The Boys' Superman in American Comics
Chapter 32

Can I join the Seven now?

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"First, I need to get Vought to invite me to their headquarters..."

Jupiter mused, gently taking out his phone, logging into the official website of Vought's The Seven, and then recording a short video.

"My name is Jupiter Grayson, you can call me Free Man. As you can see, I am of Flower descent. My parents are divorced, and my Flower mother raised me alone..."

Jupiter rambled on with his phone, essentially stacking buffs for himself.

No one understood the Free Nation's game better than Jupiter, and nothing was more effective than a set of buffs.

Vought, the personnel reviewing The Seven's recruitment videos this day, habitually opened their computers and began clicking through the videos one by one. Ever since Translucent retired due to...

Ahem, ever since Translucent retired due to extreme fatigue, they received thousands of introductory videos daily. Everyone volunteered, stating they could take over Translucent's position and become a member of the new superhero team, The Seven. But honestly, every video was largely the same and did not meet their recruitment requirements...

Until today, when this Vought employee saw Jupiter's video while drinking coffee.

"I come from a single-parent household, I'm a vegetarian, an environmentalist..."

Jupiter introduced himself in the video, neither humble nor arrogant.

It was fine at first, but then it gradually became absurd...

"Pfft..."

"WTF?! I need to show this video to the boss..."

The reviewer, hearing the string of buffs, was so shocked that he spat out the coffee he was drinking.

One day later...

"Mr. Grayson..."

"I am Ashley Barrett, the exclusive secretary for the superheroes you contacted at Vought."

At the Vought building, the world's largest superhero manufacturer and the behind-the-scenes sponsor of The Seven, a white woman with chestnut hair styled in a fluffy textured perm, met Jupiter.

"I assume since you're meeting me, you've seen the introductory video I sent to your company, right?"

Jupiter, wearing a white tight suit with a large F printed on the chest, looked at the woman before him and asked.

"Of course..."

"I definitely watched your introductory video."

"You are of Flower and mixed descent, from a single-parent household, your mother is a strong woman, you're a vegetarian, an environmentalist, you have superpowers, and you grew up in a Black community..."

Ashley listed over fifty absurd tags. As she spoke, she wiped the sweat from her forehead. She had to say, F*ck, this man had too many buffs. In the end, even their boss, Mr. Edgar, was alarmed and ordered her to personally receive this man who called himself Free Man, Jupiter Grayson.

"Yes, everything you said is correct."

"Then won't you invite me in for a seat?"

Jupiter looked at Ashley and asked.

"Of course, please come in..."

Ashley wiped the sweat from her forehead and led Jupiter into the Vought building.

"Mr. Grayson, first, I want to thank you for submitting your application to our Vought family. I believe you did so out of full trust in us, but I also hope you can understand our work and rules..."

Ashley led Jupiter to the lobby of The Seven, walking ahead and constantly speaking to Jupiter behind her.

"Okay, okay, I roughly understand what you're saying. So, can you tell me if I've been selected?!"

Jupiter casually sat in Homelander's seat, crossed his legs, and looked at Ashley with a relaxed and arrogant demeanor, as if he were not a guest of the Vought family, but rather its master.

"I'm very sorry, but what I mean is, there's a young lady named Starlight who fits our criteria better than you. However, this doesn't mean we're rejecting you. You can still work at Vought. Besides The Seven, we have many other superhero teams, and we can definitely create a personalized superhero team for you. I mean, a superhero team that markets your Flower descent. What do you think?"

Ashley looked at Jupiter, her eyes filled with anticipation. She smelled money on him.

"Perhaps you didn't understand..."

"What I mean is, I will only join The Seven."

Jupiter sat in the swivel chair, legs crossed, and gave Ashley a sunny smile.

"Then we have nothing to discuss!"

"There are only seven spots on The Seven, and with Starlight already internally confirmed, they are all filled. You'll have to find employment elsewhere. However, before you leave, please write a statement confirming that our Vought family made every effort to invite you."

Ashley smoothed her short hair and took out an agreement from her bag.

"I don't think this agreement is necessary at all."

Jupiter looked at the agreement Ashley produced and shook his head.

"If you insist on doing this, it will be difficult for us."

Ashley's expression immediately fell. Jupiter wasn't planning to work for Vought, nor sign the agreement, which troubled her and could bring negative repercussions to the company.

"It's not difficult. In the end, the fundamental reason I can't join The Seven is that there are only seven spots, right?!"

Jupiter sat in the swivel chair, relaxed and at ease, asking Ashley.

"Of course..."

Ashley nodded, her proud expression like that of a little swan.

"Assuming we can't rename it The Seven Plus One, there's only one way for me to join The Seven, and that's for The Seven to create a new vacancy after Starlight fills her spot."

Jupiter spoke as he stood up from his seat and walked towards the entrance of the Superhero Seven's meeting hall.

"What are you going to do?"

Ashley's expression changed slightly after hearing Jupiter's words. A bad premonition suddenly arose in her heart.

"Shh..."

Upon hearing Ashley, Jupiter lightly blew on his fingers, signaling Ashley to be quiet, and then walked to a corner inside the hall.

"..."

Although Ashley didn't know what Jupiter was going to do, she still kept her mouth shut tightly, even subconsciously holding her breath.

"The Superhero Seven, including Starlight, that's not seven people! There are clearly only six now!"

"Homelander, Queen Maeve, A-Train, Black Noir, The Deep, Starlight, and me. That makes seven people."

Jupiter said this and raised his hand towards the air in front of him.

"If I were you, I wouldn't be here with my pants down, eavesdropping on our conversation."

Jupiter spoke and suddenly threw a punch at the air.

The next second, a pool of blood appeared on the floor of the Superhero Seven's hall.

"Now count. With Starlight, doesn't the Superhero Seven have only six people left? So, can I join?!"

Jupiter casually picked up a public tissue from the hall and wiped his blood-stained glove.

"My god? You just killed The Invisible Man?!"

Ashley looked at the mosaic on the ground, and only then did she realize what Jupiter had just done.

"What Invisible Man? He was just a supervillain who wanted to eavesdrop on Vought family secrets. Don't worry, that criminal was just dealt with by my own hands..."

Jupiter smiled gently at Ashley. Having watched the entire series of "Outlaw Zhang San," Jupiter knew how to arm himself with the law and protect himself. He wasn't afraid of Ancestor Person's brute force, but he was afraid of Ancestor Person talking about the law.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo..."

Ashley didn't answer Jupiter. She just looked at the mud on the ground and panted heavily. The Invisible Man's skin was as hard as diamond, but now it was just a smear of mosaic on the ground...

This man before her was simply another Homelander, no, even more violent than Homelander, even more Homelander-like.

Perhaps they needed to re-evaluate Jupiter's danger level and give him better treatment...

As for the deceased Invisible Man, please, a superhero who couldn't make money for Vought wasn't even worth a piece of shit.

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