Where the People's Hearts Lie, So Does Justice!

On the distant dock, Vice Admiral Momonga's Kizaru loyal subordinate, stared intently at the Yellow Flash that was moving through Water 7.

He held his breath, watching as Kizaru was left behind by Tanuki, unable to believe that even though Admiral had eaten the Glint-Glint Fruit, Kizaru was no match for Tanuki in terms of speed!

Admiral Kizaru, keep it up! You're the fastest man on the sea, how could you possibly be left behind by a mere pirate?

However, no matter how much Vice Admiral Momonga cheered for Kizaru always lagged behind Tanuki by one step.

Despite Kizaru's incredible speed, which even his Observation Haki struggled to detect, he was still slightly slower than the spatial teleportation ability.

Being slow is being slow; that tiny bit of extra time is enough for Ivan to easily kill the corrupt official.

In fact, not only Vice Admiral Momonga, but other Marines also clenched their fists and loudly cheered for Kizaru.

"Kizaru, Admiral Kizaru!"

"You're the fastest man on the high seas, grab him!"

Justice will prevail!

However, their encouragement had no effect; the gap remained, and as Ivan gradually mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, his speed increased slightly, widening the gap between the two even further.

At some point, the navy fell silent, gazing at the Water 7.

Is it possible that things are beyond repair?

The fact that an Admiral and two Vice Admiral were able to defeat Tanuki despite their combined expedition dealt an extremely heavy blow to the navy!

But suddenly, beams of light flew in from the horizon, forming the figure of Kizaru. The moment he appeared, he was no longer the lazy man he had been before.

"Quickly, find the location of the [Shadow Garden] inscription within Water 7 and destroy it! Tanuki needs these letters to teleport!"

With that, Kizaru transformed into light once more and disappeared, chasing after Ivan.

After Kizaru left, Vice Admiral Momonga clapped his hands and said, "So that's how it is! Quickly gather all forces and destroy all the Dark Night Garden Letters within Water 7!"

"Yes!"

All the marines excitedly agreed and quickly dispersed to various corners of Water 7 to try to destroy Ivan's Flying Thunder God Mark.

Soon, the navy discovered that Ivan's mark was on each of the small knives, which made them even more efficient.

But just as they had successfully destroyed half of the knife, they immediately encountered resistance.

To their even greater surprise, the resistance they encountered came from the people of Water 7!

The Marines were surrounded by the people of Water 7, who were trying to stop them from continuing to destroy the Flying Thunder God Mark.

The navy officers were extremely anxious and asked in bewilderment, "What are you doing? We are the navy, we are catching pirates!"

Their question was like lighting a powder keg, causing the residents to erupt in chaos.

The residents took out the eggs and vegetable leaves they had prepared and threw them at the navy, questioning them together.

"Lord Tanuki is saving Water 7, and he's only killing villains!"

"That's right! Where was your navy when those corrupt officials were bullying us? Now that those pests are about to be killed by Lord Tanuki, you finally show up!"

"That's right, what else could you be but bad guys? You're nothing but a bunch of naval bastards, nothing but righteousness!"

This caused many sailors to blush and avoid facing the residents.

Finally, a little girl, disregarding the adults' attempts to stop her, rushed out, and her words completely crushed the sailors:

"You guys are so mean! Lord Tanuki is so nice! I hate you!"

Children speak without restraint, yet with equal sincerity. The little girl's words poisoned a sharp knife, piercing the chests of one sailor after another.

Now, their faces turned deathly pale, and they completely lost their will to fight.

Where the people's hearts are, there lies justice!

Nowadays, Tanuki are the true champions!

At the last gang location, a scorching Heat Vision swept across, and dozens of gang members were cut in half at the waist. Ivan finally stopped, sitting on the table, panting heavily.

In those ten minutes or so, he did everything to the best of his ability.

Whether it's using the Flying Thunder God to dodge Kizaru's attacks or removing the rotten "flesh," both require him to expend a great deal of energy.

At that moment, he truly burned himself out.

However, the result was good; he accomplished an unprecedented feat—precisely killing hundreds of people in front of Admiral!

Whoosh!

The light coalesced before Ivan, forming the shape of Kizaru. His lewd face was somewhat gloomy, and his tone was heavy, revealing his resentment:

"Young man, you've really given this old man a tough problem. This time, the Fleet Admiral Sengoku won't let me off easily."

However, buddy, you've used up a lot of energy, so you probably can't escape now.

After all, as far as I know, the Awakening Space-Space Devil Fruit User in the Dark Night Garden can't allow you to teleport for long."

Ivan's expression shifted slightly. From Kizaru's words, the Navy considered both the Flying Thunder God and the teleportation ability to be the abilities of an Awakening Space-Space Devil Fruit User.

He didn't refute, but just chuckled, "Admiral Kizaru, I'm not like that Fox. The Flying Thunder God Technique has no distance limit."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kizaru's expression changed drastically, and he kicked Ivan with lightning speed.

But before the beam of light arrived, Ivan's figure vanished from the spot, leaving Kizaru alone, staring blankly at where Ivan had been, unable to recover for a long time.

The events that occurred in Water 7 quickly spread across the sea, World Economy News Paper reported the full story the next day, with even photos of Tanuki and Kizaru fighting in the newspaper.

Upon learning of this, everyone's first thought was disbelief.

Kizaru, who can travel at the speed of light, has been the fastest man on the sea for decades. Now, someone has actually managed to kill hundreds of people precisely while being pursued by Kizaru?

How is that possible?

However many people may not believe it, it is the truth, especially with the significant increase in the Tanuki's bounty further confirming this.

After this battle, Tanuki's bounty increased to 390 million Beli. Although it was less than Fox's 500 million Beli, such an increase was unprecedented!

Some people are asking what kind of Devil Fruit User Tanuki is, given that he possesses speed surpassing Kizaru's.

Then a rumor spread: in the Shadow Garden, there is a Devil Fruit Awakening who can grant others the ability to teleport.

The Fox used this ability to assassinate Celestial Dragons, Tanuki used it to massacre the high-ranking officials of Water 7.

Besides the Devil Fruit User, the fruit abilities of the Fox and the Tanuki are equally astonishing.

The Fox's Devil Fruit ability is suspected to be the Logia Earth- Tsuchi Tsuchi no Mi, while the Tanuki's ability is even more mysterious, capable of releasing lasers from its eyes and possessing an extremely powerful physique; it is also some kind of unknown, mysterious Devil Fruit.

After this news broke, the World Government became even more wary of the Shadow Garden, and the mission to find its whereabouts has been listed as a core task for the Cipher Pol and the Navy!

Furthermore, the matter concerning the Shadow Garden has even reached a meeting of the Five Elders, the highest authority in the World Government!

In the highest-level meeting room near the Flower Room the World Government Headquarters in Mary Geoise, the Five Elders are arguing about the Shadow Garden!