Some speculated the man drinking with Crocus is Shiki the Golden Lion but looking closely at the image you can see that hair doesn’t match.
Also, Shiki has no relation to Crocus. And why would Crocus be happy to see Shiki?
So, what if the mysterious man is instead Scopper Gaban? The hair matches.
You might say the hair color doesn’t match but there could easily be a coloring error. The mysterious man’s hair could be white and not blond.
It’s a matter of fact that Scopper Gaban has aged and therefore his hair may have turned white.
Furthermore Scopper Gaban is Crocus’ ex crewmate so it makes totally sense.
So what do you think?
*Theory by osobamasku / Deadwolf_YT