"What a touching scene..."
Austin smiled knowingly. After all, nothing made a man happier than old friends reuniting.
"Don't you think so, Little Hawk?"
Austin draped an arm over Mihawk's shoulder, without a trace of tension from the war on his face.
Mihawk crossed his arms and did not respond to Austin's question, his eyes filled only with helplessness.
Elsewhere,
Shanks had naturally noticed Captain Roger's presence, but now was not the time to interrupt.
Not only because the captain and Vice-Captain had just reunited, but also because, at nearly forty years old, he still had not managed to defeat Austin in front of Captain Roger.
It made him feel somewhat ashamed.
But while he wanted to keep a low profile, someone clearly had no intention of allowing it.
"What the hell!!! You bastard, Shanks!!!"
Buggy had come to Shanks's side. Two severed hands grabbed his collar as Buggy furiously berated him.
"Who cares about the war? We're pirates, aren't we?"
"So!!! I never understood what the hell you were trying to do from the very beginning! And now you actually made an enemy of Austin!!!"
Though Shanks was being grabbed by the collar and shouted at, his expression remained calm. After all, Buggy's pressure could not possibly compare to Austin's.
"Sorry, Buggy. Don't be angry.
Time really flies, Buggy. Long time no see~"
"What do you mean, [long time no see]???"
Buggy even mimicked Shanks's mannerisms, making a complete fool of himself.
"Did you forget that all I feel for you is hatred, Shanks!!!"
As though he truly did not remember, Shanks silently wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"What are you referring to?"
"Quit playing dumb!!!"
Buggy gritted his teeth, utterly enraged!!!
"If you hadn't started talking to me, how could I have eaten that