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Chapter 3778: The School Doctor's

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Ilvermorny's library is an independent cylindrical tower. To get from the infirmary to the library, one must first leave the main castle, either by taking the back door of the main castle and entering the central courtyard, or by taking the side door and entering the covered bridge. Neither path is close, but because the headmaster's office is on the other side of the central courtyard, Bruce and Owlman chose to take the covered bridge.

"Why are you being so sneaky?" Bruce, who was walking in front, looked at Owlman behind him and said.

"I want to ask you, why are you being so swaggering?" Owlman couldn't help but look at him too. He looked left and right and said, "This school is full of magicians, aren't you afraid of being discovered by them?"

"If I were afraid of being discovered, would I be out at night?"

Owlman was speechless.

"You seem to know a lot about magic." He started another topic.

"If I didn't know, would I come here, just to have a persecution delusion triggered like you?"

Owlman was silent again.

Actually, in the initial period of the Battleworld, his relationship with Bruce was not bad, because Bruce was very much in line with the image of a younger brother in his mind.

Most Batmen are too mature. Represented by the classic Batman of the Main Universe, although their age may only be around 40, their temperament looks like they are 400 years old.

Owlman has an indescribable resistance to this kind of overly mature Bruce Wei En. The so-called doctor is hard to heal himself, not to mention Owlman is not a professional psychologist. He doesn't know why he is disgusted, and can only keep these Batmen at a distance. But he feels uncomfortable every time he sees them, and over time, he has clashed with this group of Batmen.

A young Batman like Bruce is very rare. Some Batmen, even if they look young, are lifeless. Bruce is probably the most lively and cheerful Batman in the entire multiverse.

No, actually Owlman has always felt that Bruce is not Batman. Although some Batmen also admit that they are Bruce Wei En, they have never abandoned the identity of Batman; while Bruce has completely abandoned the identity of Batman. He is just a very pure Bruce Wei En, not a superhero or a vigilante. This is very much in line with Owlman's expectations for a younger brother.

So after discovering Bruce, Owlman intended to approach him. The two got along well at first.

This is the so-called "knowing the face but not the heart." A pig's nose with an onion to pretend to be an elephant, there will always be a day when it is revealed. This Bruce can no longer be said to be Batman or not; he is suspected of not being human.

What Owlman wanted was a younger brother in his stereotype—ordinary, lively, easy to control, living under his wings, full of reverence and gratitude for him.

The real Bruce is an unknown creature that is completely contrary to his stereotype—bizarre, crazy, rebellious, and can make his blood pressure rise five times in three sentences.

They can cooperate. Bruce's ability is indeed quite strong, but there is a serious problem in their relationship, that is, if they want to cooperate well, or if they want to talk calmly, everything must be based on Bruce. He can do whatever he wants.

If Owlman raises an objection, Bruce will argue with him. And his level of arguing is very high; whether it is reasoning with facts or making unreasonable trouble, he is proficient and accurately applies it. Owlman can't argue with him.

And in terms of force, Owlman has never seen such a Batman who doesn't pick and choose. It is said that Batman will have problems if he has superpowers, but Bruce is full of superpowers and still alive and kicking. Owlman can't beat him either.

What makes Owlman even more helpless is that if Owlman doesn't play with Bruce, there are plenty of people who will play with him. Bruce doesn't lack friends, even in the Batman group, or expanding to the multiverse Justice League, he has many like-minded friends. Not to mention, he can also talk to a group of villains like the Joker. He is the only Batman in the Battleworld who has been to the Joker's base and came out in one piece.

Everyone has to admit that Bruce is a person with a bad personality but great charm. To be precise, his charm comes from his unique bad personality. There are righteous Batmen and evil Batmen, but only he is so shameless.

The so-called "the fierce fear the stunned, the stunned fear the desperate." In the Batman universe, the normal fear the crazy, the classic crazy fear the unique crazy, and the unique crazy fear the unique and interesting crazy. Bruce is clearly the last one.

Whether it is Batman or the Joker, or most of the multiverse Justice League and villain groups, there are very few mediocre people without character. Most of them are geniuses who can see through and appreciate the most unique and interesting parts of a person's soul, just like seeing the luster of a pearl through an ugly shell. Bruce is the brightest pearl in the multiverse.

This makes Owlman feel inexplicable anger, and also has a kind of inexplicable depression and sadness. Every time he is with Bruce, he is half-dead with anger, wishing he could kick him to the edge of the universe; but when he is not with him, he has a kind of inexplicable unwillingness.

He jumps back and forth between these two states. And now he is clearly jumping to the former. Bruce can make people angry to death with one sentence, and he really can't help but think about how classic old-fashioned people like Main Universe Batman or Arkham Batman can tolerate him.

Regardless of whether they are pretending or not, at least when they are with Bruce, they look relatively calm. This makes Owlman wonder, is he the only petty person in the entire multiverse?

They walked through the covered bridge, turned a corner, and entered the tower. The floor of the tower is the same magical stone brick as Asgard, carved with mysterious magical runes, and shimmering with a faint luster. The walls are covered with purple magical wood wall panels, hanging with complex and redundant Marie-style candlesticks. Walking up the spiral staircase of the tower, the library has a huge crystal door, faintly revealing the light.

The two pushed the door and entered. There was no one behind the counter originally used for registration, but the entire large library was brightly lit, making Owlman feel like he was in another world.

It was only now that he realized that the candlesticks in the corridor were always on, and the entire campus seemed not to turn off the lights at all, making him completely lose the mystery and tension of night travel. But it also made him click his tongue: these are all magical light sources, and they are lit every day, I don't know how much energy is consumed. The magicians of this universe can be called wealthy.

Main Universe Batman and Arkham Batman are also discussing this point. The dormitory of Neptune House is built on the top floor of the main castle, occupying the entire western side of the top floor. To go to the infirmary, one must also go east and then go downstairs. The journey here can be considered as visiting the entire main castle.

Completely different from the night travel process they imagined of groping in the dark and being cautious, there is no dark sky in the castle at all, and it is magnificent and brightly lit wherever they go.

Not only chandeliers and candles, but all kinds of magical decorations are also glowing, such as the constellation patterns on the Gothic pointed windows, the Persian chrysanthemum patterns on the carpet, the night pearls on the stair railings, and the swords and harps held by European mythological figures on the ceiling. Different magical lights shine on each other. If it weren't for a trace of pure moonlight faintly glimpsed through the cracks in the windows, it would truly be indistinguishable between day and night in the castle.

For this kind of inhuman behavior, the Batmen can only choose not to understand but respect. It's just that when they think of the stingy style of the magicians in their universe, they feel a bit indescribably depressed.

Indeed, magic requires a price. However, the magicians in their universe didn't pay less, making themselves neither human nor ghost, and the magical power they obtained might not be enough to light a candle for one night in this place.

No matter how much price the mages of this universe paid, and who paid the price, at least the return they received was enough.

This makes Batman feel a bit indignant: both are magic, both are transactions, why can the devils of their universe step on the heads of humans, vent their malice at will, and make magicians suffer for a lifetime, but only give a little small favor, not even counting as the scraps of energy in this universe?

There is no difference without comparison. If you only compare within their own great world, then everyone is about the same, so there is nothing to be unfair about; but after coming here and seeing such a scene, how can you tolerate injustice?

When two Batmen walked into the infirmary like two black holes, with low air pressure and deterrence that ordinary people could not bear, Shiler almost thought they were going to take Owlman's life tonight.

Shiler really couldn't help complaining in the office: grievances have heads and debts have owners, do you two heroes have to make trouble on my territory?

Fortunately, Owlman ran fast—to be precise, Bruce took him and ran fast. If it were any slower, his peaceful days would have been broken from the first day of school.

"How did you two get in?" Shiler asked, "Only professors can enter the infirmary. You... well, the seal of the Goddess of Hippos. This lady is still so soft-hearted. Come in."

Because he knew they were not sick, he didn't let them go to the ward, but took them directly to his office. When entering the door, he specifically warned them: "You'd better not want to show me your powerful fighting skills tonight. I want to say that every item in this office is very expensive, even if you break a corner, you can't afford to pay for it."

"A very novel statement." Main Universe Batman sat down in the reception area, "I don't often hear people say that."

"Then you can ask your friend." Shiler took the tea set from the cabinet and looked at Arkham Batman, "He received my bill not long ago, and I think he was quite satisfied."

Main Universe Batman looked at Arkham Batman.

"You don't want to know the amount." Arkham Batman also sat down and said.

"More than the military budget you approved this year?"

Arkham Batman stopped talking.

Shiler looked at him in shock and said: "How much military budget did you approve?"

"You should ask him who he wants to fight." Main Universe Batman took the teacup.

Shiler sat on the sofa opposite them, poured himself a cup of tea, and then said: "You came a bit late, Owlman has already left. But it's just the beginning of school, there will be plenty of opportunities to find trouble with him in the future."

Shiler was hinting to the Batmen: to deal with Owlman, there is no need to rush, and there is no need to make a move in his infirmary. It is best for Batman's grudges to stay away from here.

Who knew Main Universe Batman had no intention of leaving at all. He sat steadily on the sofa and said: "It's not a wasted trip tonight, it just so happens that I have some things I want to ask you." ===== CHAPTER 3779 =====

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