"D... Lily?"
The moment Austin heard that name, a familiar feeling surged through his mind, especially with the surname Nefertari added to it.
Wasn't she the traitor among the Twenty Kings?
She was clearly from the D Clan and had sided with Joy Boy, yet she switched sides at the very end.
Seeing Austin fall silent, Lily, who looked remarkably like Vivi, smiled. She wanted to say something else, but Austin cut her off first.
"The alliance of twenty kingdoms?"
"Interesting..."
Austin lifted his foot slightly and instantly appeared on Alabasta's royal carriage, sitting beside Lily.
"My name is Austin. I'm just an ordinary traveler."
"Mr. Austin? I can tell that you're nowhere near as simple as you claim to be~"
After all, she was a queen who had emerged from war and ruled a nation. In terms of bearing and spirit, she did not fall short before Austin.
Just like that, Austin slipped into the gathering place of the Twenty Nations.
"You should understand very well what kind of war lies ahead, right?"
Austin sat by the side of the great ship, letting the sea breeze wash over him. Beside him, Queen Lily of Alabasta, a woman of the most exalted status, spoke with him as an equal.
"Mm..."
Her blue hair fluttered in the wind. Lily's expression remained calm, without the slightest trace of hesitation.
"I understand. After all, our enemy is Joy Boy~"
He was the founder of an era and one of the few figures standing at the pinnacle of world power. At least for now, Austin could not see the slightest hint of treachery on her face.
But it did not matter.
Austin smoked his cigar into the wind, his long hair dancing as he began considering what came next.
He absolutely had to witness