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

After enjoying the coffee jelly, Qi Mu and Homelander chatted about the visit to the Water Tower.

"Hey Becca, Qi Mu wants to visit the Water Tower tomorrow, is that okay?"

Homelander neatly placed the spoon on the plate and asked Becca, who was standing next to him.

"Huh??? Homelander, don't go too far..."

"Mom, it's my idea to go."

Qi Mu raised his hand and spoke to Becca.

Becca stopped cursing at Homelander and turned her gaze to her son.

"Honey, do you really want to go to the Water Company? It's much scarier than your Uncle Rorner described."

Becca ignored Homelander's somewhat embarrassed expression and spoke softly to Qi Mu.

"Yes, the superpower suppressor has been made, so I don't have to worry about my superpowers going out of control."

Qi Mu nodded seriously and continued:

"I want to go out and see the world."

Becca fell silent upon hearing her son's words.

Qi Mu stayed with him the whole time, in the experimental base built by Walter.

All the seemingly normal environments were fabricated by those bastards like Rolner.

Because of the possibility that Saiki's superpowers could go out of control, he has been unable to leave with Saiki.

After living in this house for nine years, Becca had gradually gotten used to it.

But... this is unfair to Qi Mu.

He was not able to live like a normal child.

They had no normal neighbors, only a lunatic named Rorna who wanted to become a god all day long.

Qi Mu didn't have any normal teachers; his instructors were all PhDs and professors who frequently appeared in authoritative newspapers and magazines.

Qi Mu didn't have any normal friends. A normal nine-year-old child should be playing and learning with peers at school.

And what about Qi Mu's friends?

A certain blond giant god, a group of wavy-haired angels chasing after Saiki, a small-breasted female devil Satan who keeps a bunch of Cerberus dogs, and John, whom I recently met from Homeland.

Please, what kind of normal kid has a social circle like this?!

(Gintoki: Hey, hey, hey! Where's Gintoki? Isn't Gintoki human anymore? Gintoki is going to protest!)

Although I don't want to admit it, among Qi Mu's friends, the most normal one seems to be Homelander.

The key point is, this guy is also a giant baby.

Poor Qi Mu only has one chance a year to travel around the world with himself.

After the trip, we'll come back and continue staying at this experimental base.

(Thanks to the cover provided by the fanatical Dr. Rolner, Becca did not notice the several times that Saiki secretly ran away.)

Looking into those pale purple, sincere eyes, Becca's heart softened.

She paused for a moment, then smiled at Qi Mu.

"Honey, go back to your bedroom for a bit. I need to talk to your Uncle John about something."

Seeing this, Qi Mu glanced at the Patriot beside him and nodded.

"OK."

Qi Mu returned to his bedroom.

Only Homelander and Becca remained in the living room.

Homelander felt a little uncomfortable under Becca's gaze. He sat up straight in his chair and straightened his cloak.

"Hey, Becca, so, what do you want to say to me?"

He stood up, spread his hands, and tried to approach Becca.

With a thud—

Becca pinned Homelander against the wall.

A faint golden light shone in her pupils.

"Homelander, listen to me."

"Qi Mu is my most precious son, and his superpowers are beyond your imagination."

Homelander paused, staring at Becca's eyes that were faintly glowing with golden light, his words faltering.

"Well, Becca, you... you got V?"

"Shit, it was given by a shameless bitch, and has nothing to do with that bullshit V."

"Yeah, your strength hasn't increased much, you're not even as good as a second-tier superhuman."

Homelander glanced at Becca's condition, frowned, and spoke.

"Temporary compound V? When did you take it? No, are you crazy?"

"No, no, no, Homelander, I used to believe in God. If you don't want another great flood, you'd better not let anything happen to Qimu."

Becca's voice was very firm, and her pale golden pupils seemed to carry a hint of holiness.

"Shit, how could I let anything happen to Qi Mu?"

When the conversation turned to Saiki, Homelander stopped caring about how Becca got her pitifully weak superpowers.

Perhaps, it was something I accidentally ejaculated inside back then?

His expression turned serious, and he made a promise to Becca:

"Becca, you know, Qi Mu is my... friend, I absolutely won't let anything happen to him."

Looking into the deep blue pupils before her, Becca's breath caught in her throat for a moment, and the pale golden light in her eyes flickered.

Homelander was released by Becca, and he looked at Becca, who had released him, with a puzzled expression.

"The truth... I hope you will keep your word."

Becca said something that left Homelander completely bewildered, then turned and shouted towards Saiki's bedroom:

"Qi Mu, you can come out now."

Even before Qi Mu's head popped out, there was a lollipop-shaped superpower suppressor.

Qi Mu tilted his head, waiting for Becca's answer.

"Honey, you can go out, but stay close to your Uncle John."

Becca gently patted Qi Mu's head and gave him some instructions.

"If there is any danger, prioritize sending your Uncle John."

The man standing to the side, Homelander, smiled slightly and straightened his back even more.

"Anyway, he's thick-skinned. Even if something happens, his death will buy you some time."

When Becca uttered her next sentence, Homelander's smile vanished.

His eyelids twitched as he looked at Becca, who seemed completely oblivious to his homelander's feelings.

"Do you understand?"

Qi Mu nodded.

"I understand, Mom, thank you."

Qi Mu hugged Becca.

"You don't have to be like that, baby. It's Mommy who's sorry."

Becca gently patted Qi Mu's back and said with a touch of sadness.

The man from the Homeland watched the touching scene between the mother and child, but his gaze remained fixed on the ground.

His heart was beating faster, and as if he were thinking of something, he blinked more frequently.

"Well, since it's settled, I should be leaving now."

Once Qi Mu and Becca separated, Homelander finally spoke up to interrupt them.

"what ever."

Becca rolled her eyes at Homer; she still had to go wash the wine glasses.

"I'll take you."

Qi Mu followed the Patriot to the door.

"Okay, good boy, that's enough for now."

In the courtyard, Patriot looked at Qi Mu with a complicated expression.

"John...is something on your mind?"

Qi Mu looked at Homelander's favorability rating jumping to 97 and asked curiously.

"Actually, Qi Mu, I really like the coffee pudding you recommended."

Homelander smiled at Qi Mu, closed his eyes, then turned around, jumped lightly, and flew into the air.

"John... what exactly are you trying to say?"

Qi Mu watched John fly away, remained silent for a moment, and then sighed.