“I can’t do anything about it; after all, you made them work overtime,” Kevin said with a shrug.
Nobody likes working overtime.
Kevin’s phone call yesterday forced the entire superhero logistics team, who were just about to finish work, into mandatory overtime.
Anyone would find that unacceptable.
Since Kevin quickly disappeared yesterday, Ashley couldn’t call him to vent her anger, so she ultimately had to take it out on the newly hired Starlight.
Hearing Kevin’s words, Starlight gave him a look as if to say, ‘Are you kidding me?’ “Aren’t we superheroes?
Isn’t saving people our duty?
Besides…
besides, I didn’t even ask them to come!” Starlight said, feeling wronged.
She believed she had only done what she was supposed to do, so why should she be blamed for it?
“As someone who has been through this, let me give you some advice.” Seeing Starlight’s incredulous look, Kevin said bluntly, “From now on, do not consider yourself a superhero; consider yourself a popular celebrity.
Do everything a celebrity would do.” “In situations like yesterday’s, it is not that you can’t act, but rather that you need to be careful and not expose yourself, especially in front of cameras.” Starlight said nothing after that.
Before Kevin arrived, she had been bored and was scrolling through videos for a while, and suddenly she saw a news clip about herself—the footage exactly replicated the scene from last night when she taught those thugs a lesson.
However, this video was not based on the footage later recorded by the public relations department, but rather from the perspective of an unknown bystander.
Starlight also knew that if it weren’t for Kevin’s phone call and the public relations department’s quick reaction, this single video could have caused her a lot of trouble.
Starlight quieted down, and Kevin was glad to finally have some peace.
Taking advantage of the time before his shift started, Kevin opened the skill tree to check his skill points.
To his surprise, his skill points had increased by one, which was likely related to Starlight.
Come to think of it, after Hughie provided Kevin with a new skill point yesterday, he immediately upgraded his water manipulation skill to the third level.
Just as Kevin suspected, after upgrading the Water Manipulation skill to the third level, two new skills appeared on the main branch of the skill tree.
Both skills were related to water and were active offensive abilities.
One of them was [Water Sword], and the other was [Water Ball].
The former could create a longsword out of water, the sharpness and durability of which depended on its level.
The latter was even simpler; in fantasy worlds, there is a magic called Water Ball, and this [Water Ball] was pretty much the same thing.
However, Kevin didn’t quite understand.
Since he already possessed the water manipulation skill, creating a water sword or a water ball was easy for him.
Wasn’t it redundant to list these two skills separately?
‘Or maybe…
skills obtained through the skill tree provide special bonuses?’ Kevin pondered as he continued to examine the skill tree.
Yesterday, after gaining access to the new skills, he wanted to see if any more new skills would appear after these two.
He didn’t find any new skills, but he did see a strange gray icon.
The icon was different from the skill icons: it was surrounded by a ring of wave-like symbols representing water.
Kevin initially thought it was some kind of special skill, but upon closer inspection, he realized it wasn’t.
Next to the icon was a small line of text, but it wasn’t a skill description—just two simple words: [Class Change].
‘A class change?
How?
Can I, as a [Superhero], continue to change classes?’ ‘And what will a [Superhero] become after a class change?
A Superhero?’ ‘If it is just a [Superhero], wouldn’t I already be considered one?’ Kevin was a bit confused.
If he couldn’t figure it out, he wouldn’t dwell on it.
In any case, a class change would likely require quite a few skill points.
Kevin didn’t have that many right now, and he couldn’t activate the class change icon anyway, so there was no point in thinking too much about it.
He had upgraded the Water Manipulation skill yesterday, and now he had one skill point left.
Kevin thought about it and decided to save this point for now.
After all, a new skill unlocked with just one skill point wouldn’t provide effective combat power, so it was better to save it until he could upgrade his existing skills.
Knowing a little bit of everything is not as good as mastering one thing to perfection; that was his logic.
After studying the skill tree for a while, Kevin soon received a new work notification.
Management wanted him to go to the image department for a photoshoot showcasing his new look, and also to accompany the film crew of The Deep 3 for a preliminary scouting of the filming locations.
Since the main plot of the third movie takes place in a desert—a place seemingly devoid of water sources—and The Deep was a water-dependent hero, the company wanted him to actually visit the location for test shoots.
If The Deep couldn’t adapt to the local conditions, they would have to immediately rewrite the script or find a way to build a seaside studio that looked like a desert landscape.
However, the company’s concerns were unfounded.
Although The Deep was an aquatic hero, it didn’t mean he was a fish that couldn’t survive out of water.
‘Uh…
maybe in the minds of the other company employees, that was exactly what The Deep’s image was?’ ‘So, just how terrible was The Deep’s image before this, exactly…’ Feeling quite depressed, he went on the scouting trip with the company’s film crew, and this was the first time Kevin truly felt what it was like to be a celebrity.
Never mind The Deep’s low status within The Seven; among ordinary people, he was a very important figure.
The director and screenwriters had to cater to his mood.
If The Deep showed even the slightest sign of discomfort, filming would halt immediately, and they would wait for him to recover before continuing.
Honestly, Kevin somewhat enjoyed this feeling, and it was no wonder that Homelander wanted to maintain his image and status at all costs.
If Kevin were Homelander, he would probably do the exact same things as Homelander.
Probably.
After spending the day on set with the film crew and confirming that Kevin experienced no discomfort, the company set an official start date for filming.
Following that, Kevin returned to Vought Tower in New York with the crew.
Confirming that there was no other urgent business, Kevin decided to clock out and head home.
Thanks to the third level of the Water Manipulation skill, Kevin felt he could do much more with water, and he planned to go home and experiment with his upgraded abilities.
And then…
just as Kevin was about to leave for home, he was stopped by Starlight.
“Look, miss, I am off duty right now.” Seeing Starlight run over to find him again, Kevin felt a bit helpless.
‘Why is this kid so stubborn?
There are so many people in The Seven, why does she have to fixate only on me?’ Starlight didn’t notice the resistance in Kevin’s eyes.
She pulled him into a corner and said, somewhat excitedly and anxiously.
“I know, I know, you are off duty, but you won’t believe what I discovered while patrolling today!
I need your help!” “No, don’t even think about it, Miss January.
Do not think you can make me work overtime after hours!” “Come on, I discovered something huge!” “No matter how huge it is, it won’t make me work overtime!” “Please~” Starlight pleaded, acting coy in front of Kevin.
Kevin’s lips twitched, and internally, he was putting up extreme resistance.
He didn’t want to know what Starlight had discovered.
He just wanted to stay home, lie on the couch, and experiment with his abilities while playing video games in this world.
So Starlight could forget about convincing him to go with her.
It was absolutely impossible for him to go with Starlight!
Absolutely!!
Kevin was incredibly firm in his convictions.
And then, ten minutes later, Kevin followed Starlight and appeared at the entrance of a street in Chinatown…
It couldn’t be helped, because Kevin had learned from Starlight that what she discovered seemed to be related to Kimiko.
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