Monkey D. Dragon, Meeting of the Century!

Just then, the excruciating pain in his chest intensified again, and he instinctively looked down, his gaze falling on the things that had pierced his body.

Wait, it's not a rock!

This is not the Rock Manipulation ability that the Fox has always demonstrated!

Those thorns piercing his body were vines!

"This—this—" Onigumo's pupils contracted violently, his whole body trembling wildly from extreme shock. A terrifying thought flashed through his mind in an instant, "This isn't rock, it's vines, this is the power of the White Dove!"

He couldn't believe what he was seeing!

White Dove, that Navy Supernova, the most talked-about new Vice Admiral recently, is also the guy he despises. He has developed his Devil Fruit to the extreme, including the ability to absorb life force and manipulate plants!

He had seen the White Dove use its abilities before, and it was exactly the same as what he was seeing now!

Could it be!

Could it be that the Fox and the White Dove were actually the same person from the very beginning?

Countless questions flooded his mind, and as his consciousness began to fade, Onigumo stared at the Fox's mask, using his last ounce of strength to ask, "Why? How do you possess the abilities of White Dove?"

Upon hearing the Onigumo's question, Ivan slowly raised his hand, his fingertips gently tracing the edge of the Fox mask.

The next second, the mask was slowly removed, revealing a handsome face.

It wasn't the ordinary human form that Fox had previously revealed, but rather the newly appointed Vice Admiral White Dove of the Navy!

At that moment, Onigumo's pupils shrank sharply as he stared intently at that familiar face, his blood seemingly boiling.

His eyes were bloodshot as he roared, "White Dove, it's you! So you're the Fox! You're also a member of the Shadow Garden!"

He never imagined that the White Dove who blasphemed Absolute Justice and the Fox in the Shadow Garden were actually the same person!

Ivan smiled slightly and said calmly, "Vice Admiral Onigumo, don't blame me. Blame yourself for being too much of a nuisance, blocking my way and the path of Shadow Garden."

"Get in my way?" Onigumo convulsed with rage, struggling to break Binding Vow of the vines and charge at Ivan, tearing a chunk of flesh from his body. "What kind of bullshit Burning Justice is this? You're a pirate, a villain, you don't deserve to talk about justice!"

Faced with his rage, Ivan simply smiled indifferently, "Burning Justice should never be Binding Vow by those corrupt rules."

What I want to do is burn away all the evil and decay in this world, and then create a completely new world.

These words struck Onigumo like a thunderbolt, freezing the ferocity on his face and replacing it with utter astonishment.

He suddenly realized that Ivan's goal had never been to become a pirate.

Whether acting as the White Dove or the Fox, whether through the Shadow Garden's actions or his repeated interventions, all point to the same goal:

World Government!

Having figured all this out, Onigumo's life came to an end. With his last ounce of strength, he cursed, "You have no idea how powerful the World Government is. Its power far exceeds your imagination. You will die sooner or later because of your overestimation of your abilities. I will be waiting for you in hell!"

After killing the Onigumo, Ivan smashed its corpse to pieces with a single punch. After the mangled flesh was devoured by fish and shrimp, he dispersed the surrounding vines and returned to Loguetown.

There was another person he absolutely had to see there.

After Ivan left, the oppressive aura of Conqueror's Haki faded, and the Sea Kings in the Deep dared to slowly stretch their bodies, regaining their usual ferocity, but they still dared not approach the direction of the battle for a long time.

That human was terrifying!

Ivan moved extremely fast and soon arrived at the outskirts of Loguetown.

At this moment, due to the report from Onigumo, a large number of Marine warship gathered in Loguetown, but the moment these warships saw Ivan, they all avoided him, and no one dared to step forward to stop him.

The Marine Headquarters has issued a military order regarding Shadow Garden: unless there are at least five Vice Admiral or one Admiral in a unit, no one should provoke Shadow Garden.

Because that wouldn't be capturing pirates, it would be sending them to their deaths!

Soon, the Fox reappeared on the streets of Loguetown.

The moment the Fox appeared in the square of Loguetown, everything around it seemed to be paused.

The civilians, who were clearing the battlefield and comforting their comrades, were briefly stunned before their eyes all focused on the Fox's figure.

The next second, deafening cheers erupted in the square.

"It's Lord Fox!"

"Lord Fox is back! You saved us!"

"Thank you, Lord Fox! Without you, we would have perished under the navy's firepower long ago!"

The civilians waved their arms, their faces full of gratitude, and gathered around.

To them, the Fox was never a wanted pirate, but a savior who saved their lives!

Compared to those navies that cloak themselves in the guise of justice but relentlessly bombard civilians, the Fox, whom the world has conquered and called a devil, gave them a glimmer of hope.

They didn't care about the Fox's identity; all they knew was that this person had stood in front of them when they were at their most desperate!

In a corner of the square, Smoker, a cigar dangling from his lips, stared intently at the Fox surrounded by commoners, his expression a complex mix of emotions.

As a naval captain, he upheld justice and hunted down pirates throughout his life.

But what happened today completely overturned his understanding of things over the years.

The navy, which should be the protectors of civilians, instead opened fire on unarmed civilians under the orders of Onigumo.

Pirates, who should be villains who burn, kill, and plunder, have instead done their utmost to protect civilians and become their saviors.

He looked at the cheering civilians, at the Fox revered by everyone, and then at his own naval uniform, and at the justice of the Marine Headquarters, and felt utterly lost.

At that moment, Smoker suddenly couldn't tell.

Who is the real Marine, and who is the real pirate?

He couldn't tell whether the so-called justice was real, whether it was a vow to uphold justice, or a self-deceiving lie.

Ivan gave a slight nod to the cheering civilians, then disappeared from the square in a flash.

Based on his recent perception, he has already identified his target for this trip.

The hills behind Loguetown are lush with vegetation and a gentle breeze, a stark contrast to the hustle and bustle of the front square.

The low hill where Ivan once practiced swordsmanship day and night still stands quietly, with deep and shallow sword marks left on the rocks from his practice.

A figure quietly appeared; it was the Fox. His gaze calmly fell upon the figure beside the low hill.

In front of him stood a middle-aged man wearing a dark gray cloak.

He has a shoe print-like tattoo on his head, and a calm and powerful aura. He is the son of Vice Admiral Garp, the father of Luffy, the savior, and also the highest-ranking officer of the Revolutionary Army, Monkey D. Dragon, the world's most notorious criminal!