Chapter 145: Feelings and Problems
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"I was to make mistakes, not to fake perfection"
- Karma Akabane, (Assassination Classroom)
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<(Bruce Wayne POV)>
"Shit, why are bloodstains so hard to get off from my armor? I thought it would be much easier to clean my armor than my normal clothes. Gosh, Alfred has my absolute respect for making his job look so easy. Even with the smart tuxedo I gave him, cleaning my clothes and armor should still be a hard job, especially since he insists on doing it himself instead of taking the help of other maids in the manor or using my cleaning droids to make everything look spotless and shining clean... I swear, he is almost as paranoid about cleaning things and keeping them proper as the OG Batman was about not trusting anyone." I mumbled to myself with an audible sigh before putting down the soapy sponge I was using to get the red stains off my armor.
Yep, this is the last time I clean my armor myself. Next time, I'll just let Alfred do his job... or use cleaning droids like a proper scientist should.
It turns out that despite being made entirely of nanobots, my armor CAN get dirty, especially with dried bloodstains. The reason it never happens with my own blood despite the nanobots being stored inside my body is that when inside me, they are stored as individual clusters of nanobots that are roughly the size of dust particles and thus do not get stuck with my blood cells but when they come together and solidify as a weapon or armor, they can get stained by liquids just like any other ordinary solid material.
'Hmm, maybe I should layer the nanobots with some anti-stain coating next time to increase its stain resistance... or maybe a self-cleaning feature that can instantly get rid of stains, dust, grime, or any other stuff that could defile it. After all, I really don't want even the tiniest amount of dirt getting inside my body when I store some of the nanobots inside my body.' I mentally decided.
Of course, I only have to worry about this stuff till I perfect nanotechnology and evolve my nanobots into nanites. Once I can make self-replicating nanites at the molecular scale, then none of these concerns will be a bother anymore. With nanites like that, I would be OP as hell. I mean nanites of that level can do almost anything including genetic engineering on the go, controlling almost every type of technology in existence, and even affecting the weather to some extent. Honestly, once those nanites are perfected, I would be as strong as Cheon Yeo Woon from the Manhwa, Nano Mashine..., if Cheon Yeo Woon were on steroids that is.
'However, all of those dreams were far off since I still needed a few years to perfect the technology to reach those standards of magical reality-altering efficiency.' I thought with a sigh.
Just when I was daydreaming about my inevitable power-up one day, Alfred walked in through the elevator into the main cave where I was trying to wash and clean my armor, followed by Slade in his complete Deathstroke armor, "Master Wayne, while I admire your initiative of trying to lessen my burden, however, using fabric softener on your bat armor is about as effective as using a grappling hook to catch a cold. Next time, might I suggest a specialized detergent..., or better yet just leaving the cleaning to someone less inclined to fight crime in their spare time?" The butler sarcastically said with a small smile on his face as he took a look at the armor which was still nowhere as clean as when he cleaned it.
"Alfred, I think you misunderstood our ladies' man here. He is not trying to make your job easy but practicing for what his little harem of girlfriends is going to force him to do for them very soon. After all, since he has started painting himself as the most perfect man on Earth, he might as well just go the extra mile and become the most lovable househusband in the future." Slade mockingly added with a snicker.
"I knew this would surprise even the genius Bruce Wayne. You owe me ten bucks, Alfred." - Slade.
After a few seconds of silence which almost felt like an eternity, I looked at Slade with a confused expression on my face before asking, "Did I..."
"Yes, you heard that correctly and no, you are not going crazy. I checked the letter the Queen sent him and verified all the information three times before coming here. He does seem to have a mysterious daughter with the Bloody Queen of England. You see, our friend Alfred here doesn't seem to believe in using protection and he also must be as fertile as a horse because he got her pregnant in one night. The Queen must have, of course, taken a plan B pill later but as we can all see it was one of the special cases where the pill didn't work. And later, the Queen probably couldn't abort the baby because of her rare blood condition that runs in their bloodline which makes a lot of meds and surgeries extremely dangerous for them. Almost every member of the royal family tries their best to avoid surgeries for that very reason after all.
After the girl was born, the Queen was kind enough not to kill her then and there to get rid of her permanently. Instead, they named her Julia Pennyworth after her father and decided to keep her existence a complete secret till now to maintain their power and squeaky-clean image. They silently put her in a well-reputed orphanage, looked after her a little from behind the scenes, and even helped her get inside the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, a special reconnaissance unit of the British Army affiliated with MI6 to make sure that she could take care of herself once she grew up. Julia was always considered a genius and a VERY capable young girl with a stellar career in front of her, but it seems that she has unfortunately come under the radar of some shady organizations who are also the enemies of the crown because of one of her missions." Slade explained after interrupting my dazed words.
"Some of these organizations are rather tricky to deal with and the Monarchy is keen to avoid showing any chinks in its armor right now. So, the few people who are aware of Julia now want to discard her as collateral. The Queen, after finding out about this, quite unexpectedly, discovered that she actually possessed some amount of motherly affection for her secret daughter. Thus, she contacted me to help Julia get out of Europe for some time until things settled. However, initially, it was difficult for both the Queen and us to directly use our influence on the special regiment she is involved with without revealing who she really is but because of the attack that happened on you in Rome as well as the assault that happened on your uncle's family in Brussels, we have found a workaround." Alfred revealed with a sheepish face. "A workaround that doesn't involve telling her or the army about her royal bloodline."
"Yes, we had an opportunity to negotiate with the British army in the presence of representatives of various other nations of the European Union and after telling them that we have a lot of information and intelligence on the organization that orchestrated the attack on your aunt and her daughters, I am really proud to tell you that they agreed that as long as we give them what they want which is simply my and Wayne International's assistance in uncovering essential details about the terrorist organization behind the latest attack, they will permanently station Julia to the US as your bodyguard and will just... "forget" about her." Slade completed Afred's words with a happy nod like he was extremely impressed with his negotiating skills.
"... Did you guys just say that she would be permanently assigned as my bodyguard?"
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