A chance to live for your son?
Interesting.
Lake did not answer Odin's request directly. Instead, he looked at Odin with an indifferent expression. "Are you talking about Thor or Loki?"
Odin was silent for a moment. "Thor!"
Lake smiled.
Spare Thor's life?
Lake held his wineglass, idly rolling it around in his hand as he thought for a moment. Then he looked at Odin. "Fine."
He had never taken Thor seriously.
Back when Thor was the Thunder God of Asgard, Lake had not taken him seriously.
And now?
Lake recalled how, after the destruction of Asgard, Thor had fallen into despair and turned himself into a huge fat ball. He could not help but laugh inwardly.
He no longer cared about Thor the Thunder God. As for a so-called shut-in Thor, he cared even less.
Even...
Lake looked at Odin. "Do you have any other requests?"
Odin asked, "If I did, would you agree?"
Lake shook his head. "No."
One thing for another.
Odin had handed over Maureen Hand's soul, while Lake had paid the price of sparing Thor's life.
The deal was settled.
Lake had said that to tell Odin that, as long as the price was right, even if Odin wanted to preserve all of Asgard, it was not impossible.
But the prerequisite was that Odin had to be able to offer that price.
Hearing Lake's words, Odin did not think he was mocking him. Instead, he drank the wine in his glass. "So, because of my affair, you joined forces with the Reality Universe to divide up my World Tree Universe."
Lake laughed heartily. "King of Gods Odin, you caused Ragnarok. Besides, I never intended to work together with the Reality Universe. You were the one who brought it in. In the end, you dug your