Once Odin's figure had completely vanished, Loki collapsed onto the floor of the Great Hall, utterly drained.
He gasped for breath as waves of crushing exhaustion washed over him, making him feel as though he might pass out at any moment.
To complete the task Tony had given him, he had truly drained himself dry this time.
Fortunately, the result was gratifying. He had completed his mission and sent Odin out of Asgard.
Such a feat sounded like a fantasy, and indeed it was. As the King of the Gods, Odin held absolute home-field advantage in Asgard.
Without his permission, no one could expel him from Asgard. That was the authority of the King of the Gods.
To complete his mission, Loki had therefore needed to find another way and make Odin willingly exile himself.
That was why he had appeared so dejected at the outset: to stir Odin's fatherly affection and lower his guard.
Only with some covert guidance on top of that had he barely managed to succeed.
"Well done!"
Suddenly, a voice rang out behind him, scaring Loki out of his wits.
He whipped his head around, only letting out a long sigh of relief when he saw Tony.
"What brings you here?" Loki asked in confusion.
Tony smiled and offered an explanation.
"I sensed your presence and guessed you might have made your move, so I came to take a look."
"Now that Odin has been banished, what do we do next?"
"Wait!"
"Someone will take care of what comes next on their own."
"But there's no way to hide Odin's disappearance. Someone could discover it at any moment, and then all of Asgard will be thrown into chaos."
"That will be up to you."
"Sorry for the trouble, but you'll have to play the King