bookbashuk Chapter 86 Gotham Rhapsody
Chapter 86 Gotham Rhapsody
"Given your past efficiency with teleportation, you arrived at the Batmobile a few minutes slower than I expected."
"On the Batmobile speeding away from the Diamond District," Batman said.
"I was busy causing trouble for the penguins, so I was delayed." Jaeger was busy fastening his seatbelt.
"The Penguin... Oswald Copport? What did he do?"
"Heh heh heh." Jaeger couldn't help but sneer when he talked about it. "He slandered me, saying that if I were Batman, then Batman's muscles and height would all be padding."
"So I put a little spell on him so that he can't speak tonight and can only make penguin calls."
Batman: "..."
I didn't know what to say for a moment.
It's just that Cobblepot had no choice but to mess with Jaeger Winchester...
But the problem is...
"Why would he suddenly bring this up?" Batman's mind raced. "Someone thinks you're Batman?... Oh, I see. Did the imposter you found tell you? Because they thought the only person who could find the Iceberg Club to investigate this could be Batman?"
"There are other reasons as well," Jaeger thought for a moment.
"By the way, I've never asked you before... have you ever heard of the 'Court of Owls'?"
"The Court of Owls," Batman murmured. "That nursery rhyme that was so popular on the streets of Gotham?"
“No, I’m not just talking about nursery rhymes,” Jaeger shook his head, “I’m talking about the real Court of Owls.”
Hearing Jaeger's clearly meaningful tone, Batman raised an eyebrow behind his mask.
He activated the Batmobile's autopilot and said, "To be honest, a long time ago, I did doubt whether this organization really existed."
"Moreover, I also spent a lot of energy and time looking for them... In the end, I actually found a place that seemed to be their hideout, hidden in a building in Gotham City."
"And then?" Jaeger couldn't help but ask.
"Finally, I found a way to get in there," Batman said calmly. "But there was nothing there."
"So after that, I gave up the idea of finding the Court of Owls, because according to the investigation at the time, it was indeed an organization that did not exist."
"So that's how it is." Yege said thoughtfully.
It seems that Batman did indeed pay attention to the Court of Owls, and even investigated it personally.
Unfortunately, the Court of Owls is not a simple secret organization. It is closely related to the mystical side and is a follower of evil gods, so it is not easy to find out.
Moreover, given Batman's abilities, if he truly possessed the truth, he would likely be deliberately misled by the Court of Owls, or have evidence of the court's existence erased in other ways.
So it's no wonder that Batman doesn't really like magic.
After all, if you solve a case using normal logical deduction, only to find out that the culprit is a deity using magic, who can accept that...?
"Why are you suddenly asking this?" Batman's tone shifted. "Is that employee connected to the Court of Owls?"
"Yes, but let me think about how to explain it to you..."
Jaeger then summarized the cause and effect, and quickly explained to Batman the true existence of the Court of Owls, as well as their actions in Gotham City and their ultimate goal.
And the reasons for the murder committed by the employee who hired a counterfeit.
This made Batman frown: "Gotham City, there's actually an organization like this..."
"In fact, it's not just that." Jaeger suddenly recalled the "Gotham" he had seen from his heightened spiritual perspective and couldn't help but complain, "Besides the Court of Owls and the evil gods, there are many indescribable things beneath Gotham City."
"For example, the relics of ancient evil gods, the gates of hell, the curses of demons, and various magical items that exude strange auras..."
"However, at present, the Court of Owls and the evil god behind it have the greatest power and temporarily occupy the dominant position."
Batman: "..."
"So, it's really impressive that you've managed to stay in Gotham as Batman," Jaeger said sincerely, patting Batman on the shoulder.
"To make Gotham a better place, it probably requires more than just superficial institutional reforms and crime control. We also need to address the other side of Gotham, the mystical side, to see any improvement."
"And in this respect, we can use the Court of Owls," Jaeger's tone changed. "We can't fight them directly for now, but we can still mislead them."
Jaeger's words caused a slight change in Batman's expression.
"What are you planning to do?" Batman asked.
"It'll be a secret for now," Jaeger smiled. "After all, I can't promise you anything, Batman."
"But if there's anything I need your help with, there is."
"What is it?" Batman asked.
"I need you to accept a new identity," Jaeger said meaningfully, "which is—in the eyes of the Court of Owls, the Chosen One."
After saying that, Jaeger snapped his fingers before Batman could react, and the seatbelt automatically unbuckled: "Alright, that's enough. I can go back by myself."
"As for the curse on you, which was caused by your knowledge of the connection between the counterfeit goods and the Iceberg Club, I have also removed it for you."
"Finally," a sly glint in Jaeger's grey eyes, "I wish you good luck on your night patrol tonight, Batman. Goodnight."
After all, I have other things to do now.
His gaze swept over the brand-new cards that had popped up on the card table in front of him.
You have triggered a special storyline card.
[Previous Storyline: Regular - Gotham Nocturne (Ended)]
[New Storyline: Special - Gotham Rhapsody (Available)]
[Note: Sometimes, a very small moment, or a very small choice, can cause a universe to break away from the group of universes, escape the influence of the main universe, and become a special independent universe.]
Perhaps your impact on this universe goes beyond this, player... but the story that follows may very well begin with a single, small, special storyline card.
The moment the words left his lips, space distorted, and the door opened.
Jaeger's figure disappeared into the Batmobile in an instant.