I train Batman in a horror world

Without rules, nothing can be accomplished.

Wendy got angry because she disturbed Jack while he was writing.

To stop Wendy's anger, a new condition is needed.

This new condition was exactly what Wendy had been doing since Bruce arrived at the hotel.

That was the true whereabouts of the couple's son, Danny.

"Don't you want to know where Danny went?"

After Bruce said that, he could clearly see the change in Wendy's expression.

Her eyes, which had been empty and lifeless at first, now held a strange glint in them.

It looks like... something playful?

Wendy, still holding the axe, said, "Okay, Tony... no, should I call you Bruce? You're simply my chosen one."

Bruce frowned at the other person's demeanor.

He had a guess.

It cannot be determined at this time.

However, Jack's next words fully confirmed Bruce's guess.

That means Wendy is most likely under the control of this hotel.

"Honey, what are you talking about? Where's Danny? Where's our baby?"

"Shut up!"

Wendy's voice suddenly turned shrill, and she pointed at Jack, yelling:

"All you ever do is busy with your so-called creative work. Have you ever even paid attention to Danny and my life?!"

Although Jack was very unhappy with his wife's disobedience, the axe was still between his legs, so he had no choice but to temporarily avoid the attack.

He protested, "Please, it's all for my job!"

"Work!?"

It's hard to tell whether Wendy's current state was due to the hotel's control or her releasing pent-up emotions.

"You're the one interviewing for the hotel's winter manager job! Not me!"

"Now it seems like I'm the one dealing with it!"

"I'm in charge of everything—hotel inspections, hygiene, and preparing three meals a day for you and Danny!"

Wendy pointed at Jack and yelled, "And you?"

"What have you accomplished with your novel since you started writing it?!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Holmes immediately flew to Jack's desk and took a look.

"This...this is definitely a complete disaster!" Foul shouted.

"Stop messing around!" Bruce glared at the guy.

In other words, Jack cannot hear what Foll is saying.

Otherwise, Bruce was afraid that he would break some damn rule again!

......

"Writing requires inspiration, Wendy, I've emphasized this countless times! If you hadn't let this kid in here, I wouldn't have—"

"I've really had enough of you!"

Wendy was furious and slapped Jack across the face.

"..."

Bruce stared at the jarring scene, a multitude of thoughts flashing through his mind.

The hotel's control over Wendy seems to be more than just simple manipulation.

It amplified the negative emotions that Wendy had been accumulating in her heart.

Wendy's anger is real.

After slapping Jack, Wendy didn't waste any more time on him.

She looked at Bruce. "You should know that this rule alone is not enough to end all this, Bruce."

"Actually, you don't know where Danny is, right?"

"That's right."

Bruce readily admitted, "Because Aunt Wendy is so obsessed with Danny, she will stop her madness after I said that."

Wendy said, "But the madness will start again."

Bruce replied, "I won't allow it to happen."

To be honest.

The Wendy in front of me felt very disconnected.

He couldn't even tell whether the other person was the hotel itself or a real mother talking to him.

Or perhaps both?

Wendy then asked, "So, are you planning to waste time here with me, or spend your time looking for Danny?"

At this point, Fowler cautioned, "This hotel is bigger than you think. It's not worth spending time looking for Danny."

"I feel like it's a trap set for you on purpose, so that when you go to Danny, she can go back to her completely insane state."

Bruce nodded; Fowler's reminder was somewhat similar to his own thoughts.

Using "Find Danny" to deal with "Angry Wendy" is only a temporary measure.

It's just that the danger has slowed down.

When the time comes.

Even if Wendy doesn't find Danny, she will still get angry again.

Then it went back to the initial situation of breaking the rules.

Just as Bruce was thinking of a solution.

Jack, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

"Room 237."

"?"

Bruce and Wendy both looked at the "great writer".

Jack sat up, his face darkening with a hint of guilt.

He said, "My wife and I have been staying at this hotel for a while, and she knows everything about it better than I do."

"She can't possibly not find Danny anywhere."

"unless......"

Bruce's gaze fell on Jack. "Unless Danny deliberately went to room 237?"

Jack shook his head in frustration.

"I don't know... damn it, am I dreaming or what... never mind, we told Danny a long time ago that no one is allowed to enter room 237."

"If we have to say where Danny can exist, then it's only in room 237."

"..."

Bruce gleaned a new rule from Jack's conversation.

No entry to room 237.

He couldn't help but scrutinize this irresponsible father, wondering why he would say such things at this moment.

Jack seemed to notice the strange look in Bruce's eyes.

He said with a hint of annoyance, "I am, after all, Danny's father!"

"Even though I don't know why my wife turned out this way, I'm still family!"

"..."

Bruce remained silent.

I remember when Fore first told me the story of the hotel.

He believed that the psychological factors resulting from being confined in a closed space for a long time and being unable to contact the outside world led Jack to kill his wife and children.

In retrospect, the hotel's influence undoubtedly played a significant role in Jack's decision to murder his wife and children.

Even now, the hotel's influence remains.

Helping Jack and his family of three seems to be more complicated than she thought.

Without realizing it.

Bruce's gaze met Wendy's.

"Are you going into room 237, Bruce?" Wendy looked at Bruce with a half-smile.

"..."

Am I about to break the hotel's rules again?

Bruce thought to himself.

Just then, Jack couldn't help but speak up, "Why does it have to be him? Can't I go?! I'm your husband, Wendy!"

Wendy glanced at him.

Jack shouted decisively, "Please, Bruce!"

Bruce: ......

Seeing this, Foul, who had been observing the whole time, coughed twice and prepared to speak.

Bruce anticipated this and said, "If you say anything about running away again, I swear I will never travel with you again!"

"Damn, am I that cowardly?!"

Fowle glanced at Wendy and snorted, "Don't forget we're from the same family. Right now, 'Hotel' is the dominant personality trait in Wendy."

At this point, Fore stopped talking.

The timid bat thought it had made its hints clear enough.

Upon hearing this, Bruce's pupils flickered, and then his gaze met Wendy's again.

After a while.

Bruce said, "Aunt Wendy, I will send Danny back to you, I promise you."

Wendy's facial expressions changed rapidly in an instant.

Finally, he revealed an expression that was both crying and laughing.

"......good."