The Six stared wide-eyed, looking utterly innocent.
Kou Ying thought for a moment, then offered an explanation anyway. "We just had bad luck. Things haven't gone our way."
Mu Bingge nodded solemnly. "Some things weren't what we wanted."
Su Wuwei and Wan Lan chuckled. Although they said nothing, they looked perfectly at ease too.
Lou Guanshan sounded even more justified. "It's not that we attract disasters. Those Calamities insist on provoking us. We're not some raving psychopaths who pick fights with enemies stronger than us every time."
Ye Buyu spoke from the heart. "Exactly. Can you blame us for that? No, you can't."
Hold Up the Heavens felt entirely justified, while the people of the Present World had lost the will to live.
They desperately wanted to support their Navigators, but as the ones who had been elbowed so hard their faces twisted in pain, they really couldn't say that with a clear conscience.
Little Whale meekly commented, "Do you even believe that yourselves?"
The Six answered in unison, "Yes. Why wouldn't we?"
Su Wuwei shrugged. "What, do we have masochistic tendencies? Impossible."
The corners of Ku Rong's mouth shifted slightly. "Not necessarily."
Wan Lan scoffed. "We don't like playing in the big leagues either, but every enemy who shows up is beyond anything we imagined. How about making the enemies reflect on why they provoked us?"
Wu Yan laughed. "That's a fair point."
Lou Guanshan nodded with a convincing air. "Exactly. Instead of reflecting on themselves, the enemies blame us. What kind of logic is that? There aren't many young people as innocent, pitiful, and peace-loving as us."
Note raised an eyebrow. "I don't really agree with that. Do words like innocent and pitiful really fit you?"
Mu Bingge looked away. "They really don't have... much to do with