"That works too."
Hawking, who saw through it but chose not to say so, smiled before turning to Gamora and Nebula.
"Then you'll be responsible for contacting Thanos and confirming his location. After that, we'll deal with him."
"Actually, we didn't really help much this time."
Gamora and Nebula both looked a little embarrassed.
Hawking waved his hand.
"Even if it weren't because of you, I would still deal with Thanos. Don't forget the name of our team."
"Guardians of the Galaxy!"
Gamora and Nebula blurted out in unison.
"That's right. Thanos's actions threaten not only the Milky Way Galaxy, but the safety of the entire universe."
Finally, Hawking looked at Mantis.
"What are your plans for the future?"
"I... I don't know."
A lost expression appeared in Mantis's eyes.
She had grown up on Ego's Planet and, aside from Ego, had only ever met Hawking and the others.
Now that Ego's Planet was gone, she had no idea where to go or what to do.
"Then join the Guardians of the Galaxy and go adventuring with us from now on!"
Drax stepped forward and patted Mantis on the shoulder, while Hawking nodded as well.
"As long as you don't mind having me."
A bright smile immediately appeared on Mantis's face.
Seeing that, Hawking added,
"Actually, you should join us too. If I'm not mistaken, you're Ego's daughter as well, aren't you?"
"What?"
Star-Lord immediately widened his eyes and stared at Mantis.
If Mantis really was Ego's daughter, then by blood, she would be his half-sister.
He had lost his mother and dealt with his father. Aside from his maternal grandfather on Earth, whose status was still unknown, he had no blood relatives in any real sense.
So the answer was very important to him.
"Mm."
Mantis looked at Star-Lord,