Cecilia had been a happy, ordinary college student in Gotham.
After she was accidentally sent to the hospital by the Joker gang's indiscriminate attack, she unexpectedly awakened memories of her past life, and went from giggling to not giggling.
Cecilia: I'm going to fight Gotham's supervillains? For real? Time to do this. We can win, right?
She couldn't stand another day in this wholesome city of Gotham. She didn't even want to stay in the hospital, and just wanted to move to neighboring Metropolis overnight.
Then a well-known Gotham billionaire showed up at her hospital room door with a paternity test, claiming Cecilia was the precious daughter he'd lost.
Cecilia: What the heck! Is this a Batkid story?!
No wonder she'd suffered from stomach problems and claustrophobia since childhood, had a mother who was gone and a father whose identity was unknown, missing memories of her childhood, and an unnamed guest living inside her body. How could a character like this be an ordinary passerby?
Dad, don't say another word! From today on, Cecilia will be the best-behaved little darling in the Wayne family. She'll strictly follow the basic principle of playing dumb, and protect her old dad's secret identity to the death!
Whenever her old Bat-dad got the urge to reveal his secret identity, Cecilia would pin him back down with an all-around, three-dimensional defense.
Cecilia: Hey, this secret identity is hot when you wear it and cold when you take it off. Better keep it on.
Just as she finally reached a dynamic equilibrium with her Bat-neighbors who were trying to reveal their secret identities, family members who were her counterparts in parallel universes suddenly began showing up one after another at Wayne Manor, trying to snatch away innocent, wide-eyed Cecilia.
Cecilia: Huh? What do you mean all my counterparts are dead and I'm the only one left? Is this a Batkid sacrifice story after all?
Cecilia: No, I don't want that! Old Bat-dad! I think I can still be saved!
A happy puppy who absolutely does not want to know about secret identities vs. a Batfamily who absolutely insists on being honest with each other: a chaotic, cheerful daily life.
The puppy has no special talents beyond bringing everyone joy, so don't expect a heroine who crushes all opposition or slaughters her way through the story. But she lives in Gotham, so of course she has a special power.
There's plenty of sweetness mixed with a little angst, but it's still a sweet story.
The blurb is written from the heroine's perspective, so some details may not be true. Please read with caution.
One last warning: The author has a thing for putting the protagonist through the wringer, so there will definitely be some angst. Readers who only want pure sweetness should proceed with caution.
2025.2.10
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