Loki's Suspicion

Sylvie shrugged and said with an innocent look, "No conspiracy, just a coincidence, pure luck."

"Is that so?" Loki narrowed his eyes, suddenly lowering his body, leaning in close to Sylvie, and said with a smile that wasn't a smile, "The fools from the Time Variance Authority must have been aiming at you in the first place."

Sylvie's expression remained calm, but the fingers holding the goblet turned somewhat pale from the force.

"Mr. Loki, judging by your demeanor and upbringing, you should come from a good background, and your manners must be top-notch..."

"So... can you act a bit more like a gentleman?"

"After all, I just saved you."

"Yes." Loki suddenly laughed, sitting up straight and nodding apologetically, "It seems I overthought it, please forgive my offense."

"Of course it doesn't matter." Sylvie smiled magnanimously and raised her goblet.

"Not having another glass? Perhaps this will be the last time you ever drink this Aurora Brew."

"No need." Loki waved his hand in refusal, "Although I hail from Asgard, I am not fond of alcohol."

"Well, what a pity." Sylvie regretfully shook the Aurora Brew in her glass, lifted her slender neck, and drank it in one gulp.

"Hiccup~" She burped, her cheeks instantly flushing red.

Seeing that she seemed a bit drunk, Loki asked directly, "What are we going to do next?"

Sylvie picked up the pot-bellied wine bottle and poured herself another glass.

This time, however, she held the cup with both hands and began to sip the wine carefully.

"Hmm, as for what's next..."

As soon as her voice trailed off, the entire planet suddenly shook violently.

The glass door of the wine cabinet was instantly knocked open by the bottles inside.

A whole cabinet of fine wines came crashing down in a cacophony, smashing