"???"
When he heard that, Old Gick felt his mind buzz, a terrible sense of foreboding shooting straight to his head.
"You brat, what do you mean? That child isn't yours... Could it be!!!"
Though he had never heard Dorgon's story, as an old pirate who had roamed the seas for so many years, Old Gick instinctively sensed that something was wrong.
And that was indeed the case. Ever since ancient times, raising someone else's child had never ended well.
From Garp to Whitebeard, none of them met a good end.
The former's children ultimately went against his wishes.
As for the latter, he simply chose to betray him face-to-face.
Even without those reasons, Old Gick absolutely did not want Austin to live such a pathetic life.
He hoped Austin would have a wonderful future, as well as a child who inherited his monstrous bloodline.
Just then, a carefree voice rang out.
"Oh?!! Isn't this Old Gick? It's been a long time!!!"
Because of Kong Ao, Roger and Old Gick in this timeline knew each other and were fairly familiar with one another.
After all, Roger had even come here to snatch a child back then, though Garp had beaten him to it.
"Roger?!!!"
The moment Old Gick saw Roger, his expression darkened, and he glared furiously.
After all, long ago—
Even before Captain Austin had appeared, conflicts had often erupted between the Rocks Pirates and the Roger Pirates.
That prejudice had carried on to this day. Old Gick considered himself an old crewman of the Rocks Pirates, so naturally, he did not like this man known as the "Pirate King."
"Why the hell are you here, you bastard?!!!"
Although Old Gick had gradually changed his opinion of Roger because of Austin, their relationship had never improved much.
Yet Roger