If that group of nobles who had come to attend the auction were affected, the Marines wouldn't stand by and do nothing, even if the culprit was a Shichibukai.
Conversely, so long as those nobles weren't involved, the Marines could only stand obediently by and watch.
Under these circumstances, Maud had Lafitte destroy the auction house right in front of the Marines.
He had killed people.
Stolen things.
Destroyed the auction house.
By the time Doflamingo received the news, he would probably be furious enough for the veins on his forehead to bulge.
To Doflamingo, compared with the enormous industrial chain operated by his family, a mere human auction house naturally amounted to nothing.
However, the grudge between them, born from the several "wounds" Maud had torn into him, had yet to be settled. Now Maud had openly destroyed the Human Auction House.
Such an act was no different from sprinkling salt over his wounds before they had even healed.
Maud didn't care in the slightest what kind of reaction Doflamingo would have afterward.
In the end, Doflamingo would have to swallow this anger.
"Let's go."
Ignoring the reactions of the surrounding Marines, Maud headed first in the direction of Tree Island 18.
The ship they would take, along with Jaya and the others, was waiting for them along the coast near Tree Island 18.
Once they arrived, they could set sail immediately.
Lafitte slowly sheathed his cane sword, picked up the cloth sack full of money, and followed closely behind Maud.
The surrounding Marines could only silently watch Maud and Lafitte leave.
"This outcome isn't so bad, I suppose."
The naval commander leading the group secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If the situation had worsened further, there was no way he could have controlled it with his abilities