Chapter 120 Chapter 120 Homework is chasing me!

Although the outcome of the conversation was completely different from what Tim had expected, he still sent over the information about Bane and the other villains named by Li Hua.

“This is not a deal.”

When Li Hua asked, "But I didn't promise you that I would go after Bain," Tim replied like this.

"This enemy data was originally meant to be shared and accessible, but Bruce didn't give it to you because you weren't staying in Gotham long."

"Thanks." Li Hua accepted the document Tim sent and asked, "By the way, is there any conclusion to the Joker issue?"

When the visitors from the parallel world came, the Batman from another world brought the information that "the Joker will multiply and take over". At that time, they suspected that the original Joker in this universe had died long ago, and now he was replaced by a new body with who knows how many generations.

But at that time, Li Hua and Benjamin had nothing to help, and Bruce had no intention of letting them take care of the matter, only saying that he would investigate. At that time, Dick and Bruce had a big quarrel in the Batcave because of this matter.

Li Hua is certainly not the only one who remembers this. Tim said solemnly: "I don't know. Bruce doesn't allow me to participate in the investigation of the Joker."

Because of Jason's incident, Bruce is keeping a tight rein on the Joker, fearing another mishap. To this day, Li Hua, Benjamin, and Jason are not allowed to visit Arkham Asylum. Even Tim can't convince the guards at Arkham Asylum to let him see the Joker without informing Batman.

Tim: "As someone who has personally experienced the Joker virus, Li Hua, what do you think about this?"

Li Hua said bluntly: "I think the Joker has started a new chapter."

Jason was on their team, which meant they couldn't remain indifferent to the Joker's situation. On the night they learned about the Joker's potential increase in value, after completing their night patrol at Blüdhaven, Li Hua immediately grabbed No. 666, Benjamin used Crab Armor, and Jason opened a search engine to search for recent Gotham news and began analyzing the situation.

The result was that they analyzed it for a full fifteen minutes, but whether it was from the timeline, human physiology, or the physiology of the Kryptonians who participated in the analysis because Superman couldn't find the Joker's body at the scene, they could not find any basis to prove that the Joker was not dead.

No human on Earth could have been shot several times, evaded the Kryptonian search after falling into the sea in a burning helicopter that even exploded, then evaded U.S. customs and returned to Gotham, only to be beaten by the vengeful Batman and Nightwing until he was barely alive (to be honest, it was a miracle they weren't killed given their strength), and not long after, ran out full of energy to cause trouble because Bane opened the doors of all the serious criminals in Arkham Asylum.

It would be understandable if the Joker was some kind of superpower, but the problem is that no matter how they test, they can't find out that the Joker is a superpower, and he himself has never demonstrated any super-fast regeneration superpowers.

The fact that the Joker virus can slowly transform a person, both physically and mentally, into a clown, and yet can be stopped by the patient's unwavering will, is itself bizarre. This doesn't feel like a normal virus, but more like some kind of living, breathing curse.

"So you think so too," Tim mused. "Actually, I've had my suspicions for a long time. If it were all right, Bruce would have told me long ago, but he's kept the information about this secret sealed. I tried to hack it, but... guess what I found?"

Li Hua: "I think it's definitely not the Joker's cosmetics purchase record."

"In the end, I found nothing. But in a sense, I found something even more terrifying," Tim said. "The programming method of the relevant intelligence is something I have never seen before. I can't even understand it, and I can't find the corresponding program on Earth."

"…So you suspect Batman had Green Lantern or Superman intervene with alien programming?"

"No, if that's the case, I wouldn't be completely confused." Tim said, "I suspect it was the work of Azmis or Dr. Contradiction. They made a deal with Bruce in exchange for you and Ben coming to this universe for further study."

Number 666 said, "It's not surprising. Dr. Contradiction is an observer of the universe, and he knows a lot of information. Batman loves to gather intelligence, so exchanging information is normal. Based on this, it's even more normal for Azmis to be in charge of technical support."

Tim's eyes darkened. "But that's the problem. What kind of information about the Joker could they be so sure of using as leverage in a deal with Bruce? And Bruce used alien technology to set up a firewall? I only found some of the hidden intelligence when I was searching for the Joker. There's probably a lot more hidden intelligence stored in the Batcomputer."

Bruce has also occasionally behaved unusually recently, such as indirectly asking Tim, who is dating his girlfriend, whether he has any plans to start a new relationship in the near future. He also publicly expressed some support for the LGBT community as "Bruce Wayne".

For example, some time ago, Bruce suddenly ordered Tim not to contact or meet the Joker or Harley Quinn alone.

For example, when Dick disappeared in Blüdhaven, Bruce's reaction to the news was... horrifying, a mixture of extreme sadness and anger. Before Benjamin said he'd found a coin with an owl on it, Bruce was about to head to the armory, not knowing what he was going to get.

Considering that AK Batman also brought important information and Dr. Contradiction's identity as a time and space observer, Tim has reason to suspect that Bruce may have obtained some intelligence about their similar universe, and some of it was not very good information.

"It should be a 'possibility'." Number 666 said in Li Hua's head, "For the stability of spacetime and the physical and mental health of individuals, anyone with a passing understanding of the nature of spacetime knows that peeking into the future or spoiling it is meaningless and will do more harm than good. If Dr. Contradiction did indeed provide intelligence, it was likely just some observations he made about the future of the world, based on certain 'possibilities'."

Azmis and Dr. Contradiction told Bruce about the resurrection, but that was based on the premise that Jason had already been resurrected, and Li Hua and Benjamin were ready to force Jason to go to Dick to explain things, so it was not a spoiler.

Li Hua: [What Dr. Contradiction gave Bruce was the branch endings of the glagame and the key nodes that might lead to those endings?]

No. 666: [That's about right, but don't forget these are just inferences. Don't jump to conclusions yourself.]

Li Hua heard this and saw that Tim seemed to be obsessed with the truth. Fearing that he might do something, he advised, "If this is Azmis's work, you'd better not try to break it. You probably won't be able to do it."

Compared to defeating Azmis intellectually, the option of persuading Bruce is so cost-effective.

Tim sighed, "I know, I just..."

Why won't Bruce let us share his burden?

But he shouldn't vent these emotional garbage about family matters to Li Hua. Tim quickly adjusted his expression and mood: "Stop talking about it. I have to do my homework first, otherwise my grades will be ruined."

Tim has been absent from work, exams, and assignments quite a bit lately due to dealing with Wayne Enterprises matters, and he doesn't want to be unable to graduate from high school.

Even if you're a teenage superhero, homework and test scores are hurdles that every student has to face.

Just like going to work, attending meetings and paying taxes are hurdles that adult superheroes cannot escape.

During the night patrol that night, Benjamin was transforming into the Crab-Armored Mastermind in the Batcave, fiddling with the equipment and tools kindly provided by Batman. Jason was pulling Li Hua to do basic physical training that would not affect his right arm. He looked up and met Tim's eyes.

Robin didn't go out on night patrol tonight?

Jason: "Is Bruce so worried about us? That he even asked you to come and keep an eye on us?"

"No." Tim took off his backpack with a gloomy face. "The school teacher called Bruce and said that I slept in the exam room last week and didn't hand in my homework. Bruce asked me to finish my homework before I can go on night patrol."

I wonder if those criminals beaten up by Batman and Robin would ever think that Robin would be banned from night patrol by Batman because he didn't finish his homework?

Tim fought for Bruce's right to patrol the night, but Bruce was unmoved. He just said, "If you really want to help, Ben and the others won't go on patrol tonight. They will try to study new technology in the Batcave. Maybe you can go to the Batcave to do your homework to prevent them from making any experimental accidents."

Benjamin had no problem dismantling the freezing gun before, not to mention that the operation of the Crab Armor Mastermind was completely incomprehensible to humans. Tim knew that Bruce was simply looking for an excuse to get rid of him.

"I'm with Bruce on this one," Jason said. "It's unacceptable for a student not to do their homework. Hurry up and do it."

Tim expected Jason to say this; he'd heard Alfred say Jason had skipped night patrols to do his homework before, but he hadn't expected—

"You're so brave, man! You dare to go out and do heroic activities when you haven't finished your homework and failed the exam?"

Benjamin was amazed.

"Before coming here, I stopped my night activities for a while to improve my weakest subject, physics, for fear I'd fail the physics exam. You slept in the exam room and didn't hand in your homework, and Bruce is only stopping your night patrols now?"

Is Benjamin also the type to finish his homework before going on night patrol?!

Tim expected Jason to stand with Bruce, and expected Li Hua to stand with Bruce, but he didn't expect Benjamin to stand with Bruce as well!

Crab Armor Mastermind waved his claws in protest. "Hey, I've always been a good son in my parents' eyes! How else do you think I got them to agree to let me go out at night?"

Jason laughed and said, "You'd never guess it, would you? We, the Magic Boys F3, are all excellent students in both academics and behavior, and we actively complete our homework."

How many magical boys don’t have to do homework, go to school, or have never been seen going to school?

Whether it is a magical girl or a magical boy, as long as they are of school age, school life is an unavoidable part of magical boy works.

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Author's Note: Bruce: The kid's been too tired lately, let him take a break. He can't ruin his personal life just for the night patrol.

Tim: Oh, I was stopped from night patrol because I didn’t finish my homework. I should find someone (thinking of Jason and Li Hua)… find Benjamin to complain to.

Tim: No? Benjamin, aren't you a rebellious and stubborn person? How come your school attendance rate, homework submission rate, and test average are higher than mine? (Because Benjamin never misses a test)

In the original work, in order to pass the physics test, Benjamin actually stopped his nighttime heroic activities for several days and concentrated on his lessons (although he was dragged out to fight the night before the exam because of Albedo, he still passed the exam in the end).

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