Hero, you have crossed [Comprehensive Yingmei]

Bruce couldn't accept it, Bruce refused to accept it.

The young man walked out slowly from the shadow on the second floor, his expression was unprecedentedly severe and bored.Yes, bored.Lucas looked at him in shock, never expecting him to be so tough.

Bruce looked like a lion whose territory had been invaded.The panic and confusion when I first saw this Batman have completely disappeared.Batman doesn't know how he convinced Thomas and Martha to walk out of that room alone again, but he doesn't want to know either.

The older Mr. Wayne, the older Bruce Wayne still looked calm.He definitely didn't mean to be sarcastic, and he definitely didn't mean to look down on this 'self'.His tone was very natural, with an absolute refusal:

"I'm not trying to decide about you. As you can see, I'm consulting with him." This sentence is simply unreasonable. "I'm nobody, Bruce."

"I am you from the parallel world."

These words seemed to bring about an unknown wind, as if a pair of cold hands were pinching Bruce's neck.The embarrassment that cannot be ignored flashed across the young man's expression again.For a moment, Lucas even felt that he was wronged.

But Bruce's wording was neither wronged nor polite.

"...It's just ridiculous."

"Do you believe it when you say it? Don't you feel guilty? You're talking to Lucas?—No! You're threatening him, you're—"

He paused.Bruce just gritted his teeth.But his pride blocked his mouth, and he couldn't go on.

He didn't understand how this man could do such a thing so confidently.How could he, how dare he take the initiative to expose his weakness, so as to oppress Lucas not to 'involve him in danger'.Bruce looks at his alter ego, trying not to be more embarrassed, but his wobbly eyes give him away anyway.

...but Batman doesn't see anything wrong with that.Batman wasn't even disappointed by it.The Dark Knight's eyes didn't become warmer because of this, but it didn't make him colder either.He spoke again, with a tone as if it should be taken for granted:

"Threats? No. Bruce. It's just a reasonable proposition."

"Whatever you want, I can do it for you. Remember? We have the same face. So whether it's appearing in front of the stage to help Superman, or a deeper investigation into the cause of parallel time travel, I can do it for you .”

"And you, Bruce. You're Thomas and Martha's only son."

You should cherish this.

Lucas felt cold all over.He heard what Batman was saying, which is why he didn't even dare to look up.He didn't dare to look at Bruce's expression, and didn't dare to think about the other person's mood.

That's a pretty grim and quite 'right' statement.Its outer shell is so cold that it can freeze the sun, but Lucas can feel the 'softness' that belongs to Batman wrapped in the inner core.That's why he can't say anything in rebuttal, and that's why he knows Bruce must have been set on fire.

Simply terrifying.

Lucas wished he could disappear in place.He hated himself for not choosing to escape.

"...What makes you feel that your plan is absolutely correct." Bruce was also frozen.His voice was steady and stiff. "What makes you think I have to find a substitute to walk the way I want to go for me?"

what is it then?

A low voice asked Bruce.The young man's breathing was light and short, and his heart seemed to stop beating.Why?

He actually knew why.

After all, this man.This Bruce.This Batman.He had explained to Martha and Thomas what was going on.

...if that counts as an explanation.

'On that night, I lost you' This sentence was extremely vague, but Bruce understood what the other party was saying in an instant, 'I became the richest orphan in Gotham, Alfred raised me, I Looking straight at my fear, the crime of Gotham,' something roared in Bruce's ear, he clearly understood what the other person was saying, but he didn't seem to understand at all 'I became Batman'

"I became Batman."

Batman's cape fell to the ground.Dark, silent, repulsive.This is hopelessness.It's destruction and rebirth, it's childhood fears, it's another way of his existence.

Bruce is literally sick of it—he's not really sick.He just, he actually felt it—he was almost overwhelmed by the desperation and the pressure.He paled at this, and he had to decide:

The opponent is better than him.No.To be precise, the spirit of the other party is simply pathologically sublime and invulnerable.

This hit Bruce hard.He didn't understand why he was hit so hard.

He looked at his other self in horror.The man who had taken a part of his parents' heart, a part of their love, without asking for it, without trying to replace him.The dark hero also looked at him, and the older and stronger Bruce seemed to show a faint smile:

"No. You don't understand, Bruce. You don't have to prove yourself that way. It's probably quite dangerous, and the help you can probably outweigh the trouble it will get you into."

Bruce couldn't help taking a step back.His steps were rather flimsy, he was rather uncertain - of course he had to refuse.Of course he refused to admit that he was 'wanting to prove himself'.

But Bruce looked Bruce in the eye.He felt he was persuaded, he felt he was seen through.

——This is bullying, crushing, and an unfair and unjust duel.How can Bruce Wayne, who is not yet 30 years old, fight against that Batman?it's out of the question.

This should have been impossible.If the young man who was forced to become the background board didn't bite the bullet and intervene, Bruce could only choose to retreat.

"No. It's not like that." Lucas' tone was quite dry.He was like a frog about to be dried by the sun. "Mr. Wayne, you have just come into this world, there are many things you haven't figured out yet."

Lucas managed to get Batman's attention for himself.But unlike Bruce, he wasn't watching The Dark Knight at all.He didn't dare at all.

"Superman has made an appointment with another Superman during this period that he will not kill criminals easily, for which they have obtained a lot of information. Another hero, Iron Man, has the experience of traveling through time and changing the future. "

"...Bruce needs to provide only technical support. His clear-cut help to Hernan is actually more to attract the curiosity of the outside world and the government's attention. He will not be in danger,"

"I promised I would protect him."

This is quite straightforward, basically defeating 'he is using me and us' on the table.Batman was indeed slightly taken aback.He maintained his superficial calm, and looked up again at the young 'self' whose body was half shrunk into the darkness.

Bruce Wayne was expressionless.He neither voiced his approval nor his disapproval.This did surprise Batman.He thought—he thought the relationship should at least be mutual.

……All right.In fact, it is indeed mutual.After all Bruce had offered to ask Lucas to kill him when he fell.But Falcone Jr. never took that seriously.He never thought he would kill Bruce Wayne.

Silence, a slightly awkward silence.But the embarrassment seemed to be Lucas alone.Batman was no longer gentle and aggressive, Bruce also stopped shaking and panic, quiet as if dead.

Lucas felt like a hen surrounded by hawks.It stands to reason that he is the outsider, and he even has the blood of an eternal ruthless tyrant.But he was still the most restless and nervous of the three.

This scene was inexplicably funny.At least Batman, who was always on edge, was amused.It's funny... He didn't expect his other self to have such a relationship with someone like Lucas.

This makes Batman's stance a little easier.He shook his head, and then glanced at the stubborn, stubborn Bruce who stood looking at him.In fact, he still has a few questions, and this time they are all aimed at Lucas... But he can also guess the mood of his young 'self' at this time.He also didn't want to continue to provoke each other.

Forget it.

"Then I'm fine. Thank you for your explanation, Mr. Lucas."

He put the mask back on.Lucas looked up after him, surprised to find that part of his unease was due to Batman being...too personal, too 'Bruce'.

He looks more natural with the mask on.more normal.

"...That's good..." He didn't finish his sentence.Lucas wasn't sure if he wanted to say the 'call me Lucas'.But he couldn't finish the sentence anyway.Because Bruce upstairs turned around and left, melting into the darkness on the second floor.

Lucas froze for a moment.His eyes followed the silently leaving figure, and Batman smiled inexplicably again when he saw his expression.

"I'm leaving first. Sorry to bother you for so long."

It's an uncannily gentle remark, more like a social phrase he'd use when he was 'Mr. Wayne'.

But Lucas didn't notice that much anymore.He nodded in panic, not even watching his former idol disappear like a ghost.

He hurried up to the second floor, chasing after Bruce left.