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Chapter 10 - Chapter 9

Sif, Pranks, Training… and the First Hint of Roy's True Bloodline

Sif Tries to Speak With Roy

After training ended, Sif wiped sweat from her brow and gathered her courage.

Thor was bragging.

Loki was plotting.

Roy sat calmly, legs crossed, reading a small spellbook.

Sif swallowed hard and approached him.

Sif: "H-Hello, Prince Roy…"

Roy looked up, blue diamond-like eyes meeting hers.

Roy: "Sif. You're very strong. Your sword form was good."

Sif's brain short-circuited.

Sif (blushing furiously):

"I— I— THANK YOU!"

She bowed so suddenly she nearly head-butted him.

Loki grinned from the side.

Loki: "Someone likes you, little brother~"

Sif nearly tripped and ran off.

Roy blinked.

Roy: "Why did she run?"

Loki: "Ah, the mysteries of women. You will learn."

The Ultimate Prank: Loki + Roy Collaboration

Later that week, Thor strutted into the hall holding Mjolnir.

Loki whispered:

Loki: "Ready, Roy?"

Roy nodded innocently.

Their prank list:

Idea by Roy #1: Enchant Thor's cape so it becomes alive and constantly hugs him. Idea by Roy #2: Shadow magic to make Thor hear dramatic heroic music every time he takes a step. Idea by Roy #3: Change the taste of all Thor's food into spicy Midgardian chili for a day.

Everything activated at once.

Chaos Begins

Thor stepped forward.

WHOOSH — the cape wrapped around him like a clingy octopus.

DUN-DUN-DUNNNN— heroic theme music blasted out of nowhere.

Thor: "WHO IS MAKING MUSIC?!"

He ran to the dining hall, grabbed a roast chicken, took a bite—

Thor: "ARRRRGHHH! FIRE! FIRE IN MY MOUTH!"

He started rolling on the ground while his cape squeezed him harder.

Frigga & Odin Watching the Prank

Loki and Roy peeked from behind a pillar.

Odin walked by, saw Thor rolling like a giant burning potato, and asked:

Odin: "What happened to him?"

Frigga (giggling): "I think Loki and Roy happened."

Odin stroked his beard in approval.

Odin: "Good. Builds character."

Frigga nodded.

Frigga: "And it keeps Thor humble."

Both parents burst into laughter while Thor screamed in the background:

Thor: "STOP THE MUSIC! AND THIS CAPE IS ATTACKING ME!!"

Odin Begins Combat Training for Roy

The next day, Odin summoned Roy to the royal training yard.

Odin: "Roy. It's time you learn proper combat. Magic alone is not enough."

Roy bowed respectfully.

He picked up a practice sword—though Yamato slept quietly in his system space.

The duel began.

Roy hid around 99% of his power.

He moved only slightly faster than a normal enhanced Asgardian.

His swings were gentle, measured, almost lazy.

But even that made Odin raise an eyebrow.

Odin: "Your foundation… is already perfect."

Frigga watched from the side, whispering proudly:

Frigga: "He learns quickly."

What they didn't know:

Roy was controlling his body to appear normal.

Even holding back, Odin could feel something.

A strange resonance.

A deep pressure beneath Roy's cosmic aura…

Almost like—

—something ancient asleep inside him.

The First Hint of Roy's Hidden Bloodline

That night, Roy sat alone in his room.

He summoned a small flame in his palm.

It flickered blue—

then purple—

then suddenly shifted into an ancient golden flame.

It crackled with raw power unlike any magic he had learned.

Roy (whispering):

"This… wasn't in any spellbook."

Great Sage spoke in his mind:

Great Sage:

"Analysis complete. Host possesses dormant bloodline… matching no known Asgardian, Frost Giant, Celestial, or Elf."

Roy felt his heartbeat echo like thunder.

Great Sage:

"Detected similarity with primordial draconic energy."

Roy froze.

Roy: "Dragon…? As in true dragons?"

Great Sage:

"Correction. Host's bloodline is not a dragon… but far greater."

"Host carries a primordial True Dragon bloodline of unknown origin."

Roy exhaled slowly.

No wonder Odin couldn't identify it.

No wonder magic slid off him.

No wonder his cosmic power was unnaturally high even while suppressed.

He closed his fist, extinguishing the golden flame.

Roy:

"So that's what I am…"

Outside the window, lightning flashed—

as if the cosmos itself acknowledged the truth awakening within him.

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