In the morning, it was discovered that Translucent had gone missing.
This was a problem because Translucent had a special fan meet-and-greet scheduled for today.
The fan was a child suffering from cancer who was a huge admirer of Translucent and desperately wanted to meet him before undergoing surgery.
Vought International saw this as a great opportunity to generate hype and boost Translucent’s popularity and influence, so they had started announcing to the public that Translucent would be meeting this special little fan today.
The news was out, the script was written, and the stage was set.
As a result, Translucent went missing.
Now, everyone involved in this matter at Vought International, from top management to regular employees, was in a state of panic.
What distressed them even more was that Translucent was still scheduled for a joint appearance with The Deep tomorrow evening, an event that had also been heavily promoted in Vought International’s marketing materials.
But they still hadn’t been able to locate Translucent.
In her office, Madelyn was furious, but outwardly she maintained her composure, instructing Ashley to go look for Translucent and simultaneously discuss tomorrow’s mission replacement candidate with The Deep.
After that, Madelyn called Kevin back into her office.
“The Deep, I need you to do something.” As soon as Kevin entered the office, Madelyn, who was leaning on her desk watching television, turned it off and said to him.
“Alright, I am listening, BOSS.” Kevin behaved very properly, listening attentively to Madelyn.
Madelyn pulled out a file that was originally meant for Translucent—information about the fan with cancer—tossed it to Kevin, and said.
“Today, you need to meet this fan instead of Translucent.
Didn’t you want to change your image?
This is a good opportunity.” Kevin took the folder and skimmed through it.
Recalling the original plot slightly, Kevin realized he had taken A-Train’s place.
In the original story, after Translucent disappeared, A-Train went to meet the fan, but now, perhaps because Kevin’s new image was well-received, they replaced him with Kevin.
The chance to build a new image, shed his previous ridiculous persona, and get paid for overtime, naturally prompted Kevin to agree.
He didn’t point out any problems and said.
“Sure, anything else?
Boss?” “After meeting the fan, help me find something in the ocean.” “What is it?” “The Mayor of Baltimore.
His private jet crashed yesterday on his way back.
Although search and rescue teams are doing everything they can to find the wreckage, I think things would go much faster if you went.” ‘The Mayor of Baltimore, huh?’ Kevin’s eyes flickered; he already remembered the events from the original plot.
Outwardly, he remained calm, nodded, and said.
“No problem, I will do it later.” “If you find anything, tell me immediately, do you hear?
Immediately, tell me.” Madelyn might have guessed something and repeatedly emphasized the need to report back to her.
Kevin nodded again, then left Madelyn’s office and got to work.
First, meet Translucent’s little fan.
There wasn’t much to say about that.
Although Translucent’s little fan expressed deep disappointment that The Deep showed up instead of Translucent, Kevin wasn’t an uncultured guy like A-Train.
He had various recipes he had read online in his past life at the ready, and in a matter of moments, the little fan was thrilled, almost becoming a fan of The Deep.
Madelyn was very pleased with this and even called personally to express her appreciation, saying that thanks to him, the number of Kevin’s fans had increased by three percentage points, and advised him to keep up the good work.
Indeed, to these capitalists, image and influence didn’t matter; what mattered was whether they could generate profit.
An increase in Kevin’s fanbase meant his value was rising, and simultaneously, merchandise featuring his branding could be sold at a higher price.
Madelyn didn’t mind showing some goodwill toward Kevin.
After meeting the little fan, Kevin, following Madelyn’s request, went to the marine area where the Mayor of Baltimore’s plane had crashed, mobilized aquatic creatures, and very quickly found the wreckage.
This included the plane’s flight recorder and…
fragments of the engine.
Looking at the burn marks on the engine fragments, which looked like laser burns, Kevin was absolutely certain.
Homelander did this.
The reason was very simple: Madelyn wanted a superhero in every major city in the United States, and Baltimore was to be the first city to have one.
Initially, she wanted Baltimore to pay a premium for hiring heroes under her command, but she didn’t expect the Mayor of Baltimore to threaten her with Compound V to force her to lower the price.
As it happened, Homelander accidentally overheard this conversation.
And as it happened, Homelander liked Madelyn.
What would a giant baby, who acted without thinking about the consequences, do when presented with a chance to please someone he liked?
The answer was right in front of him.
Right, Homelander, that giant baby, intervened personally, shot down the mayor’s plane mid-air, causing it to crash.
That unfortunate mayor and his son had just died here.
‘Telling Madelyn about this would probably offend Homelander, uh…’ Underwater, Kevin looked at the plane wreckage, pondering internally.
Having finally made a good impression on Homelander and ensuring that this giant baby wouldn’t attack him, Kevin didn’t want to offend Homelander over this matter.
After all, when his strength was still lacking, it was better to be cautious if possible.
There was no shame in being a little careful.
Moreover, Kevin’s goal didn’t conflict with Homelander’s.
One wanted to earn enough money to live his life peacefully, and the other wanted everyone in the world to like him; Kevin didn’t need to provoke a conflict with Homelander.
Although Homelander’s methods were indeed somewhat problematic…
‘But Madelyn is the boss…’ Offending Homelander was certainly not good, but offending Madelyn didn’t seem like a good solution either.
Madelyn was Kevin’s immediate boss, responsible for paying his salary and handling various complex issues related to commissions and the like.
If Kevin hid this and didn’t report it, and Madelyn messed with his finances, Kevin would have a very hard time.
‘My God, this affects cash flow tracking.’ At the moment, neither side could be offended, so what should he do?
Simple: only tell half the truth.
Although this might offend both sides…
considering his own merits, Madelyn shouldn’t make things difficult for him over this.
And as for Homelander, as long as Kevin didn’t say he did it, Homelander couldn’t find an excuse to make trouble for him.
If Kevin were supposedly looking for trouble, wouldn’t it be better to do two more live streams to boost his popularity?
Thinking this way, Kevin returned to report to Madelyn and presented his investigation report.
“The Mayor of Baltimore’s plane did crash due to engine damage, but…
the engine was shot down by someone.” “Shot down?” Madelyn, who was writing a report, looked up at Kevin.
“Yes, the plane was shot down, but other than that, I didn’t find anything, I don’t even know who the killer is.” Kevin said this seriously.
Hearing this, Madelyn stared at Kevin intently and asked.
“Are you sure you don’t know who the killer is?” Kevin replied half-jokingly.
“BOSS, I am not a detective, how can I identify the killer based solely on plane wreckage?” “Hmm, that is true.” Madelyn didn’t dwell too much on the issue.
Perhaps she had known who did it all along and only called Kevin to get irrefutable proof from him.
Now that Kevin said he only found signs of an attack on the plane wreckage, that was enough for Madelyn.
She didn’t keep Kevin there any longer and started organizing his next assignment.
“Go find Starlight later and discuss tomorrow night’s patrol with her.
It counts as Starlight’s debut.
Make sure to help her out more when the time comes.” “Alright, I will.” Kevin and Madelyn nodded in agreement and concluded the conversation.
Leaving the office, Kevin breathed a sigh of relief.
He had done everything he could, and now he just had to see if Homelander would come looking for him.
If Homelander didn’t come looking for him, then there would be no problems with this matter in the future.
‘Right, exactly.’ Leaving the office, Kevin clicked on the skill tree to check the number of skill points he had.
And this slightly surprised him.
The number of skill points had now changed from 2 to 3.
….
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