Type-Moon, I heard that after death, you can ascend to the Throne of Heroes?

Unknowingly, more than half a month passed like this.

On this Monday morning, the little bird Ni'er went back and forth between the Golden Apple Palace and the human world as usual.

Only this time, Nier looked a little anxious when she returned to Nuoyan.

She told Nuo Yan a 'very unfortunate' news.

Loki, the god of trickery, brought back the long hair for the goddess Sif. It was made of gold wire. Under the exquisite forging of the dwarf, it was as smooth, light and natural as real hair. grow.

Therefore, it is a treasure recognized by all gods.

"Noel, what should I do? If this happens, wouldn't the branches and the paintbrush in your world be missing?!"

Nier said anxiously.

What she really wanted to say was that the disappointed goddess of fate, Shikodi, might be angry because of this and impose a punishment.

After all, they have been with the Holy Fire for so many years, and through their daily conversations with Nuo Yan, it can be seen that this little bird, who often complains about the trouble of coming back to Asgard and the human world, actually does not hate Nuo Yan.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been chirping and talking about my promise all day long.

After hearing Nier's detailed description, Slude subconsciously looked at Nuoyan and raised his eyebrows slightly.

But looking back at Nuoyan, knowing all this, he just smiled and continued walking around the atrium.

Walking on a path in the woods.

"Aren't you worried?"

Seeing this, Nier couldn't help but asked doubtfully.

"Yes." Nuoyan responded, not hiding anything: "Because I already know all of this, even this trial... until now, it is the real beginning."

Nier was stunned for a moment.

"What's the meaning?"

"The scene that the goddess of fate wants to see is actually the scene where I offer a treasure more noble than the god Loki and defeat him.

If this were not the case, she would not have specifically told me that there is a branch of the world that can forge a paintbrush in the harvest goddess Sif. "

When Nuo Yan said this in a relaxed and calm tone.

Ni'er, the little bird, was stunned.

Even Sruder put down his steps and turned his eyes to Nuoyan in surprise.

"...You mean that the noble goddess of destiny has already shown you your future destiny, and the real purpose of your trip is to forge a treasure more precious than Lord Loki and give it to Sif goddess?"

This idea is not difficult to straighten out, so Nier soon said this.

But because of this, her eyes opened wider when she looked at Nuoyan.

Slud, who was just listening, already understood how precious the treasures and forging materials offered by Loki were. However, looking back at the promise, the materials he prepared seemed to be just the ears of wheat that can be seen everywhere in the world.

Of course, that's not really the point, the point is...

"You mean, you plan to compete with Lord Loki?!"

Little Bird Nier said in disbelief.

"No, I didn't think so."

Nuoyan's voice was still calm, and he smiled: "I am just completing the tasks given to me by the goddess of youth and destiny, and responding to their expectations.

Moreover, since the branches of the World Tree can be forged into my paintbrush, then I will naturally work hard to get it. "

"...But in the end, it still means the same thing!" Nier raised her voice slightly and said loudly.

And almost at this moment,

"puff......"

A laugh that could no longer be suppressed reached the ears of the two people plus one bird.

When Slude suddenly tilted his head, his alert eyes quickly turned to surprise.

I saw a handsome and evil man standing under a green tree in the forest.

He was wearing gorgeous and noble clothes. He was holding his belly, leaning on Qingshu and laughing without caring about his image.

Looking at him who seemed to appear out of nowhere, Nuo Yan was confused.

"L-Sir Loki?!"

Nier suddenly raised her voice and even spread her wings in fear, trying to escape.

After all, over the years, Nierke had said a lot of bad things about Nuoyan.

The god of tricks and lies, the god of mischief that all gods hate, one of the creators of Asgard, the mastermind behind the arrival of Ragnarok, the most unpredictable and therefore terrifying god in Norse mythology - Lo base!

He just appeared like this,

This made Nuo Yan look a little surprised when he came back to his senses.

Because, although Odin seriously said at the beginning, keep the promise away from Loki.

But the 'wisdom' of the promise told him all the time that they would meet each other eventually, and that the threads of fate were very likely to be closely connected.

Put it this way,

If we say that in the Greek Gods, the gods connected with promises and fate were Athena, the goddess of wisdom, Themis, the goddess of justice, Hera, the queen of heaven, and Clotho, the goddess of fate.

At this moment in the Nordic Age of Gods, the 'wisdom' of the promise reminded him more than once that the person intersecting with the thread of his fate was the god in front of him.

God of trickery, Loki!

"Hahaha, interesting, this is really interesting. I was just bored at first, and then I heard the messenger of the goddess of fate keep chanting my name, and I was still very impatient. I came over to play out of curiosity, but I never thought..."

As he spoke, Loki, who was laughing non-stop, raised his head at this moment.

Those evil eyes looked at Nuoyan.

The moment their eyes met, Nuoyan once again understood how dangerous he was.

Because of Loki's eyes, Promise is too familiar.

He had seen it in Athena, the goddess of wisdom, as well as in the prophetic god Prometheus and the remaining one eye of the god-king Odin.

The magic eye that represents absolute wisdom and can see everything in the world clearly...

"Look, what I saw is that there is no aura of gods in this world, the world's attention on you, the goddess of fate covering you up, and..."

Loki smiled evilly: "That guy Odin designed the 'script'!"

Slud was stunned when he heard this, and turned his head to look at Nuoyan in disbelief.

The great god Odin's... script? !

"Well, and it's more than that... I see, that's it, I understand, I understand, it's you, it's you, hahaha!"

As if he understood, Loki covered his eyes and laughed loudly again. Even this time, tears of laughter flowed out because he was so happy.

Absolute wisdom means knowing everything.

Therefore, how could Loki not be able to look into the future?

Therefore, when the goddess of fate walked around the world, as if she was looking for something, how could he, who knew this, not see the end of the world when the flames burned all things.

And the figure standing in the fire, burning the world tree.

"finally......"

The smile became more and more wild. Loki put down the hand that covered his eyes, stared at the promise in front of him, and said: "Let me find you."

What a pair of eyes that attract attention,

The little bird Ni'er felt as if she was being hunted by a ferocious giant snake. She stood stiffly on Nuo Yan's shoulder, unable to move.

But even under such pressure, Slud stepped forward with a serious expression and blocked Nuoyan behind him.

"Loki-sama..."

Biting his lips lightly, Slude struggled to speak out under tremendous pressure.

Loki glanced at her lightly, and then he didn't care and turned his gaze again to the promise whose green eyes were still clear.

"Hey little one, let's play a first meeting game."

Loki smiled evilly, and as soon as he finished speaking, Srud guarded his promise even tighter.

"Loki-sama, please don't embarrass this child... If my sister knows about it, she will definitely be sad."

Slude said with difficulty, but his tone was firm.

Loki, whose interest was disturbed, turned towards Slud with a gloomy expression, and even raised his hand slightly...

"This is my honor, the great God of Trickery." Nuo Yan spoke out, and while speaking, he softly played the harp in his arms.

The faint sound of the piano sounded, instantly dispelling the oppressive atmosphere caused by Loki's arrival.

The light gathered at this moment. At this moment, Slude felt himself relax all of a sudden, and even his body could not help but sway slightly.

And listening to the sound of the promise, I watched him walk out and stand in front of Slude, looking at him quietly.

Loki smiled and put down his hand.

"You seem to be no stranger to 'games'?" Loki, who was aware of this, said to Nuoyan in a very interested tone.

Hearing this, Nuoyan couldn't help but smile on his face, and replied warmly: "Yes, respected God of Trickery, because in my previous journey, the 'game' also often accompanied me."

The little bird Ni'er quietly left Nuoyan's shoulder and landed on Sluder's body.

She looked at the goddess Slud, whose feathers were hanging down from her head. She was panting slightly under Loki's pressure.

Then he looked at Nuo Yan, who was standing in front of the evil god Loki, talking to him, his voice still as gentle and smiling.

"...It's fake."

Ni'er couldn't help but murmured like this.

She was extremely shaken in her heart. At this moment, she really couldn't imagine that the person facing Loki's promise in front of her was the person who would usually play with her like a bird.

The same goes for Slud;

The red eyes looked at the promise standing in front of him.

In fact, at that glance, and after witnessing the lingering memory in Brünnhilde's eyes before she left, Slud had already secretly made up her mind that when her promise grew up, she would definitely come to him and replace Brünnhilde. Ronhild guards him.

But, what Slud didn't expect was.

At this moment, she was not standing in front of the child, but he was standing in front of her.

"therefore......"

Nuoyan continued to ask Loki: "Great God of Trickery, I wonder what kind of game you want to play with me?"

"...It's still long hair dedicated to Sif."

Loki, whose lips could not stop rising, was extremely satisfied with the performance of his promise and said happily: "Since the goddess of fate has shown you the future, but you still choose to compete with me, how can I not be satisfied? And you.

It's just a simple competition, but it's really boring, so let's add a bonus to it, for example...if you lose, then hand over your head! "

It corresponds to the dwarf competition caused by Sif's long hair.

What the dwarf is looking for is Loki's head.

So Nuoyan smiled when he heard this, and said: "Then please ask, if I lose, can I say something like, don't hurt my neck?"

This statement obviously contained some ridicule.

The little bird Nier who landed on Slude's shoulder couldn't help but shudder, looking at Nuoyan's back in horror, and couldn't help wondering why he was so brave.

You really don't want to live by teasing a god, and the other party is Loki!

"Of course you can say such a thing."

Hearing this, Loki didn't seem angry on the surface, but still smiled evilly, but narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "But at the same time, you can also try to see if I can take off your head without hurting your neck!"

"Is that so? That's a pity. I think there is probably no chance."

Nuoyan pretended to sigh and said: "Because I am almost ready to offer the tribute to the goddess of harvest Sif."

When Nuoyan said this, the scene became quiet again.

Little Birdie was trembling with fear on Slude's shoulder, even with a look of despair on her face.

She really thought Nuoyan was going to die.