Super Detective in the Fictional World

2186 Side Story: Fantasy Journey 27

It wasn’t until Master Wayne and Diana returned that Barry finally broke out of this happy atmosphere. “Um, where’s our new teammate?”

Master Wayne shook his head and didn’t say anything as he walked over to the table.

Diana explained, “We’ve talked, but he needs more time.”

Luke put down what he was working on and walked to the table. “Hm, it was probably because Bruce is too good-looking too.”

Everybody rolled their eyes.

Master Wayne couldn’t help but say, “I never showed my face. Diana went in alone.”

Feeling like it sounded like he was passing the buck, he added, “It’s not us. Actually, he still finds his current situation… a little hard to accept.”

Luke poured him a cup of black tea. “Okay, Bruce, relax. At the very least, Barry was very obedient. With one call, he came running.”

Obedient Barry looked at him glumly.

Unfortunately, no matter how he looked at it, he was the baby brother in this team, and could only endure it.

In particular, when Luke took out the tea and snacks and was clearly about to start their regular tea session, Barry instantly appeared obediently in the chair next to Luke.

Diana walked over and naturally enjoyed Luke’s tea service.

Master Wayne and Barry had already enjoyed this treatment; naturally, she didn’t mind enjoying the same service from a teammate.

After a few mouthfuls of tea, Master Wayne’s gloomy mood disappeared. After all, few things went smoothly… Hm, Barry didn’t count.

Looking at the curious Barry, he felt that it was time to tell him everything.

After all, they had failed to rope in the other two, while the three in front of him were the fixed members. They couldn’t just rely on something like tacit understanding anymore.

If a team didn’t lay ground rules in the beginning, and things went astray in the future, they wouldn’t even get the chance to redeem themselves.

Luke agreed.

It was better to come up with some lofty catchphrase at the beginning. Even if it was difficult to carry out in reality, or there were unspoken rules, it was still better than doing their own thing.

Of course, Master Wayne was aiming his ‘warning’ primarily at Luke and Barry. The battle goddess had been on the side of justice for almost a century; there was no need to worry about her becoming corrupt.

Luke was rich and powerful, while Barry’s superpower was practically incomprehensible to ordinary people. If they really turned evil, they would be even more terrifying than those lunatics in Arkham.

Thankfully, Luke was a civilized and easygoing person. Not only wasn’t he resentful, he casually helped to ‘translate’ some of what Master Wayne was saying for the newbie, Barry.

Master Wayne’s head hurt a little. Although that’s what I meant, your explanation is too unseemly.

But he couldn’t deny it, in case Barry really did misunderstand.

In any case, I’m not the one who’s making it sound that bad. Whatever! Master Wayne could only comfort himself that way.

Nobody had any objections. Luke even raised his hand. “I agree.”

Diana simply smiled and waved. “Same here.”

Seeing that, Barry raised his hand high. “Same here.”

Master Wayne’s feelings were a little complicated. It was really convenient to have a professional ‘sidekick’ or ‘prop.’

But seeing how considerate this ‘sidekick’ was, it was clear that the latter knew how he thought, which wasn’t a good thing.

However, in the face of a powerful enemy, Master Wayne didn’t have time to think about this for now. He could only proceed with the next phase.

He swiped the surface of the tablet, and a photo of an African-American man appeared on the monitor next to the table. “Victor Stone, a talented young scientist. On the surface, he died in an accident, but in fact…”

He switched to another image, and a ‘person’ with a mostly robotic face and one glowing red eye appeared. “He probably became like this due to another accident.”

Barry was enlightened. “That’s really cool… Hm, fine, that’s too bad.”

Master Wayne looked at him in agreement. “That’s right. A bystander might think he looks cool like this, but it definitely isn’t a great experience for him, which is why he isn’t easy to deal with.”

After introducing ‘Failure No. 2,’ he switched to another image. It was of a wild-looking long-haired man with a black tattoo. “Arthur Curry. He’s half-Atlantean, half-human. He can come and go freely in the ocean. He doesn’t seem to like coming ashore, but we should still have a chance.”

Barry couldn’t refrain from exclaiming “wow” when he heard this. He was quite curious about these superhumans. After all, the three people next to him just said that ‘money’ was their superpower.

After all, given Barry’s abilities and physique, he definitely wouldn’t be their main player.

As a support member, he had plenty of time to watch from the side. In any case, he could figure out a lot of things in a second.

However, Barry still asked, “Will we be fighting in the ocean? That might not be good for me.”

Master Wayne shook his head. “I don’t know, but Steppenwolf isn’t an aquatic being, and those Parademons under him would find it difficult to fight in the ocean as well. So, it’s very likely we’ll be fighting on land.”

Barry said, “Hm, then, there should be a limit to what this Arthur Curry can do, right?”

Diana said, “That’s only if we’re battling in the ocean. In any case, he’s an Atlantean… Hm, fine, he’s a mixed blood, but he’s stronger than most superhumans.”

As a demi-god, she naturally knew how exaggerated his overall abilities were.

He didn’t need any training to fight, but if he did get training, he would be a powerful warrior at the very least. It wouldn’t be a problem for him to beat up three to five of Master Wayne.

Barry nodded, his trademark goofy grin in place as he looked around.

He was suddenly stunned, and pointed to the skylight. “Wow, that’s your signal, isn’t it, Bruce?”

Everybody turned around and saw the image of a bat projected into the sky above Gotham. They could see it clearly even from the base ten kilometers away.

That was right, this was Commissioner Gordon’s standard ‘turning on the light’ routine when something bad enough happened.

Luke stood up and said, “Let’s go. There are traces of Parademon activity in the city. That’s probably why Gordon is calling for you.”

Both Master Wayne and Diana nodded and stood up.

Barry was flustered; he wanted to follow, but hated to part with the table of food.

His mind raced, and he disappeared, only to return with a big food pouch. He put most of the snacks into it. “It would be a waste not to eat them. Each one costs more than ten dollars. Hey, wait for me.” With that, he disappeared from the table.

Commissioner Gordon stood on top of the GCPD building and looked up at the Bat signal in the gloomy sky. He frowned.

It was another rainy night.

He couldn’t help but put his hands in his pockets and huddle into his coat to block out the pervasive cold and dampness.

Suddenly, he saw something.

Director Gordon immediately knew that his good buddy, no, his old friend, was here.