Shazam left with worry written all over his face.
Brad did not expect a superhero whose actual mental age was only sixteen or seventeen to decide the future of a universe so quickly.
That was unrealistic. He would inevitably agonize over it for a while.
But that did not matter, because Shazam's young mental age meant he could be tempted with benefits.
For instance, Brad had previously offered to adopt Billy. Although Billy had ultimately refused, the fact that he had come all the way here showed that he had been tempted.
Brad had not put any pressure on the Vasquez couple who had adopted Billy. Combined with the wealth possessed by the identity Brad had established here, that had been enough to sway him.
Billy's eventual refusal had come from a boy's innocent attachment to the people he loved.
But with a relocation on a universal scale, all Billy had to do was agree, and the Vasquez couple would naturally join Brad's New Universe system along with him.
Billy could still stay with the people he loved and cared about.
As for Shazam having any deep attachment to DC, that was simply impossible.
Brad had let him witness the real old wizard's annihilation firsthand. Although that had been the old wizard's own choice, seeing DC exploit and duplicate his information density could hardly have left Billy feeling good.
Besides, Shazam had never received much attention in the DC universe. Even the purest heart would feel dejected at spending every day as someone else's backdrop, never getting a chance to shine.
Shazam had no idea how much was tied to the enormous information density behind him.
By using a single point to leverage the whole, Brad could pull magic, the power of the six gods, and the entire divine system