The crisis in the Flashpoint Universe was finally over.
However, Kevin's work was far from finished.
During this battle, Atlantis also contributed significantly and suffered many casualties in resisting the Kryptonians.
Although the human side had strictly more casualties, these casualties were completely avoidable in the eyes of the Atlantean council.
In their view, the fate of the human world had nothing to do with the underwater world, and Kevin did not need to lead the Atlanteans to resist alien invaders.
These people were old-fashioned, extremely rigid old men.
In Arthur's eyes, they were a bunch of parasites who couldn't adapt and only knew how to stay behind and give orders.
Even when Arthur wanted to attack the land world before, they protested, and if Arthur hadn't suppressed them with force, they would never have agreed to his plan to attack the land.
And now, they were also rejecting what Kevin had done.
If Kevin didn't have the trident and was not much, much stronger than Arthur, they would definitely propose to remove the new king.
This was no joke; Arthur told Kevin they would absolutely do it.
If Kevin wasn't strong enough, they would choose a king they could control.
"So what do you think? Do you want to take over my throne and become the King of Atlantis again?"
Upon learning about the council's affairs, Kevin's reaction was surprisingly calm; he even leisurely asked Arthur if he wanted to be the King of Atlantis again.
Arthur looked at Kevin strangely:
"Are you serious? Aren't you worried I'll start another war?"
"When you ask that question, I'm no longer worried."
Kevin said meaningfully.
"..."
"Besides, do you think if you start another war, you can deal with Bruce, Kara, and Barry?
"Or do you think no stronger aliens will come?"
"...Alright, I admit, there are indeed many powerful beings on land. If I become king again, I will definitely face them more cautiously."
Arthur's tone was stiff, and his words still seemed to hint at attacking the land.
Kevin patted his shoulder and said with a smile:
"That's up to you, anyway... the trident is in my hand, and Karathen is here. If you want to attack the land, you'll have to get past it first."
"...You really don't want to stay on the throne? Are you leaving?"
Hearing Kevin's words, Arthur finally realized that Kevin was not joking; Kevin was truly planning to leave Atlantis, leave Earth, and even leave the Flashpoint Universe to return to his original place.
"I was never from here, and I'm not suited to be a king. If I really stayed in this world as the King of Atlantis, it would be fine for a short time, but over time, I would definitely mess up Atlantis."
Kevin spoke honestly.
Becoming a king was not that simple, especially when he was managing the entire ocean.
The conflicts of so many tribes in the ocean all needed him to handle, and just thinking about it gave Kevin a headache.
Troublesome matters should be left to those who can handle them. A slacker like Kevin, who can't do anything, should abdicate early and return to his own world.
"And..." Kevin suddenly laughed at the end, "I really can't get used to the food underwater; it's too monotonous. My taste buds have long been spoiled by the land people."
In fact, Kevin could tolerate the above reasons with a little effort.
But only when it came to food, Kevin truly couldn't accept it.
He didn't want to eat raw food every day, nor did he want to eat 'special food' with the unique taste of the seabed.
And on this point, Arthur really couldn't refute him.
Putting everything else aside, at least when it came to food, what the land people made was truly more delicious than what was in the sea.
And there was also the alcohol on land.
"How about... you continue to be king, and I'll stay on land to help you monitor the movements of the land people?"
At the end, Arthur suddenly changed his mind.
Kevin gave him a disdainful look:
"Don't even think about it! Go back and be your king obediently!"
What monitoring the land? Wasn't he just wanting to eat the food and drink the fine wine from the land?
It seemed that no matter which universe, Arthur's love for drinking couldn't be changed.
He had only been on land for a few days, and he was already addicted to the food and drink there.
He wondered if he would secretly sneak onto land to freeload food and drinks in the future.
After chatting with Arthur for a while and confirming that he indeed had no intention of continuing to attack the land, Kevin parted ways with Arthur and returned to Wayne Manor to make the final arrangements.
Kara didn't want to leave with Kevin.
Although there was no Kal in this world and the last of the Kryptonians had been destroyed by Kara herself, Kara had no intention of 'wandering' with Kevin.
She was very tired and just wanted to find a place to rest.
Moreover, she felt that being a 'Supergirl' on Earth seemed pretty good.
Finally, Kara decided to open a pet shop with Batman's funding and temporarily settle in Metropolis.
So... Kevin ultimately failed to trick Kara into leaving.
Instead, another person planned to leave with Kevin.
That person was Mera.
"I don't want to stay underwater anymore. If you're going back to your own world, you can take me with you."
After failing to persuade Kevin to stay, Mera decided to leave with him.
Kevin raised an eyebrow and looked at her:
"Then you can just stay on land like Kara; there's no need to follow me."
"...I don't want to see Arthur."
Mera spoke the truth.
She was once Arthur's fiancée, but because Arthur fell in love with Diana, Mera refused Arthur's proposal and fled Atlantis to search for the trident with Kevin.
And now, after experiencing everything, Mera, though no longer 'coerced' by Arthur to become queen, also did not want to continue staying underwater.
She didn't even want to stay in this world.
She wanted to go with Kevin.
But Kevin refused Mera:
"I think you can go with Kara. Didn't she open a pet shop on land? You can help her out."
"...You really don't want to take me?"
"Yes, because I don't want my fiancée to misunderstand."
Kevin said very seriously.
Taking Supergirl with him was because Supergirl had no feelings for Kevin; they were more like friends or comrades who fought side by side.
It was pure friendship, unmixed with anything else.
But Mera was different.
She had already developed feelings for Kevin due to their time together, and after Kevin obtained the trident, Mera, whose original duty was to become queen, often gave Kevin intensely passionate looks that were hard to ignore.
What if, if he hadn't fallen in love with Annie and hadn't confirmed their relationship, Kevin might have accepted Mera's kindness.
After all, Mera was truly beautiful, especially when she used water magic, her eyes sparkling like sapphires, extremely striking.
But unfortunately, Kevin was actually a relatively traditional person at heart.
Having a girlfriend, of course, he had to be responsible for his girlfriend.
Before breaking up with Annie, Kevin felt it was better to maintain his integrity.
"Kevin, you're a bastard!"
Upon learning that Kevin refused to take her, Mera, who had finally mustered the courage to leave with Kevin, immediately became furious out of embarrassment.
She angrily shouted at Kevin and then grabbed a throw pillow from the sofa nearby, throwing it at Kevin's head.
The place where they were talking was the sitting room in Wayne Manor, and the sofa nearby provided Mera with 'weapons' to attack Kevin.
After Mera threw all the throw pillows on the sofa at Kevin's head, she huffed and left.
Sitting on the sofa, Kevin helplessly removed the pillows from his body.
While he was sorting the pillows, he heard Bruce's voice:
"Being too popular is indeed annoying, isn't it?"
"Why do I feel like I've heard something similar before... Have you recovered from your injuries?"
Kevin turned around and looked at Bruce behind him.
In this battle with the Kryptonians, although Bruce had stayed in the fighter jet the whole time, he still suffered some minor injuries.
Coupled with the injuries he sustained in the Russian base when he went to rescue Kara, Bruce's physical condition was indeed not very good at the moment.
After all, he was getting old, and his body was no longer young.
When he was young, Bruce would fight enemies, and even if he was severely injured, he could bounce back and continue fighting crime after a few days of recovery.
But now, Bruce's body's recovery ability had declined, and sometimes even a bruise from an accidental bump would take several days to heal.
Kevin originally thought he should rest for a few days, but less than a week had passed, and he appeared before Kevin full of vigor.
At least from the surface, Kevin couldn't tell that Bruce had been injured.
That's why Kevin was worried about his body.
He was already an old man; why push himself so hard?
"It's fine, Kara used some Kryptonian technology on me."
Kara, who decided not to leave with Kevin, created a simplified version of the 'Justice League' with Batman and others on Earth.
The technology confiscated from the Kryptonians could also be shared within the Justice League, and Justice League members could use it at any time.
"What about Barry? How is he?"
Kevin was asking about the future Barry who hadn't regained his abilities.
"Hmm, that's why I came to find you. Barry is awake. Do you want to go see him?"
Barry, who had suffered the lightning torture that day, finally woke up after being in a coma for nearly a week.
After being treated with technology brought by the Kryptonians and Atlantean technology, Barry's body was temporarily fine; at least, he had no problem walking freely.
But the fact that he still hadn't regained his Speed Force still bothered Kevin.
Now that Barry was awake, Kevin also wanted to go and ask about his plans.
Was he going to go with him to other worlds to find a way to restore the Speed Force, or...
Another electrocution?
"I think... I can try again."
Facing the two choices Kevin gave him, Barry hesitated before answering.
However, Dark Barry, who also rushed over upon learning that Barry was awake, decisively refused:
"No! Brother, do you know you almost died that day? You really almost died! What if you really get struck dead if you try again?!"
Dark Barry refused very firmly.
Kevin held the same opinion:
"Now that the crisis in this universe has been resolved, you don't need to rush to regain your abilities. Why not come with me to other universes and try other methods?
"For example, in my universe, there's a serum that can grant people superpowers. Since you have the 'speed' talent, perhaps through that serum, you can regain your abilities."
Kevin was referring to Compound V, though the X-Gene serum could also be tried.
The former could grant people superpowers, and the latter could stimulate potential superpowers in the human body.
Barry's prerequisites were already met; now, the inability to obtain the Speed Force might just be missing something that could trigger the Speed Force.
Whether it was Compound V or the X-Gene serum, they should both be able to serve as the 'catalyst' to activate the Speed Force.