Nobody can stop me from drawing cards in Gotham!

Chapter 63 [Active Action - Guardian's Mark]

"Um, are you sure you don't need any compensation?"

Although Jason was pleased that Jaeger had accepted the commission, he still cautiously asked a follow-up question.

“No need,” Jaeger said. “I’m still very interested in non-human beings, provided… they actually exist.”

"What do you mean?" Jason asked.

"After all, it's also possible that someone is deliberately playing tricks, intentionally creating and spreading similar panic, although we don't know what their purpose is." After saying this, Jaeger suddenly stood up and walked straight towards Jason.

Jason instinctively shrank back a little: "?!"

"Don't be nervous," Jaeger reassured her. "I'm just doing this in case... You said before that the monster's attack area is getting closer and closer to your house, didn't you?"

"That's right." Jason nodded. "But does that have anything to do with what you're doing now?"

"Yes," Jaeger affirmed. "Now, hold out your hand."

Upon hearing this, Jason glanced at Jaeger with some wariness. But thinking that if the other party really wanted to harm him, there was no need to go through all this trouble, he tentatively reached out his hand.

Jaeger simply extended his finger, quickly tapped Jason's palm lightly, and then withdrew his hand: "That's enough."

Jason: ?

Jason examined his hands thoroughly, then looked up: "What did you do? Nothing looks like it."

"Because ordinary people really can't see it." Jaeger said, narrowing one eye, while the other eye faintly shimmered with the light of inscriptions.

After using the [Wizard] for the first time, Jaeger had been trying to train himself to become familiar with, and even actively use, that special high-sensitivity perspective.

Now that he had mastered this technique, under his gaze, Jaeger could see a special rune in Jason's palm, which he thought contained nothing.

However, this rune did not come from the level 2 [Wizard], but from the last active card among the four active cards of [Mystic Detective] that Jaeger had never used:

[Active - Guardian's Mark]

[Level: None]

[Description: When using this skill card, apply a "Guardian Mark" to the selected object that can only be removed by the user.]

Guardian Mark: The caster will become aware when the target of the Guardian Mark is in danger.

[Note: I remain here, steadfastly watching over everything before me.]

Jaeger had never encountered a situation where he could use this card before, so he had to keep it at the bottom of his drawer.

In this situation, the [Mark of the Watchers] can actually come in handy.

After all, the monster Jason was talking about could appear at any time, and Jaeger couldn't possibly keep an eye on it all the time.

However, with the [Watcher's Mark] and the real name and information pointing to "Jason Todd," Jaeger can then work with the [Messenger] and the [Door] to locate and rescue Jason in time.

"Anyway, don't worry." Jaeger patted Jason on the shoulder. "If you encounter that monster, I'll find out."

"I promise."

"..." Jason looked at Jaeger.

After a long silence, he whispered, "I understand."

He then nodded very seriously to Jaeger and said, "Thank you, Detective... Wizard."

Jaeger didn't object to this. He could tell that the boy in front of him didn't trust others easily, which was a common trait among children who grew up in the crime alley.

After all, placing your trust too easily here often comes at a price.

Even if it's just a child, it's the same.

But the other party seemed to have gone all out to come to him... Could it be that there was some unspeakable reason that made him so worried about being targeted by that monster?

Jaeger pondered deeply and became increasingly convinced that leaving behind the "Mark of Watch" was the right thing to do.

……

……

After giving Jason a few leftover loaves of bread and seeing him off, Jaeger immediately collapsed back onto the sofa, opened Pingo, and scrolled through his chat history with Batman.

He first thanked Batman for the investigation materials and then speculated that Batman couldn't find any information about "Jaeg Winchester".

It's possible that, as I suspected, the [Jaeger Winchester] identity card was originally a character design card...

Therefore, when the card table generates this identity card, it only has the settings and abilities, while the experience needs to be filled in by the player later, so naturally no relevant information can be found.

But it doesn't matter, as long as the abilities and skills are real, the others aren't that important.

Moreover, even if I encounter something related to the past, it will probably trigger some kind of timeline rewind mechanism, just like last time, so he can understand what I did in the past and I don't need to worry about it.

Jaeger scrolled down to the question he had just asked Batman about the recent strange disappearances in Crime Alley and the "monster" that had been sighted.

Batman responded quite quickly.

【bat】: It seems you've noticed this issue as well.

【bat】: I've been paying attention to this issue these past few days, and I even rescued several people with extreme fear symptoms in Crime Alley and sent them to the hospital.

【bat】: Unfortunately, the "monster" you described as the suspected instigator was not caught. He was very quick-witted and would abandon the person he was trying to catch and run away as soon as something seemed amiss.

Jaeger pondered Batman's answer for a moment.

[Great!]: Do you think that guy is really a monster?

Batman, however, gave a very decisive answer.

[bat]: No. I have evidence for this.

[bat]: Before sending the victims to the hospital, I collected their blood and analyzed it.

[bat]: It was discovered that their blood contained a complex chemical substance... Currently, this substance is believed to cause hallucinations and extreme fear reactions, which is extremely dangerous.

[bat]: That's why I said the other party is just a criminal who dresses up as a monster but is actually using chemicals to create panic.

【Great】: So that's how it is, it's some cross-dressing poisoner dressed as a monster.

【Yay】: Oh right, I didn't mean to imply that you also have a cross-dressing fetish. Your outfit is awesome, really.

[bat]: ...

[Great!]: Anyway, let me explain the situation to you first. A kid here wants me to investigate this matter, and I think it's quite dangerous to have a so-called "monster" wandering around the neighborhood, so I've decided to take on this case.

【Great】: If you also have the idea of ​​investigating this monster, we can cooperate again, just like last time.

【bat】：Understood.

Bruce, on the other side of the screen, thought, "Perfect timing! I can take this opportunity to observe Jaeger using magic, record it, and then have Zatana analyze it to see what level this person's magic is at."

At the same time, he also remembered something else.

【bat】: Also, there's been a result regarding the Iceberg Club incident.

[bat]: I'll let you know the details on Saturday night, and we'll discuss it further when we meet.

Upon seeing this message, Jaeger perked up.

[Great!]: Okay, let's keep in touch when we have more updates :D

After going offline, the unexpected request was handled with Batman's help, and the Iceberg Club also set a timetable for dealing with the aftermath of the counterfeit incident.

Jaeger then turned to the last thing that required his attention.

...That was the [Unknown Identity Card] floating on the table, displaying the message "Status Updated".