Homelander, the man who had been fighting Queen Maeve not long ago, was now affectionately straightening the collar that had been knocked askew during their earlier misunderstanding.
Maeve looked at the madman before her, whose moods changed faster than the pages of a book could turn, and felt deeply shaken.
She did not even know how to react. She could only let Homelander's hand, stained with countless people's blood, pat her here and there.
"Come on! I'll take you to meet someone!"
Homelander could hardly wait for the whole world to know he had a dad.
He wrapped an arm around Maeve's waist and, without giving her a say, took her to the detached villa in the suburbs.
Maeve stepped inside and once again saw the man in the black robe.
She looked at Pero's far-too-young face, then glanced at Homelander beside him, whose face practically screamed, Praise me!
An utterly absurd feeling welled up inside her.
Inside the luxurious suburban villa, the atmosphere instantly became bizarre beyond measure.
This world was getting harder and harder to understand.
After a brief and bizarre conversation, Maeve left with mixed feelings, taking with her a promise sufficient to keep herself, Starlight, and the others safe.
Homelander, meanwhile, began fulfilling his guarantee with unprecedented efficiency.
The next day, at the media center in Vought International's headquarters.
Reporters from hundreds of media outlets worldwide gathered there, countless cameras trained on the press conference podium.
Vought International's CEO, Stan Edgar, stood at the front.
In a voice devoid of emotion, he delivered a statement that would shock the world.
"...Following a thorough internal investigation, we have discovered, with profound sorrow, that the former member of The Seven, Storm,
was in fact a Nazi remnant who espoused extremist racist beliefs."
"The terrorist attack against members