"Are you implying something?" Thanos asked, but whether he was or not, Evenson would never admit it.
Nonsense. If he admitted it, could it still be called an implication? Besides, when insulting someone, you went for their mother first—no, that wasn't it. You didn't expose someone's sore spot when insulting them. Evenson had just pointed out Thanos's failure, then roundaboutly listed every reason for that failure. That was somewhat like exposing his sore spot. And with the two of them standing so close together, what if Thanos got upset, swung down a fist, and 404'd him?
But surprisingly, Thanos did not take offense. After asking the question, he simply turned and walked back. Thanos truly seemed to be a man of lofty character. He was not narrow-minded enough to be unable to tolerate others pointing out his mistakes, nor was he someone who killed indiscriminately.
Thanos had killed countless people, but he had done so for his Ideal Belief, for the balance of the universe and the future of life—not out of personal grudges or personal preference. Naturally, he would not break that rule today.
"You're right. That was why I failed back then." Thanos returned to his throne and sat down. "I reflected on those reasons before, but when I summarized them all, there was only one: a lack of execution. With absolute execution, none of those things would be problems anymore."
"So that's why you thought of the Infinity Stones?" Evenson asked.
"That's right." Thanos admitted it. "Once I gather all the Infinity Stones, I won't need to seek anyone's opinion. I will only need to snap my fingers..." As he spoke, Thanos raised a hand and made the gesture. "And I can complete this universe's salvation in an instant."
"Everything will be done in an instant. The