Wanda's body stiffened for a moment, then relaxed, and she began to clumsily and awkwardly respond to Peter's kiss.
A warm tear slid from the corner of her eye.
It was a tear of joy.
From this day on, she had a new family.
...
Just as the feelings between Peter and Wanda were heating up rapidly,
in the next room.
Mantis was sitting cross-legged on the bed, the two antennae on her head twitching irregularly.
She closed her eyes, a smile appearing on her face that was extremely inconsistent with her pure appearance.
At this moment, she was listening with great interest to the two intertwined, strong emotional fluctuations in the next room, filled with joy and love.
"Oh... Oh! It feels so intense!"
"Is this... what falling in love feels like?"
"It really is... wonderful!"
As she sensed it, she let out an inexplicable exclamation.
Suddenly, the emotional fluctuations next door became more intense, and also more... intimate.
Two suspicious blushes appeared on Mantis's cheeks, and the antennae on her head trembled even more violently.
It was just... it seemed Wanda had beaten her to it.
She wondered when it would be her turn...
Thinking of this, Mantis suddenly felt a bit listless.
She retracted her antennae and hugged her head with a pillow.
Perhaps she should be more proactive too?
Just like... Peter tonight.
...
The next morning.
Peter first dropped Gwen off at Kamar-Taj, then returned to Parker Manor, and naturally brought Wanda downstairs to eat.
In the dining room, Felicia was spreading jam on toast.
She looked up, saw the two walking side by side, paused for a moment, then the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she continued to spread her jam.
Sif was sitting on the other side of the dining table, her gaze sweeping over Peter and Wanda.
She didn't speak, just raised her eyebrows at Peter, the meaning couldn't be clearer—Can't you just behave yourself?
"Morning~"
A slightly weary voice came from the direction of the stairs.
Mantis walked down slowly, holding the stair railing, with obvious dark circles under her eyes, looking listless.
"What's wrong with you?" Felicia asked.
"Ah... I drank too much coffee last night and didn't sleep well." Mantis yawned as she answered, her eyes drifting as she spoke, not looking at anyone.
Felicia didn't think much of it.
But Sif put down her fork.
She glanced at Mantis, then at Peter and Wanda, and the gears in her brain began to turn slowly.
Mantis's ability was to perceive emotions.
Peter went to Wanda's room last night.
There was only a wall between Mantis's room and Wanda's room.
And today Mantis showed up with dark circles saying she "didn't sleep well."
Sif: "..."
Good grief, I didn't expect you, an innocent sweetheart, to be the most perverted one!
You actually eavesdropped on them!
After an awkward breakfast, Peter had originally planned to take the girls to a private beach for a vacation while there was nothing to do.
But while packing, Sif suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Peter asked.
"Heimdall is calling me." Sif stood up. "Queen Frigga has something she wants to ask of you."
Hearing this, Peter had a vague guess in his heart.
It was likely related to Hela.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but perk up.
"Alright, plans have changed. Beach vacation and such will have to wait until Sif and I return from Asgard."
As soon as he finished speaking, a rainbow beam of light fell from the sky, precisely sending the two of them to the other end of the Bifrost Bridge.
...
When Peter opened his eyes, he was already standing at the entrance of Asgard.
Heimdall stood by the central console, holding his giant sword, and nodded slightly to the two.
"Mr. Parker, the Queen is waiting for you in the main hall of the Heavenly Palace."
Peter nodded at Heimdall, then followed Sif, familiar with the route, to the Heavenly Palace.
Because the two sides had cooperated many times and were already old acquaintances.
Frigga didn't bother with formalities and got straight to the point about why she invited Peter:
"Hela is coming back."
Hearing this name, Peter's expression remained normal, but Sif looked confused:
"Who is Hela?"
Frigga took a deep breath and began to explain:
"The child born to Odin and his ex-wife, the Goddess of Death who rules the Asgardian underworld and has been bound to Asgard since birth.
Before I married into Asgard, she was the most powerful warrior of Asgard and Odin's right-hand man..."
Frigga briefly recounted Hela's life, and finally added:
"Actually, ever since the day Odin died, I have been using magic to reinforce the seal, but with my ability, I simply cannot resist the speed at which Hela breaks through the seal."
"Within three days, Hela will break through the seal and return to claim everything she believes belongs to her!"
"What do you plan to do then?" Peter asked.
Frigga rubbed her temples, speaking with some pain:
"I have already sent Thor and Loki to Muspelheim."
"This is the method Odin left behind: use Surtur's power to destroy Asgard."
"Hela's power is directly connected to the land of Asgard. As long as she stands here, she is nearly invincible. The only way to completely destroy her is to destroy Asgard itself."
Speaking of this, Frigga looked at Peter with a solemn face and said:
"Mr. Parker, I asked you to come because I hope you can act as an insurance policy."
"In case Hela breaks free of the seal before Surtur arrives... I need someone who can hold her off, even if only for a short time."
"In addition, Odin once told me that he hoped to use Hela to temper Thor's will so that he could fully mature."
"But Hela is, after all, an existence who fought across the Nine Realms with Odin. I am worried that Thor cannot be her opponent."
"If possible, I would also like to ask you to save Thor's life at a critical moment."
"As a reward, in the future, if you have any needs from Asgard, all of us in Asgard will have no objections!"
Hearing this, Peter couldn't help but be silent for a few seconds, then couldn't help but complain:
"I understand the logic, but isn't this a bit too double-standard?"
Hearing this, Frigga helplessly rubbed her forehead:
"If it were possible, of course I would also hope to coexist peacefully with Hela, but the hatred of being banished for thousands of years by her own father is not something an outsider like me can eliminate."
Hearing this, Peter was silent for a moment, and couldn't help but think secretly in his heart.
If possible, maybe he could try?
If he couldn't do it, he would follow the original plan to destroy Asgard; if he could, then naturally everyone would be happy.
Hmm, in the end, it boils down to one sentence.
You Asgardians might make a huge profit, but I, Peter, will never lose!
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