A day later.
It was the monthly auction at the Human Auction Venue, and the flow of people heading toward Tree Island No. 1 had clearly increased.
The streets were especially lively, and nobles dressed in luxurious clothes and fond of wearing tall hats could be seen everywhere.
They had come from the various Tree Islands, and without a doubt, they were all there to bid on the merchandise at the Human Auction Venue.
The fact that it could attract so many nobles was enough to show the Human Auction Venue's standing in the Sabaody Archipelago.
"What will the star item be this time?"
"I hope it's a young and beautiful mermaid. Heh heh..."
"If it really is a female mermaid, I won't give her up to you."
"Haha, the highest bidder wins!"
On the way to the Human Auction Venue, conversations like these could always be heard.
The crowd gradually converged on the Human Auction Venue.
Less than half an hour remained before the auction began.
At the same time.
In the rear section of the Human Auction Venue.
This was where the slaves awaiting sale were held.
"Clank... clank..."
The shackles dragged across the ground, making a loud noise.
A male pirate in a captain's uniform, with a slave collar around his neck, walked toward the cages in the distance with a dazed expression.
His steps were extremely heavy.
It was as if the shackles around his ankles were two iron balls weighing a thousand kilograms each.
Two fully armed employees of the auction house followed behind him.
"Stop dragging your feet and walk faster!"
One of the armed men was displeased by the pirate slave's sluggishness, and his urging was filled with malice.
But the pirate slave acted as though he hadn't heard him, continuing to move