[Western Crossover] You Turned Gotham Into a Civilized City

You own a city with simple, honest folk and extravagant prosperity, and you are the newly appointed lord of “Gotham.”

You swear to make every citizen NPC suffer through a life of working from nine to five, four days a week.

You dislike one-upmanship. With a single command, you slash the price of American-style quick-draws, so all your citizens can afford imported toys made in PRC factories!

To boost GDP, you impose an intelligence tax. Anyone with a high IQ pays 50% more tax, no matter what they do! Manufacturing chemical agents or endangering public safety incurs an additional 100% tax!

You love cleanliness and cannot stand the sight of vagrants and the homeless. At your command, thirty thousand police officers round up every homeless person and lock them all in Arkham Asylum!

And those lively little Bat-brats keep sabotaging the city’s development. Unforgivable! You distribute wanted posters, statues, and life-size inflatable dolls of the Bat-themed vigilantes throughout every corner of the city for free, swearing to make Batman’s horrifying deeds turn every citizen against superheroes!

For some reason, under the management of the great and wise city lord (you), citizen happiness keeps plummeting.

You ponder for a long time, then suddenly see the light.

The city must be too small!

You need a new, great Gotham fit for the times!

The next day, with a pained heart, you spend a whopping 0.9 yuan on a promotional video for all your citizens:

To prepare for an expedition to Apokolips, the reconstruction of the Gotham One starship is nearing completion. Gothamites everywhere are hereby called to enlist.

We don’t want anyone who’s never hit someone or sworn. If you’ve ever been a leader in a Gotham gang or the Joker Gang, you can start as an officer!

A civilized Gotham, happiness for you, me, and her. (Thumbs-up.GIF)

[Simulator + city-building + Fourth Calamity(?) ]

● The main story is also written in second person!!

● OOC warning!

▇ Contains a little BL mention (SuperBat in a parallel universe). If that bothers you, read with caution. ▇

Completed (extras to come):

● [Western Crossover] Cosplaying So Ugly I Fell in Front of the Bat

Upcoming Western Crossover stories:

● [Western Crossover] Taking My Farm to Apokolips

● [Western Crossover] How to Empty Superheroes’ Savings

■ [Western Crossover] The Fourth Calamity Descends on Lazarus

“Simulator activated. Please…”

“Wait!” You stop the program, roll up your sleeves, beat the blood-covered man crawling toward you to a pulp, and toss him into the pool beside you.

The blue-eyed child covered in wounds nearby regards you warily. You ignore the knife in his hand and flash a strange grin.

“Good boy. I’ve always hated kidnappers.”

Your spawn point has been contaminated by the blood-covered man. After thinking for a second, you decide to move with the kid you just picked up.

“Gotham is very peaceful. You’ll get a better education here.”

Damian: …

“What’s your name? Oh, right. If I found you, you’re mine now. I’ll call you… Bruce. I don’t expect you to be as rich as him, but being half as filial would be nice.”

Damian (drawing his knife): I’ll remember to leave half a rose on your grave.

*

The kid found his biological father. You were sad, but you still packed his things and sent him home.

The next night, you climbed sadly out of your grave for a walk and saw the kid parkouring across a rooftop in the cat-eared mask you’d given him.

You patted him on the back.

“Bruce.”

Bat: ?!

“What did Dad tell you? Your frail family will worry about you if you go back home. No using potions to grow up and sneaking out to play at night!”

The Dark Knight, AKA Bruce: Something about this doesn’t seem right.

The Bat slowly looked toward the new Robin on the opposite rooftop and fell silent:

“Mentally unstable? Unusual looks? Died young? Is this why you absolutely refused to let us meet your adoptive mother?”

New Robin: Stubborn.GIF

Message: Build a better city