Hearing his current boss curse, Kevin realized that Madelyn did not approve of his decision to shave his beard.
Indeed, before Kevin could say anything, Madelyn asked a direct question.
“The Deep!
Where is your beard?!” “Uh…
I was sleepy this morning and accidentally…
shaved it off…” Kevin replied, pretending to speak sincerely.
In reality, he hadn’t slept all night, but with a superhero’s physique, insomnia wasn’t a problem, so he looked energetic now and showed no signs of staying up late.
Madelyn took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, as if trying to calm herself down.
After a while, she spoke in a calmer tone.
“Do you…
have any idea how much money we spent developing your previous image?” “I know…” “You know, yet you still shaved your beard!” “Ah, doesn’t it look more attractive this way?…” “Yes, your face has become more attractive, but look in the mirror yourself.
Does your overall look still match well with the uniform?!” Madelyn couldn’t hold back her shouting.
The images designed by the company were primarily meant to complement the overall ensemble; adding or removing even a minor detail would expose problems.
Moreover, The Deep’s original image was already deeply ingrained in people’s minds; even the slightest change now would make people feel that something was wrong.
Yes, perhaps these changes would go in the right direction, and maybe fans would like The Deep’s new look more.
But what if the situation worsened?
Even if there was only the slightest possibility, the company did not want to suffer those losses!
There was another, more important point.
The Deep’s current appearance was undoubtedly good, but his positioning somewhat overlapped with Homelander’s.
It had to be understood that Homelander had always been the most attractive character in The Seven.
Giving The Deep a beard was partly intended to make him slightly less attractive than Homelander.
And now look at what this idiot had done?!
‘If it doesn’t match the hero uniform, just change the suit.
It’s not a big deal…’ Unlike the furious Madelyn, Kevin muttered this to himself.
However, considering that she was his boss who paid his salary, and remembering his past life before inheriting his fortune where he was an experienced corporate worker/slave, Kevin didn’t dare to truly go against her.
“…Ahem, then…
how about I find a makeup artist to help me out?” Kevin cautiously suggested an option.
Madelyn glared at him, then suddenly calmed down and said.
“Fine.
You can go straight to the makeup artist and explain your requests.
Besides, it’s not like I’m against you changing your image.” “It’s just that as a member of The Seven, your every move is under public scrutiny.
Changing your image requires a gradual process and a prior announcement; it’s not something you can just change whenever you feel like it.
As an experienced member of The Seven, you should understand this.” ‘Yes, yes, I know.’ Listening to Madelyn’s monologue, Kevin mentally rolled his eyes.
But outwardly, he still smiled, nodded, and said.
“I understand.
Then I will go find a makeup artist first.” Taking the draft of the speech, Kevin quickly left Madelyn’s office.
It seemed that because of the unexpected beard issue, Madelyn didn’t fixate on Kevin being late.
Could this be considered a good sign?
At the very least, he didn’t have to worry about getting his salary cut…
Wait, can superheroes even get their salaries cut?
Come to think of it, how much is The Deep’s salary anyway…
If he saves up gradually, will he be able to accumulate over a billion…
Thinking about the billion-plus dollars he once had but lost, Kevin felt a bit lost.
Until someone greeted him in the hallway.
“Hey, The Deep, did you change your look?” A black man in a blue hero uniform and goggles approached him, greeting Kevin with a smile on his face.
Seeing the approaching person, Kevin’s eyes flickered slightly, and then, following the interaction pattern from his memories, he told him.
“I was sleepy this morning, accidentally shaved my beard, and pissed off Madelyn…” While answering the question, Kevin simultaneously evaluated the superhero standing in front of him.
Before him stood a black man in a blue uniform, also a member of The Seven—the superhero whose main superpower was speed, A-Train, Reggie Franklin.
Kevin had a deep impression of this guy for many reasons, the most important of which was that the story of The Boys started with this guy running over the protagonist’s girlfriend.
Speeding down the street at super-high speed, he didn’t notice the protagonist’s girlfriend standing on the curb and instantly crashed into her, turning her into a bloody mess, leaving nothing but her two hands.
And looking at the current timeline of events, this must be shortly after he ran over the protagonist Hughie’s girlfriend.
Logically, one would assume that after running someone over, he should at least feel a sense of guilt.
But looking at A-Train now, he didn’t see the slightest hint of guilt in him; his laughter and joking demeanor made it seem as if he had completely forgotten that he had just killed a person.
However, this had nothing to do with Kevin.
Either way, he hadn’t killed anyone, and The Boys wouldn’t target him in the future.
Kevin had never done anything shameful.
While Kevin was pondering this, he suddenly heard a question from A-Train.
“Sleepy?
I bet it’s because you were up all night with a fangirl until dawn, right?” ‘Sleeping with fans, how could I ever do such a thing!’ Kevin mentally tried to defend himself, then carefully re-evaluated everything and found that he couldn’t explain it at all.
Because this whole story about having intimate relationships with fangirls…
was something he himself had actively boasted about.
Yes, this was the good old Deep, who actively discussed the possibility of sleeping with fangirls in an attempt to gain approval from The Seven.
Even though it didn’t work, this bad habit was still noticed by the others.
But even with that, The Deep hadn’t actually slept with any fans!
The reason was simple: The Deep was very insecure about his gills and was afraid to show them to anyone.
In such a situation, how could he dare to be open and honest with his fans?
He wouldn’t have had the courage, even if he had the desire to!
As for Starlight, who was sexually harassed by The Deep in the original story…
It was just a 2 minutes sucking, right?
Although that was also disgusting…
Hearing A-Train’s flippant words, Kevin wanted to refute them, but couldn’t explain himself.
Mainly because it was impossible to explain clearly in such a short time, so he simply brushed it off and changed the subject.
“Hah, never mind me.
I see you’ve been really busy these past two days.
Haven’t you finished all your business yet?” “No.
The boyfriend of the person I ran over still hasn’t accepted the apology.
I think he just wants money, so I plan to ask the PR department to give him a bit more.” Whenever this issue was brought up, A-Train sighed.
He originally had commercial events scheduled for these past two days, but because of this situation, he had been delayed until now.
If he didn’t settle this matter, he wouldn’t be able to attend the event and would have to pay a penalty, so it was no wonder A-Train was frustrated.
A human life in this world was measured by money; Kevin now deeply understood this.
He looked intently at A-Train standing in front of him, didn’t say anything, and just patted him on the shoulder.
“Alright, take it one step at a time then.
I still need to go welcome the rookie, so I won’t keep chatting with you.” “Alright, see ya.” A-Train didn’t say anything else, and they brushed past each other.
Watching A-Train enter Madelyn’s office, Kevin slowly made his way to the dressing room.
Kevin wasn’t a cynical guy; no matter what A-Train’s attitude towards murder was, it had nothing to do with him.
In any case, right now he just wanted to play the role of The Deep well and make some good money.
It would be best if he could earn a billion or so; then he would feel a little better.