CHAPTER 114: CHAPTER 114: SUNSCREEN! MEETING GODZILLA! DEEP SEA OASIS!

He took the sunscreen from Wanda’s hand.

Lorien held it as if he had just received the Heart of the Universe! To him right now, this wasn’t just priceless—it was something he wouldn’t trade for anything.

"Don’t worry," Lorien said seriously, gripping the sunscreen. "If I don’t cover you with this, I’ll jump into the sea and feed the sharks."

Wanda rolled her eyes.

"Who said you need to cover me all over? Just my back is fine."

"No way," Lorien replied firmly. "You’re already so tired. Let me handle it!"

"You..."

"Come on, let’s go."

Without another word, Lorien took Wanda’s hand and led her to the deck where the sun was shining. There were soft lounge chairs there, with an automatic sunshade overhead.

If you set it to cover only your face, it would track the sun’s movement 24 hours a day to shade just that part. The same applied to any other spot you chose.

Lorien lifted Wanda onto a lounge chair and gently set her down. Straddling over her, he said,

"Alright, let’s begin."

Wanda instantly covered her chest with both hands, blushing. She turned her head toward Gwen for help.

"Gwen~! Come save me!"

Gwen spread her hands helplessly.

Wanda, you don’t even know. This morning, before I was fully awake, he dragged me up and tormented me. I only managed to catch up on some sleep afterward. If I help you now, won’t I be even more doomed later?

Lorien burst out laughing.

"If Gwen comes over, she’ll suffer even more when it’s her turn."

Sure enough, after hearing that, Gwen pretended she hadn’t seen anything and walked over to the railing to enjoy the view.

Wanda could only lower her head and mumble softly,

"But even if no one else can see... I still feel embarrassed..."

Oh, right.

That was when Lorien realized—Wanda had grown up in a small country like Sokovia. She was shy and easily flustered about a lot of things.

What now?

Lorien thought for a moment.

"I’ve got it!"

"What?"

With a wave of his hand, Lorien pulled an eye mask from the void.

"Here, put this on. You won’t be able to see anything, and it even blocks out sound so you won’t hear anything either."

Fooling yourself, huh?

Still, even though that trick was completely useless in reality, psychologically it actually worked!

So when Lorien put the mask on her, Wanda really did relax. She wasn’t nearly as nervous anymore.

But once Lorien started applying the sunscreen, she realized the truth—she’d been tricked!

The mask blocked her awareness of the outside world, but it heightened her awareness of herself!

If she originally felt a level 1 whenever Lorien touched her, now it felt at least like a 1.5.

Wanda regretted it instantly! She reached up to pull off the mask.

"This won’t do, it’s useless..."

"Gwen, come hold her hands."

"Got it~"

"You two!"

...

After the cyber yacht arrived in the Pacific Ocean, Gwen and Wanda had already been covered in sunscreen by Lorien.

Mm.

All applied by his own hands! Wanda didn’t even have to move.

"I’m really such a thoughtful man."

The three of them each had a lounge chair. Lorien lay in the middle, sipping milk tea with a grin.

Gwen was fine. Since she had helped out earlier, Lorien had applied hers normally without teasing much.

But Wanda wasn’t so lucky. Lorien deliberately tickled her, making her squirm like a caterpillar. Then he teased her even more until her feet curled and arched.

When Lorien glanced over, Wanda was still lying there like a corpse with her blindfold on.

"Smack, smack~"

Lorien patted her and said,

"It’s almost time."

"I know..."

Wanda weakly pulled off the blindfold and tossed it at him.

"Why are you so mean? You come up with new tricks every day. You’re going to kill me."

Lorien acted deaf, quietly putting the blindfold away to save for next time.

And honestly? The thing really worked! Very useful!

Maybe he should try it on Gwen next?

Lorien looked over at Gwen. The moment she noticed his gaze, her body trembled involuntarily. She quickly turned her head to look elsewhere. Right now, saying even a single word would surely bring disaster.

[Approaching destination, please prepare in advance.]

At that moment, the yacht system reminded Lorien that the coordinates he had entered were near.

Lorien looked around. They were close to where he had last gone "sightseeing" with Godzilla. So he waved his hand and said,

"You can stop now."

The cyber yacht immediately began to slow and gradually came to a halt in the endless sea.

"Huh?"

Gwen and Wanda, still shaky on their legs, stood and walked to the yacht’s edge to look out.

"Lorien, will your pet really be here?"

"It’s here."

Lorien took another sip of milk tea, then released a trace of Phoenix Force.

"Alright."

He kept drinking his milk tea.

"Hm?"

Gwen and Wanda both looked at him in confusion. That was it? Where was the pet? Shouldn’t he call it?

"Don’t worry." Lorien leaned against the railing with a smile. "It’s on its way. Let the bullets fly for a while."

Hearing that, Wanda and Gwen turned back toward the sea.

One second.

Ten seconds.

Twenty seconds.

...

They waited patiently, but reality didn’t keep them waiting long.

As soon as thirty seconds passed, Lorien lifted his head, glanced to the other side of the yacht, and said casually,

"It’s coming."

Both Wanda and Gwen looked where he was looking. At first, they saw nothing and were momentarily confused.

Then Gwen suddenly spotted it.

"There’s a huge shadow in the water!"

Once Gwen said it, Wanda saw it too. A dark shape longer than the 188-meter yacht was swimming toward them!

When it reached the ship—

"Boom—splash!"

A massive black head broke the surface!

Its skin looked like armored plating, dark as metal. Just its head alone was over thirty meters tall, and its eyes were as big as small cars. Seawater cascaded from its head in torrents, taking a long while to flow back down.

"Wha—!"

Gwen’s jaw dropped in shock.

Wanda didn’t speak. Her fists just clenched tightly.

But the problem was, after Godzilla surfaced, it couldn’t see Lorien!

Because the cyber yacht was cloaked and Lorien had added his own buffs, no one could see inside from the outside.

"Sniff, sniff!"

Godzilla sniffed hard, almost sucking the air dry. Then confusion appeared in its eyes, strangely human-like.

Where is my master? His aura was just here! His scent too! But where is he?

Godzilla looked left, then right, even turned around. Still no sign of Lorien.

Huh?

"Hahaha~~"

At that moment, Gwen was amused by its puzzled expression and burst into laughter. Wanda relaxed a little and laughed too.

"Hm?!"

Hearing the sound, Godzilla immediately grew alert. Its expression hardened as it turned toward the source.

Seeing this, Lorien chuckled. He raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

"Let Godzilla see the yacht."

Phoenix Force spread, covering Godzilla’s eyes. It blinked, then looked forward again—only for its eyelids to widen in shock.

"Rrrrmmm!"

Excited, Godzilla surged forward, shoving the cyber yacht a good distance.

"Stop."

Lorien stretched out his hand.

Godzilla froze instantly, then looked at him with delight before curiously eyeing Gwen and Wanda in a surprisingly human-like way.

"Clatter~"

At that moment, Hela staggered out, rubbing her sleepy eyes.

"What happened? Why did the boat suddenly shake?"

After speaking, she blinked fully awake and looked outside.

Then...

"Wow!!!"

Thump, thump, thump!

She quickly ran back.

Everyone fell silent. Godzilla also turned its gaze toward Hela.

After a long pause, Hela peeked her head out. She looked at Godzilla, then immediately shrank her neck back. After glancing at Lorien, she finally circled around from the other side and hid carefully behind him.

"What kind of monster is that?" she asked nervously.

"Why does it feel scarier than Surtur?"

Well... strictly speaking, Surtur was bigger than the current Godzilla. But not necessarily bigger than the Godzilla of the future.

Because Singular Point Godzilla’s growth had no limit. As long as it had enough energy, it could keep getting larger. In time, it would easily surpass Surtur in power.

Wait.

Lorien suddenly thought of a meme. Godzilla wearing the Infinity Gauntlet... snapping its claws and doing a little dance... and nothing happens.

Of course, that was just a random thought.

"It’s fine. This is my pet." Lorien patted Hela’s head, then looked toward Godzilla.

"Since you’re all here, let’s make some introductions.

You’ve already seen the Transformers.

This one is Godzilla. You can call it whatever you like, but I prefer calling it Little Guy."

Mm-hmm.

The moment Lorien said "Little Guy," Godzilla bobbed its head enthusiastically in the water, clearly pleased with the name.

Wanda, Gwen, and Hela, however, were all stunned.

"Little... guy?"

Little?

This thing was bigger than an aircraft carrier!

You’re telling me to call it Little Guy?

It could twist off the head of the Statue of Liberty and kick it around like a soccer ball!

And you’re telling me it’s Little Guy?!

But Lorien didn’t care. After all, wasn’t the Night Fury in How to Train Your Dragon called Toothless?

"What do you know."

Lorien walked to the edge of the yacht and stroked Godzilla’s massive snout as it leaned closer.

"It’s all about contrast. Calling it ’Big Guy’ just doesn’t sound as good, right?"

Godzilla stayed still while Lorien touched its nose, but its massive tail swished through the sea with heavy force. That was its way of saying yes, yes.

"See? So obedient."

Lorien released its nose and walked back to the three girls.

"This tall one is Wanda, the middle one is Gwen, and the small one is Hela," he continued.

"From now on, they’ll also be your guardians. You have to protect them, understand?"

Guardians were guardians, but guardians weren’t necessarily parents. That was the difference.

Which meant Lorien was Godzilla’s parent.

Mm-hmm!

Godzilla nodded vigorously when it heard this. It was still a little unfamiliar with them, but that would change with time. The more they met, the closer they’d get.

At first, Wanda and Gwen had been nervous. But once they learned it was a pet—and such a well-behaved one at that—they immediately warmed up to Godzilla.

Its once-terrifying face suddenly looked heroic, even handsome.

This was what true fierceness looked like!

When Godzilla set its jaw and fixed its gaze, its whole expression seemed to ask—

Am I fierce?

Huh? Am I fierce?!

Hela loved it most of all. Just moments ago, she had been the most afraid. Now, she was the most excited!

She grabbed Lorien’s hand, her voice bursting with energy.

"Can I touch it?"

"Will it bite me?"

"If it eats me, will I never get out?"

Lorien: ...

What kind of ridiculous questions are these.

"Go ahead and touch it. It’s fine. All of you, go."

Lorien waved his hand.

He led the three girls up to Godzilla.

All three reached out to touch him, and Godzilla obediently lowered his head for them.

As soon as Wanda’s hand touched his nose, she exclaimed in surprise.

"Its skin is so hard—just like iron!"

Gwen felt along a ridge of hardened scales. She gave it a firm squeeze, then nodded.

"Harder than iron. Probably tougher than Iron Man’s armor."

Hela, meanwhile, was all excitement as she ran her hands over Godzilla. She cried out, voice full of awe.

"You’re so handsome, big guy!"

"Way cooler than the wolf I used to keep at home!"

"Can I ride you?"

Fenrir: ???

Lorien couldn’t help but laugh.

The wolf Hela used to have—it was called Fenrir. But when Hela was sealed away, Fenrir was imprisoned beneath Asgard as well. In the end, it perished together with Odin at the hands of Surtur’s sword.

At least it hadn’t been a pointless death.

Still, if Fenrir could hear this now, it would probably burst into tears.

So I died for nothing?

You don’t even mourn me?

And now you’ve found someone better?

Hela: Yes.

Faced with Hela’s enthusiasm, Lorien looked at Godzilla.

"If you want to let her ride, just stay still. I’ll get on and play a bit later too."

Hearing that Lorien would also get on, Godzilla stayed put.

Hela happily started climbing, but Lorien, exasperated, appeared beside her and lifted her up directly.

As for Gwen and Wanda—one could fly, the other could leap—and Wanda had already adjusted their clothes and brought them up.

Once everyone was on Godzilla’s back, Lorien conjured a magical barrier that enclosed all four of them.

"Alright, big guy. Let’s go. Show us the places you’ve been playing in lately."

Roar!

Godzilla immediately grew excited. It turned, leapt forward, and with a tremendous splash, plunged into the sea.

"Wow!"

Gwen watched the seawater rush past outside the barrier, eyes wide with wonder.

"It’s beautiful!"

Wanda quietly slipped her hand into Lorien’s, their fingers interlacing. Her eyes sparkled as she whispered in awe.

"It really is stunning."

And Hela—there was no need to mention her.

"So cool! So cool!"

She pressed her face right against the barrier, as if she could dive into the water herself.

Then Godzilla began sweeping its hundred-meter-long tail.

With each stroke, its speed surged, and the sea churned rapidly around the spherical barrier.

Countless fish darted past—jellyfish, schools of small fish, massive fish, tiger sharks...

In no time at all, dozens of different creatures swam by!

And Godzilla kept going deeper.

Even at its towering 200–300 meters, it wasn’t long before it had reached the seabed, two to three thousand meters below.

It could have gone even deeper, but the first place Godzilla wanted to show Lorien was here.

A glowing seabed.

The ocean floor stretched out in a wide field of luminous grasses. Scattered among them were enormous bones, some several meters long, others tens of meters.

Wanda frowned in surprise.

"Why are there so many bones here? Was this some kind of battlefield for sea creatures?"

"It’s not a battlefield. It’s a deep-sea oasis." Lorien shook his head, glancing upward.

"This is where whales fall."