"The one in my heart," he replied.
Fang Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly. The one in his heart?
That was an interesting answer.
The Bruce in front of him was a collection of many Batmen, and he had naturally seen many versions of Talia.
Although Bruce had countless partners throughout his many lives, Talia was definitely one of the most special.
Because she gave birth to a child for Bruce.
This child was, of course, Bruce's son, Damian Wayne.
Among the versions of Talia that Fang Yuan knew, there were those without children, those who bore Bruce a child, those who created a child for Bruce, and even those with a completely shattered worldview who got involved with the second Robin.
There were good and bad versions. Judging by Bruce's demeanor, this World's Talia was very much to his liking.
"But this is a brand new World," Bruce added. "Past events can only serve as a reference. Everyone has their own life, and this World also has new developments."
Fang Yuan nodded.
Indeed, although the origins of many Superheroes in this World could be traced, under the merged background,
Changes were inevitable.
Especially since Bruce and Fang Yuan were definitely going to stir things up.
Seeing that Bruce didn't want to elaborate, Thomas also suppressed his curiosity.
He also thought Bruce made sense. In this new World, nothing had happened yet, so one couldn't look at the World with old perspectives.
Of course, if Bruce had said the opposite, Thomas would have also found it reasonable.
It was still the same saying: everything his son said was right!
So Fang Yuan moved on to the next step.
"I'll give you a proposal in a couple of days. This World's Vought Corporation is all yours!" Fang Yuan said, acting like a hands-off boss.
"Alright."
Bruce readily agreed. He also wanted to see what this Vought Corporation was all about.
As for how much money, manpower, and other resources it would take to help Fang Yuan start a company, Bruce didn't consider it at all.
With the Wayne Group as a fallback, it was child's play.
"Are you going back to Gotham?" Fang Yuan, in a great mood, proactively asked.
Bruce was about to say no, but then he remembered that he had been away from Gotham for many years, and Alfred at home must have been waiting eagerly.
And he glanced at Thomas Wayne.
"Father and Alfred haven't seen each other for many years either," Bruce thought.
So he nodded and said, "Let's go back. Alfred is still waiting for us at home."
"Alfred?"
Upon hearing this name, Thomas Wayne immediately fell into a reverie, and it was a long while before he came back to his senses.
"That's right." Thomas smiled. "Alfred is still waiting for us."
"Looking at this, it seems the old man won't kill Alfred this time to fight for custody," Fang Yuan mused inwardly.
He was referring to the Thomas Batman from the Flashpoint World in the comics.
That one, in order to free his son from the life of Batman, had become obsessed, and later even thought that Alfred was influencing Bruce Wayne, so he killed Alfred—
As expected of comics, all sorts of bizarre versions exist.
And this Thomas that Fang Yuan knew, although also Batman, was clearly much more mentally stable.
In the infinite Multiverse, anything is possible. Perhaps in some Universe, Batman is Ke Jie.
After speaking, both Waynes turned to look at Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan shrugged. He was in a good mood today after signing two Batmen, so he didn't mind their shameless behavior of treating him like a ride-sharing driver.
He raised his hand and drew a circle, and a Kamar-Taj spark portal appeared out of thin air. Inside the portal was Wayne Manor.
"How convenient."
Thomas exclaimed, and then they drove to Gotham.
"Beep beep!"
Bruce honked the horn at the manor gate, and the gate quickly opened. Fang Yuan initially thought a little old man would rush over halfway through their drive, but no one came to greet them until Bruce parked the car.
"Even if Alfred is excited, he wouldn't lose his composure. He always does his job," Bruce explained, as if seeing Fang Yuan's confusion.
Thomas also nodded, showing that Alfred held a very high position in their hearts.
Indeed, upon entering the manor gate, tea and towels were already set in the living room. A slightly thin Alfred Pennyworth put down a teacup, and upon hearing the movement, turned around and greeted with a smile, "Welcome back, Master Bruce."
"Alfred." Bruce also responded with a smile.
Alfred carefully observed his young master, and only after confirming that he hadn't lost any limbs did he relax: "It's been 10 years. I'm happy you still remember the way home."
"If you hadn't come back, those Rolls-Royces in the garage would have become mine," Alfred quipped.
Bruce felt a little ashamed. He understood that Alfred was concerned about him, and after being away from Gotham for 10 years, Alfred had been managing and looking after Wayne Manor and the Wayne Group, which was not easy at all.
If it were anyone else, Bruce's disappearance for 10 years would have led to the embezzlement of his assets long ago.
Of course, Alfred's reliability was also the reason Bruce could trust him and dare to travel alone.
"You knew it was me coming back?" Bruce asked.
"I saw this car." Alfred nodded. "You bought it with the account money in Kansas a few days ago.
That's when I knew you were coming back."
Bruce smiled. As expected, Alfred understood him well.
He had bought the car with the account money to give Alfred a heads-up, as Alfred was not too young or too old, and it was best not to surprise him, for his heart's sake.
However, Alfred's heart was destined to be tested today.
"By the way," Alfred continued, "I noticed you also brought—Master?"
He looked in surprise at Thomas, who walked out from behind Bruce. Although Thomas's face was much older, Alfred found him incredibly familiar.
"So… so similar…" he murmured.
Thomas proactively greeted him, "Long time no see, Alfred."
Alfred's eyes widened instantly. That voice, that face…
Yes, it must be his Master!
Alfred's eyes welled up slightly. He looked at Bruce and saw that Bruce actually nodded, making Alfred even more incredulous.
After Bruce's detailed explanation of Thomas's origins and Fang Yuan's live demonstration of magic, it took Alfred a while to understand the situation.
Bruce even mentioned his own rebirth, as it would be hard not to be noticed during their future daily interactions. Bruce only omitted the part about having the memories of many Batmen.
"Master from a parallel timeline, Batman fighting crime?" Alfred frowned. He looked at Bruce. "Master Bruce, you're not coming back this time to…?"
"That's right, I'm still going to be Batman!" Bruce nodded firmly.
"I—in principle, I don't agree."
Alfred looked to Thomas for help.
"I actually also hoped he would become a Doctor, or an entrepreneur, or something similar," Thomas shook his head helplessly. "But as you know, we can't change his mind."
"Alright—" Alfred sighed. "It seems I need to call the insurance company immediately."
"Why?" Bruce asked, a little confused.
"From your tone, Batman is very dangerous, so Batman's butler probably isn't safe either.
"Pfft." Fang Yuan couldn't help but laugh.
"Hahaha!"
Bruce and Thomas also laughed heartily. They knew Alfred wouldn't back down even if he knew the danger.
Moreover, a thought simultaneously popped into both Batmen's minds: how they missed Alfred's sharp tongue.
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