Just call me Thor

Chapter 588: Thor, please come back soon



Back at the apartment complex, Joseph parked the cart, and Shadow Two waved him off generously.

"Alright, Joseph, go do whatever you need to do!"

Joseph: ...

Although he had joined Apollo's little group, there was a small problem.

When Joseph had "applied" to join, Shadow Two had explicitly stated that they'd cover food but not lodging.

So, even though the apartment they were staying in had three rooms, Joseph wasn't allowed to sleep there.

Joseph, a dignified nine-star Lord of humanity, had been wandering the streets at night with nowhere to stay.

It was humiliating.

To make matters worse, during his nightly strolls, members of the city defense department often approached him, offering to take him to a shelter.

Out of pride, Joseph always declined.

The real issue was that working with Shadow Two earned him exactly zero pay.

How Shadow Two managed to do the math was beyond him.

Despite working tirelessly all day, they somehow ended up with almost no money. It was as if they were working for free.

Left with no choice, Joseph finally asked Shadow Two for a loan.

"Can I borrow some money?"

Shadow Two, ever the businessman, didn't refuse outright. Instead, he pulled out a calculator and rolled his face across it a few times.

After "calculating," Shadow Two cleared his throat and said,

"I'll lend you $10,000, and you'll pay me back $500. Sounds fair, right?"

Joseph: ???

That... didn't sound right.

Joseph corrected him, "Shadow Two, the amount you pay back should be more than what you borrow. If I borrow $10,000, I should pay back at least $10,000 plus interest."

Shadow Two's pupils dilated in shock. He gasped audibly, as if Joseph had just revealed the secrets of the universe.

"Is that how it works?!"

Joseph nodded helplessly. "Yes, that's how it works."

Shadow Two let out a dramatic wail and ran to Apollo, crying,

"Auntie, I think I've gone mad!"

Apollo nodded calmly. "I know."

Well, that settled it.

After his brief meltdown, Shadow Two regained some clarity and returned to the topic of the loan.

"I get it now," he said, his eyes sparkling with newfound understanding.

"If you borrow $10,000, you'll pay me back $10,500. That's how it works, right?"

Joseph quickly nodded. "Exactly!"

Shadow Two grinned from ear to ear and extended his hand toward Joseph.

Joseph's smile froze. "What are you doing?"

"Paying me back," Shadow Two said matter-of-factly.

"If you don't pay me back, why should I lend you money?"

Joseph was dumbfounded. "You haven't even lent me the money yet! Why would I pay you back?"

Shadow Two's expression turned wary.

"So you never intended to pay me back, huh?"

Joseph: ...

He realized he had made a grave mistake.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

He should never have asked this lunatic for money in the first place.

Seeing Joseph's hesitation, Shadow Two ran back to Apollo and whispered,

"Auntie, write this down for me. Joseph owes me $10,500. You know my memory isn't great-

I don't want to forget this."

Apollo asked seriously, "Does he really owe you?"

Shadow Two nodded earnestly.

"Of course! He asked to borrow money, so he has to pay it back, right? If he doesn't pay me

back, why would I lend him money?

"As soon as he pays me $10,500, I'll definitely lend him $10,000!"

Joseph: ???

For a brief moment, Joseph almost felt like Shadow Two's logic... made sense.

But no, it didn't make sense at all!

Having failed to secure a loan, Joseph could only sigh and figure out how to survive another night on the streets.

Meanwhile, Shadow Two and Apollo headed upstairs.

Shadow Two carried his various bags and led the way, with Apollo following behind.

They didn't take the elevator, opting instead to climb the stairs one floor at a time.

When they reached the door to their apartment, Shadow Two suddenly stopped, his

expression turning serious.

"Auntie, something's not right!"

He pressed his ear against the wall, listening intently.

After a moment, he declared with great conviction,

"There's a burglar in the house!"

Apollo reminded him calmly, "We live across the hall."

"Oh, right."

Shadow Two nodded and moved to the opposite wall, pressing his ear against it again.

"There's still someone inside!"

Shadow Two's instincts were spot-on.

He had never encountered a burglar before, but he treated the situation as if it were a life-or-

death battle.

"Auntie, what do we do now?"

Shadow Two decided it was time to rely on Apollo's wisdom.

After all, he was a lunatic-it was better to let his aunt handle this.

Apollo, unfazed, pulled out his phone and dialed three numbers.

"Hello, city defense department? I think there's a burglar in my house. My name is Apollo..."

"Next time, make sure to assess the situation first..."

The city defense department officers were exasperated.

They had rushed to the scene after receiving a report of a burglary, only to find it was all a

misunderstanding.

Cain, who had been inside the apartment, was equally confused.

He watched as the officers left, scratching his head.

Standing outside the door were two people.

One was dressed flamboyantly and acting erratically, crouched on the stairs counting ants.

(Only God knew where the ants had come from.)

The other was a middle-aged man with a cold expression, standing silently by the door. He

didn't look like someone easy to get along with.

Cain hesitated before asking cautiously,

"And you are...?"

Apollo thought for a moment before answering, "Apollo."

Apollo?

Cain didn't recall having a friend by that name.

The lunatic crouched on the stairs suddenly looked unusually lucid and explained,

"My auntie is Mike's third bro."

"Oh, please come in, please come in!"

Cain quickly stepped aside to let them in, explaining as they entered,

"Mike's been busy lately, so I come by regularly to clean the place and check for leaks..."

That's right.

After arriving in Florida, Apollo and Shadow Two had moved straight into Mike's house.

Keys? Those were no obstacle for these two.

Apollo had decided he needed a place to stay, and since Mike called him his third bro, it was

only logical for Apollo to live in Mike's house.

After settling in, Apollo and Shadow Two sat on the couch while Cain brought them two

glasses of water.

"Mr. Apollo, I didn't know you were staying here. I was startled when I came in today..."

Cain had indeed been startled.

He had planned to liven up the place by adding a few potted cacti.

But when he entered, he found the cacti had grown so tall they were nearly touching the

ceiling! Setting aside the bizarre cacti, the two people in front of him were equally strange.

Unable to reach Mike, Cain had no choice but to entertain his unexpected guests.

After some polite conversation, Cain realized they weren't exactly on the same wavelength.

As night fell, he decided it was time to leave.

"Wait."

Apollo stopped him and asked a seemingly random question.

"What are your plans for the future?"

Cain was caught off guard.

He hadn't expected anyone to ask about his career goals at a time like this.

After a moment's thought, he answered honestly.

"Well, I was planning to work as a manager at the Mystic Market, but things have been going

well lately..." Cain rambled on about his plans: attending superpower universities, exploring the Abyss,

fulfilling his duties, killing demon creatures, and eventually settling down to marry and start

a family.

It was a simple, ordinary life plan-nothing out of the ordinary.

"I see."

Apollo didn't say much else and let Cain leave.

Shadow Two, however, was nervous.

He mustered the courage to ask tentatively,

"Auntie, what are you planning to do now?"

Shadow Two's madness was flexible-he could be insane when needed and sharp when

necessary.

He knew things had been going smoothly so far.

If something went wrong now, it would be a real problem.

Apollo thought for a moment before answering, "Read."

This was unexpected.

Unlike others, Apollo hadn't read much in his life.

He hadn't needed to.

When he awoke in the Tower of Truth, he already knew most things about the world.

And what he didn't know, he could calculate.

For years, he had never truly read a book. Shadow Two breathed a sigh of relief. This wasn't a big deal.

"Alright, we'll go to the library tomorrow."

But just as Shadow Two was about to sleep, Apollo stood up and walked out the door.

Shadow Two felt like he was supposed to be Apollo's guardian...

The duo left the apartment complex and found a shivering nine-star Lord on the streets of

Florida.

Once again, they became a trio.

"Shadow Two, what's going on now?"

Joseph asked cautiously. Shadow Two scowled and snapped,

"Until you pay me back, I'm not telling you that we're going to the library to read!"

Joseph: ...

You could call Shadow Two clever, but sometimes he was just plain dumb.

You could call him crazy, but sometimes he made too much sense.

Resigned, Joseph followed Apollo into Florida's largest library.

The moment Apollo stepped inside, every book in the library began to float as if in zero

gravity.

Pages fluttered open, and a gentle breeze filled the space, flipping through the books with a

soft rustling sound.

Joseph stood there, dumbfounded.

He felt as though he was on the verge of enlightenment, about to grasp some higher truth...

Thwack!

Shadow Two smacked him on the head, snapping him out of his trance.

"You can't get stronger-not yet."

Shadow Two had never been so clear-headed. Humanity needed a relatively weak Joseph right

now.

Break through?

Not a chance!

Shadow Two sighed.

"Joseph, you'll just have to suffer a little longer."

Joseph clutched the lump on his head, on the verge of tears.

He had never been treated like this before!

Watching his chance for a breakthrough slip away, Joseph couldn't help but think of someone.

"Thor, please come back soon!"