How can I become the Pirate King if you don’t work hard?.

Chapter 305 Please Don't Open the Cage
boom!
The gavel slammed heavily onto the table, but the room was eerily quiet. Not a single person raised their paddle, for they were too shocked to speak.

"It's...it's actually true?"

"That race still has descendants, and they are such stunningly beautiful women!"

"These wings are truly as dazzling as the legends say, shimmering with rainbow brilliance under the lights!"

"If I offer her to the Celestial Dragons of Mary Geoise and gain their support, can I obtain the throne?!"

Some people began to fantasize, imagining themselves ascending to the throne step by step with the support of the Celestial Dragons, but this illusion lasted only a moment before completely dissipating.

His gaze fell on the fairy woman on the platform, his eyes filled with endless drooling and greed, and he was almost driven mad by the increasingly noisy discussions around him!
"No!"

"I'd give up anything for her, from the throne to any power, even my life!"

"Such beauty...even that woman from Amazon Lily is no match for her!"

The nobleman, his hands trembling, raised his bidding paddle:
"Four hundred million!"

After the first bid, it was as if a switch had been flipped, and the sounds of bidding followed one after another.

"Four hundred and thirty million!"

"Four hundred and eighty million!"

"Six hundred million!"

……

A rare race on the verge of extinction, with stunningly beautiful appearances—the combination of the two completely ignites everyone's desire!
In just a few minutes, the price of the fairy girl was pushed to an outrageous price of nearly ten figures, and it still showed no sign of stopping.

in the crowd.

Nami and Kalifa looked at the fairy girl on the display stand, who was being snapped up by a group of nobles as a commodity, and for a moment they felt a pang of sympathy for their own kind.

"anyway……"

Nami gritted her teeth, and as she recalled the father and son she had seen earlier, her eyes reddened instantly.

Before coming here, she had done a lot of mental preparation and thought she could handle it. After all, although she was not a core combatant after following Gawain, she still had blood on her hands.

But what happened at the underground auction house still exceeded her expectations and sent chills down her spine.

Rare races, and even humans themselves, were sold as commodities. Some nobles even boasted that they would turn them into commodities. The cruelty involved was appalling.

Nami had considered bidding against the woman, but she only had 200 million Berries with her.

The bid for this fairy girl has far exceeded that number.

"People shouldn't be this wicked."

Nami gripped her sleeve tightly, afraid that she might act impulsively and cause Gawain unnecessary trouble.

Kalifa, standing to the side, also turned her head away, unable to bear witnessing this scene.

"A rare race from Britannias?!"

Van Oka whispered:
"She might know Britannias's intelligence, which is crucial to the captain's next move, perhaps..."

Just saying.

Van Augur immediately sensed a murderous aura emanating from Sanji, so cold and chilling that it sent shivers down his spine.

Van Augur glanced to the side and saw that Sanji had already grasped the stealth black suit in his hand.

"Sanji, you..."

……

at the same time.

Backstage at the auction, in the VIP room.

Doflamingo crossed his legs and propped them up on the table, looking lazily and casually at the projected image in the distance. The projected phone was showing what was happening in the auction house at that moment.

Countless people participated in the auction with near-frenzy.

The assistant beside him was excitedly reporting to Doflamingo on the auction status of the fairy woman.

"The current price has reached an astronomical 1.8 billion Berries, but this is far from the limit of this item. The final transaction price may exceed 3 billion Berries!"

"This has surpassed the record for a single auction in a human auction house!"

"This test has undoubtedly been a success!"

Doflamingo's expression was obscured by sunglasses, but the smirk on his lips betrayed his true feelings.

"Hmm hmm hmm hmm—!"

"She has aroused everyone's desire; she is truly a perfect commodity."

"As long as the supply from that old Britannias remains stable, this will become our trademark, easily generating tens of billions of Berries in profit each year!"

"It's practically a money-printing machine!"

Even Doflamingo couldn't contain his excitement at the prospect of profits in the tens of billions.

"That's right!"

The assistant nodded emphatically, his eyes still brimming with undisguised excitement.

Previously, Disco's attempt to expand his business in the East China Sea failed, and he was ruthlessly abandoned by Doflamingo.

He gained Doflamingo's favor and took over the auction business in the Sabaody Archipelago, which he managed very successfully.

It can be said that as long as the Fairy Clan brand becomes well-known, countless Beli and status await him.

As for the feelings of the fairies...

Who cares?

In any case, they're all just commodities waiting to be sold on a platform.

but.

He also had another concern:
"Lord Joker, the price of this item has far exceeded our expectations. Perhaps someone will be unable to resist making a bid, and at that time..."

"Hmm hmm hmm hmm—!"

Suppressed, menacing low laughter echoed in the VIP room.

Doflamingo slowly lay down, leaning back on the sofa behind him, his expression becoming increasingly ferocious.

An undisguised killing intent spread outwards!
This only made his entire aura appear even more ferocious!

"Such killing intent..."

The assistant felt a chill run through his body, and his legs trembled.

He grabbed the handrail beside him and realized what kind of monster was standing in front of him!

A Shichibukai recognized by the World Government, the ruler of Dressrosa, and one of the kings of the underworld, known as the Heavenly Demon!
His strength is so great that even in the New World, a place teeming with monsters, he is one of the closest beings to the Four Emperors!

Fortunately.

A man like this is on my side!
"I was overthinking it."

"As long as you, Lord Joker, are here, the auction will not be disrupted."

The assistant took a deep breath, gradually regained his balance, and even vaguely felt that he was standing more steadily than before.

"As long as you know."

Doflamingo suppressed his murderous aura and spoke calmly:

“It’s been a long time since anyone has dared to cause trouble on my turf.”

"You know what's going to happen—!"

boom!
At that moment, the projection Den Den Mushi made a loud noise, interrupting Doflamingo's words.

He looked up at the projected image.

All they saw was the dust and smoke that had been stirred up, and the panicked cries of countless buyers.

"This is……"

The assistant opened his mouth, his eyes trembling:
"This is……"

"Someone has made a move; they're preparing to rob us!"

"Okay, very good!"

Doflamingo crushed the wine glass in his hand, stood up abruptly, and the veins on his forehead bulged, clearly indicating that he was extremely angry.

He wasn't worried that the other party could actually steal the goods.

After all, the elf was wearing an explosive collar around his neck, and his life was in the hands of the human auction house.

The auction concerning the fairy race was the key factor that enraged him.

It's important to know that tonight's auction has already established the market for fairy slaves among the nobility. If successful, it could bring him at least tens of billions of Berries in revenue every year thereafter.

From a purely profit perspective, it's almost comparable to the bullring in Dressrosa!
Now that success is within reach, some people are causing trouble.

For such shady auctions, security is paramount, second only to confidentiality. If news of today gets out, business throughout the Sabaody Archipelago will be affected!
"Damn bastards!"

A visible layer of Conqueror's Haki erupted from Doflamingo, sweeping across everything around him like a whirlwind.

The pressure was so intense that the assistant standing next to him could hardly breathe and almost lost consciousness on the spot!

But what's even more astonishing is that the ground beneath Doflamingo's feet transformed into countless threads that danced wildly in mid-air, like tiny silver snakes!
"This is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit ability? But why can it affect the surrounding environment?!"

This unexpected scene caused the assistant standing nearby to collapse to the ground, his legs giving way.

He knew Doflamingo was a Devil Fruit user, but he didn't know he was this powerful!

No one answered his question.

The moment Doflamingo activated the String-String Fruit, he immediately created a large hole in the wall and sped towards the center of the auction house!

Everything that stands in the way of my plans must be torn to shreds!

……

Inside the auction venue.

A dark figure darted out from the buyer's section, crashing heavily onto the exhibition stand like a shooting star.

boom!
Dust and smoke filled the air!

Spiderweb-like cracks immediately spread across the ground!

The entire booth was almost deformed by Sanji's furious attack!
"Attack! Attack! Attack!"

Exclamations of surprise came from the buyers' seats.

The once high-ranking nobles and wealthy people, who could decide life and death with a single word, fled in panic, their faces filled with fear.

They rushed toward the door, fearing that if they were even a second too slow, they would be caught in the crossfire and die without a burial place.

The scene was instantly filled with indescribable chaos!

Squads of guards poured in from all parts of the auction house, and immediately pointed their guns at Van Augur and his two companions who were with Sanji.

"They are accomplices of the attackers!"

"Get 'em!"

brush--!
A row of flintlock muskets were raised high, but before they could fire, they were pierced by bullets, their barrels exploding like flowers.

"What happened? Was it done by someone with superpowers?!"

"No, it's a sniper, a sniper with an incredibly fast rate of fire and unimaginable accuracy!"

The guards were terrified, but it was too late for regrets.

A single bullet pierced his skull, tearing out large chunks of flesh that splattered onto the wall behind him!
Countless guards fell like wheat being harvested, but even more people poured in!

Van Augur remained expressionless as he reloaded Qian Liu's weapon and then began the next round of firing.

One man's firepower suppressed hundreds of guards in the auction house!

"Sanji is still too impulsive!"

Nami shook her head helplessly.

That's what she said, but the smile on her lips couldn't lie.

"What do we do now!?"

Kalifa turned to look at Van Augur.

Although Sanji's strength is undoubtedly superior to Van Augur's, the two women truly trust Van Augur at this moment.

After all, Van Augur is superior to Sanji in both decisiveness and overall perspective.

"Aren't you guys having a good time?!"

Van Augur looked at the two of them, their smiles barely contained, and his expression was rather helpless:

"As expected, the captain was right again; things are once again spiraling out of control."

"However, the captain also said..."

"We are pirates."

"What you want, you should naturally take by force!"

Click!

Bullets loaded.

Van Oka's expression gradually turned cold:

"Then let's have a proper show of it!"

"Everything else can be ignored, we must get that Britannias fairy woman!"

"She might know intelligence about Britannias, which is very important for our next steps!"

"understand!"

Kalifa flashed into the crowd, leaving a trail of blood.

She was already proficient in the "Naval Six Styles," and with Van Augur's firepower, it was practically a one-sided massacre against these guards.

Seeing this, Nami felt relieved.

She knew that her best option at this moment was to quickly withdraw from the battlefield and avoid becoming a burden to her comrades.

But for some inexplicable reason, Nami couldn't help but think of the fish-man father and son from earlier, and she turned around to look at the back of the booth.

The cages that held slaves were neatly arranged there, and the slaves were still inside.

Some huddled in a corner in a panic, while others glared at the nobles with resentment. Clearly, the nobles had bought the slaves but hadn't had a chance to take them away before being interrupted by Sanji's attack.

Nami gritted her teeth, grabbed a guard's flintlock pistol, and charged toward the slaves in the distance.

"No...don't hurt my child!"

The whale shark man instinctively protected his child, even closing his eyes in fear.

He clearly misunderstood that Nami wanted to kill him.

boom!
After a slight sound.

The whale shark man slowly opened his eyes. He immediately looked at his child and, seeing that the child was unharmed, raised his head in confusion.

His breath stopped at that moment.

The door to the cage.

opened.

"Dad, she...she's going to save us?!"

The whale shark boy clutched his father's collar, looking at Nami with a timid expression.

"Why? Shouldn't all humans treat us the way Mr. Hody described..."

The whale shark man paused, then spoke:

"Perhaps there are some special individuals among humans."

He gave Nami a deep look, then without further hesitation, picked up his child and rushed toward the gate!

As long as I leave this place and return to the sea, I can gain freedom!
But at this time.

drop--!
A piercing dripping sound came from the whale shark man's neck.

His face turned pale, and he realized what he had forgotten.

"Explosive collar!"

"Emmett...run!"

The whale shark man flung the whale shark man boy out of his arms, and the explosive collar around his neck activated at that moment.

boom--!
A burst of flames erupted, instantly engulfing the whale shark man.

Nami, eager to liberate the other slaves, turned her head and saw the scene before her, her heart seemingly stopping.

"It's no use, child."

An aged voice came from the cage in front of Nami.

The one who spoke was an elderly man from the Longarm tribe. He looked at Nami with gratitude in his eyes, but even more so with an overwhelming despair.

"From the moment this collar was put on us, we had no hope."

“I’m grateful that you’re willing to help me, but…”

"I want to live, so please don't open the cage."

(End of this chapter)