-Broadcast-
Topaz pushed the Grandmaster's chair forward a considerable distance, and Valkyrie followed behind him with practiced familiarity. Before him, on either side, curvaceous women sat elegantly on the steps, displaying their forms for aesthetic appreciation. As he approached closer, the Grandmaster observed more clearly. He nodded with satisfaction and instructed Topaz: "Pay her the agreed amount!"
"Wait! Wait a moment! I am not for sale!"
Hearing that they were treating him as merchandise, Thor immediately became agitated. Fueled by righteous anger, Thor finally broke free from the restraining handcuffs. But before he could take any action, Valkyrie withdrew the remote control and maximized the power setting. Thor convulsed and collapsed back onto the chair. Topaz smiled disdainfully at this display.
The Grandmaster appeared somewhat surprised that he had managed to break free from the restraints. "Oh my! He's a fighter!"
Valkyrie declared: "I want ten million!"
Topaz immediately said to the Grandmaster: "Let her dream!"
"Oh! Stop this nonsense! Transfer the payment quickly!" The Grandmaster waved his hand dismissively. Topaz tapped his arm, and the credits immediately transferred into Valkyrie's account.
Valkyrie patted the Grandmaster's cheek with great satisfaction and departed.
Thor pointed at her furiously: "You will pay for this betrayal!"
Valkyrie remained unconcerned about his threats: "No! I already got paid!"
-Real World-
Frigga recognized Valkyrie's identity: "Oh! I didn't expect she survived, but why hasn't she returned?"
Thor, who had just arrived at the palace, asked with confusion: "Who are you referring to?"
Odin pointed at Valkyrie on the sky screen. "Her! One of the Valkyrie! I didn't expect she didn't perish in the battle against Hela!"
Thor narrowed his eyes and realized that she was an Asgardian, but didn't recognize him as the Asgardian prince, and had even sold him as merchandise.
Odin sighed deeply: "They were commanded to fight against my eldest daughter Hela, but that resulted in the near annihilation of the Valkyrie Legion!"
Thor felt intensely curious about Hela's history: "What exactly transpired with Hela? Why was she imprisoned?"
Odin began recounting Thor's sister's story, which had occurred before his birth.
-Broadcast-
After she departed, the Grandmaster rose and approached Thor: "Now I want to understand!" He manipulated the chair with his hand, securing Thor back in position.
"I am the God of Thunder!" Thor roared, and he broke free from the tightly securing handcuffs.
He raised his hands high, attempting to summon lightning, but the consequence of relying too heavily on Mjolnir previously was that without it, he couldn't fully access his divine power. Even though he concentrated intensely on summoning lightning, only a few tiny electrical discharges flowed from his fingertips before quickly dissipating. The Grandmaster observed the electrical current on his fingertips that couldn't harm a small rodent and smiled with amusement.
"Impressive! I didn't hear any thunder! But what's that on your finger? Little electric sparks?"
Thor examined his hands. He never imagined that he would be so powerless after losing Mjolnir! At this moment, Topaz approached with a scepter, and the chair restrained Thor's hands once again.
"We located your cousin!"
The Grandmaster nodded and smiled at Thor. The chair holding Thor moved forward automatically, following Topaz and the Grandmaster into another chamber, where another chair was positioned. The Grandmaster patted his cousin Carlo, who was also bound to a chair.
"Hey! Cousin! We almost missed you! Where were you hiding?"
Thor glanced at the man who was imprisoned like him and said: "Hi!"
But Carlo didn't possess the same courage as Thor, and he appeared extremely frightened and anxious at this moment. The Grandmaster took the scepter from Topaz.
Carlo, with terror written across his face, pleaded: "Please! I'm sorry!"
Observing his pitiful state, the Grandmaster held up two fingers and declared: "Yes! Carlo... I forgive you!"
The naive Carlo believed it and responded: "Oh! Thank you! Thank you!"
"Your life is officially pardoned!" The Grandmaster held the scepter against his chest.
Carlo immediately released a scream, and then his entire body began melting, emitting massive amounts of white smoke. He desperately pleaded with Thor beside him: "Save me!!!"
"Oh! My God!!!" Thor couldn't help but exclaim at the horrifying scene. He hadn't expected that the Grandmaster could be so ruthlessly cruel as to melt a living person directly.
The Grandmaster turned his head away, his expression slightly saddened, as if he couldn't bear to witness this scene. Carlo completely melted into a pool of blue liquid, which flowed down the chair.
"It touched my foot! Look! Ugh!" The Grandmaster lifted one foot and stepped back with obvious disgust.
Thor smelled the odor, closed his eyes, and looked miserable. "Oh! This smell..."
"What does it smell like?"
Topaz stated calmly: "Burnt toast!"
The Grandmaster suppressed laughter: "Am I being somewhat rude? I haven't even formally introduced myself yet! Come! Follow me!"
-Real World-
"Hahaha! Thor! How embarrassing!" Although Thor had returned to Asgard, it didn't prevent Tony and others from laughing loudly.
"The little sparks at the fingertips... his words were so devastating!"
"Thor is so humiliated. It's fortunate the Sky Screen awakened him, otherwise Thor would still be the same as depicted in the Sky Screen!"
"Indeed! Thor really needs to thank the Sky Screen for this! Otherwise, he would definitely be embarrassed!"
Everyone seemed very amused. This was a rare moment for Thor to make a fool of himself. Tony even instructed FRIDAY to record the entire sequence in high definition, which he could watch for entertainment.
When they witnessed the Grandmaster melting his cousin before Thor, everyone displayed expressions of disgust again. They hadn't expected that the Grandmaster, who seemed to be a very approachable person, could actually transform a person into a pool of liquid without showing any emotion. He didn't even mind the horrible smell.
Because Thor's face was contorted, you could imagine how nauseating the odor was