As Miles stared at the God of Time before him, his gaze gradually turned blank. Then he spoke in disbelief.
"Are you... Loki?"
"As you can see." Loki smiled, then said, "I suppose you must have a lot of questions right now. You can ask them first. After all... by the time we meet again, it may have been a very long time."
"Uh." Miles thought for a moment, and his survival instincts made him ask the question that concerned him most. "Am I wanted by the TVA now?"
"No." Loki answered, "Your journey was originally part of the predetermined history. You simply went to the wrong universe, which led to an anomalous outcome."
"The wrong universe?" Miles froze. "You mean Spider-Man's world?"
"Yes." Loki replied, "In the original story, Gwen's death was an unavoidable scar in every Peter Parker's growth, a crucial turning point. But because of you... that world changed. Gwen Stacy became Spider-Gwen. Across countless universes, worlds where Spider-Man and Spider-Gwen coexist are exceedingly rare."
"Isn't that better?" Miles almost blurted it out. "I've always thought Gwen suited Peter better than Mary Jane."
"I think so too." Loki chuckled, and there was even a hint of agreement in that laughter. "Gwen's tragedy originated from a careless accident at the level of a supreme narrator, yet it was ultimately solidified into a 'classic' of Spider-Man. Honestly, that was very unfair to her."
"...Huh?"
Miles froze, then asked Loki in disbelief, "You... actually know about that?"
Can God Loki break the fourth wall too?
"You mean this spacetime continuum known as the 'Marvel Multiverse'?" Loki said calmly. "Don't be so surprised, Miles. I know that because you possess memories from another world, you often feel that the people you encounter are all characters from comics or movies... But there's