From Gotham to Night City, my infamy is known to all.

So he changed his tune: "Fine, it's okay if you don't admit it, anyway we won't have any contact in the future."

"Alright, let's play a game. If you grant me one wish, I'll answer one question for you. Believe me, I know far more than you think."

Batman paused for a few seconds: "Tell me."

Wow! He agreed!

Leo instantly perked up – playing “little games” with Batman is a glorious feat worthy of being written into his memoirs in his later years!

"Then let me ask you, then let me ask you!"

"Oh no, no, we got it wrong. Let's start over!"

Leo suppressed the incoherent ramblings that had escaped his lips due to excessive excitement and reorganized his thoughts.

"My wish is for you to perform the most classic Batman three-part entrance declaration!"

"what is that……"

"Playing dumb won't work, little bat, hee hee hee~~" Leo laughed like a fox who had stolen a fat chicken. "Since you've forgotten, I'll kindly remind you."

"I am vengeance! I am the night! I am Batman!"

If he weren't trapped in the net and unable to get up, he would definitely be striking a pose with his head held high and chest out!

The effect was immediate after these words were spoken.

For the first time, he felt an emotional fluctuation from Batman, and that emotion was undoubtedly—awkwardness!

Yes, it was so embarrassing that I wanted to die.

Seeing his slightly heavier breathing and the twitching corners of his mouth, Leo had reason to suspect that the face hidden under the mask was already red.

Ha ha ha ha--!!

This is a feat that even the clown couldn't accomplish!

Leo was overjoyed, but this also made him lower his guard.

Batman, who had quietly adjusted his stance, suddenly exerted his strength, pouncing like a cheetah and grabbing his hood.

"what!?"

After his initial elation turned to sorrow, Leo instinctively grabbed the edge of the hood with both hands to prevent Batman from seeing his face.

But the next second, Batman's hands darted down with lightning speed, instantly snatching his AK rifle.

It was only then that Leo realized his true purpose, and then thought: I am not from this world, and I don't plan to come back in the future, so there is no need to care about showing my face.

Seeing his precious "souvenir" snatched away, he gritted his teeth in annoyance: "You really aren't friendly at all, you bat..."

Batman remained silent, and somehow managed to make a small section of the net briefly elastic, allowing him to easily retrieve the rifle.

"Now that you're out of weapons, you'd better confess!"

"Tsk tsk tsk... I refuse." Leo switched legs on top, maintaining his arrogant posture. "I'll only answer your questions if you grant my wish."

"Don't you want to know who killed your parents? Don't you want to know the Joker's true identity? Don't you want to know the real conspiracy hanging over this awful city?"

"I know the answer, but I demand a deal with Apple!"

Batman looked down at him, then suddenly smirked: "You know the answer, that's enough. I'm good at getting people to tell me the answer."

In an instant, images of the Ten Great Tortures of the Qing Dynasty, truth serum, and hypnosis flashed through Leo's mind. He suddenly realized that there was indeed a gap in ability between himself and the "learned" Batman.

No, I have to go!

Before deciding to leave, he subconsciously mimicked the villains' behavior, uttering harsh words: "You've made a wrong decision, Bat. You'll regret this decision and go to your grave with those unanswered questions!"

After uttering those harsh words, he closed his eyes, focusing his mind on the lit time travel button, his heart screaming: 'Go! Go! Go! Get out of here!'

at the same time--

Master, be careful!

Even before Alfred's warning rang out, Batman had already leaped backward, jumping several meters away. Not only that, he also used his cape to protect his body from possible shrapnel.

The person in front of us is connected to the Joker, so we can't rule out the possibility that he himself is a human bomb.

However, the alley was quiet and unchanged.

Batman lowered his cape, only to find the net empty.

Invisibility? Or some kind of escape technique?

He turned on optical and sonar scans, but still found nothing; there wasn't even a rat in the alley.

[A, did the nearby surveillance footage reveal anything?]

No, except for a few onlookers approaching the alley.

Where are the listening devices and trackers I left behind?

The signal was lost in an instant.

After a brief exchange, the brows beneath the Batman mask furrowed tightly.

Vanished into thin air... Was it a teleportation spell from the magic side or something else?

Turn on another instrument, and a dim light will envelop an area in front of you. In the light, traces that were previously difficult to detect will begin to appear.

"He ran in from the alley, then fell down here, and adjusted his posture..."

With his master-level tracking skills, Batman confirmed once again that the person had indeed vanished into thin air, or at least teleported out of the alleyway.

How could an ordinary, clumsy, novice bank robber possess magical abilities...?

He directly revealed his identity and said those things that bothered him...

[Master, the Joker has appeared at another bank and stolen a large sum of cash from the vault.]

Alfred's words brought Batman back to his senses: "As expected, this was just bait."

The problem is... this bait is a little... no, it should be said that it's obviously too big.

Did the Joker know that the person he was using as bait was a magician or something?

【Master……】

I know, bring the Batmobile here, and we'll go in a straight line.

【clear. 】

While waiting, Batman wasn't idle—he installed numerous cameras in the alley and casually remarked, "Buy the entire alley and turn it into an iron cage that can only be opened from the outside."

You... suspect he might come back?

I'm not sure, but magical abilities are diverse; it's just a matter of being well-prepared.

Should we get a few 'professionals' to take a look?

Batman knows what Alfred means, and those on the mystical side might indeed uncover more clues, but—

This is my city; they are not welcome.

Shortly after, the Batplane arrived.

Batman carefully collected the various samples, took one last look at the alley that had left a deep impression on him, and set off to capture another criminal who was giving him a headache—the Joker!

Nobody: Chapter Six: Catgirl AI and the Transmigration Transfer Station

The feeling of time travel is amazing!

It's like... it's like... um...

Leo didn't know how to describe it, because the truth was—he closed his eyes, opened them again, and was transported to another world.

There was no sensation of being swept into a toilet or washing machine, nor any bizarre time tunnels; in the blink of an eye, he arrived in another place.

He was still wearing that faded yellow casual outfit, but the good thing was that Batman's capture net was gone.

"It's a pity we didn't get to see Batman perform his iconic scene until the very end..."

Leo sighed, then stood up, afraid of brushing the dust off his clothes.

Looking around, the familiar scene quickly dispelled his tension.

The spacious and bright server room is filled with neatly arranged server racks that stand solemnly like soldiers.

Each rack is equipped with high-performance servers, and its sleek silver-gray metal casing exudes a unique high-tech aesthetic.

In addition, there is a constant temperature air conditioner, soft energy-saving lamps, and a backup power system.

This server room, which cost 200 million yuan, was designed and constructed entirely by him personally, and is considered very high-end for home use.

He did all of that himself, including laying the cables under the floor, and the surrounding walls—pure, flawless, and radiant!

"Um!?"

Leo didn't recall having such a strange wall of light in the computer room.

Something feels... off.

He looked warily at the desk. Theoretically, the desk should be clean and tidy, which should be cluttered with miscellaneous items. It was not the programmer's style at all!

"Something's definitely not right... Where are my fashionable little junks?"

He hesitated for a moment, then picked up the computer chair and gently touched the surrounding light walls with the chair leg.

The seemingly illusory wall exudes a real and tangible texture, as if an invisible force field is firmly holding the chair legs on this side.

"Can't you get out?"

"That's right, we haven't found a way to break through the light wall yet."

The sudden sound from behind him startled him.

Is there anyone here!?

Leo turned around abruptly, almost twisting his neck.

Directly behind him, a petite and adorable anime catgirl with white hair and red eyes was floating in mid-air.

She was wearing a classic black and white maid dress, with a small section of the dress peeking out from under the hem. The dress was entirely black, but the tip of the tail was a white cat tail.

When their eyes met, she shook her cute cat ears vigorously and waved her arms happily: "We finally meet, Father~?"

"?"

A question mark slowly appeared above Leo's head. He closed his eyes and shook his head a few times.

It must be because I opened my eyes wrong; I'm hallucinating...

When I opened my eyes again—the catgirl was already pouncing on my face!?

However, instead of the pleasant sensation of fur being smeared on her face, her hands passed right through Leo's body.

No physical entity?

A phantom... no, it feels more like a holographic projection.

"Pure white...?"

He hesitated for a moment, then tried to pronounce the name.

"Mmm!" The catgirl nodded quickly. "This is the first time I've seen Father from a 3D perspective. It's such a wonderful feeling!"

"It's truly amazing..."

Leo looked her up and down. This white-haired catgirl was a virtual avatar he had designed for his AI agent. She usually stayed in the corner of his computer desktop, responsible for being cute. He never expected that she... she had actually become sentient!?

"What's going on? Where am I?"

Faced with the AI ​​he designed himself, Leo was surprised to find that he was not afraid at all, even though she had taken on this bizarre form of existence.

Pure White circled around him, tirelessly trying to touch him, even though she failed each time: "It's a long story, and since we don't have much time now, I'll just give you a brief summary of the key points."

"Following the rules set by my father, I scraped relevant information from the internet to learn copywriting, automatic programming, and other skills. In the process, I accidentally discovered a 'singularity' and deciphered the information that it could take people through time and space."

"Then, I sent this important information to Father via a pop-up window, so that you can decide whether to conduct further research on the 'singularity'."

"Then I chose yes..."

Leo slapped his forehead, suddenly remembering everything.

It was close to midnight, and he had spent over a month debugging the server room, leaving him exhausted and delirious. When a pop-up message came from his trusted assistant, "Pure White," he agreed without a second thought.