Great Torch of the Thunder Dragon, Clashing with the Roger Pirates

"What wonderful weather~"

Out on the sea, a dog-headed warship swayed forward with the waves. The soldiers stood guard or patrolled.

Only one brat was eating rice crackers.

"Huh?!"

"Where are my rice crackers?!"

A sudden roar rang out from the cabin, startling quite a few soldiers.

"Vice Admiral Garp?!"

They watched as the cabin door was thrown open, and Garp strode out angrily with his fists clenched, immediately looking around.

"Who was it?!"

"No... it was definitely you, brat!"

Faced with Garp's questioning, Austin merely shook his head, but Garp leaned close and gave him a sniff.

Then came a Fist of Love!

"Ow, ow, ow..."

Feeling the pain in his head, Austin finally confirmed that Iron Body offered little defense against the "Fist of Love."

With a lump on his head, Austin finally behaved himself a little.

Pouting, he leaned listlessly against the railing. His eyes turned into vertical slits as he looked into the distance with vision that nearly surpassed a telescope.

A tiny red speck gradually came into view.

"This is..."

Austin narrowed his eyes. A red pirate ship with pointed horns slowly emerged over the horizon, and he could even make out the two mermaid statues at its bow.

"It's the Roger Pirates!"

Austin was intensely curious about this pirate crew that had never appeared in the main story and had only ever existed in legend.

But that curiosity was soon followed by caution.

Although he had a fairly good impression of the Roger Pirates, they were enemies now. Garp was the only one on their side who could fully protect him, so he had to be careful...

A sharp gleam flashed in Austin's eyes.

Shoot quietly; don't board.

Meanwhile,

The Roger Pirates had not been doing well lately. They were even more dejected