Alabasta had been saved,
but the atmosphere had not improved much.
Even Cobra, the King of Alabasta, had collapsed to the ground, barely conscious beneath the casually leaked Conqueror's Haki.
It was only at that moment that they truly realized Alabasta's victory had never been a complete one.
But they had at least won temporary peace, so Alabasta held a grand banquet for its heroes, the Straw Hat Pirates.
At the banquet, Luffy happily ate and drank, stuffing grilled meat and rice balls into his mouth without pause.
Yet he failed to notice that, aside from him, no one looked like they should after a victory. They all wore dark expressions and remained silent.
After a long while, perhaps because it had become too quiet, King Luffy inexplicably raised his head. While cramming food into his mouth, his cheeks puffed up larger than his body, he stared wide-eyed at everyone.
"What's wrong? Aren't you all going to eat such delicious food?"
It would have been better if he had kept quiet. The moment King Luffy spoke, several vein marks appeared on everyone's foreheads.
"You idiot!!!"
Nami's iron fist instantly smashed into King Luffy's head, and she immediately turned into a terrifying, sharp-toothed monster.
Even the rest of the Straw Hat Crew could not resist the urge to punch him.
That line—"Then I'll send Uncle Austin flying too!"—still echoed in their ears.
Austin was indeed easygoing, but that was only when someone else was providing the entertainment. If you became the entertainment he had his eye on...
Moss Head and Perverted Cook, who had followed Austin's movements across the seas since childhood, knew the consequences better than anyone.
That was Black Spear, someone stronger than the Hawk Eyes they had encountered before—and with an even worse personality!!!
"Why are you all