"Resume: founding member of the Rocks Pirates..."
A tall young man lay on a deck chair aboard his own vessel, writing and drawing with pen and paper in hand. It had always been his habit.
Whenever he had nothing to do, he liked recording his experiences. It was also a unique custom in the One Piece World.
That was—
A voyage log.
Some of its contents were as follows.
Pirate resume: crewman of the King of Pirates, Great Pirate, founding member of the Rocks Pirates...
Marine resume: renowned instructor at the Marine officer training camp...
Celestial Dragon resume: external member of the Knights of God...
Underworld resume: already speed-cleared.
"Gick, my combatant, no need to get so worked up..."
Austin was somewhat helpless. He had discovered that the old man's habit of hyping Austin up seemed carved into his bones. Even though they did not have the relationship of having raised and been raised by each other now.
Back when Austin had been little, after the old man discovered his innate Observation Haki and monstrous strength, he had placed all his hopes for a "monster dream" on Austin.
He had fed and provided for him well since childhood, even giving Austin a rudimentary understanding of the principles and application of Two-Colored Haki from a young age.
Austin's innate Observation Haki had developed quickly, and after boarding Roger's ship, he learned at an astonishing pace. Besides his own talent, it was hard to say the old man had not laid the foundation for him.
And now that he had returned to the past and encountered Gick in his prime, merely displaying a little of his formidable strength had once again conquered Gick, a worshipper of monsters.
And recently, because he had suddenly appeared on the seas—
And, in an unprecedented move,