Katakuri, Austin Held You When You Were Little

Rocks...

He was a mountain weighing down on the present-day Marines.

From the perspective of pirates in later generations, it might have been hard to imagine that several decades ago, there had been such a monster,

who had accomplished the feat of single-handedly killing a Marine Headquarters admiral, one of Marine Headquarters' highest combat powers. No Marine had been able to stand against his edge.

What was even harder to imagine was that among the crew of that legendary pirate, there had been another monster whose talent and bearing were no less than Rocks's,

Austin, hailed as the king of the next era.

Through private discussions among several Marine Headquarters higher-ups, Austin's threat level was considered far higher than even Rocks's and Harald's.

And now, such a figure had been taken away by Rocks's former crew.

For the Marines and even the World Government, this was absolutely not good news.

"So..."

At that moment, a burly purple-haired man seated near the front opened his eyes and slowly addressed everyone.

"Taking Austin back is imperative. It is also for the safety of more civilians. We cannot let him become a pirate through and through."

Zephyr removed his glasses and lowered his head solemnly.

If a little monster like that grew up and became a pirate who brought disaster upon the world, who knew how many families would be torn apart...

"Mamamama..."

"We finally made it!!!"

As the Cake Ship slowly docked, Big Mom's heart gradually settled.

Austin's heart, meanwhile, gradually died.

He had been captured and dragged into a den of thieves...

This was also his first time entering a pirate camp.

After all, old man Gick had already retired and was no different from a slightly stronger ordinary citizen. Austin had later spent some time living at Marine Headquarters.