Bruce. Wayne is a proud disciple of the Demon Head, but he doesn't fully know Lars. Al. All the secrets of Gul.

At least the head of the demon didn't tell Bruce about the Assassin Brotherhood, but now it seems that good people will always be noticed, no matter where they are.

Despite Lars. Al. Before his death, Gul passed on his identity as an Assassin to Merlin, but now, another of his disciples had received a call from the Assassin Brotherhood before Merlin.

Yes, Merlin hadn't forgotten about the Assassins, but he couldn't find any clues about the Assassin Brotherhood, so he could only passively wait for the call of the organization.

But for some unknown reason, Merlin never waited for them.

"It's a ritual, Bruce."

Merlin flipped the emblem in his hand and said to Bruce in front of him:

"They must have noticed you, and they have been watching you until they have confirmed that you are capable and qualified to enter the Brotherhood, and then they have called you. What does that letter say? ”

"Nothing useful information."

Bruce shook his head, and he said:

"There's only one address, and it's a church on the outskirts of Rome."

"You should go."

Merlin thought for a moment, and then he said to Bruce:

"Whether you want to join them or not, you should go."

"I'm hesitating, because I don't know what this organization represents."

Leaning back in his chair, Bruce said to Merlin:

"You seem to know something?"

"I don't know much."

Merlin stretched out his left hand, and between the movements of his fingers, a silver blade popped out of his cuff, and he looked at his Hidden Blade and said to Bruce:

"All I know is that they are assassins, real assassins."

"Unlike the Assassin League, who have fallen into the world, they follow the rules and goals that have been set since 400 BC... They swear to fight for the freedom of humanity, and any person or organization that tries to imprison free will is their enemy. ”

"They are real ghosts, and in our history they have never really existed..."

Merlin looked at Bruce, and he whispered:

"But King Xerxes of ancient Persia, Alexander the Great, Qin Shi Huang, Caesar, Genghis Khan, several tsars, and more modern Hitler... The blood shed by these noble people represents what they are doing in the dark. ”

"Seriously, I'm not sure if their behavior is good or bad, but I think that for an organization to exist for so long, its members must be people of faith, and you may not need to be friends with them, but you certainly don't want to gain a group of enemies who have strong beliefs."

Bruce's eyes narrowed, and after a few seconds, he said to Merlin:

"If these things are not what you say, then I suspect it's a nonsense story. But, why did they choose me? ”

"Because of what you've done, and the principles you've adhered to, my Bruce."

Merlin Says:

"If I were one of them, I would recruit you too. There's no better fit for the style of the Assassin Brotherhood than you. ”

"Well, it looks like I do need to go to Rome."

Bruce nodded, he looked at Merlin again, and he said:

"You seem to be interested in those Assassins too, won't you come with me?"

"The trial is solo, Bruce."

Merlin returned the badge to Bruce, saying:

"It was a sacred and solemn moment, and if you didn't want to provoke them, it was best to go alone. Besides, theoretically, I'm already a member of the Assassin Brotherhood, Lars. Al. Before he died, Gul gave me his identity. ”

"I'm also waiting for their summons, and I'm really curious to see how much surprising I can learn from an Assassin Order that has been passed down for thousands of years."

"Maybe the next time we meet, Bruce."

Merlin Says:

"You'll have your own Hidden Blade, and really, it's a good thing to use."

"It's not for me."

Bruce glanced at the blade that popped out of Merlin's cuff, and he shook his head:

"This kind of one-hit weapon is not in line with my values."

"Just because you don't kill doesn't mean you can't use it to poke a few holes in criminals."

Merlin shrugged his shoulders and said:

"With a little bit of precision, it can save you a lot of trouble."

"I still remember what you told me, Merlin."

Bruce put down his glass and said to Merlin:

"There's a line there, it's not visible, but it's real, and once we cross it, there's no going back. I don't use weapons because I don't have any rules for myself, not like that, Merlin. ”

He turned his head to look out the window at the night, and he whispered:

"I'm just scared of falling."

"Become the kind of person I hate the most."

Hearing Bruce's words, Merlin did not respond immediately, and after more than ten seconds, he smiled and said to Bruce:

"You teach me in turn with my words, and yours is yours."

"I'm not teaching you, Merlin."

Bruce shook his head:

"I just don't want to see you lost, you have dozens of times more power than mine, you must have more difficulty than me to resist the temptation of violence, compared to you, I am just a slightly ideal ordinary person."

"No, Bruce."

Merlin took a sip of wine, and he said:

"We are all ordinary people. Strength corrupts, so we need to stay weak. ”

"Alright, the heavy things are said and done, let's talk about something light, are you ready to renew your relationship with Talia? You also saw that she has become more or less normal now, maybe you should marry her home, didn't Ah Fu always want to see the day you get married? ”

"It's all gone."

Bruce chuckled:

"I don't fit in with her, she has a soul in her body that is tougher than most men, and what I look forward to is a completely different future than what she is looking forward to. Don't worry about me, I can get married at any time, but you, why are you still alone? That lady just now seems to have a crush on you, don't you have any ideas? ”

"Ugh..."

Merlin picked up the bottle and poured himself a glass of wine, as if he had borrowed it to kill his sorrows.

He said to Bruce:

"I liked a woman and she's gone."

"Not long ago, another woman also left, and sadly, I realized that I actually liked her a lot."

"My feelings are a mess, Bruce. Ciel is a good woman, I don't want to involve her, I'd rather fight the ancient gods now than think about these things anymore, please, don't stress me. ”

"Tap, don't slap your face!"

Just as Merlin and his best friend had finished their drink, a scream suddenly came from the other side of the suite.

Merlin and Bruce turned around and saw that Damien was being pounded on the ground by two girls, and he seemed to annoy Raven and Lorna, but Raven seemed to help him heal his throat, which allowed the bastard to finally speak.

"Who are these two?"

Bruce looked at Lorna and Raven, and he said to Merlin:

"Your child?"

"My sister."

Merlin laughed and cried:

"Where did you tell I had a baby?"

"Who knows?"

Bruce whispered:

"We haven't been in touch for years since we separated, maybe you've got a love debt, and their age seems to match my judgment... Well, no kidding. ”

Bruce put down his glass, he looked at the watch on his wrist, and said to Merlin:

"I'll leave with Damien first, and he'll have to go to school tomorrow."

"You go first."

Merlin waved his hand:

"I still have some things to talk to Talia about."

Ten minutes later, Talia took Hill back to the room, Hill had changed into a set of clothes, a set of red dresses, perfectly outlined Hill's figure, the long skirt dotted with broken diamonds, emitting a blurry halo under the light, making Hill look extremely amazing.

"Well, good taste."

Merlin's gaze lingered on Hill for a moment, and he said to Talia:

"You'll never let me down in that regard, Talia."

"yes."

Talia nodded, and she said:

"I remember your preference, Merlin, I have prepared another outfit for Ciel, but unfortunately she doesn't want to wear it, otherwise she will surely tickle your lonely heart."

After Talia's ambiguous words came out, Merlin immediately felt Raven's gaze fall on him, Merlin coughed lightly, and said solemnly:

"Don't be so ambiguous! Talia, there's a kid here, and nothing has happened between us. ”

"yes, it's a pity."

Standing at the table with her arms crossed, Talia said:

"We had a lot of opportunities, but unfortunately you gave them up."

Seeing that Talia's words became more and more outrageous, and even Ciel's gaze became strange, Merlin quickly changed the subject, and said:

"I've got something to tell you."

"Oh, so I'm here to get down to business, not to have fun."

Talia nodded, and she said with regret on her face:

"That's a shame, I'm going to invite you to stay here tonight. You see, Bruce and I have been completely separated, maybe I should give myself another lover. ”

"Thalia!"

Merlin's tone became low.

Talia shrugged her shoulders, and with a weird smile on her face, she said:

"Okay, okay, you're really the same as before, you can't afford to make jokes."

She sat down in her chair, took out a slender lady's cigarette, lit it, and then, in a ladylike gesture, looked at Merlin, and said:

"Tell me, what's the trouble?"

"Those mutants."

Merlin Says:

"Last week, you gave me a list of mutants who mysteriously disappeared, do you know about that?"

"yes, I know."

Talia exhaled a puff of smoke and said:

"Actually, I found out about it after the first person went missing, and I sent someone to monitor the remaining targets, and I noticed something unusual."

"So, do you know who took them?"

Merlin narrowed his eyes, and he asked:

"Other mutants? Or is it something else? ”

"Neither!"

Talia reached out again and touched the black box on the table, and a video was projected into the air.

What appeared to be a pinhole camera was taken in a messy room, and in the camera's footage, a yellow-haired, well-dressed guy could be seen hurriedly packing up his things, apparently planning to escape.

"This is a radical mutant, his nickname is 'Poison', and his ability is to create biotoxins with different effects according to his own will."

Thalia explains:

"Over the past decade, he has used this ability to commit many crimes, resulting in more than 50 deaths or disappearances. He's a real bad guy and one of the ones we've got on your list. ”

Merlin nodded, pushing his glasses and looking at the scene in front of him.

The footage wasn't long, just a few minutes, and after the mutant had packed up and saluted, he seemed to be about to set a fire to his house and burn it down, but the moment he took out his lighter, his movements suddenly froze in place.

Merlin could see very clearly, the guy seemed to have been manipulated, his face became dull, and the burning lighter in his hand even burned his hand, but he still didn't react.

It wasn't until more than ten seconds later that this guy suddenly threw down the lighter in his hand, walked straight to the door, twisted the door lock, and didn't care about the house that was set on fire behind him, so he walked away stiffly.

Talia reached out to turn it off, and opened another footage, which was the disappearance of another mutant, almost exactly like the poison disappearance.

"See?"

Talia said to Merlin:

"No one kidnapped them, no one threatened them, they left on their own, and almost every guy who went missing left on their own and then disappeared. But apparently, they are not in normal shape. ”

"Someone controlled their thinking."

Merlin looked at the freeze-frame and said:

"Remote manipulation, no evidence left on the scene... It's not even clear if it's the power of technology, or the abilities of mutants. ”

"Well, I'll have to tell Professor Charles the news, and maybe I'll be able to get some extra clues with him."