The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 1197 Father and son recognize each other
Yang Le's warning had an effect; Batman, who was a father for the first time, almost did something wrong.

Batman did adopt Dick, but his relationship with the latter was more like that of teacher, student, and friends than father and son.

Although they both considered each other indispensable family members, they were not actually father and son. Bruce was a little uncomfortable with Dick at first, but he quickly found the right attitude towards him.

Damian, however, is different. He is Bruce's true blood relative, and this adds a lot of wonderful, indescribable feelings.

Bruce had rarely felt helpless since his debut, but this feeling had been lingering in his mind ever since he met Damian today.

“You’ll have to face Bruce eventually.” Yang Le put his arm around Batman’s shoulder. “Think about it. Damian has always been learning from Talia. You, who have had in-depth conversations with that crazy woman, must know very well what she’s like.”

He didn't respond to Yang Le's risqué remarks, but he was indeed seriously considering what Yang Le had said.

Talia is an abnormal person, and Batman understood this from the first time he met her. To be honest, if he hadn't seen the evidence with his own eyes, he would have had a hard time associating her with the word 'mother'.

It wasn't long before Batman understood Talia's intentions; she wanted to cultivate a perfect successor, which aligned with Batman's preconceived notions about her.

Batman knew that becoming the perfect successor to the League of Assassins would be no less arduous than the preparations he himself had made to embark on this path.

Honestly, Batman doesn't want his children to go through what he went through.

“You’re right, Yang.” Batman remained silent for a long time. “Maybe I should give it a try.”

"Damian has already taken ninety-nine steps; you only need to try taking one."

Yang Le patted Batman on the shoulder and encouraged him, "Believe me, Damian really needs you right now."

After receiving some mental preparation from Yang Le, Batman finally left the room with some hesitation.

The whole process only took two or three minutes, and normally no one should have suspected anything.

But just as Yang Le said before, Damian is a very perceptive kid. Even though Batman's face was covered, he still saw something in the latter's eyes.

Confused? At a loss? In short, the moment Batman saw himself again, he seemed like a completely different person.

Damian immediately realized that the Batman in front of him, who struck fear into the hearts of supervillains, must be his father.

Otherwise, it's hard to explain why Batman would have such a strong emotional reaction when he saw him. It can't be that Batman is his grandfather and Robin is his father, right?
No way? No way?
Damian shook his head. He had been spending too much time with Ban 23 lately, which had made him a little abnormal, causing him to think about these random things. It seemed that he needed to pick up meditation training again, otherwise his brain would be contaminated.

In short, Damian's resolve was no longer as firm as it had been at the beginning. If the bat really was his father, then his behavior just now was definitely not how a father should behave when seeing his son.

“I’m sorry,” Damian spoke before Batman could. “Perhaps… I’ve come at the wrong time…”

Upon hearing Damian's words, Yang Le quickly and quietly kicked Batman, which finally made the latter realize what was happening.

“No, you’ve come at the perfect time.” Batman’s tone was firm; once he started, he couldn’t back down. Batman knew that with a sensitive child like Damian, whether he refused or agreed, he had to be unwavering. Even the slightest wavering would make him suspicious.

"Sorry... Damian, is it okay if I call you that?"

Faced with Batman's probing question, Damian, whose heart was pounding for some reason, nodded with a forced composure.

"Of course, I only have one name. If you don't want to call me a kid from the Assassin's Guild, then you can just call me by my name."

“It’s like this, Damian.” Batman swallowed. “You should have already realized that I am your father.”

At this moment, Damian was not so nervous. The hope for family in Batman's eyes was the best answer. Perhaps everything was not as bad as he thought.

“Yes, I guessed it,” Damian nodded. “But let’s talk about that later. Right now, we have a lot of things to do, right?”

Damian's reminder made Batman realize that the Justice League was in crisis.

About five minutes had passed since Damian and his group arrived at the Batcave, which was enough time for the enemy to increase their control over the heroes.

After all, not everyone in the Justice League is like him, guarding against even those closest to them; even Robin, who was his apprentice, couldn't do that.

“You’re right.” Batman regained his composure. “What do you have to say about this incident, Damian?”

“There are many things I want to say. For example, our League of Assassins is also a member of the Illuminati. Members I know include Lex Luthor, my grandfather Rashomon, the Witch Child, and Black Manta.”

“I don’t know exactly what the Illuminati does. My grandfather didn’t allow me to get involved in Illuminati affairs. I only found out about these members by myself, intentionally or unintentionally.”

"As for this incident, it is not only related to the Illuminati, but also has many connections with the Zerg of Reach."

As Damian spoke, Batman had the Batcave's recording device record these words, and the members he described were pretty much the same as they had guessed before.

Damian's testimony helped them confirm some important things. The Justice League now finally knows who their enemy is, and this information will surely be useful in the next situation.

"It seems the Reach Zerg were pushed to the limit, which is why the Illuminati took action against the Justice League," Yang Le speculated.

It's not hard to guess. Recently, the Justice League and the new forces secretly represented by Yang Le have been putting pressure on the Reach Zerg. Although the Zerg are not yet at their wits' end, they are close to it.

The Zerg of Reach desperately need something to distract the Justice League and give them a chance to catch their breath.

"It seems the partnership between the Illuminati and the Reach is more solid than we thought," Batman said, his eyes gleaming.

"Otherwise, this organization, which has always been lurking in the shadows, would not have risked coming out to help them divert attention."

(End of this chapter)