Masaru meets Thor... In the bar

"Bwahahaha, give me one more!" a Young bulky man taller than two meters was calling out to the bartender, he had long curly blonde hair with clear blue eyes. Strangely enough, he wore a white t-shirt that stuck to his muscular body like a second skin showing the form, blue jeans as well as brown leather boots.

The bartender glances at the man before scoffing as he filled another large mug full of ale for the man.

"So you call yourself Thor Odinson, are you going to show us your mighty hammer and give us free electricity for a year?" One of the drunkards asked causing the surrounding people to laugh their asses off,

"If your a god are you going to bless us so we can become rich the next day?" Another asked causing them to roar with laughter once more,

Thor smirked as he raised his open palm towards the roof prompting the people to laugh hysterically at him.

But shortly afterwards a flying hammer crashed through the roof landing in Thor's hand giving off sparks, the people were quiet but one of the drunkest men came closer to look at the hammer before laughing

"Where did you get this toy?" Hearing the man's question everyone began to laugh thinking this was a staged play,

Thor places his hammer on the table "If you can take the hammer off from the table it's yours"

Hearing Thor's word the drunk man began to laugh as he took a liking to this hammer he mistook for a toy.

The man came over grasping the hilt and gave it a nice hard pull "Hunnnnnnnnnnnn!!!" The man grunted as he pulled hard to the point his face turned red, it was after a few minutes he let go blowing his hands as he glares at the hammer

"What did you do with it? Stick your toy with superglue?" Hearing his question the people began to laugh as they began to think this man was playing a game with Thor, one of the other drunk men step forward.

He was chubby and his hands were wet from the alcohol he spilt as he drank, he gripped the handle hard till his grip slipped and fell on his butt. Everyone began to laugh at him while pointing fingers,

"Hehehe, I just got surprised for a moment" The man made an excuse for himself and he grips the handle once again, but just like the first he could not even make it budge.

"You come to show us how you pull this hammer" The fat man spoke towards Thor wanting to have Thor make a fool out of himself for glueing the hammer on the table.

Thor smirked as he stood at an angle where everyone could see his every movement, he nonchalantly took the grip of the hammer and lifted it as if it was nothing. Seeing this everyone began to cheer loudly

"Yeah only Thor can pick up the hammer!"

"I wonder how he managed to make the hammer stick?"

"Perhaps something under the table?"

Hearing the last question everyone flipped the cloth covering the table to look underneath only to find nothing.

"You really are a professional magician" The drunk man says as the other people cheered while drinking,

Thor chuckled "Anyone else wants to give it a try?" He asked as he places the hammer back on the table.

But suddenly the door creaked opened as a young boy walked into the bar, seeing how young the boy looked the men were about to chase him away but Thor's smile grew wider "You are late Masaru!"

Masaru who entered the bar glances at Thor before he sighed as he went to the counter, "Glass of Cola please"

Thor was not discouraged at Masaru who ignored him, he came to take his seat next to Masaru while the people were having their party trying to pull out the hammer.

"What's the matter?" Thor asked, Masaru took a deep breath before turning to look at Thor. He honestly wondered if Thor was a natural airhead, that he could never forget a grudge but completely forgets the trouble he causes.

"How many people did you almost kill along the way till here?" Masaru asked while tapping his finger on the counter, he rushed all the way here when he heard what happened. He honestly did not think this battle junkie would go as far as to severely injure Chinese fighters. It was through luck that they survived his attacks.

Hearing Masaru's question Thor was reminded of the people who got in his way, "They came to obstruct me and wanted to take me away, since the Chinese mythology is a suspect for aiding Loki I can't trust them. Since they did not listen to reason, I let my fists do the talking instead." Thor answered

"Your drink young man" The bartender hands the drink to Masaru, although he was quite appalled at the topic these two were discussing nonchalantly. Such violent behaviours should be reported to the police but this bar was quite famous for many brawls to break out occasionally so the bartender chose to close one eye on their discussion.

"Thanks" Masaru thank the bartender who brought a glass of cola in front of him, he took a big sip of the drink before glancing at Thor again 'This god is a real barbarian, only listen to reason when someone's fist is bigger than his. If not, he would pummel them till they have pig heads for Christmas'

Masaru sighed before explaining, "Those men are the guards who protect the borders of China, you should have cooperated with them and not give them an excuse to eliminate you"

"Now they even using this as a excuse against me, you should understand that my status within this country is sensitive as Byakko's host. They might declare that Byakko betrayed it's country and use it as an excuse to kill me" Masaru spoke, he could still remember the time he spent to calm down a quarter of the Chinese mythologies because of Thor's Rampage.

"But everything is fine now, I already solved all the problems. So please don't go and cause any more trouble you hear me? We have to finish the missions your father handed to you" Masaru continued.

"Father told me you could do many things, it appears you really are as talented as father said" Thor laughed heartily as he clapped Masaru's back,

Masaru glanced at Thor with his amber coloured eyes "We are here to investigate Thor, anyway I already managed to get a name from Wang Long who assisted Loki. But this person was only responsible for housing Loki for a while before he came to Japan, the person who assisted Loki to escape is someone entirely different"

Hearing Masaru's explanation Thor became serious, it appears that the situation became quite complicated. Because the person who housed Loki could be innocent, or not. However, they could not simply put this possibility aside since it was an international matter.

"So you already investigated?" Thor asked, he was quite surprised at how fast Masaru was moving throughout this country. He could not count the number of times he got lost, and sometimes he feels like the last person he saw was the same as the next person he met. It was bizarre for him who never visited the eastern countries before.

"Mostly, it appears China is also a victim of one of Khaos Brigade's scheme to ignite a war. Although I am not certain who is the man responsible for it, I am currently still investigating it" Masaru said as he took out a white piece of paper with a name written on it and a address.

"So right now the name I have is Li Tieguai, he is one of the eight immortals and the one who housed Loki. However, from what I heard this man did it to get his hands on special medicine for poor people" Masaru answered

Thor who gritted his teeth as he could not find it in himself to be angry at this Li Tieguai who helped his brother to commit terrorism to save lives, he felt frustrated that he had no one to let it out on. Unless they managed to find the one who was responsible for Loki's travels.

"What do you think we should do then?" Thor asked as he took the mug the bartender placed in front of him taking a large sip of the ale, he decided to drink ale to calm his rage.

"We will still meet him, ask him some questions and find out who else was behind this event. As for his crimes? We can leave the judgement in the hands of local gods, since their rules are far different from what it is for the devils and for Asgard" Masaru answered while taking a sip of his drink, he had to admit despite being underage he enjoyed the lively atmosphere of the bar.

Thor, nodded as he clasps Masaru's shoulder "Thank you for bringing this information to me, brother, I appreciate it"

Masaru turns to look at Thor with a surprised expression while Thor laughed,"Brother?"

"Father said that should you become Orphaned he would do everything in his power to adopt you, so that makes you my brother" Thor spoke with a cheerful voice as he laughed at Masaru's expression,

Masaru had a surprised look before he shook his head with a sigh, "That father of yours will get himself killed by my mother if she were to hear of this"

"So let's keep this between us, since I honestly don't want to attend that perverted old man's funeral so soon" Masaru muttered as he took a sip of his drink,

Thor nodded as he laughed since he heard about Diana especially how she loved Masaru, however, he too understood how his father was which was why he could laugh so happily while talking with Masaru. There were no lies, no wordplays. Just straightforward honesty, he loved talks like this the most.

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The next morning Masaru and Thor woke up in separate guest rooms they rented from the bartender on the second floor of the bar, Masaru stretched his body as he woke up. He went to the bathroom to get himself showered and fresh, before he got himself dressed semi-formal wearing an open collar white shirt, black formal pants along with black leather shoes and an open cloak black jacket.

"My head! Gawd this headache is horrible!" Thor howled from the room next door.

Masaru heard Thor complaining in the room next door, he chuckled reminding him that good things do come at a price. With him ready, he out of his room before he went over to knock on Thor's bedroom door.

Don Don!

"Thor we are late if you are going to take so slow, are you a woman!?" Masaru shouted,

Hearing Masaru's words Thor ignored his horrible headache getting himself washed and dressed in a hurry only to open the door to a smirking Masaru.

"You little minx! You dare to trick me!" Thor roared but soon held his forehead, his hangover was far from being done with him today.

"Since when do Gods have hangovers?" Masaru asked with an amused face,

"It was because my father used magic to turn my constitution closer to that of a human unless I transform into my real form myself" Thor explained, "Apparently my father said it will be easier to slip into this country like this, but those squinty eyes sure caught me fast... Is it because I'm Blonde and white?"

Masaru nodded while laughing at Thor's question, although it was like that since for Asians the whites look the same while it was the same in the opposite. Glancing at Thor, Masaru could only agree that he stood out like a sore thumb in this country. 'It would be a wonder if the cultivators did not find you instead' he thought

Masaru and Thor went downstairs to have breakfast, the two of them ate several times the portions average adults ate causing the entire bar to become silent with people watching these two wrestles for food.

They had to hurry, since they will have to leave shortly when they will to head out to meet Li Tieguai for some questions and answers. With food splattered over his clothes, Thor head back up before he came down again appearing much more appropriate to meet Tieguai,

"So could you perhaps update me about the happenings here?" Thor asked Masaru who nodded

"Well, for now, there were two factions who fought about the Kouryuu's power.." Masaru began to explain the situation and how ti began to change with his interference by creating a third faction which is neutral and Bala as its head.

"You really like sticking your nose in other people's business huh?" Thor asked with a smirk on his face,

Masaru shrugged as if it was not his fault, to begin with, and it really was not his fault. "At first I thought of learning more about this ritual and became interested in the happenings here... All I know is that Seiryuu and Suzaku along with whoever is supporting them, it definitely linked with Khaos Brigade"

Masaru added some information in regards to how different each faction was, and what each of them hopes to achieve, Thor nodded before saying "Father only wants to know who aided Loki and you already gave me a name, what time are we going to meet this Tieguai?"

"We will be meeting him later this afternoon, although I suspect you should not have your hopes up for answers you hope for." Masaru explained,

"Since according to the information I have gathered Li Tieguai only housed Loki, so he might not have gotten too involved in this case" Masaru explained, Thor nodded since he understood that it could be possible after all.

Masaru took a bite of the breakfast that was presented for them on the table, Masaru continued to explain what Wang Long told him and along with his discoveries while speaking with Bala Chongshen. Thor nodded at Masaru's words although he felt they probably did not expect the situation behind Loki's escape to be so simple.

After breakfast the two of them hailed a personal taxi driven by Zhou Hai,

"Boss! Where are we heading today?" Zhou Hai asked Masaru who climbed in the cab with an overwhelming large man.

'The boss did not change fields did he?' Zhou Hai thought,

Masaru smirked "Kuroka and Roygun have other things to deal with, right now I want you to take us to the village south-east from here. The one I have told you about" Masaru ordered,

"Yes, Boss!" Zhou Hai nodded before he steps on the clutch, switch gears and finally accelerated away from the bar.

"Village?" Thor looked at Masaru feeling confused, he did not expect this God to live in such a primitive manner.

"Yes, the deal for helping Loki was to receive special herbs that can only be found outside China to help the poor" Masaru answered Thor's question again, "And the poor lives in a village, which is why he is staying there while guarding the village from attacks"

Ever since Masaru landed in the Chinese soil he immediately put his men to work to set up several branches to gather information other than his few connections in the higher places.

"I see..." Thor muttered as he could not understand how he was supposed to feel about this, such a man would be hailed as a hero and he could not find it in himself to question a hero like that.

After a few hours, they finally arrived at the village surrounded by a forest.

"Stay here" Masaru ordered Zhou hai who nodded when he heard Masaru's order, he too understood that the man Masaru and Thor was about to face was several leagues above him. And he did not want to die instantly.

Masaru and Thor head into the forest alone leaving Zhou Hai to guard the car.

"Whatever happens, Don't attack anyone in the forest unless I give the okay" Masaru spoke to Thor as he was warned by He Xiangu who knew Li Tieguai the most, this man was overprotective over the young and elderly poor people and will attack first before asking questions later.

Just when Masaru warned him several needles came flying but Masaru summoned his Byakko Mode Sacred gear to manipulate the metal element to stop the needles, Masaru clenched his fist causing the needles to bend till it transformed into a metal sphere.

"Never would have thought that Byakko would come to visit this old man personally" Li Tieguai appeared from behind a tree, his long grey hair was braided at his back and his long goatee tied with several rubber bands making it appear like a wrapped stick. He wore similar traditional Chinese cultivator outfit like He Xiangu but its colour was white and light grey.

"I come for some answers Li Tieguai, About Loki" Masaru spoke, since they came with an objective in mind there was no need to speak pleasantries.

Hearing Loki's name Li Tieguai nodded since he knew that he would be questioned for it one way or another, he did not feel guilty even if he was condemned to die. He glanced at Masaru who glanced at him normally while Thor had a complicated gaze, he gestured for Thor and Masaru to follow him.