As soon as he finished speaking, Homelander and Queen Maeve fell into thought, while Starlight lowered her head in bewilderment and picked at her battle suit.
Heisenberg lightly tapped the table.
Startled, Starlight hurriedly looked up. She had been spacing out!
Seeing that Starlight had come around a little, Heisenberg nodded and continued.
"Starlight, tell me how you feel."
"What... what feelings?"
Starlight blanked out and stood there stunned.
Looking at the bewildered Starlight, Heisenberg grinned.
"What else could I mean?
About Homelander, about me, and... The Deep!
Of course, most importantly, today should have been the happiest day you'd had in a long while.
Didn't you always dream of joining The Seven?
Well, now you've joined!
So, how does The Seven feel?"
"I..."
Hearing Heisenberg's question, Starlight hesitated. Even her eyes gradually grew hazy.
For a moment, mist gathered continuously over Starlight's clear yet unfocused pupils.
Looking at Starlight like that, Heisenberg moved his lips, trying to make his smile seem a little kinder.
After all, he had played the domineering, dark-stream character for too long. For the moment, he really couldn't pull off the charm of a Shonen Manga protagonist.
Still smiling, Heisenberg reminded her.
"I know you don't understand me, so start understanding me now. The first thing I'm going to tell you is that I don't care whether something sounds nice. I only care whether it's true!
Say what you want to say, and say what you're really thinking. Don't brush me off with those empty pleasantries!
Tell me, what do you think of The Seven as it is now, and these goddamn so-called heroes in it?"
"I... I..."
Seeing Starlight hesitate more and more, Heisenberg frowned and slammed his hand down on the table!
"What do you mean, 'I'? Can't you see anything at all,