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Bruce Wayne had never been so awkward.

By day he's a playboy, mingling with women, but by night he transforms into Batman, always alone.

Although today is a special day, and he's wearing a bat suit in broad daylight to capture the Joker, he's still acting alone.

But just as he was capturing the clown, a couple appeared beside him, seemingly out of nowhere, and began to comment on his actions.

"Uppercut! Cool, Batman! Joker, get back on your feet and seize this opportunity to strike back!"

"Little Pa, how did I do today? Did I give you a cool entrance?"

"A punch! Joker, watch out, dodge to the left! Batman's going to punch your right kidney!"

"Little Pa, you've got to reward me nicely tonight!"

"Batman crouches down! The Joker is pulling out his bomb! Wow, impressive back strength!"

"Hey Pa, I bought a really sexy swimsuit~"

Connors would sometimes warn Batman, and sometimes help the Joker anticipate danger, with Harley Quinn clinging to him like a giant koala.

The battle was supposed to be intense and furious, but Batman and the Joker felt like they were performing in a stage play.

However, Connors' words could not be ignored. Several times, even the Joker/Batman failed to notice the other party's movements, but Connors pointed them out and reminded them.

As a result, the battle, which should have been a rapidly changing affair, was transformed into a rigid military boxing match under Connors's intervention.

Batman couldn't take it anymore: "Enough!"

The clown felt like a pet in a cage: "Damn it!"

Finally, the Joker and Batman, who were locked in combat, stopped simultaneously and glared angrily at Connors:

"Whose side are you on?"

Connors waved his hands repeatedly and chuckled:

"Just passing by, nothing special, you guys continue."

Batman suppressed his anger, preparing to crush the Joker with swift and decisive action, capture him, and then seize the troublemaker beside him to interrogate him about his purpose.

"Another guy who's giving Batman a headache. How come I've never heard of this guy in Gotham City? Hmm, I'll have to see if I can work with him."

The Joker's mind raced, and the thought of "cooperating with Connors" vanished the next second.

Because next to him and Batman, a scoreboard made of plants stood up, and Connors himself controlled the plants to grow a chair and sat down.

click!

Connors sat in a chair, with Harley Quinn in his arms, and casually picked a fruit that had grown using the "Green of All Things" ability and took a bite.

They looked so relaxed and carefree, as if they were guests who had come here for a vacation.

"Batman vs. Joker, the score is already 3-1, Joker, you need to step up your game."

After Connors finished speaking, Harley Quinn laughed loudly, infuriating the two fighters who were engaged in battle, who wished they could immediately kill the two bystanders.

Batman just wanted to finish the fight quickly, but the Joker was already thinking about escaping. He reached into his waistband, pulled out a smoke bomb, and threw it on the ground. Thick white smoke instantly enveloped all four people present.

However, the next second, the plant that had somehow appeared above their heads started spraying its sap down like rain, as if it had been a sprinkler.

The Joker's smokescreen was rendered ineffective.

The Joker had just turned around and taken two steps when he saw this and had no choice but to turn back awkwardly. Having exhausted all his tricks, he could only raise his hands and surrender.

Batman effortlessly tied the Joker up with ropes, summoned the Batplane using the device on his wrist, and then looked up at where Connors was.

However, the place was now deserted, and even the plants that had grown into the shape of chairs had transformed into the words "Clown over".

"Alfred, cancel my appointment for tomorrow. I need to go see Poison Ivy."

"In the Batplane," Batman said in a low voice from the cockpit.

"Young Master Wayne, you sound a bit angry. Did something go wrong during the operation to capture the Joker?"

The butler on the other end of the walkie-talkie, who was someone who spent every day with Bruce Wayne, easily sensed something was wrong from the other person's tone.

"Last night I only had suspicions, but today I witnessed firsthand the ability of that guy on the 19th floor of Lake Street to manipulate plants. I need to talk to Poison Ivy; this matter is very likely related to her."

"Okay... let me see. Your plan for tomorrow is to have dinner with Sheryl, the star singer who's touring Gotham..."

"Cancel it, Alfred." Batman just wanted to find out Connors' background as soon as possible. There was such an unheard-of character in Gotham City, and he absolutely could not allow him to appear.

During the fight with the Joker, Connors saw through his moves multiple times and then warned the Joker, something he had never done since becoming Batman.

—Except for Barry the Flash, but he only achieves this effect through incredible speed, and Barry is a positive character.

This Connors, who is helping both himself and the Joker, is completely unable to distinguish whether the other is good or evil.

……

[Today's Gossip: The Man Who Laughs Incident (Ongoing) - Batman Captures the Joker]

[Submit or not?]

Is the "Laughing Man" incident still ongoing? Is today's gossip just part of the story?

Before Batman could deal with him, Connors, using his spider-sense to leave the scene first, sat puzzled on the edge of a rooftop.

According to the comic book storyline, the matter ended there after Batman captured the Joker and stopped the nitrous oxide from spreading throughout the city via the reservoir.

However, the gossip system clearly displayed "The Man Who Laughs Man Incident (In Progress)".

This puzzled him somewhat, but Harley Quinn beside him muttered to herself:

"Batman has captured the Joker again—but where is he going to lock him up this time?"

"Arkham Asylum has been destroyed and is being rebuilt, as has Williams Medical Center. Only the Gotham Police Department remains to detain the Joker."

"But as a long-time adversary, Batman must know that the Gotham Police Department has no way of keeping the Joker in check..."

These words were a wake-up call; Connors realized why the "Man Who Laughs" incident hadn't ended.

It's possible that being captured by Batman was part of the Joker's plan all along. Even though he's now an extra onlooker, the outcome hasn't changed.

As for Batman, given his meticulous approach to everything, he likely already included the Joker, the escapees from Arkham Asylum, and even himself in the capture plan.

……

In a secluded space covered by dense vegetation in the Gotham Forest, Poison Ivy Pepper, the "Phantom of the Gotham," lies in a bathtub.

But even the cold water in the bathtub seemed unable to extinguish the increasingly restless fire in her heart.

This was the first time she had experienced such a strange phenomenon since her blood had turned into chlorophyll. Her delicate eyebrows furrowed even more, and she couldn't help but let out a soft groan.