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"Thor..."

Without Li Ang's explanation, Ritsuka recognized who the statue depicted.

After all, Thor's short-handled hammer is such a classic design that it's comparable to Odin with only one eye.

Just as Ritsuka was thinking this, the statue of Odin appeared.

Then, statues of Baldr, Loki, Freya, Hela, Freya, and so on, all appeared in their field of vision.

"That's amazing..." Ritsuka exclaimed, "I didn't know there was such a place in Northern Europe..."

"Well... when the people of the Nordic region converted to Christianity, most of the statues of the Norse gods were pushed into the Falls of the Gods, and a small number were destroyed. Very few complete statues have survived."

Li Ang felt that the Norse people's hysterical denial of their belief in the Norse gods almost perfectly illustrated what it means to be a convert's fanaticism.

"Is there anything special about these statues?"

Ritsuka tilted her head back, her curiosity growing stronger.

Before answering the question, Li Ang first surveyed the sea. After confirming that no one was following them or that something strange might fall from the sky, Li Ang rowed towards a statue.

"Who is this deity? He looks somewhat familiar."

Mashu carefully examined the approaching statue—a male deity wearing a long robe and with a benevolent expression.

Mashu observed for a long time but couldn't find anything on the god that could identify him. If she hadn't already recognized the Loki statue, she would have thought this statue was Loki himself.

“This is my idol.”

"..."

Mashu's lips twitched slightly.

"I'm really sorry it's my idol," Li Ang said, pursing his lips.

Mashu stuck out her tongue a little shyly: "No, I just think it's a bit too conspicuous of you to put the passage next to your own statue."

"Of course not, the real entrance is over there."

Just as the small boat was getting close to Li Ang's own statue, he suddenly turned and moved towards a goddess statue behind it.

"That must be Skadi, right?" Ritsuka glanced back at Leon with disdain. "They're so affectionate."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Li Ang graciously accepted Ritsuka's praise.

"I have never seen such a shameless person!"

Perhaps because she had become familiar with Li Ang, Ritsuka started quoting the Prime Minister.

Li Ang kept his head down and rowed the boat, ignoring Ritsuka's words.

[Host, you deserve it... You actually flaunted your ex's relationship in front of your current partner.]

"That's completely untrue! System, you need to get your brain cleaned up!"

As the small boat approached, Ritsuka noticed several runes carved on the base of the Skadi statue.

Li Ang muttered something, and the runes began to glow.

"What did you say?"

Li Ang shook his head repeatedly: "I won't tell you."

"Tell me about it."

"It's none of your business, kid, don't worry about such things."

"Hmm... Last night you called her a beautiful girl, and now you're calling her a child."

"Please don't fill your head with false memories, Ms. Fujimaru Ritsuka."

"cut."

Ritsuka was starting to regret it.

Looking back now, I realize I've known Li Ang for quite some time, so I should have asked him to teach me runes.

Every time Ritsuka sees Li Ang wielding the runes so skillfully, she is incredibly envious.

Even if you don't know rune magic, it doesn't matter, at least you'll know what Li Ang just recited.

Ritsuka would swear on Fufu's dinner tonight that what Li Ang just said must have been very interesting.

Yes, Ritsuka guessed right.

What Li Ang just said meant "My heart will never change".

That's right, it's the name of the theme song from "Titanic," which Li Ang composed to express his love for his wife.

If those two little girls found out what that sentence meant...

"Ahem. Anyway, this is a private matter between Skadi and me."

Li Ang said, feigning composure.

→_→*2

Ritsuka and Mashu expressed their condemnation of Leon with looks of certain defeat.

"Watch out, grab onto the side of the boat. It's coming."

"what?"

"Current."

"Forehead……"

Before Ritsuka could even complain, she saw the water beneath the boat swell up and turn into a water bubble.

"Wait, could it be..."

"That's right, we're going to the sky (physics)!"

Li Ang gave a thumbs up.

"You should have said something sooner!"

boom!

The water tanks beneath the ship burst open, sending a stream of water, several meters in diameter, soaring from the sea surface into the sky.

From a distance, it looks like a thin needle piercing through the water.

"Ahhhh!"

Ritsuka hugged Mash and screamed.

Because their small boat was hit by the water elevator below and sent flying into the sky in the blink of an eye.

"Don't worry, just stay calm."

Li Ang spoke to Ritsuka, who had turned ashen-faced with panic.

Ritsuka calmed down after hearing what Li Ang said.

She then realized that although the ship was rocking violently, it had not fallen. The water elevator below was steadily supporting the ship and lifting it to a higher place.

"Leon, you should have said so sooner," Ritsuka muttered, her face flushed. "Speaking of which, since Asgard is above us, why did we come up here in the first place?"

"Because the division of the Nine Realms is both physical and conceptual."

Li Ang explained to Ritsuka, "Only a very few passages connect the two realms to reach the upper realm; otherwise, no matter how high you fly, you can only see the sky."

Bang!

Ritsuka felt as if the ship had broken through some kind of barrier.

With a slight feeling of weightlessness, Ritsuka realized that the boat had lost the support of the water column and was floating in the air.

Before she could fully appreciate this strange state, their boat crashed into the water.

"what!"

Ritsuka and Mashu, who lost their balance, rolled together and screamed in pain.

"Li Ang, you should have reminded us!"

"Sorry, I forgot." Li Ang laughed. "But we've arrived at our destination."

Upon hearing this, Ritsuka quickly grabbed the gunwale and looked ahead.

In the distance on the water, a golden city appeared before their eyes.

"This is……"

Ritsuka's eyes lit up.

Li Ang smiled slightly: "Ritsuka, Mash. Welcome to Asgard."

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"it's beautiful."

Ritsuka, who was lying on the side of the boat, let out a sigh.

Although she had visited quite a few singularities in the Age of Gods, this was her first time actually entering the Kingdom of Gods.

Previously in the Greek singularity, Ritsuka entered Mount Olympus after the war, but did not enter the palace of the gods.

This time, under Li Ang's guidance, she truly entered Asgard—the land of the gods in Norse mythology.

However, as three illegal immigrants, Li Ang certainly couldn't just row his boat to the main dock; he needed to go around to an inconspicuous spot to stop and disembark.

"It feels so luxurious, is all of that gold?"

Ritsuka pointed to the glittering golden palace in the distance and asked.

“Yes, gold, as a precious metal, has always held a special significance in human culture,” Li Ang said. “Whenever gold appears in mythology, in the realm of the gods, it is basically real gold.”

Ritsuka leaned her head against the side of the boat and said enviously, "I wish I could take one with me."

It wasn't that Ritsuka was greedy, but rather that she felt it would be a real shame not to take some of the gold as souvenirs.

"Forget it, when the spirit particle transfers, anything extra on your body won't be transferred."

“I know…” Ritsuka said wistfully, “Sometimes you want to keep a memento but there isn’t one. By the time the mansion is repaired, I guess there won’t be any mementos of this journey left…”

Snapped.

Li Ang placed his hand on Ritsuka's head.

"Children shouldn't be so sentimental; they should look forward!"

As he spoke, Li Ang deliberately ruffled Ritsuka's hair.

Hey! Don't mess up my hair!

"Haha."

Li Ang smiled very happily.

But he stopped laughing after only a few laughs.

Mashu also stood up, looking into the distance with a solemn expression.

"Is there an enemy?"

Having spent quite some time with the two of them, Ritsuka immediately guessed what was going on.

"I don't know, but they don't seem to have good intentions."