Homelander: New Legacy

[3] : Homelander's Soft Spot, Children's Smiles

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**Bang, bang, bang—**

"Don't come any closer!!"

The masked robber frantically pulled the trigger at Roger, with bullets hitting him and falling to the ground. Despite this, the robber didn't stop his actions.

Fear was evident in the robber's eyes, and it was fear of Roger.

Roger understood why. Although this was a Vought setup, Homelander in the past had never cared about the lives of such people. If he was in a good mood, he might spare their lives; if he was in a bad mood, he'd use his heat vision to pierce through their bodies or throw them into the sky for a free fall.

These people were all death-row inmates, and since they had signed contracts for their lives, their deaths were inconsequential.

But... who would willingly want to die if they could survive?

The robber in front of Roger was one such person. Even though he knew what awaited him, he couldn't help but resist.

The bullets hitting his body didn't hurt. Roger observed the fear in the masked man's eyes, remained silent for a while, and then suddenly acted. With super speed, he appeared in front of the robber, crushed the gun in his hand into pieces, and then punched the robber in the head, knocking him out.

If it were the old Homelander, he would probably have shattered the robber's body. But Roger didn't want to do that.

Firstly, it was too brutal, and secondly... there were children nearby.

"Wow! It's Homelander!!"

"Homelander!!"

"Can Homelander give me an autograph!"

Several children gathered around, cheering for Roger and completely forgetting about the robbery. Seeing the smiles on the children's faces, Roger couldn't help but smile as well.

He picked up a few children, smiled for the camera crew, and let others take their pictures.

This heartwarming scene was captured by the cameras, boosting the TV ratings once again.

But after signing autographs for the children and watching them be escorted away by the police, Roger's smile suddenly vanished.

Maeve, who had been observing from the side, asked in surprise:

"What's wrong? Were you dissatisfied with the filming just now?"

"The children from earlier, the oldest one is no more than seven."

"So?"

"They actually arranged for these children to be used as victims?"

Roger's expression turned grim.

"When did you start caring about this?"

Maeve looked at Roger as if he were an alien.

Roger didn't want to argue with her. He planned to go to Vought to ask Madelyn about it, but after taking a few steps, he stopped.

—Help!! Someone save me! Oh God!

He heard another cry for help.

"...The company arranged for other events as well?"

Roger suddenly asked Maeve.

Maeve shook her head. "No, there was only this one in the morning. We have other things in the afternoon. Why?"

"You wait here for me. I'll be right back."

"Wait, Homelander—"

Maeve was about to ask what was going on when Roger flew out through the window, disappearing in moments.