Marvel: I became an ancestor by sacrificing offerings.

Odin's voice was calm.

Peter was so calm that he even doubted he had heard correctly.

But the weariness revealed in that single eye and the weariness emanating from him did not lie.

Furthermore, the warning from Peter's Observation Haki disappeared.

This shows that Odin has indeed put aside his hostility.

Seeing that he looked like an ordinary old man, Peter hesitated for a moment, but still chose to hand over Gungnir.

Odin smiled at him, then reached out and took Gungnir:

"Having it makes things much easier."

Odin leaned on Gungnir, which seemed to make him feel much more at ease.

Peter remained silent, waiting for Odin to speak.

Odin slowly walked to the edge of the Rainbow Bridge, looking down at the deep, bottomless starry sky, but what appeared in his single eye were ferocious and hideous phantoms.

"I shouldn't have woken up at this time."

"Odin's Sleep is my means of prolonging my life, but every time I wake up early, it causes serious backlash to my body."

After a moment of silence, Peter asked a very pointed question:

"So... how much longer do you have to live?"

Odin, far from being annoyed by these words, actually laughed:

"You're quite bold, you Midgard native."

"Maybe one year, maybe two years, who knows?"

At this point, his tone suddenly changed:

"Do you know why I punished Saul so severely, even banishing him to Midgard?"

Peter glanced at Thor, who was about to arrive in the distance, and then spoke:

"He's still too naive; he doesn't even know where his power comes from."

Upon hearing this, Odin first nodded, then shook his head:

"That's only a secondary reason..."

"When I was young, I was just as impulsive as him, with the idea of ​​spreading my fame throughout the Nine Realms and conquering east and west, sealing away one powerful figure after another."

"Only now, as I grow old and increasingly feel the seals I once placed loosening, do I realize how big a mistake I made back then."

"After I die... many beings will be resurrected."

Upon hearing this, Peter's pupils contracted slightly.

In his previous life, he couldn't understand Odin's behavior when watching movies, and even thought that Marvel was simply portraying the Allfather in a negative light for the sake of commercial plot development.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

Laufey, Hela, Fenrir, Surtur, Jormungandr...

These terrifying beings were sealed away by Odin one by one, a testament to his journey of leveling up by defeating monsters.

But after he dies, the seals on these guys won't be broken one by one in order.

Just like those singers who are young and have great talent, they write songs without restraint, but when they get older, even if they have the talent, they can't sing them anymore.

If Thor isn't allowed to grow to a level surpassing his own within the limited time available, and once Odin dies and the seals on those terrifying beings are broken, Asgard's fate is almost sealed.

"So, you want me to be his babysitter?" Peter asked bluntly.

Odin was clearly taken aback again, and after a moment he chuckled:

"I think 'ally' is a more appropriate term... I know what you're thinking, and I won't let you work for nothing."

As Odin spoke, he tapped his Gungnir, and then two things floated in front of Peter.

It was a tree branch and an iron ingot.

Peter could more or less guess what those two things were.

World Tree Branches and Uru Metal!

Both of these are raw materials for Gungnir. Theoretically, as long as a suitable blacksmith is found, he can forge a divine weapon comparable to Gungnir!

Well, although we lost 150,000, what we gained wasn't much less...

Without hesitation, Peter immediately put the two rewards into his storage ring.

"make a deal!"

……

"Father!"

Peter had just finished collecting his reward when Thor rushed over with Loki, his face a mixture of trepidation and excitement.

"It's my fault. I've let you down and failed to take good care of my younger brother..."

Hearing that Thor didn't blame him but instead took all the blame upon himself, Loki trembled and lowered his head, not daring to look into their eyes.

"Get up." Odin first helped Thor up, then looked at Loki and said:

"Child, lift your head."

Loki's eyes were red, but he gritted his teeth and stared intently at his toes.

"I said, look up."

This time, Loki finally raised his head.

His still-reddish eyes were filled with complex emotions: guilt, fear, resentment, grievance, anger... all mixed together.

"Punish me," Loki's voice was hoarse. "I'll take it whether you lock me in a dungeon or exile me."

Odin did not speak.

He simply stared at Loki in silence for a long time before slowly speaking:

"I was wrong."

His casual words left everyone present stunned.

Loki's expression froze instantly: "What did you say?"

"I said, I was wrong," Odin repeated, this time in a lower voice.

I shouldn't have hidden your background from you.

"Perhaps telling you the whole truth from the beginning would have been a better approach."

Loki wanted to say something, but his throat felt like it was blocked by something, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing his expression, Odin continued:

"Perhaps you no longer acknowledge me as your father, but I still have to say it..."

"That's enough!"

Loki suddenly let out a low growl.

His face didn't show anger and resentment, but rather utter collapse.

"Why are you apologizing to me? Why are you apologizing?!"

"I nearly destroyed the entire Midgard! I betrayed Asgard!"

"I've done so many terrible things, and you actually... you actually say you're the one who's wrong?!"

Odin did not answer.

He simply stood there, silently enduring Loki's roar.

Thor tried to step forward, but Odin stopped him with a look.

"You should curse me," Loki's voice trembled. "You should punish me, lock me up, exile me to the most remote corner of the universe..."

Loki spoke as he backed away, until he was almost at the edge of the Rainbow Bridge.

"I am not worthy of your apology, nor do I deserve to remain in Asgard..."

After saying this, he leaned back and fell into the endless void below the Rainbow Bridge.

"Loki!!!"

Thor lunged forward to try and stop it, but he was too late and could only watch as a corner of Loki's dark green cloak brushed past his fingers.

"You idiot, why do you always..."

At this point, he turned sharply, looking at Odin as if grasping at a last straw:

"Father, Loki..."

Odin let out a long sigh, as if he had aged ten years:

"He will not die. He will find his place in the Nine Realms, and... his own path."