His Origins

In the deep corridors of the royal palace, a figure suddenly appeared, emerging from the shadows and walking forward, the "tap-tap" of footsteps echoing in the empty space.

In the hidden corner, the sudden appearance of a figure startled them. They gripped their weapons tightly, ready to strike at any moment. After carefully examining the person who had suddenly appeared, they recognized him, slowly lowered their weapons, and the murderous intent they had been holding gradually subsided.

This person was Rediat. It was still late at night. After leaving Teach, he immediately rushed back to the Tiresfa Kingdom. Given his speed of movement in the shadows, it didn't take him long.

At Sanssouci Palace, King William was still dealing with matters large and small. The turmoil of an impending war had spread, and many within the kingdom could sense it. Although the overall situation was relatively stable, there were still some places and some people who were quite panicked.

There are also those criminals in the shadows, those who want to profit from the war; William has to deal with all of these, and he pays special attention to them.

At this critical moment for the kingdom, he dared not go to sleep so early.

Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew by. "What's wrong?" William asked without looking up, continuing to handle his business.

In the shadowy corner, a person holding a piece of paper was handed to William and then vanished in the blink of an eye.

William turned his head and looked at the piece of paper. The information on it made William pause in surprise, then a smile appeared on his face. "Rediat is back? And he's heading towards Sanssouci Palace. It must be something important."

"Summon Meinz, Admiral Hindenburg, and Finance Minister Oscar."

As soon as he finished speaking, a faint rustling sound appeared in the corner on the other side, then disappeared.

Upon receiving the news, the three quickly arrived at Sanssouci Palace. Their residence was located inside the palace grounds, or rather, in a separate courtyard near the palace.

In the council hall of Sanssouci Palace, two people had arrived early and were sitting there leisurely. One was King William, and the other was Rediat he had not heard from for several days.

They were somewhat surprised by Rediat's appearance. Although Rediat had changed his clothes, they could still tell that Rediat was injured, as if he had been in a fierce battle.

"Brother, it looks like you've been fighting." Meinz looked at Rediat and said with a gentle smile, as if bathed in a spring breeze.

"Hmm, an interesting guy, very strong. I lost." Rediat was very nonchalant; defeat was defeat, there was no need to hide it, but this surprised the others present.

Rediat was actually defeated. They knew Rediat's strength well. With Rediat's abilities, he could easily protect himself, and if he really wanted to leave, no one could stop him.

However, judging from Rediat's condition, they guessed that this was going to be a head-on battle.

"Who? Who could defeat you, brother?" Meinz curiously. He knew that he had never defeated Rediat before, and more importantly, Rediat's Observation Haki had a magical ability that always made him fall into Rediat's fighting rhythm without realizing it.

As for what ability it was and what its effects were, they didn't say, but they could all guess that Rediat, who possessed such a bug-like ability that made him almost invincible in battle, had actually been defeated.

"No one in the Kraken Kingdom should be able to defeat you; it must be someone from elsewhere. Could it be 'Chinjao' from the Flower Country? Although his cone was destroyed by the Marine Garp the Hero, greatly weakening his attack, he is still a top-tier fighter in the sea, standing as a monster at the Admiral level." Oscar stroked his chin.

Others also shared their thoughts, including some powerful figures from the West Blue, both overt and covert monsters they knew.

But they were all wrong. Just looking at Rediat's expression, their curiosity only grew stronger.

"He's a pirate. As for who he is? You've all probably heard of him." Rediat smiled and gently swirled the wine in his glass.

A pirate? There's actually a pirate in the West Blue who can defeat Rediat?

Chinjao has been ruled out; he wasn't the one who defeated Rediat.

"Captain of the Night Pirates, Marshall D. Teach, we met on an island Kraken Kingdom and fought for nearly four days, both of us suffering heavy losses, but in the end, I was defeated."

Rediat's words shocked them.

They naturally knew about Teach's information: a powerful new pirate crew that had already made a name for itself in the West Blue, with the title of overlord of the East Blue, and now it was even more rampant in the West Blue.

"According to intelligence, Marshall D. Teach should only be eighteen years old, and he's not a Devil Fruit User. How could he possibly possess such strength?" Meinz's hands trembled involuntarily.

They are all the same age, yet they already possess monstrous potential, having top-tier Devil Fruit abilities. At such a young age, they already possess such formidable strength. In time, their combat power will truly reach the level of top-tier combat power in the Grand Line, equivalent to Admiral.

Even so, Rediat was defeated, defeated by a peer who had not eaten Devil Fruit, and they were all aware of Rediat's powerful Observation Haki.

They looked at Rediat with disbelief, but they knew Rediat wouldn't lie.

"He's a bit special." Rediat looked up, seemingly recalling his fight with Teach. "His physique is unique; he's naturally unable to sleep, so he spends most of his time training his body, making him only slightly weaker than me in terms of physique."

William and the others were shocked by Teach's physique. People like them would never think that being unable to sleep and having more time for cultivation was a good thing.

This is an extremely painful process, and training in solitude requires extraordinary willpower.

"He has reached the pinnacle of Observation Haki, able to predict my next move based on my actions. Although I can see through his thoughts, our strengths are roughly equal, and we can only say that we counter each other, so my ability is ineffective."

"Perhaps due to his experiences, his spirit is stronger than mine, and his Armament Haki is also a level above mine. Although I have the advantage in physique and ability, our overall strength is about the same."

The meaning of "spirit" is something that everyone present naturally understands very well.

"It seems everyone underestimated this young pirate," William remarked with some emotion. "Indeed, someone who can leave that legendary ship must have immense ambitions."

"Take a look. This is from the meetings a few days ago, plus some intelligence from the last two days. After all, the situation is constantly changing, and intelligence about the Kraken Kingdom is also being updated." William took out the intelligence he had compiled about the Kraken Kingdom and moved it across the table to Rediat's side.

Rediat knew the importance of the intelligence, so he picked it up and read it carefully. The others were not in a hurry and waited quietly for Rediat to finish reading all the intelligence.

Looking at the intelligence about the Kraken Kingdom, Rediat frowned. The strength of the Kraken Kingdom's military was beyond his expectations, and it also secretly received funding from the World Government, both economically and in terms of power.

The Kraken Kingdom, which was originally only capable of waging a large-scale war against the Tiresfa Kingdom, is now facing a war of annihilation.

The crisis in the situation was beyond his expectations.

Looking up at the others present, Rediat frowned. "Is there no way to stop it?"

"It's unstoppable. The Kraken Kingdom is already preparing for this war. Most of the preliminary preparations are already complete. Once the war machine is started, it cannot be stopped. If it stops, it will bring huge losses. You should know that." Admiral Hindenburg sighed.

"What if we take action to eliminate the Kraken Kingdom family? With our covert methods, we could annihilate the Kraken Kingdom and then annex it," Rediat couldn't help but ask.

"That's the idea, but revealing too much power will undoubtedly make us a thorn in the side of the World Government, which would pose a greater potential threat." King William shook his head. "But it's difficult to do. Even if the two of you take action, the main battlefield and the royal city must be dealt with together. Otherwise, if we only deal with the royal city, some huge changes will occur on the main battlefield."

"Blake cannot be exposed. The royal city must be dealt with as soon as possible, but with the current strength of the Kraken Kingdom King, it will be difficult for you to handle him, and you might even let him escape."

"Furthermore, the capital city of the Kraken Kingdom is too dangerous. We will not only have to deal with the king, but also an army of 100,000 and ten captains of the city guard. These captains are also quite powerful. The capital city of the Kraken Kingdom is heavily guarded, and we do not have many strong people hiding in it."

As King William spoke, Rediat understood the contradictions within. First, he didn't want to reveal too much of his strength. Second, he wanted to eliminate the Kraken Kingdom's army on the front lines by the time the news reached them after the battle in the capital. To deal with them, Rediat had to intervene on each front.

In the shadows, assassins from the Tiresfa Kingdom will also attempt to kill Army Commander from the Kraken Kingdom.

To prevent them from doing anything reckless after receiving the information.

If all these goals are achieved—chaos at the front, breach of the rear, and collapse of morale—they will be able to achieve complete victory in this war.

In other words, eliminating the Kraken Kingdom royal family without revealing too much of their power is an incredibly difficult task.

The army at the front is easy to deal with; they are all people with the potential to be kings. For the Tiresfa Kingdom, dealing with the high-ranking officers of the Kraken Kingdom's military is a piece of cake. As for the remaining soldiers, any one of them could easily take them down by releasing a few Conqueror's Haki.

However, Rediat smiled, even showing some excitement, which surprised the others. "What if someone could help us get rid of the Kraken Kingdom family? Then all of this could be achieved."

Rediat's words boomed in everyone's ears.

"Who?" Hindenburg and his companions were excited, then puzzled. This was definitely an outsider, so who could it be?

Meinz smiled thoughtfully, looking at Rediat, and suddenly thought of someone, "Brother, could it be Marshall D. Teach, the one you fought against?"

His words startled the other two, who then realized that only Teach possessed such strength.

"Can he be trusted? Why should he help us?" William asked, frowning. As king, he didn't believe in kindness without a reason.

Their gazes fell on Rediat, hoping Rediat could give them an answer; the other two felt the same way.

"It's not for us, but for himself. There's something he wants in the Kraken Kingdom's Curry, so he needs our intelligence. And once he succeeds and the Tiresfa Kingdom reclaims the Kraken Kingdom's territory, I'll join the Night Pirates and become his second-in-command," Rediat said with a smile.

But they were somewhat incredulous. "Leaving? Well, I had a feeling about it." William was initially puzzled, but then he felt relieved. He knew Rediat's personality; the kingdom couldn't bind him. If it weren't for the Kraken Kingdom, Rediat might have left long ago.

They tacitly changed the subject. "However, relying solely on the Night Pirates seems somewhat insufficient, although I don't deny their overall strength," Meinz asked Rediat.

"Trust them, they are very strong. As for the King of the Kraken Kingdom, although his strength has greatly increased after obtaining the Ancient Species Kraken Fruit, he is still no match for Teach. Teach can already see the future."

"Furthermore, what Teach desires in the Kraken Kingdom is precisely a Devil Fruit."

They all understood that with his Observation Haki, Future Sight, Teach was already invincible. Devil Fruit, Teach strength would be greatly enhanced, making his chances of failure extremely low.

As for the 100,000-strong army in the capital, it was only a matter of a moment when they faced Teach, who possessed the qualities of a king.

"This is his gift to you. If you have time, share it with the other ministers. It 'Celestial Dragons' tribute wine, 'Aphrodite's Kiss,'" Rediat said with a smile, waving his hand slightly. A shadow appeared, and five bottles of wine slowly rose from the shadow.

"What an amazing young man! He even managed to get his hands on something like this. I've only ever had one glass of wine in my entire life." Hindenburg's eyes lit up as he looked at the five bottles of wine. He exclaimed in admiration. How Teach got his hands on them was not important, and they didn't care to know.

But one can guess that it must be related to Heavenly Gold.

"Finally, you should know who he is, right?" Rediat's smile gradually disappeared, giving William and the others an ominous feeling.

Rediat slowly took out a photograph and placed it on the table. Whether it was Admiral Hindenburg or King William, upon seeing the person in the photograph, their hearts skipped a beat, their pupils contracted sharply, and the air seemed to fall silent for a moment.

The two fell silent. Seeing their reaction, Rediat nodded. "Okay, I understand." He then turned to get up.

"You know," William said, looking at Rediat with a complicated expression.

"Hmm." Rediat nodded slightly, stood up, and walked out of the palace until his figure disappeared outside.

Only Meinz was still confused. "Who exactly is Patrick Redfield?" Meinz asked, frowning. He wondered why a mere photograph would elicit such a reaction from them.

"Sigh! Since Rediat already knows, I won't hide it from you anymore." William sighed. "He is your father."

"What!" Meinz's pupils contracted, unable to hide his expression. He knew about "The Lone Red," and perhaps he had a premonition, but he dared not think in this direction.