Hawking was filled with gratitude for the panel that had appeared after he came to this world.
Because if the panel had not existed, if not for those Protagonist Templates, he might have died in Sokovia's Civil War on his very first day after transmigrating into Marvel.
He would not have his current strength either.
But neither had he expected the panel to remain forever. From the very beginning, he had prepared himself for the possibility that it might disappear at any time.
That was why he had not relied entirely on those Protagonist Templates. He had merely used the bloodline memories within them to continuously strengthen his own body.
That way, even if the panel disappeared one day and he could no longer load Protagonist Templates, his strength would not decline much.
Even now, he rarely loaded Protagonist Templates in battle. Most of the time, he loaded them only to cast Dream Walking and enter other worlds.
So if the panel disappeared now, he would not regret losing those Protagonist Templates. He simply would no longer be able to enter those worlds.
He relied on the panel as a springboard to enter those worlds. Without it, even if he cast Dream Walking, he would be unable to pierce through the entire Marvel World.
Of course, if his strength improved and he comprehended a true method of traveling through the multiverse, allowing his power to break through the barriers of the Marvel World—
Then, with the spatial markers he had left in each world, perhaps he could cross space and Shunpo there on his own.
That had always been the direction of his efforts.
Being able to enter those worlds through his own abilities, free from all restrictions, was his best escape route.
If he ever fell out with one