Saiki Kusuo didn't particularly enjoy using Time Travel. Because if you make a mistake somewhere, even a small change can trigger a huge chain reaction, the so-called Butterfly Effect.
It wasn't Saiki Kusuo's first time using this ability; countless lessons learned through blood and tears made him cautious and anxious every time.
Fortunately, this time it ended perfectly. The Chitauri were sent to outer space to fend for themselves, and Loki was successfully captured by Thor.
While Thor and S.H.I.E.L.D. were negotiating the ownership of the scepter, the imprisoned Loki was causing a ruckus in his cell, threatening Banner.
"Hey, get that big guy to come out and see me."
Banner, who looked harmless, pushed up his glasses and grinned. "I advise you to behave. Haven't you been beaten enough?"
Seeming to recall the humiliating history of being crushed under the Hulk, Loki fell silent for a few seconds, but then raised his head and gritted his teeth. "Then call your companion over here, the one you and the Hulk share a body with, you should know him, that pink-haired brat."
He couldn't beat the Hulk, so he'd let that go. But that pink-haired kid not only made Thanos warn him but also ruined his plans. Even if he couldn't beat him, he wouldn't let him off the hook.
Banner's expression changed, and he said evasively, "I don't know what you're talking about, Loki."
"Don't play dumb. I saw you two together." Loki exposed him without courtesy. Seeing Banner looking around and trying to muddle through, combined with the kid's sneaky behavior, Loki was certain that the Avengers didn't know of his existence.
Seizing the leverage, Loki threatened Banner, "If you don't call him over here, I'll reveal his information to your other companions."
"Hey, Loki." Banner's expression turned cold. "You'd better not do that."
"What? Are you threatening me? If I tell them, you'll attack me?"
Loki seemed to be deliberately provoking Banner, but his plan was doomed to fail. Saiki Kusuo appeared beside Banner, his arms crossed, coldly watching the captured Loki.
"You finally showed up." Loki looked at him with a gnashing expression.
[Being captured and taken back is just being locked up. When Thor and Father aren't paying attention, I'll escape and find an opportunity to tear this kid to pieces.]
Loki's inner voice reached Saiki Kusuo. He gave a cold smile. "Are you trying to make me finish you off completely?"
Saiki Kusuo's words made Loki show a surprised expression. He was a smart man, and almost without thinking, he guessed that Saiki Kusuo might have more than one superpower.
"It seems I underestimated you. It appears humans do have some slightly noteworthy individuals. No, perhaps you're not human, but an invader who snuck in from another planet?"
"Don't lump me in with you." Saiki Kusuo was unmoved by Loki's probing.
He gave Loki a very strange smile, making Loki feel a sense of unease.
"I do indeed have more than one superpower. Besides being able to teleport, I also have Telepathy."
"Telepathy..." Loki's sense of crisis grew stronger. "Could it be that you..."
"That's right. Whether it's you being bullied by Thanos and feeling wronged and wanting your brother to back you up, or being exiled and crying while hugging your legs in fear, I know it all."
Loki: "..."
This was simply disgusting!
No, this guy had peeked into his mind!
The feeling of being stripped naked and thrown into a crowd made Loki so ashamed that he almost wanted to ask Thanos to end his life.
However, Saiki Kusuo wasn't done tormenting him and dropped a bombshell that was enough to shatter his nerves.
"Do you know why your brother suddenly let you go at Stark Tower?"
"Let me go? That's just a bad habit he's had since childhood."
Loki said disdainfully. He knew Thor too well. He knew that Thor was not only a soft touch but also had a sense of compassion for both enemies and friends. Clearly, Odin had this habit as well, which made Loki feel like an outsider who was being excluded. But it was precisely because of their kindness that Loki dared to act recklessly, doing countless things that gave his father and brother headaches.
However, Saiki Kusuo replied, "It's not just that." He paused, and when Loki looked at him, he continued, "I can not only sense other people's inner thoughts, but I can also transmit them to whoever I want. In other words, your brother, Thor, he heard all your inner thoughts."
Loki: "...!! What are you joking about!"
Loki was shocked, seemingly stunned by this ability. The fact that Thor had heard his inner thoughts was even more devastating than being told he wasn't worthy of the throne and being banished.
"You're trying to deceive me, to make me lose control here..."
Loki was still in denial, but Saiki Kusuo glanced at Banner, and after receiving a very reluctant nod of agreement, used Thoughtography to transmit Banner's inner thoughts to Loki.
[This melodramatic god is so annoying, and he talks so much.]
[He provokes me at every turn. I really want to let the Hulk out and smash him into a meat patty.]
Loki: "..."
Seeing Loki's expression on the verge of collapse, Saiki Kusuo smiled victoriously. Banner, beside him, couldn't bear to watch and silently moved away from the bloody scene of a superpower master bullying a weak, melodramatic god.
"Tomorrow, Thor will take you back. After hearing your inner world, he thinks you can still be saved, so he plans to educate you properly. Don't be so tsundere; try to open up to your brother."
This was probably the first time Saiki Kusuo had said so much to anyone. Although he had a lot of inner monologue and always silently complained, even in the eyes of his family, he appeared taciturn.
The reason he said so much to Loki was probably also to make Loki "die."
He had wreaked havoc on Earth and kept him busy for so long; there was no way he could let Loki get away scot-free and return to Asgard to enjoy the life of a prince.
"Oh, I almost forgot." Saiki Kusuo suddenly remembered something, and a banana-shaped stick materialized in his hand.
He teleported into the cell. Loki, whose inner world had been completely destroyed by Saiki Kusuo, had completely lost his fighting spirit. He knocked Loki on the head with the banana stick.
(It's not that I'm afraid of your revenge later, it's just that I think you'll bring trouble to me and Peter's family.)
So, he erased Peter and himself from Loki's memory. At the same time, Saiki Kusuo's superpower was also erased. This was why Saiki Kusuo had so unreservedly told Loki about his superpowers.
The erased memories would be replaced with other keywords, and who knew what kind of memories Loki would have then.
The next day, when Thor came to take him away, Loki looked at him with an indescribable expression.
Thor, having been repeatedly deceived by Loki, thought he was up to something bad again and punched him.
"Behave yourself, Loki. I won't be fooled by you again!"
Loki, clutching his stomach after being punched, groaned, then, like a bratty child being scolded by his parents, retorted angrily, "Let me tell you, Thor, all those so-called inner thoughts you heard were fake. They were just lies I made up to deceive you."
The bewildered Thor: "???"
What's this all about?
"And don't try to lecture me. Even if you tell Father all those so-called truths you heard, I won't obediently submit!"
Thor thought that perhaps the failure of this invasion of Earth had dealt too great a blow to Loki, causing his mental state to become somewhat unstable.
Thor's pitying gaze made Loki even more certain of his guess. He furiously tried to make more excuses, but Thor covered his mouth.
"Sorry, my brother is a bit out of line. I'll take him back now. Rest assured, I assure you, Loki will never set foot on Earth again."
Loki swatted away Thor's hand covering his mouth. "Who would want to come to this messed up planet again?"
The Avengers: "..."
"With a pervert who likes to look at other people's inner thoughts for no reason." He said, looking at S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Fury.
Nick Fury: "???"
"And two lunatics who have inappropriate thoughts about me."
He then turned his gaze to Stark and Steve.
Steve / Stark: "???"
Finally, Loki spat at them fiercely.
"A bunch of scum, I wouldn't deign to set foot here again."
After insulting all the Avengers, Loki and his brother departed. He left behind a bewildered group of Avengers exchanging glances.
Stark spread his hands indifferently. "It seems this incident has affected Loki quite a bit. I hope Thor can try to counsel him and restore his mental state."
Steve, who had been silent for a few seconds, said, "I think it might be better to just find a doctor to check his brain."
Saiki Kusuo, who was using Clairvoyance to monitor the situation from the school restroom, curled his lips into a smile, looking like someone who had accomplished something great and then faded into the background.
...
Waking up early in the morning in the slums, Wanda didn't look very well. She tugged at Pietro, who was rubbing his sleepy eyes, clearly just waking up.
"Pietro, I had a dream, and the content of the dream made me feel terrible."
Pietro also looked sickly. "I had a terrible dream too."
The twins looked at each other and spoke in unison, "You go first."
After a few seconds of silence, Wanda, as the younger sister, spoke, "I dreamed that we took the scepter from Loki and hung Loki up and humiliated him severely. But the next day, I woke up and it was as it everything was just a dream. Loki was unharmed and taken away by his brother, and the scepter was still in S.H.I.E.L.D. It was terrible."
Pietro: "...Should I say, as expected of twins? I had the same dream, Wanda."
"So, we still have to find a way to get the scepter. Right, I seem to have dreamed of something else."
Wanda suddenly remembered something and frowned.
But Pietro didn't have any more impressions of the dream. Hearing Wanda say this, he became interested.
"What else did you dream of?"
"It seemed to be an Asian boy about our age. He looked ordinary, but his pink hair was quite noticeable. In the dream, he seemed to change the plot of us getting the scepter. What was his name... Saiki Kusuo?"