[Inside the small room, Loki saw Mobius adjusting the orb-like device. Sensing an opportunity, he quickly moved toward him.]
[But Mobius was no ordinary man. Without hesitation, he raised the remote control in his hand and pressed it.]
[With a swish, Loki's timeline was reset, forcing him helplessly back to his original position.]
[Mobius said calmly:]
["I told you, here at the Time Variance Authority, time doesn't flow the same way it does outside."]
Peter Parker couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath, stammering nervously:
"Mr. Stark… do you think what Mobius just said is… real?"
Tony thought for a moment, then his expression suddenly relaxed:
"From a scientific point of view, controlling the life paths of every intelligent being in the universe is an impossible task."
"If the TVA really is, as I suspect, an organization powered by science, then no matter how advanced their technology is, they still couldn't achieve that."
Hearing Tony's words, Peter let out a long sigh of relief, his body finally relaxing.
After witnessing Thanos's earth-shattering might and the TVA's godlike methods, Peter had felt as if his entire worldview had been shattered beyond repair.
But now, he realized that this mustached man named Tony really was a true giant in the field of science.
Since even Tony said so, Peter felt he could rest easy for now.
His life belonged to himself—
Not to some so-called Time-Keepers,
Not to some prewritten program.
[The video continued.]
[Mobius and Loki sat across from each other at a table.]
[Staring at Loki's defiant face, Mobius opened a can of soda.]
["I specialize in hunting down dangerous Variants."]
["Like me?" Loki asked coldly.]
[Mobius took a sip of his drink and shook his head.]
["No. The truly dangerous ones. And you…"]
[He glanced at Loki and shook his head lightly.]
["You're just a little pussycat."]
"What?"
In the livestream, Loki felt a surge of fury rush straight to his head.
This mortal dared to look down on him like that?
Even as a criminal, he—Loki, Prince of Asgard—should be the most dangerous, the most terrifying of all!
["…I have some questions for you. If you can answer honestly, maybe I can give you what you want."]
["You want to leave this place, don't you?" Seeing Loki tilt his head, Mobius smiled approvingly.]
["Good. Then let's begin."]
["If you could return to your original timeline… what would you do?"]
[Loki thought for a moment before answering:]
["I would finish what I was meant to do."]
[Mobius raised an eyebrow.]
["Specifically…"]
[Loki answered with a look of pride:]
["Of course, to claim my throne!"]
["Oh, so you want to be a king."]
["I'm not wanting to be a king. I was born a king!" Loki said decisively.]
["Hmm, I see. But exactly what realm do you want to rule?"]
Under Mobius's relentless questioning, Loki finally revealed his answer.
["Midgard. The Central Realm. Earth!"]
["Alright, if you're already the king of Earth, then what's next?" Mobius pressed, determined to get to the bottom.]
[Loki's face broke into his signature cunning smile:]
["Next, of course, is Asgard. And then… all Nine Realms!"]
Seeing this, Odin let out a helpless sigh, feeling a twinge of regret for the first time.
When Thor and Loki were children, he had told them that they were born to be kings.
Odin had originally meant that each should rule their respective realms—Thor over Asgard, Loki over Jotunheim—so that both realms would remain at peace.
But now, it seemed that his words had only stirred Loki's ambition inappropriately!
[Thor: Loki, so you actually want to become the king of all Nine Realms. Why have you never told me before?]
[Loki Odinson: Fool. That version of me on the screen was just fooling Mobius—you actually believed it.]
[Thor: Oh… as expected of the God of Mischief. Looks like that guy completely fell for it. Hahaha…]
Looking at the livestream comments, Tony let out a long sigh, turned to Loki, pointed at his own temple, and quietly asked:
"Your brother… has he always been like this?"
Loki shot Tony a cold glance, but in the end, he slightly nodded.
So… that's why he's so resentful.
Why can someone like him be king, while he, Loki, cannot?
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