"Honestly, though science required rigor, I really didn't think this was such a big deal."
Beside Mjolnir, Banner wore a white lab coat and glasses, holding a notebook as he watched Dr. Selvig lead Thor away in the distance. He scratched his head.
"Look, there was already a Druid from Celtic Mythology around me. Having another God of Thunder from Norse Mythology wasn't exactly unacceptable.
"Maybe, after a while, figures from other mythologies would show up too... Athena, Gilgamesh, angels and demons, things like that?"
Coulson, standing beside him, twitched at the corner of his mouth. He greatly admired Dr. Banner's imagination.
"Doctor, I think Thor alone is troublesome enough. If we can confirm that this is Mjol... Mjolnir, then what we may have to face next is probably more than just one God of Thunder."
Coulson rubbed his brow. Frankly, as the person in charge of this matter, he was under enormous pressure.
In fact, when he learned that the hammer was an alien creation, Coulson had not been particularly surprised.
That was one of the important reasons Nick Fury had promoted him by one rank and assigned him to take charge of this matter—
Last year, Coulson had been responsible for a mysterious project.
A Level 9 S.H.I.E.L.D. classified project: the Tahiti Project.
Its purpose had been to extract tissue fluid from the remains of a Kree that had only its upper body left but had not yet lost all vitality, in order to save Avengers who had suffered severe injuries.
However, because the project came with serious side effects, Coulson had personally requested that it be shut down.
Therefore, Coulson knew perfectly well that aliens had indeed visited Earth... Even if one appeared right in front of him now, he would not be overly surprised.
But the