That was exactly why Ren was so furious!
The one-legged robot looked puzzled, but he still said, "Sir... you..."
Before he could finish, King Riku stood up and pulled him back. "Kyros... leave this to me!"
The one-legged robot stared at King Riku in shock. He had never expected to be recognized!
Ren gave the robot a long look as well. He hadn't expected him to be Kyros from the original story!
King Riku turned to Ren and asked respectfully, "You're with the Ren Pirates, aren't you, sir?"
Ren paused, then smiled. "Interesting... what gave me away?"
King Riku sighed. "You carry yourself like no ordinary man. You give off an unmistakable air of Haki, and you killed Diamante in an instant! Clearly, you're powerful. Someone that strong should already be famous, known throughout the world. Yet this is the first time anyone has seen you, which means you must have been kept hidden. And the only person who could keep someone like you out of sight is Ren, captain of the Ren Pirates!"
The explanation was a bit of a stretch. Ren chuckled, sat down casually, and said, "Interesting... go on."
King Riku said, "I escaped Dressrosa to travel to Emperor Island, find Lord Ren, and tell him a secret! Since I've met a member of the Ren Pirates instead, that's lucky too!"
"What secret?" Ren asked.
"Something about the Mechanical Fruit," King Riku continued. "Years ago, Lord Ren sent word that he was looking for it. Lord World passed the message to Doflamingo, who followed the order and began searching!
"Doflamingo soon found the Mechanical Fruit. But after seeing what it could do, and with unrest stirring in Dressrosa, he decided to keep it for himself. He gave it to a mechanical genius rumored to be Vegapunk's