Yeah...
Austin had casually killed a Celestial Dragon. Naturally, the Holy Land was displeased, since even executions by the Knights of God had to follow procedure.
But as the Five Elders discussed it among themselves, none of them could come up with a plan for how exactly to deal with Austin.
Capture him?
Send the Marines, or dispatch the Knights of God?
Even if Garling went personally now, it might not work.
What made Austin so feared, aside from his still-unsolvable supreme Observation Haki and Warp Fruit, was his outrageously young age.
Many years ago, when Austin was barely twenty, he had already been able to trade blows evenly with Saint Garling, one of the world's strongest. At least on the surface, he had shown no signs of defeat.
What about now?
After all these years, no one had ever truly tested the limits of Austin's raw strength.
What they did not know was that Austin had once revealed his peak strength in another world, when he single-handedly challenged everyone in a peak-level match.
In their eyes, no one had ever forced Austin to his limit. After every battle, he always looked calm and unruffled, with only minor injuries.
And that was only during his youth. What would happen once he reached his peak in his thirties or forties?
Even Rocks, who had once killed a Marine Headquarters admiral, the World Government's highest combat power, probably did not have a higher ceiling than Austin...
Just as the discussion reached a deadlock, Saint Saturn, who had dealt with Austin not long ago, spoke up.
"Although Austin has nominally withdrawn from the struggle for maritime supremacy and has no interest in finding the so-called One Piece, his attitude is clearly no longer what it used to be..."
A hint of apprehension surfaced