Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 283 Banquet Chat
"Sol?"

When this topic came up, both Clint and Banner showed expressions of emotion.

"His father seems to be nearing his end, and Thor, the only heir, has been left in Asgard recently, apparently to prepare for his succession."

"Thor's father? Odin, the king of the gods?"

Luca, who had initially just casually changed the subject, was now completely bewildered.

However, Dr. Banner seemed to have misunderstood. Seeing Luca's expression, his own expression of emotion deepened.

"You didn't expect that, did you? Even the legendary Norse god-kings have their lifespan come to an end."

"However, I heard from Thor that the average lifespan of an Asgardian is around 5000 years. His father's age is actually well over that number, so it's fair to say he wasn't entirely unprepared."

Banner continued to sigh, and Clint occasionally chimed in with a few words.

But Luca could no longer hear what the two said afterward; at that moment, he had only one thought in his mind.

'Odin is dying? Does that mean Hela is about to escape?!'

Although Luca and Thor had a good relationship, he had never met Odin, so he naturally wouldn't feel sad about the other's departure.

But Luca also didn't forget that in the movie, it was Odin's death that brought forth Hela, the goddess of death, the villain who almost wiped out the entire Asgard.

He still vividly remembered the scene of Hela crushing Thor's hammer with one hand.

'No, no. Although Odin himself admits in the movie that Hela's seal is maintained by his own life force.'

'But was Hela sealed inside Odin? Or was she sealed in Norway on Earth?'

At this point, Luca could only vaguely recall that Odin seemed to have been 'exiled' to Earth by Loki.

Hela appeared immediately after Earth died.

'That's not right either. Hela seems to be able to absorb Asgard's energy to strengthen herself. Even if she were truly sealed within him, Odin wouldn't choose to die in Asgard!'

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but Luca couldn't make sense of them for the time being.

He couldn't even be sure how long "soon" meant in the so-called "Odin is about to die."

After all, Asgardians, being long-lived beings, may have a different concept of time than Earthlings.

It wouldn't be appropriate for Luca to go to Thor's door and ask, "What exactly is the date your father died?"
'Difficult to handle. So many troubles!'

However, just as he was lost in his aimless thoughts, Tony walked over with a wine glass, seemingly ready to join the conversation between the three.

However, seeing Luca's absent-minded appearance, Tony, who had been sneaking up on him, immediately slapped him.

"Hey, what are you thinking about, kid?"

Luca, who was knocked off balance by Tony's slap, immediately snapped back to his senses.

However, instead of paying attention to Tony's sudden attack, he rubbed his shoulder and looked at the 'Tony Stark' who had just arrived with a strange expression.

"What? Little Chili hasn't... *sobs*"

As soon as Luca opened his mouth, Tony quickly covered it with his hand.

Feeling the hard, metallic touch on his mouth, Luca became even more certain that this "thing" that could slap him, a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, so hard he stumbled was definitely not a normal human body.

'Goodness, is Pepper Chili addicted to this? She still hasn't given Tony the antidote?'

'But Tony's technology seems to have improved again? This doesn't seem to be a projection suit either; apart from the feel, it's indistinguishable from a real one.'

While thinking about these things, Luca quickly patted Tony's arm to indicate that he wouldn't say anything out of line.

Finally, whether it was the remote-controlled robot or Tony wearing custom armor, he chose to let go under the strange gazes of Banner and Clint.

"What's going on here??" "Nothing!" x2
Luca and Tony both spoke in unison.

Tony simply didn't want to expose his current situation.

Luca, on the other hand, wouldn't cause trouble because this guy had two iron hands on his shoulders.

Seeing this, the two people opposite him shrugged speechlessly and didn't ask any further questions.

Instead, Tony, who was behind Luca, suddenly leaned down and whispered in his ear.

"Do you still have any of that medicine? There are so many people here today, I'll get you a big one."

Upon hearing this, Luca quickly shook his head, rolled his eyes at Tony, and replied in a low voice as well.

"Why would I need so many shrinking pills? Besides, even if I had them, I wouldn't be carrying them around with me!"

Upon hearing this, Tony's 'metal body' face clearly showed a look of disappointment.

His suggestion was somewhat wicked, and he clearly wanted to drag people into it.

But if they can really fool Luca into shrinking everyone.

Surely this kid can't keep hiding the antidote forever, right?

That way, he could definitely bypass Pepper and return to normal with the others, without having to endure this soft, floppy little body anymore.

However, since one plan failed, Tony decided not to further wary Luca and instead turned to Dr. Banner to talk about something else.

"Banner, how have you been lately? Want to come stay with me for a few days? I can show you some things you've never seen before."

Upon hearing this, the other three men present fell into an eerie silence.

Banner, whose name was called out, had his pupils dilate, his mouth agape, and his face filled with fear and confusion.

"Uh! Wait! I meant the new experimental project!"

"Oh right! That's what we understand too!"

"Yes, yes, a research project!"

"Yes, yes, yes, who can argue with that?!"

The room was filled with chaos and awkward laughter, and it took a long time to calm down.

Then, another silence fell.
Finally, Dr. Banner subconsciously shifted his position to the side and asked with lingering fear.

"Why not Luca? And shouldn't you have been focusing on helping Gwen return to her own world? This is yet another..."

"Luca?" Tony said, glancing at Luca, whose eyes also held a question. "You're busier than me right now. I'll tell you when the results are in!"

"As for what I said, it was actually inspired by helping Spider Sister open the interdimensional portal, and I have already achieved some results myself."

"If it is further improved, it might be able to solve the current situation where the world is being invaded by other worlds everywhere."

Tony briefly explained his thoughts and ideas, and Luca and Dr. Banner continued their conversation on the topic.

Clint, though he barely understood anything, listened with great curiosity.

Other guests and friends gathered in twos and threes to chat, and although it wasn't very lively, the overall atmosphere was still acceptable.

Harry was cheating by using Venom to arm wrestle with the captain, while Rhodes was telling jokes like 'Boom, Tank, General' to the others.

The banquet quickly came to an end in this atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)