Enel did not care at all what the man in front of him was saying.
All he heard was that the other party was threatening him, and even wanted him to pass a message to the chairman.
With that thought, Enel raised the golden staff in his hand and pointed it at Redfield.
"If you have something to say to the chairman, then wait until I capture you. You can tell him yourself."
The moment his voice fell, thunder roared.
Along with that rumble, thunderclouds rapidly gathered overhead, and streaks of electricity began flashing through the surrounding air.
At a glance, the phenomenon covered at least half of Dressrosa.
"Oh?"
Seeing this, Redfield's eyes lit up instead.
A man who, in Roger's era, had been able to stand alone against the entire crews of Roger and Whitebeard naturally would not fear any battle.
Although Roger and Whitebeard had not yet reached their absolute peaks back then, it was still enough to prove how powerful Redfield had been.
He had barely moved his body for decades in Impel Down, and it had become somewhat rusty.
This time, after leaving Impel Down, although the Marines had not said anything outright, the intelligence deliberately placed before people like him had already explained everything.
Originally, the only person he cared about was Cyrus.
After all, even Rocks back then had never accomplished a feat like Cyrus's.
Redfield was very curious about such a man, and he wanted to meet him.
As for the others, he did not really take them seriously.
This time, he had only come because he was curious about the Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit and wanted to take a look.
He had not expected such a pleasant surprise.
Back when Redfield crossed the seas, he had relied on his physical ability and swordsmanship without eating any Devil Fruit.
In a certain sense, the Redfield of that era had looked down on power that came from outside himself.
Of course, that way of thinking had changed now. After all, the current him also needed the power of a fruit to restore his body.
Rumble!
Lightning flared.
Countless bolts of electricity moved through the air like white serpents.
The incandescent flashes covered the surroundings, blocking visibility.
"Hey, that won't work."
Redfield's gaze locked onto one direction, and a smile appeared on his face.
Born with extraordinarily powerful Observation Haki, he possessed a level of perception that most people could not understand.
Even though Enel had turned into lightning and merged with the countless flashes of electricity, he still could not escape Redfield's Observation Haki.
"So how about letting me leave? I have no ill will toward you."
Redfield smiled as he spoke, looking like an old gentleman.
But Enel's Haki was not weak either. He could sense the thick, unmistakable malice coming from Redfield.
After all, the man had stabbed him the moment they met. If Enel had not been strong enough, that attack would have left him dead or gravely wounded.
Dong!
A drumbeat rang out.
Redfield's figure vanished the instant the sound appeared.
A bolt of lightning struck the place where he had just been standing, collapsing the entire building beneath him.
After that came a rapid series of drumbeats, along with lightning that struck with wild abandon.
...
In the distance, Viola lowered her hands, her expression grave.
Beside her stood King Riku, whose face was equally solemn.
"Who is it?"
King Riku asked in a heavy voice.
Ever since Enel arrived here, he had acted many times.
With his powerful Observation Haki, he could detect pirate ships before they even approached Dressrosa.
After that came what Enel called divine punishment.
Once it was over, all that remained was to send soldiers out to sea and clean up the battlefield.
But this was the first time something like this had happened to Enel. This opponent was definitely no ordinary person.
"I don't know him."
Viola shook her head in confusion.
She had seen some information about many figures on the sea, especially powerful ones.
Aside from what she had learned recently, there was also the information she had seen while under Doflamingo.
That man's intelligence network had not been weak.
But the person who had appeared this time was completely unfamiliar to Viola.
She was certain she had never seen this man's photograph or bounty poster before.
"What do we do? Should we help?" Kyros strode in quickly.
His missing leg had already been replaced with a metal prosthetic, and he moved freely with it.
"No."
Viola shook her head immediately.
"This isn't something we can interfere in."
Kyros's swordsmanship was not weak, but the gap between him and Enel was enormous.
The current Enel was much stronger than he had been when Cyrus and the others first met him on Skypiea.
"Report it to Crocodile. Send this man's portrait over as well. Maybe he knows something."
After thinking for a moment, Viola gave the order.
As the person who had helped Enel establish the Hunter Guild branch in Dressrosa, she now understood the internal situation of the Hunter Guild quite well.
The powerful Cyrus basically did not handle daily affairs. The one who managed everything was Crocodile in Sabaody Archipelago.
As for what to do next, that man would have to make the judgment.
"A portrait?"
Kyros nodded when he heard that.
Tears flowed from Viola's eyes and fell onto the paper she held in her hand.
The droplets spread, and soon an image appeared across the sheet.
"Hurry."
Viola handed Kyros the paper containing Redfield's portrait.
"Wait."
King Riku suddenly raised a hand, took the paper from Viola, and stared at it with a frown.
"He looks familiar.... I should have seen this man before."
King Riku frowned as he carefully searched his memories.
If the face felt familiar, but he could not immediately remember it, then this had to be an important figure from a long time ago.
Viola and Kyros exchanged a glance and did not urge him.
"Patrick Redfield!"
King Riku suddenly spoke, his pupils contracting sharply.
Although Viola had not recognized the face, once King Riku said the name, she immediately remembered what it represented.
"A great pirate who once competed with Roger and Whitebeard on the seas. He had no pirate crew, but his strength was terrifying. It's just that this man disappeared decades ago."
"He's actually still alive?"
King Riku spoke in shock.
For a figure of that level to vanish without any news for decades usually meant he was most likely dead.
Who would have thought he was still alive, and had even appeared here?
"Go tell Crocodile."
Viola frowned in thought, then spoke to Kyros.
"Understood."
Kyros quickly left.
Since they had a name, there was no need for the portrait anymore.
Crocodile should know who this man was.
...
Within Dressrosa, lightning and thunderclouds already covered half the island.
The people in the city had all hidden inside their homes.
They knew who was making a move, but they did not know what had provoked Enel, the Thunder God, to this extent.
"Bastard! Two Hundred Million Volts: Thunderbird!"
Lightning flashed in Enel's eyes as both his hands slammed against the taiko drums behind him.
After a sharp bird cry, a giant thunderbird burst out from within the lightning.
The air around it gave off a scorched smell as it shot toward Redfield, who had just shifted his position.
"Strong indeed, young man."
Redfield looked as though he was handling it without much difficulty, but the truth was not quite so simple.
After their brief exchange, Redfield had already sensed his body protesting.
His aged body was like rusted machinery. It could no longer support him moving at full power.
It seemed that fruit was something he absolutely had to obtain.
The only question was whether that fruit was truly there.
"Two Hundred Million Volts: Amaru!"
Enel's low voice rang out with a humming thunderclap, and an enormous figure made entirely of lightning slowly formed.
"This is troublesome."
As Redfield spoke, he raised his hand, pointing the umbrella sword in his grip toward the gigantic Thunder God that had appeared.
"Looks like I'll have to get a little serious."
The moment his voice fell, Redfield's body disappeared.
A huge hole was blasted straight through the Thunder God's chest.
"Although a Logia's control over lightning is impressive, your true body will always remain the weak point."
Redfield's voice rang out.
Immediately afterward, the gigantic body of the Thunder God, which had only just condensed, exploded apart.
The umbrella sword in Redfield's hand pointed forward.
A golden staff blocked the blade, but Enel, who was gripping the staff with both hands, was clearly having a difficult time.
"You can't escape my sight."
Redfield smiled as he spoke.
The umbrella sword in his hand moved unbelievably fast, and in the blink of an eye, countless thrusts shot toward Enel.
This time, even with Observation Haki combined with intangibility, the speed was simply too fast.
It was so fast that even after using lightning to enhance his reaction speed, Enel still could not keep up.
In the span of a breath, dozens of wounds appeared across his body.