Sengoku listed him among the pirate who became famous
So he likely lived
but even during this Shiki is above Kyo and more relevant :
- was among the first recruits
- Shiki was the one bombing Kyo when they raided the island/cult and was uninjured compared to Kyo
- Shiki was the one with Kaido/WB/BM who defeated in an EPIiIiIIiC panel the folders who tried to betray Rocks
- Shiki this chap was seen protecting Ray/Shakky while Kyo was slapped by Warco daddy
- overall a bigger presence during the whole flashback
Kyo has even less fame and legend compared to John and Wang who had a much better pirate career : biggest treasure ever for John and Buggy goal, Leader of Hachinosu for 40y and part of the Rocky port incident (maybe father of Caribou too)
Kyo has been a massive bum all along compared to his name drop and intro