How to start Meursault

To say he was surprised would be an understatement; he was horrified and ecstatic at the same time.

Of course Bruce might come to him, after all Bruce had promised, and—

Batman is omnipotent.

It's a cliché to think so, but He Jian is not a very optimistic person.

He gave a very unusually sweet smile to the 'Suspected Bruce' who appeared from mid-air and knocked the steel bar aside, and then felt a slight surprise from the other party to his heart's content.

It's not doubtful, very good, at least it means that the visitor knows his true character.But it still has to be verified by other methods, because traveling across the omniverse should not be easy, and this world seems to have a lot of Batman haunts.

"Bruce, when you took me away, how did Dick explain why?" The corner of his mouth deepened a little.

On the other side, the Batman who was preparing to prove his identity through the key in the time travel agreement paused for a moment. Bruce, Zatanna and Tim who belonged to this world all focused their attention on him.

"Sleeping Beauty magic." Batman's voice had a barely noticeable stiffness, but alas, none of the people here would have missed it.

— Not quite.But that's all.He Jian put away his smirk, and walked to his Batman expressionlessly.

"B03?" He asked in a muffled voice.

Batman didn't answer, just glanced at He Jian with his eyes that could express infinite meaning.Comes with a standard bat version of the hum.

I'll settle the score with you when I go back.Indeed through that system.What have you been doing here.

do not worry.

Are you ok?

He Jian lowered his head obediently, as if he suddenly became interested in the steel bars that fell from the ground, but at the same time secretly bit the inside of his mouth - he was quite sure that his condition was not 'good' by Bruce's standards of.

He felt a soothing weight on the back of his neck for a moment.

Then another Bruce intervenes in the wordless exchange.

"I think I need to talk to you about something."

Tim was curious.

He's seen quite a few weird Bruce's, but this one—

At least when the other party first appeared, it looked exactly the same as his one.

Although the worlds on both sides were very similar from He Jian's confession before, it was still very shocking to witness.

Tim thinks so until Hermione's Batman very clearly begins to appease him.

It's not that his Bruce wouldn't do such a thing, but in front of a bunch of people from another world?And when the exchange of information has not been completed, and the position has not even been determined?

The most likely answers that popped up in Tim's paranoid mind were that the behavior was necessary, what the erratic vision might be doing, or that after years of constant appeasement, that Batman formed this habit.

He sneaked a glance at He Jian, who was expressionless and didn't know what he was thinking, thinking about what problems the other party might have in an unstable state.

In that case, according to Jason, it was easier to get useful answers out of He Jian's mouth.But the craziest thing Hejian has done in this world seems to be to control this bottom gang in Gotham when he is completely rational——

"Here, I sacrificed one of my own deaths to the 'death' of this world." Bruce's voice was dry, as if he also knew that what he said was very strange, "For some reason, in Not long ago, the 'death' of this world officially claimed him, which may have prevented him from returning to his own world."

This is completely new information.

Everyone in the bat cave looked at He Jian.Among them, Zatanna had a clear smile on her face.

That Bruce's gaze is obviously the most important to He Jian, and Tim even sympathizes with He Jian a little bit, if it wasn't for him, he would really like to know what's going on.

He Jian tried to open his mouth.

"The question of sacrifice. And 'some reason.'" Damian, who had just descended into the Batcave, joined the conversation. "Explain from start to finish."

Damian could vaguely guess part of it, but he didn't expect his voice to make the other party give up so quickly.

"On Lazarus Island, my mind is not particularly clear, and too many deaths will have an impact." He Jian's expression was completely blank, as if his subtlety was only enough to maintain this level of deliberate concealment, "I feel The pool below the island was almost full - I didn't like that much, and I chose to let the power flow in a safer direction."

Euphemism.Comparing with the version given by the father, He Jian killed himself once, and then fully sacrificed the power of Lazarus Pool to 'Death'.

That's why the devil didn't show up.

The froze expression of the soul mother flashed in Damian's mind for a moment, and was replaced by the surprised He Jian's face sitting next to him when he woke up.

Considering that He Jian has the ability to be immortal, this approach...is not completely unacceptable.

"That makes sense." Zatanna seemed to understand completely. "I guess 'Death' doesn't give favors for nothing! I bet he hesitated for a while before counting you as his."

He Jian glanced at Bruce in this world with a slightly complicated look.

"I've probably put too much energy into the Gotham of this world," he continued in his measured speaking style, "that I've been overly popular. It seems that whether I'm sane or not, I'm Neither are very good at making far-sighted decisions.”

It almost sounded like a description of 'some reason', but the only ones who understood He Jian's meaning at the first time were the two Bruce.

Bruce thought back to what He Jian had said a few days ago when Jason had pulled her to him.

"The nature of this matter will change." "A loophole that can be exploited certainly cannot be brought to light."

Therefore, after being put on the bright side, the nature of certain things has indeed changed, but more than one.

Thinking about it carefully, the sudden "blessing" on He Jian's body was indeed after he said words of approval to He Jian.

In connection with He Jian's extremely persistent world line theory, it is not the 'death' of this world that counts He Jian as His, but the world first counts He Jian as His.

(Because Bruce was His all along)

Doesn't sound like something that can be easily reversed.

"You have a way to bring him back." Bruce looked at his other self and said in a deep voice.

"……Have."

[Cause a destructive abnormality to the world line of another world, and the other party will make a choice. 】

When hearing B03's voice very similar to his own, Bruce frowned slightly.

He has in his hand He Jian's detailed reports every time he comes back from another world, and of course how He Jian made the mission world decide to drive people out several times.

In fact, changing the world line or a certain "plot" will not necessarily greatly increase the world's exclusion. Obviously, there are important and unimportant points.

Even more solid in this respect is the reference to the 'truth' of the world.

It's as if it is impermissible anywhere for an outsider to say clearly that the world is a music box for self-amusement.

Or to indicate the existence of other music boxes.

Of course, the impact this can cause seems to be related to the type of the world itself. Bruce is sure that the fences in the world he exists in are dilapidated, and he might not care too much about the offense in this regard.

Or, as he guessed at worst, there would be very insidious sophistry that could be used to evade such an attack.

"Are there any other possibilities?" Bruce asked, making sure he sounded like he was just enjoying a few more plans as usual.

B03 is not suspicious.

【You should know that the world will never let go of an existence like you.If you clearly express your desire to bring the host back in that world, the other party will be shaken.As long as you can bring him back and keep him anchored in this world, the priorities will change, birthplace is still important after all. 】

It goes without saying the process of 'fixing', which Bruce understands perfectly.

——So he also knew that He Jian would not like it.

Bruce really hoped things didn't go that far.

"I found that a large part of my time collecting information was wasted." He Jian complained pretendingly, "If I had known that Bruce would come, no, if I had known that I would be imprisoned here, I might as well directly Get your information."

The conversation with the death knell seems a bit redundant now, but it was the beginning of He Jian's change of thinking after all.

It's probably not a failure to save the resurrection.

"I don't think Bruce will give you the information if you ask for it directly." Tim said his opinion very objectively, "He may not even plan to give it all to another self. You know, always keep a backup Plan." At least one.

After the two Bruce finally decided to find a place to communicate in private, He Jian visibly returned to his 'normal' expression and way of speaking.

At this moment, the person He Jian was trying not to make eye contact with kicked the chair he was sitting on to express his 'willingness to talk'.

"Why do you only follow me?" Damian looked at He Jian with his semi-permanent scowling, "Don't refute this. Grandfather made it clear that your attitude is special."

Guessing 'only you are younger than me' is not a safe answer.

But to lie and say 'Since you witnessed Alfred's death, I want to see if you're going to try to bring him back' seems like going too far.

"Because you seem to have changed a lot." He Jian finally chose a relatively conservative answer, which is not a lie. "You seem to be at an important moment."

Of his living family members in this world, the one who has changed the most is undoubtedly Damian.

When He Jian was in a daze, he ran to Lars to ask some elements that were there or not, and tried to restore the reasons behind it.

Damian glanced at He Jian suspiciously, and reluctantly accepted the response.

"Then it's my turn to ask questions." Tim said very naturally, "What does Sleeping Beauty magic mean?"

In this family, no one would pass up the opportunity to see someone else's joke, especially when it was Bruce.

He Jian blinked his eyes.

"When I met Bruce for the first time, I almost killed him accidentally." He said in a very flat tone, "Dick told me that I was actually an awakened mage in order not to panic me. Using Sleeping Beauty magic."

"I have a feeling you're downplaying your encounter with Bruce," Tim said before Damian was about to say something.

A little blood on the floor was omitted.Probably a lot of blood, and two bodies.Probably an understatement.

Of all the ways Bruce has met him with kids, this is about average, not particularly surprising.

"Is that why you said you're not fit to be a vigilante?" Damian finally asked the question he wanted to ask.

Jason in this world has also struggled with similar problems, is it really that important——

"I guess Bruce may have regretted it a bit." He Jian replied, "Anyway, I have more potential on the other side."

"I don't regret it."

His blues voice suddenly sounded from behind He Jian.