"Was this eight hundred years ago?"
Austin, carrying a sword and a spear on his back and dressed in a black formal suit, slowly opened his eyes.
Before him was no longer the familiar laboratory, but the wilderness, with yellow sand covering the ground.
It was his first time here, and Austin was still unfamiliar with the place. He wandered forward aimlessly until a woman's voice rang out.
"Hello, may I ask if you are also a warrior heading to the Twenty Nations Alliance?"
Austin slowly turned around. He had actually noticed this group long ago, but with no knowledge of anything here, he did not recognize a single person.
The blue-haired woman introduced herself first.
"Nice to meet you, unknown powerhouse. My name is..."
"Nefertari D. Lily."
The sea after Austin vanished.
Everything remained peaceful. Of course, that was only on the surface.
During this time, Buggy still lay low in the East Blue, ruling his own corner of the sea. Yet from time to time, he would quietly wonder when Austin would return.
Shanks successfully ascended to the position of Emperor of the Sea through his powerful Haki and swordsmanship, and the fame of the Red-Haired Pirates soared.
After all, he was the friend of Austin the Black Spear, the vicious criminal who had destroyed Elegia.
His bounty was 4,048,900,000 Beli.
Mihawk continued roaming the seas like a drifter, sailing his little coffin boat wherever he pleased. But after Red-Haired lost his arm, Mihawk had one fewer person with whom he could spar in swordsmanship, which was rather regrettable.
Still, his life was far from idle.
He often helped Austin clean up messes. After all, there were Supernovas every year, and sometimes they could cause quite a bit of trouble.
Without Austin, the world continued to turn