Seen with My Own Eyes

"My strength, your magic, and Father’s presence—we can definitely protect Asgard’s peace."

"Why can’t you understand?"

"Father has protected Asgard’s peace all these years."

"When it is passed into our hands, we can do the same."

"If you want to be king, you can have the throne."

Seeing Loki hysterical and desperately wanting his acknowledgment, Thor felt some pain as well and spoke.

"Brother, I know you are willing to yield to me. You have always been like this."

"But Father has never acknowledged me the way he acknowledges you."

Loki’s heart trembled at those words, and he shouted.

"We can think of other ways to earn Father’s acknowledgment."

"Come with me, Loki."

Seeing Loki’s body tremble, Thor knew his words had worked. He extended his hand as he spoke.

"…"

Feeling Thor’s heartfelt emotions, Loki’s conviction began to waver.

But at that moment, the already crumbling Bifrost began to collapse. Loki lost his footing and fell straight down.

Seeing this, Thor immediately leaped forward in panic and grabbed Loki’s hand.

The Bifrost shook violently. Just as the two were about to fall, Odin grabbed Thor’s hand.

"Father, pull us up!"

Thor looked up, saw his father, and hurriedly cried out.

However, Odin said nothing as he looked at the two of them, his gaze fixed on Loki below.

Although he had been in Odin Sleep, he had heard everything around him clearly.

Loki had actually ordered the Destroyer to kill Thor. If Loki was not punished for doing something like that—

Loki would never realize his own mistakes. Moreover, a proper separation would benefit the growth of both brothers.

Feeling Father’s gaze, Loki understood at once. He actively struggled free from Thor’s grasp and fell toward the river of stars below.

"Loki!"

Seeing what Loki had done, Thor cried out in disbelief.

Seeing Thor’s reaction, Loki revealed a faint smile.

Then Odin pulled Thor up from the Bifrost.

"Don’t worry. He won’t die."

"Though he is not my biological son, he is still my son."

After pulling Thor up, Odin looked at the dejected Thor and spoke.

"Father… why didn’t you tell Loki these things?"

Hearing his father’s words, Thor raised his head and looked at him.

"I told him, but he had only recently learned of his origins. His thoughts were too extreme, and he simply would not believe it."

"He never made any serious mistakes before me, only acted somewhat mischievously. So I could not exile him to the mortal world as directly as I did you."

"Now that there is a rare opportunity, it is best to have him leave Asgard for a while."

"Only by experiencing things outside and growing from them will he be able to understand."

"If you encounter Loki in other worlds in the future, treat him better."

"He may be full of hostility toward others, but he is certainly willing to protect Asgard."

Odin sighed at Thor’s words.

All these years, he could say that he had treated Loki as his own son.

The throne had been meant for Thor not merely because Thor was the eldest son, but because Thor was more beloved by the people of Asgard.

He could see that Loki was mischievous by nature, but his heart toward Asgard was not bad.

However, to become Asgard’s king, one needed the love of the people as well as sufficient ability.

Loki was not his biological son. Even though Frigga had tried to make up for it and taught Loki magic, his growth in strength was much slower.

Loki still needed to experience a far longer stretch of time before he could fully mature.

His physical condition was worsening by the day. He could not wait much longer before choosing who would become Asgard’s king based on the two brothers’ prestige and strength.

Originally, he had been at ease letting Thor become king, allowing himself to retire.

But he had never expected Thor to cause such a huge disaster just as he was about to ascend the throne.

It had forced him to expend a great deal of power, leaving him with no choice but to enter Odin Sleep.

Now he had been forced to awaken again, causing the chaotic power within his body to batter it without end.

Knowing that he would soon die, Odin could not help feeling melancholy.

He could not tell anyone these things and could only keep them bottled up inside.

He only hoped he could live to see the day Thor and Loki reconciled.

"I understand, Father."

Hearing his father’s words, Thor also understood his father’s intentions.

"Thor, I must enter Odin Sleep for some time."

"But before I continue sleeping, let us talk."

Odin then began walking along the path as he spoke.

"Yes, Father. What did you want to talk about?"

Thor nodded and followed him.

"I sent you out to gain experience, yet you returned so quickly."

"What exactly happened that made you grow?"

Odin and Thor did not fly. Instead, father and son walked step by step.

"I received help from some people and understood that exiling me to the mortal world was both punishment and training, meant to make me understand the mission I carried."

"So after descending to the mortal world, I quickly regained Thor Power."

"I did not return immediately because I wanted to repay the kindness of those who helped me."

Thor spoke after hearing this.

"You received help from some people?"

Odin was somewhat surprised. That had indeed been his intention, but he had not expected someone to see through it.

"Yes. There were three people who helped me… no, to be precise, there should have been four."

Thor nodded, then corrected himself halfway through.

"Would you mind telling me in detail?"

Odin became interested as well.

"Not at all."

"The reason I was able to reclaim Mjolnir so quickly…"

"Was because someone told me there were two ways to lift Mjolnir."

"One was to possess a righteous heart. The other was to possess unimaginable strength and forcibly lift Mjolnir through brute force."

Thor spoke slowly.

"The first method is indeed true, but the second method…"

Odin wanted to refute him, but after thinking of his eldest daughter Hela, he said no more.

He was certain that even if Hela had not earned his acknowledgment now, she could still forcibly lift Mjolnir.

"Who was that person?"

Odin then asked.

"I do not know much about him either. He was far too mysterious, and his strength was so great that even I found it unimaginable."

"I saw with my own eyes that the Destroyer was dismantled by him. I only know one name: Harvey Anberaka."

Thor said with a grave expression.

"What did you say? The Destroyer was destroyed by this person you mentioned?"

"Are you sure he did not merely stop the Destroyer from moving?"

"You mean the Destroyer was completely destroyed?"

Odin had not thought much of what Thor said at first, but when Thor reached the end, his expression changed slightly as well.

"I saw it with my own eyes."

Seeing even his father’s shocked expression, Thor nodded seriously.

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