Morning sunlight spilled across the nursery, warm and golden. Birds perched on the balcony, singing softly as the new day began in Asgard.
Roy opened his eyes slowly—his silver eyelashes glittering in the light.He felt rested. Stronger. Sharper.His template merge and skill integration had settled within him like sleeping storms.
The moment he fully woke, a translucent blue screen materialized.
[SYSTEM PANEL OPENING]
Roy inhaled, steadying himself.Time to see what he had become.
◆ SYSTEM PANEL ◆
Host: Roy OdinsonTitles: Youngest Prince of Asgard / Lady Killer / Reborn Person
Bloodline: Shadow Monarch + ?Cosmic Power: Sub-Heavenly Father Level*(Currently suppressed to: Enhanced Level)
Cosmic Power Rankings:Mortal < Enhanced < Surface Level < Sub-Heavenly Father < Heavenly Father < Single Universe < Multi-Universe < OBA < OAA
Skills:
Great Sage
Predator
Shadow Extraction (new)
Rules Authority (new)
Shadow Army: 100 (new)
Template: Shadow Monarch (10%)
System Backpack:
Yamato
Summon Characters × 4
System Store: Unlocked
Roy's (Alex's) Reaction
Roy stared at the panel for a full three seconds.
"…Lady Killer?"
His tiny baby face puffed in disbelief.
"I'm one month old! Why is that a title!?"
The system chimed casually:
[HOST MUST ACCEPT REALITY. WOMEN FIND YOU ADORABLE.]
Roy froze.
"…you're telling me my cuteness is literally lethal?"
[CORRECTION: NOT LETHAL. JUST HIGHLY EFFECTIVE.]
Roy fell silent, staring at the sky.
"…I didn't reincarnate into Marvel to become a baby heart-breaker," he muttered inside his mind.
But then again…Considering how Frigga, the maids, the shieldmaidens, and even some of Odin's female guards reacted to him…
Maybe the system wasn't wrong.
Checking His Power
Roy moved to the next section.
Sub-Heavenly Father Level (suppressed).
Even he was stunned.
"That's insane… That means…"
Thor at this age = mortal baby.Thor when older, awakened lightning = multi-building/low-god tier.Odin = peak Heavenly Father, almost universe-tier.
And Roy?
Even suppressed, he was already far above any normal being.
"Thank god I asked for suppression… If Odin sensed this, he'd freak out."
If Odin looked into his soul right now, he'd see:
A sleeping Monarch.An unknown bloodline.And cosmic power no one could explain.
Roy shivered.
"Nope. Not happening. I'm staying under the radar."
The Mystery Bloodline
He glanced at the "?" beside bloodline.
"What's the unknown part? System?"
[HOST MUST DISCOVER IT ON YOUR OWN.]
Roy groaned.
"You're telling me I have an OP bloodline and I don't even know what it is?"
[CONFIRMED.]
He wanted to cry.
New Skills
He checked the rest.
Shadow Extraction → Extract shadows of defeated beings to become minions.Rules Authority → Monarch authority that bends lesser wills to obey.Shadow Army: 100 → Initial army capacity unlocked.
Roy trembled.
"I'm becoming Jinwoo way too fast…"
Marvel had no idea what was coming.
Decision
After reviewing everything, Roy nodded to himself and closed the panel.
"Heimdall didn't check on me yesterday. Odin didn't. Thor and Loki are still infants. Good."
No one had noticed anything.
His barrier last night had worked perfectly.
Roy yawned lightly, rolled over, and pulled the blanket to his cheek.
"…Five more minutes…"
And just like that, the mighty future Monarch of Shadows…fell asleep hugging his blanket like a tiny kitten.
A Mother's Warmth
A few minutes later, Frigga entered the room.
She paused.
Roy was curled up adorably, silver hair glowing like moonlight on the pillow. His little hands clutched the blanket tightly, lips slightly parted as he breathed softly.
Frigga's heart melted instantly.
"Ohhh… my sweet little star…"
She leaned over, gently brushing a hand through his soft hair.
"He sleeps like an angel…"
She kissed his forehead softly, careful not to wake him, and covered him more warmly.
Then she moved to Thor's crib—where Thor snored loudly—and Loki's crib, where Loki slept face-down in the blanket like a disgruntled cat.
Frigga laughed quietly.
"My three sons… each so unique."
She had no idea that the quietest of them…was already preparing for a future that would shake the cosmos.