Thor Was Living Off a Woman...

Nathan Hawke drove to Hammer Industries using telekinesis.

He made a call to have someone deal with the bodies, then headed straight for Justin Hammer's office.

"Hey, our superhero. The hottest big boss around."

Justin Hammer's eyes lit up when he saw Nathan Hawke arrive.

At the same time, a bottle of 1982 Lafite had already been prepared on the desk.

"Come on, congratulations."

After pouring the wine, Justin Hammer handed him a glass.

Nathan took it, swirled the glass, and took a sip.

"Tell me, what did you want to see me about?"

Faced with Nathan Hawke's bluntness.

"Uh..."

Obviously.

Justin Hammer had not prepared for this.

"About the shares in your company." Justin Hammer brought it up cautiously. Although Hawke Group was not a weapons manufacturer, it was now a company producing superpowered daily necessities for superhumans.

He knew that major corporations were already preparing to quietly inquire about the "price" those heroes wanted.

As long as the heroes agreed, they would offer up the gifts they had prepared without hesitation.

"You want to buy in?"

Justin Hammer nodded frantically.

"It can be done."

Justin Hammer was ecstatic.

"But there is something I need to tell you."

Nathan Hawke suddenly turned serious.

Seeing Nathan Hawke's stern expression, Justin Hammer pulled over a chair and sat beside him.

"Go ahead." He had clearly guessed something vaguely.

"On my way here, I ran into a group of assassins. The kind with all sorts of weapons and vehicles."

Seeing Justin Hammer's expression grow uneasy, Nathan Hawke continued, "Of course I'm willing to let you join. That way, you can help shoulder more of the burden."

Nathan Hawke wore a smile without the slightest trace of falsehood, which instead made Justin Hammer panic.

He began wondering whether what Nathan Hawke said was true or something he had made up to deceive him.

"Of course it's true. The driver of the car downstairs was already replaced."

"I only made it here because I'm a superhero."

Justin Hammer did not understand why Nathan Hawke could remain so calm even under these circumstances.

"I want in."

"I'll trade shares in my company for it."

"Fine."

The two began discussing some of the details in the office.

Both sides were extremely satisfied with this exchange of shares.

After obtaining Hawke Group shares, Justin Hammer privately had people leak some information.

Not long after, Hammer Industries' shares began rising steadily.

Listening to his secretary report the rise in the company's share price, Justin Hammer closed his eyes and took a breath as though savoring it.

Nathan Hawke was also very pleased.

Now it depended on whether Justin Hammer would recruit Ivan Vanko like in Iron Man 2.

Once Justin Hammer went to prison, Nathan Hawke would begin a full acquisition of Hammer Industries.

However, Nathan Hawke narrowed his eyes. Perhaps Justin Hammer would also be quite useful if he did not go to prison.

Anyone who stood in his way.

When it came to schemes, Nathan Hawke feared no one.

For the next while.

New York's crime rate plummeted, and Hydra did not cause Nathan Hawke any more trouble.

However, quite a few spies and agents had infiltrated the company.

He called Wesker over.

Umbrella Corporation's experimental data grew considerably once more.

And because New York's crime rate had dropped.

Nathan Hawke began having them reveal their powers before people in cities outside New York whenever they had time.

One day.

Electro followed behind Nathan Hawke.

He vaguely guessed why he had been summoned.

"Do you know why I called you here?"

"Yes."

"How have things been lately?"

"Very good. My life is really great now." Max Dillon wore a grateful expression.

"Good."

Light flared and then faded.

A man in a white lab coat suddenly opened his eyes.

"Who are you people?" the man demanded, putting on a belt at the same time.

"Henshin."

"Lemon."

"Lockon."

"Kamen Rider Duke."

Kamen Rider Duke raised his Sonic Arrow and aimed it at the two of them.

"We mean no harm," Max Dillon said.

"Is that so?"

"But I don't trust you."

With that, the Sonic Arrow began firing at them.

"Hmph." Max Dillon was not about to indulge him. Electricity instantly surged through his body.

"A superhuman?"

Having transformed into Electro, Max Dillon dodged two consecutive arrows.

Looking at the large hole blasted through the wall, Nathan Hawke did not look at Ryoma Sengoku kindly.

Ryoma Sengoku.

One of the characters from Kamen Rider Gaim. He served as a technical researcher and the genius developer of the Sengoku Driver at Yggdrasil Corporation in the world of Kamen Rider Gaim. At the same time, he could use the Genesis Driver to transform into Kamen Rider Duke.

The two began fighting in the Combat Laboratory.

Electro's speed gave Ryoma Sengoku, transformed into Kamen Rider Duke, quite a headache. The space was too small, severely restricting his range of movement.

"Damn it."

Electro nimbly circled around him, slowing his movements.

Whenever he was about to attack, Electro would appear in another position and strike him.

Bzzzt!

An energy blast crackling with lightning struck Kamen Rider Duke directly.

After taking that hit, Kamen Rider Duke only showed signs of damage, but Ryoma Sengoku inside the armor immediately felt terrible.

The impact of the energy slammed straight into his stomach. Although the armor cushioned it, the force in that instant!

Kamen Rider Duke began to dissipate. Ryoma Sengoku dropped to one knee, gasping for breath.

Electro appeared behind him and placed a finger against his neck. As long as Nathan Hawke gave the word, he would act.

This time, the boost Nathan Hawke received was too small, but he was very satisfied.

Because a real scientist had finally arrived.

A genius developer.

"What do you want to do? Or rather, what do you want to do?" Ryoma Sengoku looked up at Nathan Hawke and asked.

Nathan Hawke merely waved a hand, and Electro withdrew his hand.

"Looks like I'm still useful." Ryoma Sengoku smiled and stood up.

"Take him to see Wesker."

After leaving those words behind, Nathan Hawke turned and left, presenting Ryoma Sengoku with an unforgettable back.

"Well, this guy does have a style somewhat like Takatora Kureshima."

The next day.

Nathan Hawke arrived at Umbrella Corporation's underground laboratory. Led by Wesker, he saw Ryoma Sengoku engrossed in something nearby.

"A very impressive scientist," Wesker said indifferently.

Nathan Hawke was somewhat surprised. This was the first time he had heard Wesker praise someone.

"Then let's not disturb him."

Nathan Hawke and Wesker returned to the office.

"How are things going over there?" He was asking about the overseas laboratory base.

"Everything is ready. We're only waiting for the researchers."

At that moment, a message came through Nathan Hawke's phone.

A magical hammer had fallen in New Mexico, and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were already in place.

Wesker had received the news as well.

"I'll make a trip to New Mexico."

Wesker nodded and asked, "Do you need anyone to accompany you?"

"Have Andrew and Max Dillon come with me. Also, arrange for the media to reveal that there will be a battle over there soon."

Nathan Hawke boarded his private plane, and Andrew and Max Dillon boarded as well.

"Boss."

"Chief."

He nodded to the two of them.

On the plane, they began discussing what would happen next with Thor.

"A god? Thor from Norse Mythology?" Andrew's eyes widened.

Max Dillon asked doubtfully, "The Thor I know?"

Max Dillon was a character from Ultimate Spider-Man, so he still remembered Thor.

"Haven't you already investigated this world? You can think of it as a similar parallel world."

Max Dillon nodded. "I understand. This world has Tony Stark but no Osborn. Some things are the same, but some things are different."

"So you've investigated Spider-Man too, right?"

Andrew looked at the two of them in confusion. He could not understand their cryptic conversation.

"Yeah, I looked into it and found a kid named Peter Parker, but his age and appearance don't match. I don't know whether he'll become Spider-Man in the future."

Nathan Hawke smiled without saying anything. It seemed Max had found him, except that the kid's face looked completely different from the familiar face in Max Dillon's memories.

"Hey, we're talking about Thor, Thor from Norse Mythology, not some little Spider-Man," Andrew said loudly.

"Anyway, just cater to his tastes."

"Drinking? I'm no good at drinking." Andrew immediately refused.

"I can drink." Max Dillon did not mind. Before gaining powers, he had been a lightweight too, but things were different now. Every time Spider-Man defeated him, he would go drink heavily. Over time, he had become a battle-hardened drinker.

Following Nathan Hawke's plan, the two intended to draw Thor into the Superhero Project as well.

However, Max Dillon suddenly looked awkward.

"I use electricity, but he..."

"It's fine. Right now, he's in the Hammer God Fruit's human form, not Thor."

The words left both of them utterly confused.

After getting off the plane, they arrived at the town where the events were taking place.

Because they lacked manpower.

They could only spend money to ask the person selling newspapers, and soon learned Thor's approximate location.

After all, a tall blond man was rare in town, especially an outsider. That made him even more conspicuous. Most townspeople already knew that a man had appeared in town who, after drinking, shouted, "Hammer, hammer, my hammer!" before wearing a pained expression.

The bar was not open yet, so where else could he get a drink?

After pointing Nathan Hawke toward the location, the group drove away.

At a restaurant, two men and two women were having dinner.

Or rather, one man and two women were watching the blond man beside them wolf down food.

Money, money. Jane's heart was silently bleeding. Thor beside her could eat far too much. If he kept eating, she would have to use her own money.

The funding was burning, burning.

Her heart aching, Jane could only secretly clutch her chest.

"Awesome! Waiter, bring me another large, strong beer."

"Sure," the waiter answered readily.

Recently, this hammer-wielding customer had brought their restaurant quite a lot of traffic and money.

He had clearly noticed that many outsiders had come to town lately. Although he knew it was related to the hammer beside the town.

But he didn't care about that. If there were tips to be made, he'd make them.

Jane immediately refused.

"No, thanks. He's eaten enough."

"Ah, Jane, don't! I still want to drink."

"No. You've eaten too much."

"Jane, you're so stingy."

The two began arguing.

The old man nearby and the other woman watched the scene speechlessly.

Then another waiter came over and served up a large beer.

Thor immediately grabbed it and drained it in one gulp.

"Burp~ Ah, refreshing! Though it still wasn't as good as Asgardian beer."

"Aaaah!"

Jane looked at the waiter who had brought the beer with a near-breakdown expression. This family would fall apart without me!!!

The waiter merely smiled and said, "Hello, a gentleman has already paid your bill."

"What?!" The three of them were surprised.

Only Thor contentedly rubbed his stomach.

"Burp~"