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"They've all hidden themselves."
"A common tactic of cowards."
Clearly, Thor looked down on the Frost Giants' evasive tactics; he preferred direct, head-on combat.
"You've come all this way to your deaths, Asgardians."
Thor and his companions arrived at a complex of buildings, and on one of the pillars was a throne. Of course, it wasn't actually a pillar, but to the Asgardians it would be; the frost giants lacked architectural talent.
[Thor spoke to the figure on the throne.]
"I am Thor, Odinson."
Thor directly revealed his identity, saying, "Actually, I didn't need to reveal my identity; people already know me."
"We know who you are."
"How did your people manage to invade Asgard?"
Thor asked.
The person on the throne did not immediately answer Thor's question. Instead, he glanced at Thor and his entourage, his gaze lingering briefly on Loki before he spoke.
"Odin's House is full of traitors."
"Do not smear my father's name with lies."
[Thor, enraged by the man's words, grabbed his hammer, Mjolnir.]
"Your father was an executioner and a thief."
The frost giant on the throne stood up abruptly, and indeed, living up to his name, he was taller than all of Thor and his companions combined, as he appeared to be the largest of them.
"And what have you come for? To make peace?"
"You crave war, you yearn for it; you're nothing more than a little boy trying to prove he's a grown-up."
At this moment, the previously vanished frost giants reappeared one by one, surrounding Thor and his companions.
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"This 'boy' is tired of your mockery."
Thor, unfazed, declared that the words "retreat" and "fear" did not exist in his dictionary.
[Instantly, the Frost Giants conjured Frost Blades from Ice Cubes in their hands. The Frost Giants did not need to forge weapons; the ice they created with their own magic was much harder than most metals, and this allowed them to use ice magic more effectively in battle.]
"Thor, think twice before you act. Look around you; we are outnumbered."
Loki whispered in Thor's ear.
"Remember where you are, little brother."
Thor is completely unfazed.
"You don't know what your actions will cause, but I do."
"Let's go, before I change my mind."
The frost giant on the throne suddenly looked forlorn when he uttered the words, "But I know."
"Is he worried about war?"
Kazuma Sato looked at Laufey, the leader of the Frost Giants, who suddenly looked dejected.
"That's probably it. He knows that Jotunheim's strength is not enough to fight Asgard. They don't have their clan's artifact, the Frostbox, while Asgard's Bifrost alone is enough to terrify Laufey."
"Moreover, Thor and the others can't really make a move, otherwise, if they attract Odin, the consequences will probably be quite serious."
Hachiman Hikigaya said, "You have to consider the owner before you beat a dog. Odin is not dead yet, how could he dare to touch Thor and Loki?"
"Moreover, Odin is old, and this one should be too. Time has worn down their hearts, and the current peace is quite good, provided that the three frost giants fail to steal the Frost Box."
Kirito said that the fact that the Frost Giants infiltrated Asgard to steal the Frost Box showed their ulterior motives.
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"Loki may have been adopted by Odin."
Light Yagami spoke up, saying that when Laufey was looking at Thor and his group, he only lingered on Loki for a little longer. Light Yagami also thought that according to the records, Laufey was Loki's biological mother, though now it seemed that she was at most his biological father.
Light Yagami suspects that Loki may have taken the Frost Casket when he thought Odin was taking it.
"I'm more curious about how the people who recorded the myths and epics knew so much."
L, while eating a lollipop, said that he found it strange how Earthlings could record so many myths and epics. He used to think they were made up, but now he felt they were divine artifacts.
L thinks it might not have been recorded by Earthlings. Either the Asgardians told Earthlings a lot of things when they came to Earth, and the confusing parts of the record are because the people at the time didn't remember them or because too much time had passed and errors occurred during transmission.
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"If that's the case, then neither of Odin's two children were born to Frigga."
"Thor is the son of Odin and Gaia, while Loki is a descendant of the Frost Giants that Odin took away from Jotunheim."
Gordon spoke up at this moment, and after listening to Gordon's words, Light Yagami thought for a moment and replied.
"The light screen has only shown these two of Odin's offspring so far, and if there are no more additions later, it may be these two."
"Of course, we shouldn't believe too much in the records in myths and epics, since the records aren't necessarily completely accurate."
After all, Odin is said to have had nine children, but only three have been revealed so far: Loki, Thor, and Heimdall.
Heimdall was clearly not Odin's son, so Light Yagami believed that the problem must have occurred during the recording process. Therefore, Light Yagami held a skeptical attitude towards the records of mythological epics.
"We will accept your most generous offer."
Loki spoke before Thor could.
Thor glanced at Loki, who had spoken, then turned back to Laufey, the Frost Giants, with an unyielding expression. Laufey seemed somewhat displeased with Thor's expression.
"Let's go, brother."
Loki, pulling Thor along, tried to turn and leave.
After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Thor turned and left.
"Can't see through."
Kiyotaka Ayanokouji rested his chin on his hand, watching Loki's words and actions, somewhat unable to fathom Loki's inner thoughts.
On one hand, it felt like Loki wanted to give up on his plans, but on the other hand, it felt like Loki's various acts of weakness were deliberately provoking Thor to fight the Frost Giants.
The biggest point is just how powerful Thor and his group really are.
Kiyotaka Ayanokoji knew that he was an outsider and could not possibly have the same detailed understanding of Thor's and others' strength as Loki.
However, judging from Thor's performance in "The Avengers," he is similar to the Hulk, but it's still too vague and there isn't a very specific comparison.
"Go home, little princess."
As Thor turned to leave, a frost giant sneered, his words severing any semblance of reason in Thor's mind.
"Ugh, damn it."
Upon hearing Laufey's words, Loki realized that Thor was about to start a fight, and the other four Warriors of Asgard instantly prepared for battle, as they were very familiar with Thor.
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As expected, Thor was amused and exasperated when Laufey called him "little princess." He loosened his grip on Mjolnir, grabbed the handle strap, and lashed out, sending Laufey flying dozens of miles away. This single blow also ignited the battle.
Thor simply went on a rampage through the horde of Frost Giants, taking one down with each swing of his hammer.
The Warriors Four of Asgard, showing no fear, brandished their weapons. While they couldn't kill a Frost Giant with a single blow, they were more than capable of easily defeating the charging Frost Giants.
"At least give me a challenge."
[After Thor kicked a frost giant away, sending him flying to who-knows-where, he shouted directly at Laufey above.]
[At this moment, another wave of frost giants attacked. Judging from their appearance alone, this wave was far stronger than the frost giants that Thor and his companions had just fought. Upon their arrival, powerful frost magic conjured ice pillars that sent Hogan, one of the Warriors Four of Asgard, flying.]
Meanwhile, Thor faced off against an elite Frost Giant. Instead of defeating him with a single blow, Thor was struck on the head and kicked away, but this didn't inflict any damage on Thor.
"That's more like it."
[Thor, now standing, his fighting spirit burning brightly like a conqueror's chariot, addressed Laufey.]
[He wielded Thor's hammer, which flew towards the frost giant who had been kicked away, instantly killing him with a single blow to the head.]
However, Thor could easily annihilate the elite Frost Giants of Asgard, but the Warriors Four couldn't. Their previously advantageous situation was disrupted by the arrival of the Frost Giants.
Loki glanced behind him; there was no way back, only a bottomless abyss. The frost giant, closing in, lunged and passed right through Loki, plunging into the abyss. The Loki standing on the edge of the cliff was a fake Loki created by illusion magic.
"Don't let them touch you."
Volstagg, one of the Four Warriors of Asgard, warned his companions. Just moments before, while fighting a frost giant, he had broken the giant's weapon. The giant had then grabbed his forearm, instantly shattering the armor on his arm. He felt an excruciating, icy pain, and his hand, now gripped, was a dark blue, covered in frost.
Loki, who was further away, heard the news too late. After stabbing a frost giant, the giant knelt down and grabbed Loki's arm. Instantly, the armor on Loki's arm shattered, and his arm turned a ghostly blue, just like Volstagg's, covered in frost magic. But to the surprise of both Loki and the frost giant, Loki was completely unharmed.
Loki seized the opportunity to finish off the frost giant with a single strike, then watched as his hand healed completely, showing no trace of the frost cube's damage.
Loki's mind was in turmoil. He had initially thought his arm was about to suffer a terrible ordeal, but it seemed the torment was better than nothing. After all, being immune to the Frost Cube's corruption wasn't enough for him; it meant he possessed the blood of the Frost Giants.
"It seems the guess has been confirmed."
Light Yagami watched as Loki's hand instantly recovered, while Volstagg's hand was rendered unusable by the Frost Cube. This could be seen as indirect proof that Loki was a descendant of the Frost Giants, rather than a true Asgardian.