"Delete it!!!"
"No."
Little Hawk's face darkened as he gritted his teeth and stared fixedly at the innocent Den Den Mushi Austin held up in his hand.
"Austin, you bastard..."
Mihawk had no choice but to casually walk over to Austin's side as though nothing was wrong, then suddenly reached out.
Naturally, he grabbed nothing.
The Den Den Mushi appeared in Austin's other hand the instant before Mihawk could touch it.
"Alright, alright, playing sneak attacks now, are we?"
When his sneak attack failed, the usually aloof Little Hawk's expression turned even uglier as he tried to snatch it back directly.
But under Austin's Warp Fruit ability, all of it was useless.
Only after Austin promised not to spread the thing around did Mihawk reluctantly give up, folding his arms and quieting down.
Meanwhile,
Little Perona, who was nestled in Moria's arms and looked as pretty as a tiny doll, poked her head out as well.
She curiously looked at the handsome young man with black hair and a long sword on his back, who had just held her.
Mihawk noticed her gaze, but merely closed his eyes irritably.
Kids and all that...
He really had no idea how to deal with them.
At the same time,
Sabaody Archipelago.
"So, Crocodile, now that we've delivered you back here, our mission is complete."
At the harbor, a warship slowly docked. Squads of Marine Headquarters soldiers stood guard, watching a figure in a coat slowly step off the ship.
It was Little Sand, who had spent quite a while "studying" in Impel Down before finally being released.
"It's been a long time, this land."
During this period, she had been stuck in the cold, damp prison of Impel Down. She could barely eat or sleep properly, and she had hardly smoked