Who Was the Hunter?

After the Soaring Dragon rose into the air and flew into the distance, a Marine in a yellow suit appeared. He was Marine Admiral Kizaru, tasked with preventing Ryan from causing trouble over the next few days.

"How terrifying!" Kizaru watched the ship slowly fly away, patting his small chest with lingering fear. He had nearly been discovered by Fujitora just now.

He should not have been exposed at all, but when he saw Ryan conjure a ship out of thin air, he had been genuinely startled. According to the Marines' files, Ryan was not a Devil Fruit Ability user. But if that miraculous ability was not from a Devil Fruit, then what was it? He truly could not figure it out.

And the other man's Observation Haki was simply too powerful. Kizaru had leaked only the slightest trace of his presence, yet the other man detected it instantly. Fortunately, his Devil Fruit Ability was special. If it had been anyone else, they really would have been discovered.

During the day, he could merge himself with light, perfectly concealing both his presence and form. If he were not unlikely to win in a direct confrontation with the Blood Sword Pirates, he truly would not have wanted to follow Ryan and the others like this.

It made him seem far too sneaky.

"Sigh, looks like I need to be more careful!" With a sigh, Kizaru turned into a streak of light and flew in the direction the Soaring Dragon had departed.

What Kizaru did not know was that after he left, a figure slowly emerged from the shadows. Every movement he had made just now had been seen by that person.

"Kizaru? Why is he following us?" Ryan murmured softly.

That was right. This person was Ryan, who had used the