"Pirate King... Not getting the chance to cross swords with him was truly regrettable."
Mihawk folded his arms and muttered to himself.
"Fufufufufu... Coming here this time was absolutely worth it. Even the final performance was this breathtaking."
Doflamingo covered his face and burst into laughter.
Feeling embarrassed for him, Little Sand turned and walked away.
"Hey!!! Crocodile bastard, where are you going?"
"What I do is none of your business..."
Having finally escaped Impel Down, she naturally wanted to enjoy her freedom properly and, while she was at it, consider
how she would fulfill her ambitions after failing in Alabasta.
Austin was unreliable.
She had realized that when she entered Impel Down for the second time and he had never shown up.
Aside from Little Sand, who glanced at Austin and left directly,
the other Shichibukai headed toward Austin.
"Goodbye, Buggy and Shanks."
Austin smiled and waved farewell.
Although Shanks had gotten a little full of himself and made Austin kick him, they had known each other for so many years. Naturally, they would not become enemies so easily.
It was just that...
No matter how Austin looked at it, Shanks seemed to have some issue with him.
"Farewell, Austin..."
"I hope we never have to fight again."
Shanks's gaze was incredibly serious, as though he had not been the one kicked hard enough to cough up blood earlier.
Then, he led the Red-Haired Pirates away.
Before leaving, the Red-Haired Pirates' crew all wore complicated expressions. They seemed to want to say something, but after glancing at Austin and the Shichibukai a few times, they followed Shanks away.
Buggy had been rather reluctant to leave.
He had finally reunited with Austin, Captain Roger, and Vice-Captain Rayleigh, and had even seen Shanks. Having to part ways so soon made him