Eobard Thawne's head shook violently, but it did nothing.
It only made Dante a little impatient, so he delivered another hard slap.
With that second slap across his face, Reverse-Flash's dignity could no longer be triggered.
It shattered into nothing.
However, no one present was going to help him pick up his dignity.
Harley even looked eager to stomp on it a couple more times.
"Pudding, honestly, that scene just reminded me of the good old days when I kidnapped people and tormented them."
Cisco and Caitlin shivered from head to toe when they heard that.
Is this an FBI agent?
What kind of organization is the FBI!?
Dante was long used to Harley's adorable little madness, so he was not surprised.
"Alright, Eobard Thawne, I suggest you tell us everything about yourself."
"Anyway, with the Reverse Speed Force you have left, it's not enough to return to the 25th century, is it?"
Eobard felt like his head was about to explode. He raised it with difficulty and looked at Dante.
"Why do you know everything?"
"You're just a 21st century FBI agent, aren't you!?"
"This is impossible!"
Dante did not answer Reverse-Flash's question. Instead, he calmly poked Thawne's head with a finger.
Then he looked at Barry Allen and Harley.
"See, this is a perfect example of a frog in a well."
"Possessing a certain amount of power, believing oneself to be omnipotent, showing incomprehension and rejection toward anything outside one's cognition, and then using everything to deny the facts right in front of them."
"You will encounter many, many more of these highly intelligent idiots in your future FBI careers."
"So, you must be patient."
Dante's words made Barry and Harley nod repeatedly.
Barry's vibe was, Agent Dante is truly my idol, everything he says is so right.
Harley's vibe, on the other hand, was, Pudding sounds so sexy when he says the word idiot... Oh no, I need to go to the restroom.
But aside from those two and their personal filters, Caitlin and Cisco's rationality finally returned after the shock.
After accepting that Dr. Wells was not Dr. Wells, they had even more questions.
But all their words condensed into one sentence.
"You're Eobard Thawne? Then where did you hide our Dr. Harrison Wells?"
Reverse-Flash raised his head, looked at the two lab assistants who had been with him day and night, and let out a soft laugh.
His laughter grew louder and louder, even bringing tears to his eyes.
"Hahahahaha! You two are really naive."
"Harrison Wells doesn't even know who you two are."
"Because fifteen years ago, I was already the 'Harrison Wells' in your eyes."
Seeing no hope of escape now, Eobard Thawne took on a to-hell-with-it mentality.
The elaborate scheme he had woven with one lie after another came spilling out of his own mouth.
"So, the one who hired you, appreciated you, taught you, and heavily relied on you, was me, Eobard Thawne, from beginning to end."
"It's such a pity. I was just about to extract the Speed Force from Barry Allen and return to my own era..."
After speaking, he still felt he had not said enough, and turned to look at Barry.
"Oh, how could I forget you? Barry, Barry, Barry."
"You are the famous Flash in the future. Everyone respects you, adores you, and even built a Speed Force Museum to commemorate you."
"And I was once one of them."
"But I thought deeper and further than they did. I wanted to... become you."
"So I researched everything about the Speed Force, day and night, and finally, one night... I succeeded."
"I created my own Speed Force, and I called it the Reverse Speed Force. Of course, none of you understand these words except for this man named Dante."
"I realized that the Reverse-Flash, who existed as the Flash's archenemy throughout his life, was actually me."
"At that moment, I knew the meaning of my existence."
"That is to become Reverse-Flash, and then make the Flash even greater." Eobard Thawne's eyes were tinged with mockery and cruelty. "So I followed historical records, returned to the year you were ten, killed your mother in your home, and sent your father to prison under false accusations."
He did not continue, but kept looking at Barry with a half-smile.
Dante had not expected Reverse-Flash to spill everything so thoroughly.
He even revealed the truth about Barry's mother's murder and his father's imprisonment.
So Dante looked at Barry with concern.
Sure enough, Barry, who had made finding the truth, clearing his father's name, and letting his mother rest in peace his life's goal, now had a streak of blue-white lightning flash across his eyes.
The next moment, a blue-white lightning bolt flashed across his vision. Barry appeared in front of Eobard Thawne and grabbed his collar with both hands.
"You said you were the one who killed my mother!?"
"You were one of the two lightning bolts I saw in my house when I was ten!?"
Eobard pursed his lips, a silent acknowledgment.
That provocative attitude immediately enraged Barry.
This good-natured man, who had almost never argued with anyone, already had bloodshot eyes.
They were about to burst.
The next moment, a barrage of punches landed on Eobard Thawne's face.
Since Barry was not even good at punching, it did not cause much damage.
Dante sighed, stepped forward, and blocked the punches that rained down under the Speed Force's enhancement.
Then he activated his Green Lantern transformation and used his Will Green Light to neutralize Barry's negative emotions.
"Calm down, Barry. You can't kill him now."
"But he killed my mother!"
"Exactly, that's precisely why you can't kill him now." Dante's expression was serious as he pointed at Eobard Thawne. "Don't forget, he is the real murderer, and your father is still in prison suffering for him."
Dante's words allowed Barry's rationality to regain the upper hand.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
He was muttering prayers like, "Death Goddess above."
When he opened his eyes again, all his hatred was hidden beneath a calmness like the surface of the sea.
But Dante knew what turbulent undercurrents lay beneath that calm.
Reverse-Flash watched with interest, smiling as he said,
"Barry Allen, why don't you try traveling through time to save..."
Dante's expression hardened.
He knew exactly what this bastard wanted to say.
He wanted Barry to travel through time to save his mother, causing Flashpoint.
Could Dante, a man who hated trouble, let that mess happen?
So the Will Green Light flashed, materializing a gag and stuffing it into Eobard Thawne's mouth.
The rest of his sentence turned into muffled "woo woo" sounds accompanied by drool.
"Dante... What did he just say I should try to do?"
"Barry, ignore him. His mind is already messed up, he will drool even if he's cured."
(To be continued.)