London.
"Wow!"
Jane suddenly appeared in the room, and Darcy, who noticed the movement, looked up and just caught the sight of the magical portal vanishing.
"Jane! What was that just now!? Is that your boyfriend's ability?!"
Darcy ran over, shouting, and started circling around Jane.
"Yes, yes."
Jane pushed Darcy away and walked to the computer, intending to jot down the knowledge she had read, then organize it, link it with scientific theoretical foundations, and turn it into a serious scientific paper.
"Wow! Some people go on a honeymoon with their boyfriend and forget their friends~"
Darcy quipped.
"What nonsense! And also, don't you care about my safety when I'm gone?"
Jane glared at Darcy, but couldn't help laughing.
"Look at you! You're glowing, and I should be worried about your safety-!?"
Darcy was simply envious of Jane!
The boyfriend is handsome and a superhero!
She'd really love to have that kind of luck!
"Jane! Tell me what kind of superhero your boyfriend is and what powers he has!"
Darcy couldn't contain her curiosity, grabbed Jane's shoulders, and started shaking her!
"Alright, alright, he's a mage and can cast all sorts of spells!"
Jane replied helplessly.
"Oh my God! He's really a mage!? Was that what just happened when you suddenly appeared?"
"Yes!"
"So handsome! So cool!!" Darcy paced excitedly back and forth.
"Jane! Ask your boyfriend if he has a single friend so you can introduce me!"
"I don't know! And stop bothering me while I'm researching!"
"Unfair!" Darcy pouted.
"Darcy, call Jane, see if she answers; if not, I'll report her missing."
Professor Erik, focused on something, pushed the door open and entered.
"Professor, I'm back!"
"Jane?! You're finally back, where have you been! I couldn't reach you at all!"
"I was with Alaric, sorry for making you worry." Jane apologized.
"Alaric? Your superhero boyfriend, right?" Erik nodded, as if he understood.
"I already said, there's no need to worry about Jane's safety." Darcy rolled her eyes.
"Alright, as long as you're back."
"Professor! I found something that can already prove I can pass through a wormhole!"
Jane pulled Professor Erik and Darcy and recounted her experience.
Hearing this, Erik and Darcy thought Jane had gone crazy.
But then Jane slowly convinced them both with the knowledge from Asgard.
That also made Erik extremely excited, and he began to seriously study the secrets of the Nine Realms, the World Tree, and this universe!
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New York Temple.
Alaric had closed his eyes and continued to comprehend the magical knowledge recorded by the Vishanti in the Eye of All-Seeing.
This time, through the Asgardian magic book and understanding of the Norn runes, Alaric progressed much faster.
Alaric didn't know what he would eventually reach or what kind of enlightenment would happen if he interpreted and understood that knowledge.
After all, as the gods of "white" magic, the Vishanti are the embodiment of magic, extremely mysterious and powerful.
Just as Alaric was diving into understanding with his eyes closed, a portal suddenly shimmered.
The Ancient One stepped out of it.
"Alaric."
"Huh? Ancient One? What are you doing here?" Alaric opened his eyes and looked at the Ancient One in surprise.
"Isn't it — because of you." Ancient One sat across from Alaric and rolled her eyes.
"Because of me?"
"How did you go to Asgard this time?" asked the Ancient One.
"Oh! My girlfriend is an astronomer, so I took her to experience the Rainbow Bridge."
Alaric then remembered that, in Asgard, because of Odin and Frigga's strange behavior, he almost suspected he had "crossed over," so he asked the Ancient One.
"Girlfriend? You're in love!?"
The Ancient One looked at Alaric, shocked.
No way, you're always in the temple, rarely go out, how did you even meet a girlfriend?
Also, how long have you even known each other since you've been together!?
The Ancient One stared at Alaric, dumbfounded.
Is this kid really that skilled in these things?
"Yes, and it's not like I didn't also go get some magical knowledge from the Vishanti; since I needed interpretations, I went to the library to borrow books, met Jane, and then…"
"Wait a minute!"
The Ancient One suddenly reached out a hand and interrupted Alaric, suddenly standing up and bending over.
"Hey! What are you doing!?"
Alaric was startled by the Ancient One's sudden movement.
"That is… the Eye of Agamotto?"
The Ancient One took the Eye of Agamotto from Alaric's chest and asked suspiciously.
"Yes."
"Where did you get it? And isn't that mine?"
The Ancient One sat down, took theirs from their own chest, and looked at it.
Confirmed, although the shapes were identical, the magical vibrations the same, and maybe even the abilities, Alaric's Eye did not have the Time Stone.
That confused the Ancient One quite a bit — isn't there supposed to be only one Eye of Agamotto?
How does Alaric have this one?
"Ah, didn't I just say, I got some magical knowledge from the Vishanti, and then the Vishanti gave me a few gifts. Then I went to the London library, met Jane, and…"
"Wait!!"
The Ancient One again suddenly interrupted Alaric.
"What's wrong with you! Can't you let me finish how I met Jane!"
Alaric looked at the Ancient One awkwardly.
I mean, if you have questions, can't you just wait for me to finish and then ask.
"Who cares how you met your girlfriend?!"
The Ancient One looked at him speechlessly.
"Alright, what do you want to ask?"
"You met the Vishanti? And even received magical knowledge and gifts?!"
The Ancient One asked suspiciously.
So, what exactly were you doing that day!?
"Yes, this Eye of Agamotto was given to me by the Vishanti." Alaric nodded.
"What else? Didn't you say, a few?"
"Also the Flame of the Vishanti and one tear."
Alaric said, and a golden divine flame burst from his right hand.
"Seriously… Kid, you're really lucky, you actually managed to get a gift from the Vishanti!"
The Ancient One looked at Alaric with a hint of envy!
After all, the Ancient One had never been treated like that!!
And if the Ancient One wasn't mistaken, those three gifts symbolize Agamotto, Hoggoth, and the goddess Oshtur.
Why were the Vishanti so kind toward Alaric?
The Ancient One couldn't figure it out.
But thought it was very good!
Because, with Alaric from now on, Kamar-Taj, the Dark Dimension, or demons from other dimensions wouldn't be able to invade Earth!
Aren't there three gifts?
"And one more? Where is that tear?"
The Ancient One also wanted to see how miraculous the goddess Oshtur's tears were.
"Khmm, I used it." Alaric said he had been forced to use it.
"Where did it go?"
"The me you see now, I used that tear to reconstruct my body and transform into a new me with the body of a god."
Alaric explained.
"Reconstructed body… godly body… Wait a minute!"
"You became a god!?"
The Ancient One shouted in shock! He looked at Alaric with a stunned expression!
Just how capable are you really!
In just a few days, you became a god!