The Young King Captures a Dragon in the Holy Land

Azure Austin timeline, The little black chubby guy had indeed caught Austin's attention. That happened after the great battle in Wano Country.

"The war... is over."

It was also in this year that Kaido and Kozuki Oden, who had wrought havoc across Wano Country, suffered the greatest defeat of their lives.

The entirety of Wano Country

was officially taken over by Marine Vice Admiral Austin!!!

"What a winding road... this process has been."

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi from Marine Headquarters, the Marine officers who had successfully survived the hands of [Legendary Boss · Kong Ao] finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Austin dragged his exhausted body

and plopped down onto the soft flame clouds.

"Seriously... I never want to face a monster like that again in my life~"

Hearing Borsalino's complaint, Austin's lips curled into a smile.

"You never know."

Sooner or later, he would catch up head-on. For now, though, he was still lacking something.

Such as a sufficiently powerful Devil Fruit ability and sufficiently powerful Haki.

Although Azure Austin had taken a beating from Kong Ao in that battle, it was not as though he had gained nothing.

At the very least, he had seen the direction he needed to strive toward next. And after being suppressed in Conqueror's Haki, his own bearing had also improved noticeably.

As he watched Borsalino head over to find Kuzan, who had been knocked unconscious and lay buried amid the rubble, Austin took food out of the small black cube.

The nearby Marine soldiers cautiously approached as well, still shaken by what had happened.

They had never expected this seemingly guaranteed one-sided victory to end up like this.

Even Vice Admiral Austin, who had always seemed invincible, had been...

"Ahem... I'm a little injured. Go tend to your