I, V, Gotham Legend

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Dick Grayson did not escape today. After finishing his homework today, he lay on the bed, thinking about what to do next.

The dangerous encounter a few days ago made Dick realize how dangerous it was to act rashly, and he decided to plan carefully before taking action.

But he felt a headache as soon as he started thinking. His family left Gotham before he was born, so he was completely unfamiliar with this city and didn't know where to start.

The route from the school arranged by his adoptive father to this manor was the only route he knew in the past few days.

"Ba..."

There was a car horn outside the yard. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be his adoptive father, the world-famous tycoon who came back.

Even though they have their own garage, they still drive their cars into the yard. I really don’t understand the train of thought of these rich people.

Just as Dick walked to the window and wanted to see what luxury car Bruce was driving, he was so shocked that he was speechless.

It was a cool vehicle that was all black and looked like a combination of a racing car and a tank.

NO55. Become Batman's partner

Dick Grayson considers himself lucky.

At this time, he was sitting in the trunk of the Batmobile, observing the environment inside the car curiously.

"Oh! This! Can this be ejected?" Dick pointed at a button and exclaimed in surprise.

"Don't move." Batman drove attentively while teaching in a serious tone.

Dick stopped immediately, for he was afraid that Batman would get angry and leave him alone.

Just now, Batman drove into Wayne Manor and went straight to Dick's room.

According to him, he found clues that there were enemies in Wayne, so he came to conduct a high-profile investigation.

Dick had heard of Batman's name a long time ago, and he remained silent to show his understanding, watching Batman pretending to search the rooms.

Finally, he couldn't help but call Batman. He wanted this famous hero to help him investigate the truth about his parents' death.

What happened next was like a dream to Dick. Batman not only agreed to his request, but also suggested that he join the action.

This opportunity was rare, so Dick didn't tell his new legal parents and took the initiative to get into Batman's car.

It's a pity that the Batmobile has no co-pilot, so he can only sit in the back compartment, but Dick doesn't care. He always remains highly curious about the Batmobile.

Dick couldn't see what was happening outside. He just felt the Batmobile circling around, making him lose his sense of direction. For a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Where are we going next? Or, where should we start to investigate these unsolved cases?"

"...I'll give you a uniform first." Batman said after a moment of silence, "You don't want Wayne to know that you ran away."

"Indeed." Although he didn't communicate much with his adoptive father, Dick still didn't want to make him worry.

And that Alfred, who gave him a long scolding after he ran away last time, like a worried mother.

"..." Batman was quite satisfied with Dick's cooperation, but he suddenly seemed to think of something, "Forget it, let's go to the Batcave first."

"What is that? A secret base?"

"That's understandable." Batman turned on the headset communication, "I'm coming, get ready, penny one."

"A penny?" Dick asked curiously.

"My partner, this is his code name," Batman replied.

In order to hide his identity, Batman always calls Alfred "Penny Dice" during operations.

"Operation code name?! So cool!" Dick's eyes were shining, "Can I have a code name too? Can I choose one myself?"

"...Whatever." That's all Batman could say.

"Great!" Dick raised his hand excitedly, "Then I'm the wings of the night. If you're a bat, how about I be called an owl?"

"It's better not to." Batman couldn't help himself.

"Okay..." Dick was a little disappointed, but didn't force it.

Just then, the Batmobile seemed to pass through something, and Dick heard the sound of water pouring on the carport like heavy rain.

"What's wrong? Is it raining?"

"We are here." Batman stopped the car. "Get out, we will change to a car with a passenger seat."

While the tank works great, Batman now has other ideas.

It has been almost two weeks since Bruce adopted Dick. During this time, he has been thinking about how to communicate with his adopted son and how much he should let him know.

But maybe it was the mental preparation that Alfu had been making for himself, or maybe it was the fact that Valerie's partner showing off on the Batwing this afternoon stimulated him, or maybe it was the person he met not long ago who looked very similar to Dick that made him care too much.

In short, Batman planned to cooperate with Dick for a long time, but he still concealed his true identity and only communicated with Dick in the image of Batman.

Perhaps this is because in the heart of the man named Bruce, Batman is his true self.

"Oh my!" Dick got off the trunk and looked at the bat cave in shock and excitement. "Is this your secret base? Are these bats your relatives?"

"Get ready, we still have a long way to drive." Batman walked to the Batcomputer and clicked on the keyboard, unlocking the sports car Batmobile that he had just eliminated and had rarely driven.

Dick looked around curiously, and suddenly turned back: "Um...where's your partner? Um...Penny?"

He really wants to get to know these future partners.

"..." Batman didn't want Dick to know his identity, so he told Alfred to avoid him before coming in, but he wouldn't say it, "He doesn't trust you yet and doesn't want you to know him."

"Okay..." Dick was a little disappointed, but he immediately cheered up again, "I will gain your trust!"

Batman nodded in satisfaction. At that moment, the unlocking bar in the computer came to an end. On a platform in the center of the Batcave, a sports car whose shape reminded people of a bat rose up.

"This is it! This is it!" Dick chirped like a little bird.

"Come on, get in the car." Batman pointed with his chin, "Just sit in the passenger seat."

Dick couldn't wait to climb into the Batmobile, and when Batman got in, he immediately asked eagerly: "Where are we going next?"

"Like I said before, prepare your uniform." Batman pulled the safety catch, "I don't have any suitable clothes prepared for you."

This was a lie, Batman had thought about this before, and he actually had a set of uniforms based on circus acrobats in the trunk of this car.

But after thinking for a moment, he felt that handing it over directly to Dick would be a bit too deliberate, as if he had been eyeing him for a long time.

So he changed his mind temporarily and took Dick to see V, just as if he was ordering a custom-made uniform from that woman. It just so happened that he also had something to do with Valerie.

If we were to ask who among the people Bruce knows currently knows the most about the Court of Owls and Claws, it would be V, who drew these guys himself.

The Batmobile rushed out of the waterfall and into a desolate wilderness. Batman turned the steering wheel and the car drove into an underwater passage.

Not only was it to take a shortcut, but he also didn't want Dick to remember the route.

A pair of unfamiliar new partners drove a brand new sports car towards the city of Gotham.

……

After sending everyone back home, Valerie did not choose to live in the spaceship. She returned to the afterlife, took a comfortable bath in the box that temporarily served as her home, and prepared to go to bed.

However, just as she lay down on the bed and closed her eyes sweetly, she was woken up by a shrill ringing of the phone.

Seeing that the caller was the front desk clerk of Laisheng, Valerie opened her eyes unhappily and answered the call that disturbed her rest.

"V...Boss, that Batman is here!" The speaker was the recently hired bar receptionist.

NO56. Change your clothes! Change!

Valerie, wearing her favorite baby dinosaur pajamas, sleepily passed the front desk's request and asked him to take Batman with him.

The receptionist seemed to be seeing these big shots who only existed in legends for the first time, and her voice was trembling with excitement. Valerie even thought it was a little noisy.

"He's just a Batman, but he looks like he has never seen the world." Valerie curled her lips, remembering that the receptionist was also very excited when she first saw her.

After getting up and changing her clothes with one click, Valerie changed the slightly childish dinosaur baby into a cool and legendary yellow jacket. Then she went to the bathroom, washed her face and stared at the mirror.

Wenwan's long black hair turned into her signature blue hair. She stared at her eyes in the mirror and pondered for a while, and finally changed her bright yellow pupils to black.

"I'm going to be ordinary for once." Valerie also took off her manicure. She looked left and right in the mirror, admiring her exquisite face, and nodded with satisfaction.

After dressing up, Valerie opened the door and walked towards the box specially for VIP guests.

As the next life becomes more and more famous, more and more mercenaries have come here recently, hoping to find a job in the next life.

As a big boss and one of the most famous mercenaries in the world, Valerie had a special private room for doing business. Gordon and even earlier ventriloquists had all been in the same room.

Batman was no exception. When Valerie opened the door, he had been waiting here for a long time.

"Good morning." It's early morning now, it's time to say good morning.

Batman stopped looking around and looked straight at Valerie.

"You look a lot more ordinary," Batman commented.

"It just looks like it." Valerie said proudly, "How is it? My club is very high-end, right?"

"..." Batman didn't want to comment on this, but he still had some special feelings: "This is the first time I've walked into a gang-run nightclub dressed like this."

Normally, we should fight as we go.

"Stop joking. We are doing legitimate business. We don't engage in any underworld activities." Valerie said, crossing her arms.

However, because Marlon and V's methods and reputation were too famous, other gangs, even Helena's adoptive father, regarded their forces as their peers.

"I know." Batman sat down on the sofa. "This is also the basis for us to maintain peace."

"Is that so..." Valerie looked around, and through scanning vision, she could clearly see that there were many small toys in this room that had not been there before.

"Then I trust you too." Valerie knew that Batman knew she could see it, but she gave this guy face and didn't clean up the box in front of him.

The box monitored by Batman might still be useful in the future. If there is a commission that must be discussed in secret, we can just change the room.

"Can you tell me why you come to disturb people's sleep in the early morning?" Valerie sat on the sofa opposite Batman.

"..." Batman remained silent. He seemed to be struggling fiercely inside. Finally, he seemed to give up resistance and said, "I need your help."

"Oh..." Valerie narrowed her eyes and raised her head proudly.

Batman isn't as stubborn as he used to be, but every time he asks Valerie for help it's a big deal.

"As long as the money is in place, that's not a problem. Tell me, what happened? Did the Joker escape from prison again or did the League of Assassins make you exhausted?" Valerie leaned on the sofa, her face full of confidence.

"This is it." Batman pulled out a plastic bag from his cape. "A kid will come in later. You can say you made this for him."

"Ah? Why? What is this?" Valerie took the plastic bag with a confused look on her face.

After seeing Batman motioning for her to open it, Valerie tore open the plastic bag and saw a uniform that looked like an acrobat's.

"Lightweight yet strong material." Valerie commented as she stroked the uniform. "What kid are you talking about?"

"Ding." The sound of the room card being swiped was heard. Valerie turned around and met Dick's eyes, who was holding two drinks.

The two fell silent at the same time.

Batman didn't introduce them to each other, he knew the two had met before.

"You are the kid that was taken away by the claws, right?" Valerie said, stroking her chin.

Dick could probably guess what she meant: "Thank you for saving me that day. I've been looking for a chance to repay you."

"No need to repay me." Valerie motioned Dick to come in, then looked at Batman very seriously, "You came to me specifically to ask me to make clothes for him... What is your relationship?"

"He will be my assistant." Batman said calmly.

"..." However, for some reason, after Batman finished speaking, Valerie fell strangely silent.

"You're here to show off."

"?"

Valerie slammed the table in anger and stood up: "Where did you get this information? You actually came straight here to show me your face! Are you here to take revenge on me for bragging to you this afternoon? You're just a small fry bat and you still hold a grudge!"

"V, I don't understand what you're saying." Batman said very directly.

Valerie puffed out her cheeks and looked from Batman to Dick, back and forth.

Batman still had a poker face, but Dick looked flustered and at a loss. Valerie realized that she might have scared the child, so she put away her angry expression.

"Okay, I think I understand." Valerie picked up the acrobatic uniform and handed it to Dick.

"This is something Batman... asked me to give you." Valerie didn't lie, and she didn't say who made it. "Try it on and see if it fits you."

"This outfit..." Dick took the uniform. In addition to the tights-like texture, there was also an eyepatch mask and a hood.