"Whoosh!"
A sudden gust of wind blew through, and a short figure appeared where there had been nothing.
He looked like a boy just over a meter tall, with a rather youthful face, but the antennae swaying on his forehead gave away his identity—a Chimera Ant.
Aside from that, unlike an ordinary human, the boy also had a pair of translucent wings on his back.
"Are you not going to kill him?"
"Or..."
A meaningful smile played across One's face as he looked at Zero.
"Do you want to sneak a bite, too, Zero?"
"Father God said we should avoid eating humans as much as possible."
"As members of the Guard Squad, we have to overcome our gluttonous habits."
Zero shot his companion a cool glance, his voice calm and cold.
As members of the Chimera Ant Guard Squad, they had no real concept of companionship.
They showed no courtesy to Chimera Ants below them, nor did they form unnecessary attachments.
"I'm not particularly greedy."
"Unlike you lot."
"And have you forgotten?"
"Father God instructed us to bring people with Devil Fruit abilities to him alive whenever possible."
As the only member of the Guard Squad to have been given a name by Nara Dan, Zero naturally had his own pride. He had even begun to set himself apart from the other guards.
"You'd better worry about yourself."
"As the one ranked just below me, One..."
"Consider this a warning."
Zero dragged Drake's bloodied, unconscious body past One.
"The war Father God himself takes seriously is about to begin."
"If you don't properly develop your strength..."
"and instead keep coveting the savory scent of human flesh here..."
"Father God may very well discard you."
Zero could smell an intense reek of blood coming from One.
The Marine Vice Admiral he