Soldier Boy had no interest in watching the siblings argue any longer. He turned and left, deciding to go unwind with Homelander and Ryan.
Before leaving, he called Maeve and Starlight over.
He told the two of them to keep an eye on the siblings and make sure they caused no trouble. He also ordered Ashley to pull together a large number of files on the Shining Light Liberation Army and give them to Kimiko.
With those files, Kimiko would presumably be able to persuade Kenji.
By the time Soldier Boy went downstairs, Homelander and Ryan had been waiting for quite a while. Homelander was standing at a vending machine, buying drinks.
"Thank you," Ryan said brightly, looking up as he took his drink.
Homelander gave him a kindly smile. "You're welcome, sweetheart."
"John, let's go." Soldier Boy walked over and took a drink as well.
Homelander grinned excitedly and took Ryan's hand, and the three of them walked out of Vought Tower.
A breeze blew in from the far side of the lake, gently ruffling the surface into tiny ripples.
The lake was small but exceptionally quiet, surrounded by trees like a corner forgotten by the world. Today, however, it welcomed a little liveliness.
Thump, thump, thump~
Two phones skimmed rapidly across the shimmering water, springing back up instantly after every light touch, their skips rapid and tightly spaced.
In the end, the phone on the left traveled several dozen meters farther than the one on the right.
"Wow!" Ryan exclaimed. "That was amazing!"
He looked at Homelander and Soldier Boy in admiration, and Homelander smiled smugly.
"Looks like I win." His face was full of self-satisfaction.
Soldier Boy snorted and sat straight down on the ground, not caring whether it was dirty.
Something was fishy!
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