The figure in the distance looked as though he was still in his prime.
He had a tall body, powerful muscles, thick black hair, and stood excitedly among the many crewmen with two swords in hand.
This image was completely unlike the scrawny, hunched-over figure Austin remembered, but he knew the old man too well and still recognized him at a glance.
"Who would've thought the old man was such a beast in his younger days~"
In the world of the King of Pirates, powerful people could change in two different ways when they grew old.
One kind was represented by people like Rayleigh and Garp, who merely gained a few white hairs and wrinkles on top of their original appearance.
Oda had once said that people with dreams and convictions would not lose their physique or suffer too severe a decline in strength as they aged.
But those without ideals or convictions, like Gloriosa and Bakin aboard Rocks' ship, would not grow into beautiful older women like Shakky.
Instead, their bodies would shrivel, their temperaments would change drastically, and they would gradually become bizarre-looking.
"Looks like the old man was hit pretty hard by the destruction of the Rocks Pirates..."
Seeing the high-spirited figure before him, standing there with an excited expression and two swords coated in Armament Haki, Austin helplessly curled his lips.
This was going to be difficult.
With one shot, he knocked the minor officer beside him to the ground.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...
The Black Spear in Austin's hand crackled with black-red lightning, as if it were brewing terrifying power. He then turned the barrel, intending to heavily wound several commander-level figures first.
Because he had arrived in a hurry when he crossed over, Austin had not brought many Seastone Bullets with him. This time, he