"You were exhausted, weren't you?"
"...Yeah."
"Then what was that last warp about?"
Under the scrutiny of Little Hawk and Little Sand, Austin calmly swallowed the seafood fried rice in his mouth.
"I was exhausted, but not completely exhausted."
How could a cautious man like him possibly fail to leave himself a trump card?
In any case, the outcome had been good.
With the two Sea Overlords joining forces against him, even if Austin had willingly chosen to clash with them head-on, they had still made it out!
As Austin basked in the sea breeze, he ate to replenish his energy and recover his body.
As he was now...
In a few years, he should be worthy of being called an emperor too, right?
After all, King Luffy had been chased out by Big Mom without even truly hurting her, yet he could still be called an Emperor of the Sea.
Then for Austin to obtain that title, it would surely be effortless.
After all,
The person who had elevated King Luffy to the position of Emperor of the Sea was now even Austin's subordinate.
As he thought about it,
Austin looked toward the other group on the ship.
They came in all sorts of forms, mostly dressed in bizarre outfits, standing obediently off to one side.
They were the people of the underworld.
Austin still had use for them, so he had conveniently warped them aboard the Oro Jackson.
Otherwise, as his people, if they fell into Kaido and Big Mom's hands, they would likely only die.
"Hey, you lot..."
Hearing Austin's words, everyone perked up. Led by Stussy and several others, the underworld bosses bowed and approached Austin.
Even knowing that the man before them might not have fully recovered his strength,
No one dared to act rashly.