Who could possibly be uninterested in The Deep's hybrid offspring?
For a moment, Soldier Boy's curiosity about the bizarre went through the roof.
Homelander's remark that "it has a human face like The Deep's" especially had Soldier Boy itching to see it. So much so that its ability to control fish mentally became a secondary concern.
Soldier Boy was full of questions. "John, is that thing a man... male or female?"
Homelander paused. "Probably male, because it likes French Fish, just like The Deep."
"Haha... even that can be inherited?!" Soldier Boy burst out laughing, startling The Deep nearby into looking back in alarm.
Since Soldier Boy and Homelander had deliberately lowered their voices, The Deep hadn't heard their conversation at all.
In his eyes, Soldier Boy was a bastard whose mind worked in exceptionally bizarre ways, a World War II veteran who practically drew a circle with "bullying" as its center and "being a bastard" as its radius.
So when Soldier Boy looked at The Deep while laughing...
Shit, the old bastard wants to mess with me again.
His guard shot up instantly, and he wondered whether he had done something wrong again.
But a moment later, he abandoned that ridiculous speculation.
If Soldier Boy really wanted to deal with him, he wouldn't need a reason at all.
His only chance of escaping those clutches now was to extract some useful information.
"Shit! You stinking octopus, tell me why you know about Super Fish! Tell me, goddammit!" Growing frantic, The Deep slapped Ambrosius hard on the head.
Ambrosius trembled in the tank. After Soldier Boy had spent ages swinging her around like a toy, she was now taking heavy blows from The Deep, leaving her on the verge of breaking down.
"D-don't hit me anymore. I'll tell you everything."