"Hey... did you hear clearly what Admiral Sengoku just said?"
At those words, everyone present felt their minds buzz.
One reporter even suspected he had misheard and turned to ask a colleague beside him.
The other reporter wore the same expression of disbelief, but still answered word by word,
"He... he just said..."
"Dotol Austin!!!"
"You've got to be kidding!!!"
After a brief silence, an enormous uproar instantly swept through the entire harbor plaza as people began talking over one another.
Meanwhile, the World Economic News Paper reporters seized the opportunity to snap photos of the Oro Jackson's arrival. One of them curled his lips disdainfully.
"These idiots. Our newspaper had insider information about Lord Austin being a Celestial Dragon long ago.
It's just that Lord Austin never gave permission, so President Morgans didn't dare publicize it recklessly."
With the cameras recording and broadcasting it all, the news that Austin was a Celestial Dragon would undoubtedly spread across the seas in an incredibly short time.
The man who possessed half the seas, the emperor of the underworld, the Sea Overlord, the legendary Great Pirate, the king who had dominated an era—
Dotol Austin—
was actually a Celestial Dragon!!!
Once this news spread, it would surely cause tremendous changes to the world order. If things got serious,
even the fervor of the Great Pirate Era might be cooled by more than half because of it!!!
"What a calculating move, Sengoku... or rather, the Five Elders."
Amid countless cameras and gazes, a figure dressed in a blackish-purple formal suit and draped in a gray cloak slowly appeared at the bow, standing among Mihawk and the others.
His long hair fell casually behind his head, and a helpless smile rested on his handsome face.
(Anime close-up: gilded lettering at the bottom: Dotol Austin)