A layer of green light flashed over Odin, and Loki, restored to his original appearance, gave Thrór a guilty grin.
The surrounding spectators gasped at the sight. Where had their God King gone?
"This isn't fair." Loki said aggrievedly. "I was only king for a few days."
"Where is Odin?" Thrór asked impatiently. "What did you do to him?"
"What did I do to him?" Loki laughed speechlessly. "My dear brother, aren't you overestimating me? Do you really think I could do anything to Odin?"
"Then how did you become king?"
"Uh... life is unpredictable. It's quite an interesting story."
Thrór had no interest in listening to his nonsense. He walked straight up to him and pressed Mjolnir against Loki's chest.
"All right, all right, I'll talk. I'll talk." Loki obediently raised both hands. "Odin went to Midgard. Really, The Mother knows."
Thrór frowned and asked suspiciously, "The Mother knew you were impersonating Odin?"
"What do you think?
Odin wanted to go to Midgard himself. The Queen and I saw him off together, and Heimdall knows too.
As for why I became Odin... wasn't it because someone was so irresponsible? Insisting on independence and refusing to come home even once for years.
Under those circumstances, Asgard needed a God King to continue keeping the Nine Realms in check."
Thrór's cheek twitched slightly as he silently moved Mjolnir away.
Though it felt a little strange, he did seem to deserve some of the blame.
"Why did Odin go to Midgard?"
Loki hesitated for a moment, then naturally changed his expression. "I don't know. Maybe he misses the past!
You know, Odin once led Asgard's army to defeat the Frost Giants on Midgard."
"Where's The Mother?"
"She's waiting for you. Come with me!"
Thrór followed Loki into Asgard Palace and arrived at