Kozuki Oden arrived on this ship after Reynolds left.
With a few leaps, he quickly saw the owner of the ship, Golden Lion.
Golden Lion was easy to find, because Golden Lion always liked to drink and enjoy the breeze on the lion's head at the bow of his ship, calling it 'observing the world's myriad forms while drunk'.
Shiki's appearance was just like that of a 'Golden Lion'.
Shiki had golden hair that reached the ground, just like a lion's mane.
Additionally, Shiki's sideburns and beard were also golden, and his sideburns were very long.
A ship's helm was stuck in Shiki's head, and because it was embedded too deeply, removing it would be life-threatening.
When looking in a mirror, Shiki would think he resembled a rooster.
Shiki sometimes had many humorous behaviors, such as suddenly spacing out or giving irrelevant answers, and he liked to jokingly refer to himself as a 'rooster'.
Shiki loved to laugh, and his laughter was 'Jiehahahahaha'.
He also enjoyed dancing.
Shiki wore traditional Japanese attire with orange and yellow stripes.
"Golden Lion" Shiki earned the nickname "Flying Pirate" because he could make himself or objects float and fly in the air, but this ability did not work on any living beings other than himself.
The Captain of the Flying Pirates and Admiral of the Golden Lion Pirate Fleet, he was a legendary great pirate, on par with Gol D. Roger and "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate.
He was also the first pirate in Impel Down's history to escape.
After escaping by cutting off his own legs, Shiki replaced his feet with the two famous swords, "Sakura Ten" and "Kogarasu Maru", attached to his legs.
Shiki was cunning and once planned a perfect scheme to destroy the East Blue.
At the same time, he was also extremely cruel and ruthless; when angry, he would shoot his subordinates.
It was precisely because of this that there were not many outstanding individuals on Shiki's ship willing to serve him.
Shiki possessed the ambition and courage to roar across the four seas and devour the world, daring to challenge Marineford alone.
Shiki also trusted great power, and Roger's death was unbelievable to him.
More than twenty years ago, he wanted to join forces with Gol D. Roger to rule the world.
After Gol D. Roger refused, Shiki was enraged, and their pirate crews erupted into a fierce battle, known as the "Edd War".
The Roger Pirates, who were originally at their wit's end, were saved by a sudden storm, and most of the Flying Pirate Fleet's grand armada was submerged.
Additionally, an accident caused a ship's helm to unfortunately get stuck in Golden Lion's head.
Since forcefully removing the helm would be life-threatening, it remains embedded in his head to this day.
Twenty years ago, Shiki could not believe that Gol D. Roger, whom he considered a rival, had been captured.
So he single-handedly stormed Marineford to confirm, killing many Marines, and learned from Sengoku and Garp at Marineford that Gol D. Roger would be publicly executed in his hometown, Loguetown.
Shiki, who had always considered the East Blue the weakest place, was quite furious about this, believing it was a final insult to Gol D. Roger before his death.
To prevent Shiki from causing trouble during Gol D. Roger's impending execution, Marineford Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp and Marineford Admiral Sengoku the Buddha stepped forward to fight.
The battle between the three only concluded after nearly half of Marineford's town was destroyed, and Shiki unfortunately lost.
After his defeat, Shiki was imprisoned in the world's largest prison, Impel Down, Level 6, the Infinite Hell, and continuously sought opportunities to escape.
To escape Impel Down, Shiki cut off his legs, which were bound by Sea Stone handcuffs.
From then on, his legs were replaced by the famous swords "Sakura Ten" and "Kogarasu Maru" as prosthetics.
Because of the famous swords on his legs, he could also release slashing waves through kicks, becoming the first successful escapee from Impel Down.
After escaping, Shiki arrived at an island called "Vermillion".
Golden Lion discovered that there were many animals on the island that had become ferocious after eating plants containing "IQ" components.
So, he used his ability to lift the entire island into the sky and move it, making it his floating island, hence named the floating island "STRONG WORLD".
For twenty years, he hid his whereabouts and researched "IQ" with his trusted subordinate, Dr. Indigo.
He resided on the floating island, planning his grand comeback.
He released these ferocious animals into the East Blue, allowing them to wreak havoc, demonstrating his power of revenge to the World Government.
Twenty years passed, and as he aged, Shiki's ambition gradually faded into the river of time...
Kozuki Oden approached Golden Lion quickly, as if no one else was present.
Golden Lion's crew only saw a blur flash past, quickly appearing behind their Captain.
"Yo, yo... Shiki... You're still the same... Always liking to sit at the bow of the ship alone, drinking and enjoying the breeze... Aren't you afraid of getting drunk and falling into the sea?... You're an Ability User, you know?"
"He hahahaha..."
As soon as Kozuki Oden appeared behind Golden Lion, he greeted him very "familiarly".
Golden Lion turned his head, his drunken eyes narrowed, looking at Kozuki Oden with some confusion and shock.
"Kozuki Oden?... Weren't you executed by Kaido and Orochi, taking a great secret with you?... What's going on?... Could it be that I'm just hallucinating from being drunk?..."
Golden Lion thought about it and then burst out laughing.
"Jiehahahaha... Looks like I'm drunk, huh..."
"My old rival's crew member, who died many years ago, is even being imagined standing right in front of me... hiccup." Golden Lion muttered to himself, hiccuping.
Thinking of Kozuki Oden, Golden Lion's heart was also filled with regret.
"If I hadn't been so impulsive back then... storming Marineford alone and getting caught... and instead recruited Roger's crew in the name of avenging Roger..."
"Maybe the Marines would have been in a complete mess long ago... Why would I need to waste my years like this now... Powerless, I can only drink in silence... And the information Kozuki Oden knows is very important for the entire world..."
"If I could grasp it..."
"Perhaps this world..."
"What a pity, I'm still old after all..."
Golden Lion regretfully fell into a reverie, completely unaware that the person speaking to him was truly Kozuki Oden.
Kozuki Oden watched Golden Lion ignore him and turn back to drink, his face darkening, and he stopped speaking.
The junior crew member on the ship, however, was very sensible; seeming to know that the newcomer was somehow the Captain's "acquaintance," he bravely shouted for help.
"Captain..."
"Captain... someone... is looking for you..."
After speaking, the junior crew member stood trembling in place, because their Captain was notoriously temperamental.
Golden Lion turned his head again and asked the junior crew member with confusion.
"What?..."
"The ship will fall?..."
"No, no, it won't..."
"Hiccup... even if the ship falls, it can fly..."
"Jiehahahaha..."
Golden Lion finished speaking with a hiccup and turned back to drink, leaving Kozuki Oden with a darkened face and the junior crew member terrified.
"I say... Shiki..."
"Can you please not ignore my presence?... After all, we've been old friends for decades, haven't we?..."
"Is this really okay?" Kozuki Oden said helplessly.
Golden Lion turned his head again.
"What?..."
"The sky will fall?..."
"It's fine, it's fine... I'll make the sky float..."
"Jiehahaha..." Golden Lion laughed and said, then turned back to drink again.
Unable to bear it any longer, Kozuki Oden gave up trying to communicate with words, raised his hand, and delivered a slash towards Golden Lion.
Although this strike was casual, if Golden Lion didn't defend, he would certainly suffer a minor injury... To be continued...