[Western Crossover] An Atypical Teenage Armed Detective, but a Batkid

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[Hey, the anti-theft setting is now 80% plus a 24-hour delay.

[9/16 This is my first time publishing a VIP story, and I'm not very familiar with how it works. You need to purchase every chapter to read the bonus extra in Chapter 1. I can't change the setting now, and I'm really sorry.]

[9/17 Since this story was converted to VIP partway through, some readers followed it from beginning to end and had already read the earlier chapters before they went behind the paywall, so they don't have the all-chapters-purchased badge. So I'm adding another bonus extra that can be read with a 20% subscription rate. If there are more extras later, I'll do the same. Please bear with me, I'm new to this QAQ.]

[I've seen a lot of people say the protagonist's change of heart feels abrupt. Though the likely reason is my writing, I'll explain anyway: the protagonist had already stopped wanting to live when his parents told him to leave during the scarecrow hallucination (Chapter 16). When he killed the Joker, he was holding on to the thought of dying right there (Chapter 33). And in this fantastical DC world, those really were the last spirits of his parents. Later, he learned that Batman, whom he'd admired, was his biological father, and became fixated on him. At first, it didn't matter who it was: whoever occupied that position would have become the person he clung to. It was only later, when his feelings became genuine, that he said, "(Chapter 52) He wanted far more than just the role of Robin." Does nobody think the protagonist is a little unnaturally obsessed with Batman? Put another way, he didn't choose not to kill because he agreed with Batman's ideals. He chose to accept those ideals because of Batman. And since he isn't fundamentally a bad person, if the side of justice had no Batman or his family, or Superman, he really might have ended up in Arkham. One little defense: I think the protagonist is in so much pain that he's blocked out what happened to his biological parents. If he remembered it, he might still want to die. No matter how nice his thoughts sound, this could also be a first-person narration issue, where he sees himself in an overly favorable light.]

But all that said, thank you for the feedback. I'll do my best to improve.

Blurb 1:

I land in the Kansas newbie village from the start, eat Mrs. Martha's apple pie, make myself at home in Superman's room, and cause a little trouble on his home turf.

Superman: ...?

Me: Hehe!

Blurb 2:

While tracking a drug operation, Red Hood and Red Robin are surrounded by a horde of masked, armed guards. Then a boy playing detective suddenly drops from the sky and, with a well-aimed kick, knocks their target flying out of a crowd of faceless goons. "Hey, detective on the case~!"

Red Hood: So, in the years I was away from this world, has violent investigative work become the latest trend in the detective business?

Red Robin thinks about their daily life: ...It's not out of the question. I mean, it's always been like this, hasn't it?

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In short, this is the coming-of-age story of a Bat-kid who is gently nudged into becoming a dazzling hero of justice under the guise of a detective, while secretly doing antihero work.

New blurb 3 (Couldn't decide which one was best, so I'm serving them all up.)

Even if I deal with certain criminals, I don't have superpowers, I don't get into fights with famous criminal gangs, and I have no intention of hurting ordinary people. So why do the primary-colored hero and the dark-and-broody one, these super-super-tier superheroes, see me as a potential threat?! I solemnly swear I'm just an ordinary detective!

Being forced to team up with teenage superheroes is one thing. I'm a good detective, and worst comes to worst, I can just switch to another secret identity.

Wait, why has my secret identity suddenly acquired a relative?!

I'm the detective, and I'm the secret identity too, so who am I?!

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Note: This isn't a classic detective story. There's no logic, no deduction process, and I have no gift for humor, so the American-style humor might not be all that funny either. Just switch off your brain and enjoy.

First-person Bat-kid story / lighthearted, focused on friends and family, no romance or ambiguity / The protagonist isn't stupid, it's the author's fault / The protagonist's name is so long

11-14-16-18-21-25-38 (The approximate ages of the protagonist and Damian, not meant to withstand scrutiny)

Theme: Keep growing upward through the soil, and you'll find meaning in life, then bloom.