Batman wanted to speak up when Zatana was depressed and persuade her to give up, after all, Batman's purpose for coming here had been achieved, and he didn't think that Zatanna's plan would succeed.

Unexpectedly, Zatana suddenly pushed him away, and then said energetically: "In this case, I want to see what kind of secret this mysterious Professor Schiller is hiding?" What exactly are his weaknesses? ”

"When the curse of extreme evil falls on such a person, something very terrible must happen, and I must stop this!"

Looking at the resolute expression on Zatanna's face, Batman, who had just been hugged by Zatana, felt that he was not very good at speaking now.

Unexpectedly, Konstantin coughed twice and said: "Xiaozha, you can also see that this professor is not an ordinary person, or we will still be ...... this time."

Konstantin also has the intention of leaving, although he didn't get the cursed soul this time, but he got the handle of Batman, which can be regarded as a full return, and his goal has basically been achieved, anyway, he didn't think Zatanna's plan could succeed.

But Zatanna glared at him and said, "Do you think I'm like you?" I'm not going to aim for retreat. ”

After speaking, she walked up to the light balls again, looked down at the building blocks in her hand, and said, "Building blocks? Let me think...... No, no, no matter what, it's not right to cheat on a child, but the exchange should be okay, right? ”

With that, she pulled over a memory ball, which was smaller than the others, and the screen unfolded, and Zatanna constructed a scene in a children's room.

Then, she said to herself: "This building block should be a very important thing for young Schiller, if I exchange him for an umbrella, he should exchange it with me, right?" ”

After speaking, the young Schiller appeared in the memory space, and at this time, a female teacher who was exactly the same as Zatanna walked in, holding a building block in her hand, and then squatted down, looked into the eyes of the young Schiller and said, "Schiller child, do you want this building block?" ”

Young Schiller looked into Zatanna's eyes and nodded, Zatanna showed a gentle smile, touched his head, and said, "Then will you use an umbrella to change with the teacher?" ”

Young Schiller glanced at the large umbrella he had grabbed behind him, looked back at Zatanna, and shook his head.

"Why don't you want to change with me?" Zatanna still squinted her eyes very gently, and said with a smile: "It's not raining today, you can safely play with blocks in the house without having to go out, come on, give me the umbrella ......"

Schiller took a slight step back and shook his head again, but his eyes stayed on the bricks in Zatana's hand, and Zatanna felt that this might be the most promising game, so she passed her hand forward again.

Unexpectedly, Schiller quickly took the building blocks from her hand and ran to the corner.

Zatanna's eyes widened with rage, as if she felt a little angry, she immediately took two steps forward and said, "How can you snatch something?" This is not right, children should be polite! ”

But the young Schiller, who hid in the corner, held a block in one hand and an umbrella in the other, and kept staring at her, Zatanna wanted to take two steps forward, but she was afraid of irritating Schiller.

She had no choice but to reset the scene again, and this time, she didn't stretch her hand so far forward, grabbed the block, and didn't give Schiller a chance to succeed, and then she and Schiller stared at each other like this for three hours.

Of course, it was three hours in memory space, and about 20 minutes passed in Zatana's soul buffer.

In the end, the screen went out, and Zatanna chose to give up, she stood there and said a little sluggishly: "I really don't understand, how can such a young child have such a strong concentration?" He stared at my movements for three hours, and as soon as my fingers loosened a little and my mind wandered for a moment, he would snatch the blocks away......"

"Many children with autism have a higher concentration than their peers, and when they are lacking in one thing, they will be particularly good at it in the other." Batman spoke.

Zatanna's face looked very tired, not only because it took too much effort to reset the scene multiple times, but also because anyone who encountered Schiller's line would feel a kind of mental torture.

Batman saw Zatana's expression, he knew that Zatanna's emotions were stretching into a string, and now it was a little too tight, and it could break at any time, and it was not a good idea to stimulate her at this time.

Sure enough, he heard Zatana muttering to herself, "I have to deal with this curse, I have such a responsibility, it is my fate......"

"Hell's fate!" Konstantin, who was lying on the ground to regain his strength, raised his voice and said, "Why don't you understand that those elders who say these words to you don't really want you to save the world, but just want to use you to save them!" ”

"Konstantin!" Zatanna almost screamed, "Do you think I'm going to be like you?" I'm different from you, I will definitely use my talent to protect this world, I will never let myself go down such a path! ”

Konstantin closed his eyes, his chest rose and fell slightly, and he said: "Perhaps, your desire to protect the world is true, but the person who set this goal for you and taught you methods and skills has never really wanted to protect the world......"

"Are you talking about my father?!" Zatanna's voice had already broken, and she said viciously to Konstantin: "No matter what, what my father and I are doing is protecting others!" And not like you! ”

Konstantin didn't refute this at all, he just took out a cigarette and smoked it, and said, "Are you making a mistake in finding justice and protecting others in the wizarding world?" We're just a bunch of cursed wretched, don't think too much of ourselves. ”

Batman saw Zatana's somewhat distorted face, and through the conversation between Zatana and Constantine, Batman guessed that Zatana, who was born into a famous family, may have been instilled since she was a child with the idea of using her powerful talent to save and protect the world.

Perhaps, the purpose of the people who inculcate this truth in him is not pure, or maybe their purpose is simple, but it does not correspond to the facts.

Constantine has emphasized countless times that magical talent is like a curse, constantly forcing people to slide into the abyss, and Zatana seems to think that she will be the exception, but Constantine is very pessimistic about it.

"You should save more strength, Xiaozha, and leave some strength to protect yourself, instead of driving yourself crazy on the road to pursue so-called justice like you are now."

Zatanna's expression moved for a moment, and Batman saw a hint of vulnerability in that moment, but it quickly disappeared again.

This female magician, who always has a playful smile on her face, is always focused and energetic as if she is performing on stage.

But first, when he heard the news of the Extremely Evil Curse, he rushed to Gotham non-stop, and then, he spent a lot of strength and energy to arrange the fog that blocked Gotham's spiritual world, and finally, the matter of finding the flaws in the memory space did not go well......

This series of blows made Zatana feel very anxious at first, as if there was always a voice in her heart urging her, telling her that if she couldn't solve this matter alone, there would be serious consequences, as long as she didn't do her best, as long as she made the slightest mistake, the world would be destroyed, and humanity would perish.

And this emotion, Batman deeply understands.

Batman wasn't a very comforting person, and he had to distract Zatana in his own way, so he spoke:

"If we continue to spend here, there will be no additional progress, I think we should go back to the real world first, which is the most sensible choice."

He looked at Zatanna and Konstantin and said, "You two are not in good shape, we need to rest urgently, let's go back first." ”

Konstantin nodded, got up from the ground, and was about to leave, but Zatanna, who was standing in silence, took a deep breath, spit it out again, and said, "If you want to leave, I can send you back first, but I must stay here." ”

"Even if I can't get my hands on the curse medium now, I must know how to restrain him, otherwise, it will be too late when disaster really strikes."

"Xiaozha, listen to me, there's no point in continuing to drag on, it will cause you a lot of harm." Konstantin looked Zatana in the eye and said, "I know you still have your hole cards, but it's not worth it." ”

"There's nothing unworthy, I've said it all, I'm doing my best every moment." Zatanna was also reluctant to back down, saying, "If you want to go, I'll send you away now, but I must find the flaws in these memory spaces." ”

Zatanna's stubbornness gave Konstantin a headache, and he gave Batman a look, wanting Batman to come over and persuade him, but unexpectedly, Batman came over and said, "Do you think you still have any strength left?" If there is, then execute your plan. ”

"Oh my God, are you crazy?!" Konstantin was puzzled and said, "Even if you stay here for a few more hours, what will you do?" It's just a matter of repeating these previous failures a few more times......"

Unexpectedly, Zatana said, "No, since things have come to this point, I think we can use some radical methods." ”

"You're saying you have another way?" Batman asked, looking at her.

Zatanna sighed and said, "Actually, I don't want to do this, it's beyond the scope of memory modification. ”

"Now, as you can see, I'm creating a fictional memory space, implanting false memories into the characters in the memory space, which doesn't actually have much impact on the real memory."

"Because it's only a change in the superficial layer of consciousness, and it doesn't touch the deeper part at all."

"But there's so much more to psychic magic, and we can follow the path of memory to the depths and peek into more secrets there."

Zatanna sighed softly and said, "If we can't help it, through this deception, to get him to hand over the curse medium, then at least we can get a way to restrain him and stop him when he wants to do something." ”

Seeing the look on Zatanna's face and hearing what she said, Batman had a very strange feeling, because he saw his past self in Zatanna's body.

Suspicious, paranoid, and delusional of victimization, he hopes that everything will act according to his ideas, that all plans are prepared, and that any existence that may be beyond his control must be taken out of their weaknesses, otherwise it will be difficult to sleep.

Now, Batman has a clear idea of how his current personality came to be, driven by anger, revenge, and a desire to save Gotham, desperate to become a perfect person, and very anxious about not being perfect.

So what is Zatanna being forced to embark on such a road to the abyss? And what could save her?

Batman suddenly realizes that such a person is not likable from the perspective of an onlooker, and he finally understands why Schiller and the maniac who is always laughing keep emphasizing that "people who dress up as bats are mentally ill".

Because this kind of person really looks too much like a mental patient.

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