Odin was instantly furious enough to laugh.
Good grief.
Someone could not die. Who was that someone? In Odin's eyes, if the gazes of those countless surviving, hiding giants had not fallen upon that little broken planet, then with his short temper—so fierce that he had even dared to plot the death of his first wife for the sake of his empire—he would have smashed that little broken planet to pieces long ago, scattering even its ashes.
Now that he suddenly heard Heimdall say this, his expression became extremely dangerous. It was as if an old lion that had buried its sharp claws had once again revealed its teeth, undiminished by age, and was staring fixedly at Heimdall, who had spoken those words.
Thor, my brother, I'm sorry.
Heimdall apologized to his brother Thor in his heart before steeling himself and saying to Odin, "Great God King, do you remember that last year, Crown Prince Thor went to Earth?"
Odin's voice rumbled. "Get to the point."
Back then, he had sent Thor down for two reasons. First, to create a weakness in Asgard's internal combat strength and trick Laufey of the Frost Giants. Second, to have Thor investigate whether any Midgardians still remained on Earth during his stay there.
The result...
The first matter had gone perfectly. Laufey of the Frost Giants had died.
But the second matter?
Odin became furious whenever he thought of it. Thor had stayed on Earth for so long, yet he had not even managed to leave one little town. Worse, he had actually provoked a female Earth native.
And now...
After returning, Thor had used the excuse of going out to find his younger brother Loki to avoid Sif—the official fiancée whom Queen Frigga had chosen as the future Queen on the very day