"This... this is..."
Cold sweat poured down Diamante's head as he involuntarily stumbled back several steps.
What kind of monster was this?!
The most crucial part was not even that terrifying aura, but that appearance and face...
Wasn't this...
"So the thing that transcends time and space really is rules?"
Ignoring the countless pained, stifled cries, the tall figure walked up to Diamante.
"M-Mr. Austin, n-no, Lord Austin!!!"
Looking at the being before him who looked so much like Austin, Diamante's pupils trembled uncontrollably.
Under the pressure of that absolute superior life form's aura and Haki, he could not even resist. He could only watch helplessly as a massive hand seized his head.
A scarlet glint flashed through his eyes. The tall figure with Black Long Hair froze for a moment, then his eyes widened instantly.
"Two years after the Summit War? Dressrosa?"
"So it really is you... me after eating the [Warp Fruit]."
As light from outside slowly shone into the dark passageway, a somewhat weary young man appeared before Kuina.
"You're... Teacher Austin?!!!"
Kuina's mouth fell open, her face filled with uncontrollable astonishment.
"No... I'm not that guy, though I suppose I count as that guy too..."
Under the light stood a black-haired young man in a black military uniform, rubbing his forehead helplessly.
He kept muttering under his breath.
"What kind of reason was that? It was probably because peak Golden Lion was too overpowered, so after thinking it over, they swapped him out for me..."
By listening to Diamante's thoughts just now, "Austin" had already learned everything, and instantly understood it all.
This was probably that "himself" who had appeared before his birth and dug a pit for him.
He could even use his understanding of himself to figure out why he had been summoned here.