The incident was later described in the report by SHIELD as a minor chaos.

Because the culprit was the family of the Thunder God, and this time even their rivals, the Sky Eye Society, did not want to cause trouble to explain how the witch Jon Munn escaped.

So everyone turned a blind eye and pretended not to have seen the Met’s financial loss report.

But in this regard, the Avengers members participating in the battle have different views.

If they had to sum up the whole thing in one sentence, Iron Man, who had scrapped three suits of armor, said, "Minor chaos? Are you kidding? I'd call it 'Superman killing people in Metropolis' or 'Aliens invading Earth alone'."

"...Not really." Wonder Woman, who arrived later, rubbed her wrist and said, "But if he were a girl, he would be the most popular tug-of-war player in Paradise Island."

The two looked at each other in the S.H.I.E.L.D. safe house in Metropolis.

Tony bent down and rummaged through the safe, and actually found a bottle of red wine. He curled his lips at the drink that was more for display than for real, and waved his hand in an invitation: "Want a drink?"

"Thank you. Is Black Widow okay?"

"Probably." Iron Man glanced at the grumpy Hulk outside the window, "She's very good at dealing with Dr. Banner, and the captain is still here."

"I didn't mean to do that. I'm really sorry." Not far behind them were Superman and Batman huddled together.

When the superhero of Metropolis apologized, it was hard to find anyone who could find words of blame under his sincere blue eyes.

Batman's voice was neither too high nor too low, and he did not deliberately avoid the people around him: "I am just surprised that you have been to Gotham more than once, but at the critical moment you wanted to solve the problem yourself. If the system had not automatically fed back to me when you lost consciousness, I might have had the opportunity to witness your heroic performance on the news channel."

Superman was a little embarrassed: "After all, this is a matter of Metropolis."

He immediately added: "Loki is a coincidence. It's not like I don't have time to react every time I encounter an unbeatable opponent."

In the other corner of the room, Nightwing and Robin sat at a small table. They both had mouths, but for various reasons they did not speak directly, but communicated through typing on their phones.

Robin: !!!

Nightwing: I heard you.

Robin: When did Superman come to Gotham? I only saw him once.

Nightwing: To be honest, I live with Batman and I've only met him once.

There was an indescribable silence. Tim began to review today's timeline to organize his thoughts.

Today is the weekend. In addition to Tim sneaking out of the house, Nightwing is also here. At no later than ten o'clock in the morning, Bruce Wayne, who was not supposed to get up, suddenly appeared in the living room and said in a serious tone that he had never used before when facing the Assassin's League: "I need to rush to Metropolis, immediately."

"What happened?" Alfred asked.

"Superman was ambushed."

"Is there anything specific that needs to be prepared?" the butler asked.

"Kryptonite. And..." Batman paused.

The system said: "Nothing else matters, your past is the most important."

But this doesn't make sense?!

The vigilante Gotan had the same idea as Superman and said to the system: "I can go find a magician first."

"It's too late to explain." The system said hastily, "The situation is very dangerous, for Superman and the people around him. Trust me, go first!"

Alfred: Anything else?

Batman looked around: "... Nightwing, and Robin." He added a patch to his decision to make up the number, "We can go and see them together."

Loki's magic effect is very interesting. Not only can the system not detect the specific situation of Superman on the other side, but even Batman has a vague sense of anxiety of losing something important. The Batplane is like a black lightning in the clear sky, crossing the sky over the city, and the two minors in the back seat are as quiet as quails.

In fact, Tim wanted to say that the last time Batman was so angry was when he was preparing to fight the Kryptonians.

Nightwing said it was a bit like Kryptonian Special Attack, with the blood rage buff added. Tim had never played the game so he couldn't comment, but when he thought about the two people claiming to be each other's friends, he felt a little strange - so the role of good friends is to be able to be ruthless to each other at critical moments?

But after seeing the battle in Metropolis with my own eyes, this confusion became a little clearer.

Superman is really strong.

Even in Tim's opinion, his strength is not just in his power, but in the fact that it is difficult for people to perceive the horror of this power when they interact with him on a daily basis.

You feel that he is a friendly friend, a reliable neighbor, a gentle and mild-mannered stranger. He is no different from us, and his chest is as warm and broad as ours.

When Superman lost consciousness and was controlled by the enemy, people realized how restrained the Son of Krypton was in his daily life.

It turns out that when he takes off, it's not that there is no reaction force at all every time. When Superman, commanded by Loki, stomps his feet, cracks are left on the asphalt road.

It wasn't like he was saving people without any skills - the Hulk swooped down from the building and hit Superman's arms. In the past, he could catch a baby falling out of the window without any harm, but this time, his opponent's bones broke.

And Superman’s eyes blazing with fire, his expression so calm that it borders on contempt…

These are what Tim thinks are truly amazing about Superman.

There are many people who have power and who wield it.

There are few heroes who can stand firm enough to see the disaster they have caused.

He also understands Batman's vigilance against Superman.

This vigilance may exist precisely because they are friends: I understand you, know your nobility, and never ignore your dangers. When we go astray, there will always be a pair of hands to pull each other out of the abyss.

...Although, there's something wrong with imagining Batman's actions as being so gentle.

Robin lowered his head and typed again: "I would rather suspect that I heard it wrong. Batman also mentioned the 'System'. What system can contact Gotan when Superman loses consciousness?"

The Red Hood in the group responded in a hurry: "Don't be so secretive. Did Batman install a whole surveillance system on Superman? If Superman doesn't get angry even with this, he is simply a saint."

Nightwing: "He's really not angry. He's still apologizing to Batman."

"..." Red Hood typed and deleted, deleted and typed again. He said: "I'm beginning to think that the word 'friend' can explain everything."

"It also explains why Batman sobered up as soon as he got close to Superman. Someone at SHIELD cursed at the time, and Wonder Woman couldn't even hold the Lasso of Truth tied around Superman's waist. Although later I thought that this might be because Loki's magic had a time limit or something... But I think I understand the complicated feelings of the combatants."

"That won't work. This is magic."

"So to sum up, friendship is really magic, and I will never complain about the setting of My Little Pony again."

"——You guys still watch My Little Pony?!"

There was another awkward silence.

Nightwing suddenly said, "Superman also watches My Little Pony. He told me last time that Lex Luthor secretly built himself a battle armor with the same color scheme as the ponies. He also suggested that the Daily Planet stop reporting on him and add the title of 'Little Pony Man' to Luthor's interview."

Silence is the metropolis today.

"It must be because Luthor has caused too much trouble for Superman." Someone who stands on the same side as the heroes explained with difficulty, "When facing an enemy who wants to kill him, Superman is very tolerant if he just mocks him verbally."

That's true.

"Do I know too much?" Loki sat across from Lex Luther's desk, and the two looked at each other with the same arrogant green eyes. "While I was fighting the witch and Superman, what were you doing as the one leading the war?"

"It depends on what you can bring to me," Luther said calmly. "I thought that in Asgard, the loser would at least be imprisoned."

"On Earth, a shameless person like you deserves life imprisonment."

"But we are all at large." Luther poured Loki a glass of wine. "To freedom?"

"No thanks. We have never been on the same side, Lex Luther." The evil god of Asgard stretched out his index finger to push the glass of wine back. "The reason I am still sitting here is just because I want to know, as the self-proclaimed person behind the scenes, what expression will you have when you see everything I have learned?"

His figure was reflected in Lex's constricted pupils.

The next second, Loki reached out and pressed his forehead, whispering:

"If your brain can't handle it, it's the fault of the imperfect evolution of humans on Earth."

As soon as he finished speaking, the room fell into darkness, leaving only Luther, lying unconscious on the desk, with the clock on the wall ticking.

"It's no good knowing too much."

Only the remnant of Loki's last words echoed in the closed room. The young god thought of his father, the blood of his enemies flowing in his veins, and the unreasonable sarcasm and indifference. The flames of anger burned in his body.

"Superman, you say we are different in nature, and you have a clear conscience? No, no, it's just that the shepherd's knife has not yet been raised and placed on the neck of you, the black sheep."

**

"You're crazy," said Lex Luther.

This is his second meeting with Superman, and like the last time, there is a glass between them. The difference is that last time Superman was in trouble because of the Metal Man, but this time Luther was accused of colluding with the traitors of the Suicide Squad and was sitting in prison awaiting trial.

Moses was not surprised to find that even though he had fallen to this point, the man in front of him remained calm and composed, as if the goddess of victory was still on his side.

"I've said that before." Lex was obviously aware of the awkward contrast, and he adjusted his position to make himself more comfortable in the cubicle. "But last time I used an adjective, this time I'm describing a fact. You've already gone mad, Superman. I clearly recognize that what I do is to ensure a safer future for mankind."

"We are in the process of an interview, Mr. Luther, and there are a large number of security personnel and polygraph workers outside." Louise Ryan said in a cold voice, "You must at least make sure that what you say is logically consistent."

Luther said, "Of course."

"He's telling the truth." Robin, one of the 'security guards', pointed to the data displayed on the 'polygraph worker' Batman's device and said, "Luther truly believes that he is doing the right thing."

Captain America, the second security guard, said: "The right thing to do is to kill Superman?"

According to the intelligence held by the Avengers, Loki's last stop on Earth was the Lex Group, which made them very eager to find out what topic the evil god discussed with a human.

Of course, nominally the Daily Planet is interviewing the imprisoned billionaire, and the content of the article will be screened.

The interviewer was Louise, who was recommended to them by Superman.

If Superman didn't have to talk to Luthor, he would have liked to recommend Clark Kent. This was really awkward, and it would be best if there were as few people listening in as possible.

...But Batman might not think so, he also brought Robin with him.

"Our thinking is limited." Batman, who has long discovered that people's imaginations are unfathomable, said with reason, "The authorities are confused. Sometimes the more opinions there are, the more they represent the group."

"What is the world we know made of? Matter, time, and space." Luther was wearing prison clothes, but he gave a speech as if he was sitting in a university conference room. "Any reversal and displacement of things will lead to cognitive confusion."

"As for Superman, from the moment he opened his eyes, he saw a world of disorder."

"What did Loki do? He didn't just take control of Superman's body, he took control of his mind. Deep inside this Kryptonian's brain, in addition to all the past events that have already happened, there are also unknown future developments."

Tim glanced at Batman subconsciously.

His mentor had a blank expression on his face, and the dark mask was illuminated by the light on the screen, giving it a dark color.

"The theory of parallel universes is that the multiverse contains an infinite or finite collection of possible universes, including..."

"Tell us something we don't know." Superman interrupted Luther's chatter.

"I'm sorry." The prisoner behind the transparent glass said hypocritically, "I underestimated the knowledge level of an alien who has not received any orthodox education."

"So, even though Superman will tell you that he doesn't remember anything now, there was a time when he had the ability to see into infinite parallel universes. This raises another question."

"If you observe two results at the same time, one is that I will kill you, and the other is that I will fall in love with you, which one will you believe? And how will you view me?"

“…”

Superman's face turned green.

Everyone looked at him with sympathy.

"…These are all your conjectures, even though I cannot prove to you that I have never had such an ability. And the second one is impossible."

"But there will be similar development paths. Maybe in a certain world line, our relationship is not that bad."

Luther didn't care about the dazed expressions of the others and continued frankly:

"So you will find that, just like the observation of the movement of microscopic particles, the prediction of future results is actually uncertain. This is another aspect of quantum theory - OK, let's go off topic. Let's continue talking about Superman."

"For Superman, the more he understands, the more chaotic his understanding of the universe becomes. His judgment of the people and things around him will continue to weaken, and he will gradually doubt himself. For such a person, how will you ensure that his definition of justice and evil is in line with our universal concept of humanity? How can you ensure that he will not be affected by the countless tragic futures that happen to him, and will not misunderstand or even become hostile to humanity?"

Louise tapped her pen: "But the reality is exactly the opposite of your fantasy. This is his hometown. No one will hate his home and compatriots."

"Even if you are right, Miss Ryan." Luther's green eyes turned to Superman, "Can you please ask the great God of the world to explain to us why we don't have these memories?"

"Is it not you or someone else who discovered the drawbacks of this ability and chose to escape or eliminate it?"