[Western Crossover] The Days I Played Joker Cards in Gotham

Thanks for asking. I'm in Gotham, and I just got off the plane.

Du Qian had inexplicably lost all his memories. To seek treatment, he boarded a flight to the United States at his mentor's urging, but can someone explain why the plane landed in Gotham???

Du Qian could still remember at least two things.

[First: Gotham, the city of crime, a fictional city in DC Comics and one of the most crime-ridden places in the world. It's infamous for its darkness, decay, and corruption, and home to a diverse assortment of supervillains.]

[Second: How to use an app to book a flight home.]

Unfortunately, after booking his ticket, Du Qian ran into a robber...

Wait, why does the robber have [Small Blind 300] written above his head?

Why is there a deck of cards in his hand!

Watching the robber draw closer, Du Qian, with a full-gold-stake Balatro deck, fell silent.

You make a good point, but Balatro is a roguelite game developed by LocalThunk and published by Playstack. Inspired by poker, the game challenges you to combine valid poker hands with unique Joker cards to create powerful synergies, earn enough chips, and beat the blinds. Players can use a wealth of tools, including Tarot cards, Planet cards, Spectral cards, and vouchers, to build powerful decks and unleash a frenzy of combos. To reach the final blind, beat the final ante, and come out on top, you need every advantage you can get. Then win it all.

A submission:

Hello, Jiejie. I'm an ordinary student. Three days ago, my mentor told me to come to the US for treatment, so I did. Somehow, I ended up transmigrating to Gotham, and now I've got a deck of cards in my hand. Everything's gone to hell since I got here, but luckily Balatro saved me. As long as I keep beating the blinds, I can upgrade at the shop. The only problem is that everything there is expensive, and I'm a broke student with no money to spend.

As luck would have it, I know a bit about computers, so I found one and gave it a try. I figured it was just a one-time thing, right? Once I got some starting capital, I could make money on my own. I planned to quit while I was ahead, but Gotham is just too dangerous... Sigh, I had to do it again to upgrade my deck.

Who could have seen it coming? I got caught, and now both Batman and the Joker are after me. What can I say? They've got money, the shop's expensive, and my luck is terrible, so I have to spend even more. But now they're coming after me, and to hide from them I have to keep putting money into Balatro. Of course, the money still comes from them, so now they're even more determined to catch me. The more they chase me, the more I spend, and the more I spend, the more they chase me...

Oh, honestly, I should've quit while I was ahead. Anyway, I can see the Joker.

Reading guide:

1. The protagonist's golden finger is Balatro. You can still enjoy the story if you haven't played it, but Balatro is a great game, so I recommend giving it a try.

2. Mainly set in Gotham, with crossovers from Assassin's Creed and Cyberpunk 2077, along with various other references that play a smaller role. You don't need to know them to enjoy the story.

3. The protagonist isn't entirely lawful good.

4. The original setting is all over the place, and the characters are wildly out of character. (Repeating this three times for emphasis. Apologies in advance to everyone.)

5. No bashing other characters, and this is not a story where everyone dotes on the protagonist. The protagonist is obsessed with playing cards.

Theme: Human nature is good