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Kevin didn't stay in the Marvel World for long.
At most, it was probably only a month.
However, he had experienced quite a lot during this period, and it was all very stimulating, which made Kevin forget some of the things he did when he left the The Boys world.
Therefore, he needed to briefly review the situation when he left the The Boys world.
First was Madelyn's death.
Due to his design, Madelyn died at the hands of The Boys, and Kevin naturally became the Vice President of Vought's Hero Management Department after that.
His power was even above Homelander's, giving him the authority to appoint members to The Seven.
Next was the temporary peace agreement reached with Homelander.
Homelander knew that Kevin becoming Vice President was inevitable, and Kevin's current strength was not something Homelander could easily deal with.
At Kevin's persuasion, Homelander temporarily agreed to coexist peacefully with Kevin.
Kevin would be his Vice President, the original publicity strategy set by Madelyn, with Homelander as the leader, would remain unchanged, and Homelander could not trouble Kevin over minor issues.
Although the two had not formally agreed, they had now reached an unspoken understanding.
Then there was the contact with Butcher.
To completely make Vought his own, Kevin needed the help of The Boys.
On one hand, they had to investigate various scandals of Vought, and on the other hand, they had to act as bait to attract Vought's attention.
They needed Vought to believe that The Boys were targeting them, not Kevin.
Kevin would then profit from this.
These were roughly the main things.
There were some less important matters, such as the appointment of The Seven.
A-Train's death and Shockwave joining the team could not be announced for now, after all, Madelyn had just died, and A-Train died right after, which was detrimental to Vought's stock price.
And there was also Translucent's death.
His death also needed to be announced, but not recently; Kevin thought it would be a good idea to use the terrorist who appeared in the Middle East to pin all the blame on 'Supervillains.'
At that time, it would be said that Supervillains had started targeting The Seven, Translucent's death was not an accident, and although A-Train seemingly died of a heart attack, it might be related to Supervillains.
In this way, with these two dead, angry fans would also denounce the Supervillains and buy a large amount of merchandise for the two.
Vought could even make a small profit.
And now, the most important, most important thing.
Edgar wanted Kevin to go to Vought; he wanted to intervene in the appointment of The Seven.
And this aroused Kevin's vigilance.
Edgar generally would not intervene in the appointment of The Seven, especially now that Kevin was the Vice President; he gave Kevin great power, and the appointment of The Seven was almost solely decided by Kevin.
But now, Edgar's intervention meant that he had no choice but to do so.
Which meant…
"Is Stormfront coming?"
The Stormfront Kevin was referring to was not the one blowing in the sky, but the Boss of the second season, the prototype of Thor's Stormfront, Clara Risinger.
Except for not having a hammer and an axe, Stormfront's abilities were almost identical to Thor's.
Or rather, similar to Storm in "X-Men."
She could discharge electricity, fly with electricity, and her physical strength was no less than Homelander's, at least comparable to Maggie… or Queen Maeve.
And the most crucial point, and the one that made Kevin most wary, was that this person was an extreme racist.
She had always wanted to build a society belonging to Supes, and she had already found a 'king' for her Supe society.
That was Homelander.
If the person Edgar wanted to arrange into The Seven this time was really her, then this person would more or less be a trouble.
"Kevin?"
"Hmm?"
As soon as he entered Vought Tower, Kevin heard someone calling him, and when he turned around, it was Starlight Annie.
"Oh, Annie, good morning."
"Good morning, Kevin, why… aren't you wearing your uniform?"
Annie walked over, looking at Kevin's current attire.
A black suit, an open collar, and sunglasses on his nose.
Kevin's current attire was like that of a playboy, with no hint of a Superhero.
Although Annie thought Kevin looked handsome in this attire, she was still a bit unaccustomed to it.
Even though he had now become the Vice President of Vought and was about to withdraw from The Seven, he should at least maintain his hero work before withdrawing from The Seven.
"Because it feels uncomfortable to wear, so I'm not wearing it."
Kevin casually explained to Annie and followed her into the elevator.
"Your reason is quite casual."
"It's alright. By the way, how is Kimiko doing? Is the psychological treatment going smoothly?"
"It's going quite smoothly… Didn't we talk about this yesterday?"
"Uh, did we? Well, I might have been half-asleep."
Kevin gave Annie an awkward but polite smile.
Although the time in the Marvel World was not long, it had somewhat affected Kevin's sense of time, and Kevin truly couldn't immediately recall some minor details in the The Boys world.
After all, the topic he was discussing with Annie now was something that happened a month ago for him.
"Are you alright, Kevin?"
Perhaps Kevin's change in attitude made Annie notice something was wrong; she turned her head to meet Kevin's gaze and asked worriedly:
"I just feel like you're not quite the same as yesterday. Didn't you rest well?"
"It's an illusion, I rested very well. Hmm, it would be even better if someone was with me tonight."
Kevin said, looking Annie up and down, then suddenly leaned over and hugged her:
"Tonight, why don't you stay?"
Smelling the faint perfume on Annie, Kevin felt a rush of blood.
During the period of his job change in the Marvel World, Kevin was in a period of abstinence, which was a very difficult time for a man who had just tasted forbidden fruit.
If it weren't for enemies like Thanos and Ultron, and the magic books the Ancient One gave him to study, which attracted his attention.
Kevin would probably have gone to a bar or something to pick up girls to vent his frustration.
So now, seeing Annie again, some of Kevin's desires were a bit hard to suppress.
Hearing Kevin's request, Annie initially wanted to refuse, but when her eyes met Kevin's, Annie didn't know why she couldn't say no.
She pursed her lips and replied softly:
"…Then I'll tell Kimiko tonight."
Annie finally agreed to Kevin's request; in fact, Kevin was not the only one who had developed a taste for it.
Annie was the same, it was just that she hadn't shown it much, probably due to what was called 'a girl's modesty.'
The two lingered for a while in the elevator.
Only when the elevator reached Kevin's floor and stopped did the two separate.
Kevin went to Edgar's office, and Annie went to the conference room on the ninety-ninth floor to wait.
After a brief flirtation with Annie, Kevin felt much more refreshed, and even the matter of Stormfront didn't seem like much trouble anymore.
After all, Stormfront's strength was definitely no match for the current Kevin; her real trouble lay in her seniority and her application of modern networks.
Despite her age, approaching a hundred years old, she was remarkably quick to accept new things.
She would use live streaming to increase her popularity and exploit the public's herd mentality on the internet to arbitrarily spread opinions favorable to her.
Kevin admitted he was not as good as her in this regard.
"I hope we can get along peacefully."
Thinking about Stormfront's information, Kevin wished so and pushed open Edgar's office door.
Inside the office, only Edgar was present; Kevin did not see Stormfront, as if the new team member Edgar wanted to discuss with Kevin today was not Stormfront.
Entering the office, greeting Edgar, Kevin sat directly opposite Edgar and asked:
"Sir, where is the new team member you mentioned?"
"Here."
Edgar did not waste time with pleasantries with Kevin and directly threw a document to Kevin.
Kevin casually caught it and flipped through it, frowning deeply:
"…Liberty? Don't tell me she's the one joining the team next?"
"Do you have any objections?"
"This document also says she was an active hero in the 1970s. By this year… she must be at least over sixty, right? You're letting such an old person join The Seven?"
Kevin put down the document, feeling slightly amused: "Sir, today is not April Fool's Day."
The document Edgar gave Kevin was not about Stormfront, but about a hero active in the last century.
Her name was Liberty.
Kevin, of course, understood that Liberty was Stormfront's previous codename; she had once been a Superhero under that identity in the 1970s.
However, this was not something Kevin should know, so Kevin's reaction now was very normal.
Edgar did not suspect anything; he smiled at Kevin and explained:
"This is what I wanted to tell you."
After he finished speaking, he took out another document and threw it to Kevin.
But this time, he didn't just let Kevin read it dryly; he also provided a detailed explanation of the information:
"Liberty, real name Clara Vought, now renamed Clara Risinger, is the wife of Vought founder Frederick Vought, born in 1919, to date…
"101 years old."
"WTF…!"
Kevin cursed, this was due to surprise.
And this was not feigned; it was genuine surprise.
Kevin had only roughly watched the Black Robe plot twice and hadn't paid particular attention to the details, so before this, Kevin thought Stormfront's age was at most in her eighties or nineties.
But now, hearing Edgar say it.
This person is over a hundred years old?!
She's even older than Kevin's great-grandmother!
"Due to Compound V, she still looks the same as when she was young, and because of her identity, we cannot force her to do anything, and thankfully she seems to have no intention of entering management."
Edgar continued to explain, "But similarly, if she makes some requests that are not too excessive, we cannot refuse."
"So you mean she wants to join The Seven?"
"Exactly. Translucent is dead, A-Train died of a heart attack, and you are also leaving. The Seven is currently at a low point and urgently needs a powerful Supe to fill the void.
"Stormfront is the suitable candidate."
"…Stormfront?"
"Ms. Clara's new title. What do you think?"
Edgar also mentioned Stormfront's new name.
Taking the two documents Edgar gave him, Kevin carefully reviewed them and smiled:
"Since you've already made a decision, Sir, there's no need to ask me, is there?"
"You are now the Vice President of the Hero Management Department, and the appointment of The Seven must go through you no matter what. This is the rule; even I have to follow the process, and… before you agree to Stormfront joining The Seven, shouldn't you also meet Stormfront?"
"Meet? Sure, when?"
"Now."
After Edgar finished speaking, he gently tapped the table with his finger.
A moment later, the room door was opened.
A young-looking woman with short black hair walked in from outside.
She wore a specially made hero uniform and came before Kevin and Edgar with a cheerful smile on her face.
Seeing this person, Kevin slightly narrowed his eyes.
This person was Stormfront, that… old woman who got involved with Homelander in the second season.
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