The owls in Bruce's universe were gone, but that could not stop him from organizing a new Court of Owls. Legally speaking, it made perfect sense too. After all, Alberto himself had been created by the Court of Owls to destroy the Falcone family. The true owl legacy rested with the Godfather.
Even if Bruce was no longer Batman, he was still a major figure who had received a modern elite education, had no weak subjects besides psychology, and excelled at both academics and socializing. His organizational and leadership abilities needed no further praise.
Now look at the leaders of the Courts of Owls in other universes. They were either old fossils with one foot in the grave, brainwashed fanatics, or, at best, outstanding heirs raised by their families. What rotten fish and spoiled shrimp thought they could compare to Batman?
Moreover, everyone in Bruce's universe supported his work. Whether it was Roy, Falcone, the Mafia families, or corporate groups, they gave his owl initiative the green light every step of the way. They were truly united as one.
But the other Courts of Owls were still stuck at the most primitive stage of American democracy. Whatever they wanted to do, they first had to find some gloomy conference room, sit around a long table and mutter among themselves for ages—half an hour reminiscing about their glorious past, then another half hour looking ahead to a bright tomorrow.
That made the efficiency of the two sides utterly incomparable. Bruce's budget reports might have been full of grandiose promises, but he actually got things done!
In less than half a year, he had used the Dark Force he had siphoned from Barbatos to reinforce every underground cold storage facility. At the same time, he had planned an almost perfect new subway