"Before absolute strength, no clever trick was of any use~"
The matter of the Golden City had come to an end.
Austin stood aboard the battered Gran Tesoro, tossing the leather-clad girl he had been holding onto the ground.
Carina, the traitor in the Golden City, was an expert at stabbing people in the back.
"But having ambition is a good thing. Your punishment will be working for me alongside Tesoro from now on."
This beautiful thief, comparable to Nami, had decisively chosen to flee in a small boat after realizing that Tesoro did not seem to have fallen.
Unfortunately, Austin spotted her and sent her back with a snap of his fingers.
Now, sitting atop the ruins of the Golden Tower and watching a crowd scramble to rebuild the Golden City for generous wages, Austin found the sight rather pleasing.
Money was meant to be spent, after all~
He could not spend it all anyway, so what was the point of hoarding so much?
Compared to exploiting them, would it not be better to pay them high wages, ensure that their entire families could live securely in the Golden City, and make them work even harder?
He and Tesoro truly were vile capitalists~
"Mr. Austin, someone wishes to see you."
"Hm???"
Austin had been sitting atop the tower ruins, eating chips as he watched everyone work. Hearing Fisher Tiger say that, he was taken aback.
"Really? Who?"
"Sabo from the Revolutionary Army, and Ace the Fire Fist."
"Crunch—crunch—"
Austin chewed his chips, wondering what those two brats wanted from him.
He had heard that Ace had recently been idling around with Sabo. Though they had not caused any trouble...
The more that was the case, the more they resembled street punks drifting around the sea.
"Come to think of