Roger New Life

"Aaaahhhhh!!!"

The screams of the gang members echoed through the basement.

Kimiko, released from her cell, brutally attacked the gang members who had guarded and even abused her. Bullets from their guns had no effect on her, quickly falling to the ground as if squeezed out from her flesh. Kimiko had been turned into a superhuman by injecting Compound V in adulthood, granting her a Wolverine-like healing ability, though she lacked his sharp bone claws. Her speed and strength far surpassed that of an ordinary person, and her involvement in a terrorist organization had given her some combat skills.

When a superhuman, impervious to bullets, faced ordinary people with nothing but guns, the result was a one-sided slaughter. Kimiko crushed one gang member's head with her hands and pulverized another's internal organs with her fists. Roger, watching, found the scene almost unbearable to look at. It was excessively bloody and violent, earning an R18 rating even by American standards.

Soon, all the gang members were dead at Kimiko's hands. When she finished, she turned her gaze towards Roger.

"Oh? It was me who saved you," Roger said softly, seeing the fierce look in Kimiko's eyes.

However, in her current confused state, Kimiko didn't listen to Roger. After a moment of confrontation, she suddenly lunged at him like a beast going after prey, targeting Roger's head and throat. Roger didn't dodge and instead accurately grabbed Kimiko's hands, saying, "Calm down. I don't intend to hurt you."

Bam!

Kimiko's response was a headbutt. A surge of the Homelander's violent emotions rose within Roger, but he suppressed the laser beams threatening to shoot from his eyes, saying to Kimiko, "So you like to play rough, huh?"

He then mimicked Kimiko's move and slammed his forehead into hers.

Bam!

The impact was even louder this time, and Kimiko, dazed, stumbled back and collapsed, unable to get up for a while. Roger wiped Kimiko's blood off his forehead and said, "Headbutting me? What were you thinking? Even Maeve wouldn't dare do that."

In terms of body toughness, Maeve and Roger were evenly matched. But even Maeve wouldn't engage in such a head-on confrontation with Roger, let alone Kimiko, who only had healing abilities.

Lying on the ground, Kimiko finally realized that this man was not to be trifled with. She backed away but then suddenly sprang up to escape. Roger quickly moved in front of her, grabbing her collar and pressing her to the ground.

Roger didn't know any combat or grappling techniques, but his superhuman physical strength allowed him to easily overpower Kimiko, rendering her immobile.

"Listen, girl. I don't want to hurt you, so don't make me. Can you agree to that? I'm taking you to a safe place to clean up and change clothes. If you agree, nod your head. If not... Damn it, you have to agree because I don't have anywhere else to put you!"

Realizing he couldn't let Kimiko go, Roger's tone grew more forceful. Luckily, Kimiko stopped struggling. Though her mind was muddled, she still had some rationality. Unable to fight or flee, she had no choice but to comply with Roger.

Relieved, Roger looked around at the bloody scene. He found a gas cylinder nearby, opened the valve, and, after finding a lighter, threw it into the gas-filled room as he and Kimiko left.

Boom!

With a violent explosion, all evidence of Kimiko's presence vanished. Roger and Kimiko disappeared from the gang's "secret base."

...

In a nearby motel, Roger leaned on the sofa, drinking soda he bought from the supermarket downstairs. With Kimiko temporarily dealt with, he no longer worried about her running off and attacking people or anyone tracking her to Homelander. Feeling good after resolving this issue, Roger relaxed, eating chips and watching TV while waiting for Kimiko to finish her shower.

His superhearing ensured Kimiko wouldn't escape. As for using his x-ray vision to watch her shower... Roger wasn't that kind of guy. Besides, he wasn't interested in flat-chested women. On this point, he and Homelander seemed to agree.

Click—

The bathroom door opened, and Kimiko, freshly washed, emerged. Roger casually instructed her, "There's a spare set of clothes by the sofa. Help yourself, and... WTF!? Did you come out without drying off?!"

As he spoke, Roger turned around to see the naked Kimiko standing at the bathroom door, dripping wet and soaking the carpet. Though he wasn't interested in her body, the sight made him flustered. He hastily wrapped her in a towel and pushed her back into the bathroom with the clothes, saying, "Dry yourself off and change before coming out! Damn it, if rumors spread...!"

Roger's panic stemmed from his concern for Homelander's image. Even though he knew there were no paparazzi around, his superhearing and x-ray vision ensured privacy. He had thoroughly checked the room for hidden cameras, but he still worried about someone catching him with Kimiko and tarnishing Homelander's reputation. His own reputation would suffer too.

Pushing Kimiko back into the bathroom, Roger returned to the sofa, drinking soda to calm down. The recent scene had been too stimulating for Roger, who had been single before crossing over. He forced himself not to dwell on it and switched to a channel with a superhero show.

The show featured one of the Seven, a superhero Roger knew well: Translucent. The series was called "Invisible Force." But this guy was probably dead by now, having been captured by the Boys and blown up with a bomb inserted in his rear.

Roger mused. It wasn't that the Boys wanted to be so cruel, but Translucent's skin was so tough that even sniper bullets couldn't penetrate it. They had no choice but to attack from the inside. Though Roger wondered why they didn't use poison, he dismissed the thought, focusing instead on the show and his chips.

He lost track of time until a knock on the door snapped him back to reality. Using his x-ray vision, he saw that it was Queen Maeve.