Austin vs. the Three Admirals (Part 1)

The sea breeze blew in gusts,

Blowing in from the distant sea, it made the capes symbolizing justice flap loudly,

The tall, thin Vice Admiral's Black Long Hair scattered in the wind, forming a stark contrast against the white of justice,

He slowly took a piece of candy from his pocket, tore off the wrapper, and put it in his mouth.

"Well... this is quite an inexplicably serious occasion..."

As the center of this incident, Austin stood in the wind with the stick of a lollipop between his lips, his eyes calm and composed,

Before him stood three men whose heights were not much different from his own,

On the left stood a sleazy man in a gray pinstriped suit, wearing tinted glasses and slowly smoking a cigarette,

In the middle stood a burly man in a red suit, the brim of his Marine cap pulled slightly low, hiding his expression yet somehow making him seem stern,

On the right stood a skinny, tall young man with curly hair, thick lips, and sunglasses.

All three wore the justice capes symbolizing Marine officers and stood in a row facing him.

Perhaps sensing Austin's gaze, Sakazuki slowly raised his head, revealing that terrifyingly rigid face,

"Sorry, Austin. These are orders from above."

Although Sakazuki could seem cold and unfeeling toward his colleagues, Austin could easily tell through careful observation,

That whether it was what he had said during his decisive battle with Kuzan or his later apology to Borsalino, both proved that Sakazuki was simply unwavering in his justice and still retained the bond of comradeship toward colleagues he acknowledged.

"There's nothing to apologize for. I myself am quite happy to fight monsters like you guys~"

The monsters who had been brought here by four separate warships actually started chatting before the