Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

To Sherlock's utter surprise, the morning after the three of them had just finished their four-day shopping spree, Loki knocked on Sherlock's car door with a grim face and told them some shocking news.

Odin is no good!

Upon hearing Loki's words, Sherlock initially thought Loki was joking. However, after rushing into the house with Captain America and Tony, he realized that Loki was indeed not joking.

At this moment, Odin no longer had the same spirited energy as before. He looked like an old man on his deathbed, with cloudy eyes, a pale face, and even his movements had become incredibly slow and clumsy.

Seeing Odin like this, Sherlock was completely dumbfounded. Just a few days ago, Odin was like a mischievous old man, and would even give Loki a hard time.

But Odin now...

Sherlock looked at Frigga, who sat calmly beside Odin, with great confusion, as if she had known this would happen all along, and seemed to be waiting for Frigga's explanation.

Seeing the questioning look in Sherlock's eyes, Frigga smiled calmly, straightened Odin's clothes and hair, and then spoke to Sherlock.

"Don't be so surprised, Sherlock. The Aesir are a race of warriors, which means that in order to maintain our fighting strength, our adolescence is quite long."

Therefore, our aging is not linear like that of humans on Earth, with a clear aging process, but rather like that of birds, it is a precipitous aging.

Before their true death arrives, the people of Asgard will ensure their bodies are in the best fighting condition for their age group…

Frigga's voice grew softer and softer until it was almost as faint as a mosquito's buzz, but it was enough for Sherlock and the others to understand what had happened to Odin.

For a moment, Sherlock didn't even know how to comfort Frigga, Loki, and Thor. To Sherlock and the others, Odin seemed to have suddenly aged.

Seeing the silent Sherlock and his two companions, Frigga composed herself, smiled at them, and continued speaking.

"Alright, stop making that face, Sherlock, and those two kids too. I think Sherlock has already told you that death is not the end for us Aski people!"

Despite what Frigga said, it was clear that Tony and the captain didn't really believe her.

Seeing the two's completely disbelieving expressions, Frigga could only shake her head helplessly and take out a postcard from her pocket, handing it to Sherlock.

“Sherlock, could you please take us here? It would be to fulfill the old man’s last wish; Odin and I wanted to see such beautiful scenery one last time.”

Chapter 749 Odin's Fall (Part 2)

In Northern Europe, on an unnamed seaside cliff.

The humid air brought by the gentle sea breeze has caused the flat land on the cliff to grow tender green grass, and the lawn looks like a soft carpet, making people feel relaxed.

The waves gently lapped against the rock face below the cliff, their rhythmic and soothing motion, combined with the faint sea mist in the distance, making this place seem unlike the stereotypical image of the raging seas of Northern Europe.

Everything was just right, even a little dreamlike, so beautiful it seemed like it shouldn't exist in reality.

Sherlock stood quietly not far from the edge of the cliff. Beside him, Captain America and Tony also stood quietly, their eyes fixed on a bench beside the cliff.

At this moment, Frigga and Odin sat leaning against each other in the middle of the bench, while Thor and Loki sat quietly on either side of the elderly couple.

Frigga and Odin looked like an ordinary old couple, sitting on a bench talking about something, sometimes smiling, sometimes giving serious instructions.

The two old people spoke slowly and earnestly, just like any other elderly parents on Earth, making it hard to believe that they were the King and Queen of Asgard.

Loki and Thor, unusually, didn't argue. Just like children in a normal family, they quietly listened to the two old people's nagging, occasionally offering a response.

The family of four sitting on the bench looked just like an ordinary family on Earth, warm and harmonious. The scene was so beautiful that one felt embarrassed to disturb them.

Of course, if Thor and Loki, sitting on either side, didn't have those easily noticeable red tinges in their eyes, this scene would be something anyone would yearn for.

Sherlock didn't know what Odin and Frigga had said to Thor and Loki. It could have been a story about their lives, an apology, or their final words of advice and instruction to the two brothers.

As the sun began to set and the sea fog started to creep closer and spread toward the beautiful cliff, Frigga stopped talking to her husband and children, turned around and looked at the three people standing not far away, waving to them.

Sherlock Tony and Captain America exchanged a glance, and then the three of them almost simultaneously started walking towards Odin's family.

After the three entered, they realized that Frigga's face showed no fear of death, only guilt and reluctance to leave her child alone in the world.

Frigga looked at the three people who walked behind their bench, then looked at Tony and the captain with a very serious expression, gave them an apologetic smile, and then spoke to them.

“Loki has done some wrong things in the past, and that is Odin’s and my responsibility, not his. I don’t expect you to forgive Loki, but for Thor’s sake, please keep an eye on this child and make sure he doesn’t go down the wrong path again.”

Upon hearing Frigga's words, Captain America and Tony exchanged a glance across Sherlock Holmes, then nodded somewhat blankly, agreeing to Frigga's request.

Seeing that the two nodded, Frigga's smile widened, and she then turned her gaze toward Sherlock.

"Sherlock, keep an eye on Thor and Loki for me, and take care of the two children if possible."

Frigga, putting herself in the role of a mother, made her final request to Sherlock, without mentioning Asgard once.

However, based on Frigga's understanding of Sherlock and Thor, she knew that Thor and Loki could not abandon Asgard, and Sherlock, who regarded Thor as a friend, could not abandon Thor either.

Even without her words, Sherlock would have taken care of her mentally challenged son, but she still said it.

Seeing Frigga's expression, Sherlock scratched his head helplessly, forced a smile, and said to Frigga.

"Fine, I won't refuse to let you scheme against me one last time."

Hearing Sherlock's words, Frigga finally smiled with relief, nodded to Sherlock, and gently took Odin's hand. The two old men intertwined their fingers and looked deeply at their two sons beside them.

It seemed like they had a lot to say, but in the end, the two old people didn't say anything. They just closed their eyes with some reluctance and guilt.

As Frigga and Odin closed their eyes, their bodies began to emit specks of golden light. With a gentle breeze, the two old men's bodies gradually dissipated, like dandelions flying into the distance.

Countless golden rays of light eventually transformed into a scene resembling the Milky Way and gradually disappeared onto the bench.

When everyone came to their senses, Frigga and Odin were no longer on the bench; only a pair of wedding rings lay quietly on it, leaning against each other.

That was a gift from Odin to Frigga after they had earned their first fortune on Earth, given by Odin according to Earth's customs.

Clearly, the existence of this mortal being was not a match for Odin and Frigga, the king and queen of gods, but unexpectedly it became the last memory the old couple left for Thor and Loki.

Sherlock didn't say much, but took out two leather cords from his four-dimensional pocket, tied the two rings to the cords, and then handed them to Thor and Loki, who were still sitting on the bench, their eyes fixed on the place where the golden river had disappeared.

Thor and Loki didn't say anything. The two brothers quietly put away the ordinary-looking, even somewhat cheap, leather cord that Sherlock had handed them, and carefully put the rings around their necks and put them inside their clothes for safekeeping.

After doing all this, the two of them finally showed a relieved smile. Loki then stood up, looked in Sherlock's direction, and said to Sherlock.

"Just as Mother said, Sherlock, Asgard will always be your friend. You are always welcome to Asgard. Asgard will always open its doors to you."

After a pause, Loki tugged at Thor, who seemed to still be recovering, before continuing.

"Alright, it's time to go back to Asgard. We've turned down a lot of work to be with Mother, it's time to pick it up again."

As Loki said this, Thor glanced at him with some disdain. To be honest, Thor would rather talk to Jane about his feelings than return to Asgard. For some reason, Thor felt a tightness in his chest.

However, before Thor could even utter a rebuttal to Loki, Sherlock on the other side revealed a mysterious smile and pressed down Loki's hand, which was trying to grab Thor to go to work.

"Don't rush. Asgardian politics can wait. I think you need to deal with the biggest mess Odin left behind first: your sister!"

Chapter 750 Hela

Upon hearing Sherlock's explanation, Loki instinctively frowned, while Thor was completely unconvinced and was about to refute Sherlock on the spot.

He and Loki grew up in Asgard, but he had never heard of having an older sister. Thor didn't believe Sherlock's words at all.

Before Thor could even refute, a blue portal suddenly opened not far from the two of them, and a figure emerged from it amidst flashes of blue and white lightning.

A woman, dressed in tattered clothes and with disheveled hair, looked as if she had just walked out of prison.

As Thor looked at the woman who came out, his lips twitched. He glanced at Loki beside him, then at Sherlock, before tentatively asking Sherlock a question.

"Mentor, stop messing around. That blue portal is obviously your doing, isn't it?"

"Unfortunately, that's not the case."

Sherlock responded to Thor's probing almost as a matter of course, but his gaze remained fixed on Hela as she emerged from the portal.

Compared to Thor and his companions, Sherlock was undoubtedly more interested in Hela.

It wasn't because of her gender or appearance that I was interested, but rather because of how Hela appeared to me, or more accurately, curiosity!

The reason is simple: in Sherlock's eyes, Hela who walked out of the portal was a corpse!

A living, talking 'corpse' with no abnormalities, still logical, able to eat, and looking exactly like a normal person!

On the other hand, Hela paid no attention to the group of people standing together. After walking out of the portal, she looked around and then revealed a happy smile.

"That old bastard Odin is finally dead, isn't he?"

As she spoke, Hela rubbed her head with both hands, and with that movement, a green light shone from her body.

Under that green light, Hela's previously messy and dry hair instantly became shiny and flowing, and her tattered clothes became clean and tidy in an instant. She no longer had the dusty feeling of someone who had just walked out of the portal and was as if she had just been released from prison.

Only after she had finished sorting herself out did Hela turn her attention to the people standing opposite her.

"A monkey, a monkey cursed by knowledge, my half-brother, and a frost giant? When did Odin develop a hobby of collecting frost giants?"

In just a few words, the true nature of everyone except Sherlock was laid bare, and Thor and the others instantly realized that regardless of whether the woman in front of them was their sister as Sherlock claimed, she was clearly not someone to be trifled with.

Almost the instant Hela revealed everyone's identities, the four people present were ready for battle. Thor and Loki transformed, while Captain America and Tony donned their gear.

Sherlock stood alone, his eyes filled with curiosity as he looked Hela up and down. Hela, in turn, was also looking Sherlock up and down.

After a while, Hela smiled and said to Sherlock.

"An alchemist? That's quite a surprise! What do you think, alchemist? Want to come with me? I can give you anything you want, even myself. I wouldn't mind having a child with you."

Hela's thunderous statement left the four people, who were initially extremely wary of her sudden appearance, somewhat bewildered and conflicted.

After all, one second the atmosphere was tense, but the next second the topic suddenly shifted to having children. Anyone would find that unbearable.

Thor and the others looked at Sherlock with puzzled expressions, glancing at him for a while and then shifting their gaze to Hela, unsure of how to react.

Even Sherlock was speechless at Hela's thunderous statement.

Well, Hela looks similar to actress Cate Blanchett, but she's even more alluring than the supposedly lesbian icon, Cate Blanchett.

Unfortunately, although Hela was beautiful, she wasn't Sherlock's type.

Faced with Hela's invitation to have her child, Sherlock could only shrug helplessly and smile as he spoke to Hela.

"Women will only slow down my alchemy! Besides, my psyche isn't so twisted as to be interested in a corpse, but I'm still very curious about your power."

Let me tell you a little secret: Odin asked me to maintain the core of Asgard. I secretly left a backdoor in the core, so I can easily sever the connection between Asgard and you if I want to.

So, Ms. Hela, would you be willing to make a deal with me?

Sherlock's tone was quite calm, but what he said made Thor and Loki look at him in surprise.

According to Sherlock, he had known about Hela's existence for a long time, but he hadn't said anything, which greatly surprised Thor and Loki.

However, the two of them quickly realized what was going on, especially Thor. He had been there the whole time when they were protecting the core of Asgard, and Odin hadn't mentioned Hela at all. Given Sherlock's personality, he naturally wouldn't meddle in other people's business.

As for the 'deal' Sherlock has proposed with Hela, neither Thor nor Loki intends to stop Sherlock.