[Comprehensive] Retirement of the brave

"Ah Fu?" Bruce frowned, and instantly cut into the Batman state.

"Hey, Bruce, don't be so nervous." Dick opened his hand to smooth things over, "We've done enough examinations on him while you were comatose to be sure that this is really a normal kid, no implants and no restraints, Also not a product of experiments. Well, I mean he's even a little bit anemic and malnourished." He handed Bruce a stack of documents, which included everything from normal physical examinations to some special items.

Bruce turned his face sternly, and said in a deep voice, "But it doesn't mean he has no problems. Dick, you have to know that a child who has no problems will not sleep in the maintenance cabin for so many years, and wake up only a little malnourished .”

"If you are still worried, you can contact your friends for further confirmation after the meal." Alfred said, "Master Bruce, the meal is getting cold, are you sure you want your old butler to run away again?" a trip?"

Avoiding the old butler's silently reproachful gaze, Bruce tried to pretend his focus was on the document in his hand.But in the next second, Ah Fu took out those materials and put them on the bedside, and replaced them with a bowl of warm white porridge. "Don't let me worry about these things all the time, master Bruce?"

"Of course," Bruce silently glanced at Dick, who was teasing the child with a victorious expression behind Ah Fu, then lowered his head and quickly finished the porridge in the bowl.Who can say no to Ah Fu?I guess no one can, not even a stubborn Batman.

When Bruce made it clear that he really couldn't eat anymore, Ah Fu finally stopped adding porridge and looked at the remaining amount in the small pot with a satisfied smile. "Master Bruce, I think you still have a lot to learn, and now you can start."

Helplessly looking at Ah Fu who was packing up his things, Bruce looked at the boy who didn't look right again.He looked about six or seven years old now, and it seemed that the deep sleep in the maintenance cabin had slowed down his growth.

Wait, Bruce noticed the abnormality keenly, "Afu, does this boy have something—" He mulled over the word, disease, defect, psychological problem or something else, trying to find something out of the suddenly barren vocabulary Such a hurtful word.

"Yes," Ah Fu affirmed, he obviously understood Bruce's unfinished words.He rubbed the boy's hair and said solemnly: "This child seems unable to respond to the outside world."

Bruce nodded as expected, and then pondered again: "Then why did he follow you all the time?"

"Probably because I was the first person he saw, just like the fledgling plot, so he chose to follow me." Alfred looked at the boy kindly and said, "But now there is a problem," he said seriously Looking at Bruce, "Master Bruce, we can never keep referring to him with pronouns like this boy, him. He needs a name."

A name, all right.Bruce raised his forehead, "Father didn't bring him back for him—, well, I get it, no." He hesitated, a child is different from any other animal, and naming a child usually belongs to The rights of parents, the name of the child carries the expectations and blessings of the parents, or represents the inheritance and continuation.

If he named the child, it meant that no matter what, he would bear the responsibility of a child in the future.Honestly, it's a little heavy. "Come here," he held out his hand to the child.

Ah Fu smiled and gently pushed the boy behind, and the boy obediently walked up to Bruce.

Black hair, dark gray eyes, approached Bruce and found that there seemed to be some tiny things floating in his empty eyes, as if hiding a starry sky.Bruce looked at the boy in front of him and exhaled, "I don't know if you can hear me, but I think there are some things that should be explained to you in advance."

Bruce leaned back on the pillow and said, "I'm sure I'm not a good fit to be a father, so you have a chance to come back. I mean, if one day you're back to normal and can receive and respond to the outside world normally or someone comes to pick you up, Then you can choose to leave at any time." Of course, if you find that there is something special about him that requires observation or supervision.

"I will give you a temporary name as your address before recovery, Theodore, let's call it Theodore."

"Don't you want to say some blessings?" Ah Fu looked at the scene in front of him with emotion, the time passed so quickly, and in the blink of an eye, Master Bruce had already arrived at this time.Of course, it would be even better if he could bring back a young lady as soon as possible.

"No, Ah Fu," Bruce said with a smile, "I don't think I am qualified to expect what kind of path he will take in the future, what kind of person he will be." The boy with this name, "Well, anyway, I hope he will be better in the future, that's it."

The boy's eyelashes trembled slightly, as if he had some reaction to the outside world.But think about it, maybe it's just a naughty wind?

Even though he was ordered by the old housekeeper to recuperate in bed, Bruce still sneaked into the Batcave again and again relying on his wheelchair with great enthusiasm.Although Ah Fu quickly caught him every time, he still found something he was looking for.For example, Bain's information, such as Arkham, which has been unusually quiet recently.During his recuperation period, there was no riot in Arkham, which is simply impossible in normal times.

Could it be that the product of Tony's prank is really so effective that it can prevent the clown from making trouble?No, Batman doesn't believe it.

Of course, he didn't forget to deal with the newly released child Theodore. When he contacted Zatanna and invited her, the first thing he did was to ask her to take a look at Theodore's situation.

Zatanna touched Theodore's hand bones, ear bones and throat, and lifted his chin to observe his eyes carefully.Then he shook his head from a slightly heavy face to Bruce, "There is no way, Bruce, you understand that magic is not omnipotent. Have you seen the light in this child's eyes? It is his broken soul."

The magic draws a jar in the air, half filled with magic stars. "His body is like this jar, and his soul is the stars inside. His body is only used to ensure that the stars will stay in the jar honestly." Zatanna said helplessly: "You can't expect a What can a tattered soul do in response, and magic cannot be expected to glue the soul back together and make it whole."

"So," she spread her hands, "the ability of the person who imprisoned his soul in his body is definitely beyond mine. Since he can't find a better solution, of course I can't."

"Okay, let's take a look at this." Bruce looked at Theodore, who knew nothing, and always felt that something was pressed on his chest. He turned his attention to the business and handed the video of that day to Zatanna.On the computer screen that was turned on, the scene of a ray of light falling from the sky amidst lightning and thunder was repeated countless times, and finally the scene of a black knife stabbing into the ground after the light dissipated was finally frozen.

"Xiaona, can you see its problem? Its origin, or other problems, anything is fine."

Zatanna pushed the falling hair behind her ears, "You can ask me Bruce. Obviously, this knife is not a product of matter, it is more like an aggregate of certain energies, but it definitely does not belong to Magic side."

"A little suggestion, you can ask Ms. Diana, maybe this has something to do with the gods, she may be able to provide you with something useful. As for whether it is dangerous," she said with a smile: "Anything unknown is dangerous , Bruce, it's just like you said."

"Heal the soul." Before leaving, she cast an ironic magic on Theodore, "This magic is usually used to heal the damage of the soul. Even if his condition is serious, the magic can't do what it should, but it can make him feel better Some. Soul pains are always better than physical pains."

"One more thing," she pulled Bruce aside, first used magic to cut off all possible prying eyes, and then whispered: "Protect this child, even if someone deliberately covers it, the light of his soul can still faintly Revealed. Believe me, for some creatures of the dark, he is the most attractive food."

So now, Theodore is equated directly with a steady stream of troubles hiding in the dark.Simply when he invited Diana to come the next day, her answer reassured him a little.

Bruce would never invite someone to his ostensible residence unless it was something urgent, so when Diana got the news, she was ready to hear anything.But she still didn't expect to see such a child here with Bruce.

"Father God, Bruce, this is a child not to be underestimated." Even though Theodore would not respond, Diana still gave him a salute to Paradise Island under Bruce's surprised eyes.This etiquette is often used to pay tribute to returning warriors.

The video that Bruce took out made her look unbelievable again, "It's unbelievable, Bruce, this is more like a weapon belonging to the gods, just like Zeus's thunderbolt. He held the thunderbolt in his hand and threw it to the ground. bring about the end of the conqueror and the enemy."

"I need to figure out his identity, which will help me prepare for what is about to happen. Diana said that even if his soul is hidden, it will attract the prying eyes of some dark creatures. This needs to be prepared in advance." Bruce twisted Frowning at Theodore who seemed to know nothing, he was ready to take responsibility, but the information he had was not enough for him to make various countermeasures.

"No, Bruce, you don't need to worry about this." Diana laughed, "Just like no one dares to touch Zeus who holds lightning in his hand, no dark creature would dare to attack this child. His light caused him hidden dangers, But it's also a deterrent."

The stinging and stinging sound of the current—"Wake up!"

Bruce shook his head in confusion.

"what happened?"

"Nothing, I seem to have heard something."

"what?"

"No, it should be just an illusion."

The author has something to say: In the next chapter, how about we bring back a second barrel?