You Are the Hope of the Future, Austin

The Marines?

Austin considered the possibility. If it really worked, Vice Admiral Garp would probably be the happiest, right?

But speaking of someone who liked raising children...

Austin actually had the perfect candidate.

"I don't have any objections, anyway..."

In the World Government's search, children of the right age were actually in the greatest danger. Rouge herself was not in that much danger.

A young and beautiful married woman like her could be placed almost anywhere without anyone noticing.

Just as Roger was still considering where to settle her, Austin's eyes suddenly lit up. Pointing upward with a finger, he came up with a brilliant idea.

"How about Marine Headquarters Marineford? That way, neither the Marines nor the World Government would ever notice!!!"

"Pfft...!!!"

Roger had just taken two gulps of liquor when he heard such an outrageous suggestion and instantly spat it out.

"What?!!!"

But Austin truly thought it was a good idea.

"The news that you're temporarily staying in the South Blue won't stay hidden forever. Rather than being passive when that happens, why not take the initiative and hide her at Marine Headquarters, right under their noses~"

"Th-That could work???"

Roger was still uneasy. If he had to take them somewhere dangerous, he would rather let mother and child remain in the South Blue for now.

"Relax~ At worst, if we're discovered, I'll just take Madam Rouge and defect from the Marines. It's not like anyone could stop me..."

Austin was not doing all this entirely because of his friendship with Roger.

After all, whether it was in the past or the future, Austin and Roger had shared a deep bond, but he could not feel it at all.

The reason he was doing this was more to repay a favor owed to Kong Ao.

That awful