Asgard.

In terms of Earth's time, it has been more than a month since Asgard had just arrived in the ashes.

Odin's forced entry into Odin's sleep put the whole of Asgard on high alert, and under this high-pressure environment, it feels as if the whole of Asgard has become a dynamite and has been completely put on high-voltage power lines. A firework at any time seems to completely detonate all this.

The pale blue translucent shield shrouded the sky over the entire Asgard, and the shield that could withstand the bombardment of the Star Destroyer did not seem to bring much security to everyone. Soldiers in full-body armor appeared in rows and patrols in every corner of the city. Any disturbance would be a cause for their attention, with no travel at night and a frequent census conducted three times in the month alone.

And for those outsiders who live in Asgard, they are strictly guarded. Although there are no free restraints such as imprisonment, even when they go to the toilet, there are people, or cameras, electronic eyes, etc., who monitor them all the time.

And in the Golden Palace, I don't know how many times the quarrel about what Asgard should do next has begun.

"We should take the initiative!" Carrying a hammer in his hand, Thor's eyes were full of spurting battle intent and a little ...... Anger at his own mother. He hated his mother's current behavior in his eyes, which was very cowardly and cowering. For him, offense is the best defense. Rather than being beaten passively, it is better to take the initiative to attack and let him have to defend...... Or be hacked to death.

"If we continue to cower here, doesn't that mean that we are afraid of each other? Doesn't that mean that we have given the initiative to the other party?! ”

Looking at his eldest son in front of him, who was trying to convince him with words, Frigga shook her head with a determined gaze. Not as soft as before, as the former first commander of the Valkyrie Legion, Frigga could see farther and clearer than Thor.

"This is not a gladiatorial arena." Frigga looked at Thor in front of her with some dissuasion. And what is hidden in the firm gaze, the deeper thing, is called disappointment, also called self-blame...... Thor's pride is not innate, but is closely related to acquired influences.

His father, Odin, was also born in Asgard. The former Odin was also like the current Thor, a proud existence, and the war completely changed Odin......

The first war Odin participated in was his father's campaign against the Dark Elves. On the battlefield, Odin saw the strength of the enemy, but also the strength and greatness of Asgard. It is accumulated by what kind of existence.

So, Odin at that time thought: "It is the war that makes Asgard great." ”

Because of this idea, Odin raised Hela with his own hands, the warrior who nearly cleansed the Nine Realms with blood...... Or rather, the butcher. In the endless battle, Odin's mind was constantly shaken, but because of his childhood experience, because of his father, this vacillation was quickly forgotten by him. And after that, another war changed Odin again.

It was Odin himself at war with the Frost Giants. Because of pride, but also because of arrogance, Odin lost an eye. But it didn't matter, because at least he and Asgard were victorious, and according to Asgard's technology, there was no problem in making a false eye.

But the decisive place between Asgard and Jotunheim was chosen in the atrium, which is Earth. In Tønsberg, Norway, to be exact. And this war, that is, the origin of Norse mythology. After the battle, Odin did not leave there immediately, but looked at the primitive people of the time. Maybe it's out of pity, or maybe it's because I simply find Norse mythology very interesting. Odin gave them a little bit of better living conditions and very basic knowledge.

And after that...... When Odin came to the atrium again. He found that people began to offer him the few blood foods, cereals, wine, and hymns...... Eventually, standing in front of a small tribe of primitive people, in front of the temple where the idol of his god was enshrined, Odin knew something...... The existence that can be praised and praised from the heart is not war. It's civilization......

In the legend of Earth, Odin threw one of his eyes into the Fountain of Wisdom, so he received the greatest wisdom in the world. But in reality, this eye was only blinded by the enemy's sneak attack during the battle because of its blind arrogance.

But as in the story, or at least in Odin's eyes, he had received the greatest wisdom in the world...... War brings only fear, a false prosperity based on fear, and nothing to mention. True greatness is to use civilization to praise others with sincerity and convincingness.

It's like the Tang Dynasty......

So, with guilt and enlightenment, Odin imprisoned Hela in the abyss of the Nine Realms. The guilt is Hela's ruthlessness, and the ruthlessness is cultivated by herself. And the realization is that we can't sit back and watch Asgard go astray......

Looking at Thor in front of him, Frigga looked serious, and even said with some bitter persuasion: "Your so-called bravery is the bravery in the gladiatorial arena and the bravery in the duel...... It's a reckless man. ”

"And where we sit now is the fate of all of Asgard...... This is not a gladiatorial arena, it is not the victory that decides everything, and it is not the gold cup that is obtained. One of our decisions will determine the life and death of millions of Asgardian warriors, the future of all the people of Asgard, and the rise and fall of civilization. ……”

"But all we're doing now is shrinking here, waiting for the enemy to come to the door!!

On the side, looking at the mother and son who quarreled again, Loki shook his head helplessly. This brother of his own, a little too immature. It's like a pampered child, because he can't understand, or doesn't want to understand the world of adults, he stubbornly thinks about everything with his own thinking...... And think you're right.

Looking at the farce happening in front of him, Loki subconsciously clenched his fists. Feeling the chill coming from the palm of his hand, he smiled silently and bitterly.

But so what? No matter how much they quarrel, they are still mother and son. And he is just a picked up alien......

Thinking about it, there was a faint chill in his palm, and in the depths of Loki's gaze, a strange light slowly rose.

And beyond Asgard, Earth.

Hela was called to a corner by the fire prevention woman alone......