When Howard finally finished speaking, a long silence fell over the living room.
Tony was stunned, listening in disbelief.
He had considered many possibilities. A product of World War II super-soldier experiments? That guess made the most sense.
A superpowered individual who suddenly awakened their abilities? Or even an extraterrestrial visitor? With the progress of space exploration, that possibility couldn't be completely ruled out either.
But he never expected that Marvika was actually a figure from mythology.
Not a metaphor, not a self-proclaimed title for some supernatural entity, but the real Marvika, the Sun Goddess from the Norse mythology system, the princess of Asgard, Odin's eldest daughter.
"I kept thinking it was just a coincidence of names..." Tony muttered, his voice so soft it didn't sound like his usual tone. "Turns out you really are the legendary sun goddess?"
His gaze refocused on Marvika; the way he looked at her was no longer as if observing an interesting woman, but as if observing... a myth.
It took a while for Tony to come back to his senses. He looked Marvika up and down, as if seeing her for the first time.
His gaze traveled from her golden-red hair to her amber eyes, to her appearance which looked no older than twenty, and finally to her hand resting casually on the sofa armrest, which looked no different from an ordinary person's.
Marvika was amused by Tony's reaction. She leaned back against the sofa, her long hair glowing warmly under the lights, looking completely relaxed, as if chatting with an old friend.
"What's wrong?" Marvika asked with a smile, her eyes curving into crescents. "Don't I look like one?"
"Seriously..." Tony curled his lip, retorting, "Take a look at yourself, do you?"
He gestured with his hands, saying, "I know myths and legends can be exaggerated, but this is way off, right? The legendary sun goddess, driving a Sun chariot across the sky, radiating light, majestic and incomparable..."
"And yet here you are, wearing jeans and a leather jacket, riding a motorcycle everywhere, always breaking the bike, and having me fix it every few days?"
Tony shook his head, his tone carrying a sense of "this World is truly absurd": "If I told anyone that I knew the sun goddess from Norse mythology, and that her favorite hobbies were speeding and breaking motorcycles, they would definitely think I was crazy or on drugs."
Tony's voice dropped: "If you really are a god, then you are the most... down-to-earth god I've ever met."
Marvika laughed, a bright and genuine smile that seemed to brighten the entire living room. "Thank you, Tony."
"But you have to realize, myths and legends were written by mortals, passed down and embellished countless times. The real Asgard is very different from those stories."
She paused and added, "Besides, a long life has taught me one thing: stay curious, enjoy the present! Speeding is fun, the process of fixing the bike is fun, and chatting with you is fun. These simple joys don't become less important because of who I am."
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