Martial Arts Tournament (I)

"You're a legendary magician, and you can't even do this?" Robin asked, still unwilling to give up.

"Cut the crap. If I were that omnipotent, the British Empire would still be around." Merlin rolled his eyes.

"Fair point." Roland nodded.

"You should ask a scientist to solve this sort of problem," Merlin suggested.

"You two can hide here for a while. Go back later." Roland poured them each a glass of low-sugar chocolate milk.

"...Thank you," Robin said to them.

"No problem. It's nothing." Roland opened the fridge and poured himself a glass of milk tea.

Knock, knock. Someone knocked on the church door, and Batman walked in.

"You're here." Roland looked up.

"Mm." Batman nodded. "I need your help with something."

"What is it?"

"Could you let Annie stay here?" Batman asked.

"Huh?" Roland froze.

"What?" Robin shot to his feet.

"Looking at him, do you think I dare let her stay at Wayne Manor?" Batman glanced at Robin.

"Uh..." Robin sat back down.

"Tsk, tsk... Maybe he's been repressing too much." Roland shrugged. "You need to give him more to do. Look, none of our kids have this problem."

"Are you sure?" Batman asked. "I know of at least three couples secretly dating here."

"Really?" Roland turned to Jeanne d'Arc, who was wiping down the statue of Jesus nearby.

"Yes," Jeanne d'Arc said. "I've already told them premarital sex is forbidden."

"...Is that the point? All right, it actually is." Roland told Bruce, "I envy you. You don't have to worry about that."

Robin and Annie both blushed.

"Oh, you're all here. I was just looking for you." Cassandra and her family walked into the church.

"Is this..." Seeing David Cain there too, Roland couldn't help asking Lady Shiva, "Did you two remarry?"

"...We were never married," Lady