The grandest concert of the evening went ahead as scheduled, but it would not have been possible without Schiller's quiet efforts.
After spending half the afternoon on it, Schiller had more or less sorted out the relationships among the various forces currently running amok in Gotham.
Bruce had been misled by him into going after the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation wanted to deal with Oliver and the KGB. The mages had crossed the mercenaries and assassins, who in turn had a deep-seated grudge against the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Deathstroke's primary target had shifted from Spider-Man to Batman, while Batman remained true to his original intentions and wanted to come down hard on the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
So they chased one another, yet each was blocked by the others and no one could catch anyone. At the same time, they swept through vast areas while settling old scores, creating even more grudges and plunging themselves into a vicious cycle.
Under such circumstances, any drastic measure could easily backfire. No matter which side you attacked, they would assume you had been sent by the other side, then go looking for revenge and fight even harder.
Schiller's solution was simple and efficient—give all Gotham students an early vacation.
Gotham University's rule for holidays during the music festival was that students could only have time off when there was a major event or performance. At all other times, they were forbidden from leaving campus for safety reasons.
Since the concert was held at night, they were only supposed to be allowed off campus at night. But Schiller had let them out that afternoon.
The reason this method was so effective was that tens of thousands of excited teenagers were released at the same time. Once they entered