A furious roar shot into the sky, making even the entire bloody battlefield freeze for a moment.
Everyone stared blankly at the blood-soaked figure who had emerged from underground roaring, their mouths hanging open.
The Straw Hat Pirates had also heard Luffy's roar.
Zoro and Sanji's faces instantly turned green. They had not even processed that Crocodile had already been defeated.
"What the hell is Luffy doing?!"
"That idiot, what nonsense is he spouting now?!"
The noisy battlefield did not completely stop fighting because of King Luffy's appearance. It remained as chaotic as ever.
But Vivi's heart had gone terrifyingly cold.
What the hell, Luffy...
I was almost successful, and then he suddenly came out with something so disrespectful.
Does he want Alabasta to get replaced by an even more terrifying destroyer?!!!
"Th-that... Lord Austin..."
Vivi wanted to say something to smooth things over, but Austin merely waved a hand calmly.
"I have already seen it. You can tell them about my attitude.
"I will wait for their arrival on my journey across the seas."
Then he looked at Crocodile, who had been sent flying and was rolling her eyes, at the chaotic battlefield, and at the exhausted Straw Hat Pirates.
"Interesting... Consider it a reward for clearing a minor stage."
"Seagull King~"
Hearing Austin's muttered words, Seagull King raised his head and answered with a cry, instantly spreading his wings and flying into the sky.
"Lord Austin!!!"
Vivi was somewhat at a loss, her grateful gaze fixed directly on him.
"Don't look at me like that. This matter is far from over."
As thunder rumbled and lightning flashed in the sky, vast storm clouds swept in with the gale. Austin looked up at the heavens, his black hair dancing in the wind as scarlet light burst from his eyes.