The news released by Dressrosa once again shook the New World. Everyone had waited bitterly for over two months for the auction, for the Devil Fruit said to counter Marine Admiral Kizaru's Glint-Glint Fruit. They had waited until their eyes nearly wore out, and now Dressrosa was finally putting this rare treasure up for sale.
More importantly, Dressrosa announced news that was enough to drive many people mad: during the special event, Dressrosa would no longer bar anyone from attending.
What did that mean? Any Pirates could take part in the events held by Dressrosa. It was enough to make people deliriously happy.
Outside Dressrosa's waters, ten warships and ten Vice Admirals served as Dressrosa's gatekeepers. Over the past few months, countless Pirates had fallen into the Marines' hands. The occasional few who had luckily crossed the Marine blockade and reached Dressrosa were all captured by Uchiha Hiko.
Uchiha Hiko's reputation among the Pirates was practically synonymous with the devil. Countless Pirates feared him deeply. They wanted to participate in the Devil Fruit auction event, but they all knew that coming here basically meant walking into death.
But now that Dressrosa was completely open and no longer targeting Pirates, did that mean Uchiha Hiko had begun easing his attitude toward them?
Several months after Dressrosa changed hands, many people had seen its true state and learned a little more about Uchiha Hiko. Those quick-witted enough had begun to understand that perhaps Uchiha Hiko had never captured Pirates out of greed for money. He had done it to obtain large sums of money to aid Dressrosa.
Many people came to admire Uchiha Hiko, and even among the Pirates, there were plenty who respected him. If he had not been so ruthless in capturing Pirates, they might even have wanted to join