Laughing American comics, I am becoming more and more like a clown

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Lucien didn't know when he really fell in love with this kid, maybe it was now, maybe it was the ten years of following him day after day, maybe it was the first time they met in Crime Alley... or maybe it was the influence of the Joker that made him naturally like Batman.

In short.

Their fists bumped.

In short.

The first rays of sunlight broke through the horizon on the clock tower.

In short.

Lucien put on clown makeup himself.

Chapter 85 I am a clown, well, I am not

"A two-dimensional image, a three-dimensional person, written answers, a real-life problem... To be honest, I really don't understand what's going on."

"Just like I don't understand why I became a clown."

The crisp sound of gold and jade colliding, accompanied by the sound of leather shoes hitting the ground, was soft and gentle, like the hum of a cello, gradually coming.

Batman turned his head and saw through the goggles a man wearing bright red and blue clown makeup, a jazz hat, tapping his cane, and slowly walking forward.

Lucian.

"And why am I dressed like this?"

He turned around, tapping the ground with his cane. His suit made his figure look less thin and frail. "How does it look?"

"Suits you very well," Batman said.

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"Oh...suits me." Lucian smiled. "That's not a very good comment."

"You should say: You look evil and awkward in this outfit, and you're not cut out to be a clown."

Then he heard Batman laugh as well, as if compromising and comforting him: "...We all know that you are not the Joker, right?"

Dark green curls peeked out from the brim of the hat, softening the clown's silhouette and casting shadows that blurred the bright paint.

"Yeah, we both know I'm not a clown."

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What is a clown?

As he put it, an ordinary guy having the worst day ever.

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Lucian sat on the leather chair, poked Batman with his cane, and changed the subject: "What do we need to do now?"

"The Court of Owls."

"Why not Barbatos? Honey, there are also nuclear bombs. Are you done with it?"

Secret code scrolled on the Batcomputer, and blue light shone on the mask: "So I have arranged nuclear neutralization materials to minimize all losses after the worst happens."

"What about the parallel world?"

"The Speed ​​Force master has not yet been born, so research on parallel universes must start from scratch, and progress is slow."

"The only thing we can do now is the courts," he said.

Lucian was about to say something when he paused and remained silent for a long time: "...Actually, there's something I forgot to tell you."

Batman took off his cowl and looked at him with raised eyebrows, as if to say so. "Go ahead."

"Oh, I have to explain... I really just forgot." Lucian took out the Green Lantern Ring from his pocket: "After all, its presence is too low."

Bruce took it, feeling the blazing heat and the air it was about to fly away, and held on tightly. "What is this? A contract ring?"

"…almost, but this is called a Green Lantern Ring."

Lucian took out a cigarette, lit it, and held it between his lips. "This should be your original world line... I mean, if I hadn't given you that gun, you would have been chosen by it, become a Green Lantern, and then turned evil."

"But also because I gave you that gun, you shot me, so your fate line became the Cruel Knight."

"But for reasons... I'm not human, so I don't know what the situation is. Maybe you're the Cruel Knight, maybe you're the Dawnbreaker, maybe you're another Batman." He shrugged: "Who knows."

"What can it do?" Bruce asked.

"...It has some insignificant effects, such as materializing imagined things, flying, and self-healing... These might be of some use to you." Lucian flicked his cigarette in the ashtray.

"But what's most helpful right now is... using willpower to time travel. Yes, that's right. That's how we can figure out the situation the fastest."

"As for why I didn't tell you..." Lucian suddenly smiled. "This world is made up of individual heroism... so individual villainy can also meet the requirements."

"Do you understand? Many events are like this." Lucian thought for a moment and chose a more vivid metaphor:

“What one person can do in an hour, two people will take two hours.”

"Concealment, sacrifice, and glory are the main themes of these universes."

"So..." Bruce's expression became a little strange: "Your idea is to use this ring to fight Barbatos, and then combine it with nuclear fallout to save the world?"

“…I’m not that selfless.”

"So you're going to lure him away? Just like the Flash once led you to escape, you're going to activate the curse on your body to lure him away?" Bruce didn't know what expression he should show for a moment.

……

A villain who seems to be a complete psychopath has the ultimate goal of saving the world?

what!

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"...That's right, this is the super villain, this is the Joker." There was no expression on Lucian's face.

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Is that what he thinks?

To be honest, he didn't know either.

Maybe?

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"But don't you think this plan is too hasty and uncertain?" Bruce couldn't help but ask, "Have you ever used it?"

"...No." Lucian defended himself:

"The green light has limited capacity, and it will run out of power if you try to do it early."

"So what you mean is..." Bruce pinched the ring structure of the lantern ring with his fingers:

"You came up with this plan without knowing its specific purpose, how to use it, how to store energy, and without having put it into practice." He paused. "...?"

How is this any different from someone trying to win a global mountain bike race when they have only seen a car race from a distance, have no idea about the cars, and don't even have a driver's license?

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Lucian blinked. "I'm sorry," he said. "You know, I'm not a clown... This is really the best solution I can think of."

Then he caught the Bat's disapproving look for the first time.

Lucien: ...

He shook the cigarette in his hand and silently put it out in the ashtray.

"Okay... you tell me what to do."

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Bruce thought for a moment and looked at the Green Lantern ring: "I can become Green Lantern...Dawnbreaker."

"If I follow the original route, I can pretend to be evil and kill people to confuse Barbatos."

?

Lucian tilted his head: "And then?"

"Although the crisis on Barbatos has been resolved... this is the Dark Multiverse, and all universes will eventually be destroyed."

"We must return to the positive universe."

Bruce nodded: "So we can use the -22 method here."

"Time stop?"

"Correct."

"But as it stands, this universe doesn't have the power to travel through time."

"So we need to wait," Bruce said, "wait for four years, until the birth of the Flash, who possesses super speed."

Chapter 86: Do not add entities unless necessary

Lucien felt that most of the time all he needed to do was wait.

Waiting for Bruce to grow up, waiting for the birth of Batman, waiting for the opportunity to reveal everything, waiting for the possibility of final victory.

"...Come on, you're making me look like a camera again." He couldn't help but say, "Where's my presence? Where's my highlight? Where's my image?"

Bruce was somewhat helpless:

"How can you say you don't have a bright spot? If it weren't for you, I'm afraid the world would have fallen into complete darkness."

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"...Good EQ, I hope you can grow a mouth in the future."

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Lucian slammed his cane into the ground, making a crisp sound. "Okay, let's discuss how you turned evil."

"Murder." Bruce put the Green Lantern ring on his finger, and then a huge palm appeared in the air, slightly grasping Lucian's neck.

"Okay, start with me." He shrugged and couldn't help but say, "I don't feel surprised at all."