Black Robe: How can Saiki Kusuo not be considered a superpowered individual?

The Water Tower.

82floor.

Today, there was an extra person in Stan's office who is rarely seen here.

"Well, I'm curious, what's the situation now that you actually called me back?"

"You know, there's a ton of stuff going on in Congress, and then there's that damn media."

Sitting opposite Stan Edgar was a woman with prominent cheekbones, long black hair, and a pretty face.

Victoria Newman.

He is one of the most prominent members of Congress and the founder and director of the Federal Bureau of Superhuman Affairs (FBSA).

On Twitter today, in addition to Vought International's series of promotional campaigns for superhumans and superheroes, there is another wave of public opinion against superhumans.

Its leader was this young member of parliament, Victoria Newman.

"Mallory's black-robed squad has obtained Compound V."

The two men, who should have been on opposing sides, were now sitting comfortably in their office, sunlight streaming in through the window and falling on the potted plants Stan was cultivating.

"Well, our Congressman Newman is just here to discuss with Walter the issue of controlling superhumans."

Stan gave a faint smile, looking at the girl sitting opposite him with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes.

"A leak of compound V was inevitable."

The nostalgia in his eyes vanished in an instant, and Stan's thoughts returned to the present.

"There's a superhuman among the people in Mallory, and they've already made contact with the military."

"To be honest, even if I intercept the information from here, it's impossible to prevent the exposure of compound V."

Newman sighed helplessly.

"...I was a bit careless."

Stan sighed. He had thought that Walter was under his control and would move steadily forward along the planned path.

However, too many unexpected events occurred.

Rorner, P&G, Homelander's Out of Control, Flash Liberation Army's Provocation, Black Robe Squad's Disturbances, Storm Rebellion...

If it were just one of these issues, given the strength of Walter's vast business empire, it could be resolved by paying a price.

However, even if Stan exhausted all his connections, it would be difficult to resolve the issue once they were all gathered together.

Therefore, he summoned Newman.

This young congresswoman, who appears to be from humble beginnings, is actually the adopted daughter of Stan Edgar, the CEO of Waters.

She was one of Stan's trump cards. After all, who would have thought that the grassroots congressman who always opposed Vought and the superhumans, and the director of the FBSA, was actually Vought's man?

According to Stan's plan, with his covert assistance, Newman's political career should steadily improve from here on out.

Unfortunately, some problems arose within Walter, and Stan felt that if he didn't call Newman back soon, he wouldn't have many more opportunities.

"Well, as long as there's no concrete evidence, Congress can still..."

"Isn't there enough concrete evidence against that guy, Rolner?"

Stan interrupted Newman.

"Ronald? What happened to him?"

"He is now the fourth director of Walter, succeeding Dr. Bob, and then..."

"He's now a fanatic about P&G products."

As Stan said this, his face twitched involuntarily.

"Hmm, the storm seems to be the same."

Newman's smiling face stiffened for a moment.

She looked at Stan in front of her, remained silent for a few breaths, and then spoke:

"What exactly is going on with P&G?"

Stan shook his head.

"have no idea."

"you do not know?"

"Ronald withheld a lot of information from me very early on."

"As a result, I know very little about P&G."

Newman took a deep breath, looked at the tired old man before her, and said:

"I'll go get Rorna..."

"No, he's surrounded by superhumans; it's difficult for you to even get close to him."

"Superhumans are actually..."

"There are superhuman beings with superhuman strength that you can't kill."

Newman is also a superhuman; her ability lies in [blood manipulation].

It can manipulate the blood in the bodies of people around it, thus easily taking the lives of ordinary people and even superhumans.

However, there is a limit to the impact of blood on body tissues.

When a superhuman's physical strength exceeds a certain threshold, Newman's blood manipulation can no longer easily take the superhuman's life.

For example, the people of the motherland.

(According to rumors, Homelander felt dizzy for a while, and at the time he wondered if he was just overworked. In reality, Newman was trying to blow Homelander's head off from behind.)

"What should we do then?"

Newman looked at Stan in front of him.

"If the opportunity arises, get rid of P&G."

Newman blinked.

"Do you have any extra intelligence?"

Stan took out a document.

"This is the superpower that P&G is currently demonstrating."

Are you sure I can kill him?

"I have no idea."

Stan was unsure how much difference there was between Qimu's physical strength and that of the Homelander.

"Then why..."

"So, it was just a casual request."

Stan took the document back.

"If Rorna succeeds in usurping power, I hope you will use the resources of Congress to suppress him."

Newman's furrowed brows finally relaxed.

That's more like it.

To send him to fight Homelander's monster child?

Will it win?

will die.

But Stan is also his adoptive father, so if he really asked for it, he wouldn't refuse.

Fortunately, Stan withdrew his request.

The two chatted for a while.

"Blackie has disappeared."

"If nothing unexpected happens, he should have been captured by the People's Liberation Army."

Stan told Newman about Walter's core secrets without any reservations.

"Black?! Him?"

Newman's pupils constricted sharply.

"Hmm, there are also six top-tier superhumans whose location information has all been lost."

Stan nodded.

"They have superhumans over there too."

Newman stated it in a declarative tone.

"Hmm, or some kind of weapon targeting superhumans."

Stan nodded, adding as he did so.

"Impossible. Even the FBSA hasn't developed a weapon that can effectively target top-tier superhumans."

Newman firmly rejected the idea.

"That's the leaked V compound, which caused some unnecessary problems."

Stan rubbed his temples, thinking that perhaps he really shouldn't have let Madeline take over the vice president position.

She became somewhat timid.

"Mallory and the others are planning to release Compound V."

Newman looked at Stan in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and then decided to tell Stan the news.

"Um."

Stan simply gave a low, indifferent "hmm."