"How could this be..."
Tesoro stared blankly ahead, coldness so intense it was almost tangible.
Upon hearing the news, he could no longer shed tears.
His overwhelming grief had turned his tears into blood dripping from his heart.
"Stella..."
[Golden Emperor] Tesoro Civilian Secret Art Illustration
At the top of the dim golden tower,
watching black-red lightning crackle over Tesoro's body as he nearly succumbed completely to darkness, Austin rubbed his chin.
This...
seemed like he had gone a little too far???
The near-breaking madness and killing intent were so extreme that even Austin, his face streaked with bloody tears, could barely stand to watch.
What a lovesick fool...
Austin shook his head with a sigh.
Little Sand, on the other hand, looked entirely different, unable to believe her eyes.
"Crack—"
The expensive cigar she had swiped from the Golden City snapped between her teeth as veins bulged across her face.
"How could this be?!"
"That money-grubbing bastard has... Conqueror's Haki too?!!!"
Had this stuff become so common?
It would have been one thing if Austin and Mihawk had it. Even a thug she looked down on like Doflamingo had it. And now even that "money-grubbing bastard," who only ever thought about making money, had it too.
Among Austin's direct subordinates, was she the only one left without it?
No, Sammy from the Red-Light District did not have it either.
"Damn it!!! Am I only fit to keep company with women now?!!!"
Her rage stirred up waves of sandstorms around her, whipping up a gale that made Mihawk's hat brim tremble.
He raised his head, then helplessly turned to look at Austin again.
"So, is there anything you need us to do?"
To his surprise, Austin merely waved a hand.
"No... We won't need to step in for the next