Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 391 The slave auction was just bait; the Celestial Dragons' hunting game was the real meal!

Doflamingo is very polite.

On this vast ocean, what is most important for surviving safely? Besides fighting and killing the weak, it's also about understanding human relationships with the strong.

Doflamingo is another one who wears shoes.

As the king of Dressrosa, Doflamingo diligently built his pirate kingdom, but he inadvertently offended the Konoha Pirates. If just one of them were to arrive in Dressrosa, his hard-earned fortune of many years would be wiped out...

Be polite...

That way, you'll have one less troublesome enemy.

Doflamingo didn't even dare to offend Kaido, the Yonko, let alone the Konoha Pirates, who were even more unscrupulous than Kaido.

This kind of pirate crew...

We definitely can't afford to offend them.

Forbearance a moment, calm, take a step back, a brighter future.

Doflamingo lowered his voice, trying to speak in a humble yet assertive manner, deliberately adopting a condescending tone in his words.

"If it's about you wanting to auction off the Celestial Dragons at my slave auction house, then I'll just give you that auction house..."

"We are not people who steal by trickery or force."

Sasori's voice on the Den Den Mushi was also very polite, sincerely inviting you: "I'm just here to invite you to this auction, lest our slaves don't fetch a high price..."

"..."

Doflamingo frowned, then, as if remembering something, revealed a strange smile: "Fufufufu... Okay, I agree."

Let him think about it…

That arrogant bastard who wouldn't let him return to Mary Geoise back then is now waiting like a slave for him, the abandoned one banished from Mary Geoise, to be auctioned off...

Doflamingo felt a surge of secret pleasure.

Furthermore, he could tell the Five Elders that he was attending the auction to rescue the Celestial Dragons, using this as leverage in negotiations with them…

"Then please help us promote it a little..."

Sasori casually made his request: "I heard you have good relations with people in the underworld. Let the news of the Celestial Dragons being auctioned off spread... Consider this deal as an apology from you, the behind-the-scenes boss of this slave auction house, for not personally receiving us."

"Okay, I'll take care of it."

Without hesitation, Doflamingo immediately nodded and agreed with a grin.

Such slave auctions would surely throw the world into chaos...

Doflamingo also really enjoys creating this kind of massive chaos!

but…

After Doflamingo hung up the Den Den Mushi, he immediately called Fleet Admiral Sengoku again, informing him that the Konoha Pirates had demanded he participate in the Celestial Dragons' slave auction and were coercing him to promote it.

Eat from both ends...

Doflamingo is particularly good at it.

When Fleet Admiral Sengoku heard this news, his attitude was noticeably strange. Perhaps even he had never heard of the Celestial Dragons being auctioned off as slaves!

Sabaody Archipelago, Island 1.

Several members of the Konoha Pirates stood there, while dozens of Celestial Dragons, bound in chains, followed behind them trembling with fear, not daring to utter another word.

A group of people from the Sabaody Archipelago stood cautiously around, watching. The Celestial Dragons, whom they had always been forced to kneel in greeting, were now being paraded around like slaves with chains around their necks.

This feeling…

It inevitably makes people feel a little relieved.

As the Sabaody Archipelago, a place with extremely prosperous commerce along the Grand Line, it can be said to be the end of the first half of the Grand Line and the beginning of the second half.

Naturally...

The Celestial Dragons also frequently visit this place.

Even the Celestial Dragons are the most generous customers in the Sabaody Archipelago. However, their arrivals usually bring bloodshed. They inevitably kidnap ordinary people's wives, kill husbands who try to resist, or capture any interesting pirates to serve as slaves.

"Give me back my son!"

One of the old men picked up a stone, tears welling in his eyes, and threw it at one of the Celestial Dragons: "I remember what you look like! You killed my son!"

"And my children!"

Soon, another cry of pain rang out from the crowd!

One stone after another kept coming at us!

"A bunch of lowly people...are you looking for death?"

A Celestial Dragon's head was smashed open and bleeding. He glared back angrily, startling the crowd, who instinctively wanted to kneel down!

"Who gave you permission to speak?"

Accompanied by a cold voice, a sharp blade flashed!

The Celestial Dragon's head suddenly fell to the ground, and blood immediately gushed out!

The crowd of onlookers was instantly in an uproar, feeling somewhat astonished and fearful that a high-ranking officer might arrive, yet also unwilling to miss witnessing the tragic state of these Celestial Dragons!

after all…

This scene is truly a once-in-a-century occurrence.

Kill one to warn a hundred.

Upon witnessing the death of their kin, the other Celestial Dragons immediately fell silent.

after all…

The Konoha Pirates are really capable of killing people.

Many Celestial Dragons also became their experimental subjects, and the deaths of those Celestial Dragons who became experimental subjects were even more tragic than the deaths of slaves who were tortured to death by the Celestial Dragons.

of course.

There was one person who refused to give in.

Commander Figarand Gringus of the Knights of God.

This arrogant Celestial Dragon, just like his hairstyle, resolutely refused to submit to the Konoha Pirates and even considered himself a high and mighty world noble.

only…

This ancient saint had a black club stuck in his shoulder, chains on his hands, bruises and blood on his lips, but his face was still full of defiance.

Even a group of onlookers who were just watching the spectacle were terrified by his gaze and trembled as they left, fearing that this Celestial Dragon might turn the tables and kill them...

However, the Konoha Pirates ignored him.

He was spared only because he was needed for fishing. Once his value was used up, Sasori of the Red Sand would turn him into a human puppet.

Sasori of the Red Sand stood at the entrance of the slave auction house, staring at the person in charge: "Release all the slaves in your auction house. No more high-ranking Celestial Dragon slaves are allowed to be auctioned here alongside those lowly slaves. From now on, this is an auction house exclusively for Celestial Dragon slaves. Don't defile this place..."

"But they're worth a lot of money..."

Disco, the manager of the slave auction house, hesitated, wanting to refute.

next moment!

His head just disappeared!

A sharp blade appeared in Sasori's hand and instantly severed his neck!

The red-haired boy's gaze fell on a guard next to the corpse. The guard was so frightened that he immediately nodded repeatedly and hurriedly went inside to bring everyone out.

I have to say…

Business here is booming.

This slave auction house has captured quite a few slaves.

The guards at the slave auction house, their faces filled with fear, unlocked the shackles of the slaves and released them, afraid of provoking the Konoha Pirates, those menacing figures.

"Young man, what happened?"

A bespectacled, refined-looking old man smiled and asked the guard.

"Never mind all that, just get out of here!"

The guards didn't care who the old man was; they simply unlocked his shackles and pushed him away from the auction house immediately.

"..."

The refined old man squinted, wondering if some important person was coming. But as he was leaving, he saw a familiar figure.

"Grimg..."

The refined old man looked at the tall-haired commander of the Knights of God and was involuntarily startled, recalling an incident from many years ago.

only…

This person's appearance is vastly different from my past memories!

The man who was once high and mighty...

They look so disheveled right now!

Figarand Greene, a powerful figure among the Celestial Dragons, was shackled like an ordinary slave, yet he stood out conspicuously among a group of Celestial Dragon slaves!

The old man had long heard the news of the fall of Mary Geoise, and he had guessed that Grimm's fate might not be good, but he never expected that the other party would fall to such a state!

Really...

The world is ever-changing...

Just as the refined old man was about to slip away, not wanting to cause any trouble, he noticed a sharp gaze, which made him instinctively look back!

"Rayleigh, the right-hand man of the Pirate King..."

Sasori of the Red Sand stared at the refined old man's figure and uttered a single sentence that exposed his identity: "Would you be interested in hosting an auction here?"

Not bad.

This refined old man is none other than Rayleigh, the vice-captain of the Roger Pirates and the first mate of the Pirate King Gol D. Roger.

Since the Roger Pirates disbanded, Rayleigh has completely retired. In recent years, he has been hiding in the Sabaody Archipelago, occasionally posing as a slave to make some money...

did not expect…

My identity was exposed in a single sentence today.

"I'm way past retirement age..."

Rayleigh quickly waved his hand, chuckled, and was about to refuse.

"Rayleigh..."

Upon hearing this name, Figarand Grindelwald's eyes suddenly fell on Rayleigh, and his teeth clenched instantly!

That bastard…

How dare they show up here!

Even when I was at my most vulnerable!

There was never a time when Figarand Greene was more distressed than when he met his old enemies and was a prisoner!

"oh."

Sasori of the Red Sand, unperturbed by the rejection, continued calmly, "If you're interested, you can come and auction off Celestial Dragon slaves. Although there will be many more opportunities in the future, this is at least the first time in so many years..."

"must…"

Rayleigh nodded with a smile on his lips.

He couldn't miss out on this excitement!

This is an even more sensational event than their discovery of Laugh Tale!

but…

If Figarand Gringle is also auctioned off, I might have to inform Shanks and ask if we can rescue Gringle beforehand.

"Oh, right."

Sasori, seeing Rayleigh about to leave, called him back again: "Mr. Rayleigh, besides these Celestial Dragon slaves, we will soon be secretly holding a hunting game on a sky island above Jaya Island, for the strong of this world to participate in..."

"If you are interested, you can also go to the sky island above Jaya Island to participate in a hunting game. We have prepared quite a few Celestial Dragons as prey. The person who kills or captures the most Celestial Dragons will receive an extremely generous reward..."

"..."

Rayleigh instantly recalled the God Valley incident from many years ago.

It should be said that...

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river?

How many years have passed? The hunting competition held in God Valley back then, where the Celestial Dragons were the hunters, has now become the prey...

"The Celestial Dragon slaves being auctioned here are merely bait to lure the World Government..."

Sasori glanced at the dozens of Celestial Dragons behind him and said indifferently, "That hunting game held on the sky island above Jaya Island is the real fun for the strong in this world..."

same…

This also concealed their true conspiracy.

"..."

Rayleigh's eye twitched.

I just wanted to watch the excitement; I didn't want to get involved in any big trouble...

The Konoha Pirates only conquered Mary Geoise; the World Government and the Navy are still there. They'll definitely get the news that a hunting game will be held on Skypiea, right?

Those who were driven to ruin by the Celestial Dragons, those who wished they could tear them to pieces, those who desperately wanted revenge but were powerless to do so—perhaps they will also participate. After all, many powerful individuals in this world were forced into existence by the Celestial Dragons…

At that time...

Perhaps it will be another bloody and fierce battle...

But...

The world situation is indeed about to change.

Under the manipulation of the Konoha Pirates, the Celestial Dragons' influence over the world is steadily declining, and perhaps a great storm of rebellion against the Celestial Dragons' rule is already brewing on this sea...

That is indeed the case.

When the truth of world history was revealed, and when news of the fall of Mary Geoise spread, more than a dozen kingdoms simultaneously issued a proclamation against the World Government, declaring that they would no longer pay tribute to the Celestial Dragons.

The biggest contributors to this success are undoubtedly the Konoha Pirates, who have been constantly making headlines. In fact, many countries have already hailed the Konoha Pirates as heroes.

The Konoha Pirates didn't care.

Rescuing the oppressed people and killing the Celestial Dragons who cruelly ruled the world was like a gentle sea breeze to the Konoha Pirates.

Bulu bulu bulu…

Just as the Konoha Pirates had finished arranging for the Celestial Dragons who were about to be auctioned off, a hurried voice came through the Den Den Mushi, belonging to Fleet Admiral Sengoku the Buddha.

"Did you guys get Doflamingo's help...?"

Sengoku's voice on the Den Den Mushi was somewhat serious. He directly reported to Sasori of the Red Sand about Doflamingo betraying the Konoha Pirates: "Doflamingo betrayed you, and ordered me to report your auction of Celestial Dragons in the Sabaody Archipelago to the Five Elders..."

That marine debris…

They actually want to benefit from both sides!

That marine debris would never have imagined this, would it?

He has his own communication channels with the Konoha Pirates!

After receiving news that Doflamingo had betrayed the Konoha Pirates, Sengoku's first thought was not to report it to the Five Elders, but to immediately call Sasori of the Red Sand. He did not want to be used by Doflamingo!

"Then report the matter of the Sabaody Archipelago to the Five Elders..."

Sasori, holding a Den Den Mushi, continued nonchalantly, "Find a way to tell the Five Elders that the slave auction in Sabaody Archipelago was just bait. Doflamingo secretly withheld information from them: the Konoha Pirates are secretly holding a hunting game on a sky island above Jaya Island, a game only the strong are allowed to participate in, with the Celestial Dragons as prey. Doflamingo has already headed to Mock Town on Jaya Island to prepare for this hunting game..."

Dressrosa Royal Palace.

Doflamingo dressed quite comfortably, having received a lot of good news in one day, which made him very happy.

The king of Dressrosa planned to first go to Mock Town on Jaya Island to deal with Bellamy, who had been defeated by Straw Hat Luffy... and then go to Sabaody Archipelago to attend the auction of Celestial Dragon slaves and buy those Celestial Dragon relatives who had mocked him.

Think about it…

Doflamingo was even happier.

After I take pictures of those relatives, I can also mock them and then hand them over to the Five Elders and the World Government in exchange for more benefits.

In that case...

In this way, I can avoid offending either side.

"Fufufufufu..."

"What a delightful day..."

Let's go eat!

The main problem is that this conspiracy is difficult to write…

Making something funny and entertaining is hard... I have to come up with a conspiracy myself... A chapter with both humor and conspiracy is really difficult to create...

After all, the Skypiea arc is about to reach its climax...

(End of this chapter)