"Why should we be blamed for this?"
Faced with everyone's accusations, the Iron Great Tree said unhappily, "First of all, we didn't know the King of Abilities had tampered with us. If we had known, how could we possibly have left it in place?"
Poseidon nodded in deep agreement. Although they were undercover agents, they truly knew nothing about this matter.
"Second, Tree of Time, if anyone deserves blame for this, it's you!"
The Iron Great Tree continued, "Back then, King of Negativity and I made a bet that whoever won would be the boss. Then I won. What did you do? You immediately went back on your word and refused to acknowledge it.
Your character is like that. How could I possibly trust you? So don't accuse us. This is your fault.
If we belonged to the King of Abilities' Faction and the King of Abilities wanted to examine our bodies, we would definitely let him do so, because we believed he would never secretly harm us."
Hearing this, Poseidon could not help glancing at the Iron Great Tree. Were they sure he would not really harm them? Then where had all the messy restrictions on them come from?
The King of Abilities was indeed a good person, a righteous figure, but that did not mean he was not cunning. Just like Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne: they were both good people, but that did not stop either of them from being scheming.
Of course, in everyone else's eyes, there was nothing wrong with what the Iron Great Tree said. After all, as teammates, the King of Abilities was certainly worthy of trust.
By comparison, in their Villain Faction, they could not find a single companion they could trust completely. Even the closest trio of Death, Set, and Chthon