Go Meet Captain Roger Early

Madam Sammy's villa, In a luxuriously decorated room, Elegant and soothing music was being played live, and dancers clad in nothing but their birthday suits swayed gracefully, They moved their waists with abandon, their eyes like water, trying their best to attract the attention of the man in the room.

But Austin clearly didn't notice these dancers who served as background walls. In front of him, a Den Den Mushi was chattering incessantly.

With his legs crossed, Austin, sitting on the sofa, smiled and lifted a large bucket of juice to his mouth, the massive amount of sugar instantly absorbed, replenishing Austin's consumption from his recent training.

"It's connected... Hello, Buggy, don't snatch it!"

Actually, when it first connected, the Den Den Mushi had red hair as a feature, but then its appearance immediately changed to a red nose.

"Austin!! Finally, I've reached you. How have you been lately?"

"Long time no see, Buggy, Shanks. Of course, I'm doing well."

"That's good... By the way! When Shanks and I saw everyone off the ship, a lot of things happened. We practically toured the entire New World..."

Austin sat back relaxedly on the luxurious sofa, legs crossed, enjoying a massage from Little Six while having Little Seven wipe his mouth.

Listening to Buggy's sharing, he simply waved his hand, and the girls in the room left one after another, leaving only the two little maids to serve quietly.

The two little maids were also sensible, knowing that their master was talking to his friends and didn't dare to make a sound to disturb them, as if they hadn't heard anything.

"...Moreover, the uncles entrusted us to send Captain Roger off on his final journey."

Towards the end of the conversation, the inevitable topic was Captain Roger's execution. Buggy said with a heavy heart, "We just sent Uncle Bitam back to his hometown. Shanks and I will pass by Sabaody Archipelago in a few days, and then head to Loguetown.

Will you be going, Austin?"

Austin nodded, "Of course. I will definitely go to see Captain Roger one last time."

After saying that, a mischievous smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth, "However, there will surely be many Marine generals guarding the place, perhaps even an Admiral. You and Shanks should be careful."

"Huh!?"

On the other side of the call, aboard the Oro Jackson, where only Rayleigh and the other two remained, Buggy's eyes were filled with shock upon hearing this, his mouth agape.

Marines?

He had a very deep impression of the Marines when the Roger Pirates were sailing, especially that idiot Iron Fist who loved to laugh.

Even Captain Roger had a headache dealing with that guy when he was around, and he was just a Vice Admiral.

If stronger Admirals, or even a Fleet Admiral, were present, without the crew of the Roger Pirates, he would definitely be thrown into the underground dungeon!!!

"Vice-Captain Rayleigh! I think you should still come with us. There are Marines there..." Buggy immediately began to look for a solution, saying to Rayleigh with a mournful face, "Don't worry, Buggy. The Marines won't attack you."

Rayleigh smiled. He knew Austin was deliberately teasing Buggy but had no intention of exposing it. "Roger used his own life as a bargaining chip to have all the members of the Roger Pirates removed from the World Government's bounty list."

"How could this be... Captain Roger, he actually did so much for us..."

Hearing this, Shanks and Buggy couldn't help but feel their eyes moisten, moved by their captain's final sacrifice.

"No, no, Uncle Rayleigh..."

With a smile in his eyes, Austin finished the last bit of juice in his cup, gently stroking Little Seven's small white head with his right hand, and slowly said, "The revocation of the bounty list that Captain Roger fought for does not include these two guys who didn't make it to Laugh Tale.

And even if it's revoked now, if they cause trouble again, they might be re-listed."

Hearing Austin's words, Buggy's previously moved and warm heart turned cold again.

Fortunately, Austin's next words offered him some comfort.

"But Buggy and Shanks, you two don't need to worry too much. After all, you don't even have a bounty. Unless you run into someone you know, you definitely won't be recognized, hahahahaha."

Hearing Austin's merciless laughter, Shanks and Buggy were momentarily unsure whether to be happy or not, standing awkwardly in place.

They were worried about being targeted by the Marines, but it turned out the Marines didn't even care about them right now.

"Then... are you okay, Austin? I saw your bounty recently and it had soared to one billion, which is already a fifth of Captain Roger's. You could easily be targeted."

After resolving his own issues, Shanks immediately thought of Austin's problem.

"After all, you offended so many Marines in the past, even that Garp remembered your face."

"If the high-ranking Marine forces were to target you, even you, Austin, would probably be in a lot of trouble."

Hearing this, Austin seemed unconcerned and simply told them his situation:

"There's no need to worry about me on this point. Actually, after getting off the ship, I already ate the Devil Fruit that Captain Roger lost to me."

"With the strongest Observation Haki and the Warp-Warp Fruit's ability, I can come and go as I please anywhere in the world."

Hearing this, Buggy and the others exchanged glances, looking quite surprised.

On one hand, they were astonished that Austin had eaten a Devil Fruit.

On the other hand, as Austin had said, with the combination of Future Sight Observation Haki and the Warp Fruit's ability, they couldn't imagine any possibility of Austin being captured or defeated.

Not to mention Austin's already monstrously terrifying raw strength and talent.

It had been a long time since they last saw each other, and they chatted for a long while.

Finally, after agreeing on the time and place to meet, they hung up the Den Den Mushi.

After the call ended, Austin sat quietly on the sofa, his back against something soft, contemplating.

He had actually just had an idea.

That was to go meet Captain Roger in advance.

In reality, the World Government's propaganda about the supposedly impenetrable Impel Down was nothing special in Austin's eyes.

In the face of Future Sight and teleportation abilities, even Marine Headquarters was no different than a sieve to Austin.

Even if he were discovered, Austin was confident he could retreat before the high-level combatants could react.

Even if an Admiral personally blocked the entrance, Austin was confident he wouldn't be easily defeated and no one could trap him if he wanted to leave.

But if it wasn't someone of Admiral level who came... whoever came would be dealt with by a single Conqueror's Haki Seastone Bullet.

He acted as soon as he thought of it; he was never one to overthink things and had absolute confidence in his own strength.

Austin slowly stood up, tilted the chin of the little maid beside him, and said calmly:

"Lock up Doflamingo and those few executives with Seastone. I'll deal with them when I get back.

Also, tell Madam Sammy I'm going out for a while. If anything comes up, have her contact me via Den Den Mushi."

"As you command, Lord Austin."