In the waters surrounding the Kingdom of Dullamos,
After repeated persuasion from Kong, Sengoku, and the others, Kuzan and the rest finally agreed, though they were thoroughly disgruntled.
A soldier's duty was to obey orders!
After several days and nights of sailing, a warship successfully arrived at the Kingdom of Dullamos.
On the deck stood three Vice Admirals draped in Marine capes, each wearing a different expression.
Borsalino did not particularly care. After all, his only grudge with Austin was that they had fought before.
He was even thinking that, with Kuzan and Sakazuki holding the fort, he ought to be able to slack off for a while.
Sakazuki's face was ice-cold. His dislike for Austin stemmed simply from the fact that Austin was a pirate, one who had repeatedly provoked the Marines and disrupted order across the seas on a whim.
Under the restraint of military orders, he could still barely manage to turn a blind eye to Austin, as he would later do with the Shichibukai.
As for Kuzan...
That was pure hatred, along with an unyielding refusal to admit defeat. Other than hostility, he felt nothing but hostility toward Austin.
"Reporting to the three officers, we will arrive at the Kingdom of Dullamos shortly."
When the dark specks of the coastline had already come into view, a messenger carrying a rifle was nervously pushed forward to make his report.
Faced with superiors as cold as winter frost, ordinary soldiers like them could only tremble in fear.
"Alright, alright... We got it, you know~"
Kuzan and Sakazuki said nothing. Borsalino was the one who answered with a crooked smile, dismissing the soldier before heading toward the starboard side of the warship.
In the distance, shielding his brow with one hand, he peered toward the horizon. "That way... it