In the end, Austin did not stay long.
After having Vegapunk extract part of the Devil Fruits to make Green Blood, he left with the two Devil Fruits.
Once he was done borrowing them, of course he had to return them.
"The time is about right, so I'll be taking my leave first, Dr. Vegapunk."
Austin slung his pack over his back and bid Vegapunk farewell.
It had to be said that science truly was the primary productive force, especially with an ability like the Brain-Brain Fruit, which could develop itself.
Not only could it draft the initial design for the [Dark Sun God] in a short time, but it could also list every material needed.
Most importantly, Vegapunk truly had the ability to combine different traits within a single cyborg, just like the Shichibukai Seraphim.
It was not as though Austin had never considered creating a [Seraphim Austin] based on himself, one with the power of the Warp Fruit, to serve as the king who led the [Seraphim Shichibukai].
But the risks would be far too great.
Even Austin himself could not think of a way to deal with a teleporting Austin possessing Lunarian bloodline. After all, he knew exactly how devious he was.
And Vegapunk was someone with ideals, someone dedicated to using science and cyborgs to create world peace.
The possibility was probably incredibly small, but what if Vegapunk secretly pulled something and set himself as the supreme commander? That would be interesting...
Perhaps,
If Vegapunk held command over [Seraphim Austin] and wholeheartedly sought world peace—
The Pirate World might truly become one unified world!
It was not that it would be bad, exactly. It would just be far too boring.
So, before ensuring that command authority would forever remain in his own hands, he would not