The circumstances behind Thor's arrival were simple.
At the banquet celebrating his victorious return, Thor had met a divine envoy from Vanaheim who had come to pay his respects.
Then, thanks to a whole mess of factors,
Thor had accidentally beaten up the envoy.
And left him seriously injured.
Even the king of the Vanir had come demanding an explanation.
Although the Vanir had submitted to the Asgardians, they were vassals, not slaves.
What was Asgard playing at, treating their envoy like that?
Odin really hadn't arranged this incident. He had still been agonizing over what excuse to use.
Now Thor had practically declared, "Don't worry, Dad! I'll find you an excuse myself!"
Seizing the opportunity, Odin sealed Thor's divine power and stripped him of the right to wield his hammer. Then, as agreed with Jiang Xiang, he banished Thor to Midgard.
According to the original course of events,
the muscular brute would regain his confidence with the help of his girlfriend, Jane Foster, and grow into a worthy... Thor.
But at this point in time... Jane Foster was still around.
Jane Foster and her useless old professor had been devoting themselves to studying celestial phenomena.
Their so-called celestial research amounted to searching for traces of the Bifrost.
Whenever signs of the Bifrost appeared, Jane Foster and her old professor would invariably turn up.
By then, Odin had quietly fallen asleep, and Queen Frigga had handed Gungnir, the divine spear symbolizing royal authority, to Loki.
A trial for Thor and Loki had begun!
Of course, if Sylvie distinguished herself, she could actually be considered too...
"Professor Erik, what is this thing?"
"It seems to seal off the area. Won't we suffocate once we use up all the air?"
"Surely it won't come to that..."
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