The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

"Oh my, look, my darling baby has found his runaway mount."

A woman wearing the same flight suit and oxygen mask as the dog, and with a pinkish-purple veil, walked over.

She went over and picked up the dog, who had just finished relieving itself and was wagging its tail.

Hmm, I don't know if the dog is wearing the same clothes as her, or if she's wearing the same clothes as the dog.

After this woman appeared, everyone present immediately lowered their heads even further, not daring to make a sound.

"Honestly, Charlia, you've ruined another one of my hard-earned One Piece Captain collectibles. Have you been giving him sedatives and tranquilizers on time?"

An old man's voice came from behind the woman.

Then they saw an old man dressed in the same clothes as the woman, sitting on the body of a tall, muscular man who was much larger than the average person and no less muscular than the demon Diaz from before.

The burly man had a collar around his neck identical to that of the pirate captain. He was crawling on the ground with his limbs covered in cuts and bruises, and his body was covered in various indescribable injuries.

Despite the obvious pain he was in, he still moved slowly across the ground, using both his hands and feet, his eyes filled with emptiness and numbness.

Surrounding him were several agents dressed in black and a squad of guards clad in armor, wrapped up like metal cans.

"Charlize, you're always messing around with my collection like this, it's such a waste!"

The old man riding on the burly man couldn't help but scold, "Look at him now, this guy isn't even fit to be made into a specimen..."

"Don't say that. I just thought Saru was too lonely and wanted to find it a toy."

The woman holding the pug said this.

"But who knew that this pirate was just a lowly commoner, yet he kept talking about wives, children, and going home. It's so annoying!" The woman named Charlia complained to her father like a little girl.

But?

When she turned around and looked at Diaz, the unconscious demon lying on the ground, her eyes were filled with icy coldness and endless disgust.

"Damn it, running around like that made my dear father angry and got me scolded. What use are these collectibles!"

She immediately pulled out a pistol inlaid with gold and diamonds from her bosom.

"Huff, huff, huff~"

The sound of gunfire was incessant, and the people around lowered their heads even further, fearing that they might be caught in the crossfire.

As for why they dared not rise up in resistance...

It's very simple, because the two people speaking in front of them, who are completely ignoring this group, are world nobles.

Those high above, who call themselves gods, are called the Celestial Dragons.

"Slap slap?"

What happens when all the bullets have been fired and pulling the trigger no longer fires a bullet?

The Celestial Dragon named Charlia casually put away her gun, and at that moment, Diaz, the Devil Man who had been charred black by the bomb, was now completely silent.

The dark red blood flowing from beneath him gradually spread across the clean street.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's so filthy, the blood on this kind of trash is really disgusting."

The Celestial Dragon named Charlia made no attempt to hide her disgust.

She left the blood trailing off with obvious disgust, her face displaying a repulsive and nauseating expression.

"Father, please send me a better slave. This disgusting, hateful, and disobedient slave is better off being thrown away!"

"Alright, this slave with a stat of 5.9 does look pretty bad."

The old man sitting on the back of the giant slave touched the oxygen mask on his head, revealing a helpless expression as if he had seen his naughty daughter break his vase.

He tugged at the reins he held, signaling the giant slave beneath his feet to hurry.

"But you should start by raising human children. Younger ones are easier to raise and more obedient, and they are also more malleable."

"And things that are too big and already set are not suitable for a beginner like you."

“Your brother Charlos was raised from human boys and girls as babies, and now he is much more mature and well-educated, which is why I gave him my treasure.”

"By the way, speaking of which, where did my brother go?"

Charlia looked at the line behind her father and noticed that her brother was not among them.

"He's already gone to the human auction venue ahead of us; I heard there are quite a few good items up for auction this time."

"By the way, has Charlos arrived yet?"

He casually asked the black-clad agent next to him.

"In reply to Saint Rozwald, Saint Charlos is about to arrive."

The agent in black answered respectfully.

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275. Blatant Darkness! A human auction venue, beasts in clothes?!

Celestial Dragons can address each other by their given names.

However, when addressed by others whom they consider lowly, they must be given a respectful title.

Male names are followed by the character "圣" (Sheng), while female names are followed by the character "宫" (Gong).

"Is that so?"

The old man rode the burly slave man toward a certain direction. "Let's go take a look and see if there are any suitable young slaves for you to photograph so you can train them."

"Really? Father, you're so kind!!"

Amidst Charlia's cheers, she immediately followed.

After the father and daughter, along with their entourage, left and disappeared at the end of the street, someone immediately ran out and skillfully carried away the corpse of the demon Diaz, disappearing to who-knows-where.

The people on the street also stood up one after another. After exchanging glances and being thankful that they had survived, they acted as if they hadn't seen anything and continued with their own business.

Apart from the bloodstains flowing in the street, everything seemed normal.

Under the bright, bubbly sunlight, the warm, spring-like radiance shines upon this grand and imposing darkness.

The Human Auction House, located within Mangrove Area 1 of the Sabaody Archipelago, is a hub for the trade and auction of slaves.

The human slaves they sell and trade are mostly criminals and citizens of countries that are not members of the world government.

Although human trafficking is prohibited worldwide, the human auction venue seems to have the Navy's tacit approval, and is even euphemistically referred to by the Navy as a "professional referral center".

Ah, a job referral agency~~~

At this moment, inside the room of this human auction venue.

Rows of seats were filled with elegantly dressed people, their faces full of anticipation.

In the VIP section at the very front, Saint Roswald of the Celestial Dragons and his daughter Charlia sat quietly, waiting for the auction to begin.

Of course, between the two was a disgusting man with a fat face, thick lips, and a snotty nose.

He is the son of Saint Rozwald, the brother of Saint Charlos of Charlelia Palace.

Generally speaking, everyone must kneel down when the Celestial Dragons are present.

But only in such a superficially glamorous but actually filthy place can we sit together.

"Dear guests, we've kept you waiting!"

Wearing a top hat, star-shaped sunglasses, and sporting long pinkish-purple hair, the man known as the "Walking Super Discount Auctioneer," and also Doflamingo's subordinate, Disco stepped out from behind the scenes.

This place originally belonged to one of Doflamingo's properties.

"Distinguished guests, good afternoon!! This time, our auction has prepared quite a few high-quality slaves for you! You are all very lucky, as we will also be offering some super value hot items that will definitely not disappoint you. We sincerely wish that every guest present can buy a slave that meets their expectations!"

A sly glint gleamed beneath his five-pointed star-shaped sunglasses.

He glanced at a few nouveau riche-looking people hidden in the crowd and nodded almost imperceptibly.

Alright, even the shills he prepared are all in place, and he can sell these goods at a high price again.

"Alright everyone, the much-anticipated auction is now officially beginning!"

His passionate and enthusiastic announcement instantly energized the atmosphere in the room.

Waiters and waitresses pushed the merchandise up from backstage, and enthusiastic discussions arose from the audience seats below.

"No matter how you look at it, it just makes me uncomfortable."

Sitting in a secluded seat on the far east side, Kidd, with his spiky red hair, sensed the atmosphere and couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

"This is the largest human auction market on the entire island, where many nobles and high-society figures come to auction off their desired goods."

The narrator, Kira, wearing a mask, chimed in, "In their eyes, those about to take the stage are not their compatriots, but commodities that they can slaughter and control at will."

"That's why it feels awkward."

Kidd frowned and muttered under his breath, "If I get the chance before heading to the New World, I'm going to smash this place to pieces!!"

Kidd and Kira were quite unhappy here, sitting in the westernmost corner seats.

Are these people really 'human'?

Peibo couldn't help but say to Luo, who was sitting next to him with his legs crossed and his hands on the seat, "Why do I feel like these people are so dirty?!"

"Because they're all just beasts in clothes?"

Luo replied indifferently, his eyes flat.

To be auctioned off as a slave?

He had seen far more filthy and miserable hells than this.

His country, his parents, his friends, his sister...

They all perished in that fire.

In the very last, most insignificant seat at the back of the auction hall sat a solitary figure.

No one around him spoke to him, and he didn't speak to anyone either.

He seemed completely out of place at the auction.

In fact, he wouldn't have come to this place if it weren't for certain specific factors!

Suddenly, he turned his head slightly and looked at the door behind him.

The cane in his hand tapped lightly on the ground.

"come yet?"

Meanwhile, outside the auction house.

On the roof of the house.

A blind knight-errant who leans on a cane.

"Yo ho, they actually came!!"

Apu, a member of the Long-Armed Tribe, wearing a Chinese-style robe with the character "音" (sound) embroidered on his chest, along with headphones and black glasses, immediately perked up upon seeing the approaching group.

"So, Captain!!"

His group of unfortunate underlings behind him glared at him resentfully and said:

"Why can't we just do what the other Supernova pirates do and wait inside the auction house?!"

"Yeah, I even saw Trafalgar Law of the Heart Pirates and his crew enter the venue earlier!!"

"Waiting on the rooftop is so tiring!!"

A group of underlings started complaining, one after another.

"What do you know?!"

Apu immediately turned around and scolded:

"Didn't I already tell you? The rooftop offers the best and widest view, the greatest mobility, and is the most suitable place for retreat!!"

"In that cramped meeting room, if a fight breaks out, it would be easy to get caught in the crossfire, and retreating would be extremely difficult!"

He stood there arguing his point, but his subordinates, who had been fooled by his rhetoric so many times before, simply didn't believe him:

"Then why did both the Kid Pirates and the Heart Pirates' crews go in?!"

"That's right, Captain! Even though we're in a good position near the entrance, we can retreat very quickly this way!"