Homelander: New Legacy

[169] : The Issue of Education

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At Butcher's house, the atmosphere was painfully awkward due to Roger's arrival.

Becca and Ryan sat silently on the couch, with Becca keeping her head down, avoiding looking at Roger. Butcher busied himself in the kitchen, while Hughie, sensing the strange tension, decided it was better to excuse himself and help in the kitchen as well.

Ryan sat quietly next to his mother, glancing between her and Roger. Although curious about what was happening, he chose not to speak.

Roger, sitting across from Becca, also felt the discomfort. He suddenly wondered if coming here had been a mistake.

Maybe he should have taken Thor and the Winter Soldier and left. Maybe he shouldn't have thought about involving Ryan at all.

But since he was already here, Roger couldn't just leave without saying anything. After all... he was already sitting there.

"Uh... this is our first time meeting, isn't it?"

After a long pause, Roger finally broke the silence.

Becca immediately raised her head to look at Roger, her eyes clearly saying, What kind of nonsense is that?

To Becca, this wasn't their first meeting.

She had once been in charge of managing Homelander for Vought International. Later, she had a relationship with him that led to... well, Ryan. No matter how you looked at it, this wasn't their first encounter.

Or could this really be the Homelander from a parallel universe?

Roger decided to clarify: "For me, this is our first meeting. Don't think of me as Homelander—Homelander is dead."

"...Then why are you here?" Becca asked cautiously. "If you're not Homelander, Ryan isn't your son either..."

Becca instinctively pulled Ryan closer, her motherly intuition telling her that Roger was here to take her son away.

Roger sighed and said, "I'm not Homelander, but Ryan and I do share a bloodline. Of course, if you don't want to acknowledge that, it's fine. I'm not here to claim him as my son."

"Then why..."

Before Becca could finish, Roger interrupted:

"Ryan has an innate gift. You know that, don't you? That kind of gift can be dangerous. Without proper guidance, Ryan could very well become the next Homelander."

"He won't! I promise!"

Becca spoke with conviction.

Roger glanced toward Butcher in the kitchen and asked, "You promise? With what? Butcher?"

"Billy has changed a lot! And Ryan has a private tutor! We're making sure he won't turn out like you—like Homelander!"

When it came to Ryan, this seemingly gentle woman exuded an unimaginable determination.

She was like a lioness protecting her cub, baring her fangs and claws at anyone who dared threaten her child. To Roger, though, Becca's stance was more like that of a feisty cub herself. Nonetheless, he admired her courage and resolve to protect her child at all costs.

Becca surely understood that even if Roger wasn't Homelander, he still possessed the same power. She knew what could happen if she angered someone like him. Yet she still dared to meet Roger's gaze head-on.