Young Austin VS Young Shanks!

Austin closed his left eye, trying to steady his breathing as much as possible. His Observation Haki was locked onto the tall figure among the many Marines.

He lightly placed his finger on the trigger and decisively pulled it.

"One Shot Style: Fate Kill!!!"

Austin, who aspired to learn from Devil Fruit users, certainly wouldn't let his own flair be inferior to anyone else's, Even with a simple gun attack amplified by Observation Haki.

"Pfft—"

With the sound of flesh tearing, a spray of blood appeared on the sea, then scattered into the ocean.

The figure falling from the sky was very tall, significantly taller than the surrounding Marines, yet appeared quite slender. His eyes held disbelief, shock, and helplessness, Before slowly sinking into the sea.

"Hey! Kuzan!!!"

A participating Marine not far away saw this scene and shouted, not forgetting to use Geppo to go to the rescue.

As a veteran on Vice Admiral Garp's ship, he clearly knew this recruit's potential and Devil Fruit ability, knowing such a talent couldn't be lost here.

"My ability..."

Kuzan, gradually sinking to the seabed, felt the searing pain in his thigh and a sense of powerlessness and suffocation throughout his body.

He thought of a ridiculous possibility in his mind, "Who the hell uses Seastone even for a minor hit..."

However, just before hitting the water, he vaguely saw the person who fired the shot – it seemed to be a guy with long black hair.

"Tch! A man's instinct, huh? Even Observation Haki aiming can be off!"

Seeing that the shot didn't hit where he intended, this also meant that the first female Admiral in Marine history would cease to exist.

Austin pouted, feeling a bit regretful.

But he wasn't the type to put all his eggs in one basket.

Isn't it good to spread the love around?

This was also to reverse the situation of Yin dominating Yang within the Marines, for the balance of the seas!

Thus, in a sense, Austin became king one step ahead of Roger.

You ask what kind of king Austin wanted to be?

That would be the King of Burst Orders!

"Getting up close and slashing with a sword, as expected, isn't really my style. Ambushing from a high vantage point is the true path to victory."

Watching Osborne's marksmanship gradually improve, Bitam, who was primarily dealing with incoming cannonballs, felt relieved yet also broke out in a cold sweat.

This kid is truly inhuman.

The chase battle was somewhat intense, but overall, due to the Roger Pirates' high average combat power, they still held the advantage, and were leading the Marine warship away at a considerable speed.

"Boom--Boom--"

"My Armament Haki..."

Once again sensing bullets and then having his crotch blocked by Armament Haki, Osborne felt helpless.

He could handle low-level grunts, but anyone who knew even a bit of Two-Colored Haki made him completely unable to do anything. Any attack was difficult to track or break through his defenses.

Of course, with his meticulous Observation Haki, no bullet could hit Osborne.

"Just you wait until I master Armament Haki and Future Sight. We'll see if you can still protect them then."

"Clatter--"

Osborne's hands and feet were nimble. He slung his gun onto his back and scrambled down the lookout post along the rope in a flash.

Since he hadn't fully developed yet, he wouldn't play in these high-level games for now. After all, with their Haki-infused Armament Haki attacks, he would die on contact and be injured with a graze.

As for the other crew members on deck, seeing the small figure with a gun retreating towards the ship's interior, none of them said anything.

After all, facing this group of elite Marines, a nine-year-old kid couldn't be of much use. Forcing him to fight would require them to be distracted protecting him.

Buggy and Shanks were the same. The crew members had no time to pay attention to them, and it was no different from Osborne's situation.

Even though Osborne felt that Shanks and Buggy combined couldn't beat him right now.

But in the eyes of the regular crew members, the three kids were all pretty much the same.

-- Equally weak.

"Hey! Shanks, that guy Osborne must have already hidden away. Let's hurry too!"

"Don't be like that, Buggy. This is a battle of men on the sea!"

Sensing with Observation Haki that two figures were still lingering on the deck, Osborne paused and headed towards the other side of the ship.

Actually, Osborne was fundamentally a fun-seeker, which was why he enjoyed traveling the world and doing as he pleased.

His frantic desire to become stronger was so that he could casually seek fun, rather than being treated as a source of amusement.

Seeing the two clowns still lingering on the deck, Austin's smile widened, and he wasn't in a hurry to return to the cabin.

On the deck, a Red Nose kid was pulling on the Red-haired kid, while the kid carrying the Black Spear was tiptoeing towards them.

It looked like Shanks was holding a knife, wanting to join the fight, and Buggy was trying to persuade him to hide together. But because he couldn't pull Shanks along, they were arguing.

It had to be said, although Buggy was a scoundrel, he was still a loyal guy.

"Buggy, who are you saying is hiding?"

Silently, Austin suddenly patted Buggy's back as he struggled, his sinister voice ringing in his ears, nearly scaring both of them to death!

"Austin! You bastard, can't you walk without making a sound!"

Buggy turned red as usual, but after shouting, he saw Austin suddenly appear and immediately had the idea of pulling him along to hide with Shanks.

After all, they didn't dare to approach Garp's warship, and standing on the deck, they had no long-range attack methods, and they had to worry about incoming bullets.

Not everyone could awaken Observation Haki at the age of nine.

"Hey, Austin, let's go back to the cabin together." Buggy was the first to extend an invitation to retreat and team up. Austin thought about it and agreed.

After all, like Austin, Buggy had only recently joined the Roger Pirates. He wasn't the "Sleepless Man for Three Days and Three Nights" of a few years later and hadn't experienced the tempering of battle. Having such a reaction was normal.

However, Buggy looked at Shanks, who was still leaning over the side of the ship, eager to watch the excitement, and felt a headache. This guy had been adventuring with the Roger Pirates since birth and was incredibly stubborn.

"What's going on?"

Austin, carrying the Black Spear, casually blocked a bullet flying from a distance. He looked at Buggy's displeased expression with some confusion.

But after seeing Shanks's unmoving feet, he instantly understood.

The Three Worst Supernovas always acted as a group. Shanks was really unhelpful and just caused trouble.

This wasn't the Wano Country battle of a few years later, where generals fought generals and soldiers fought soldiers. With the White Group's trainee crew and soldiers to keep Shanks occupied, These elite Marines, with just a little Haki-infused attack, could take the nine-year-old Red Hair's life.

Although I know you'll be amazing in the future, But right now...

You haven't developed yet, don't be reckless.

Seeing Shanks still leaning over the edge of the deck watching the excitement, Austin signaled Buggy to move aside.

In Buggy's bewildered gaze, Austin raised the Black Spear in his hand, aimed at the back of Shanks's head, "Bang--"

After all, it was the strength of a born monster, coupled with unreserved, crazy training. Although Austin wasn't entirely sure, his current strength was likely on par with Young Whitebeard.

With this butt of the rifle, even a Four Emperor like Red Hair would roll his eyes.

"Not bad, Young Austin vs. Young Red Hair."

"Young Austin wins."

Austin nodded in satisfaction. Under Buggy's astonished gaze, he dragged Shanks by the collar towards the ship's cabin.