The burn scar man is sailing the new world in a black ship creating whirlpools...
Yep. It's for sure saul. The dude who was a traitor to the wg and the marines. He's that much of a retard to just completely abandon all logic and sail the new world risking him getting spotted and captured...
None of yall know a thing about literature tropes and shit and it's showing. This is oda we're talking about. He's gonna stretch the burn scar dude plotline for all it's worth. Oda is not the type of dude to resolve plot points this quickly when he can just extend it much longer. This is nothing more than a basic bait and switch.
Saul is literally said to be a history tutor in this very chapter ffs.