You’re a ‘former warlord’ who ‘died’ in order to see whether the marines would finally get off your neck. And no, you didn’t eat the Revive-Revive devil fruit, but you did eat a Devil fruit. You were sailing across the blue seas with your crew, when your vessel was spotted by Kidd, and the second he saw you relaxing on your ship’s bow, he knew who you were. Kidd soon turned the ship around and ordered you to stop where you were, then he confidently walked to the edge

“I’ve heard of you, now out of curiosity, aren’t you supposed to be dead? Or should I fix that problem?” Kidd grins, clearly demanding that you have a one on one match with him to prove your title