Chapter Summaries

Miaomiao encouraged Jarro’s dream of becoming Robin and made him a miniature uniform suited to his body. Jarro treasured the gift while Batman watched quietly, relieved that Damian was not at the Watchtower to see it.

• Miaomiao praised Jarro for pursuing his goal, and Jarro excitedly responded to her encouragement.
• Batman noticed Miaomiao visiting Jarro and, during the Justice League meeting, questioned Superman about his increased battle damage.
• Miaomiao and Jarro discussed the colors and design of a new Robin uniform, including a hood and the Robin emblem.
• Miaomiao used spiritual power and mermaid silk to make Jarro a miniature red, green, black, and yellow Robin uniform.
• Jarro tearfully declared that the uniform matched his dream, while Batman watched in silence and was glad Damian was absent.

Miaomiao and Batman let Jarro out of his jar and welcomed him as Batman’s son, but their tender moment ended when John Elliott called Miaomiao for help. John reported that masked kidnappers had abducted Lia Chen and were moving against Seraphina.

• Miaomiao showed Batman the miniature Robin uniform she made for Jarro and asked to let him try it on.
• Batman opened Jarro’s jar, embraced him, and told him he could become better than his nature.
• Miaomiao received a call from John Elliott, who confessed he had been following Lia Chen to learn Miaomiao’s routines.
• John told Miaomiao that masked kidnappers had seized Lia in front of him and were turning toward Seraphina.

After Lia and Seraphina were abducted, John Elliott turned to Miaomiao Wayne for help, and Batman began organizing a rescue. Miaomiao and Jarro joined Batman as he headed through the Watchtower portal to investigate.

• John Elliott recalled how his parents refused to believe that Lia and Seraphina had been kidnapped, leaving him with no one to ask for help.
• John called Miaomiao Wayne and begged her to ask Mr. Wayne to find Batman and rescue the girls.
• Miaomiao learned what had happened and told John to keep himself safe before ending the call.
• Batman contacted Red Robin to search the area and trace surveillance footage as the Batcave prepared the Watchtower portal.
• Jarro asked to join the rescue, and Batman let him wear his Robin uniform with protective eyewear before telling him to keep up.

After Lia Chen and Seraphina Dumas were kidnapped, Miaomiao and Jarro left the Batcave to search for them while Batman and Tim continued investigating. Batman warned that the kidnapping might involve an outside faction and noted the danger posed by Seraphina’s ties to the Saint Dumas Family.

• Tim showed Batman and the others grainy footage of two vans abducting a slender figure near the library.
• Batman concluded the kidnappers had planned the abduction and targeted someone specific, while Tim questioned why they had taken Lia Chen.
• Miaomiao insisted on rescuing Lia and Seraphina immediately, and Jarro joined her as her partner.
• Batman allowed Miaomiao and Jarro to go, instructing them to stay in contact and act carefully while he and Tim provided support from the Batcave.
• Batman and Tim continued investigating and suspected an outside faction was involved; Batman highlighted Seraphina’s connection to the Saint Dumas Family.

Batman investigated Seraphina Dumas’s kidnapping, fearing that a misstep could ignite conflict with the Saint Dumas Family. Miaomiao and Jarro found John Elliott beside an injured driver, and John feared that even Batman did not believe him.

• Batman explained that abducting Seraphina Dumas had effectively declared war on the Saint Dumas Family and asked Oracle to investigate outside groups, local criminals, and suspicious payments.
• Miaomiao and Jarro found John Elliott in a parking lot, where he was trying to stop the injured driver’s bleeding by following a first-aid video.
• John broke down in relief when Miaomiao arrived and told her that nobody believed him and that even the ambulance would not come.
• John noticed Batman was absent and asked Miaomiao whether Mr. Wayne did not believe him either.

Miaomiao questioned John after Lia Chen and Seraphina were kidnapped, then refused to let him join the rescue because the kidnappers were armed professionals. John stayed behind to watch the injured driver and gave Miaomiao a clue about the kidnappers’ scent.

• Miaomiao stabilized the injured driver and urged John to explain how Lia Chen and Seraphina had been abducted.
• John described the masked kidnappers’ coordinated attack and admitted he had been too frightened to intervene; Batman confirmed he had made the right choice.
• Miaomiao reassured John and refused his offer to help with the rescue, directing him to trust Batman and stay out of danger.
• Miaomiao told John to guard the driver and wait for the ambulance, and John pointed out the kidnappers’ route and reported their sickly-sweet smell.

Miaomiao and the Bat-Family traced the kidnappers to a likely abandoned cosmetics factory in Black Mask’s territory, while John reflected on how his past behavior had alienated others. At the factory, Lia woke to find herself and Seraphina bound and kidnapped, and Seraphina urged them to focus on escaping.

• John described the kidnappers as steeped in a strong, cheap cosmetic fragrance, and Batman identified an abandoned cosmetics factory in Black Mask’s Fashion District as a likely hideout.
• Barbara found unexplained transactions linked to Sionis accounts, while Tim sent Miaomiao a map of likely locations and warned her not to rush in.
• Miaomiao left John with the unconscious driver and headed toward the suspected location as an ambulance approached.
• John reconsidered his past bullying at school and realized how it had damaged his relationships with his parents and former friends.
• Lia woke bound beside Seraphina in a dark, fragrance-filled building, and Seraphina explained that kidnappers had drugged and taken them.
• Lia worried that she had dragged Seraphina into danger, but Seraphina told her to focus on finding a way out.

Seraphina and Lia were kidnapped and held in a Gotham warehouse, where they learned the kidnappers had mistaken Lia for Wayne's adopted daughter. Seraphina failed to loosen their ropes, but Lia revealed extraordinary flexibility by bringing her bound arms around to the front.

• Seraphina and Lia woke bound in a warehouse and feared they had no way to summon help.
• The kidnappers checked on them, discussed Black Mask's interest in Wayne's adopted daughter, and left without realizing the girls were awake.
• Seraphina concluded the kidnappers had mistaken Lia for Wayne's adopted daughter because Lia resembled her and had recently been seen with Miaomiao.
• Seraphina failed to free her hands from the tight ropes, but Lia maneuvered her bound arms over her head and around to the front.

Lia and Seraphina freed themselves from their bonds and planned how to escape the warehouse where armed kidnappers held them. As Seraphina climbed toward a ventilation duct, Lia prepared bottles of irritating fumes to help them get past the kidnappers.

• Lia used her flexibility to slip out of her wrist bonds, then freed Seraphina.
• Seraphina surveyed the warehouse and decided to climb the rusty shelves toward a high ventilation duct rather than risk running into the kidnappers.
• Lia agreed they could not rely on someone else to rescue them and searched the shelves for useful materials.
• Lia mixed expired chemical ingredients into small bottles, planning to use the fumes to hinder the kidnappers.
• Seraphina pinned up her hair and began climbing toward the ventilation duct.