Matt lowered his head and helplessly explained what had happened to him:
"The Mob set me up and disfigured me. After I underwent a DNA treatment, I turned into this...
I tried everything, but nothing could change this body... Now my only hope is Wayne Enterprises. Maybe he can turn me back into a normal person."
Only then did Ririko understand. He must have heard that Bruce would visit this orphanage on Halloween and sneaked in to wait for him.
Matt was about to say more when footsteps sounded above the stairs.
Bruce's voice drifted down from upstairs. "Ririko, are you down there?"
Ririko raised her voice to answer:
"I'm looking for that clown, but there's nothing down here... Don't come down. There's mud everywhere. It's filthy."
She turned to Matt. "Bruce doesn't just help anyone get medical treatment, but I can persuade him for you-as long as you do something for me first."
"What?" Matt looked startled.
"Turn into me and spend Halloween with him."
Matt's face creased in confusion. "You want me to... keep him company?"
"Hurry up," Ririko urged. "Whatever he says, just smile along, then make an excuse about needing to go home."
Matt hesitated for two seconds.
This woman seemed to know Bruce well. She could even make the clown obediently do as she said.
His body began to transform, the change spreading upward from his jaw. Within seconds, his facial contours had been reshaped-
His brows and eyes lengthened, his cheekbones softened, and the shape of his lips, the curve of his jaw, even the subtle upward tilt at the corners of his eyes were copied perfectly.
Sleek black hair fell to his shoulders, and his filthy clothes changed into a coat and trousers identical to the ones Ririko was wearing.
In less than