The moment those words fell, a dark-green humanoid monster walked toward them.
A long, syringe-like tail swished through the air. His cold gaze swept over everyone, indifferent to all.
Meruem, the Ant King.
His body was not particularly large, yet it radiated a terrifying aura that made everyone shudder.
On the day the Monster Legion fell, Meruem had devoured the corpses of two comrades.
Carnage Kabuto and Ulquiorra.
Both were monsters Typhon had carefully nurtured. After Meruem devoured them, who knew what terrifying heights he had reached?
Energy took time to digest. After so long in seclusion, Meruem had become even more fearsome.
After that battle, Meruem had taken his Chimera Ant Army into seclusion on an island within the Big Mom Pirates' territory.
No one had expected Linlin to bring Meruem into this war.
More precisely, Meruem had asked to take part.
The two sides had kept in touch.
The World Government had destroyed his home and killed his comrades. How could Meruem let that go?
Even if he cared nothing for the other members of the Monster Legion, his immense pride demanded revenge.
And he had the entire Chimera Ant Army with him.
The air seemed to freeze.
Even the members of the Big Mom Pirates grew tense in Meruem's presence.
Meruem had arrived, but he said nothing.
He went to the edge of the Flying Cloud Homie and sat cross-legged. A few Chimera Ants brought over a small table.
Then Meruem began playing shogi by himself.
Of Typhon's three great commanders, Meruem was, at heart, more human than Ulquiorra, who looked more human on the surface.
His extraordinary ability to learn extended far beyond combat.
Meruem learned everything quickly.
The Big Mom Pirates said nothing about his behavior. Meruem was a monster.
He had never quite fit