Master's expression was solemn: "Fortunately, even in America, the nation has not completely fallen into the hands of these mutated monsters with Cthulhu Contamination genes. Humanity still believes in hope and love, hope and love are the only means for Life to cleanse the Cthulhu Contamination from within its body."
“Hope, love..”
Wood's eyes grew inexplicably moist.
In that instant, he witnessed countless great sacrifices from over ten thousand years ago—it was precisely because they never gave up hope and never stopped loving this world that the Human Civilization of the Previous Era was able to drive away the Cthulhu Creatures attempting to claim the Earth as their own during the most difficult moments of the Earth Cataclysm, with a resolve to perish together. Even knowing that those who survived had more or less suffered Cthulhu Contamination, they still passed the sparks of hope and love down to the Current Era.
In short—
Thud!
A loud bang shattered Wood's contemplation. Looking up, he saw a one-eyed black Raven tapping against the window with its large head.
One-eyed Raven?
Wood's heart sank inexplicably. Before he could act, the Jormungand Cat had already raised a paw, opened the window, and—
Whoosh!
He put Black Raven in his mouth.
How dare you disturb Papa! I'll just have to suffer through this and treat you as—
Don't eat me! I am a messenger of the God King Odin!
Big Raven cried out in a frantic panic, "I have come to deliver a message on the command of the God King! Let me go this instant! Or else—"
[Or what will happen?]
Jormungand Cat batted at Big Raven's wings and tail feathers with his paws.
Y-y-you.. you'll never see Fenrir again! The God King said that if I don't bring back Loki's reply in time, He will consider—
[If that idiot Fenrir dies, then so be it. Anyway, Papa already has other puppies by his side—Hey, what do you think of that suggestion, Anubis?]
Um.. uh.. well..
Anubis Dog twitched his ears, unwilling to acknowledge Jormungand Cat's words.
Jormungand Cat looked up, holding Big Raven in his mouth, waiting expectantly for Wood's reward.
Papa! Papa! Hurry up and praise me!
Wood..
After a brief moment of thought, he pried open the mouth of the Jormungand Cat and released the Big Raven, whose spine had been bitten off: "Where is Odin's letter?"
The God King says that he is very happy to hear that his dearest brother Loki has regained his memories, he hopes that Loki can come to the World Tree as soon as possible to drink mead with him and talk about everything that has happened since their separation.
One-eyed Raven announced with great solemnity, looking quite imposing—if one were to ignore his drooping feathers and broken spine.
Drink some mead together? And talk about everything that has happened since we parted?
Wood couldn't help but laugh out loud: "There hasn't been any brotherhood between Him and me for a long time!! It was He who personally severed our bond back then! No, He never had any real feelings for me from beginning to end, so naturally, there was no bond to be severed!"
[Since you're a liar, then I will—]
Jormungand Cat opened his Abyss Mouth, preparing to—
“So you don't care about Fenrir at all? He is one of your children! He is still chained near the Asgard Palace! If you refuse to meet the King of Gods, Odin, beneath the World Tree, Fenrir will become nourishment for the World Tree! To prevent the approach of Ragnarok!”
“——!”
Stung by One-eyed Raven's words, Wood grabbed Raven and attempted to snap his neck.
Calm down.
Master said calmly, "It is merely a messenger; killing it serves no purpose and might instead cause a delay in the meeting with Odin."
—Boss wants me to meet with Odin?
Wood was surprised.
Of course.
Master said, "You must settle your grudge with Him, not just to reclaim the things He took, but also for the true arrival of Ragnarok."
Ragnarok..
Wood repeated the phrase in a daze, as a mythic scene of Ragnarok surfaced before his eyes.
I will also attend with you, when the Last Supper is held.
Master added.
Then.. I..
Wood took a breath and released the One-eyed Raven, who was nearly suffocated by his grip: "Return to Odin immediately and tell him—everything that does not belong to Him shall return to its original owner. Ragnarok is accelerating, no power can stop the arrival of Fate!"
“..”
One-eyed Raven shook his feathers, walked with difficulty to the windowsill, spread his wings—
Thud!
Thud! He fell to the ground.
..
..
Half a month passed by in the blink of an eye.
During this time, Wood's world had neither monsters nor evil gods; there was only all manner of playfulness and romance. Every day was immersed in a baptism of joy and its lingering afterglow, indulging to his heart's content—
Papa, do you think that One-eyed Raven actually delivered the reply into the hands of that one-eyed Odin?
Jormungand Cat lay on the sun-drenched windowsill, asking Wood with a sense of boredom.
Wood remained silent, his mind filled with nothing but—
[As expected! Papa has a man who doesn't want children~ We children are so pitiful~ That guy Fenrir should be.. by now.. but it's hard to say, his body is even stronger than mine~ Only when Ragnarok arrives could he be killed by Fate~ No wonder Papa doesn't care about Odin's threat, after all, it's something the one-eyed man can't do~ Hehehe~]
I never thought about abandoning Fenrir. I just didn't know how to resolve my grudge with Odin while also saving Fenrir.. What happened back then..
Wood sighed, "I am sorry. If I could have recovered faster, you wouldn't have been taken away by Odin.. Odin.. Odin.. He.."
[Odin is a super villain! A bastard liar!]
Anubis Dog spoke out of the blue.
Hmm?
Wood looked at Anubis in surprise, "How are you also—"
More than a thousand years ago, He secretly came to Egypt to ask us about Papa, as we were in an extremely weakened state due to the loss of faith caused by the collapse of civilization.. I mean, He was asking us about the Previous Era from over ten thousand years ago—after all, only the temples of Ancient Egypt still preserved fragmented records of the World from over ten thousand years ago.. That Guy Set was so eager to restore his power—that he actually believed Odin's promise, in exchange for one of Odin's eyes, He told Him a vast number of secrets..
“Ah?”
Wood froze. "Odin's eye is actually—wait a minute! If this is the Truth, then doesn't the World Tree—"
[The World Tree in Norse Mythology is the manifestation of the Tree of Life in Ancient Hebrew culture, concepts such as the Tree of Life, the origin of the Nine Pillars, the eternal battle between the Sun God Ra and the Chaos Serpent all originate from the Previous Era over ten thousand years ago, which has long since vanished!]
Anubis Dog was incredibly indignant.
[A bunch of frauds! They're all frauds!]
Wood, however, suddenly realized the truth: "So that's how it is. It's no wonder then.."
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Hello~
After three knocks, Cain, wrapped in a White Silk Scarf, appeared at the window: "Darling, can you open the window and let me in?"
No.
Wood said without a moment's hesitation.
Because Master is not here?
Aren't you certain he isn't here before coming to find me?
Wood spoke with a hint of irritation, driven by past experience, he instinctively glanced around.
—Are you looking for Hela?
I'm worried you're using your tricks again.
You're clearly just looking for Hela~
"You're clearly looking for Hela~" Cain said sarcastically, snapping his fingers in mid-air.
Snap!
A massive, flourishing tree that seemed to support the heavens and the earth emerged in Wood's field of vision. Standing beneath the tree were several classical Gods, their entire bodies shimmering with White Light. Leading them was a man with white hair and a white beard, holding a long spear, with one eye covered by an eye patch.
Odin?
Wood asked cautiously.
Long time no see, my dear brother.
Odin opened his mouth, his Voice as loud as thunder from the heavens.
“..”
(Just as the Boss expected, Odin indeed took the initiative to come looking for him.)
Wood frowned, muttering inwardly, forced a polite smile onto his face: "Cain, you first murderer, Vampire, Cannibal from Hebrew mythology, since when did you become friends with the gods of Asgard? You're even helping them find people?"
I and They..
Cain curled the corners of his mouth into an evil crescent shape: "We are not friends; we simply happen to have interests that align, so we have formed a temporary alliance."
—You and Odin formed an alliance? How does the content of the alliance involve selling me out to Odin?
Wood retorted sharply.
Hearing this, the Jormungand Cat, who was lying on the sofa playing with a ball of yarn in boredom, raised his head alertly, the Anubis Dog instantly sat up straight—multiple furnishings in the room came to life the moment Wood asked his sharp question, making rustling sounds!