After getting out of the car, Stark was still muttering under his breath. As he walked up the steps, he kept looking back at Schiller in the car. Seeing that the other man was expressionless, he grew even more dissatisfied and kept saying he was going to complain to Batman.
But the instant he saw Batman, he shut up again. He knew Arkham Batman and understood just how formidable he was.
"Cough, cough." Stark cleared his throat twice and said, "I never expected you to be the president. Though, come to think of it, it's not that surprising."
Arkham Batman was quite welcoming. He stepped forward to shake Stark's hand, then said, "Sorry, things have been rushed, so I didn't have time to prepare any kind of welcome ceremony. As you know, my universe has been in a bit of turmoil lately. The more people there are, the more dangerous it becomes. Nothing happened on the way here, did it?"
Stark opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing. He merely waved a hand. "I hate all that empty ceremony. Let's deal with the problem first. Tell me about this Electronic Life..."
Arkham Batman invited the two of them to sit down and began explaining the Electronic Life. Doom also exchanged intelligence with him. Upon hearing that the Electronic Life had previously fought Jarvis and Doom, Arkham Batman nodded. "I knew it. I suspected before that it had probably already reached the limit in programming and logic before turning to explore emotions. Now it seems that through its clashes with you, it may have reached the pinnacle of Electronic Life."
"It's still far from that." Stark shook his head. "If you'd seen the Mechanical Overlord... Forget it. He's no good person either. Better not mention him."
Arkham Batman was interested. "Who