"Then there's only one last question!"
With Strange agreeing to join the Avengers, Tony raised a question that had been troubling him for a long time. "When I investigated Doctor Strange's files, I was very concerned about the man with the metal arm. At the time, I assumed the attacker was the same person who killed my parents..."
"Mr. Stark, hasn't that assumption already been confirmed?" Strange asked in confusion.
"It's precisely because it was confirmed that I find it contradictory!"
Tony looked at the thoughtful Nick Fury and Strange before continuing. "The man with the metal arm killed my father to silence him. But why did he attack Doctor Strange? It couldn't have been for money, could it?"
"You mean Hydra from a parallel universe knew I would become a Kamar-Taj sorcerer in the future, so they attacked me beforehand to eliminate a potential threat..."
Strange furrowed his brow. It was indeed deeply contradictory. "Instead of killing me outright, they crippled my hands and made me seek out Kamar-Taj on my own. That really makes no sense."
Steve: "..."
That was it!
The truth was right in front of them. Keep reasoning, hurry up and keep reasoning!
"Could it be directly related to this Dark Dimension invasion?"
Nick Fury spoke in a low, steady voice. Only after Strange and Tony turned to look at him did he continue. "Though I'm not Hydra, if I put myself in their shoes, I think I can guess the reason."
"How so?" x2
How so? x1
"Based on your earlier assumptions, Hydra from the parallel universe conquered many universes. And provided Hydra had not invaded those universes, the probability of major events occurring would basically remain constant. What was meant to happen would happen eventually, such as the ruler of the Dark Dimension