Owlman asked very bluntly, without beating around the bush. But given his current state, bluntness was only natural. After all, everyone knew he was holding his breath, determined to compete with Main Universe Batman.
Now that Main Universe Batman had achieved such major results, Owlman was surely anxious and eager to achieve something himself. Naturally, he wanted to take part in the upcoming combat missions. Everyone knew that; it was nothing unusual.
Moreover, Owlman knew Main Universe Batman could not refuse him and had to let him participate. After all, that guy had always been trying to win over the other evil Batmen. His philosophy was to save everyone who could be saved, unite as many people as possible, and remain fair, impartial, and unaffected by personal likes or dislikes.
Since he had established that Character Design for himself, he naturally had to carry it through flawlessly. So even if he cursed Owlman verbally, when it came to serious matters, he still had to give Owlman a chance to earn merit. Otherwise, it would be easy for people to see it as deliberately making things difficult for him. In that case, the other evil Batmen would not dare defect to him again, and the other Justice Batmen might also think Main Universe Batman was not fair enough.
That was why Owlman had deliberately rushed up to ask this while the Batmen had not all left yet. He was trying to morally coerce him. Didn't Main Universe Batman want to be a saint? Then if he refused Owlman's request for a mission, he would be petty and vindictive.
Main Universe Batman pondered for a moment before saying, "There is a combat mission coming up, but I don't think your abilities are suited for it..."
"Whether my abilities are suitable or not,