From Pirate to Revolutionary Mentor

Chapter 38 Shigetsuki Hikoichiro

The last auction of the night still didn't have any Celestial Dragons present. Perhaps those fat worms know that to stay healthy, one should go to bed early and get up early?

At slave auctions, lives are auctioned off as commodities, starting from the starting price. Among them are humans and some special races.

Regardless of the type, Kevin could see that there was no light in their eyes; it was a kind of pupil that had no hope for the future, like the eyes of walking corpses.

Clearly, they had all suffered something unspeakable before being sent to the auction house.

Kevin watched all of this quietly, just as he had for many days.

They watched the auction quietly, then took action the next day, rescuing those whose locations had been recorded and sending them to the revolutionary army.

However, it's uncertain whether these people will be able to recover like Kela in the future.

These people, who have lost hope, like Kella whom Felscher saved, have developed a problem with their self-perception.

If Kerla hadn't been so young, and if her family hadn't been still alive, she might never have been able to become the revolutionary Kerla.

Therefore... to solve the problem, we still need to address the root cause.

At this point, the auction had reached its final round.

The iron cage brought to the front of the stage contained a young man with a collar around his neck, his sharp gaze sweeping over everyone below.

Why is it this guy? Isn't he a naval officer at the Loguetown branch in the East China Sea?

Kevin was somewhat surprised, because the last item up for auction was Yan Yi, who had been executed alongside him in Loguetown.

"The last item is very special!"

"He is a samurai, and he comes from the samurai country in the latter half of the Grand Line."

"Before that, he was a Marine in Loguetown in the East Blue, and one of the executioners who executed the Pirate King Roger."

As soon as he finished speaking, the people in the audience became interested.

"The East China Sea navy? Wasn't the navy that executed Roger from the West China Sea? I remember the newspaper said it was a guy without a surname, named Kevin!"

"Can the Navy hold auctions? Won't the Navy come knocking on my door if I buy it?"

……

Questions arose, but after things quieted down a bit, the host on stage began to answer.

"There were two executioners who carried out Roger's execution in Loguetown; this is the other one. As for his Navy affiliation, he has resigned from it for some reason."

"According to him, he came from the samurai country in the latter half of the Grand Line. Because he didn't know any navigation skills, he was eventually shipwrecked and carried across the Calm Belt by Sea Kings to the North Blue."

"Later, he crossed the Reverse Mountain to the East Blue and joined the Navy at the Navy branch in Loguetown. After Roger was executed, he left the Navy and wanted to go to the Grand Line with a ship."

"Bang!"

The iron cage was smashed with a loud noise.

Inside, Yan Yi angrily pounded on the iron bars: "Damn it! Where are the people from the caravan? They said they would take me to the Grand Line, where are they?!"

The host ignored him and continued, "As you may have noticed, this is a slave who still retains his wild nature. But he is also a rare slave; the warrior nation he belongs to has always been in a state of isolation, and no one is allowed to go to sea."

"As far as I know, this is the only samurai slave! Next up is the starting price, everyone get ready to start the auction."

Inside the iron cage, wearing a collar, Hikoichi continued to struggle, occasionally uttering slang from Wano Country.

Kevin, however, did not participate in the bidding. Why give the money to slave traders when he had it?

After the auction ends, check the sin value. If it's good, take them all down, including the buyer.

However, the samurai who escaped from Wano Country during this period should still be within the five-year agreement between Oden and Orochi.

So, you're heading from the North Sea across the Reverse Mountain to the East Sea, and it just so happens to be Loguetown, so are you going to find Roger?

So why were the executions carried out so decisively?

"Bang!"

As the knocking sound rang out, the host on the stage announced in a passionate tone that Yan Yi's final destination was an old woman in the audience.

After the final decision was made, the heavily made-up old woman, whose skin was still sagging despite her heavy makeup, looked up at the stage and gave Yan Yi, who was in the cage, a flirtatious wink.

Kevin could clearly see that the man shudder. The samurai, who hadn't been afraid of being trained by the human trafficking shop, was now filled with fear.

If this rich woman really took him back, he would probably end his own life in no time.

……

After the auction ended, Kevin did not go straight back to Marine Headquarters, but waited quietly at the entrance.

Soon, the iron cage was dragged out behind the rich woman.

"Don't worry, my little darling, I have the best slave trainers there. I guarantee they'll make you obedient in the end."

As she spoke, the rich woman poked Yan Yi's muscle with an iron rod, her eyes full of anticipation.

Yan, inside the iron cage, had eyes that were contorted with rage. If it weren't for his lord's entrustment, he would have preferred to end his own life at this moment.

Soon, more than a dozen guards, carrying iron cages, followed the rich woman toward District 36.

Even though the slave auction house is located in a lawless area, and the wealthy woman is a local bigwig, she still needs to bring guards.

As the convoy drove onto a street, Kevin walked over from the opposite direction.

The night was quiet and still, and the sudden appearance of the person made all the guards cautious.

However, the next moment, Kevin's figure vanished from the spot.

At the same time, the black [Fire Seed] coordinates also climbed onto the neck of the strongest among them.

"Bang!"

The kunai clashed with the longsword, and Kevin kicked it away.

"Your Observation Haki is quite good; you were able to sense my presence."

The other person stood up, their eyes serious: "A Paramecia-type teleportation fruit? What's your purpose?"

Kevin pointed his kunai at the iron cage: "Hand him over to me, and... how's that woman's head?"

As soon as he finished speaking, six kunai were thrown out, one of which pointed directly at the rich woman who had been keeping her head down.

"Whoosh!"

A black streak flashed, and Kevin appeared directly in front of the rich woman, sweeping his kunai across the room.

"boom!!"

The impact caused a powerful airflow to spread outwards.

What blocked Kevin's kunai was the opponent's fist covered in Armament Haki.

"You're new here, aren't you, kid? In Sabaody Archipelago, those with wealth are never weak!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the rich woman clenched her right fist and swung it out.

"Bang!"

Kevin, using Armament Haki, blocked the punch with one hand, but then suddenly disappeared the next moment.

"So you do business in lawless areas, right? No wonder you have a lot of sin points. I came here a few days ago hoping to catch a big fish, but I didn't find one. Instead, I ate a lot of small shrimp."

……

I'm begging you to read this! I'm begging you to read this! It's Tuesday, everyone.

(End of this chapter)