[Zhongyingmei] The Spirit Master is backstabbing again

Looking at Martha Wayne in front of him, and Thomas Wayne slowly walking from the depths of the alley,

"..."

Jason and Selinya fell into two different kinds of silence.

It can be confirmed from the performance of those people before that the dead can visit people in reality.

... Then Martha and Thomas, also saw what Bruce had experienced.

Then of course - saw the existence of Jason Todd.

...this is really...

As for Selina?When she faces the elders, she always has a sense of tension.

After all, she has never experienced the care of the elders herself, nor has she experienced the feeling of having elders. When facing unfamiliar situations, she will inevitably feel a little nervous.

Martha raised her hand and stroked the faces of the two children with soft and warm palms, "I can finally hug you."

Bruce was only eight years old when they left him.

Under their protection, their dear little boy walked out of this alley, out of this crime scene - but a part of him remained there.

Just like the roses that Batman placed where he was shot, Bruce will never forget what happened here.

"Time flies," Martha said, looking back at Thomas, "right."

Their little boy already has his own family, has his own children, even three... oh no, four children now.

"However—" Martha drawled her voice, expressing her disapproval with a slight smile, "there is a very serious problem."

"When you were young, we often said we loved you." She turned around with the two children in her arms, and looked at Bruce who was walking into the alley. "Isn't it, dear Bruce?"

Bruce: "..."

When he came to this alley, the Dark Knight's first reaction was to think it was another dream.He confirmed that there were no traces of magic, and that any brainwashing attacks on him—

Batman, who hung over the criminals in Gotham City like a nightmare, stayed silently at the entrance of the alley.He knows too well - and will never forget, what happened here.

The pearl rolling silently to his feet interrupted Bruce's thoughts.

—He won't forget this either.

It was originally a string of pearl necklaces symbolizing love.His father gave the necklace to his mother with great care, and he was a witness to this gift.

...Later it was a string of blood-stained evidence.It was only returned to him by Gordon after the investigation.A broken necklace with many pearls missing.

The pearls scattered all over the ground with the sound of gunshots may have fallen into a dark corner, into the sewer, or into his heart.

It is no longer a beautiful pearl that symbolizes love, but more like a grain of gravel with corners, always piercing in every heartbeat of Bruce Wayne.

The heart pumps blood but cannot digest grit.

Did Batman come out of the Batcave?Or maybe it came out of this alley.

He lives for the dead and fights for those who cannot go on.

Bruce silently picked up the pearl that rolled to his side.The pearl shone softly, without blood.

Then he heard familiar conversations coming from deep in the alley.

"..."

Martha smiled and looked at Bruce, "I think you must remember."

When he was a child, the love they expressed, the stories they read to him before bed, the night light by the bed, and of course, the good night kisses that would never be absent.

"But to emphasize this point," Martha said without letting go of her arms on Selina and Jason, holding them tightly, "I think I should repeat it now."

"Bruce, we all love you."

Mommy loves you, daddy loves you too.my dear bruce.

Always, always.

Always

"That's right," Thomas, who was watching this scene tenderly, also repeated, "We all love you."

Batman who pierced the darkness is their pride, and their children have inherited the cause they failed to finish-maintaining justice and fairness in Gotham.

But the scars that Bruce has suffered because of this are not just the so-called "hero medals"; they are also the dangers that they will feel distressed after seeing.

"..." Bruce clenched the pearl tightly in his hand.

He never forgot all that.

"You picked it up too." After explaining what kind of world this is, Martha reopened her handkerchief. "It's lucky that our little girl picked one up too."

She gently put the pearl in Bruce's hand into the handkerchief, "These add up, that's all."

"Bring them back," Martha held up the handkerchief and handed it to Bruce, "OK?"

So the string of pearl necklaces that were shattered with death was finally, finally put together today.

——even including the 'pearl' that has been trapped in Bruce's heart for so many years.

It is no longer a cold evidence, or something... a 'souvenir' that symbolizes dark memories.It's a symbol of love for the Wayne family.

It is the love between parents.

It is also the love of his parents for him.

"..." Bruce stretched out his hand silently.

However, Martha's movements suddenly stopped, "No," she shook her head, and took back the handkerchief again, "I almost forgot what I just said, a very important question."

"Bruce, we used to say we loved you a lot when you were little."

Martha looked at Bruce seriously with the seriousness and affection typical of a mother, "But when you treat these children—?"

She patted Jason and Selinya on the shoulders, raised her eyebrows and asked, "Huh?"

Bruce: "..."

Jason: "..."

Selinya: "Wow!" As expected of an elder, she hit the heart!

Thomas: "Yeah." That's right, Martha was right.

"Well—" a voice sounded at the entrance of the alley, and Dick pulled Tim who had just appeared, and came, "We seemed to be disturbing something, but we suddenly—"

After seeing the faces of Martha and Thomas clearly, both of them paused, "...wow."

This is really beyond imagination - a gift.

As Dick embraces his parents, the environment around him changes again, becoming the crime alley that he has passed countless times on the night watch.And Tim was nearby too.

Dick had a vague premonition of what might happen, and he found here with his parents and Tibbo.

——God, what a strange and incredible combination this is. [His parents] and [His younger brother].

Even Dick, with his rich imagination, never imagined such a wonderful story.

...ok, well, after seeing Bruce and his parents, Dick feels that his imagination is not rich enough...

The arrival of Dick and Tim did not interrupt Martha's train of thought.

After greeting the two children, the wise and gentle woman went on to Bruce, "So, when are you going to learn our family's good habits?"

"You know it's no use running away from me, honey," Martha said, walking over to put her arms around Bruce's shoulders, "why don't you just say it, you love them too?"

"Like you said in that audio when you were with Mudface."

"You love them too."

Tim and Dick looked at each other, and instantly grasped the point of the passage, "So the content of that audio is actually..."

So this is it? !No wonder Selinya shares so enthusiastically!No wonder Bruce hid it so mysteriously!

The eyes of three little birds and a cat instantly focused on Bruce.

Bruce: "..."

He never expected that this matter would be leaked through his mother.

Before Bruce could react, Martha turned around and hugged Selina, stroking the girl's hair with her palm, "Okay, give little Bruce a little buffer time."

"Then first—I love you. We all love you."

Looking at the four grown children...her children's children, Martha spoke.

They've been watching Bruce all the time, and of course watching the kids.

And of course want to see them too.

When they learned what happened to the little bird Jason at home...God knows what kind of mood they were in at that time.

Martha and Thomas want to see their families.But definitely, definitely not in that way.

Fortunately, the little bird broke through death and flew back to the world.

Dick was the first to react and blurted out: "Of course! I love you too."

Tim nodded: "It's always been like this."

Bruce: "..."

He and Jason were the most silent ones.

——Well, there is actually Selinya.

The little girl was so focused on getting Jason to speak that she didn't notice Martha's eyes on her.

Martha looked at her and smiled, and silently patted the girl's hair.

"Jason?" Selinya looked at Jason and repeated one after another, "Jay? Are you really going to say nothing?"

Jason: "...I can't believe this group of people don't know my answer."

Grass!

Selinya leaned against Martha's shoulder to cover up her smile, but at the same time she did not forget to praise her, "Awesome!"

"I—" And at the end, Bruce's voice trails off as he looks at his parents.

His parents were also looking at him.

If the most incredible point of Superman is that he regards himself as an 'ordinary person'; then the most powerful and successful point of Batman is that he incarnates himself into a belief.

People can be defeated, forgotten, and even die.

But faith does not.Faith will always exist in this city, this world.Be a sword of Damocles hanging over the head of evil.

He remained restrained, calm, and sober.

"No one can question that," Bruce said with a long sigh, amidst his parents' gaze.

It seemed that after the first sentence was spoken, the next words became more relaxed. Bruce looked at the people standing in the alley... His family members said in the firmest tone, "No one can Doubt my feelings for you."

Of course he loves his family.

Maybe he should have said that earlier.

But fortunately, fortunately, it is not too late.The people who should have heard those words are still there.

Martha's expression relaxed, and she put the handkerchief and pearls into Bruce's coat pocket, "Remember to tell Ah Fu this sentence too."

"He's part of our family too."

As time passed, the scene outside the alley continued to expand, revealing a richer environment. Thomas looked outside, "It seems that you should continue walking."

"Then see you later!" Selinya pulled Jason and said goodbye to the people who had met twice today.

In the short time waiting for the ninth 7 minutes to come, Selina heard many voices.

is the system broadcast.

[Sub-quest 2: 'Do you have a family? 'completed】

[Submission 3: 'Long time no see, let's have another dance' has been completed]

【4: 'The Mockingbird Who Flew Again' has been completed】

【5: 'Flying Little Blue Bird' has been completed】

[6: 'He has family from two planets' completed]

[7: 'Have I grown into what you expected? 'completed】

[8: 'The lost pearl necklace and his family are back to him' completed]

[Congratulations to the host——] The system summed it up, and Selina was able to hear a faint smile through his mechanical voice.

Is this a task?

Yes, but not just tasks.

That's a part of their life they have.

It is the past or future experienced by the hero.

'I really like this task...' Sailinya said to the system.

Although no rewards were given.

But she really liked what she was going through tonight.

All these made her feel warm, and even walking in the night, she would feel that she saw a dazzling light.

The ninth 7 minutes began - in a place not quite like the United States.

There was a faint mist floating in the air, unlike the night they walked through just now, it was already early morning here.

"It's English." After scanning all the surrounding text within the visible range, Selinya confirmed, "But here..."

Jason also found the name of the place he knew, and confirmed it: "It's London."

This answer was a bit beyond Serenia's expectations. Did she know any Londoners... Mr. and Mrs. Mary and Mr. Holmes?

There is a five hour time difference between New York and London.

It's three o'clock in the morning in New York, but in London, it's already morning time.

It's a good time for confrontation.

Through reasoning and investigation, Sherlock has already grasped the actual evidence. Looking at the thin woman in front of him, he said, "You used your position to sell a lot of high-level government intelligence."

"But you didn't expect that your behavior would be discovered by diplomats because of the shake-up of the regime and the change of diplomacy."

"You know that the government hired a CIA agent team to rescue the diplomatic ambassador who was being held hostage, and if their plan succeeds, your secret will be exposed."

"So you directly changed their rescue plan, and wanted the entire team to be buried with your greed—" Sherlock spoke as fast as ever, and the people he was staring at couldn't find any possibility of counterattack, " Am I right, Ms. Vivienne?"

Ms. Smallwood's secretary, a culprit who has concealed her identity.

In those high-level meetings with a lot of high-level secrets flowing, everyone participating in the meeting will be recorded in detail, and there must be no possibility of leaking any secrets.

As a secretary, as a recorder, she has an identity that is not easy to be detected.So you can sell information again and again, and you can use the most powerful code to change the rescue plan of the year.

"Is that what you want to tell me?" The thin woman put her hand in her bag. Judging from her appearance, it is completely unimaginable that she caused the destruction of nearly all members of a top spy team, "You really are As rumored—disgusting."

Applejack and Mary were also present.

As the only survivors of that disaster, they certainly have the position to witness this scene, to confirm what kind of person led to the sacrifice of their teammates.

"Just for money?" Ajie laughed mockingly.

This answer is ridiculous.

"You—" Seeing Vivienne's small movements, Mary's eyes suddenly turned cold, "Be careful! Get out of the way!"

Vivian raised her gun at Sherlock. She caused so many deaths, but she was not proficient in the use of guns.

However, the moment she pulled the trigger, she really wanted to kill the nasty detective who broke the truth on the spot.

As a former agent, Mary's reaction speed has always been amazing-she once analyzed in a few seconds how to hit Sherlock with a bullet and keep him alive.

And this time, no exception.

Reflexively, Mary rushed towards Sherlock.

Her speed was very fast, immediately blocking Sherlock's vitals; but the speed of the bullet would only be faster, piercing through her abdomen instantly and icily.

"Mary!"

John, who had just arrived, had a blank mind. He supported his fallen wife, "Mary!"

Ajie rushed up and broke Vivienne's arm with his backhand, looking at the blood gushing out of Mary's body in disbelief, "..."

He used to really want to kill Mary for revenge, but now he is really angry at the other party's injury.

John is a military doctor who has experienced the battlefield, and he knows best what the consequences of Mary's wounds will be - even there is no chance of rescue.

While clutching the surging blood in a daze, he couldn't accept this kind of... It was obvious that they took Mary back with great difficulty.

They just had a family reunion.how come--

"John," said Mary, looking up at her husband with a weak smile, "I'm so glad I can be Mary Watson, so glad you gave me that name."

She has been lucky enough.To be able to survive after that plan, to have family, lovers, friends, and a little life.

"Stop talking—" John stopped the other party, "wait for the ambulance—"

Before he finished speaking, there was a rush of footsteps, "Mary!"

It was Selina's voice.

The paper crane that was carefully placed in the inner pocket by Mary erupted with a strong light and burning sensation.With such a powerful force, even Mary's body temperature, which was gradually cooling down, was quickly warming up.

It was a paper crane, but it was also a phoenix that had been given [card] power by Serinya.

——In the background of the system, the side mission that never ends is the source of Selinya's inability to be completely relieved.

So she left them this paper crane, this phoenix.

This time, the world of Hades did not bring the dead, but brought Selina and Jason to the moment when Mary was about to die.

At the end of this long night, Selinya seized this opportunity that could change the fate of death.

This is what Selinya has always wanted to do, she wants to change her destiny.

As long as she is there, she will not let fate take anyone away.

Selinya held Mary's hand, "It will be fine, trust me."

The powerful healing ability of the phoenix, coupled with the effect of the spiritual spell, is like the analgesic Dolothin that pierces the air, turning the whole situation around.

As long as she is here, fate will never repeat those tragedies.

Through the teammate sharing page on the system panel, Celinya clearly saw Mary's rising blood bar.

【Ding—"The Oath of Sherlock Holmes" has been completed】

Sherlock had sworn to protect John and Mary and their children.

And this oath, which was teased by fate, now finally has a chance to continue to be fulfilled.

Selinya and Jason are in the [world belonging to the undead], because of the fate of Mary's imminent death, they have the opportunity to come to London in the real world.

But they can't stay here for too long until this [Hades' World] task is completed.

Hearing the siren of the ambulance and watching Mary escape from the life-threatening blood bar, Selinya breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, I caught up."

Jason gestured to Selinya with his eyes, and she herself felt the sense of rejection from time and space.

The little girl picked up the paper crane again, and gently placed it in Mary's hands, "...Relax, everything will be fine, we also agreed to see you next time."

She raised her head and looked at Sherlock and John beside her—and Ajie, who almost killed him, and waved her hand, "Then, see you next time."

At the moment after saying this sentence, a sense of space-time distortion hit the two of them.

【Subquest 9: 'They should have a complete home' has been completed】

When this announcement was heard, Selinya and Jason had already entered a new 7-minute cycle.

Compared with those environments that I have walked through before, there is nothing here.Only darkness enveloped the whole world.

Tentatively using the Vulcan power of [Card Loki] for lighting, Selinya grabbed Jason and walked forward cautiously. She asked the system, "This mission is almost over."

"Because of the darkness, it looks like the end of the world of the dead."

Selinya's tone was very calm, and even a system with an emotional analysis function couldn't tell if the other party was feeling a little lost right now.

So he just replied, "Yes, you're about to pass the last location."

Theoretically speaking, both Selinya and Jason are familiar with the existence of 'darkness'.After all, light sources in the wizarding world are either precious or expensive, and Robin and the Red Hood are people who often haunt the night.

But the darkness they are in now is not just as simple as [no light source].

It was a darkness so thick that it seemed that it could turn into black ink and drop to the top of the head at any time. Even if the flame of the Vulcan was lit, it still couldn't fully illuminate all of this. It was a feeling of trance that seemed to be completely deprived of visual ability.

Staying here, it is even easy for people to have the illusion of being swallowed by darkness.

"Didi——" Two car horns sounded, and a bus came out of nowhere and stopped beside the two of them.

Headlights illuminated a small area around them.

The driver was a white-haired old man wearing sunglasses. He opened the car door and shouted to Serenia and Jason, "Hey, good evening, it seems that it's time for me to take over the plot."

Looking at the driver's name displayed on the icon, it was a strange one that she had never heard of before, and Selinya was taken aback, "...does he also want to meet the friends I know?"

Selinya and Jason looked at each other, and got on the bus anyway.

It looked like it was a converted school bus or bus, and the seats were spacious enough to hold the balloon that Selina was still holding.

...well, it's not just balloons.

There are also all kinds of weird gifts hanging on Selinya - they were all given to her by people along the way.

Diana's coat draped over her shoulders, Martha pinned her own brooch on it, Clark folded a puppy from a lawn plant and gave it to her, Peggy re-tied her hair, and Peter's mother One pocket of his coat was full of candy, and Mr. Howard stuffed another pocket with some high-tech gadgets.

Sitting on the rickety bus, there was a faint warm light from the overhead lights. It wasn't very bright, but it could keep the car from being disturbed by the darkness of the outside world.

Here, Selinya wrote notes for each gift and carefully put them into the system backpack.

"..." Jason wanted to question this behavior of driving in the dark.

Seeing his thoughts, Selina tried hard to comfort Jason: "But think about it carefully, this driving environment—it should be safer than the day I just learned to use wings, the two of us jumped off the building to experiment with flying..."

Jason: "..." Oh, so you know how dangerous that is?

"Oh, don't worry dear, trust my driving skills." Hearing the voice from behind, the bus driver comforted the two slowly, stepping on the gas pedal about ten times faster than speaking, "I have studied how to drive What about the spaceship?"

He is a high-end technician.

Selinya didn't feel that he was perfunctory herself, but exclaimed seriously, "Wow——"

The tone is envious from the heart.

Mr. Driver couldn't help laughing at such an effortful response, and he continued to explain: "But I still have a lot of stories to tell—so I had to stop this research."

"Driving the school bus is also a good job."

During the conversation, the bus gradually stopped, and the driver opened the door, "Alright kids, you have arrived at your destination."

The new environment is still not too bright, only the dead trees around and the two carved gates standing in front can be vaguely seen.

The bus silently turned on the headlights to continue to illuminate the two of them.

Celinya turned around and waved to the driver, "Thank you for leading the way, Mr. Stan!"

Two car horns sounded, as if the old man responded to them.

This is a place full of antiquated atmosphere, the gate that symbolizes the noble status is stained and stained with rust, and the carved patterns on it that should have been delicate and beautiful have turned into a gray copper rust color.

"..." I have to say that it actually takes courage to even open this door.

And even after Jason kicked the door open, the whole environment was still empty, so quiet that they could hear each other's breathing.

"This is a mountain." After walking for 2 minutes, Jason immediately judged, "But it's not too high."

He changed his movements and walked up with Selinya behind his back, "Don't you have any impression of this place?"

"..." Selina shook her head.

The system didn't even answer her query.

Only at the moment when the two finally reached the highest point did the system suddenly say, "Although it's a bit late, but—"

"Selena, happy birthday."

[Ding Dong, side mission 10: "She Chasing the Sun" has been completed]

While the system is broadcasting,

Fireworks suddenly exploded from the sky. They were non-stop fireworks, blooming one after another in the air, covering the field of vision, so that the whole world would no longer have a chance to go dark.

Selinya and Jason stood at the highest point—not just the highest point of this environment, but the highest point of this world.

Under the light of the fireworks, they saw everyone.

People from two worlds, standing in different environments, looked up at the fireworks that belonged to everyone at the same time.

The bright and blooming sky seemed to illuminate all the darkness they had experienced just now, as well as the dark past they had experienced in their fate.

No one will ever forget this day.

On this day, they harvested a gift from spring, a gift from a little girl.

And one that lights up all the fireworks.

The sound of fireworks rising into the sky has never stopped. It is not clear who shouted first, but wrapped in the light of fireworks, many voices came from all directions, "Happy birthday——!"

"I love you all--!!"

"This is the best gift I've ever received!"

Jason looked down at Selinya, "It's too loud here."

"Can't hear what other people are shouting."

So, you can shout it out too.

Selinya lowered her eyes, and spoke after a long silence, "Then, I shouted."

"The first time I called them, it might sound ugly, so just pretend you didn't hear them."

Jason looked at her deeply, "OK."

When she was in the wizarding world, Selina rarely had the chance to speak.She is not in the habit of talking to herself in a small room, and she is not required to speak in the Colosseum and banquets.

This is the first time she yelled out so hard, facing the light shining in front of her eyes, she yelled out everything she had experienced in the past 18 years,

"Father—mother—"

"Dad—Mum—"

"Dad! Mom!"

She used all the names she knew to call her family members who had long since passed away.

Calling very, very hard, trying to make up for every call that was missed.

I miss you guys so much.

I am free now.

I'm out of there.

……I love you all too.

Everything Selinya wanted to say was condensed in those shouts.

'Words are powerful' This is the source of the power of the spiritual master.

So - please hear me.

The fireworks lasted for a long time, and people from the real world who continued to come here woke up one after another.

They had such a wonderful experience.

And—a pearl wrapped in a handkerchief, a coat draped over the shoulders of a lover, a belated dance, a hug from a family member, a love without hesitation.

Too much too much.

Celinya and Jason were the last to leave this world.

They stand at the highest point in the world and watch the last firework fall from the sky.

Everything returned to silence and darkness again.

"Okay," Selina shouted a little hoarsely, she coughed embarrassedly, "We should go too."

"Selinia." Jason's voice sounded behind him.

At the same time, the system started to broadcast, "Host, turn back."

Following their voices, Selinya subconsciously turned around.

There was an unfamiliar temperature hugging her, "Selinya."

The visitor hugged her tightly and whispered, "My child."

my daughter.my precious.my proud.

Selina: "..."