The One Who Invaded Marine Headquarters is an Intern?

Powerful, Despairingly powerful.

This was Gion's first thought, and it wasn't surprising that Kuzan was so wary of this man, who didn't look that old. In terms of Haki cultivation alone, he had surpassed everyone present.

"Ara ara, don't pretend I don't exist, Black Gun!!!"

Crack, crack, crack...

The moment Austin was almost sent flying, a man covered in frost attacked.

He tried to catch Austin's recovery animation.

Clusters of ice crystals spread through the air, freezing the moisture in the atmosphere into brilliant ice flowers. Austin, still in his kicking pose, was instantly frozen into a giant ice sculpture.

"Your mobility is indeed strange, Dotol Austin, but you must have a physical form when you attack, unless you're constantly dodging."

If you warp away, you can't attack.

If you don't warp, you'll be frozen by me.

To be fair, Austin admitted that Kuzan did have some combat talent.

To this extent, it had even managed to dirty his clothes.

Within the transparent, clear ice crystals, Austin remained frozen like a sculpture, still in the pose of extending his leg to kick.

It was at this moment that Gion, enduring the pain of her dislocated wrist, forcibly pulled her hand free from Austin's grip and retreated a few steps to Kuzan's side.

"As expected of a crew member from the Pirate King Roger's ship, I have no power to fight back!"

Gion held her sword in one hand, her expression grave as she looked at the handsome, long-haired man in the ice.

"The ice won't be able to freeze him for long, will it?"

Kuzan actually agreed with this, so he continued to emit cold air from his hands to constantly strengthen the ice crystals. At the same time, he stared at the figure within the ice.

Taking advantage of this brief opening, Gion continuously adjusted her state, recalling information about Austin in her mind.

Before, she had only heard Tsuru occasionally mention him. He was someone Fleet Admiral Kong had specifically highlighted as one of the Marines' major future threats, and his bounty had been repeatedly raised beyond the usual limits.

At the time, she had thought that Austin was just a young man with a false reputation, relying solely on the name of a Pirate King crew member.

As forces of the New Era, she believed that she and the new Marine forces trained by Zephyr were geniuses who were second to none among their peers.

For example, Sakazuki, Borsalino, Kuzan, Tokikake, and herself...

And today, encountering this so-called newcomer from Roger's crew, she realized how vast this sea truly was!

If she remembered correctly, he was only fifteen years old, younger than all the new Marine officers.

What was she doing at fifteen? Perhaps she wasn't even a Swordsman yet.

"This monster must be kept in Marineford today!" Gion gritted her teeth.

"Who do you want to keep here?"

"What?!"

Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, the figure in the ice had completely vanished?

A sense of dread instantly swept over them. Without a second thought, they both attacked behind them, but of course, they missed.

Austin flashed and appeared directly on the roof of a distant residential building. He lazily rested his elbows on the balcony, looking down at the two on the ground, who were on high alert. A calm expression, unchanged, remained on his face.

"Hey, you two, why don't you just pretend you never saw me? I'm just here for tourism, I haven't done anything bad.

I even paid honestly for the meal I ate here.

You could say I've contributed to Marineford's GDP."

Of course, the answer to Austin was a blast of Raging Phoenix Beak, carrying a chilling aura.

"Black Gun Austin!! What do you think Marineford is? This is Marine Headquarters, the fortress of justice!

It's not a place where pirates like you can come and go as you please!"

Gion shouted righteously, but inwardly, she understood that his mobility was too high, and he possessed a very troublesome high-level Observation Haki.

With just the three of them... two of them, it was basically impossible to keep him here.

Therefore, although it was a bit despicable, she had to stabilize Austin, even if it meant using provocation, and wait for reinforcements from Sengoku, Garp, and the others.

Only then would it be possible to capture him and send him to Impel Down, leading him to the same fate as his captain.

"As a crew member of the Pirate King, do you only know how to run away?

Answer me! Dotol Austin!"

Gion said loudly, as if she had forgotten who had been so easily restrained just moments ago.

Austin merely smiled at this.

He could certainly tell this was Chicken-chan's doing, but he had to admit, it had piqued his interest.

He wondered if a future Marine Admiral and a candidate Admiral could truly satisfy him.

So, he extended a hand, and beckoned with a finger, "Indeed, it's been a while since I've had a proper fight. You two, come at me together. I suspect I can finish this before Garp arrives."

Austin's words, which saw through the girl's intentions, made her somewhat embarrassed. Kuzan, standing beside her, was also instantly enraged by Austin's arrogant demeanor.

"Don't get too cocky, Black Gun!!!"

Ice crystals instantly spread across Kuzan's body once more, and massive ice spears slowly took shape, launching forward with tremendous kinetic energy.

Following closely behind were streaks of incredibly sharp sword energy.

At this moment, on the periphery of the battlefield, many low-ranking officers had sensed the situation and rushed to provide support.

After quickly arranging for the residents to evacuate, they saw that the person fighting Kuzan and Gion was a pirate on the wanted list, and they swiftly joined the fray.

However, facing a Kuzan who was already at his limit, with widespread ice attacks, they were unable to approach the high-level battle, only able to watch from afar.

At the same time, they made a call to the Marine Headquarters command center.

"Beru Beru Beru..."

"Click."

"This is Sengoku, what is it?"

"Admiral Sengoku, south of the Marineford residential area, Rear Admiral Kuzan and Commodore Gion are engaging remnants of the Roger Pirates. Requesting reinforcements!!!"

"Nani?!?!"

They had to pick this time, when Fleet Admiral Kong was away reporting to the Holy Land?

These bastards!

Hearing this, Sengoku, who had been handling official duties, immediately stood up and smashed his desk to pieces. "What arrogant pirates! Roger's crew dares to trespass into Marine Headquarters again? Aren't they tired of living?!"

"Is it Rayleigh or Gaban?"

"Uh... neither of them... It's Black Gun Dotor Austin!"

"Black Gun?"

Hearing this, Sengoku paused, utterly bewildered.

If he recalled correctly, that kid was just an intern in the Roger Pirates. How dare he?!