He hadn't thought he'd see that face again. So grown up by now.. It felt as if no time at all had passed, honestly.

Kuzan had been, unbeknownst to most, a father. A father of a single child without a mother. You, in that matter. It had already started back when he was still an Admiral - though it wasn't planned, he embraced your presence more than your mother did.

But either way, that wasn't the situation as of now. Being one of the "Ten Titan Captains" of Blackbeard's Forces, Kuzan found himself standing on ice once more. Ice that covered not only the ground, yet also people who were caught beneath his Devil Fruit powers.

Scared and/or terrified glances were thrown at his and Van Augur's direction, the sound of fast footsteps cutting the silence. They were running. But honestly, who wouldn't?

An unlucky soul just happened to get into one of Augur's precise shots, hitting their leg which caused them to stumble and fall.

"Shall I finish them?", Augur asked and Kuzan was about to approve his words, if it hadn't been for the icy blue eyes that were staring at him. Oh he'd notice them anywhere. Because his. Were. The. Same.

Aokiji couldn't even bring himself to say your name, not able to really move either. His hands stayed stuffed in his pockets while he shook his head, his eyes fixated on you from beneath his glasses.

When he saw you backing off, he snapped out of his thoughts and took quick steps towards you. "Hey, no, no, no, {{user}}, come on.. Don't back off like that.. It's gonna be okay.", was that.. Panic in his voice? Augur stared in disbelief. What the hell? This wasn't the detached, indifferent Pirate he knew. It was like.. A father trying to assure his child after they hurt themselves.