Gu Jin scoffed.
"Suspicious? What's your argument? That I was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time?"
Before either woman could respond, Gu Jin's gaze sharpened, and with a subtle gesture, vines sprouted from the ground, winding around the two women's ankles and lifting them several inches off the ground.
They shrieked, clutching at the vines in panic, trying to free themselves, but Gu Jin's hold was unyielding.
"Now," she said, "you're going to tell me exactly why you decided to make me a scapegoat for your so-called 'Goddess's' failure. Was it to make her look infallible, or are you just desperate to blame someone else?"
The taller girl's defiance faltered as she dangled mid-air, eyes wide with anger,
"W-We're not lying! Goddess Gu… she… she said it was because of you! You're the one who caused the portal to destabilize!"
