âYou ran over someone?â
Barbara exclaimed, and Daisy on the other end of the phone had to further explain.
âHe was fine, woke up early the next morning, and called himself Thor Odinson, the mythical god of thunder.â
âI donât know if youâve been following the news in New Mexico lately, but a hammer fell here some time ago that no one could pick up, and Thor said it was his Mjolnir.â
âYou mean he picked up the hammer that no one could pick up and then you guys believed he was Thor, the god of thunder?â
Barbara said uncertainly.
âNo, that hammer seems to be confiscated by the FBI. Thor forced his way into their camp the day before yesterday and said he was going to get his hammer back, but it turned out he couldnât lift it.â
Why do I suddenly get the feeling youâre teasing me?
âThen why do you still say that Thor is real?â
âBecause of yesterday!â
Daisy said with unusual excitement: âAbout yesterday afternoon, a strange-shaped flame-shooting⊠robot⊠or some kind of creature? Anyway, a tall monster attacked the town.â
âAnd then Thorâs friends, the Four Warriors, found us through the Rainbow Bridge, and tried to warn Thor that Loki wants to harm him.â
âWait, isnât Loki Thorâs uncle?â
Barbara wondered if her best friend had been brainwashed by someone.
âThose are myths spread by mistake. Loki is actually Thorâs brother!â
âAnyway, I donât know whatâs going on, I just saw Thor almost killed by the monster when Mjolnir, his hammer, flew all over to him by itself and changed his body!â
âHe was really able to summon thunder and demolish the monster in three or two blows.â
Daisyâs tone was full of excitement.
âYou know what? Jane is in love with Thor, and Thor likes Jane, itâs one of those stories where gods and mortals fall in love, and itâs actually happening right before my eyes!â
âUh ⊠wow, sounds like you had a thrilling and exciting trip to New Mexico.â
Truth be told, Barbara didnât particularly believe what Daisy was saying, and maybe Daisy was just brainstorming a bit about her mentor Dr. Fosterâs love.
But the kind-hearted Barbara didnât want to burst Daisyâs bubble at all, so she went along with Daisyâs story and said back.
âWell~ Iâve said what Iâve seen and heard, and I want to know if thereâs anything fun happening in Gotham this time of year, like my idol!â
Cold sweat dripped from Barbaraâs forehead, âDaisy, donât you even watch the news? Or is the New Mexico town you went to has no access to the internet?â
âPhantom Kid stole Queen Elizabethâs Tamil ruby, and youâre still unaware of such a big deal?â
âWhat! Tamil ruby? Is it really the necklace of the Queen of the UK?â
âThatâs Queen Elizabeth we are talking about, she must have a lot of bodyguards around her⊠Did Phantom Kid succeed? Was he hurt?â
Listening to Daisyâs eager guesses, Barbaraâs cold sweat was flowing more and more.
«My father is the commissioner, and you are so concerned about a thief in front of me; are you kidding me?»
âPhantom Kid is very powerful, you do not need to worry about him. This time, not only the GCPD, but even the FBI, CIA, and MI7 had their forces spread. But he still managed to manipulate them all.â
Barbara wasnât in a good mood, yet she told Daisy all the things that happened in Robinson Central Park.
She told her all, except for the fact that she suspected that Kid was Mathison. Barbara never confessed her suspicions to others, even Gordon didnât know.
Only Agent Bean, who happened to bump into her, knew about it, but the misunderstanding had been resolved.
âItâs well expected from Lord Kid. He really is amazing. What a pity that I wasnât there to watch such a spectacular scene âŠâ
Daisyâs tone suddenly changed.
However, Barbaraâs next point of concern was not Daisyâs change of mood.
âLord Kid⊠did you just say. Lord Kid?â
What kind of odd name is that?
âOh, in fact, I previously joined a Phantom Kid fan club, and I found that his fans like to call him âLord Kid.â I guess I just followed alongâŠÂ with that?â
The moment Kid was mentioned, Daisyâs mood inexplicably changed for the better again.
Barbara could only smile dryly with her mouth twitching in awkwardness.
âOh yeah, after Jane and Thor got together, that guy Thor teleported back to Asgard on the Rainbow Bridge, and I donât know when heâll be back. So, hopefully, he wonât forget about Jane, or by the time he gets back Jane will be gray-haired.â
Daisy began to gossip again, âIsnât there a saying that there has been a year on earth and a day in heaven? If that is true, Janeâs situation will be pathetic.â
Is this Daisyâs way of getting too deep into the drama?
âFinally, Barbara, good news for you!â
âWhatâs the good news?â
âJaneâs scientific work is finished. She has confirmed her idea that Asgard really exists. So, my internship is also finished, now I can study for my Masterâs degree next!â
âThat means I can go back to Gotham soon, and we can get together properly.â
From Daisyâs words, you immediately know how happy she is. However, Barbara herself was a bit unhappy.
Not only unhappy but she had a sudden urge to drink sodaâŠ
After she mumbled and hung up the phone, Barbara felt that the joys and sorrows of human beings are not connected.
While youâre rejoicing over a second-year college exchange student status, someone your age is already working on a masterâs degree.
We all have a bright future ahead of us.
In New York, a pen store that hardly gets any customers, Bob had almost gone through ancient Roman mythology, Greek mythology, Celtic mythology, Norse mythology, and even Egyptian mythology.
But he couldnât find anything related to the six disasters, nor did he know what the converging six disasters meant.
âMaybe I should try Indian mythology or Japanese mythology next?â
Thinking about it, Bob packed up his studies, then left the store and went straight to the New York Library.
Generally, with such an ancient mythological system, only fragmented information can be found on the Internet, useful content can be found faster by going to the library.
âThe Vedas, the Brahma Book, the Forest Book, the Upanishads, the Ramayana, the Mokobharata, the Koli world system ⊠How come there are so many books? My head will explode if I read it all.â
Library, Theology/Occultic Texts area.
Bob came here and took a look at the scary number of books and completely lost the desire to look them up.
âSir, may I ask which system of mythology you are looking for?â
At this moment, a staff member of the library came over, holding a book in his hand.
He saw Bob was staring at the bookshelf with a tangled face, so he asked.
âThis ⊠I need a little book that popularized Indian mythology or Japanese mythology, but I want the kind thatâs more comprehensive, preferably one that roughly summarizes the entirety of that systemâs mythology.â
âOh, thatâs the youth science version, right?â
The staff suddenly said, âSorry, sir, you should go to the area that contains childrenâs books.â
He just smiled kindly at Bob and then shoved the book in his hand into the corner of the bookshelf.
Suddenly, Bobâs eyes fell on the book in the staff memberâs hand, and there was a flash of light.
Bob rushed up and took out the book from the bookshelf that the staff had stuffed in.