"Red the Aloof."
His vampire form had restored Redfield's long-lost youth. His voice rang out, deep and strong. "I never thought anyone would remember my name after all these years."
Red studied Loa in silence, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.
"So you're 'Ice Dragon' Loa, the one they call the strongest man alive? You're the one who killed that brat Whitebeard?"
Given Redfield's seniority, Whitebeard really was a brat to him. Redfield had made his name on the seas long before the Edd War.
"That's right. Is there a problem?"
As Loa's eyes opened slightly, Red felt an immense weight descend on him. The Umbrella he was leaning on punched straight through the deck.
What is this power? Conqueror's Haki? No—there's something else!
Shaken, Red glanced at Kaido beside him. Kaido had felt nothing. He had only frowned upon noticing Red's reaction.
How is that possible?! Even Whitebeard at his peak couldn't control his power like this! What kind of monster is this brat?
Red's heart sank. Helping Kaido seize the Road Poneglyph from "Blackbeard" Teach was looking like a terrible decision.
The pressure vanished as quickly as it had come. Cold sweat soaked Red's back.
Loa's gaze and presence were now no different from an ordinary person's. Red's mouth twitched. "No. No problem."
He had backed down.
Kaido stared at him in disbelief. Why had a man even Kaido would be wary of fighting suddenly lost his nerve?
What just happened?!
After saying it, Red looked bitter too.
He had thought Kaido was among the strongest of this era. Even if the Ice Dragon whom Kaido said ruled the New World was stronger, how much stronger could he be? Only now, face-to-face, did Red realize Loa's power was beyond anything he could reach.
*That big oaf has