Yamanaka Shinno swept his gaze across Odin, who was astride his winged horse. Seeing no trait interface appear, he frowned slightly.
Had Odin really mellowed out this much in his old age?
Or was it that the time period he'd arrived in just happened to be when, according to the original story, Odin was about to fall into the Odin Sleep?
After all, even Laufey, the King of the Frost Giants, was busy dragging Frigga to throw a party.
And Odin? He only showed up with a divine avatar?
Besides that white horse, Sleipnir, and the Eternal Spear, Gungnir, the guy hadn't even brought any real loot!
Shinno couldn't help but roast him in his heart.
He lowered his eyes slightly, focusing instead on the Eternal Spear—Gungnir.
As the weapon that had accompanied the ruler of the Nine Realms through endless wars and defended against countless enemies, Gungnir was also known as the Spear of Destiny. Its shaft was crafted from the branches of the World Tree, and its tip was forged from Uru, a top-tier magical metal imbued with the energy of a star.
The power of the World Tree, combined with Uru forged with stellar energy, and inscribed with runes, granted the spear the ability to store massive amounts of magical energy—and three distinct rules, or rather, conceptual forces.
The first: Guaranteed Hit. Once thrown, unless countered by an equally powerful conceptual force, the enemy would be left riddled with holes, no questions asked.
The second: Oathbinding. Once an oath was sworn upon the spear, it would be recorded by the power of the concept. Unless one could resist conceptual forces or died beforehand, the oath would inevitably come true.
The third: Eternity. Unless its conceptual power was completely erased, the spear could never be destroyed, never decay, and never disappear.
"An EX-level weapon, huh?"
Shinno raised an eyebrow slightly and turned his focus inward to his own Boundless Martial Domain.
Out of the three conceptual powers within the Eternal Spear, the golden trait [Boundless Martial Domain]'s armament replication ability had managed to copy two.
Guaranteed Hit and Oathbinding!
As for Eternity...Well, considering the endless counterfeits he could create whenever he wanted, durability wasn't exactly a top concern.
What really caught his attention was the Oathbinding ability.
Maybe the top-tier powerhouses of the Marvel universe could easily break such restrictions, but for those unfamiliar with conceptual forces, it was a terrifyingly effective tool!
"If I planted this thing at the entrance of every bar and hotel," Shinno mused with an evil grin, "there'd be thunderstorms every day."
He had already decided—anyone daring to swear an oath in front of him in the future? He'd whip out this spear immediately!
A conceptual weapon, acquired effortlessly, without even using a single Trait Copy chance.
This old man Odin...Maybe he was hiding a few tricks after all.
...
Boom!
Under the onslaught of the Eternal Spear, Laufey—the King of the Frost Giants—was blasted backward, collapsing countless snow-covered mountains as he crashed through them.
With a gloomy expression, he raised his bloodshot eyes toward Odin, who stood tall against the light of the Rainbow Bridge.
"Odin Borson!"
(T/N: I wanted to say that I watch Marvel, but I'm not good enough to translate fanfiction about them. So I mostly translate Naruto, because I know the universe, and there are likely to be a lot of mistakes.)
A furious roar, laced with biting frost, echoed in all directions.
Yet beneath the surface of that furious, repressed face, Laufey secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Losing to an unknown intruder would've been a humiliation. But losing to Odin? That was perfectly reasonable.
If he could beat Odin...would Odin have ever become the ruler of the Nine Realms?
"Laufey," Odin's divine avatar said coldly, his gaze sweeping over the battered Frost Giant King with disdain.
"Brutality, violence, savagery, and crudeness... These are the very things keeping you trapped in Jotunheim."
He spoke in that patronizing, godlike tone that made others want to punch him.
"You'd better stay strong forever!"
Laufey's voice, cold and cutting, was carried far across Jotunheim by the howling winds.
His towering figure, over two hundred meters tall, began to shrink as the frost energy faded, returning to his normal size—clearly signaling he had no intention of continuing the fight.
After all, his goal had already been achieved: Odin had been drawn here.
Wasn't Odin the so-called ruler of the Nine Realms?
This powerful enemy who had suddenly appeared in Jotunheim... Laufey wasn't going to deal with him. That was Odin's problem now. And if Odin got seriously wounded in the process... well...
A flicker of bloody red glinted in Laufey's orange eyes.
"Tsk."
Shinno clicked his tongue.
The words sounded tough, but the way Laufey willingly dispersed his power? Yeah, that was textbook cowardice.
Clearly, Laufey had a good read on Odin's temperament.
Shinno gave a disdainful glance at the Frost Giant King's traits, then turned his attention back to Odin.
Holding three Trait Copy chances...
Using them on Laufey? What a waste! Far better to save them for Odin, the Ancient One, Dormammu, or Eternity!
...
"Dimensional demon god... This is not a place you should be," Odin said, his one good eye locking onto Shinno, who was slowly withdrawing his summoned golden-armored titan.
???!!!
I'm that powerful?!
At Odin's words, the first image that popped into Shinno's mind was Dormammu.
One of Marvel's biggest bads. Absolute ruler of the Dark Dimension. Dormammu possessed unparalleled power and near-infinite resources—essentially immortal and omnipotent within his domain. He could manipulate elements, rewrite reality, and transcend time and space...
Eh?
Shinno blinked.
Now that he thought about it...He could do a lot of those things too. Maybe not on Dormammu's level yet, but he wasn't too far off.
Especially when he considered his Boundless Weapon Realm...
And the various sub-realms he'd carved out within it—Great Black Heaven, Gravity Space, Magma World...
Plus the ability he'd learned from Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's original sphere-space technique, allowing him to tap into the energy of his Boundless Weapon Realm anytime, anywhere.
Honestly...
He was starting to look a little like a dimensional demon god.
"Heh, allow me to introduce myself," Shinno said, thoughts flashing through his mind at lightning speed even as he kept talking smoothly. "The name's Yamanaka Shinno, from, uh, Midgard—Midgardian, through and through."
Odin narrowed his one eye slightly, scrutinizing this so-called "dimensional demon god" standing before him.
After five or six seconds of silence, he seemed to receive a message from his true body.
With a deep voice, Odin asked,
"Shinno, why have you appeared in Jotunheim?"
"Time-space traversal," Shinno lied without missing a beat. "Still a bit rusty. A few... minor accidents and miscalculations happen sometimes."
Anyway, in Marvel, top-tier beings hopping across dimensions and universes wasn't anything new.
Crossing into a completely different world?
Yeah, sounded about right.
"I can send you back to Midgard."
"Actually..." Shinno grinned. "I've always dreamed of seeing Asgard—the golden realm perched atop the World Tree. Would it be possible for me to visit the Celestial Palace?"
After all, this was the throne of the All-Father, ruler of the Nine Realms, and the bloodline of Asgardians only got stronger with age.
Perfect for a little trait harvesting!
Besides, it wasn't just Odin up there—Thor, Loki, Frigga... Surely their traits would be top-notch too!
And let's not forget Odin's vault, stocked with countless treasures gathered from across the Nine Realms—
The Casket of Ancient Winters, the Eternal Flame, Surtur's Crown, the Destroyer Armor, the Tablet of Life and Time, the Orb of Agamotto...
Odin's expression warmed, and he nodded graciously, seemingly touched by Shinno's admiration for Asgard.
Just as Shinno was thinking the old man was about to invite him along...
Odin smiled kindly and said,
"You cannot."
"..."
The corner of Shinno's mouth twitched violently.
Seriously?!
If you were going to say no, why the hell did you even smile?!
And judging from how weak this old man seemed...
Yeah, his body definitely had problems.
Odin Sleep?
Which round is it this time...?
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