A few eyes drifted to the Golden Revolver at Gallagher Carl's waist and the green cat's-eye ring on his left thumb.
Three loops of white bandage wrapped around the Golden Revolver's grip.
Those distinctive accessories—the Golden Revolver and the green cat's-eye ring—
reminded them of someone familiar.
A former colleague of theirs. A senior officer of the Rocks Pirates who had joined when the crew was first formed.
That was a long time ago, nearly twenty years.
After the Rocks Pirates disbanded, many of its former crew members vanished without a trace.
They had never expected to see a trace of him again.
There was no doubt that the young monster named Gallagher Carl had an unusual connection to him.
Perhaps he was his successor.
But what would it matter if someone mentioned his name?
Twenty years had passed. The world had long since forgotten him.
Even at the sight of those familiar possessions, some remembered the man but could no longer recall his name.
Of the Rocks Pirates' senior officers, only a handful were still remembered beyond those who remained active at sea.
Still, some people remembered.
And just then, the battle began.
Kaido did not descend. Instead, he watched Carl with interest.
He wanted to see what Carl's ability was and what he looked like in Complete Beast Transformation.
Faced with Kaido's pressure, Gallagher Carl went straight into Complete Beast Transformation.
Black mist enveloped Gallagher Carl.
It spread rapidly, and a massive shadow appeared within it, flickering in and out of view.
Gallagher Carl had completed his transformation.
A savage aura spread outward.
As the black mist dissipated, Gallagher Carl's fully transformed form was revealed to the world.
As a spider-type Mythical Zoan, he was naturally not as enormous as other Mythical Zoans.
Even so, his twenty-meter-tall body