A Holiday That Came to an End

Hela watched Damian surrounded by a group of mothers, showing concern and care, and a complex emotion flickered in her eyes.

She couldn't help but recall the scene after her training when she was a child.

Where could one find such warm care back then?

He applied the ointment himself, enduring the pain of his wounds alone; he found someone to repair his weapons, busy preparing for the next battle.

No one cared whether she was tired or badly injured; all they cared about was how many people she had killed and how strong she had become. She was always preparing for the next brutal battle, as if her life consisted only of weapons and fighting.

"Hela, Hela, Hela!"

A loud shout came from beside me.

Hela snapped out of her daze, looked at the worried face in front of her, and instinctively threw a punch.

Pain--

"What are you doing? One minute you're spacing out, the next you're hitting someone?"

Kino stared silently at Hela, who had her hands hidden behind her back.

"I should be asking you that! Why are you suddenly leaning in like that?!"

Hela felt a sharp pain in her hand; how could this face be harder than iron? No, even iron wasn't as hard as his face.

Kino frowned and rubbed his slapped cheek. "I've seen you standing here in a daze for a while. I called you a few times and you didn't respond, so I wanted to come closer and see what was wrong."

Hela snorted coldly, "Who told you to come over without saying a word? How can you blame me?"

I got beaten up and I have to blame myself?

Kino glanced at her hands, which were still behind her back.

"Okay, it's my fault. But what were you thinking about so intently just now?"

"Nothing, just some annoying memories."

Hela didn't want to say more and turned her head away.

Kino didn't ask, but reached out and pulled her hand out from behind her back.

What are you doing!

Hela struggled, trying to pull her hand back.

"Don't move, look at your hands."

Kino looked at her hand, which was swollen like a steamed bun.

"You hit me with all your might."

"Mind your own business. This little injury will heal in half a day."

Hela stubbornly insisted.

"It's healed, really. Treating an injury is nothing like you're trying to rape a woman."

Kino reluctantly let go.

"Hmph, mind your own business."

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault."

"... Why did you make me train that little guy? With your status, giving him any power would be better than training him yourself."

After a moment of silence, Hela asked.

"Damian is still too young. Even if she is precocious, gaining great power too early will not do her any good."

"As for the extraordinary power, I haven't chosen one for her yet. Perhaps she can choose it herself when she grows up, or you, as her teacher, can offer some advice."

Kino fell into deep thought. The Lantern Ring, Shazam, the Demon Contract, Mutants abilities, magic, power-ups... Sometimes having too many choices isn't necessarily a good thing.

Hela glanced at Kino, who was deep in thought, and smirked. What do you mean, "Haven't made a choice yet"? Anyone chosen by the Demon King must be incredibly powerful.

Think of Odin.

"This is so annoying! What does it have to do with me if I didn't choose well?"

Hela shouted angrily and turned to walk towards the bathroom.

"If you don't want to choose, then don't choose. Why are you yelling so loudly?"

Kino looked completely bewildered.

Venom walked over and grabbed Kino's arm.

"Kino, this is the first time you've been outmaneuvered by a woman."

"She's just a girl now, and I'm not Dao Le, how could I possibly be liked by everyone?"

Kino shrugged and said.

"Kino, I'm injured too, help me heal."

Dark Phoenix also swollen her hand and brought it close to Kino.

"Don't hurt yourself on purpose, I'll get angry."

"Oh..."

Seeing her pitiful state, Kino finally softened and healed her wounds.

Hela looked at her hand, which had already recovered, in the bathroom.

"Have a finger in the pie..."

She quickly washed her face and sat down at the dining table.

Pamela also came down with her three little ones. When they saw Hela, they immediately sat down around her.

"Hela, let me tell you, I dreamt last night that I was building a snowman, and then I hugged it, it felt so cool and comfortable." -Xiaoyu.

"Oh..."

"Damian, let's go ride sharks in the sea later. I sensed a group of sharks in the nearby waters this morning," Nina.

"Good..."

"But I heard Dad say that sharks eat people, what if they bite us?" Penny

"It's okay, I'll control them so they don't bite. Besides, Damian and Hela are so powerful, if they bite, I'll just turn them into grilled fish." Nina

"Hela and Damian are amazing." Penny

Damian and Hela exchanged a glance and sighed helplessly.

The joyful holiday must eventually come to an end.

The children returned to school dejectedly, and even Nina was squeezed in.

I originally wanted to stuff Hela in too, but seeing her murderous look, I knew she'd kill me if I dared to put her in.

So they had no choice but to put Hela into the Demon Artifact Team, and on the first day, she beat up everyone except Frank.

And then, surprisingly, she became the instructor of the Demon Artifact Team.

Hela was also very interested in their weapons; those strange and magical artifacts were both novel and powerful to her, and she knew they would be useful in the future attack on Asgard.

Gwen returned home and solemnly told her parents that she wanted to move to the estate.

Although George had known this day would come, he still felt frustrated and even impulsively wanted to shoot Kino.

Maria happily helped pack, muttering, "This is a good thing, my daughter is growing up."

Interestingly, George was promoted the next day, which improved his mood slightly, making him think that maybe Kino wasn't so bad after all.

Jean and Dark Phoenix went to Professor X's place to help, but only Jean helped; Dark Phoenix went purely for revenge, as she hadn't forgotten some past grievances.

Xi also returned to Hell, where things have recently become quite busy, with various matters keeping her extremely occupied.

Pamela continued to cultivate various plants with great enthusiasm.

Tom has to be the busiest person lately.

Since there was nothing much going on at the company in the main world, he was assigned to open a branch in another world.

Kino didn't adjust the time flow in those worlds, otherwise Tom might have been really overwhelmed in the main world.

Kino felt a pang of pity and could only give her a Rejuvenation Potion.

Tom even declared, "I will not let the leader down!"

This made Kino feel a little guilty, as he had one of the few remaining vestiges of his conscience.

Kino marveled once again at how effective the Demon Contract was; otherwise, how could Tom have worked so diligently and wholeheartedly?

Although Tom was away, the company couldn't be left unattended, so Kino had to step in and experience the joys of being a boss.

I ran into Lorna a few times during that period and greeted her each time.

Lorna nodded in response, offering a curt reply.

This made Kino feel like Tony was lying to him; was this what love looked like?

However, Lorna always appeared in front of him with various outfits and perfume.

Oh, right.

Lorna also met Jenna and Nina during this time, and the three of them knew each other's identities and got along well.

Nina also sweetly called Lorna" sister".

Only Erik remained completely unaware.

And then there's Captain America, who, in order to earn Contribution Points, actually became Dr. Banner's experimental subject for researching Enhancement Potion.

Of course, Banner didn't go too far; at most, he would extract some bone marrow and tissue, and then give him a very generous reward.

During this time, Kino also found Killian, but instead of killing him, he made him sign Demon Contract.

It would be a waste not to give him such a good brain a job.

Over the course of a month, Banner, Connors, Hank, Killian worked together to complete versions 2.0 and 3.0 of the Enhancement Potion.