I Thought This Was Scientific
Chapter 108

Force (and favors) work both ways

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After reminiscing about his wild, carefree younger days, Tony Stark still remembered to try to talk Kraft around.

"Still angry about Loki, kid? I understand how you feel. I'd love a chance to kill that bastard too, but we can't act rashly."

Tony Stark patiently laid out their current situation for Kraft.

"Think about it. Loki alone did this much damage to Earth. Then there's Thor. Sure, the guy's a bit of an idiot, but in a fight, he's on par with Hulk. If we went to war with all of Asgard, we wouldn't stand a chance..."

In fact, Kraft had already calmed down when Steve and Stark stopped him. After thinking it through, he also understood that Earth, as it stood, had no way to withstand an attack from Asgard. One or two superheroes and a few pieces of black technology couldn't bridge that gap.

Besides, only Loki and Thor had appeared so far. Norse mythology had plenty of other famous figures on their level, including Odin, Frigga, Hela, and Baldur. More importantly, when he later asked the Ancient One about it, she admitted herself that she couldn't beat Odin.

According to Thor, one of Asgard's duties was to protect Midgard, otherwise known as Earth.

But pinning their hopes on the supposed duties and moral character of a bunch of aliens who called themselves gods was an incredibly foolish idea.

So by now, Kraft had long since abandoned the idea of going after Asgard. Instead, he had chosen to lie low and wait for a chance to hit them hard.

With that, Kraft cut straight into Tony Stark's endless speech.

"All right, I already backed down, and I'm not planning to keep going after Loki. If that's all you wanted to tell me, save it. I'm not an idiot.

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