"...I refuse."
Before the many Knights of God members who had gathered to watch, Austin merely smiled faintly and spoke slowly.
"Because... I will never lose."
"An arrogant brat." Garling sat in a chair, watching Austin's demeanor, and could not help sighing inwardly.
This brat truly had the right to be so arrogant.
He had heard that the boy got along quite well with his lost child...
With Garling's command, a clash of supreme strength, one that symbolized the two men's status, officially began.
If Austin lost, he could still join the Knights of God, but like everyone else, he would have to follow Shamrock from then on and become his right-hand man.
If Shamrock lost, Austin would be unquestionably worthy of the status of an unaffiliated Celestial Dragon. This was also something Imu had tacitly permitted.
Both men possessed the bearing of kings, so it was time for the usual ritual...
A clash of Conqueror's Haki!!!
"Buzz—"
With a sharp glare, Shamrock, known as Little Red-Haired, displayed remarkable talent in Conqueror's Haki. In an instant, a crimson domain spread out from him.
Black-red lightning crackled as his Knights of God uniform fluttered without wind, his overwhelming presence surging fiercely toward Austin.
Countless Knights of God members turned to look. As expected of the future of the Figarland Family—what a terrifying presence!!!
Some newly recruited elite members of the Knights had already begun to feel unwell.
Quite a few Celestial Dragon girls could not help looking toward the red-haired man, their eyes carrying an indescribable glimmer.
Celestial Dragons generally did not marry outsiders. Only when both parents were Celestial Dragons would their child be recognized as a legitimate World Noble.
And there were so many useless Celestial Dragons, while handsome and powerful ones were few. Shamrock was an exception.
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