The Fickle Nature of Fate, Austin's Ideals and Future

The days passed one by one.

In most people's eyes, Austin still maintained his fixed daily routine.

His favorite place to go was, in fact, the children's restaurant.

The food there was more refined, and most importantly, there was plenty of candy.

Of course, to the Marines outside who admired Austin, this was a sign of how approachable he was.

Even in the eyes of many female Marines,

the usually cold and domineering Vice Admiral Austin often eating with children gave him an unexpectedly adorable contrast.

And the children of those Marines were also very fond of this tall, handsome big brother, especially since he was someone their fathers, and even grandfathers, admired.

"Vice Admiral Austin!!! I heard you defeated lots of Great Pirates, is that true?!!!"

"Yeah~"

"That's amazing!!!"

Austin liked chatting with children.

Of course, if he did not snatch their candy, the children would surely respect him even more.

"When I grow up, I want to be like Vice Admiral Austin and wipe out all the pirates on the seas!!!"

An orphan whose parents had both been Marines and died in service spoke before Austin with tears in his eyes.

His gaze was already filled with hatred.

At the sight of this, the smile on Austin's face faded slightly.

He was silent for a moment. He had no standing to judge the little boy's words, nor did he have the right to urge him to let go of his hatred.

All he could do was stand from his own perspective and look further into the future.

A man born with Observation Haki could see far into the distant future.

This was not the first time he had heard someone voice a similar stance.

In fact, he had witnessed every kind of justice held by the Marines, or