Chapter 78 - [77] : We Believe in You

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Superman…

Although Roger felt that he wasn't yet worthy of the title "Superman," and perhaps never would be, he believed that in this world, the title suited him better than "Homelander." 

In the Marvel universe, he had also referred to himself as Superman, and in the fake documentary that had just aired, Thor and the others had called him that too. So, there was nothing wrong with using "Superman" as his name now.

After revealing his current title and explaining the "truth" of the situation to everyone, some of the crowd started to believe Roger, but there were still those who remained skeptical. Then, someone stepped forward from the crowd and said:

"I believe in Homelander… no, I believe in Superman! Because when we were hijacked, it was Superman who saved us! I believe in a hero who would give his all to save others!"

Roger was stunned as he looked at the person who stepped forward. This wasn't someone he had arranged to be there, it was a genuine person who truly believed in him. 

To Roger's regret, he couldn't even recall who the person was, but they remembered him.

And they weren't the only one. Once that person spoke up, many others stood up as well. They formed a group that had been mixed into the crowd, their voices not loud nor noticeable until now. In the silence, their presence became undeniable.

The protesters who had come to criticize Homelander turned their attention to this group. The cameras brought by the journalists also focused on them. 

These people had always stood by Homelander, even when others had criticized and denounced him as unworthy of being a superhero.

Why? Because Roger had truly saved their lives.

"I believe in Superman too!"

"So do I!"

"Superman! We'll always support you!!"

Among the supporters, some discarded signs that had originally read "Homelander" and began shouting Roger's new title. 

A young woman, carrying her daughter, pushed through the crowd and approached Roger. The little girl stretched out her hand toward him and said:

"Superman, I believe in you too! Keep it up!"

In her hand, she held a figure of Homelander, and she was dressed in his old hero costume, looking like a little superhero herself. Seeing this, Roger suddenly felt his eyes well up with emotion. 

He had never expected these people to show up, nor had he imagined they would support him so unwaveringly.

Because when Roger revealed everything, explaining that he was from a parallel universe and even presenting an alien spaceship as evidence, nothing else should have mattered. Vought would have no choice but to believe him, as would the government. 

With such a blatant display of extraterrestrial technology, even skeptics had to believe. But despite all that, these people's appearance caught Roger completely off guard.

Unlike the others who believed him because of the overwhelming evidence, these supporters were genuine believers in him as a person. 

Their faith in Roger stemmed from a simple reason: he had saved their lives. He had personally carried them down from tens of thousands of feet in the sky, safely delivering them to the ground and giving them a second chance at life. 

So, they believed in Roger unconditionally, their trust unshaken by anything.

Roger smiled as he looked at these people. He suddenly understood why he wanted to be a hero. It was precisely because people like this existed that he felt compelled to act when needed, to save those who didn't deserve to die.

He descended from the sky and, under the gaze of the crowd, walked to the woman's side. He took the little girl from her arms and held her in his own, speaking sincerely to her and to everyone:

"Thank you. Thank you so much."

Unlike before, when he had performed for the cameras, this time, Roger's gratitude was genuine. These people deserved his thanks. After expressing his gratitude to his supporters, Roger turned to the crowd and said:

"I understand that this is a lot to take in, and some of you may have trouble accepting it right away. But I hope you can trust me, just as they trust me. Time… time will reveal the truth to you."

After that, he gently ruffled the little girl's hair, handed her back to her mother, and said:

"Thank you again, little princess."

He then looked up at the spaceship hovering in the sky, levitated into the air, and sped toward it.

That night was destined to be anything but peaceful.

The government summoned the top executives of Vought for questioning, demanding answers for everything they had done. At the same time, their vigilance toward Roger reached its peak. 

Whether Roger was really Homelander or, as he claimed, a parallel universe doppelgänger, the spaceship he brought was irrefutable proof. It wasn't a special effect or a movie prop; it was a real, physical spaceship! Alien technology!

And then there was Thor from Asgard. If the fake documentary was to be believed, then that Thor might really be the god of thunder from Norse mythology. More precisely, it seemed that the so-called gods might just be aliens in disguise. 

The ancients, in their ignorance, had worshiped things they couldn't understand as gods, so Thor might very well be an alien, an alien from a parallel dimension.

In any case, no one dared to take action against Roger in the short term. Even Vought, which had initially planned to retaliate, had quieted down.

With a massive spaceship hanging overhead, they couldn't afford to act recklessly. No matter how strong their superheroes were, could they be stronger than Homelander? 

Even if they had more superhumans, what use would they be against a single blast from an alien ship? They couldn't win. Numbers meant nothing. So what could Vought do? Launch a media smear campaign?

But even that was no longer an option. No matter how many trolls they employed or how hard their hackers worked to manage online backlash, it was futile. 

Super Entertainment had its own PR team, and Vought's hackers were unable to hack into Super Entertainment's servers or stop the avalanche of scandalous information flooding the internet.

It wasn't that Vought lacked the capability; it was that something far more powerful had taken control of most of the network, allowing scandals about Vought and its superheroes to spread unchecked. 

Initially, Vought didn't understand what was happening, but then they made the connection to the alien spaceship in the sky. Everything became clear.

It had to be an alien AI! That was the only explanation!

Faced with an extraterrestrial AI, what could they do? Nothing but surrender.

In less than twenty-four hours, from the moment Roger returned to the execution of the Avengers' plan, Vought had lost on every front. 

Politically, online, from their top executives to their once-glorious superheroes, they had all been utterly defeated, with no chance for resistance.

But little did Vought know that the man responsible for pushing them into the abyss, Roger, was now lying in his room like a couch potato.

Still a slacker at heart, Roger, after a busy day, felt completely drained.

"Have I been working too hard lately? I just wanna play some games…"

Lying in his chair, Roger the Slacker murmured to himself.

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