"Hey, Mihawk, did you see that intelligence report?"
Inside a secret chamber, two figures sat facing each other, discussing the events unfolding across the seas.
Crocodile wore a strange expression.
Mihawk, meanwhile, frowned as he picked up the confidential report that had yet to spread widely across the seas. A photograph of a pink-haired young man was printed on it.
"This..."
"No matter how you looked at it, that was Austin, right?"
Crocodile wholeheartedly agreed, two beads of cold sweat running down his face.
"Yeah. They say he's Austin's child with Big Mom. Honestly, I was shocked the first time I heard it too."
It had been more than just a shock. Before seeing that news, he had been lecturing Buggy, but the moment he got hold of that sheet of paper, he had been so stunned that even his cigar fell to the floor.
His face was filled with disbelief.
Buggy had been equally stunned back then. Risking his life, he clutched the paper and stared wide-eyed.
"Th-This... is my grandnephew?"
Even now, after being beaten and hung from the wall, Buggy still had not recovered from that news.
Austin... and Big Mom...
A child?
It seemed Austin's life was just as exciting as ever...
Buggy was sincerely happy that his good brother had a son. Though he did not quite understand why the child's mother was Big Mom, having another family member must have felt wonderful~
Through the newspapers, Buggy had naturally learned plenty of news from across the seas.
Austin was still stirring up trouble on the seas every day, living a somewhat mischievous yet thoroughly interesting life. He could be said to have fulfilled his dream of [Pursuing Ultimate Freedom].
Shanks had also announced that he was joining the race for One Piece.
It seemed that