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"Are you two done talking?"
As Ms. Stormfront entered, she asked the two people in the room.
Edgar's smile remained unchanged:
"Pretty much. It's your turn now. Do you need me to give you the office?"
"No need, Kevin… right?"
Ms. Stormfront turned to Kevin, extending her hand:
"Up close, you look quite handsome, to be honest. Before I met you, I thought you'd have a fishy smell, but now it seems pretty good... Hey, why are you staring at me? Shake my hand."
Ms. Stormfront acted like a straightforward girl, speaking her mind freely and directly to Kevin.
Kevin looked down at her outstretched hand, a gesture of friendliness, thought for a second, then chuckled and lightly touched her fingertips before quickly letting go:
"Hello, Ms. Clara, it's an honor to meet you."
These were polite words, but Ms. Stormfront had no intention of being polite:
"You say it's an honor, but you don't seem happy at all. But never mind, most people are like this anyway. Alright, let's not disturb little Edgar now. Let's talk in your office. I have a lot of things I want to ask you."
Saying whatever came to her mind seemed to be the persona Ms. Stormfront was adopting.
This persona wasn't particularly annoying; some people in this world liked such straightforward personalities.
But in Kevin's eyes, Ms. Stormfront was indeed quite annoying right now.
Especially after knowing her true nature, seeing her 'disguise' was even more nauseating.
However, after becoming Vice President, Kevin's ability to speak to people according to their nature became increasingly proficient.
Even though he disliked Ms. Stormfront in his heart, Kevin still showed a kind smile on the surface, as if he didn't care about Ms. Stormfront's words at all.
After she finished speaking, he bid Edgar farewell and then led Ms. Stormfront to his Vice President's office on the ninety-ninth floor.
"Please have a seat, Ms. Clara. The Vice President's office needs to be redecorated recently, so it looks quite messy. I hope you don't mind."
After Kevin became Vice President, his office also needed to be redecorated to match his style. Therefore, some areas in the current office were covered with transparent plastic sheets, and many places were inaccessible, making it look a bit messy.
"It's fine. Anyway, I'm just here to talk to you about a few things and then leave. I wouldn't mind if this place were a garbage dump, oh, provided there aren't any unpleasant smells."
Ms. Stormfront acted as if she had entered her own home. As soon as she walked in, she casually sat on the sofa, even before Kevin had a chance to speak.
"You... seem to speak very directly."
Kevin sat in his office chair, looking somewhat helpless.
Ms. Stormfront raised an eyebrow and looked at Kevin:
"Is that your persona?"
"What?"
"It's... the persona of pretending to be very respectful to elders and older people, so respectful it's sickening?"
"..."
"You don't need to worry about my age. Just be yourself in front of me. Although I am indeed very old, my mindset is quite young. You can treat me as a peer, or even pursue me, it's fine."
"Sorry, that's still a bit..."
Kevin wasn't that kinky to pursue a woman who had lived for so long and been with so many people.
This person was the wife of Vought's founder, had lived for so many years, and had been involved with many Supes. Even Soldier Boy was one of her conquests.
Although Kevin didn't have a cleanliness fetish, he truly felt nothing for such a person.
"Oh, you don't like my type? You prefer innocent-looking young girls like Starlight? Then I'm sorry, I really can't pretend to be like that."
"Ms. Stormfront, can we get to the point now?"
Seeing Ms. Stormfront rambling and raising his blood pressure, Kevin finally couldn't help but stop her.
"Aren't we discussing the main topic now?"
"Then perhaps you have some misunderstanding of the term 'main topic.' What we need to discuss now is your entry into The Seven."
"Does this still need discussion? Am I not already a member of The Seven? Or do you disagree? If so, then I really have to think highly of you. You actually dare to defy little Edgar's orders."
"...Mr. Edgar's... decision, I naturally have no objection. But regarding your joining the team, I personally think it needs to be announced later."
Too lazy to waste more words with Ms. Stormfront, Kevin took out his computer and began to record The Seven's plans for the upcoming period, and before Ms. Stormfront could speak, he said:
"Madelyn just died not long ago. Directly announcing the deaths of A-Train and Translucent would cause a shake in Vought's stock.
"It just so happens that a Supe villain has appeared recently. Our initial decision is to wait until the Supe villain's information is released, and then use that event to announce their deaths and your team entry."
"How long?"
Ms. Stormfront saw Kevin's impatience and no longer babbled, raising Kevin's blood pressure. Instead, she followed Kevin's words and asked.
Kevin slowly exhaled, giving a rough number:
"It should be in one to two months. Can you wait during this period?"
"Whatever, as long as I don't announce that I'm a member of The Seven during this period, right?"
"It's also best not to appear in public."
Kevin said, already typing The Seven's plans for the next few months into his computer and sending them to the printer nearby.
While the printer was spitting out the document, Kevin said to Ms. Stormfront again: "Also, don't provoke Homelander during this period. He's been in a very bad mood recently."
Kevin's original intention was not to let Ms. Stormfront and Homelander have conflict or contact now, but Ms. Stormfront, in turn, asked him:
"What? Are you afraid of him?"
"?"
"It's okay, you can say it in front of me. Everyone is afraid of Homelander, right? It's normal for you to be afraid of him."
Ms. Stormfront seemed certain that Kevin was afraid of Homelander and said to Kevin with a smile.
It has to be said that Ms. Stormfront was indeed skilled at making people angry. Kevin suppressed the rising anger, his expression calm as he looked at Ms. Stormfront:
"Ms. Stormfront, we are currently discussing The Seven's upcoming schedule. If you maintain this attitude, then today's discussion will end here.
"However, let me state beforehand, regardless of Mr. Edgar's thoughts, the power to appoint members of The Seven rests with me. You should understand what that means."
It meant that even if Edgar agreed to Ms. Stormfront joining The Seven, Kevin had the power to veto Edgar's proposal.
And he had the confidence to veto it.
Kevin rarely became serious, and Ms. Stormfront no longer acted as casually as before. She sat up straight, looking at Kevin with interest, and asked:
"Are you angry?"
"You guess."
"Alright, then I'll listen to you for now. Two months, right? I won't appear in public during these two months. Are you satisfied, Mr. Vice President?"
Seeing that Kevin was indeed a bit angry, Ms. Stormfront immediately accepted Kevin's previous proposal.
It seemed she had actually agreed to Kevin's proposal all along, but for some unknown reason, she had been trying to provoke Kevin.
Including now.
The discussion about Ms. Stormfront joining The Seven ended here. Ms. Stormfront, as if having achieved her goal, stood up and prepared to leave Kevin's office.
However, this person seemed to have not given up on continuing to annoy Kevin.
Before leaving, Ms. Stormfront said to Kevin with a grin:
"Oh, by the way, don't smash things after I leave. That would make you look lame."
"..."
Watching Ms. Stormfront leave, Kevin took a deep breath, once again suppressing the emotions stirred by Ms. Stormfront.
What Ms. Stormfront wanted to do, Kevin didn't know now.
She seemed to have been trying to make Kevin angry, or perhaps wanted Kevin to say something he shouldn't.
For example, dissatisfaction with Edgar, dissatisfaction with Homelander.
It was as if she was testing Kevin's loyalty to Vought.
Kevin didn't understand Ms. Stormfront's intention in doing this. Ms. Stormfront clearly just wanted to find a Supe leader...
Wait a minute.
"No way..."
Connecting to Ms. Stormfront's goal in the plot, Kevin suddenly had a very absurd guess.
That is, the 'Supe leader' in Ms. Stormfront's mind might not be just Homelander.
Clearly, Ms. Stormfront had always been looking for powerful Supes to be the leader of Supes, and to launch a revolution for Supes, allowing Supes to occupy the world and become its masters.
Before this, Ms. Stormfront's choice should have been Soldier Boy.
But Soldier Boy was too difficult to control, irritable, prone to anger, and extremely chauvinistic. Ms. Stormfront probably gave up on him because she couldn't stand him.
Now Ms. Stormfront's choice should have been Homelander, the strongest Supe in the world.
It should have been.
But now, Kevin had emerged.
A Supe whose strength temporarily seemed no less than Homelander's, and who was more rational.
It wasn't incomprehensible that Ms. Stormfront would take a liking to Kevin.
"I always feel like thinking this way is a bit self-centered..."
Kevin's fingers tapped the desk as he thought seriously.
Did Ms. Stormfront really like him? Kevin wasn't sure, and he didn't think he had such great charm to make Ms. Stormfront look at him differently.
But this was undoubtedly a possibility.
And if the reason truly was this, Ms. Stormfront's reason for provoking Kevin could also be understood.
After all, in the plot, she had also provoked Homelander in this way.
So, before understanding Ms. Stormfront's true reason, Kevin thought it was better to keep this possibility in mind.
That is to say, Ms. Stormfront wanted to observe Kevin to confirm whether Kevin was the person she envisioned.
"...Being targeted by an old woman feels a bit disgusting."
The speculation about Ms. Stormfront made Kevin feel uncomfortable.
Kevin liked 'big,' but 'big' here didn't refer to age, it referred to the parts everyone understood.
Ms. Stormfront was too old for him. Kevin really couldn't be happy about being liked by someone of his great-grandmother's generation.
Not to mention that Ms. Stormfront's ideology was too dangerous and extreme. Being noticed by her might not necessarily be a good thing.
Or rather, it was a completely bad thing.
"It's better to get her into the team as soon as possible, and then let her and Homelander get together and be lovey-dovey. Don't target me."
The more he thought about it, the more goosebumps Kevin got, and he finally decided to expedite Ms. Stormfront's entry into The Seven.
He would quickly complete the official announcement of A-Train and Translucent's deaths, and announce the entry of new members Shockwave and Ms. Stormfront.
His own retirement also needed to be completed as soon as possible, as well as selecting the next members of The Seven.
"After I sort these things out, I'll go back to studying magic theory... What should I do if I suddenly regret becoming Vice President...?"
Looking at the copies of magic books he kept in his drawer, Kevin couldn't help but sigh.
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