28 · Chapter 28
Jason pulled Messiah for a long distance in one breath. The two of them ran out of Crime Alley and stood in a daze in front of an unfamiliar street.
On the unfamiliar street, the crowd was bustling. Jason pulled Messiah into a corner, looked at Messiah face to face, and put his hands on Messiah's shoulders.
"Messiah." Jason's blue eyes still sparkled in the dim light. He looked at Messiah with a firm gaze and said seriously, "Don't be afraid. Even if it's Batman, I will protect you."
He was the one who fainted, and Messiah almost killed Batman in front of him, but Jason still felt that Messiah was the one who needed to be protected.
Messiah is his younger brother, and he will always protect Messiah. Even Batman cannot hurt Messiah.
Protection… Jason had told him to protect himself many times, and he had indeed done so.
Messiah stared at Jason's face, his eyelashes trembling slightly, and the thin black-haired little boy was reflected in his bright golden eyes.
I also want to protect my brother, but how can I do that?
His younger brother was a weak, ordinary person, and although he tried hard to protect him, it didn't mean much to him. Besides his younger brother, there was only one person who had ever shown "protection" to him, and that was Superman from the previous world.
Messiah thought of what Superman had done in the last world, and a vague idea came into his mind.
"I will protect you too." Messiah made a promise that was almost an oath, his upturned face full of seriousness. "I will protect you forever."
I will protect you from harm and death, and war and death will never come upon you.
Even if this is a world doomed to destruction, I will protect you until the last second.
Looking at Jason's earnest gaze on his young face, Messiah temporarily forgot his mission in this world. He would destroy the world before it fell, but not now.
Jason couldn't help but smile, but he sighed when he thought of Batman who had "driven" them out of the house.
"Damn Batman." Jason looked at Messiah, swallowed the curse word on the tip of his tongue, and gritted his teeth. "If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be forced to leave our home, and we wouldn't have our money..."
Jason began to think about where he and Messiah should go next. They definitely couldn't go back to the original tent. Batman might still be ambushing them there. But if they left Crime Alley...
Crime Alley...
Jason's blue eyes dimmed for a moment as he thought of Willis and Katherine, of the time when the four of them had lived together in their cozy little apartment.
Fortunately, he still had Messiah. Jason subconsciously tightened his grip on Messiah's hand and swore a vow in his heart.
No matter whether Messiah is a little fool or a little monster, he will always be with Messiah and protect Messiah forever.
Messiah tilted his head and muttered, repeating Jason's words, "Damn Batman...?"
"Do you want Batman to die, Jason?" Messiah looked up at Jason and said very seriously, "I can make him die."
"No, no, no."
Jason's melancholy was instantly interrupted, and he frantically explained to Messiah: "It was just a swear word. I just hate Batman a little bit, so I cursed casually. I didn't really want Batman to die."
Oh my God. Jason cursed himself in his heart, "Watch your mouth. Don't say such things in front of Messiah anymore. Messiah is so pure that he will definitely take everything you say seriously."
Messiah tilted his head and said the most terrifying words in the most innocent tone: "If Jason hates Batman, I can also make Batman disappear."
Jason became even more flustered. He shook his head and waved his hands violently, forced to speak the truth: "I, I don't actually hate Batman. No, it's not that I don't hate him. I hate that Batman broke into our house, and I hate that he wanted to hurt you."
"But other than that..." Jason's face flushed slightly, his eyes wandering. Analyzing someone's inner thoughts was a bit too much for him. "Batman is Gotham's hero. I actually quite like... I admire him. So, so I don't want him to disappear."
"It's not that I like Batman... It's just that Gotham still needs Batman's protection. Yes, that's it."
Messiah's head was a little dizzy, trying to summarize Jason's meaning in his mind - not hating Batman, hating some of Batman's actions, and worshipping Batman.
So is this hate or not hate? Why can hate and admiration appear at the same time?
Messiah looked at Jason dazedly. He tried hard to think about Jason's true thoughts, but was almost confused by the complex emotional logic in Jason's words.
"So, so I don't want Batman to die?" Messiah's mind went blank from the shock, his eyes turning into circles. He concluded blankly, "Is that so?"
"Yeah, yeah." Jason nodded frantically.
Messiah groggily made a promise: "Okay, I won't let Batman die."
Jason breathed a sigh of relief, but neither he nor Batman, who was eavesdropping, realized the true meaning of Messiah's words.
Batman took off his headset and couldn't help rubbing his aching forehead.
A child with great power, twisted thoughts and unformed values, acts without restraint, and the only restraint he has is his brother.
He couldn't allow Messiah to continue to act recklessly, but Messiah's power was too strong, enough to distort reality and use indiscriminate mental attacks, leaving him unable to do anything for a while.
But in the short term, it would be best for him not to appear in front of these two children again, otherwise there is a high probability that it will irritate the Messiah who had just been appeased by Jason.
Batman, who almost went to heaven and almost scored twice, was in a complicated mood. Taking them away by force would only backfire and irritate the child who was kind by nature, but letting them grow up wildly would only make things worse.
He has yet to find the being who deliberately twisted the idea of the Messiah.
On the Batcomputer, the information of Todd's family filled the entire screen, and the surveillance footage taken by the built-in camera of the Batsuit was played back frame by frame.
Under Jason Todd's information, the key notes are [value brotherhood], [strong sense of justice], [high talent with firearms], [impulsive and irritable personality, emotion > rationality], and [admiration for Batman].
Under Messiah's information, the key marks are [value brothers], [distorted thinking, no regard for life], [naive and ignorant], [extremely uncontrollable], [currently known abilities: mental manipulation (can control thoughts, erase memories, 'purify'), destruction of the flesh (turns the human body into dust, suspected to be able to manipulate material changes), space transfer, physical ability (needs special attention, suspected to be the source of Messiah's distorted thinking)].
Batman's gaze lingered on Jason's ID photo. The little boy with black hair and blue eyes looked at the camera with a sour face, with an unyielding fire burning in his eyes.
This ID photo comes from the police station and is a juvenile offender record left after Jason was caught stealing.
A gifted child with a strong sense of justice, his environment makes it easy for him to go astray.
Batman thought of the mother and daughter and the pearl necklace rescued by Messiah and Jason. Messiah's original intention was to protect Jason, and Jason's original intention was to save people. Their ideas were correct, but Messiah's distorted thoughts made him use the wrong method.
He folded his arms and watched the replay of the surveillance footage. Jason was protecting Messiah tightly, and Messiah's dependence on and desire to protect Jason were also obvious.
Batman has made up his mind.
These two children need proper guidance.
At this moment, the eavesdropper that had been monitoring the conversation between Jason and Messiah rang again. Batman paused and put on the headset again.
Unaware that a giant black bat was watching them from the shadows, Jason held Messiah's hand and said hesitantly, "Messiah..."
He wanted to tell the Messiah to stop killing people, but he didn't know how to start.
Jason was afraid that his words would hurt Messiah, but Batman had already set his sights on them, and he was afraid that if Messiah continued to kill people, Batman would come and take Messiah away.
He knew that Messiah was very powerful and could almost kill Batman, but Batman also had the Justice League. Messiah surely couldn't fight the entire Justice League alone, right?
Messiah looked up at Jason, confused by his brother's constantly changing expression, "Jason?"
Jason gritted his teeth and spoke his mind, not daring to look into Messiah's eyes for fear of seeing his brother's tears - no one knew what image Messiah had in Jason's mind.
"I know those scumbags deserve to die, and I know you want to protect your brother, but we can't kill anymore..."
Messiah hesitated, tugging at the corner of his clothes, and whispered, "But if I don't kill anyone, how can I protect Jason?"
He only knows how to kill and can't think of any other way to protect himself.
The image of Superman from the previous world appeared in Messiah's mind. Superman locked his parents in the Fortress of Solitude, killed all possible threats to humanity, established a regime to protect humanity, and took away humanity's freedom.
This is Superman's protection.
Is he going to protect Jason in this way too? Lock Jason in a safe place, kill all those who might threaten Jason, and take away Jason's freedom?
Jason shuddered suddenly, and a chill inexplicably rose on his back. He cursed Batman in his heart. Batman must be secretly planning something bad against him and the Messiah, otherwise why would he have such an inexplicable sense of crisis.
Looking at Messiah, who was hanging his head and wondering what he was thinking, Jason thought Messiah was shocked and said quickly, "You can protect him without killing him!"
"We can defeat those bad guys, like kicking their legs or something, which will also prevent them from hurting others." Jason recalled what Batman and Robin did. "Then find a place to lock them up, so they can't hurt anyone again...?"
No, no, he and Messiah are not vigilantes like Batman and Robin, so why should they think so much?
But the vague thought still echoed in Jason's mind.
"I will become stronger, so just leave everything to me."
Jason said seriously, "This way Messiah won't have to fight to protect me anymore."
Ultimately, he was too weak and needed the Messiah's protection, which is why the Messiah was forced to kill people.
Messiah nodded thoughtfully, as if he had found inspiration from it.
If he changed the minds of those who wanted to hurt Jason like he manipulated Old John, wouldn't it be just like what Jason said, without killing anyone and preventing them from hurting others again?
"Jason wants to become stronger?"
Messiah tilted his head. His younger brother was an ordinary human without any special abilities. If he wanted to become stronger, he could only rely on physical skills.
A small, hooded figure appeared in Messiah's mind, from whom Messiah's taijutsu came.
——Robin.
Messiah suddenly had an idea: "I know!"
He wants to capture Robin and let Jason learn Robin's physical skills, so that Jason can become stronger.
Dick Grayson, aka Robin, was in class when he suddenly sneezed.
The first Robin scratched his head in confusion, unaware that he was about to face disaster because of his younger brother who was still just a fertilized egg.
【Author’s words】
Fertilized egg Damian: Don't cue, waiting for the experiment to ripen
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