Teaching Juniors, My Specialty is One-on-Many

Just one slip of the hand, and he had gravely injured an Emperor's First Mate renowned for his formidable defense.

To the lowly soldiers and grunts, it sounded like something out of a myth, yet this terrifying scene was happening right before their eyes.

"Man... what an unpleasant aura..."

Hearing Kong Ao's utterly pretentious remark, Azure Austin, clutching a crimson cross-shaped glow in his hand, teasingly mocked him.

Precisely because he was also Austin, he understood all too well what it felt like to face himself.

It was that kind of twisted amusement.

Even Azure Austin, with his naturally cold disposition, would occasionally, driven by instinct, reveal his mischievous side and take pleasure in messing with others.

Not to mention Kong Ao, a pirate who had lived freely since childhood.

But when that mischievous behavior was turned back on him by someone who was also Austin, the feeling was exceptionally aggravating.

Especially when they were both Austin, yet he had not developed to the other's level.

"Can't be helped~"

Kong Ao was unconcerned. Still gripping "Ace" in his hand, he casually clashed fists with Azure Austin.

"After all, I'm your [senior]."

Though he was not particularly large, though his physique was not superior to Azure Austin's in his dragon-man form, this was Kong Ao—

a man who had carried an oppressive presence throughout his life.

"Tch..."

It was the first time Azure Austin had truly understood what it felt like to fight someone who was "himself."

But the battlefield before him clearly gave him no room to lose focus. Scarlet light instantly appeared in his eyes.

Azure Austin was the first to activate Future Sight.

Then, in the very next instant, a faint voice seemed to drift into his ears.

It sounded like Kong Ao's voice.

"Man~ should I warp