I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 206 Who says honest people can't use cunning schemes?

For this great deity who single-handedly guards the Rainbow Bridge, forgetting to take his personal sword is such a basic mistake that it is a once-in-a-millennium event!

So much so that while the four were overjoyed, they were also afraid that Heimdall would overhear their conversation, discover that his sword was missing, and come back looking for it.

They quickly and instinctively fell silent, rushing forward to grasp the sword hilt. Together, they channeled energy, activating the Rainbow Bridge and opening a passage to Earth.

Of course, the intense energy fluctuations that radiated outwards the moment the Rainbow Bridge was activated were enough to attract Loki's attention.

With a look of astonishment on his face, he quickly walked towards the palace's sky garden, gazing at the pillar of light that seemed to be heading straight into the depths of the universe.

Loki, realizing it was too late to stop them, quickly turned extremely pale.

He then turned around and looked at Heimdall, who had appeared behind him at some point, blinking innocently with a docile expression, and questioned him with a gloomy face.

"Heimdall, why did you disobey my orders and activate the Rainbow Bridge without authorization! I need an explanation!"

"What?! My King, how can you doubt my loyalty! I just learned that the hero's party was attempting to travel to Midgard to rescue Thor, and I immediately came to inform you. There was no time to activate the Rainbow Bridge!"

"Oh? Is that so? Then tell me, where is your sword?!"

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, my sword is, of course, hanging there... Oh! It's gone! Good heavens! I swear, it was in my hand before I came! It must have been Sif and the others who stole it! Those despicable traitors!"

"You mean to say that those incompetent fools, more capable of ruining everything, managed to steal the most important key—the key to opening the Rainbow Bridge—right under your nose, the guardian deity?"

"Ahem, it's embarrassing to admit, but it's probably true. After all, I'm getting old, and my senses are inevitably deteriorating. Just like when you were in Jotunheim, I couldn't see you at all. So it's understandable that these young people took advantage of the situation and stole my sword... You can understand me, right?"

Faced with Loki's angry questioning, Heimdall, who seemed honest and kind but was actually quite cunning, had already come up with an excuse.

Not only did he use the excuse of tattling to openly and legitimately clear himself of suspicion.

He even went so far as to use Loki's recent actions as an example, and with a smile, he asked Loki a question, word by word!

In this situation, even though Loki knew in his heart that the Rainbow Bridge was not only Asgard's most important means of transportation, but also Asgard's star-destroying weapon!

If the Rainbow Bridge isn't closed promptly after the teleportation ends, causing all the energy to be released, the resulting power would be enough to easily destroy an entire planet!

Therefore, even if we take a step back and assume that Loki truly believed the Asgardian quartet stole Heimdall's sword...

But can you really say that the four people who had never operated the Rainbow Bridge before could figure out how it works in such a short time, instead of Heimdall having already set up the program before leaving and just waiting for them to inject energy?

That would be an insult to the intelligence of this god of trickery!

Even though Loki was furious, he really couldn't do anything to Heimdall for the time being!

Putting aside the fact that Loki, who is not good at fighting, would most likely be no match for Heimdall, a veteran god...

Just like the wildly popular, incredibly quirky live-action version of a certain mouse that's so captivating online, the reason Disney, which values ​​its own characters' image so highly, can't do anything about it is because if Disney wanted to sue him, they would first have to admit that the character he's portraying is indeed one of their own characters!

Similarly, if Loki insists on convicting Heimdall, it would be tantamount to Loki admitting that Heimdall is not yet old and blind!

This further proves why Heimdall was unable to find Loki's whereabouts on Jotunheim...

Loki deliberately used magic to conceal his whereabouts so that he could secretly carry out some shady dealings that Heimdall absolutely could not discover!

At that point, let alone, as the king, he could easily accuse Heimdall of treason by disobeying royal orders...

Heimdall was even able to turn the tables and take down Loki on the spot, citing Loki's impure motives and the possibility that he might harm Asgard!

What an open and unsolvable scheme!

Loki had considered the possibility that Odin might suddenly wake up halfway through the plan, causing him to lose everything...

He never expected that Heimdall, who was already at a complete disadvantage and should have been forced to obey him completely, would come up with such a brilliant scheme in such a short time, a scheme that even the god of trickery like himself was helpless against!

No wonder Odin, that two-faced old man, could trust Heimdall to guard the Rainbow Bridge alone...

The true value of the "Guardian God" is on full display at this moment!

This enraged Loki so much that his entire body turned visibly red, and he trembled as he raised his hand, pointing at Heimdall's face, and said through gritted teeth.

"...Very good, very good, Heimdall, you truly deserve to be the guardian of Asgard...!"

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty... but please allow me to go first. If the Rainbow Bridge is not closed in time and its energy is allowed to leak out, the resulting power will be enough to destroy an entire planet. Therefore, I must fulfill my duty and go to close the Rainbow Bridge, which was forcibly opened by those traitors."

At this point, Heimdall knew that he had completely broken ties with Loki.

So, in a sense, Heimdall, who had given Loki a resounding slap in the face and vented his anger, was no longer pretending and was now laying his cards on the table.

Not only did he seem oblivious to the anger and resentment in Loki's words, but he also accepted Loki's "praise" with a hint of smugness.

He even explained it in a serious manner, following a pre-prepared escape route.

"After all, as the 'representative' king of Asgard, you wouldn't want to waste one of Asgard's most powerful weapons at this critical juncture when Jotunheim could formally declare war on Asgard at any moment, and create a new enemy force for Asgard, would you?"

"...I grant your permission. Go, Heimdall."

"Thank you for your kindness and wisdom, Your Majesty the 'Acting' King. I shall take my leave now."

Even though Heimdall deliberately emphasized the word "proxy" when he said this, implying that Loki was not yet the true king of Asgard and that his ascension to the throne was illegitimate,

Faced with yet another blatant scheme by Heimdall, Loki, for both public and private reasons, could not find a reason to refuse Heimdall's departure and forcibly keep him under house arrest in the palace.

Therefore, seeing Heimdall's smile growing ever wider, Loki, even though he was seething with anger, could only forcibly suppress his increasingly volatile emotions and wave his hand dismissively, letting Heimdall, the mastermind behind everything, escape unscathed right under his nose.

"Don't think you can defeat me like this, Heimdall... You forced me to do this, and you personally sent those idiots to their deaths!"

Of course, everyone's patience has its limits.

Not to mention Loki, who is notoriously petty and holds grudges.

So much so that no sooner had Heimdall left than Loki, his face as cold as ice, silently stepped into Odin's vault. With the thought that "you're ruthless, so don't blame me for being ruthless in return," he awakened the slumbering Destroyer armor.

Relying on his current status as king and wielding Odin's scepter, Loki easily seized control of the Destroyer armor. He then ordered the Destroyer armor to immediately proceed to Earth and kill the Asgardian quartet who were attempting to take Thor back to Asgard ahead of schedule!

Of course, considering that the Asgardian quartet, who set off earlier, might reunite with Thor ahead of time, Thor might stop the Destroyer armor that was pursuing them…

Before the Destroyer armor officially began its operation, Loki added an extra order.

That is, once Thor is found, knock him unconscious. After the hunt is successfully completed, take Thor back to the Asgardian dungeons and temporarily imprison him.

Furthermore, throughout the process, the Destroyer armor is permitted to, depending on the situation, injure or cripple Thor, reducing the resistance from him...

However, this is limited to injuring or crippling, and the force used is controlled to the point that Thor can be fully healed once he is brought back to Asgard.

And no matter what happens, the Destroyer Armor must never be allowed to kill Thor!