Chapter 53 Would You Like a Bottle of Orange Soda?

In the afternoon, in a shopping street in New York.

Annie, who was in disguise, walked with Kevin in a jewelry store and helped him choose a cross for tomorrow.

"This one will do. You will wear this at the meeting in two days. I guarantee that no one will doubt that you do not believe in Jesus."

Annie picked up a relatively expensive cross ornament and gestured it on Kevin.

Kevin's eyes were quite strange under his black-framed glasses:

"I thought you would take me to church, but I didn't expect you to be so... casual."

Kevin was quite speechless holding the cross in his hand.

He thought Annie's faith was very firm, and he was even ready to accompany Annie to the church to listen to the priest's prayers and blessings.

In the end, Annie just took a cross ornament to perfunctorily deal with it.

This faith is somewhat... cheap.

Even if the cross is priced very high.

Anne also explained this:

"Just keep your faith in the Lord in your heart. There is no need to persuade people to join the church. And to be a bit...rebellious, my faith in God has actually been shaken now."

"Oh? Why?"

"Because our superpowers are not innate? If so, why does God give superpowers to those...those bastards?"

Annie seemed to want to say something more dirty, but when her eyes fell on Kevin, she changed her mouth instantly.

Before investigating Compound No. 5, Anne still naively believed that the superpowers of superhumans were the product of God's gift to humans.

This is also what most believers firmly believe.

God is not satisfied with everything in the world, so he gave superheroes superpowers, hoping that they can use this superpower to maintain world peace.

Among them, the Homelander is the Son of God in the hearts of believers.

He punishes on behalf of God and is a modern Jesus walking on earth.

To be honest, Kevin almost laughed out loud when he heard Anne talk about these "rumors" circulating in the hearts of these believers.

If there is a Superman in this world, believers say he is a god walking on earth, a modern Son of God, a holy man, Kevin would have absolutely no objection.

Superman's moral standards deserve such a title.

But you say Homelander...

You say he is Satan's spokesperson, which is probably more appropriate than the modern Son of God.

Of course, for people who don't know the truth, Homelander may indeed be such a person.

Anne thought so before.

However, after seeing what the locomotive did, and seeing Homelander come to Kevin for trouble, Anne was disappointed with Homelander.

And also disappointed with God.

If God really exists, why would He give superpowers to those who should not have superpowers?

Kevin did not comment on Anne's beliefs.

He took the cross, stroked the lines on it, and replied:

"Maybe, we are not chosen?"

"Hmm?"

"Maybe our superpowers are just an unexpected accident?"

After Kevin finished speaking, he and Annie fell silent at the same time.

After a while, Annie suddenly laughed and said:

"Why do you suddenly feel that the topic is so heavy..."

"A little bit."

"Today, I finally have some time to rest, so don't think too much. By the way, Kevin, do you want to watch a movie? I haven't watched "Invisible Power 2" starring the Invisible Man yet. I heard that you appear in it?"

Perhaps because she saw the movie poster on the side, Annie suddenly mentioned that she wanted to go to the movies with Kevin.

Kevin looked at the movie poster not far away.

It has not been a month since the release of "Invisible Power 2" starring the Invisible Man, and the movie theater is still showing it. Kevin originally thought that it would be okay to accompany Annie to watch it if he had nothing to do.

But at this moment, Kevin's phone vibrated.

It was Ashley's call.

"…It's just a guest appearance. Well, Annie, if you have nothing else to do, let's stop here today. I still have some things to deal with."

"Uh…temporary work?"

"I guess so. I'm working overtime."

Kevin made up an excuse to leave and answered Ashley's call.

He asked Ashley to ask about Shockwave this morning and asked Ashley to help contact Shockwave. Now it seems that there should be some clues there.

After receiving the call, Kevin hurriedly said goodbye to Annie and left.

Annie waved goodbye to Kevin and kept looking at him.

When Kevin's figure disappeared, she put her hand down and let out a long breath of disappointment.

"…Isn't my hint obvious enough?"

Annie said this and turned to look at herself reflected in the glass beside her.

Although she was disguised, Annie was wearing a newly bought brand-name shirt and jacket, her hair was also groomed, and she also carefully applied very light makeup.

I was thinking of going to a movie with someone and having dinner together...

But someone ran away halfway.

Well, now they are just a screen couple, and even the screen couple has not been officially confirmed. They are just two people playing with ambiguity, so they really shouldn't do these things.

But the guy didn't react at all, which still made Annie a little disappointed.

"...Forget it, let's go back."

Annie, who didn't get to watch the movie as she wished, stared at the movie poster for a while, turned around and left.

In fact, today's time was also carefully calculated by Annie.

At this time, she can just go to the upcoming movie when she comes out of the jewelry store, and it will be dinner time after the movie ends.

Otherwise, why did Annie have to choose this jewelry store.

But all these subtle calculations were not used.

What a pity.

...

Kevin didn't see Annie's thoughts at all.

Don't expect a senior single dog who has been single in all his past and present lives to understand a girl's thoughts and ideas instantly.

What's more, Kevin is still thinking about the shockwave.

Homelander and Kevin are now in conflict, and Kevin plans to cultivate his own power from now on.

Starlight is one, and Maeve can be won over.

Black belongs to Edgar and cannot be moved for the time being.

In the end, only the engine is left, and he is the helper of Homelander.

Although the engine is very scared of Kevin now, Kevin remembers that this guy is a two-faced person in the original book.

Let's not talk about the bastard things he did in the first two seasons, let's talk about the third season.

In the third season, Starlight's ex-boyfriend Supersonic told the engine about his plan to deal with Homelander because he trusted him and thought he could be a companion.

As a result, not long after, the engine turned around and told Homelander about this.

As a result, Supersonic died tragically, and the rising star of the Seven fell before he rose.

It also gave Annie and the black robes a warning.

Kevin originally thought that if he could use his fists to subdue the locomotive, this guy would be more obedient, at least not report so quickly, right?

But he didn't expect that an accident would happen to him in the end.

So Kevin didn't plan to win over the locomotive guy, and there was no need to win him over.

But another speedster who could compete with the locomotive was a target that could be won over.

Shockwave, Shika Aber.

A superhuman with the same speed as the locomotive.

Even if the locomotive hadn't spent Compound No. 5 that day, the final winner might very well be Shockwave.

Kevin was at a disadvantage in terms of speed, and his speed on land was probably not even one-tenth of that of the locomotive.

So he needed a helper in terms of speed.

Shockwave was a good fit.

After asking Ashley to meet Shockwave in a private room at a nearby bar, Kevin went straight to the bar.

The bar was not a bar for superhumans, but just a very ordinary place, but there were special private rooms to ensure privacy, so there was no need to worry about being photographed by paparazzi.

This was the place Shockwave chose.

Entering the bar and finding the room Shockwave had booked, Kevin pushed the door open and walked in. Shockwave had been waiting inside for a long time.

"Deep Sea! Oh, my God, it's really you!"

As soon as he entered the door, Kevin heard Shockwave's cheers.

He walked forward excitedly and said:

"When the Water Group called and said you wanted to see me, I couldn't believe it! I didn't expect it to be true!"

"Okay, calm down, I'm here to talk to you about business today."

Seeing Shockwave cheering like a die-hard fan, Kevin comforted him helplessly.

I haven't heard that Shockwave is a fan of Deep Sea before...

When the idol started talking, the excited Shockwave also restrained his excitement and took a deep breath:

"Yes, yes, let's talk about business..."

Shockwave said, slowly exhaling, as if trying to calm down.

Kevin waited for a while, and when he saw him calm down, he opened his mouth slightly and was about to talk to him.

But the next moment he saw Shockwave pick up a bottle of soda from the table and handed it to Kevin:

"... Then, before we talk business, would you like a can of orange soda first?"

"?"

Kevin's eyes fell on the soda in Shockwave's hand.

The icon of orange soda is very simple, a can with a simple orange pattern painted on the outside, which looks like a very ordinary brand of soda.

But when Shockwave handed the soda to Kevin, Kevin's mood became solemn.

He looked up at Shockwave again, his eyes full of deep thought.