Odin: I Should Be Wary of He-El

"Some conflicts don't require benefit." Loki said with a sinister curl of his lips.

It reminded him of the first time he had met He-El.

Back then, had there been any conflict of interest between him and He-El?

No.

Loki was, after all, a god—the future King of the Gods, the prospective King of Asgard. How had he come into conflict with He-El for the first time?

He simply couldn't stand the sight of him!

He really, really couldn't stand the sight of him!

The moment he saw He-El, he felt that the man had sullied Loki's eyes, making him feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

Was there a conflict of interest?

No.

But that had not stopped Loki from wanting to crush He-El to death with one finger.

At the time, he had thought himself capable of casually killing a mortal, and then... he had been beaten down ever since, never once turning the tables.

So, when one simply did not want to see someone else and wanted them dead, judging whether there was a conflict solely by interests was foolish and ignorant.

Only Earth's politicians could do something like that.

In truth, the universe had always been ruled by the strong devouring the weak. Only strength gave one the right to speak and set the rules.

He-El had that on Earth.

Loki did not even doubt that He-El would one day leave Earth and begin plans and actions to conquer the Nine Realms.

Thor was once again left speechless by Loki's words.

Slowly, Odin withdrew his gaze from beyond the great hall and turned his majestic face toward his two sons.

Odin felt that Loki was not actually wrong in targeting He-El.

After all, Ancient One—the mage who had nearly brought Ragnarok upon Asgard—was no less destructive than Odin himself and