Yes, the little Lolita who followed the giant Nigel was the goddess of death, Loki's youngest daughter, Hela... More precisely, Hela's power of 'aging' separated her from the rest of existence.
Hela still stays in Helheim, the realm of the dead.
Although it is only a part, the consciousness is not "independent" but is indeed Hela herself.
Just like Scathach in the past, her real body is now in a deep sleep, and her father, Loki, who is also the god of trickery, naturally notices it.
This is why we had this conversation tonight.
For some reason, Loki asked the king of the Kingdom of Giants to send someone to borrow "aging" from Hela, but what Loki obviously didn't expect was that Hela would come in person.
Hela didn't reveal to Loki why she was paying attention to Kevin, but the reason was straightforward. In the changed "destiny" that she had glimpsed, Kevin, whose whereabouts could not be seen, was undoubtedly the protagonist.
Then, as the initiator of "that thing," Hela would naturally come to observe this unstable factor.
Not to mention, there's also the matter of Fenrir and Jörmungandr.
Loki felt a headache as he looked at Hela, who was staring out the window with an indifferent expression, indicating that she didn't want to talk to him further.
Among all his children, Hela is the best, but because she is the best and has the same wisdom as him, Loki has no good way to deal with her.
"I actually understand why you came to find that child." In the end, Loki could only say to her, "I can't stop you from contacting him... In fact, I don't want to stop you.
I just think I should tell you that the kid doesn't have that kind of scheming mind. In fact, he is extremely pure".
Hela listened and finally turned her head back to look at Loki, with a strange color flashing in her beautiful red eyes.
"I know you are worried. That child was found by Odin to create chaos... In fact, I also suspected it." Loki said to Hela, "But he is really not."
"So how do you think he will face the third test?" Hela was speechless for a moment before asking Loki. When she mentioned the third test, her eyes and tone were extremely cold.
As for the third test mentioned by Hela, Loki's eyes did not show much surprise, as if he knew from the beginning what Odin would regard as the third test.
Fenrir cannot avoid that obstacle.
"...Then, shall we make a bet?" After a long silence, Loki answered with a faint smile, which made Hela obviously stunned.
"Father." At this moment, her expression finally showed obvious fluctuations. She looked at Loki with a little shock and said, "Do you think highly of him?"
Loki looked at Hela in front of him, and in his mind, he couldn't help but recall Kevin's performance in front of him when he was about to get his hands on the Rhine gold.
"Yes," Loki smiled, "I am very optimistic... At least, I will pay more attention to him than that guy Odin."
child...
Loki looked at Hela in front of him, tilting his head slightly, his eyes showing a thoughtful look, and he couldn't help but mutter softly in his heart.
I'm sorry...
In fact, Loki didn't intend to let Kevin get involved in "this matter" at the beginning... The most important thing is that Loki didn't think that Kevin, a mortal, could really play a role in this matter.
But the incident of Rhine Gold made Loki determined to gamble on Kevin's unknown fate!
"What are you betting on?" Hela asked.
"If I'm not mistaken, in your heart, you think Kevin will accept the gods' proposal, right?"
Hela looked at Loki quietly without refutation.
"Then I bet that he won't." Loki smiled and said to Hela word by word, "And if I win, I won't ask you to do anything. I just hope that when that day comes and he comes before you, you... give him a chance."
"What if you lose?" Hela asked again.
Loki spread his hands and smiled: "If I lose, then I will become indifferent again, right? ... My daughter, just think of this as your father's last struggle."
"...good."
Finally, Hela nodded slightly and calmly replied, "I'm willing to take a chance. If he is really as you said, then I will give him... a chance to bring back light!"
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The next day, when Kevin woke up and everyone was packing up and preparing to leave, he found that there was a pair of eyes staring at him from the beginning of the journey.
When he followed the sight, he found that it was the little girl named 'Ai' beside the giant Nigel, who was Hela.
After their eyes met, Kevin was slightly stunned and immediately gave Hela a kind smile.
Although Hela looks like a little girl now, Kevin never really thinks of her as a little girl.
This girl was a little mysterious, and Kevin noticed the respect that Nigel inadvertently revealed when he faced her.
Therefore, he thought that this little girl, who looked like a loli, might be a special member of the giant clan, and she might be hundreds of years old!
After all, whether they are gods or giants, they are all super long-lived species. There are indeed races that take two or three hundred years to reach adulthood.
And Kevin is not even 18 years old yet...
"What's wrong, Kevin?" Loki came to Kevin's side, and after pretending to look at Hela, he smiled and said to Kevin, "Do you care about her a lot?"
"Kevin, so you like this." Seeing this, Thor said suddenly.
During this period, Thor had encouraged Kevin, and on the giant side, some beautiful female giants also expressed interest in Kevin and extended an invitation.
To be precise, if Thor hadn't been there, many giants would have wanted to knock him out and take him away, but Kevin was uninterested and even kept his distance, making Thor doubt his manhood.
"That's not true at all!" Kevin scoffed at Thor. At first, when Kevin knew that he was Slud's father and was also the god of thunder, he still respected him in his heart.
As for now...
Hehe.
"She does care about you." Loki said to Kevin.
"Maybe it's because I'm a human being, and I'm pretty 'famous' here, right?" Kevin thought about it and felt that this should be the case.
"Well... come here." Loki pretended to think about it, then waved to Hela.
Hela didn't want to pay attention to him at first, but then, for some reason, she came over anyway.
"How about this?" Loki smiled, grasped Kevin's hand, allowed her to hold Hela's hand together, and said, "You two truly care about each other." Kevin, you will be responsible for taking care of her during this period."
Hela glanced at Loki with an expressionless face as he smiled evilly, wondering in her heart whether she should go find him tonight and let him taste the feeling of aging.
This clone has little power, but it embodies one of her powers, "aging," and can age gods like Thor and Loki.
The situation is temporary.
"Well..." Kevin looked at Hela, who had no expression on her face, and said awkwardly, "This isn't good."
As he said this, he looked up at the 'parent,' Nigel... Kevin was not her but Hela, so he naturally regarded the 'parent' as him.
"If she's OK with it, then neither am I," Nigel replied.
In fact, Nigel didn't know that the little girl was Hela. The reason he came to be a guard and escort them to the Kingdom of Noise was because he knew Kevin.
The king from the underworld invited this little girl as a distinguished guest, as far as he could tell.
Nigel's sadness over not being able to capture Kevin last night stemmed from learning from the king that the two distinguished guests who came to the Kingdom of Noise had requests for help related to Kevin!
Now that Thor and Loki have been added, Nigel is beginning to question whether Kevin is actually Odin's illegitimate son. No, Odin's illegitimate son doesn't receive such treatment.
It's somewhat possible that it's Balder, the god of light, but isn't Balder this guy's sister?
Anyway, Nigel thought this was outrageous—extremely outrageous!
Hela thought for a few seconds, looked at Kevin, and nodded slightly without shaking off his hand.
As the daughter who inherited Loki's wisdom, Hela, who can peek into fate, knows a lot of things. There are indeed many reasons why she came to see Kevin.
But among all those reasons, one of them obviously played a big role.
That is, she was indeed very interested in Kevin, who became friends with Fenrir, attracted the attention of Jörmungandr, and even changed Loki's mind.
Hela's nod signaled the conclusion of the matter. Although Kevin was a little speechless, he didn't react much.
Although he estimated that this little girl should be older than him, Loki and the others treated her as a child, so let her be a child.
And this little girl is quite pretty... just a little cold and seems difficult to get along with, but she doesn't reject me, so no matter how you look at it, it's not a bad thing.
So Kevin, holding her hand, took her and Neil on his shoulder and followed Loki and the others. As soon as they exited the city, Nigel's giant royal chariot caught their eye.
It's really difficult for Thor to say this, as he should ride in the thunder chariot pulled by goats to the kingdom of giants.
Unexpectedly, he listened to Loki's advice and gave Yunier the goat's bone marrow to eat, which gave Yunier the running power of lightning and forced her to walk.
But in fact, Kevin has always wanted to say that if he really wanted to give the bone marrow to Neil, there was no need to give it to him at that time. Wouldn't it be the same if he went back and gave it to him after this matter was over?
Unlike Thor, Kevin lacked stubbornness and was susceptible to deceit. He naturally understood that Loki had other plans, so he did not mention it along the way.
Although he already knew that Thor was Slud's father, Kevin obviously still had to respect Loki more. After all, Loki's help resolved both the Skadi and Brunhilde matters.
As for Loki's plan, whether it would bring benefits or harm to Asgard... Kevin couldn't tell. After all, as a time traveler, he knew very well that Loki was one of the culprits who brought about Ragnarok in historical records.
Kevin contemplated extensively upon his arrival, yet he recognized the futility of further contemplation, opting instead to approach the situation incrementally.
After getting on the chariot, Kevin saw Hela looking for a place to sit... She didn't want to sit next to Loki, nor did she want to sit next to Thor and the others. Kevin didn't think much about it and thought she felt crowded, so he subconsciously reached out, picked her up, and let her sit on his lap.
Not to mention Hela; even Loki was shocked.
Hela was stunned for a moment, then turned her head to look at Kevin. After noticing that there was a very natural look in his eyes, she thought about it for a while and realized that he really treated her as a child.
Hela sat on his lap to avoid touching Loki and the others.
Only in this moment does the appearance problem fully manifest itself! Compared with Dahan, Kevin will naturally subconsciously let the girl get closer.
Kevin was holding Hela, sitting in a corner, not very interested in participating in the conversation between Thor and Nigel.
Kevin wanted to talk to Hela because he was bored, but seeing that she was so indifferent and kept him at a distance, Kevin didn't know what to say.
So he simply grabbed Neil by his shoulder and handed him to Hela, telling Hela, who was a little speechless, that she could play with Neil as a toy and that she was a very fun toy.
Then, having turned against her, Neil transformed into lightning and pecked at her head for an extended period.
In the end, Neil was unable to avoid her fate and found herself in Hela's hands, a look of despair on her face.
Kevin took some weeds he found from somewhere and taught Hela how to tease Neil.
Hela naturally knew that this was boring, but she had nothing to do anyway, and seeing Neil's hopeless look, she became interested for some reason and picked up the weeds and kept shaking them next to Neil's little mouth.
Seeing this, Kevin, who had sold out Neil, finally found an opportunity to open up and talk to Hela.
After Hela spoke up and was willing to answer his question, Kevin raised the corner of his mouth proudly, thinking that he had done a good job. Little did he know that Hela, who had completely seen through his little thoughts, was secretly looking at him with a speechless expression.
If she wasn't interested in Kevin, she would never have paid any attention to him.
Loki, who was not far away, looked at this scene and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile, but in that smile... there was also a hint of bitterness that others could not understand.
Just like that, two days later, Kevin and his group finally arrived at the country of noise, riding on the giant chariot pulled by magical beasts at a fast speed.
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