[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world":3,"chapter-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-2232":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Super Detective in the Fictional World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1484200,1930,"Chapter 2232 - 2232 Side Story: End of a Fantasy Journey","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-2232",2232,"\u003Cp>2232 Side Story: End of a Fantasy Journey\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, winter passed and spring arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Florida was warm and comfortable in the spring afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a quiet private beach, Diana was wearing a bright red bikini and reclining on a white beach chair as she enjoyed an iced grape juice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her wheat-colored skin, red lips, purple grape juice, and water dripping down her chest made for a truly beautiful picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana was very pleased with Luke’s admiring gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Women never rejected a man’s praise, even if it was only in their gaze, provided that the man didn’t disgust them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She coughed lightly and said, “What’s been going on with you and Bruce recently?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He seems a little unhappy about losing some playmates. I won’t provoke him in Gotham.” Luke’s finger slid over the cup, creating even bigger water droplets that dripped down to hit the sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget the Mad Hatter and Poison Ivy — the Joker was Master Wayne’s ‘obsession.’ It was normal for him to be a little unhappy after Luke stole him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana put down her cup. “It’s been more than a month. Including your ‘tour’ of Europe, you haven’t been in Gotham for almost three months. Aren’t you going back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke wasn’t her or Arthur. He had been in Gotham since the beginning, which could be considered his ‘nest.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he was wandering around outside, Diana suspected that there were cracks between the two powerful bigshots in the Justice League.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke shook his head with a smile. “I’m different from Bruce. Gotham is his hometown and his connection, but that’s just my starting point, not my end.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana stared at him. “Where’s your destination?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “So, I set a small goal first, like… changing America?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana’s beautiful mouth dropped open. She was stunned for a few seconds before she confirmed, “You’re not kidding?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Gotham was America’s most stubborn ‘cancer,’ then the other major cities in the country were similar ‘lesions.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changing America was as inconceivable as treating someone with terminal cancer; it was even harder than Master Wayne using justice to change Gotham.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana had seen too many filthy things in the last century. She really didn’t think that anyone could turn America into… no, the country had always been a super rotten quagmire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who wanted to do their best for the country but couldn’t pull it up would instead sink to the repulsive bottom to be absorbed and to decompose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given Luke’s performance, if he said that he wanted to transform a small country with hundreds of thousands of people, Diana wouldn’t feel that he was talking big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But transforming hundreds of millions of people into a world-class power? That was much more difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke took a sip of his mango juice and smacked his lips. “Because I’m Bruce, but I’m not Bruce either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana glanced at him curiously. “Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke couldn’t help but admire the rare sight of a slightly childish expression on the 100-year-old princess’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t until her sidelong glance turned into a roll of her eyes and a snort that he revealed a little secret. “Do you remember our earliest meeting?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana said, “I do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “So, you must remember my name, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana said, “Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her answer was short, but her expression and tone implied: Get to the point!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke said, “You might have guessed that I’m indeed Bruce Wayne.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana waited for a few seconds, but didn’t hear anything else. She was surprised. “That’s it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke was stunned. “That’s not enough?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana frowned. “So you’re not Bruce Wayne’s half-brother or distant relative?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke was lost for words. Fine, the princess had a very ‘traditional’ mindset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This museum curator clearly couldn’t be bothered to understand things like space-time travel and parallel universes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it, activities like farming, fishing, and even wine manufacturing on Paradise Island all used very traditional methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess had personally stepped on the grapes to make a batch of wine for Luke, which he had specially put away as a souvenir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these ridiculous thoughts flashed through his mind, he finally gave the real answer. “I’m Bruce Wayne from another time and space, another Batman.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a Batman in the Marvel universe; it was just that there was no Wayne Enterprises there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana’s beautiful mouth dropped open again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrary to Luke’s expectations, the princess had indeed considered this possibility, but purely as a fanciful thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like how a man wanted to be rich and have many wives, she hadn’t given the thought serious consideration at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought that it was real?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was right. Diana didn’t suspect that Luke was lying, because there was no need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his strength and influence, was there any benefit in him pretending to be Master Wayne from another world? No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wouldn’t change her attitude toward him just because he was or wasn’t from another world. This was just an unexpected mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being dazed for a long while, she finally came back to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Luke, who was leisurely enjoying his juice, she couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Then, where are you from?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke tilted his head and thought for a moment. “It’s a little similar to this place. There are superheroes and all kinds of powerful existences.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana asked, “Then why are you here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke sighed. “For justice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana: ???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t believe such nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firstly, given Luke’s personality, he would have a clear goal. He wouldn’t mess around with random things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, wasn’t it enough to be a hero in one dimension?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke decisively said that it really wasn’t enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is still a lot of criminal activity on my side. There are also a lot of forces and mysterious existences in space that can easily destroy a city or a planet.” He spread his hands helplessly. “But I think it’ll take more than ten years or decades for me to encounter strong enough enemies on Earth. The slightly weaker Justice League over there will take care of itself. I was a little free, so I came here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frowning and thinking for a moment, Diana shook her head. “You took care of Doomsday and Steppenwolf quickly. We won’t see many here who are stronger than that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke chuckled and wagged a finger. “No, no, no. I don’t have many supervillains with outstanding strength on my side anymore. They don’t appear as fast as they are wiped out, so I’m really bored.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana thought for a moment. “What do you mean, ‘wiped out’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke nodded calmly. “Just like what you’re thinking: physical elimination. Dead enemies don’t have the chance to jump out and cause trouble twice. Hm, at least, that’s what most supervillains are like.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was a Batman who killed people still Master Wayne? Diana was skeptical. “… Are you sure you’re really Bruce Wayne?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Names are just code names, and I’m a man in a mask.” Luke shrugged. “Bruce also warned me that he would be keeping an eye on me. I’m willing to let him supervise me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana was silent, but her eyes flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luke suddenly reached out and took her hand. “But I don’t like an old man watching me. So, Your Highness, are you willing to sacrifice some of your time for this world to ‘supervise’ me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana stared at him in surprise, but didn’t pull her hand back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gentle sea breeze blew over the sea in spring, indicating that a brand new era had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>",1252,"2026-06-06T03:36:52.976Z",1,"novelbin.me","80b033f528856b8a7c5f2d8a85d9285f5b9a7c93fd585f8d779d39e94dd8bbc6","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-2233","super-detective-in-the-fictional-world-chapter-2231",2233,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsuper-detective-in-the-fictional-world-cover.jpg"]