mtl008 Chapter 2480: Battle for the Cloak (36)
Chapter 2480: Battle for the Cloak (36)
Chapter 2480: Battle for the Cloak (Thirty-Six)
Spider-Man's words brought back many bad memories for Jason, such as that night when Spider-Man almost destroyed Gotham twice, ran up to him and provoked him, then got away unscathed, and talked nonsense in front of Batman.
Spider-Man even said that someone bullied him at school. Come on, who bullied whom? I have a grudge against Batman, so I came back as the Arkham Knight to get revenge, and you come out and say, "Who is Batman's favorite Robin now?"
You say you are not good at speaking, but who is it that is talking nonsense in front of Batman and putting all the blame on Batman?
Of course Jason could see that the little spider in front of him was not the same person as the Spider-Man at that time, but at least in terms of strength, how could Spider-Man be weak?
Spider-Man didn't seem to know how to explain it either. He could only sigh and say, "Well, people like you won't understand. It's not a good idea to stay here all the time. I think we can go to the street for a walk."
"What for?" Jason asked.
"First of all, my bathtub duck exploded. I have to go buy a new one. I can't take a bath without a duck. Secondly, you said the guy chasing you hasn't given up yet, so let's go and see if we can lure him out."
Jason also felt a little confused. He looked around the bedroom and said, "That's strange. Why didn't he come here?"
"Come on, there's no place for him here." Spider-Man said self-deprecatingly, "Let alone a whole hand with a dagger, he can't even put a finger in now."
Jason couldn't argue with that, because the bedroom was indeed a little too full. It was like trying to cram an eagle into a sparrow's nest, and his neck was hurting from staying there.
There was no choice, so Jason climbed out of the window and waited on the balcony. Spider-Man didn't change his uniform, but just put on a coat and slipped out of the balcony with him.
The two walked on the street and found that the reality here was not like a dream at all. All the streets and shop windows were filled with suitable goods. The lawns, shrubs and trees were all normal. It didn't look like a monster was about to jump out at any time.
"What's that thing you're talking about?" Jason asked Spider-Man.
"What's going on?"
"You said I didn't understand or something like that."
"Oh, this." Spider-Man sighed and said, "I mean, I have always been a poor kid, a nerd and a punching bag in the eyes of my classmates. I have lived like this for more than ten years, from elementary school to middle school."
"Yeah, so what? Didn't you gain some pretty powerful spider powers?"
"But I have survived without this power. Do you expect me to become someone like Thompson as soon as I gain power? How is that possible?"
Jason seemed to understand a little bit, and he said: "So you are still used to living like before."
"It's not that I'm used to it, it's that I have no other way to live." Spider-Man spread his hands and said, "How about using the new power to beat up Thompson?"
"why not?"
"Of course not." Spider-Man raised his voice and said, "Let's not talk about the fact that hitting people is wrong. I'll beat him up, and then what?"
"And then you feel relieved?"
"But my parents will be called and I might even be expelled. Even if I become a popular person, wouldn't I be the second Thompson? I will only show off and threaten others with violence. That's simply too annoying. I don't want to become like that."
Jason opened his mouth but was speechless. This was indeed the truth. As a victim, Peter should know best how annoying people like Thompson were. So if he beat up Thompson directly after gaining power, he would become a person like Thompson.
"So you're just going to keep doing this? Keep being a punching bag?"
"Of course not." Spider-Man said, "If he wants to continue bullying me, I will run away. I didn't run away before because I couldn't run away. Now I can leave him far behind, even if his nickname is 'Lightning'."
"So you don't plan to do anything to teach him a lesson?"
"He'll eventually learn his lesson," Spider-Man said. "You don't think he can live his whole life just swinging his fists, do you? That's not how society works. Maybe it works in school, maybe it works temporarily, but there will always be someone who will teach him a lesson. Even then, it won't be solved by just getting beaten up."
Jason thought what Spider-Man said made sense, but he would occasionally have visions of himself in between his words.
He was also a poor little thing at the beginning. It doesn't mean that after he was picked up by Batman, he really became Batman No. 2, so powerful and smart. In fact, compared with the criminals he dealt with, he was a real weakling.
Moreover, his situation is much worse than Spider-Man's. No matter how arrogant Thompson is, he dare not kill Peter. But the criminals he faces more than just want to kill him. Didn't the Joker kidnap him and torture him all the time?
So it is natural and appropriate for him to seek revenge. He is not a saint, so why can't he take extreme measures to get revenge?
According to Spider-Man's theory, he would become the person he hated the most by using criminal means to take revenge, but so what? Jason would certainly think so in the past.
But later, yes, later Jason met Schiller, and he discovered that criminals are also divided into levels.
In that small room, under the dim light, when Schiller pointed at the unconscious Joker lying on the operating table and asked Jason to cut him open, Jason realized deeply that he was not as extreme as he thought. This way of revenge was too advanced for the Arkham Knight.
This made Jason start to think from another person's perspective. He didn't mind becoming the person he hated the most, but what about Batman?
Batman certainly hates criminals. If he becomes a criminal, will Batman hate him too? Of course, Jason feels that Batman doesn't like him, so it doesn't matter if he hates him a little more.
But Jason always thinks of Batman’s past. A brutal criminal killed his parents. From then on, this criminal became synonymous with criminals in Batman’s eyes. Does he want to become such a criminal?
Jason felt sick to his stomach at the thought of being lumped in with the criminals who killed Batman's parents.
Of course he had legitimate reasons, but what if the criminal did too?
Jason didn't dare to think further. If he took a step forward, he would be like Schiller, and if he took a step back, he would be like the murderer who killed Batman's parents. It seemed that being a criminal was a dead end.
Spider-Man's words made Jason start to recall how he lived when he was not a criminal, just like how Spider-Man lived when he did not have spider powers.
Jason asked this question, and Spider-Man really thought about it seriously, and then answered him: "Just make do with it. He can't kill me. If I can hide, I will hide. If I can't hide, I will get beaten up. I have to live my life."
"Have you never thought of resisting?"
"I resisted, but I couldn't win." Spider-Man sighed and said, "I didn't want to cause trouble for my uncle and aunt, so I studied hard and became better than them in at least one aspect."
Jason felt that Spider-Man was very similar to himself when he was a child. Unfortunately, he was born in this city. As a child, he couldn't run away, so he had to wander the streets. He worked hard to learn a skill, but in the end, he was picked up by Batman, right? Just like Spider-Man finally gained the power of spiders.
Jason wanted to ask what happened to Spider-Man Thompson, whom he met the night before, but Jason could actually think that he would either become mature or be ruined, and this kind of person would definitely be taught a lesson.
So what happened to the Joker? Jason thought about it and realized that being put on the operating table for dissection was not a big problem for the Joker.
The biggest problem now is that someone rushed into this universe, claiming that he killed Batman and beat Batman all over his body. The Robins are busy fighting back.
The two sides were fighting fiercely. Although I had mental problems and couldn't join in, the clown didn't join in either!
I'm not really into joining in on the fun, and I'm fine lying in bed, but the Joker is not like that. Just the fact that someone claims to have killed Batman is no different than slapping the Joker in the face.
Where's the Joker? Where are you? You're not in Gotham!
Jason then remembered that there was no Joker in his universe. Schiller used some technical means to remove the Joker virus from Henry's body. Although there are still some viruses in his blood, as long as Arkham Batman does not act as Batman, these viruses will not turn Henry into the Joker.
In other words, the Joker is dead.
How did the Joker die? Was it because of Schiller? Why did Schiller come? Was it because of Peter? Why did Peter come? Was it because Batman was short of people? Why would Batman be short of people? Was it because Jason became the Arkham Knight? He didn't help but went against him. How did Jason become the Arkham Knight? Because he was kidnapped by the Joker. Didn't the Joker deserve it?
In a sense, is this also, like Thompson, a lesson learned from some natural social rules?
So, this idea of hoping that the perpetrators will learn a lesson is not completely aimless...what about Batman?
Jason already knew what the Joker's kidnapping was. What really bothered him was that Batman immediately found a new love after he disappeared. Why didn't Batman learn his lesson?
Jason had completely forgotten that he had trapped Batman in the hotel room, which could be said to have completely broken Batman's patriarchal authority. He was now thinking carefully about what lesson Batman had learned.
"Hey, we're here." Spider-Man called Jason and pointed to the window next to him and said, "Look at that little duck, it's dressed up for Christmas. Isn't it pretty?"
The two of them came to the window and looked at the rows of little ducks. Jason looked at the little yellow duck dressed up for Christmas with some disdain, and pointed to the one next to it and said, "I think that one looks better."
"Are you serious? It's been a long time since Halloween. Oh, I see. You like that bat, right? But I only have enough money to buy one. I think this one is better."
The two walked into the store while talking, and the moment they walked in, they were both stunned.
"Batman???"
Jason and Spider-Man shouted in unison.
Hongyadong is so beautiful!! (It was so crowded)
(End of this chapter)