Yes.
This was the final battle.
The World Tree had already been decided.
Originally, it had been a three-player poker table. Lake and the Reality Universe had joined forces to drive Odin from the table, and Lake had then swept up the chips in front of Odin and pulled them over to his own side.
Next, Lake and Odin, who had already entered the game, would join forces to completely eliminate their final opponent—the Reality Universe.
Hearing this, Hermione shook her head. "Aren't you afraid Odin is only pretending to ally with you?"
Lake laughed. "Odin definitely won't make peace with me. After all, I was the one who brought Ragnarok to him. If you were me, would you join forces with me?"
"Then why are you..."
"Because of the Reality Universe."
Lake looked at Hermione. "Just like I told Thor earlier, no matter how Odin and I fight, it's still a struggle between brothers. To Odin and me, the Reality Universe is an outsider."
Hermione rolled her eyes at Lake. "You also carry the bloodline of the Reality Universe. By that logic, you and the Reality Universe are brothers too, aren't you?"
Lake smiled. "Correct."
Hermione was speechless.
Lake carried the bloodlines of both the World Tree Universe and the Reality Universe.
So...
Lake could repeatedly switch sides.
He could stand with the Reality Universe to drive out the outsider Odin, or stand with Odin to drive out the outsider Reality Universe.
What was that saying again?
When the snipe and clam fight, the fisherman benefits!
And Lake was the fisherman in that story.
Hermione shook her head. "So, after you eliminate the Reality Universe this time, are you planning to kill Odin again?"
"No."
Lake shook his head. "I won't kill Odin, because we've already formed an alliance.