Unsurprisingly, the news of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit auction soon triggered a storm across the Grand Line. In fact, the buzz around this second-page news completely overshadowed the self-praising articles on the front page.
Although two years had passed since that battle, when the Tremor-Tremor Fruit was brought up once again, the people across the sea quickly recalled the terror of that man!
Of course they would not forget Whitebeard's near-world-destroying power during the Summit War!
Although this fruit could only be called the strongest in Whitebeard's hands, not many people could see through that. More people stubbornly believed that the gap between themselves and Whitebeard was merely a Tremor-Tremor Fruit!
Therefore, as this news spread, similar discussions multiplied.
"That's the Tremor-Tremor Fruit! If I get it, maybe I can become the World's Strongest Man too!"
"You fool! Fleet Admiral Longinus is still alive, you know!"
"Ahem, then the second strongest in the world is acceptable too!"
"Are you planning to go to Gold City, then?"
"What? Is that not allowed?"
"Just think about it, how could something like that ever fall to us? To take a step back, even if you got it, could you hold onto that fruit?"
"Idiot! Gold City is an absolute neutral territory, a fight won't break out there. As long as our money is enough, there's a real chance we might win the bid for the fruit! As for leaving—by the time we leave, I'll already be a Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability user! Wahahaha!"
"It... it sounds like there might actually be something to that! As long as our small pirate crews join forces, we won't necessarily lose to those big shots in terms of wealth!"
"Haha! Right? Let's go, hurry up and go rake in a few more scores right now!"
Hearing similar voices rising