Hearing Hela's words, Thena agreed without hesitation.
"Sure. Next time, we'll spar in Asgard."
Clearly, Thena had no idea about the trap hidden in Hela's words. She thought it simply meant they would spar after Hela broke free of her seal.
But when Charlotte heard that, his brow lifted. Thena did not know the details here, but he understood them perfectly.
Even as he was now, he had no confidence in defeating Hela while she was in Asgard. That was a body that could heal instantly even after being pierced by Gungnir. It was absurdly powerful.
He only hoped Thena could stay this calm after she learned the truth.
Charlotte spoke then. "That's enough sparring for today. We should go."
Thena and Gilgamesh nodded and came to Charlotte's side.
Charlotte took hold of them, leaving one sentence behind before they departed.
"Hela, about the suggestion I made before, I hope you'll think it over seriously. I don't want any accidents happening in the future."
After saying that, Charlotte used Flying Thunder God to take Thena and Gilgamesh away from the sealed land.
Seeing the three of them leave, Hela found herself thinking of what Charlotte had said before: conquering the entire universe.
Looking at Charlotte, who was growing stronger and stronger, at the power he kept displaying, and at the two powerful warriors he had brought this time, what would he bring next time?
Hela knew her own weakness very well. As Asgard's Goddess of Death, she was at her strongest only when she was in Asgard. But when conquering the universe, she would have to leave Asgard, and without that boost, her own strength would drop sharply.
Even outside Asgard, she was still the powerful Goddess of Death, Hela, but she would no longer be among the absolute top