Chapter 57: The Family Banquet
The great events that took place in the universe are not yet known, and now El is basking in the joy of Mary's homecoming. It may seem to Mary that she and El have been separated for less than two years, but in fact, El and she have not seen each other for more than ten years, and a strange sense of familiarity lingers between the two.
When the old Mike family met Mary, they were very excited. In particular, Old Mike's wife Andrea was even more excited and burst into tears, but she could only stroke her daughter's hair through gloves. After Mary met her parents, all the pent-up feelings were released. For a girl who is only double nine, what she has experienced during this time is too unbelievable and thrilling.
Although El's mother, Valita, does not show much emotion, El, who knows her mother well, knows that her heart is not as indifferent as it seems. Putting down everything she was doing, Valita rushed from the office as fast as she could.
According to the Stoke family's custom, Mary's return was celebrated with a banquet. Rume was saddened to learn that Brünnhilde and El were engaged, but she did not show any signs of hostility towards Brünnhilde. During the Battle of Liberty Island, Brunhilde has been protecting Naughty, which makes Naughty unable to hate her.
El also noticed the feelings of the little naughty, and felt very sorry for the sincere friendship that the little naughty realized. El and Little Naughty have grown up together since childhood, and if they were ordinary people, their life course should be to get married smoothly, have children, and then grow old together. But the fault is that El and Naughty are not ordinary people.
Putting aside El himself, if El in this world is an ordinary person. Then the little naughty will still awaken his mutant ability, and then run away from home to enter Xavier Youth Education Academy, and finally join the X-Men after a series of events, and go further and further away from the life of ordinary people.
During the banquet, everyone suppressed their emotions and celebrated Mary's safety. The origins of Tyr and Brunhilde's identities are very mysterious, but no one has explored much under Valita's hints. Valita trusts her son's vision.
During the feast, Andrea, Naughty and Brünnhilde chat, and Mary is very interested in how El has changed over this time, and wants to know how Brünnhilde and El are together. Andrea had always been happy about the matter between El and her daughter, but the appearance of Brunhilde made Andrea change her mind, and since El already had a fiancée, then Rumme should not worry about El anymore, otherwise it would only make her more miserable.
But how can a little naughty person easily forget this emotion?
Tyr and Old Mike had a good conversation, and after some time on Earth, Tyr discovered that humans were no different from the Asgardians, except for their backwardness in strength and technology. Tyr has learned a lot of life philosophies during her journey, and some seemingly inconspicuous people are often able to see through the essence of things very thoroughly. And this, Odin never taught him. Through his interactions with Old Mike, Tyre also learns how a father loves his children. In his interactions with different people, Tyr gradually shed his recklessness and arrogance, and became more wise and open-minded.
Valita talks to her son alone, who she hasn't seen for a long time, and El's change may be hidden from others, but it is definitely not hidden from his mother.
"El, you're not supposed to be doing something like that. It's just too dangerous! Valita, like all mothers, didn't want her children to step into too dangerous territory, and what El did didn't seem to hide from his wise mother.
"Mom, I'm not going to do this kind of thing. It was just one exception, this time for Mary. El didn't think that what he was doing would be hidden from his mother, who controlled most of the Stoke family's power.
"Don't be perfunctory to me, El! I know you, like all mothers know their sons, your heart is restless, like your irresponsible father, you always do. Valita easily sees through El's lies, and El's perfunctory behavior makes Valita so angry that she makes her mention El's father, who almost never speaks.
El was not interested in the father he had never met, but from Valita's few words, El knew that his mother had never forgotten his father and even had feelings for him.
"Mom, I had to. The world is no longer the same, he has become more threatening, and I want to protect you from this danger. El explained to his mother that he wanted to convince his mother to support his cause.
Valita stroked El's cheek and said slowly, "But that doesn't require my son to be a vigilante, you should have played a better role instead of fighting and killing like a reckless man." ”
El couldn't tell his mother about the heroic, dangerous future he saw, and he didn't want to break his mother's heart, so he promised, "Yes, Mom." I'm not going to be a street hero anymore, but I'm not going to sit idly by in the face of some major dangerous accidents. ”
Valita also knew that this was her son's last bottom line, and that he was always stubborn and paranoid like his father and grandfather. If her son must become a hero in the light, then she will sweep everything for him in the darkness.
As soon as the topic changed, Valita shifted the conversation to the girls. Valita quipped, "Mary, Brünnhilde, and the girl who has been hiding in the attic, which one do you like?" ”
"Mom, I've proposed to Brunhilde. The heirlooms of the Stoke family are already on our hands. Faced with Valita's quip, El replied helplessly.
"But, I can see that you are not without affection for Mary. Moreover, the girl in the attic is just perfect, I have never seen such a beautiful girl, don't be cheap to others. ”
"I remember you hated half-hearted men the most, Valita." El smiled wryly.
"That's for everyone else, but you're my son, aren't you?" Valita's double standards left El speechless, but it was a mother's partiality towards her son, and El could only accept it.