Another way?
Lake frowned slightly as he listened to Hermione and said, "Was that Hermione speaking, or was it my Goddess of Wisdom?"
Hermione smiled. "Is there a difference?"
Lake shrugged.
If it was Hermione speaking, then at most, she had simply been overthinking things out of concern for Lake.
But if it was the Goddess of Wisdom...
Lake lowered his head and pondered for a moment. If he applied the plot from the story, then Odin's exit by the seaside had indeed been far too rushed and careless.
To be honest, when Lake had seen it in the cinema, he had wondered whether it might merely be one of Odin's plans—a scheme to deceive everyone and fake his death to avoid Ragnarok.
But that had been a movie.
The real universe?
Lake frowned and thought for a while before looking up at Hermione. "What you said isn't impossible. But right now, my goal and the real universe's common target is Odin, isn't it?"
It was still the same principle.
Three people playing a game was too crowded. If one was driven away in advance, then with two people playing, there would be more room on the stage and more things they could do.
Besides—
Lake smiled at Hermione. "The real universe might think that all my attention is currently focused on devouring the World Tree Universe, so it can stab Odin in the back. But as it happens, that's exactly what I'm thinking too."
I predicted your prediction.
The real universe believed that Lake's attention was entirely focused on the World Tree Universe, leaving him no time for anything else. Therefore, it could stab Odin in the back and find a way to lure him over to its side.
But perhaps Lake had already anticipated that.
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