Vice Admiral Austin Neglects His Proper Duties

Bathed in flames as he emerged,

was a true king among boys.

Austin saw many figures here who interested him, including King Luffy, the child of destiny, Three Sword Style Zoro...

And they had clearly been driven to distraction by Kong Ao's arrangements as they dueled their enemies.

Although Austin felt that the powers Kong Ao had left him were enough to instantly kill the people before him,

they were only minor trials, after all, so Austin had no intention of dealing a fatal blow...

Hmm...

Beating them half to death should be about right, shouldn't it?

Facing him head-on were the main forces in this struggle, the good brothers Ace and Sabo.

Yet as newcomers of the New Era who had never undergone any real tempering, even though they were older than Austin now, they were still far too immature.

Austin's crimson vertical pupils shifted slightly as he directly grabbed Sabo, who was trying to rush forward and launch a fierce assault.

Facing this important blond-haired second brother who dared to charge in so recklessly, Austin almost wanted to laugh.

Here's a joke: someone in this world actually dared to engage Azure Austin in close combat. (Dragon picture holding back laughter)

Austin could not say whether, in a life-and-death battle with Kong Ao, the other man would first ambush him to death with a gun, or whether Austin could overwhelm him in Haki and martial arts, find the spatial coordinates beforehand, and wear him down to death.

But Austin was confident that if they fought in close quarters at the same age, he would not fear him even if his attacks carried the Power of Space.

That was the confidence of the World's Strongest Creature.

So Sabo's fate was easy to imagine.

Just one Dragon Fist imbued with Armament