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Kevin had always lived in a daze.
His desire for money was simply to allow himself to do what he wanted more leisurely.
But before that, what Kevin wanted to do was very simple: eat, drink, play, and game.
He didn't have a particular craving for anything.
Until after this class change mission.
The emergence of a new profession made Kevin look forward to the later systems of the skill tree.
He wanted to know what the professions behind the skill tree were, and he wanted to use the skill tree to make himself stronger.
In other words, Kevin wanted to know the limits of the skill tree.
How many times could he change classes, what were the later professions, and what abilities could they grant Kevin…
It was precisely because of this that Kevin went to Kamar Taj to try and activate his second profession after the Ultron incident had temporarily subsided.
Originally, he wanted to activate his second profession to meet the conditions for becoming an Ocean Mage.
But he didn't expect to become a bit obsessed with the magical theories of Kamar Taj.
So now, Kevin really wanted to finish reading these books and then immediately return to the Marvel World to learn spells from Ancient One.
But now, as the Vice President, he didn't have that much free time.
Especially since he also held a part-time job with The Seven.
To quickly deal with these troublesome matters and research magic, Kevin began to accelerate his work during this period.
In just one week, Kevin drafted various theoretical intelligence reports on Supervillains and handed them over to the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State therefore had no choice but to negotiate with Vought regarding the Supes' integration into national defense.
At the same time, leveraging the Supe terrorist incident in the Middle East, Kevin finally announced Translucent's death and news such as 'A-Train is in the hospital for emergency treatment.'
Only two weeks later, Kevin reluctantly announced A-Train's death after his rescue attempt failed.
Actually, Kevin wanted to drag it out for another month, but A-Train's brother couldn't wait any longer.
He couldn't bear his brother being kept in cold storage in the underground morgue.
Kevin also felt that treating a deceased person this way was indeed not good, so he simply held a funeral for A-Train.
After Translucent's funeral and A-Train's funeral, it was time for the pre-advancement of new members joining the team.
It took a little over a month to sort out all these messy affairs.
After finishing these tasks, Kevin gradually began to reduce his work with The Seven, shifting his focus to his duties as Vice President.
At this point, Kevin finally had free time to attend to his own matters.
"Today's task of taking Kimiko to see a psychiatrist is up to you; I still have an interview… Kevin?"
At Annie's home, Annie was busily tidying up and speaking to Kevin, who was relatively free today.
When she turned around, she saw Kevin leisurely lying on the sofa reading a book, seemingly not listening to her at all.
"Kevin!"
Annie called him again, and Kevin finally came to his senses, looking up at Annie:
"Hmm, I'm listening, what's wrong?"
"Repeat what I just said."
"...Uh...Take Kimiko to see the doctor?"
"Very good, it seems you weren't really ignoring me. Speaking of which, can't you adjust my interview? Isn't it a bit unreasonable for me to have an interview while you're on vacation?"
Annie, dressed in her uniform, began to complain to Kevin.
Kevin didn't have many holidays, and neither did Annie. Logically, Kevin could use his authority to adjust their holidays to be on the same day, but each time their holidays would be staggered.
Heaven knows how much Annie wanted to have a normal date with Kevin.
And not 'dates' in strange places like film sets or interview venues; that wasn't a date at all.
"I can't help it, The Seven's schedule is very difficult to adjust, and I don't have time every day either."
Kevin expressed his helplessness regarding this.
The Vice President's authority was also limited; he was actually doing his best to ensure Annie's comfort at work.
But when unexpected situations arose, even Kevin had no good solutions.
Currently, the warm-up for The Seven's new members and the topic of Supervillains were precisely these 'unexpected situations.'
Annie didn't say much; she was just complaining as usual.
After tidying up, Annie left the room and reminded Kevin again:
"Don't forget the appointment with the Psychiatrist. I'm leaving now."
"Take care."
Kevin waved his hand half-heartedly.
After Annie left, Kimiko came out of her room, pointing to her new hair clip on her head and her manicured nails, asking with sign language:
'How is it?'
"Very cute, it suits you well."
Kevin looked up at Kimiko, praised her slightly perfunctorily, and then turned his attention back to the magic book in his hand.
This obvious perfunctory behavior made Kimiko slightly displeased.
She walked over, grabbed Kevin's head, and forced him to look at her, signing again:
'No sincerity, be serious!'
"...Alright, it's very beautiful. Even Annie would say so. These are the clothes she picked out for you, right? They're really good."
Kevin praised her with what seemed like genuine sincerity this time.
Kimiko then smiled contentedly, sitting beside him, meticulously refining her nails.
During the period of 'raising' Kimiko, Kevin, Annie, and Kimiko had all become accustomed to each other's presence.
Especially Kimiko; after a period of psychological treatment, she became more cheerful and lively than in the original story. Under Annie's influence, she also gradually grew fond of small, cute things.
She would usually go with Annie to get her hair and nails done.
Annie would also share cosmetics and similar items with her, slowly teaching her how to dress herself up.
So now, in addition to watching TV, Kimiko's hobbies have expanded to include makeup, especially doing her own makeup.
This also made Kimiko look even prettier than in the show.
However, despite this, Kevin couldn't develop any other feelings for Kimiko, and Annie never regarded Kimiko as a romantic rival.
If you were to ask why…
It was probably because Kimiko's mental age was a bit young; Kevin and Annie mostly treated her like a pet… no, like a daughter.
Anyway, according to the Psychiatrist, Kimiko's mental age was estimated to be around thirteen or fourteen, which was likely related to her childhood environment.
She was kidnapped to be a terrorist from a young age, never exposed to normal society, nor to normal peers.
Her mental age stopped growing at a certain point, which is why Kimiko didn't act like a normal adult.
And speaking of this, Kevin couldn't help but complain about The Boys from the original show.
It was understandable that this group was hiding in the first two seasons, but by the third season, everyone clearly had stable jobs, so why didn't anyone think of finding a Psychiatrist for Kimiko?
Selective mutism isn't an incurable disease; effective psychotherapy can alleviate Kimiko's symptoms.
Not to say it could make her speak immediately, but at least it could enable Kimiko to make some simple sounds.
Yet, The Boys in the show never did this.
It made Kevin not even think of having Kimiko see a Psychiatrist at first; it was Annie who suggested Kimiko receive psychological treatment, and only then did Kevin think of it.
Watching Kimiko decorate her nails, Kevin lay on the sofa, continuing to read.
When Kevin felt it was time, he took Kimiko to see the Psychiatrist.
The Psychiatrist Kevin found was not affiliated with Vought; he was the most renowned psychology professor in the industry, found through Indira's connections.
Although the price was a bit high, the doctor was indeed capable.
Kimiko's ability to become cheerful and willing to communicate more with others was all thanks to this doctor.
During Kimiko's treatment, either Kevin or Annie had to be with her.
Because Kimiko's mental age was young, she was easily affected by emotions. If the Psychiatrist said something wrong, Kimiko could very likely twist their neck directly.
So, Supes like Kevin and Annie needed to be present to prevent Kimiko from going berserk.
Fortunately, Kimiko had always been very well-behaved, giving Kevin and Annie no opportunity to intervene.
The psychological treatment didn't last long; about an hour later, the doctor concluded the session and called Kevin over.
"Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Miyashiro is recovering very well. You don't need to worry about her psychological issues for now."
The old professor said gently to Kevin.
Kevin looked back at Kimiko, who was still fiddling with her nails, and quietly asked:
"Then when will she be able to speak?"
"That… will still take time. After all, this condition has lasted for a long time for Ms. Miyashiro. It's a bit difficult to make her speak immediately; Mr. Moskowitz and Ms. January will need to assist."
"Have her interact with more people…?"
"Yes, but that also depends on her personal willingness. If Ms. Miyashiro resists contact with the outside world, it's best not to take her to crowded places, otherwise, it's easy to cause a stress reaction."
The old professor gave his advice very seriously.
Kevin noted down all these points, intending to relay them to Annie when he returned, and then thanked the old professor:
"Understood. Thank you for your hard work, Doctor."
There was no need to worry about Kimiko's situation for now; her current psychological state was developing in a good direction, and it was only a matter of time before she could speak.
After Kimiko's psychological treatment ended, Kevin took Kimiko, preparing to leave.
Under normal circumstances, this kind of daily routine, which happened almost every day, would basically not encounter any accidents.
But precisely today, Kevin encountered an unexpected situation.
An unexpected situation that shouldn't have appeared here.
"Wow, isn't this Kevin? Everyone, look! This here is Kevin, the Vice President of our Vought, and also The Deep of The Seven. He's my future colleague and superior… Come on, Kevin… or should I call you The Deep? Never mind, either way is fine. Say hello to everyone?"
Stormfront, holding a selfie stick and livestreaming, somehow found Kevin. Not only did she reveal Kevin's identity, but she also filmed both Kevin and Kimiko into the frame.
Stormfront's overly familiar behavior made Kimiko frown.
She instinctively hid behind Kevin.
Kevin also stepped forward to block Kimiko's body, preventing her from appearing in the livestream, and his gaze towards Stormfront instantly turned cold:
"Stormfront, why are you here?"
"I'm on patrol, isn't this my job?"
"Who allowed you to patrol here? Maeve is responsible for this area!"
Kevin's expression was not very good.
He had thought Stormfront would lie low for a while, at least until The Seven's new members were officially announced before causing trouble again.
Who would have thought that just after the official website released the topic about new members joining the team, and before the identities of the new members were even announced, Stormfront would impatiently come out to 'work.'
And 'coincidentally' filmed him and Kimiko here.
Could it be said that Stormfront didn't do it on purpose?
"Come on, buddy, I thought you were the kind of person who dared to go against Vought's rules. Who's responsible for which area and all that, these rules are just stupid… And speaking of which, I remember your girlfriend was Starlight, right? Who is this…"
As Stormfront spoke, she deliberately aimed her phone camera at Kimiko, who was hiding behind Kevin.
Listening to what she said, even without checking his phone online, Kevin knew what kind of uproar would be stirred up on the internet right now.
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