This was a name buried in history.
Aside from those who had lived through those days, most young people of the New Era had no idea what this name meant.
"The Rocks Pirates... What are those?"
"Never heard of them..."
"They actually killed a Marine Admiral?!!!"
Only Neptune, some of the older kings, and people from the World Government knew some of the specifics.
CP0 in particular, specialists in intelligence work, vaguely understood what Gick was talking about.
Forty years ago, Rocks had truly stormed into the Holy Land, killed a Marine Admiral, and ultimately retreated unscathed.
And the intelligence reports showed that Gick had indeed once been a member of that pirate crew.
"Tch..."
Things had become troublesome.
Meanwhile, Charlos seemed to have an underdeveloped brain. He had completely forgotten that his father's death had been caused by Austin's foot.
Now, seeing a shriveled little old man actually threaten to kill him, his eyes turned red with rage.
"Just a mere mortal!!!"
"Kill him for me! This is an order, CP0!!!"
The moment Lucci heard that, he knew something was wrong.
"Hey!!!"
But it was already too late.
Old Gick's eyes were bloodshot as he charged toward him on his aged bones.
Kaku and the other CP0 agents tried to stop him, but Old Gick's bodyguards blocked them.
Each of them possessed strength at least equal to a Vice Admiral. Besides Vergo, there were even Emperor's First Mate-level experts among them.
Like Vergo, they were all powerful people who had received Austin's favor during the Black Emperor era.
They had begun guarding King Gick long ago.
"He's just a Celestial Dragon. It's not like Mr. Austin hasn't killed one before. No need to make such a fuss, CP0."
The lead guard spoke calmly. His Haki was formidable, and his