Dealing with Vought International wasn't a sudden impulse for Roger.

After meeting with Madelyn, Roger suddenly realized a problem: Did Vought International actually have a way to deal with superhumans?

From the original series, it seemed like they didn't. But if Vought really had no means to deal with superhumans, how did the board members dare to command them around? Especially President Edgar, who never seemed afraid when facing Homelander. He didn't appear to worry about being suddenly killed by him.

Maybe Edgar understood Homelander well, knowing exactly what kind of person he was, and thus wasn't concerned about being killed. But there could also be another possibility: Edgar and the others might have a method to deal with superhumans, or at least a way to handle the Seven, which is why they didn't fear Homelander's betrayal.

If that were the case, Roger couldn't guarantee his safety.

Superhuman abilities varied widely. What was shown in the original series was just a part of this vast world. No one could guarantee there wasn't someone with Professor X-like abilities.

Roger wasn't worried about Vought using brute force. With his biological force field, he was confident enough to even play around with nukes, as long as they didn't hit him, there was no problem. But he feared Vought would use other means to subtly change him.

Psychological suggestions, emotional implantation, enhanced likability, long-term hypnosis, if abilities related to the mind existed, Roger couldn't defend against them. Perhaps the biological force field could, but Roger didn't want to gamble.

There's always a "what if." What if the biological force field couldn't defend against them? Then Roger might as well declare the game over!

So, before Vought could act against him, Roger had to think of a way to take down Vought.

That's why Roger established ties with the protagonist group, built good relationships with Maeve and other members of the Seven, hoping that at the crucial moment, they would stand by his side.

"Are you really going to do this? This… is a bit too crazy..."

Maeve didn't understand Roger's actions and couldn't wrap her head around it.

Homelander, who once sided with Vought and was in bed with them, was now saying in front of her that he wanted to overthrow Vought. It felt surreal to Maeve.

Roger knew it sounded far-fetched given his identity, but he had no choice. Vought had already noticed something was off with him and planned to deal with him. He couldn't just sit back and become the infantile Homelander again.

Moreover, Vought's ambitions were growing. Homelander secretly conducting human experiments with Compound V was known to Vought. They tacitly approved and were secretly doing the same.

They aimed to make Compound V more stable, turning it into a drug that could mass-produce superhumans. Then, they would form their own superhuman army to seize the world's wealth.

The world's state originally had nothing to do with Roger. The energy for his next traversal point was about one-fifth full. At this rate, he could traverse again in about three months.

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By then, even if it were the end of the world, it wouldn't matter to Roger.

But Roger still hoped for a more peaceful world.

He wasn't sure what kind of world he would traverse to next. If it were a dangerous one, at least he would have the world of The Boys as a fallback. So, a stable and peaceful world was necessary for Roger. It would become his future refuge.

Thus, Roger decided he would either become Vought's head or destroy Vought and build a new force from its ashes.

Roger chose the latter. After all, if Vought's deeds were exposed, its reputation would plummet. Instead of inheriting Vought's bad name, it would be better to build a new force from its remains.

Roger had thought a lot during this time but hadn't made a decision until Madelyn asked him to see a psychologist. That made the decision for him.

"Vought's ambitions are too great. Knowing this, we either join them in their wickedness or rebel and bring Vought down. We have no other choices," Roger said softly to Maeve.

As members of the Seven, they had no choice. If they didn't stand with Vought, they were against it. It was that simple.

Maeve took a deep breath, trying to calm down, but she couldn't form a complete sentence for a long time.

Finally, she looked at Roger, as if making a decision, and exhaled deeply, asking:

"So, do you have a plan?"

"For now… I have a rough idea," Roger replied.

"?"

"Don't look at me like that. I'm not good at making plans. But for now, Vought doesn't know about us. That's our only advantage."

"So, what are you going to do next?" Maeve asked after some thought.

Roger said softly, "First, we'll follow Vought's instructions and attend the charity event. Then… we can start revealing some of Vought's dirty secrets."

To target Vought, the first step was to tarnish its reputation.

Currently, Vought enjoyed high public approval due to Homelander and the Seven. People loved superheroes, so they naturally supported Vought, which backed them.

With such fame, along with Vought's vast resources, they could manipulate the truth as they wished.

Therefore, Roger planned to start by discrediting Vought.

"By my calculations… Butcher should have already started approaching him..." Roger thought silently while watching the city from the rooftop.

...

At that moment, Butcher, whom Roger was thinking of, was walking with Mother's Milk in a filthy alley. They both wore black trench coats, looking like gangsters, scaring others away.

"Hard to imagine that the once-glorious Tek-Knight would live in a place like this," Mother's Milk said as they walked deeper into the alley.

Butcher glanced around and said, "A washed-up superhero is worse than a dog. Think about Popclaw, once a celebrated hero, now using sex to pay rent."

"But this hero was supposed to be wealthy, right?" Mother's Milk questioned.

"You said it, supposed to be," Butcher replied, stopping in front of a basement door. Mother's Milk stopped his chattering, and they exchanged a glance before Butcher knocked roughly on the iron door.

Bang, bang, bang.

The loud knocks made everyone's ears ring.

The noise was unbearable for the person inside, who quickly slid open the peephole, revealing a pair of haggard yet fierce eyes.

"Who are you looking for?!"

Butcher smiled slightly and said, "We're looking for Tek-Knight. We heard he lives here."

"Tek-Knight is dead! Leave!"

The person behind the door slammed the peephole shut, ending the conversation.

But Butcher didn't leave. He knocked again and said, "Fine, if you want to rot here and die, we'll leave. But I bet you don't want to die, do you?"

The peephole slid open again, and those fierce eyes stared out.

"Who are you? Vought's people?"

"Of course not," Butcher replied. "We're just small-time nobodies sent to visit you."

...

The eyes behind the door studied them for a long time before finally opening the iron door.

"Come in. It doesn't matter who you are. I'm already as good as dead."