American comics: Praising the sun, starting from Gotham!

Zatana put her hat back on her head and picked up the scattered playing cards.

Several Qs and Ks flipped nimbly between her fingers, transforming into a pale purple illusory rose.

"Don't be nervous. If you don't want to, Fat Bunny won't eat you. It doesn't have teeth strong enough to crush that high-energy aura."

She crouched down, but instead of helping Xiu En pull the rabbit away, she looked on with an expression of watching the spectacle.

"What I was talking about earlier about eating is an energy-level... well, interaction."

She gently poked Hugh's exposed arm with her wand.

"Imagine Gotham as a giant chemical plant filled with smog and exhaust fumes. Every living thing that grows here has its magical pathways clogged with filthy sediment."

Zatana's tone became more professional.

"And you, dear luminous being, are like an unopened jar of absolutely pure, oxygen-rich water. The pressure created by that pure energy difference will instinctively draw all magic that yearns for cleansing towards you."

She glanced again at Xiu En, who looked utterly hopeless.

Xiu En managed to push the enthusiastic rabbit head away a little, finally managing to get a chance to breathe.

"So, if I don't get rid of you, you white-haired monster who only knows kung fu, will I be able to see Killer Croc dressed like a gentleman, holding flowers and waiting for me every time I step out the door?"

"Oh, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's close enough."

Bruce's voice came from above, tinged with schadenfreude.

"It seems our cooperation needs to be reassessed, Mr. Shuen. Your stealth is now not just zero, it's negative."

"It's not that there's no way."

Zatana blinked and took out an Ace of Spades from her pocket that looked like it was covered in some kind of sealing rune.

"I can add a lid for you. However, this service is extra; will Wayne Group reimburse you?"

Just then, Afu, who was pushing a cart not far away, elegantly picked up a carrot from the top of the organic carrot tower stacked in the shape of a pyramid and snapped it in the air.

Fat Boy's ears twitched, as if he was hesitating whether to continue sniffing the nice-smelling pillow or go eat that substantial lunch.

Zatana used her wand to lift a corner of Hugh's trench coat and sniffed it as if examining some kind of artifact unearthed from an ancient tomb.

"Hmm? I was wondering why there was a faint, sleep-inducing minty scent and the aroma of some kind of deadly toxin being suppressed on this."

She gently tapped the slightly worn collar of her trench coat with her wand, and a faint green glow appeared, as if countless tiny veins were breathing deep within the fabric.

"This is a blessing from a higher nature. It seems you have a plant friend who cares about you very much?"

Zatana looked at Bruce with a mocking expression.

"This blessing itself has a strong fusion attribute; it can disguise your aura as a roadside weed or a Venus flytrap."

Xiu En paused for a moment, the image of the red-haired landlady who always called him hazardous waste flashing through his mind. This trench coat was given to him by Ivy when she took him to find Bruce, and he never expected that she would inadvertently weave her own aura into the coat.

Is it just that I've become stronger, so the trench coat can no longer hide me?

"I thought she just wanted to see me dressed like a runaway scavenger."

Xiu En muttered something.

"Now that the foundation is in place, things are much simpler. It only costs 998... I mean, just a small processing fee."

Zatana skillfully made a gesture that anyone on Earth could understand—the gesture for banknotes.

"You don't expect me to wash dishes at Wayne Manor, do you?"

Shuen immediately turned to Bruce, who was checking the stock market on his tablet, for help.

"Put it in his charitable account."

Bruce didn't even look up.

"Let's name the project 'Endangered Species Conservation and Environmental Improvement Funding'."

With the sponsor's approval, Zatana snapped her fingers in satisfaction.

"!ecnahnE (Enhancement!)"

With a reversed incantation, a burst of dazzling purple mist, like stardust, erupted from the tip of the wand.

But this magic was not repelled as before; instead, it seeped into the fibers of the trench coat with extreme smoothness, following the faint green veins of the leaves.

The trench coat, which originally looked ordinary and even a bit old, seemed to have been given life.

The visible wear and tear healed automatically. Although the color was still that inconspicuous dark gray, under the refraction of the light, one could vaguely see flowing purple runes flashing by.

Xiu En instantly felt the feeling of being constantly stared at disappear, as if he had finally drawn the curtains in a room full of cameras.

"Achoo!"

Fat Bunny, who was enthusiastically nibbling on Xiu En's thigh, suddenly let go.

The enormous rabbit head swung its head twice and looked at Xiu En with an extremely disdainful expression.

In its senses, that delicious and juicy energy bar had instantly transformed into stale celery with an unidentified magical residue, tinged with the smell of earth.

It immediately changed its target and jumped without hesitation towards the champion carrot in Afu's hand that emitted a sweet aroma.

"Is this... a bad review?"

Xiu En watched the furry figure resolutely leave, unsure whether to feel relieved or disappointed.

"That's called outstanding effect."

Zatana put away her wand, very satisfied with her creation, and also pleased with the remittance that was about to arrive.

"This trench coat can now not only conceal your exaggerated energy radiation, but also provide you with approximately 30% resistance in high-intensity magical environments. Of course, most importantly, even if you walk into a bank vault full of magical sensors, the alarm will only think it's a money tree moving around."

Xiu En looked down at the seemingly ordinary but actually top-of-the-line divine armor and tried to mobilize the golden energy within his body.

The light is still the same light, but it no longer shines indiscriminately like a searchlight. Instead, it flows gently and warmly inside the trench coat.

Shuen tugged at his collar. Now he not only didn't have to worry about being targeted by perverts or wild beasts in the magical world, but he also wouldn't have to be a human third wheel at night.

"Now that the equipment upgrade is complete."

Ah Fu smiled and took away the empty plate. The giant rabbit had already eaten half of the carrot at his feet and even allowed the old butler to pat its head a couple of times.

"Young Master, Miss Zatana, and Mr. Shuen, the real afternoon tea is ready. I think it's necessary to have a little sugar before discussing which rug this rabbit should sleep on."

A red alert was issued.

The large screen displayed more than a dozen surveillance videos and a red route map that was flashing wildly.

"Attack on the 4th District overpass, a convoy transferring court evidence was attacked."

Bruce didn't even turn around, but his "I think we can relax for a bit" expression crumbled.