Whoosh!
The Project Armor slowed down and gradually landed in front of Stein Tower.
"Boss!"
"Mr. Lee Stein!"
The security guards and passing employees at the entrance naturally recognized their boss's armor. Upon seeing him, they all greeted him.
"Mm."
The faceplate opened. Lee Stein gave a slight nod in response, then turned to look behind him and frowned. "What's with all those people gathered there?"
Quite a few people were gathered outside Stein Tower, though they did not seem to be causing trouble. They stood a proper distance from the building and did not block the entrance or exit.
Many of them wore eager expressions. Some even held signs and banners, looking exactly like fans greeting a celebrity at the airport. Lee's arrival stirred up a small wave of noise and commotion among them.
"Boss, they're all fans who came to join in on the excitement."
One of the guards at the entrance pointed at the banners in their hands.
[Stein Enterprises, a Corporation with a Conscience!]
[A Family of Heroes, the Conscience of Capitalism!]
"Don't tell me you paid them to say that. Fifty for tears, a hundred for fainting?"
Lee's face darkened. This praise was far too exaggerated. While Stein Group did not regularly make world-ending headlines, it was hardly some paragon of corporate conscience either. He had enough self-awareness to know that.
"Uh, no, Boss. They came here voluntarily. They're all fans of Doctor Otto and the others. Since they weren't disrupting the company, we didn't drive them away."
Another guard gave an awkward smile.
"Doctor Otto and the others? What did they do?"
Lee had a bad feeling about this. He had only been gone for a few months. Surely Otto Gunther and the others had not already caused some huge incident?
Each of those