On Thor's side, when he saw Alita extend her mechanical arm toward the hammer, he immediately became vigilant.
All the folks around Ye Li are weirdos; this one won't also be…
As it turned out.
He was overthinking it...
"Mm! ————ya~!!"
Alita's metal arm yanked hard at the hammer's handle, using all her strength; her wine-red cheeks flushed even redder from straining, but she still couldn't budge Thor's hammer an inch.
Thor let out a breath.
Ye Li also understood: it probably has to be a completely non-living entity to ignore the hammer's enchantment and lift it directly.
As for the enchantment's criteria for recognition, it likely requires qualities of a leader; at most Alita counts as an excellent warrior.
'Eh? … So that means Matilda has leadership qualities?'
Ye Li raised his eyes with a strange look and glanced at the second little sister sitting on his shoulders: 'You really can't tell from looking...'
"Ha~ Alita can't pick it up."
Matilda was watching with delight, her graceful legs swinging restlessly, the springy, tender skin of her thighs pressing snugly against Ye Li~
"Trying to squeeze me to death? Matilda, did you forget you're sitting on my shoulders right now?"
Ye Li reminded her and flicked the tender flesh of her thigh with his fingers.
He had to admit... it felt surprisingly springy and soft....
"Big brother's body is so strong, it's fine, right~"
Matilda mischievously squeezed her legs again, "Even if Jessica and the others all teamed up, they still wouldn't be a match for you, Li."
Thinking of that scene, her little face reddened a bit, and the legs that were squeezing him rubbed slightly.
That movement stoked a fire in Ye Li's lower abdomen.
He turned his head to the side, trying to calm himself down and ignore the smooth skin just under the hem of her shorts....
…..
Just as Asgard was singing and dancing, bustling with excitement.
In the dim deep space at the other end of the universe.
A colossal interstellar mothership hovered silently.
Thanos's flagship—Sanctuary III.
"The Ancient One is gone; there's still one Odin left..."
Thanos's towering frame sat upright upon a metallic floating throne, his gaze falling on an eyeball-shaped artifact.
This thing was called the Eye of the Warlock, somewhat similar to the Eye of Agamotto; although it didn't have the Time Stone's powerful foresight, it could still let Thanos roughly understand the status of some powerful beings he was paying attention to.
"I remember... he has a daughter who's not very obedient...."
Thanos tapped his thick purple fingers. "In that regard… I can somewhat relate… Ebony Maw, you know what to do."
"Yes, my lord."
Standing below, Ebony Maw placed a hand to his chest and bowed gracefully. "I will send people to Asgard and find a way to release Hela."
"She's a threat too…"
Thanos closed his eyes slowly. "When they've fought each other to a standstill, we'll take them both out... and destroy Asgard altogether...."
Thanos wasn't the kind of big villain who just charged in headfirst without thinking.
On the contrary, his strength lies in being very good at finding and seizing opportunities.
Just look at the timing when the purple potato finally made his move in the original timeline—————
Not only had Odin passed away and the Ancient One fallen to her death, but the living planet Ego had been blown up and Star-Lord had lost his divine power; Surtur had destroyed Asgard and vanished together with Hela; Laufey had been assassinated, and Jotunheim had suffered large-scale destruction; the "spicy chicken" Malekith and the remaining Dark Elves were gone; Dormammu had been forced to retreat; Ronan was dead too; Captain Marvel had gone off on a distant journey; the Avengers were split; Wakanda had gone through civil war; the Ravagers were in-fighting and Yondu had sacrificed himself; Ultron was completely used up, Thor's hammer was shattered, and Groot was just a sapling....
The strong characters were almost all sealed or nerfed; you could say it was the best time for Thanos to strike, and he seized that chance.
It's just a pity, he didn't expect there was still an Ant-Man hiding in the Quantum Realm…
…..
Asgardian Palace Hall.
"Ah~ big brother, what are you doing…"
Matilda let out a soft exclamation, her pretty face turning rosy from Ye Li's devilish antics…
"S-stop that already; how about I give you this to eat…"
She took the banquet candy from her little mouth, pulled a strand of silvery string, and pushed it toward Ye Li's lips, trying to stuff it into his mouth.
"Get that away, get that away, it's covered in your saliva." Ye Li turned his head aside with a show of disgust, dodging it.
Matilda was a bit speechless. "You were kissing my thigh! … and you're still picky about saliva…"
Her eyes rolled slightly, then she suddenly lowered her voice to him. "Li, can you turn around a bit? Put your back to everyone else..."
"What? You're not watching Alita anymore?"
"Not watching her~!"
"Alright."
Just turning around.
Ye Li readily agreed and turned away.
Only—
Matilda swung her little boots and said to him again, "Good big brother~ help me take my shoes off too."
Though her height was far from Ye Li's, her leg proportions were long, so her feet happened to be around his waist level, letting him easily reach and hold them.
"What do you want to do?"
Ye Li was a bit puzzled, but he still helped her slip off the boots, revealing a pair of snow-white feet wrapped in semi-transparent short stockings.
And once the shoes were off, the girl swung her two feet, controlled the destiny spider silk that made up the white socks to unravel, turning into two anklets hanging around her ankles, letting a pair of fair little feet be clearly displayed before Ye Li.
Moreover, because her body is in great condition, and thanks to the spatial attribute of the destiny spider silk, there wasn't a trace of sweat or odor on those snowy feet; under the lights, they seemed to glow white and looked exceedingly beautiful.
"It seems big brother's body isn't feeling too well; let me give you a foot massage for a bit."
Smiling softly, Matilda slid the pair of jade-like feet down along his lower abdomen, the toes snowy and lustrous like cream...…