Chapter 82 I am a clown, well, I am not (Ch 831411950)

“A two-dimensional image, a three-dimensional person, a written answer, a real 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 produced by the collision of gold and jade was accompanied by the sound of leather shoes falling to the ground, soft and gentle, like the hum of a cello, gradually reaching the audience.
Batman turned his head and saw through the goggles a clown wearing bright red and blue makeup and a jazz hat, tapping his cane and slowly walking forward.
Lucian.
“And why am I dressed like this?”
He turned around and tapped the ground with his cane. His suit made his figure look less skinny. “How does it look?”
“Suits you very well,” Batman said.
…
“Oh…suits me.” Lucian smiled: “This is not a good comment.”
“You should say: You look evil and weird in this outfit, you are not cut out to be a clown.”
Then he heard Batman also laugh, as if to compromise and comfort: “…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 outline and casting shadows that blurred the bright paint.
“Yeah, we both know I’m not a clown.”
…
What is a clown?
Just an ordinary guy having, as he put it, the worst day ever.
…
Lucian sat on the leather seat, 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. Do you care?”
The secret message scrolled on the Batcomputer, and blue light shone on the mask: “So I have arranged the nuclear neutralization materials to minimize all losses after the worst happens.”
“What about parallel worlds?”
“The Speed ​​Force master has not yet been born, so the research on parallel universes has to start from scratch, and the 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 is one thing I forgot to tell you.”
Batman took off his cowl, raised his eyebrows and looked at him with interest: “Go ahead.”
“Oh, I have to explain… I just forgot about it.” Lucian took out the green lantern ring from his pocket: “After all, its presence is too low.”
Bruce took it, feeling the blazing temperature and the gesture of wanting to fly away, and held it tightly: “What is this? A contract ring?”
“…almost the same, but this is called the Green Lantern Ring.”
Lucian took out a cigarette, lit it, and held it in his mouth: “This should be your original world line… I mean, if I didn’t give you that gun, you would be chosen by it, become the Green Lantern, and then turn evil.”
“But also because I gave you that gun, and you shot me, your fate line became the Cruel Knight.”
“But due to… my inhumanity, I don’t know what the situation is now. Maybe you are the Cruel Knight, maybe you are the Dawnbreaker, or maybe you are 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… maybe these will 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. This is 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… then 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:
“It takes two people two hours to do what one person can do in an hour.”
“Concealment, sacrifice, and highlight 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?
ha!
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“…That’s right, this is the super villain, the Joker.” There was no expression on Lucian’s face.
…
Is that what he thinks?
To be honest, he doesn’t know either.
Maybe?
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“But don’t you think this plan is too hasty and uncertain?” Bruce couldn’t help asking, “Have you 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, usage, energy storage, and without having practiced it before.” He paused: “…?”
How is this any different from trying to win a global mountain bike race when you 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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Lucien 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 first glimpse of Bat’s disapproving gaze.
Lucien: …
He shook the cigarette in his hand and silently put it out in the ashtray.
“Okay… you tell me what to do.”
…
Bruce thought for a moment and looked at the Green Lantern Ring: “I can be a Green Lantern… Dawnbreaker.”
“If I follow the original route, I can pretend to be evil and kill people to confuse Barbatos.”
?
Lucien tilted his head: “And then?”
“Although the crisis on Barbatos has been resolved… this is the dark multiverse, and all universes will be destroyed in the end.”
“It is necessary to return to the positive universe.”
Bruce nodded: “So we can use the -22 method here.”
“Time stop?”
“right.”
“But at present, this universe does not 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.”