Completely unaware,
Austin, who had just been branded "ungrateful" by Old Gick,
sat with a serious expression, one leg crossed over the other as he leaned back in his chair. He watched the battle on the table with intense focus, his face somewhat grim.
"Hey... are you two some kind of card-playing masters?"
Looking at the terrible hand he had no way of playing, Austin was starting to regret teaching them Dou Dizhu.
After sailing out of the waters around Ohara, Austin had gotten bored and taken out a whole assortment of entertainment items Sammy had prepared, including a deck of cards.
He had immediately called Mihawk and Little Robin over with great interest, and the three of them sat around the table.
Austin had only briefly explained the rules of Dou Dizhu.
As smart as Mihawk and Little Robin were, they naturally understood after hearing it once.
Then...
Austin started losing over and over again.
A bead of cold sweat slid down his forehead. Austin watched Mihawk empty his hand again, disbelief filling his eyes.
"Again!"
This new round was much more tense. By the end, Austin had only two cards left, while Mihawk and Little Robin each had only one.
As long as... as long as one of my cards can beat both of theirs, I can win outright!
After losing so many rounds in a row, Austin nervously swallowed and decided to cheat.
But a moment later—
"Little Hawk! You actually..."
Austin's face was filled with disbelief!
Mihawk, sitting upright, cast him a sidelong glance. The corner of his mouth curled faintly upward, and his eyes held the sharpness of someone who had seen through everything.
"Just as I thought, Austin. You still cheated in the end."
"Damn it!!!"
Little Robin looked at the two of them