A picture!

"I didn't think that the marines' would even bring you this time… Kizaru!" Ian talked as he interlocked his spear with the light sword belonging to Kizaru!

In his speed Kizaru had his cloak's hood fall off, much like the two downed elders. Still, Ian recognized him the moment he had reformed in light.

This person was someone Ian was wary of fighting until it was absolutely unavoidable.

Why? Ian had this theory that every admiral level person of strength, had managed to awaken his devil fruit.

This is supported by the battle between Aokiji and Akainu.

So this leaves one wondering… what could the awakening of a devil fruit that turned you into light be?

Yeah, Ian wanted to make sure that he was absolutely prepared to fight someone like that!

But now, it appeared that he was going to fight him anyway.

He was not nervous or anything, however. Since it had come to this, he would make sure to ingrain it in Kizaru's soul to never bother him again.

But first, he was going to see what Kizaru thinks about the diávoloi.

Ian jumped a bit back and lowered his spear. Making it penetrate through the ground a bit due to its sharpness.

"Kizaru… did you know?" Ian asked him.

And Kizaru who saw Ian do all this lowered his sword too.

He knew that Ian wanted to talk.

"Knew what?" He asked back, his voice still carrying with it that hint of laziness.

"Don't play dumb! Did you know that the supposed leaderless world government had a leader in fact! I'm talking about that! And also this leader is actually a diávoloi, or since you might not know the name, it's precisely the devil we had fought at the war!" Ian admonished him, before explaining anyway.

This shocked Kizaru again.

He had heard it earlier, but he threw it away from his mind. There was just no way it true.

And seeing that Ian was saying this now, he thought that maybe Ian was trying to create an opening.

Ian shook his head seeing that Kizaru was suddenly on high alert.

Thinking a bit he managed to follow Kizaru's train of thought and sighed.

"Idiot, if I wanted to deceive you why would I choose something like this?! Also, do you think I would tell you anything if I didn't have any proof?" Ian sarcastically intoned.

He reached towards his pocket and brought a picture from it.

He then threw it towards Kizaru.

Kizaru caught it warily and looked at it. Keeping a sideways glance at Ian.

When he saw what was on it, he was shocked out of his mind.

The picture had the five elders kneeling to the empty throne, which unlike its name was actually occupied by Im.

You couldn't fake a picture in the world of one-piece, so Kizaru knew that this was authentic.

This made him think if this was true, then were the other things Ian had said true too?

Ian chose this moment to speak.

"That picture was taken by Sengoku himself! I had taken him and Garp to prove to them the truth about the world government. A few days later they were discharged, and ever since then, they suffered assassin attacks because they saw something they shouldn't! Even 'I' this time! Why was I ambushed? Because I managed to annoy Im so much she resulted to this!" Ian explained to him where the pic had come from.

At the time even he didn't know that Sengoku had brought a snail to record with. And at the moment they were caught the snail had been recording on its own.

Again this was something that could be confirmed with one call so Ian had no reason to lie. Kizaru was well aware of this.

Movement from the side caught both of their attention.

The two elders were healing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

"Well, you heard me earlier… these two… they are both carrying the blood of those devils through them… they can no longer count as human beings!" Ian told him again.

The only reason he was saying so much was to bring Kizaru to his camp.

Otherwise, he would just kill them all and be done with it.

Still, it appeared that it was not going to be that easy.

Clearly, Kizaru had to think this through.

Or maybe he had something holding him back.

"Why are you saying this much when you know they are hearing us?" Kizaru threw this question all of a sudden.

Ian gave him a look that translated to 'Are you stupid perhaps?'

"They ambushed me, and you are asking that? Of course, they are going to die!" Ian replied matter of factly.

He realized the threat his crew could have been if that illusion master was attacking them… even he had trouble with him…

There was no way he was going to let him and his friend get away like that.

Today, two of the elders were going to die.

Kizaru had a troubled look on his face.

He knew the facts as they were laid in front of him… still he had to take some time to think.

He considered the marines to be part of the world government but he also wanted to think that they were somewhat independent.

However even he, someone high on the ladder of the marines' was here obeying the words of the two elders.

But not because he wanted to… no it was because he was afraid of what the world government would do to the marines, whom he considered as somewhat of a family to him.

Right now the marines could sometimes act on their own. And the only reason they were not punished for that was due to him, Akainu, and now Fujitora and Ryokugyu, being as strong as they were.

They needed them to fight off against the pirates.

And now these facts were thrown at his face… he could tell Akainu of this and perhaps they could attack the elders…

He had to think about this well.

Meanwhile, he had to protect the two elders for now. He couldn't let Ian kill them while he was guarding them.

His light sword was once again formed.

His intention to fight as plain as day!