The King of Giants of Jotunheim, the noisy country of Thrymheim, hosts a banquet to welcome Loki, Thor, Kevin, and others.
Because Hela's walk attracted most of the attention at the scene, no one paid attention to Kevin's situation at the moment.
The bright red blood dripping from the tail of the Jörmungandr, who was transformed into a kitten by Loki's magic, gradually transformed into a very small Jörmungandr in Kevin's hands.
Then, under Kevin's slightly stunned gaze, the little Jörmungandr stood up, looked up at Kevin, spit out his snake tongue, and called out softly.
Then he twisted his body to Kevin's wrist, looked at the red rope that represented the contract with Slude, tilted his head slightly, moved it back, wrapped it around his wrist, and opened his mouth to bite his tail.
Then the body gradually stiffened and turned into a black and blue bracelet with Jörmungandr's body printed on it.
Kevin raised his head, looked at the bracelet, and subconsciously turned his head to look at Neil, who was standing on his shoulder.
Then he cast a puzzled look at Loki, who was hesitant to speak, and at Jörmungandr, who was in kitten form and retracted his tail, looking at him quietly.
"Lord Loki, this is..."
Loki did not answer Kevin but sighed silently, looked at Jörmungandr, and said seriously, "I will try my best, but...if we are in Asgard, you must promise not to make any noise.
Additionally, if you intend to use this child to achieve your own goals, it's important that you understand what to do when something goes wrong.
Upon hearing this, Jörmungandr nodded slightly, wagged his tail a little, tilted his head to look at Kevin again, moved closer in a flattering manner, and rubbed Kevin's feet.
"I'm sorry, Kevin." Just as Kevin subconsciously wanted to reach out and touch the Jörmungandr that had turned into a kitten, Loki spoke up with a rare look of apology on his face, saying, "My two children... Thank you for your trouble."
Kevin looked at the bracelet in his hand, thought for a moment, and said seriously, "If there is anything I can do to help, I will definitely do it, but..."
"Just?" Loki asked.
Kevin smiled brightly, turned his head to glance at Hela, who was walking in front of Thor, and said to Loki with a tearful expression, "Lord Loki, are you really teasing me like this... Hela, she is not such a petty person, right?
You have to explain it to her for me!"
"Explain?" Loki blinked, the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "What is there to explain? Aren't you having fun?"
Hearing this, even Jörmungandr nodded. You know, even as a brother, he had never touched Hela's head!
"That's what I said..." Kevin, with a tangled face, tilted his head to look at Hela and, at the same time, couldn't help muttering in his heart, I didn't expect that in the Age of Gods, Hela would actually be a loli...
"That's not her original appearance." Loki saw what Kevin was thinking: "What you saw was just the embodiment of her power of 'aging'... Come to think of it, you do know Hela."
As he spoke, Loki gave Kevin a meaningful smile, narrowed his eyes, and said, "This makes me curious; what do you mean by 'knowing part of fate'?"
Loki, the god of trickery, was staring at Kevin, who felt extremely stressed and couldn't help but swallow. Just as he turned his eyes and thought about how to answer, he saw Loki smiling again and reaching out to touch Kevin's head, who was half-squatting.
"Forget it, it doesn't matter." After saying that, Loki rubbed his head twice, turned around, and left.
Looking at his leaving back, Kevin, who felt a little relieved, noticed his gaze. He turned around and saw that Neil and Jörmungandr were looking at him. He knew that they were curious about Loki's words.
However, some things are really inconvenient to talk about, so Kevin raised his head and pretended not to see it.
"Come to think of it... Kevin, you have been quite popular since you came to the World Tree." Seeing that Kevin was unwilling to speak, Neil helped to divert Jörmungandr's attention... At the same time, she did feel a little emotional in her heart.
"As for Hela, I remember she is your sister, Fenrir and Master Jörmungandr. She is also the goddess of death, right?"
Jörmungandr nodded to Nell.
Nell knew Hela because she heard Fenrir mention her when she came to the human world with her to see Jörmungandr.
"Lady Balder, the goddess of light; Lady Hodr, the goddess of darkness; Lady Freya, the goddess of beauty, Lady Skadi, the goddess of ice and snow; and now Lady Hela, the goddess of death..."
Neil said, looking at Kevin with a very strange look, "In addition, there is Thor's daughter Slude and Lady Brunhilde... It's not even four months yet!"
"What exactly do you want to say?" Kevin responded to Neil, drawing a few black lines on his forehead, while Jörmungandr remained completely stunned.
Neil flapped her wings: "I didn't just say it casually; I just spoke from my heart."
After saying that, Neil rolled her eyes and said to Kevin, "Do you think I should tell them about that?"
"That thing?" Kevin was slightly stunned.
Neil looked at Kevin, hesitant to speak. "Kevin, have you forgotten what you said before you left?"
"I said it before I left... um." Kevin reacted and was stunned for a moment, then his body froze slightly.
"Neil, you...you told them?" Kevin swallowed hard.
"Not yet." Neil winked at Kevin, "I'm considering it now!"
"Dad Neil, no, Mom Neil!" Kevin turned around abruptly, grabbed Neil, and after gathering his emotions, he looked at her with a pitiful expression and said, "You, you can't bear to be so cruel to me, right?"
"No." Neil replied immediately, "Of course I can't bear it... I don't know who gave me to others to play with as a toy the other day."
Humph, Neil raised her head proudly.
Fight me... How many years do you think I've known you?
I even remember clearly how when you were a little kid, Scathach stripped you naked and threw you into the bathtub, and she gave you a bath herself!
"That's...I, I think I can explain it, Mother Neil; you must ask me to explain it!"
Jörmungandr looked at the farce in front of him and tilted his head slightly. Simultaneously, this interruption caused him to forget what Loki had just said.
After a period of time, she changed her name from a little girl from the giant tribe and wrestled with Thor, the god of thunder. She used the power of aging to allow Thor to touch her. Her strength instantly became aged and weak. After easily defeating Thor, she completed the mission and returned here.
Hela returned to Jörmungandr's side. Her red eyes looked at Kevin, who subconsciously moved aside and gave her an awkward but polite smile. She was stunned for a moment, then tilted her head thoughtfully and said to Jörmungandr, "Does he know?"
Jörmungandr nodded slightly.
"...Now that you know, why don't you leave here?" Hela turned around and looked at Kevin in front of her. After a moment, her expression remained unchanged.
"Yeah." Kevin stretched out his hand and coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment, then said to Hela with a serious face, "Dear Lady Hela, the Goddess of Death, I think we can talk a little. You have to believe me; I really have no intention of offending you!"
"I know." Hela replied calmly. Looking at the stunned Kevin, she said calmly, "If you had, I would have killed you right away... Even if my father were there, it would have been useless."
Kevin looked at Hela in front of him. At this moment... he didn't know how to respond for a moment.
After saying this, Hela turned her gaze away and looked at Jörmungandr: "We should go back."
Jörmungandr nodded slightly and came to Hela's side.
Hela turned around without even thinking of saying hello to Loki. After completing the agreed task, she took a step forward without any reluctance, ready to leave.
Kevin looked at her back, feeling a little confused for a moment...
"Um, Lady Hela!"
Hela stopped, turned around, and looked at Kevin quietly.
"What's up?"
"Hmm..." Kevin was stunned, feeling a little confused.
Why did you call her?
"...Um, you..." Kevin hesitated for a long time; his mind was a little confused, and finally he came up with a reason and hurriedly said, "Do you want to see Husky... ahem, Fenrir?"
Hearing this, Hela's gaze lingered on Kevin for a while and finally focused on the bracelet he was wearing. She tilted her head to look at Jörmungandr and then said to Kevin, "No... I'll trouble you to take care of my brother and the others."
Hela was tempted for a moment, but she understood that Odin might tolerate part of Jörmungandr's will to sneak into Asgard, but he would never allow her to enter.
"Anything else?" Hela asked.
"Hmm..." Kevin froze for a moment.
Seeing this, Hela glanced around and then turned around again.
"etc.!"
This time even Neil was confused. She turned her head to look at Kevin, wondering why Kevin called Hela again and again. In fact... he was not quite sure in his heart.
"Um... Hela, aren't you angry? I'm treating you like a child."
"I am a child now." Hela replied calmly, "And you don't know, so why should I be angry?"
"Hmm... I suddenly remembered something. Hela, I am a friend of your brother Fenrir. I am also a friend of your brother Jörmungandr, right?"
Jörmungandr remained stunned for a moment.
When did I become your friend?
Hela didn't know what Kevin was going to do, but she nodded anyway.
Then Kevin forced out a stiff smile and said, "If that's the case... Hela, shouldn't you call me Brother Kevin?"
puff--!
The moment he finished speaking, Loki, who was sitting next to Thor, who had a dazed look on his face and was somewhat doubting his life, happily drinking wine and eavesdropping on the conversation between Kevin and Hela, couldn't help but spray directly at Thor's face.
"Loki, what are you doing!"
Thor yelled angrily.
"Calm down, Thor, I didn't mean it! Wait a minute, calm down first!" Loki fended off Thor, and at the same time, he couldn't help but turn his head to look over, wanting to see what Kevin was up to.
Not only were Loki, Jörmungandr, and Nell stunned, but they also stared blankly at Kevin with a "You are so brave!" expression.
Hela was very calm. She remained stunned for a while before coming to her senses and frowning slightly at Kevin.
Even though she had only known Kevin for three or four days, Hela, who was as smart as Loki, could see through him.
After all, Kevin was not a difficult person to understand, so after thinking for a while, Hela understood why Kevin called her.
She looked at the front with a confused look on her face. "What did I just say? Who am I? Where am I?" The corners of Kevin's mouth rose slightly, almost invisibly.
"You want me to call you brother? ... It's not impossible."
"Well, Lady Hela, calm down. I didn't say anything just now. I definitely had a brain seizure just now. What did I...eh?" Kevin was stunned. Together with Neil and Jörmungandr beside him, they opened their eyes wide and looked at Hela, who had a calm expression.
The three of them simultaneously looked as if they were asking, "Do I have a cat disease in my ears?"
"But it's too early to say this temporarily... If I lose the bet between my father and me," Hela said to the stunned crowd, "then I will fulfill your request...
I'm just afraid of that time."
Having said that, Hela turned around without any lingering feelings, leaving Kevin with a sentence that puzzled him: "You don't want to acknowledge me as your sister."
Jörmungandr looked at Hela's departing back and suddenly didn't want to leave anymore. He stared at Kevin and wanted to run back and ask him what had happened between Kevin and Hela.
What happened in just a few days? Is this still my cool sister? It must be fake!
"Brother, let's go."
However, after Hela said this lightly, Jörmungandr turned around instantly and followed obediently.
"...Neil, don't move."
As he said this, the stunned Kevin reached out and pinched Neil hard.
"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!" Neil turned into lightning in pain and appeared on Kevin's head, pecking at his head fiercely and angrily saying, "Kevin, what are you doing?!"
"No." Kevin held his head. "I just wanted to see if I was dreaming... Neil, what do you call this?"
"What's going on?" Neil glared at Kevin. "Didn't you cause all this?!"
"I was really confused just now. I don't even know why I said that." Kevin opened his eyes wide and said, "But why is she accompanying me to be crazy?"
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