[Western Crossover] How to Save Myself After the Joker Frames Me and Gets Me Sent to Arkham

Ariel is a devoted player of Gotham: City of Dreams. When he wakes up, he finds that he's transmigrated into the character he created!

His agility and intelligence are maxed out, but he's a total weakling in a fight. He's also a low-ranking attendant at an exclusive club, and now he's facing the greatest crisis of his life: the Joker is forcing him to kill someone!

Yes, that Joker, Gotham's eternal villain, a top-tier star for years and the undisputed champion of evil!

To buy time, Ariel fearlessly kisses the Joker by force.

He pays dearly for it. The Joker stabs him and frames him, landing him in Arkham. His life hits rock bottom.

If the world kisses him with pain, then he'll kiss it back by force!

So he joins forces with Red Hood to sow discord among Gotham's villains, wreaks havoc in Arkham, and turns Gotham upside down until he becomes a headache for every villain in town.

Riddler: I want to be friends with you.

Ariel: As if I'd believe a word you say, you rotten old villain!

Then he turns around and betrays him.

Bane: I'm going to break your back.

Ariel: I'd rather not reenact Brokeback Mountain with you. Thanks, but no thanks.

Then he puts on Chelsea boots and uses his 100 agility to run off at lightning speed.

Penguin: Want to help me manage my corporation?

Ariel: I mean, he is offering a lot.

But then he seizes power and sets up shop on his own.

Of course the boss should be me.

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After escaping death countless times, Ariel is on the verge of becoming the king of Gotham's underworld when the Joker finally appears and discovers... he's been saddled with a whole pile of blame?

Ariel grins: Yep, I did it. What are you going to do about it? I'm Nu Guliu Ariel now!

The Joker grins too, ready to steam, braise, boil, or blanch this fool who doesn't know his place...

But Ariel grabs the Dark Knight and, eyes brimming with tears, says, "The king of Gotham's underworld is him! He's behind every bad thing! Hurry and arrest him!"

Joker: ...?

Also known as: The Years the Joker and I Kept Setting Each Other Up; Will the Dark Knight Believe Your Nonsense? He Will.

Content warnings:

1. The pairing is with Batman, one-on-one, but the protagonist and the Joker had a thing for a while. They now mutually despise each other so much that just seeing each other's faces makes them want to throw up.

2. No secondary pairing. The protagonist is a lunatic and not quite right in the head, with a weak sense of morality, but he's always dreamed of being a good person.

3. There are secret identities and mind games. The author isn't very smart, so please be understanding if there are plot holes.

Theme: No matter how miserable life gets, keep going!