@Aldrich:
He doesn't strike me as the type of guy who'd kill a friend, when you see what he does to protect a complete stranger. Plus seriously… "Ice Time Capsule"... Not "Ice Time Just Die You Asshole"
Reread the chapter. After Aoikiji freezes him with Ice Time Capsule, on page 13, he finishes him off with Ice Time on page 15.
To quote our latest translation:
"Aokiji: …Twenty years ago, the giant who fought for the island of Ohara...
Jaguar D. Saul... He was a good friend of mine.
On that day, I respected his wishes, and let you run away from that island...
And so I have a duty to see how your life turns out."
He talks about the guy like he's dead. Both after he froze him, in the past, and now. Ice Time Capsule or not, what's the likelihood of Aoikiji freezing him, somehow having him moved from the burning husk that is Ohara (which was searched by the Marines afterwards for survivors), dethawing him, and sending him on his merry way? If Saul is alive, it cheapens the Ohara sacrifice. And besides, if he was alive, don't you think he'd have made it his business to contact Robin by now?
Saul is probably dead. Aoikiji wouldn't need to respect the wishes of a living man. Vague feelings aren't enough to keep this dude alive.