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Listening to his current boss swearing, Kevin knew that Madelyn did not approve of his decision to shave his beard.
Sure enough, before Kevin could even speak, Madelyn directly asked, "Deep, where's your beard?!"
"Uh... I was half-asleep this morning and accidentally... shaved it off..." Kevin replied, seemingly honestly.
In reality, he hadn't slept all night, but with his supe physique, going a night without sleep wasn't an issue, so he looked energetic and showed no signs of having pulled an all-nighter.
Madelyn took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, as if trying to calm herself down.
After a while, she spoke in a calmer tone, "Do you... know how much money we spent designing your previous image?"
"I know..."
"You know, and you still shaved your beard?!"
"Uh, doesn't it look handsomer this way...?"
"Yes, your face looks handsomer, but look in the mirror yourself. Does your overall image still look handsome when paired with your uniform?!" Madelyn couldn't help but shout.
The images designed by the company were basically complementary to the overall look; adding or subtracting anything would reveal a problem.
Moreover, Deep's original image was already deeply ingrained in people's minds, and even the slightest change now would make people feel something was off.
Yes, perhaps this change would develop in a good direction, perhaps fans would prefer Deep's new image.
But what if it developed in a bad direction?
Even if there was only a slight possibility, the company didn't want to bear that loss!
And more importantly.
Deep's current appearance was indeed fine, but his positioning somewhat overlapped with Homelander's. It was important to remember that Homelander had always been the most handsome member of The Seven.
The decision to design Deep with a beard was not without the intention of conceding some ground to Homelander in terms of appearance.
So what had this idiot done now?!
If it doesn't match the hero uniform, then just change the hero uniform, what's the big deal...
Unlike the enraged Madelyn, Kevin grumbled to himself.
However, thinking that the other party was his boss who paid his salary, Kevin, who was a seasoned office worker before inheriting his fortune in his previous life, didn't dare to truly go against her.
"...Ahem, well... should I go find a makeup artist for help?" Kevin tentatively suggested.
Madelyn looked at him deeply, then suddenly calmed down and said, "Alright, you can go directly to the makeup artist and explain what you need. Also, I'm not saying you can't change your image.
"It's just that as a member of The Seven, your every move is watched by the public. Changing your image needs to be gradual and requires a prior announcement. It's not something you can just change whenever you want. As a veteran member of The Seven, you should know this."
Yes, yes, I know, I know.
Facing Madelyn's spiel, Kevin rolled his eyes internally.
But on the surface, he maintained a smile and nodded, "I understand. I'll go find the makeup artist now."
Picking up the speech, Kevin quickly left Madelyn's office.
It seemed that due to the shock of the beard, Madelyn didn't dwell on Kevin's tardiness. Should this be considered a good thing?
At least he didn't have to worry about his salary being docked...
Wait, superheroes shouldn't have their salaries docked, right?
Speaking of which, how much was Deep's salary anyway... If he saved slowly, could he save up to over a billion...
As soon as he thought of the over a billion he once had but lost, Kevin's expression became a little dazed.
Until someone on the way greeted him:
"Yo, Deep, new look?"
A Black man in a blue hero uniform walked towards him, wearing goggles on his face, a smile on his dark face as he greeted Kevin.
Seeing the approaching person, Kevin's eyes flickered slightly, then he spoke to the other person in the way he remembered interacting with them: "I was half-asleep this morning and accidentally shaved my beard, which really pissed off Madelyn..."
As he answered, Kevin also assessed the superhero in front of him.
The Black man in the blue uniform in front of him was also a member of The Seven, a supe whose main superpower was speed—A-Train, Reggie Franklin.
Kevin had a deep impression of this guy for many reasons, the most important being that the cause of The Boys' story was this guy running over the protagonist's girlfriend.
Speeding down the road at super-high speed, he didn't notice the protagonist's girlfriend standing by the roadside and directly hit her, splattering her flesh and blood everywhere, leaving only a pair of hands.
And if judged by the current timeline, he should have just recently run over Hughie, the protagonist's girlfriend.
Logically, after hitting and killing someone, he should at least show some guilt.
But looking at A-Train in front of him, he showed no signs of guilt, his jovial demeanor making it seem as if he had completely forgotten about having just killed someone.
However, this had nothing to do with Kevin. After all, he wasn't the one who killed someone, and he wouldn't be the one bothered by The Boys later. Kevin hadn't done anything that would weigh on his conscience.
Just as he was thinking this, Kevin heard A-Train suddenly ask, "Half-asleep? I think you were probably with a fan until dawn last night, weren't you?"
I wasn't! I didn't!! Don't talk nonsense!!
How can you casually slander a good person?
How could I possibly do something like sleeping with a fan!
Kevin defended himself in his mind, then thought back carefully, only to find that he couldn't explain it.
Because sleeping with fans... was something he himself had actively spread.
Yes, it was the previous Deep who actively spread the rumor of sleeping with fans to gain recognition from The Seven, although it didn't really work, this 'bad habit' was still somewhat remembered by people.
But having said that, Deep had never actually slept with a fan!
The reason was simple: Deep was very self-conscious about his gills and didn't dare to let people see them. In such a situation, how could he dare to 'be honest' with his fans?
He might have had the intention, but not the guts!
As for Starlight, who was molested by Deep in the original work...
Didn't he only take off his pants?
Though that was disgusting enough...
Listening to A-Train's lewd remarks, Kevin wanted to retort but couldn't explain himself.
Mainly, it would be difficult to explain clearly in a short time, so he simply chuckled and changed the subject: "Haha, never mind me, I see you've been pretty busy these past two days. Haven't you finished dealing with things yet?"
"No, the boyfriend of the guy who got hit and killed still hasn't accepted the apology. I think he just wants money, so I'm planning to have PR give him a bit more."
A-Train sighed when he mentioned this.
He originally had a commercial event to attend these past two days, but it was delayed because of this matter. If it wasn't handled soon, he wouldn't be able to attend the commercial event and would have to pay a breach of contract fee, so it was no wonder A-Train was upset.
Human life in this world was something that could be measured by money, Kevin now had a deep understanding of this.
He looked deeply at A-Train in front of him, said nothing, and patted his shoulder: "Alright, then you take your time dealing with it. I still have to greet the newcomer, so I won't chat with you anymore."
"OK, see you."
A-Train said nothing, and the two brushed past each other.
Watching A-Train enter Madelyn's office, Kevin then slowly walked towards the makeup room.
Kevin wasn't a cynical person. Whatever A-Train's attitude was towards hitting and killing someone, it had nothing to do with him.
Right now, he just wanted to play the role of Deep well and make good money.
Preferably, he could earn over a billion, that way he would feel a little better.
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