"My lord, who is this Aloof Red?" Betty asked ignorantly. It was the first time she had ever heard the name.
"In the old days, he was able to keep pace with powerhouses like Roger and Whitebeard by himself," Adrian said with a fiery look in his eyes. Since Patrick Redfield was imprisoned in Impel Down more than 30 years ago, and with the World Government's deliberate efforts to erase his existence, only a few survivors from the old era remembered him. The new generation knew nothing of his legendary feats. Adrian only knew of him from his memories of a previous life.
"With just one person..." Betty swallowed hard, her eyes wide with shock. Adrian's description was short, but it sent a shiver down her spine. Terrifying. Could this Aloof Red be a monster? How else could a single person contend with top pirate crews like the Roger Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates? How many monsters like this had been wiped out in the old era?
"Captain, is that old guy really here? I don't feel a thing," Bullet said. As a former crew member of Roger's, he was no stranger to Redfield. The old man was the only person in Impel Down that Bullet wasn't sure he could beat. But even with his Observation Haki at full power, Bullet couldn't find anything abnormal in the dark corner Adrian was pointing at.
"Unless a person's Observation Haki has reached the point of awakening, it won't work on him... He has a natural ability to completely hide his whereabouts," Adrian said calmly. Not only was Bullet's advanced Observation Haki unable to sense Redfield, even before Adrian used his Heart Net, he hadn't been able to find him either.
Redfield was a rare and powerful pirate who was born with top-tier Observation Haki. He could easily read people's hearts and memories and could also hide his whereabouts. This was the fundamental reason why he could keep pace with Roger and Whitebeard in the old era when legends were abundant. As long as he wanted to, he could successfully evade any enemy's detection. No one could find him. He was an extremely formidable presence.
But the Heart Net was different. It could perceive and receive biological waves. No matter how well a person hid their aura, as long as they were alive, their biological waves would diverge. Adrian's Heart Net was the perfect counter to Redfield.
Swish!
A tall figure silently landed in the shadows.
"Excuse me, how did you find me?" Clad in a blood-colored cloak, with white hair braided into two plaits, Red the Aloof stared at Adrian with a complex expression. He couldn't figure out how this black-haired boy had found him. In the end, he decided to show himself and ask.
"My Observation Haki is quite special; it can capture the biological waves of the human body, so your ability to hide your whereabouts is completely useless in front of me," Adrian said. He had no intention of hiding it. With established powerhouses like Redfield and Bullet, a direct and straightforward approach was more effective.
"That's a rare ability," a look of fear flashed in Redfield's eyes. He had been watching the battle between Adrian and Bullet from the shadows. Although neither of them had given it their all, he could still tell that Adrian was stronger than Bullet. Is this the kind of person who is born in the new era? To have such terrifying strength at an age of less than 20 years old, with such a different Observation Haki...
While he was shocked, a sense of frustration at being abandoned by the times welled up from deep within him.
"How about it, Redfield? Are you interested in joining me and creating a new era together?" Adrian extended an invitation to the veteran powerhouse with a serious look.
"Now that you know who I am, you must know that I've never been in an alliance with anyone," Redfield said with an aloof expression. Due to his powerful Observation Haki from a young age, Redfield had become accustomed to seeing the ugliness in people's hearts. As a result, he had a great aversion to people and had developed his current detached personality. Even in the old era, he never worked with anyone. Loneliness was the eternal note of his life.
"You seem to have misunderstood," Adrian said, shaking his head with a smile and speaking with great authority. "I'm not trying to form an alliance with you. I'm making you my subordinate. There can only be one king... and that's me." Even though Redfield had once been a veteran powerhouse with the same reputation as Roger and Whitebeard, in Adrian's eyes, he could only be a subordinate. An ally? He never needed such a thing.
"You're arrogant!" Redfield's pupils constricted slightly, and his expression became serious. A faint murderous intent flashed in his eyes as he looked at Adrian.
"Hey, old guy, I advise you not to get any ideas about the captain. Otherwise... I'll kill you," Bullet said with a smirk, getting ready to fight. He hadn't had a good fight today!
Adrian waved his hand, signaling Bullet not to move. He then looked at Redfield and smiled confidently. "I have the right to be arrogant!"
"If that's the case, let me see with my own eyes how great your ambition is!" The Observation Haki on Redfield instantly fired. An invisible aura, like an invisible hand, immediately wrapped tightly around Adrian. This was his special power to explore people's hearts.
BOOM!
However, just as the aura was about to invade Adrian, the special Conqueror Haki in his body erupted. Like it was defending its own territory, the golden majesty of the emperor instantly burst forth with supreme fury and majesty.
"Ugh..." It seemed he had suffered a severe mental backlash as Redfield immediately clutched his head and fell to the ground, his face contorted in pain.