"Um... Lord Austin..."
As their conversation returned to normal, Austin noticed that Hancock's complexion was off.
"Hm? What's wrong?"
Seeing her acting so bashful, Austin found it rather strange.
"Um... who was that woman talking to you just now?"
Hancock felt herself growing bolder and bolder. In her heart, Austin was someone between a lover and a master, someone she could never defy, yet she now dared to question him like this.
"The person just now... well... we're not that familiar."
Austin's mind had drifted elsewhere. He was still marveling at the wonders of Devil Fruit abilities. The Smooth-Smooth Fruit's ability was clearly a mechanical one that reduced friction, yet it could also dramatically improve one's looks.
He just didn't know whether it was more effective than the Love-Love Fruit at enhancing charm.
Austin's casual reply carried an entirely different meaning in Hancock's ears.
Her face went pale as she covered her parted lips.
He was actually brushing her off!!!
A scene had already formed in her mind.
Handsome Austin held another black-haired woman in his arms, the two of them inseparable, as he told her,
"I've fallen in love with someone else, Hancock."
Just thinking about it made her so sad she could barely breathe.
After that little interlude, Hancock reluctantly left the room and changed into a black-and-white qipao before standing atop the rooftop.
A Den Den Mushi sat on the railing beside him.
"Just from the sounds alone, I can roughly guess who it is~"
The repeated sounds of slashes cutting through the air and the atmosphere shattering, combined with the current state of the world...
It was probably the Navy and Blackbeard.
"Looks like with the arrival of the New Era, even the Shichibukai can't escape the turmoil..."
First Mihawk and Crocodile had joined up with