Chapter 72

Messiah watched the boy's stiff hands and feet as he was led into the orphanage by the guardian. He noticed the boy's fear, but did not take it to heart.

In Messiah's understanding, the boy's fear was simply because he witnessed his mother being killed by his father, which is why he is still in shock.

The Messiah, with his inhuman mind, could not understand the thoughts of ordinary people, nor did he realize that the boy's fear was directed at himself and the Garden of Eden.

"Messiah!"

Just as Messiah was about to turn around and leave, a clear young voice called out to Messiah. The owner of the voice was wearing a red sweatshirt and had a face that Messiah was very familiar with.

Timothy Drake finally caught up with Messiah. After noticing the golden light of the code and the words of judgment appearing on it, he deduced Messiah's next move and went to the Eden Welfare Home in Gotham in advance to block Messiah.

Some time ago, Tim discovered that there were many obvious inconsistencies in his memories of recent years. He investigated and searched for evidence based on the inconsistencies in his memory and finally found the truth of the matter.

The Messiah who is now ruling the world is the adopted son of Batman Bruce Wayne, the brother of the deceased Robin, one of his former favorite superheroes, and his deskmate and friend at school!

The moment he found the truth on his own, Tim's blocked memories broke free, and all the memories of his time with Messiah emerged.

Since that day, Tim has been trying to find a way to meet the Messiah, and finally he found the opportunity today.

Tim couldn't believe that the Messiah now was the gentle, considerate and soft-hearted classmate in his memory. How could the Messiah embark on the path of ruling the world and become completely different from before?

"Messiah, do you remember me? I'm Tim, Timothy Drake, your deskmate."

Tim stared at Messiah who slowly turned around without blinking, and tried to steady his voice: "I know the true identities of you, Batman, and Robin. I have something to tell you..."

Messiah stared at Tim for a moment, never expecting that his former deskmate, the little stalker of Batman and Robin, could break through his memory blockade.

As expected, he is the counterpart of Red Robin from the previous world.

"I don't need to talk, Tim." Messiah landed on the ground, looked at Tim levelly, and shook his head slowly. "I know what I'm doing and what you want to do, but you can't change me."

Messiah's attitude was gentle, but his rejection of Tim's words was full of unquestionable meaning.

He and Tim had been together in school for five years, and even though he had taken leave for much of those five years to save people, for Messiah, who had few close relationships and had erased his existence from most people's memories, Tim was the closest person to him outside of his family.

They are... barely friends.

But that doesn't mean Tim can influence his decision when even Bruce and Dick can't convince him.

Tim should have been disappointed, but he stared at Messiah for a while, and when he saw the look on Messiah's face when he rejected him, he suddenly realized that there was something wrong with his thinking.

The Messiah is still the same Messiah as before, and has never changed. It is just that a layer of colder ice has wrapped around the former Messiah, which has made the Messiah what he is now.

Tim should have been happy about this, as it meant that the possibility of Messiah returning was greater. However, looking at the Messiah's gentle and peaceful face at this moment, and remembering the indifferent and cold look of the ruler of the earth in the live broadcast of the trial, Tim couldn't help but feel a trace of sadness.

"Messiah..." Tim called out Messiah's name, but Messiah interrupted him directly, and his expression returned to expressionless state again, as if the gentleness just now was just Tim's illusion.

"I'll take you home. Don't come out at night anymore." Messiah extended his hand to Tim, reminding him out of friendship for the sake of their past relationship. "Starting tomorrow, I'll be enforcing a curfew on Earth."

Tim looked at Messiah in astonishment. "Curfew?"

After Messiah landed on the ground and talked to him, there was no height difference between them anymore, but Tim felt that Messiah was so far away.

Messiah didn't respond to Tim again and calmly sent him away using his space-shifting ability.

Tim was caught off guard and returned to the bedroom, no longer able to maintain his calm and composure.

He took a deep breath to suppress the surging emotions in his heart, and walked to the desk with mixed feelings. Looking at the photo of him and Messiah on the desk during the school outing, he fell into a long silence.

In the photo, Messiah on the bus looked helplessly at the sleepy Tim and let Tim fall asleep on his shoulder.

Tim stared at the photo for a while, then looked at the wall covered with photos of Batman and the two Robins on night patrol, as well as several candid photos of the second Robin and Messiah playing around, his eyes gradually becoming firm.

Remembering the address of the Batman Resistance base he had investigated some time ago, Tim thought he knew what he should do.

For the Messiah, for Robin, for Batman, and for himself.

After Messiah sent Tim away, he stood there in deep thought for a while.

The brief meeting with his former friend only strengthened the Messiah's belief in creating a world where everyone can be happy and protecting all the important people in his life.

Messiah returned to the Garden of Eden and announced his new decision to the Guardians: "From today on, I will further expand the Garden of Eden. Guardians will need to patrol the city in shifts around the clock, not letting any corner go unnoticed."

"If there are any suspicious phenomena such as quarrels that may lead to crimes, patrolling guards will stop them and strive to further curb crime at the source."

"Alcohol and the night lead to chaos, and chaos leads to crime. A global ban on alcohol and curfew is necessary." Messiah calmly pronounced each new decision. "Repeated violators will be treated as criminals and imprisoned accordingly."

Messiah investigated the cause and effect of the man's murder of his wife. It was because the man went out drinking at night that he had an argument with the deceased. Their argument was loud, but no one cared, so the argument became more and more intense until the tragedy happened.

If he had banned alcohol and instituted a curfew from the beginning, there wouldn't have been any quarrels between men drinking at night. If he had put guards on patrol from the beginning, there wouldn't have been any quarrels that escalated into murder.

Messiah had learned enough lessons, the loss of a life was a heavy enough price to pay, and he vowed not to let something like this happen again.

"By the way, since we've already banned alcohol, let's also ban smoking."

——Banning smoking and banning drinking always go together, and smoking is harmful to the human body. In order to extend the life of the humans it protects, banning smoking together is a good decision.

Messiah casually proposed a new requirement to ban smoking, and his attitude seemed even a little frivolous. He casually proposed another decision that would change the fate and lives of many people.

No one questioned Messiah's decision. In the Garden of Eden, where all the guardians were brainwashed by Messiah and the anti-heroes who came to seek refuge with him left in disappointment for various reasons, there was only Messiah's voice.

The Messiah is the only ruler who can decide everything on earth as he pleases, and the only thing that can limit him is his own moral code.

After the order was issued, in the Garden of Eden, where Messiah was the only brain, all the guardians quickly acted according to Messiah's ideas.

In cities around the world, the guardians who spent most of their time in the Garden of Eden came out. Smiling, they announced the ban on smoking, drinking, and curfews through the radio, and teams of armed guardians began patrolling.

The amusement park is crowded with people, and the colorful park is filled with the laughter of tourists. Children are playing and laughing in the amusement park, and couples are holding hands sweetly and playing. Everyone has a smile on their face to a greater or lesser extent.

But a team of guardians wearing white uniforms and holding guns suddenly rushed into the amusement park. Their white uniforms and black guns looked particularly abrupt in the colorful park.

The Guardian's entry instantly broke the warm and cheerful atmosphere in the amusement park, and the laughter stopped abruptly.

The tourists watched nervously as the guardians moved among them. In the presence of the guardians, they could no longer play peacefully and happily. The feeling of being pricked by thorns made everyone look unnatural.

Even the most lively children had their mouths tightly covered by their parents when armed patrol guards passed by.

This scene is happening all over the world, in commercial streets, schools, hospitals, residential areas... Guardians enter them without scruples, and patrol teams are spread across every corner of the city.

They protect the city and its people, but also "destroy" the city and its people.

But Messiah did not see the "destruction" caused by the patrol team. He only saw that the crime rate dropped further after the patrol team moved in.

Crime rates dropped and fewer people died, proving him right.

As for the depressing atmosphere and the decreasing laughter, Messiah didn't think it was a big deal. The reduction in crime rate in exchange for laughter was worth it.

Messiah didn't understand why there were more voices against him. It was obviously just a small price to pay for everyone to live a happy and peaceful life... He did this for their own good, so why should they oppose him?

"Why?" Messiah rested his chin on his hand, looking at Damian staggering on the carpet, and muttered to himself, "Am I not good enough for them?"

Under his protection, everyone has money to live on, all criminals are punished, and people don't have to worry about being in danger.

"Why...was it because I wasn't good enough?"

Messiah felt confused, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind - are they not content enough?

Messiah was shocked when he realized that he had even thought of this.

Why would I think that?

The Messiah warned himself that he was acting to protect everyone, and he could not blame others or blindly put the blame on others for his mistakes.

Don't become the person you hate the most, and don't become the next supreme leader.

The Messiah admonished himself with the Supreme Leader, but he did not realize that under his rule, the people's condition became more and more like the people in the last world under the rule of the Supreme Leader.

"Mimi!"

Damian stumbled towards Messiah, and uncomfortably fell on Messiah's legs, demanding Messiah's attention. "Don't think about it. Look at me."

At an age when he could barely walk or speak clearly, Damian had already shown enough dominance.

Messiah looked down at Damian, who was frowning in dissatisfaction, and couldn't help but reach out and pinch Damian's cheek, and his expression unconsciously softened.

"Damian..." Messiah said gently, "I'm watching you."

With his brother by his side, Messiah's cold and hard aura gradually softened, but this softening did not last long.

Plop... plop... plop...

A slow, weak heartbeat that was unforgettable to Messiah suddenly sounded. After that heartbeat disappeared, Messiah maintained the habit of listening to it all year round, even if all he heard was silence.

The familiar, long-lost heartbeat sound came from afar, conveying the identity of its master to Messiah.

Messiah stood up in astonishment, and when Damian asked "Mimi?" in confusion, he burst into extreme anger.

How dare someone simulate Jason's heartbeat!

How dare they!

【Author’s words】

Ahhhh, how can I have such a bad memory [clown] This is the nth time I have forgotten to set the timer for saving a draft. My mind can only remember one thing, right? I forgot to set the timer after I revised the summary. I am really impressed by myself [clown]

If I hadn't been planning to read the comments while eating, I probably wouldn't have realized until tomorrow that I had stopped updating for no reason [cracked]