S.H.I.E.L.D. Building.
"Han Yu went out. He used the Green Lantern Ring to fly. Where's he going?"
Nick Fury and the members of the Avengers were discussing Han Yu together. After Natasha's failed operation, they had formed a special response team to monitor his movements.
Although he had committed no crime and had even helped them, leaving such a powerful being out there without knowing what he was about was far too unsettling. So they had no choice but to keep him under surveillance, at least to know what he was doing.
Han Yu knew that S.H.I.E.L.D. had people watching him outside. As long as they didn't interfere with his life, he couldn't be bothered to deal with them. There was no need to make a big issue of it.
Captain America said, "We've received word that a strange energy fluctuation has appeared in Greenwich, Britain, and Thor showed up there."
Someone asked, "Thor's here? He went back to Asgard after the Battle of New York, so we haven't seen him for a while. What happened there to bring even him out?"
"We don't know, but at least we can say that Han Yu's appearance may have something to do with Thor. Flying with Green Lantern Energy can break the sound barrier or go even faster. If it weren't urgent, he wouldn't use that way of traveling."
It was Stark who spoke. He had studied the Green Lantern Ring and knew that it possessed some extremely powerful properties. Flight was one of them.
Nick Fury said, "Hmm, if Thor's involved, we won't need to step in. Let's wait and see. We'd have a hard time intervening in a battle at their level anyway."
The Avengers unanimously agreed.
As he flew through the sky, Han Yu kept using Green Lantern Energy to construct a special kind of net. The Reality Stone was a special gemstone that directly drew on its host's life and converted it into energy.
Han Yu didn't want something inside him constantly draining his life force, even if he was effectively immortal.
In less than ten minutes, he flew from New York to Greenwich, Britain. Following the direction given by the Mind Stone, he arrived at an abandoned factory just in time to see the light of the Bifrost descend from the sky.
"They're leaving? That soon?"
Seeing this, Han Yu guessed roughly where they were in the story. By this point, the Reality Stone had entered the body of Thor's ex-girlfriend Jane, and Thor was taking her to Asgard to find a way to cure her.
Before the light faded, Han Yu followed them into the Bifrost's teleportation beam.
At the other end of the light, Thor and Jane appeared together in the hall at the front of the Bifrost. The person beside them startled even Heimdall, the Bifrost's guardian. Thor was even more surprised. "Han, how are you here?!"
Han Yu smiled a little awkwardly. He had planned to fly away invisibly at faster-than-light speed the moment he emerged from the Bifrost, but the portal had exerted a pull that dragged him all the way to its entrance. It refused to release him until it had set him down there safe and sound.
"Ah... because of her."
Han Yu tilted his head toward the woman beside Thor, Jane.
Thor warily shielded Jane behind him. Even he didn't dare underestimate the young man before him. He hadn't even noticed Han Yu following him and had brought him to Asgard just like that.
Heimdall's expression also turned grave. Han Yu's unauthorized arrival was no different from an invasion of Asgard. He drew the Bifrost Sword, which was planted in the very center of the hall. As the key to opening the Bifrost, the sword was also forged from Uru Metal, and its power was not to be underestimated.
"It's you? How did you come here too?"
After seeing Han Yu, the most surprised person turned out to be Heimdall.
Thor was somewhat puzzled. The two of them should have been meeting for the first time, so why was Heimdall so surprised?
Han Yu wanted to know the answer to that too.
Heimdall saw their confusion and explained, "My eyes can see everything that happens in the Nine Realms. I can see events on Earth perfectly clearly too. There's only one place that has always been a blur in my vision. I can't see inside it at all."
The place he meant was Han Yu's General Store.
Han Yu narrowed his eyes. He wasn't very surprised that Heimdall couldn't see his General Store clearly. It was probably the General Store's own protection against mental spying and the like.
Faced with such a person, Heimdall didn't dare let his guard down. He asked warily, "What are you here for?"
Han Yu shrugged indifferently. "To help, of course. What else? The energy inside her is the Reality Stone, originally called the 'Aether.'"
"She has the Aether inside her? How is that possible? The Aether should have been hidden underground forever."
Heimdall looked somewhat shocked. He was older than Thor and had heard of some ancient legends. The Reality Stone had last appeared a very, very long time ago, in ancient times.
It belonged to the era of All-Father Odin's father. It had been sealed underground for so long, so how had it suddenly ended up inside a human?
Thor was also very surprised. He had read about the Aether in ancient books, but he would never have dreamed that it would now be inside his girl... ex-girlfriend.
Heimdall said, "Could it be that I couldn't see her before because she fell into the space where the Aether was sealed?"
Han Yu nodded.
"No wonder I couldn't find her before."
Heimdall sighed. His eyes had the ability to see all things in the Nine Realms, and for their peace, he had always stood there watching, day after day, year after year.
This was the first time he had been unable to see someone, but if it was because of the Reality Stone, that explained it. The thing was no less mysterious than his eyes.
Heimdall sensed something and hurriedly said to them, "His Majesty Odin is here."
"Father?"
Thor was somewhat stunned. Several figures were rapidly approaching along the section of the Bifrost that connected to Asgard. The man who came down from it, clad from head to toe in golden armor, was Asgard's current All-Father, his own father, Odin!
"I heard long ago that a powerful god had appeared on Earth. Now that I've met you today, you certainly live up to your reputation."
Facing Han Yu, Odin, who was usually stern and unsmiling, actually smiled. He stepped forward and shook Han Yu's hand in the manner of the people of Earth.
Looking at the hand extended toward him, Han Yu smiled and clasped it.
At that moment, Han Yu suddenly felt a terrifying force coming from Odin's hand, a force that seemed capable of crushing mountains and rivers in a single grip.
"Heh, is he testing me, or trying to put me in my place?"
Han Yu pressed his lips together slightly and squeezed back with even greater force.
In an instant, a powerful aura erupted with the two of them at its center, pushing Thor and the others nearby back a short distance.
"This guy is actually evenly matched with Father?"
Thor spoke in disbelief. He immediately understood what the two were doing and knew his father was testing Han Yu. He hadn't expected Han Yu not only to withstand it but to use even greater force in return. Otherwise, such an aura would never have erupted.