Thor immediately rubbed his arms: "Can you not call me that? Loki? It sounds like you're about to die, but before you do, you've prepared me a big surprise that could overthrow Asgard..."
Loki gently clenched his fist, repeating a thousand times in his mind "he is not my brother," and smiled, "You've already been crowned, you should get used to being called Your Majesty by anyone, Your Majesty."
"Yeah, it doesn't bother me when others call me that, but when you do, I really can't get used to it." Thor spread his hands and said, "Come on, I've already explained to you, I don't intend to keep you locked up forever..."
"You could do so." Loki looked at him and said, "You have the authority and the capability to do that, and I'm trying to avoid angering you."
Thor looked at him like he had seen a six-legged toad.
"You mentioned before that you merged with the World Tree." Loki brought up a topic of interest to him, "What's that all about?"
"Well..." Thor hesitated for a moment.
"I didn't mean to press you." Loki turned around to grab a book, "If you feel you can't say it, then don't."
"You're still angry, aren't you?" Thor followed him and then said, "I didn't intentionally hide it from you, it's just that it's too important. If the plan failed, Darkseid would kill everyone, so I was a bit worried about you... Okay, it's my fault for not telling you first thing once it succeeded."
Loki seemed to be pondering something. Thor stepped forward once more and asked, "What do you think of the plan?"
"It's... bold." Loki said, "You still show your dynamic qualities, Your Majesty. When making decisions, you're very decisive, and from the outcome, it's good..."
"Could you stop talking like that?" Thor seemed a bit exasperated, "I told you I didn't intend to do anything to you, even if you almost destroyed the entire Nine Major Kingdoms, even if you released the Flame Giant, even if you planned countless disasters, I'm still on your side, Loki. Can you stop this passive resistance?"
"Do you think my attitude is passive?" Loki felt he was being unreasonable, "You were the one who asked my opinion, if you don't want to hear it..."
At this point, Loki took a deep breath and then put on a fake smile, "Why don't you ask the Goddess Queen... I mean, Sif, her answer might be more beneficial."
"Can you stop bringing her up every time we argue?" Thor raised his voice, "I admit, I did some stupid things in the past, but that was in the past..."
Loki found it almost impossible to communicate with this Thor, but he wanted to understand the specific situation of the World Tree, so he reluctantly sighed and asked, "Then what about my answer didn't satisfy you?"
"What didn't satisfy me? In human terms, you seem like you're possessed by a ghost!" Thor shouted at him, "This is the first time you haven't mocked me for half an hour after learning about my plan!"
Loki paused, no, was this universe so outrageous? Even when he and Thor were at their fiercest, he never mocked Thor for half an hour, the longest was five minutes, and that was when they were both in their 100s, still kids. As they grew older, they always gave each other a bit of face.
He thought the level of confrontation between himself and Thor in the Central Universe was already high, but he didn't expect there to be masters. What kind of grudge do these two have?
"Alright, Loki, I know you're still mad about when I accidentally killed you before..."
"Cough cough cough cough!!!" Loki nearly choked to death, what did Thor just say? Did he misunderstand?
"But you did kill me too." Thor said, "At the time, you were manipulating The Destroyer, almost tore my physical body to pieces, and at that time all the gods disappeared, almost delaying my important matter..."
"Moreover, you also triggered Ragnarök. If I hadn't gained the Rune Power, the entire Asgard would have been destroyed by you, you even forced me to kill my grandfather, although you died later, but at most we can say it was even. I finally brought you back under the pressure of The Avengers..."
"Wait a minute." Loki covered his forehead and turned around, he first looked down at himself, then at the entire bedroom's decor, and then back to look Thor up and down.
Loki's gaze made Thor shiver, he rubbed his arms again and asked, "What's wrong? Why aren't you talking?"
"Nothing." Loki said, "If you like staying here, I can change rooms—how about the Heavenly Prison?"
"No, no, no." Thor said, "Calm yourself, I'll see you again tonight."
After Thor left, Loki couldn't help but rub his temples. He wouldn't comment on Thor's plan, but he felt his own plan might have been too hasty.
He really didn't expect the Loki of this universe to be a pure Evil God, doing things that this Loki wouldn't even dare to imagine, but what surprised him more was that the Thor of this universe was even known throughout the Multiverse as a Big Master, yet he could tolerate this???
Moreover, now Thor has become a True God, capable of controlling the Nine Major Kingdoms, and he came to Loki not to settle scores, but to discuss matters, even in a way that seemed like "I'm not used to your good attitude".
No wonder they say, behind every problem child there's an even bigger problem parent. If Thor didn't coddle him like this, this universe's Loki wouldn't be such an Evil God.
Loki compared Thor to the one in the Central Universe. Don't think that Thor was also very indulgent towards him there, but that was when it didn't involve matters of principle, like playing a prank during an army's rest, tricking Thor into a mess, and Thor would return to the starship looking disheveled, saying that he fell himself.
But if Loki dared to stop the army and delay the war effort, he would definitely face consequences, and Loki was very clear that if Thor didn't stand by him, then absolutely no one would tolerate him, so he wouldn't dare to do such things.
What kind of universe is this, saying Loki triggered Ragnarök?
Loki let out a long sigh. Logically speaking, pretending to be this universe's Loki, he should act more like an Evil God. But the problem is, he's already locked up, so even if it's to seek leniency, he should behave. Continuing to cause trouble would be like adding fuel to the fire, which doesn't make sense.
However, thinking about it, not only did this Evil Loki dare to cause trouble, he even dared to accept a plan to switch places and escape. Loki couldn't help but marvel at the audacity.
Should he stir things up a bit? Loki pondered. Judging by the situation, Thor from this universe won't strike him with lightning. Opportunities to go wild in the Fairy Palace are rare. To be precise, he never dared to act crazy in the Fairy Palace. As the saying goes, since we're here...
On the other side, Thor quickly gathered the four Warriors after leaving the sleeping hall.
"I think Loki's gone mad." Thor's first words startled the four.
Volstagg immediately raised his shield, Fandral drew his longsword, Sif looked around, and Hogun silently remained vigilant.
"Where's the enemy?" Fandral glanced around, "Is it Orochi or the Flame Giant? Did he bring over that Black Dragon???"
"No," Thor said, "There's no enemy, and besides, what enemy can't I deal with now? Relax."
Fandral paused, then sheathed his sword and said, "Sorry, mentioning Loki makes me nervous. Are you sure there's nothing wrong?"
"That's exactly what I want to say." Thor motioned for the four to sit down, "Do you know what happened today?"
"You argued with him again," Sif said with certainty, "He thinks you want to imprison him for life or kill him. You explained desperately, but he wouldn't listen, and you two had a big fight, digging up grievances from at least 500 years ago..."
"That's how it should've been." Thor gestured with his hands, "But the frightening thing is, not only did we not argue today, he actually called me 'Your Majesty'!"
"What?!"
"What???
"You must have misheard him???"
"Impossible???"
The four stood up in unison, and Fandral widened his eyes saying, "Could he be dying?"
"I suspect so," Thor said, "But he looks perfectly healthy and lively, not like he's dying."
"Then he must be trying to trick you again," Sif said.
"No way." Fandral looked at Sif, "You know Loki's terrible temper, don't you? Even if he's scheming, he's too lazy to even fake appearances; anyway, Thor will always fall for it."
"So, should we also call him 'Your Majesty'?" Volstagg hesitated, "We can't be outdone by Loki, can we?"
"Certainly not." Thor quickly stopped them, "You don't know, when he called me Your Majesty, I was so dizzy. Haven't you ever called me 'Your Highness' before?"
"True, we don't stand on such formalities." Fandral thought with one hand on his hip, "I think you've imprisoned him for too long."
Sif widened her eyes looking at her teammate, and Fandral quickly added, "Honestly, he once turned all of Asgard upside down, and you couldn't bear to imprison him for such a long time. I think he's going crazy from being locked up."
Sif opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but realizing it seemed to be true. Thor had no idea how to deal with Loki, creating massive chaos would merely result in a few reprimanding words, and this was the first time he had been imprisoned for such a long period.
"I have my reasoning too," Thor said, "Right now on the human race's side they've formed a Rebirth Alliance, with Superheroes from two universes uniting. If I let him out to cause trouble again, wouldn't they just finish him off?"
"True," Fandral nodded, "But keeping him locked up like this isn't a solution either. With his temperament, he'll drive himself mad."
"Do you think maybe he's really surrendered?" Sif said, touching her chin, "Think about it, Thor never imprisoned him for this long. Perhaps he's afraid, so he's acting respectful. That scoundrel is quite convincing when he plays the part."
"It's possible." Thor sighed, "But seeing him like this upsets me. I'm his brother, how can he call me 'Your Majesty'?"
After saying this, he plopped down on the chair in frustration, "I know doing this will surely hurt our relationship, but I have no other choice. If he's caught by the Rebirth Alliance, it's truly over."
The others exchanged glances, Sif came over with her arms crossed and said, "Though I think the possibility is slim, at least you should figure out whether he's genuinely remorseful or just pretending. Otherwise, just let him out for now and keep an eye on him to see if he causes any trouble. Right now, you can control all the Nine Major Kingdoms, if he stirs up any incidents, you just stop him."
Thor sighed, nodded and said, "That's all I can do."