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Chapter 2 - Chapter 2: Catwoman and Harley Quinn

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the sign-in task. You've been rewarded with a chance to draw a lottery and 10,000 system points!"

Just as Lucas left, the system's voice suddenly echoed in his mind!

That's right!

Lucas is a time traveler!

As a time traveler, Lucas once thought his luck was abysmal because, at the very start, he traveled directly to the hellish world of "The Adventures of Jackie Chan" and became the leader of the Eight Great Demons: Devil of the Moon, Curse Blue!

He thought he'd be trapped in hell forever, but then the sign-in system appeared!

After completing the novice task, the system whisked him out of hell.

Upon release, Lucas realized how chaotic the world truly is!

This wasn't just the world of Jackie Chan's adventures, but a grand universe blending Marvel and DC!

But that didn't bother Lucas too much.

Unlike his seven siblings, he didn't desire to rule the world. He just wanted to live a leisurely life.

Or more precisely, he wanted to survive in this world...

Yet, as a demon, chaos was always his favorite, which is why he came to Gotham City.

Using his devilish ability to hear human thoughts, he opened a psychological consultation clinic and became a psychiatrist.

In Gotham City, even the air is saturated with chaos!

The devil's favorite flavor!

Of course, he occasionally helped some people with their physical injuries too.

People like Scarecrow, Deathstroke, Penguin, and even the Joker. He once even treated a fatal wound for Kingpin...

For a demon, these tasks were trivial.

Then the system released a new task, asking him to sign in at Arkham Asylum, and thus he became the psychiatrist there.

Luckily, psychiatrists at Arkham don't have to work daily. They only need to visit on Wednesdays and Fridays to help treat some inmates!

So Lucas was quite relaxed!

Walking through Arkham Asylum, surrounded by inmates screaming madly or in pain, Lucas truly enjoyed it!

When Lucas exited the gates of Arkham Asylum, a young girl with an anxious expression ran over.

"Boss, are you okay?"

The girl asked with concern.

The girl's name is Harleen Quinzel, but you might know her better as Harley Quinn!

In the original DC storyline, Harley Quinn was initially assigned to treat the Joker as a psychiatrist.

But captivated by the Joker's charismatic madness, she became obsessed with him.

Believing she was in love with the Joker, she helped him escape prison, eventually going mad herself, adopting the name Harley Quinn!

But that won't happen this time.

Half a month ago, Harley Quinn came to Lucas's psychological clinic seeking a job and was hired by Lucas!

Now she's just an employee of Lucas!

In fact, when she found out Lucas was going to Arkham Asylum as a psychiatrist, Harley Quinn had often advised him not to go!

Because she knew that Arkham housed super-criminals with extremely twisted minds.

Even the last psychiatrist was stabbed to death by a prisoner with a pen!

She was genuinely worried Lucas might be harmed!

After all, it's hard to find a boss who provides housing and offers a monthly salary of $10,000...

Lucas saw through Harley Quinn's concerns immediately and jokingly said:

"Harley, are you worried about who will pay your rent and salary if I die?"

Her eyes widened in disbelief.

How did Lucas know what she was thinking?

Quickly, she shook her head.

"Boss, I'm genuinely worried about you..."

Lucas chuckled, tossed his bag into the car, and got into the driver's seat.

"Let's go!"

He said to Harley Quinn.

"Oh, right..."

Harley Quinn nodded, hurriedly opening the passenger door to get in.

Soon, the car was heading toward Lucas's block...

Passing a restaurant, Lucas stopped, took Harley for a meal, and packed another portion to go.

An hour later, they arrived at the "Angel Psychological Counseling Clinic."

This was Lucas's clinic.

Originally, Lucas planned to name it "Demon Psychological Consultation Clinic."

But considering it might draw too much attention, violating his low-profile principle, he opted for "Angel" instead...

As they got out of the car, a tall girl emerged from the clinic, looking displeased.

"Did you two forget about me? I didn't even have lunch!"

The girl's name is Selina Kyle, known for stealing precious art, jewelry, and relics.

Her skills are world-class, capable of snatching valuables from any heavily guarded environment.

You might know her as Catwoman!

Unlike Harley Quinn, Catwoman met Lucas while being pursued by enemies.

Thanks to Lucas's timely intervention, Catwoman survived.

Since then, she stayed with Lucas and became the receptionist at the Angel Consultation Clinic!

Though, when bored at night, Selina still occasionally indulges in some thievery...

"Hey, Selina, here's some food for you, including your favorite dessert!"

Harley grinned, handing over the packaged food.

"Hmph! At least you have some conscience!"

Selina accepted it, snorted, and headed back inside.

Lucas wondered if he was too nice to these two, letting them get away with so much...

Back at the clinic, Lucas went straight to his office, leaving the rest to Selina and Harley.

Harley handled the patients, being a psychiatrist herself.

Selina, more than just a receptionist, played the role of a bouncer...

In Gotham's chaotic environment, survival isn't easy.

Even as a clinic, there were times when troublemakers showed up.

In those moments, Selina would transform into a fierce protector, teaching those troublemakers a lesson...

This saved Lucas a lot of hassle. Before meeting Selina, he would've resorted to lethal measures...

What?

Feel guilty about killing?

Please!

He's not human!

He's a demon!

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