Old Lucci, I'm Not in the Mood to Waste Time on You Today!

With the Flying Thunder God Technique, Ivan killed at an astonishing speed. If he hadn't needed to spend time judging who was good and who was evil, he could probably have wiped out all the bureaucrats and gangsters within ten minutes.

But Ivan had always stayed true to himself. He would not do things he was unwilling to do for recognition, nor would he slaughter people indiscriminately in pursuit of efficiency, even if it meant killing innocents.

Fifteen minutes later, Ivan had eliminated most of Water 7's bureaucrats. Now he appeared in the mayor's office, where he met Franky's senior apprentice brother-Iceburg!

Ivan pushed open the mayor's office door and entered a rather modest room.

Iceburg was sitting behind his desk, looking anxious. When he saw Ivan, he showed no fear. Instead, he hurried over to him and warned:

"Tanuki, you've caused too much of a stir. You're bound to attract the Navy's attention. I received word that Admiral Kizaru is in the nearby waters. Hurry and leave, or you won't be able to escape once he arrives!"

While killing the other corrupt officials earlier, Ivan had found no evidence of corruption involving Iceburg.

On the contrary, this mayor was a rare good person in the pirate world.

Ivan had come to find Iceburg not to kill him, but to obtain a list of corrupt officials from him.

With a list, his killing efficiency would improve dramatically!

"Mayor Iceburg, please don't worry. I'm confident I can escape from Kizaru. For now, please give me a list of Water 7's corrupt bureaucrats. That would be the greatest help you could offer me."

"But..." Iceburg wanted to keep persuading him, but when he noticed the resolute look in Tanuki's eyes beneath the mask, he sighed and handed Tanuki a list he had prepared long ago. "This is a list of the corrupt people I've gathered over the years. It should help you."

Ivan took the list and skimmed through it, but even that brief glance revealed numerous crimes that crossed moral boundaries.

Among the officials Iceburg had investigated alone, some had worked with the Donquixote Family to traffic people. Children were sold to perverted nobles, men were turned into prized labor slaves, and beautiful women were sold to the Celestial Dragons or auctioned off at major auction houses.

What enraged Ivan even more was that some officials worked with gangsters and pirates, and those gangsters and pirates were even enforcers they kept in their employ.

They secretly offered loans at exorbitant interest, then used gangsters and enforcers to destroy the businesses merchants had invested in, driving them into bankruptcy and ruining their families.

Afterward, the entire family would be reduced to slavery because they couldn't repay the loans, while every last bit of the money lent out returned to the officials' hands.

Those who suffered an even worse fate had their entire families slaughtered by pirates, without even the chance to become slaves.

Ivan's fingers tightened slightly around the list, leaving it covered in creases. He assured him, "Mayor Iceburg, don't worry. Not one of these people will escape!"

Just then, the window and the door burst open together, and several figures stormed into the mayor's office.

Their leader was a tall man dressed in shipwright's work clothes. He had a cold demeanor and looked down on everything.

"Tanuki, you may not get the chance." He stared fixedly at Ivan, eager to fight. As the greatest genius the Cipher Pol had produced in a century, he couldn't wait to defeat a powerful opponent and prove himself.

"Lucci, Kaku, Kalifa, why is it you!" Iceburg suddenly stood up and stared at Lucci and the others in disbelief. "Why are you here?"

Lucci gently stroked the feathers of Hattori, who sat on his shoulder, and spoke through ventriloquism. "Shut up, Iceburg. Now that we've run into Tanuki, there's no need for us to keep hiding.

"I'm Rob Lucci, an agent of CP9. You're suspected of colluding with pirates and secretly possessing the Pluton Blueprints. You're under arrest!"

Iceburg's pupils contracted sharply, and the muscles throughout his body involuntarily tensed.

Damn it, Lucci and the others are CP9? Did they come for the Pluton Blueprints?

But Iceburg soon relaxed. After all, he didn't have the Pluton Blueprints.

As such, Iceburg wasn't particularly worried about his own safety. Instead, he looked at Ivan with concern.

Compared with him, righteous people like those in Shadow Garden were clearly more important!

Noticing Iceburg's concern, Ivan reassured him, "Don't worry, it's all right."

Seeing that Tanuki remained calm even now, Rob Lucci sneered:

"Arrogant! Do you really think you're strong just because you got lucky and killed a Shichibukai? Today, I'll show you just how terrifyingly powerful a true powerhouse is!"

Hattori, the pigeon on his shoulder, nodded. "Coo, coo, coo!"

Lucci's words finally drew Ivan's attention. He shook his head. "Sorry, Old Lucci, I'm not in the mood to waste time on you today."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three saw a blur before their eyes. Somehow, Ivan had appeared right in front of them.

Ivan casually kicked three times, landing one kick on each of them.

Faced with such swift attacks, they had only enough time to instinctively fold their arms across their chests before Ivan's kicks struck them!

A tremendous, unstoppable force instantly shattered their arm bones, Lucci's included, then sent them flying.

All three spewed mouthfuls of blood, their upper bodies snapping backward as they crashed through the wall behind them.

After that kick, the other two's eyes rolled back, and they lost the ability to fight. Rob Lucci, however, got back to his feet and looked gravely at Tanuki in the mayor's office.

This guy is stronger than I imagined, but I can still fight him!

I've long since mastered the Six Powers to their limits, giving me complete control over my body. I can even use a trump card like Life Return!

Without hesitation, Lucci used Life Return. He consumed the calories stored in his body, and his broken bones rapidly knitted back together. Soon, he was back at his peak.

Soru!

Lucci vanished from where he stood in an instant, moving as fast as lightning. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Ivan.

He raised his right leg and brought it down like a blade, striking toward the top of Ivan's head.

"Razor!"

Ivan easily twisted his body and sidestepped the attack. The force that missed him struck the building behind him.

Boom!

With an earthshaking crash, the five-story city hall building was cleaved straight down the middle, sending a mass of debris flying in every direction.

Iceburg, who was inside the mayor's office, was caught in it. Had Ivan not rescued him in time, he probably would have died.

Ivan put Iceburg down somewhere safe and told him to leave. Then he faced Rob Lucci again and pointed at the other two CP9 agents behind him. "Aren't you going to save your teammates?"

Lucci paid no attention to his severely injured teammates behind him. His face was cold.

"Trying to distract me with them? A good idea, but you probably don't know that Cipher Pol agents are nothing more than tools. They're damaged now, and trash doesn't deserve to live in this world!"

"Oh, a very cold way of thinking. Perhaps you'll regret what you said today someday."

"Only idiots have regrets. Die, Tanuki! Shigan: Madara!"