Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Every family has its own problems...

After listening to Benjamin's speech, Jason couldn't help but stand up and applaud in awe: "Don't worry, buddy, you are not raising a child alone, we will help you."

Benjamin was deeply moved. "Thank you so much! Would you like to be the child's godfather?"

Li Hua: "Can we be godfathers even if we don't believe in religion?"

Jason explained, "That's not a mandatory requirement. If anything, the three of us are united in our belief in 'no belief in gods,' so being a godfather is fine. But my question is, can there be two godfathers?"

Benjamin's family wasn't religious, and they didn't have a tradition of having godfathers. When Jason reminded him of this, he began to seriously make up an argument: "According to the rules, a child can only have one godfather. The three of us come from three different worlds, so why can't my child have two godfathers?"

Li Hua: "That's easy. Jason can be the godfather and I can be the adopted father, right?"

"Genius! Li Hua, you're a genius!" Benjamin made the final decision, "Let's do it!"

No. 666: ...

That Kfuji man was born as a baby who couldn't even speak. Because the world is different, if Dr. Contradiction hadn't recruited people to work, we probably wouldn't have seen him again. Is there any point in discussing whether he is a godfather or a godfather?

However, despite the complaints, No. 666 did not give any warning.

These three are also sub-adult humans, and should be considered cubs. It is reasonable for cubs to like to play house. It won’t bother them anyway.

Jason: "By the way, Li Hua, why did you suddenly take out a new card at that time?"

The timing of the third card's appearance was a perfect coincidence; it appeared just when they needed it most.

Jason was sure the card appeared out of thin air; he saw it with his own eyes.

"This... involves a rather complicated issue. Look..." Li Hua racked his brains trying to come up with an excuse to cover up the existence of No. 666.

But he kept talking nonsense trying to delay time, but he still couldn't come up with a reliable excuse. He was so anxious that cold sweats broke out and his eyes were darting around. Even Jason couldn't stand it anymore. Just when he was about to say that you don't have to tell me, who doesn't have a secret, Benjamin's watch suddenly flashed green and an inorganic mechanical sound rang out:

"I gave it to you."

Number 666!?

Benjamin and Li Hua stared at the Omnitrix in surprise. They never expected that No. 666 could speak in reality and actually take action in person.

Isn’t No. 666 unable to touch reality?

The Omnitrix already has voice and communication capabilities. I simply called it. Besides, our system was created to provide assistance to the host. If we can't access reality at all, what is our existence? Cheerleading or hospice care? Black boxes don't need artificial intelligence.

No. 666 guessed what they were thinking and played the soul casting message again.

[And Li Hua, you've clearly fallen into a misunderstanding. Under normal circumstances, to avoid trouble and to keep a backup plan, employees won't disclose the existence of the system to others during missions. However, this isn't a hard and fast rule. As long as you deem it appropriate, you're completely free to acknowledge my existence and that of the Spacetime Maintenance Bureau.]

"Given the current situation, you've been clearly exposed, and you've chosen to work with this person. You've expressed your trust in him. Hiding further will only undermine that trust. So, why not expose me? Although I did warn you not to reveal all your information while on a mission, if you want to form an alliance, you can't remain silent."

Benjamin had already revealed such big things as the Omnitrix and the pregnancy, so what was this compared to that?

[Having said that, generally speaking, a system that is a tool cannot interact with real-world actions without the host's command. You can report me when you return.]

Li Hua: [I wouldn’t do that!]

"I'm not arguing with you, Li Hua. You have to understand. Although I can speak human language, I'm a tool. I'm essentially no different from Benjamin's Omnitrix. It's only logical that the tool protects the user, not the user protecting the tool. Do you understand?"

Li Hua was speechless and could only lower his head: [...I understand.]

Although Benjamin heard everything No. 666 said and wanted to refute, he couldn't get a word in edgewise in the atmosphere and couldn't find a point to refute for a while, so he could only pat Li Hua on the back comfortingly.

"So who are you...? You can hear us talking the whole time?"

Jason looked at the two men who suddenly became dispirited, and guessed that they must have heard some information that he could not hear. Li Hua must have been scolded, and judging from the fact that Benjamin did not explode and talk back, the other party's reason was very convincing.

At least it is more tenable in Benjamin's eyes than his conclusion that "anonymous superheroes must cover their faces when performing heroic activities."

Number 666 replied emotionlessly, "You can think of me as a mascot that guides the magical young man, similar to a contracted fairy. You can call me Number 666—considering your wonderfully flexible mind, I must clarify that this number has no hidden meaning."

Jason suddenly realized: "I understand, isn't it similar to Luna the cat in "Miss O Warrior"?

He had been a little puzzled before, wondering why Li Hua’s cognition was sometimes different from his words and deeds. It turned out that there was a “person” leading him.

No. 666: "...I can understand that. Anyway, normally I wouldn't say anything. Today I just want to prove to my child that he has no bad intentions, just in case you three have some crisis of trust or some other clichéd eight o'clock drama meme because of me."

"No, no," Jason said, trying to cover up his guilty conscience with a quick reply. "After all, in the eyes of Li Hua and Benjamin, I'm still a suspicious person who hasn't revealed my true identity. It's normal for them to be wary. It's a good habit."

Li Hua: "Actually... because No. 666 said before, 'Be careful when you go out. Don't reveal all your secrets to everyone you meet. Don't say anything that's unnecessary.'... So I thought this was a secret."

Benjamin: "No. 666 is right, but sometimes trust is necessary. Proper intelligence exchange is essential."

Li Hua: "Then why didn't you remind me before? What about brotherhood?"

Benjamin said innocently: "I don't know what your situation is, and I can't find an opportunity."

Jason was always there, so Benjamin couldn't find a chance to talk to Li Hua alone.

You can’t just say “We are going out to have a private chat and will be back soon”!

This is also why No. 666 took the initiative to speak. Li Hua still does not know how to grasp the negotiation level of "keeping confidential what should be kept confidential, and making public the information that should not be kept confidential, or when continuing to keep it confidential will do more harm than good." This will add a lot of unnecessary troubles to future exchanges.

"Don't be upset. You did nothing wrong. It's a good thing to be vigilant. Since it's going to be made public, I won't say anything," Jason said. "Although I've actually given you enough information, you can find it later by just reading the newspaper or going online, but I won't go into that now - I'm the second generation Robin."

Li Hua: “…”

Benjamin: “…Who?”

Just like Jason doesn’t know BEN10, Li Hua and Benjamin really don’t know who the second-generation Robin is. They have only been in this universe for two days!

"Oh! So it's the second-generation Robin!" Li Hua thought the name sounded very familiar. He seized on this familiarity and began to act. "I've heard a lot about you. Can you sign an autograph for me later?"

Even though you don’t know, you still have to give your friend face.

Jason: ...You definitely forgot. I just told you that Nightwing was the first Robin when we were at the iron foundry.

Benjamin, who is also a young superhero, has a complicated look in his eyes: ...How can I hint to Li Hua in a tactful way? In fact, pretending to know something when I don't know it will only make me more socially unlucky?

"Alright, let's not get carried away with this. You're not from here anyway, so it's normal you haven't heard of it." Jason waved his hand, deciding to be more blunt. "Batman is my dad, and the Nightwing we met today is Batman's original Robin, and my brother."

Li Hua was surprised: "So your family business is to be a superhero?"

No wonder Jason said before that as long as his grave was empty, his family would soon know that he was resurrected and thus know where he was. It turns out that he has a family tradition!

Benjamin, whose grandfather, himself, and cousin were all saving the world, happily shook hands with Jason. "So your family considers being a hero a family business, too? Maybe we'll have a lot in common!"

Jason: "I'm looking forward to discussing the family life of a teenage superhero with you."

Li Hua: "Since your brother Jason is also in Blüdhaven, why don't you go say hello to him?"

Jason: "No, if he runs into me, he'll definitely scold me again. Besides, I'm running away from home now. Have you ever seen someone say hello to their family while running away from home?"

Li Hua: "Why on earth did you run away from home... Oh, no, you didn't go home after you were resurrected, so strictly speaking, you can't be considered to have left home."

Jason: "The reasons are quite complicated... Simply put, they and I have some differences in heroic ideals, so I need some time to figure out which path I want to take... Anyway, Blüdhaven is so close to Gotham, so I can go find them whenever I want, so I don't need this time."

"Then I think I understand a little. It was because of an incident five years ago...that I began to doubt my heroic career. For this reason, I sealed the Omnitrix and lived an ordinary life for five years. I only recently returned."

Benjamin said he understood very well. He recalled the family fight some time ago when he was pinned to the ground and beaten by his own grandmother.

"Differences in philosophy, especially within family members, are truly difficult to resolve. But after all, you're family. I believe that as long as you can sit down and have a good talk, you'll eventually understand each other. If you don't understand for the time being... you can call me over for help. I'll make sure you can all sit down together and have a good chat."

He's good at hitting the ball straight, both verbally and physically.

Jason: "...When you say 'ensure', do you mean in a physical sense?"

Li Hua shyly showed off his staff: "Actually, it can also be a magical one."

"Fighting really isn't a big deal. The important thing is whether you can sit down and talk it out afterward," Benjamin said sincerely. "I do have experience in this area. Trust me, I just had one at home."

Li Hua:?

Are all your heroic families so full of martial virtues?

Jason: "Is your family also because your parents are too controlling?"

"That's about right."

Benjamin says

"My grandmother, Vidona, is from Anno. After she discovered that my cousin Gwen Tennyson had awakened her magical talent from Anno, she decided to take her to Anno to study and gain even greater power. My cousin was reluctant to leave her family and friends on Earth, so she was not happy about it. Then my grandmother thought that my cousin was too young to understand the power of the Anno people, so she wanted to help her make the choice."

Number 666 suddenly spoke up: "Wait a minute, I remember that adult Anno people are pure energy bodies. Your cousin is a mixed-blood and has a physical body, right?"

Benjamin: "Yes, so my grandmother planned to disregard the wishes of my cousin and her parents and forcibly destroy her body to free her soul. Then she would take her to Anno Star for a 70-year Anno Star education class to let her understand firsthand how powerful the Anno Star people are... Then Kevin, my cousin, and I started fighting with my grandmother."

"So I'm not surprised at all when you, No. 666, said I have a talent for magic. I'm now very glad that I hadn't learned magic or activated my magical talent before this incident. Otherwise, Gwen and I would have been taken away by Grandma. If I had been restrained and snapped my watch, no one would have stopped Grandma and calmed her down."

Benjamin couldn't imagine how chaotic the situation would become if Happy Vidona made the scene.

Fortunately, in the end, Vidona listened to Gwen's words and gave up the idea. Otherwise, Benjamin couldn't imagine how much psychological trauma would be left on those present.

Li Hua patted Benjamin's back comfortingly.

"…You know what, Ben?"

Jason said softly.

"Before this, I thought Batman was incredibly controlling, but after hearing your story, I realized there are always people better than you. Do you need legal assistance or anything?"

No matter how strong Batman's desire for control is, he can only put a tracker or positioning chip on Robin to prevent the child from encountering accidents. Benjamin's grandmother has already involved in the field of human body modification and kidnapping!

The author has something to say:

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Benjamin: Difficult to communicate? Emotionally awkward? Controlling? No problem, I'll play it straight (including physically!)

Before Jason met Azmis: Bruce has such a weird temper!

After meeting Azmis, Jason said: I suddenly feel that Bruce is pretty good.

【Catching Bugs Four Times】