Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

"I clearly know that Kaitou Kidd will not harm others and will return the diamonds even if he steals them. However, the actual threat he poses is not as good as the robbers that can be seen everywhere in the alley. I should put him to the end before dealing with him."

Dick shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"No one knows everything. There are too many things that you can't predict. In the beginning, no one would believe that the bat monster is real. I am no exception. You don't have to blame yourself, Richard Young master, it's not your fault, and Barbara won't blame you either."

Alfred said calmly.

"Okay, it's time for you to go to the Batcave now. Don't keep Master Bruce waiting too long. I hope you can find the bat monster and repair it severely."

"Thanks, Alfred, your words always make people feel less bad."

Dick smiled as if relieved.

He turned and walked out of the house, heading towards the secret passage leading to the Batcave in Wayne Manor.

After going down to the Batcave, they saw Bruce sitting in front of the Batcomputer, browsing a video. He had already put on the Batsuit, except for the helmet.

"You came too slowly. Being late is one of the most shameful shortcomings of a soldier."

Bruce continued to stare at the monitor and said without looking back.

Dick had long been accustomed to Bruce's attitude and didn't pay attention to it at all. On the contrary, the obvious emotional accountability just now was a bit different from the usual Bruce, which made Dick uncomfortable.

He walked to the Bat Computer without saying a word, and saw an abnormally large bat monster projected in the image above. It was more than two meters tall when it stood upright, and the length of its wings stretched out was almost four meters.

This bat monster has lower limbs that are close to those of humans. Except for the fact that its feet have turned into claws, it is not much different from human legs. It does not look like the lower limbs of a bat at all. It even wears pants, although they are already tattered. Not decent.

The hands and abdomen also seem to be very human-like, but huge bat wings are connected between the arms and sides, and the hands have become sharp claws like the feet.

The head, like the wings, is the part of the body closest to a bat. It feels like a bat's head has been enlarged to be as big as a human head.

Rather than saying this is a human-like bat monster, it is better to say it is a bat-like human monster.

"Is this the 'bat monster' that hurt Barbara?"

"This video was sent by Barbara."

Bruce said calmly.

Dick looked at the monster in the image with a strange expression, "Why do I feel that this monster...is a bit too human-like?"

"Maybe...it's the person."

Bruce stared at the picture in the video and said meaningfully.

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Meanwhile, Gotham City Library.

Dean did not choose to go home immediately after school, but came to the library.

This was not because he was looking for new trailer material. After all, Dean had just completed the theft of a 'big gem'.

It will be some time before the next announcement is released, and the Phantom Thief also needs to take a vacation.

Even if it wasn't for material, Dean would often come to the library. He had this habit from a long time ago and basically went there at least once a week.

This is because if Dean wants to complete some advanced magic, he must use a lot of psychological knowledge, physical knowledge, and even chemical knowledge. Information gap is also an important part of magic.

It was difficult for Dean to gain access to this knowledge simply by studying in high school, so he had to go to the library to study on his own.

The difficulty is actually not bad. He doesn't want to be a scientist. He doesn't need to study in depth. He only needs to know the principles and how to use them.

Dean finishes school at four in the afternoon and the library closes at eight in the evening. This time is enough for Dean to learn a lot of new things.

Entering the library, Dean found a few books in the corresponding bookcases, and then found a remote location to sit down.

He doesn't like being around too many people when reading, so he always chooses a similar place when he comes to the library.

In Gotham, there are usually very few people who like to come to the library to read, and there are many empty seats. Dean does not need to worry about anyone coming to disturb him.

Boom!

However, not long after Dean sat down and opened the book, the sound of a chair being moved came from the opposite side.

Then a thud came from the desktop.

"Ok?"

Dean raised his head in surprise.

The person sitting in front of him was a fourteen-year-old girl with black hair and black eyes. Her face and skin color seemed to be very Asian, which gave Dean an inexplicable sense of closeness.

She was holding a huge black book in her hand, so thick that she couldn't even hold it with one hand.

The thump just now was the sound of the book being placed on the table.

As for the title of the book, it is "A Comparative Encyclopedia of Vocabulary in Mainstream Languages ​​of the World"...

(I went to the hospital for a checkup today. The problem is not that big. It’s a slight meniscus injury and does not require surgery. The only problem is that I estimate that it will take a long time in the hospital, so I will update it normally today. The chapter I owed yesterday will be updated tomorrow. repair)

Chapter 113 Training the Mouthless Girl

"Comparative Encyclopedia of Vocabulary of the World's Mainstream Languages".

As the name suggests, this is a dictionary that covers several of the most widely used languages ​​in the world and compares the vocabulary of different languages.

To put it simply, it means adding Russian, French, Spanish and other languages ​​to the Chinese-English dictionary.

Moreover, this book should contain common words, and there should be no particularly rare content. Otherwise, the book would be much thicker than that.

Even if you include students who are studying language-related majors, it is estimated that few normal people will look at this kind of thing.

"Do girls these days like to read this kind of... books?"

Seeing the girl flipping through the thick multi-lingual dictionary solemnly, Dean couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"Forget it, it's none of my business what others read. Just keep your poker face and pretend you didn't see it."

Dean shook his head inwardly, lowered his head and continued reading his book.

After a while, Dean suddenly felt a gaze looking at him, and it came from exactly opposite him.

Dean raised his head strangely and looked at the girl sitting opposite. A moment of surprise flashed in the latter's eyes, and she quickly lowered her head under Dean's gaze and started reading the huge dictionary again.

What's happening here?

Dean said he couldn't understand.

Since redeeming the sensitive reaction talent in the system, Dean has found that in addition to simple reaction speed, his observation and other forms of senses have become sharper to a certain extent.

In fact, he can now feel the 'sight' of others more intuitively, instead of just some vague and indescribable feeling.

Initially, when Dean saw the explanation of 'sensitive response' in the system, there was a description of "significantly improving the human body's response ability in a short period of time, and the longer it lasts, the greater the energy consumption."

For a time, Dean thought that this talent might be a skill that consumed a lot of money and needed to be activated actively. But after a period of exploration, he began to understand the true use of this talent - it gave Dean the possibility to break through the limits of the human body's reaction ability. !

A substantial improvement in a short period of time is not the biggest advantage of 'sensitive response', nor is it its only effect, because even in Dean's daily life, his reaction ability still shows that it is beyond previous performance, even though it is beyond The amplitude is small, but it is true that Dean's reflexes have been slowly improving.

In other words, through continuous training and the passage of time, the reaction speed of Dean's brain and body will become faster and faster, until it reaches the limit of human beings or even surpasses human beings!

In contrast, the effect of greatly improving reaction ability in a short period of time is more like the adrenaline surge reaction that people will experience under special circumstances. A large amount of physical exertion is used in exchange for a short-term reaction that far exceeds human limits. force.

Cost and income are directly proportional.

All in all, the existence of 'sensitive response' makes Dean's future full of new possibilities.

However, no matter how strong Dean's reflexes were at the moment, he still couldn't figure out what the girl opposite wanted to do.

In line with the principle of doing more than doing less, Dean didn't pay too much attention to the girl peeking at him.

After all, he was considered one of Gotham's most talented magicians back then, and he was so handsome, so he naturally attracted a large number of fans.

Being recognized on the street and asked for autographs or photos was a common occurrence, so much so that Dean often had to put on makeup before going out.

For a young girl like the opposite, it is absolutely normal for her to fall in love with Dean Thaston.

Now that I saw the real person, I felt happy and shy at the same time. I didn’t know what to say. I only dared to take a sneak peek. It’s completely understandable!

Dean is very self-aware of this.

Therefore, in order to avoid embarrassment for both parties, Dean chose to forget the matter and read his book peacefully, letting his little fans appreciate his appearance...

Are you kidding? Of course it's impossible.

Dean soon realized that things were not simple.

The girl opposite didn't seem to be one of his fans, because after Dean lowered his head, she glanced at Dean secretly.

Dean raised his head, and she lowered it again, over and over again.

Occasionally looking at each other, Dean saw in the girl's eyes not a look of admiration, but a look that wanted to ask for help.

There is still a bit of timidity hidden under the eyes asking for help...or should I say vigilance?

A girl of fourteen or fifteen years old should be wary of strangers, but why are you always looking at me?

If you have something to say, just say it directly. You have a mouth but don’t know how to speak?

I know I'm handsome, but I shouldn't be so handsome that people dare not speak, right?

"What's wrong? What's wrong with you?"

Dean shook his head helplessly and asked.

Suddenly, a look of expectation flashed in the girl's eyes, and she subconsciously made a few gestures to Dean, but she suddenly stopped her hand halfway through.

Ok?

Dean's face froze slightly when he saw these gestures. Those gestures seemed to be sign language!

Why hasn't this girl spoken? After seeing her sign language, Dean knew better.

Dean had learned some sign language before, and although he wasn't very proficient, he could barely understand what the girl meant.

"Can I ask you a few questions? A few words..."

What happened next was unclear because the girl stopped making gestures.

"What do you want to ask? Let me take a look."

At this time, Dean also started signing to the girl. His fingers were very nimble, but unfortunately he had never used sign language to communicate with others before, so he was a little slow.

However, before Dean could complete all the gestures, the girl expressed her gratitude in sign language with a look of surprise on her face.

The girl moved to the position next to Dean, took the "Comparative Vocabulary Encyclopedia of the World's Mainstream Languages", and then pointed at a few words on it that were not so obscure.

And it's an English word, not French, not Russian, not even Spanish.

Dean's face hardened again. If he remembered correctly, any primary school student who could read words like this should be able to understand words like this. However, the girl in front of him said that she could not understand the meaning of the words.

Either, it’s because she hasn’t attended classes seriously since the first day of school, or, it’s because she hasn’t been to school...

After a brief explanation, Dean curiously made a few signs and asked.

"Have you come here often before? Who will help you if you encounter a problem that you don't understand?"

The girl nodded first, indicating that she did come to the library often, then paused, tilting her head and thinking for a while.

Then she suddenly rummaged through the dictionary, found the word librarian, pointed it to Dean, then continued rummaging, finally pointing to an English word.

Barbara.

Taken together, it’s——

Librarian Barbara.

Chapter 114 Cassandra Cain

"Barbara?"

Dean nodded understandingly. Unexpectedly, in addition to completing her work in the library during the day and working as a bat girl at night, Barbara also had time to be a language teacher for the poor mute girl.

At this time, the mute girl opened the book again, pointed at "Cassandra" on it, looked at Dean, and then pointed at herself.

'Cassandra, is that your name? '

Dean asked strangely while gesturing. Seeing Cassandra's face look very Asian, he thought he would hear a familiar name, but he didn't expect her name to be a serious American name.

'Where's your surname? '

Suddenly, Cassandra's face became complicated, including regret, pain, resentment, shame, nostalgia, recollection... It was hard to imagine that a teenage girl would have such a heavy facial expression.

Just when Dean thought that he had asked unnecessary questions, Cassandra's expression returned to normal and she continued to flip through the book.