to get into Scout yesterday, but there were a lot of controlled mutant slaves in there... There are also a lot of test products, sir, and the number is quite staggering. ”

"What's his name?"

Merlin asked.

At the beginning he took Jessica. Jones and Luke the Divine Man. Cage stored it in S. L.D.'s supernumerary system is not something that is done casually.

Merlin vs. Luke. Cage is curious about the process of being transformed into a superhuman in prison, and he wants to find out the secret behind this superhuman transformation. Cage's description suggests that there is a secret organization doing this.

He gave the task of finding this organization to these two rookie agents who had studied at S.H.I.E.L.D. for a few months, and it had been a long time, almost a year had passed, and Merlin was about to forget about these two guys.

But unexpectedly, they really surprised Merlin.

"No one knows what his real name is, sir."

Jessica said helplessly:

"But we know his pseudonym, he calls himself Ajax, and he is said to work for the military, but to be honest, judging by his laboratory situation and the 'business' he conducts privately, it is more like he is working alone."

"Wait, Ajax?"

Merlin's eyes narrowed, the name reminded him of something else.

He hesitated for a few seconds, then said to Jessica:

"Wait in Detroit, and I'll give you a plan of action by tomorrow at the latest... Well, I'll probably go over in person, don't startle the snake. ”

"Yes, sir."

Jessica accepted the order, she went into the room, pressed the cigarette in her hand in the ashtray, and then said to Merlin on the other end of the phone with a strange smile:

"One more thing, sir... We are running out of funds for our operations. ”

"Huh?"

Merlin was surprised and said:

"This quarter's operations funding was only given to you a month ago, right?"

"Yes, but it costs money to follow up on clues, air tickets, accommodation, meals, and necessary disguises."

Jessica quibbled:

"We've worked hard for S.H.I.E.L.D., and we've found the news you need, sir, shouldn't this be rewarded?"

"Hmm..."

Icarus's lenses quickly showed the bills for the months spent by Jessica and Cage's "Defenders" group, and Merlin looked at the bizarre expenses and said:

"I think the funding is sufficient, I mean, if you two hadn't bought a dirt bike in full 37 days ago, invested in three properties in Hell's Kitchen in someone else's name, and... Well, let me see, 47 sets of cosmetics, 26 high-end outfits, 7 watches... Tsk, I'm in debt. ”

"Alright, don't talk about it, sir."

Jessica screamed:

"I read it wrong, the funding is enough, we don't need the money anymore, okay? I don't need it anymore..."

"Well, that's good."

Merlin nodded, and he whispered:

"Don't forget who you're working for, be careful the next time you make up a lie..."