The base price of a Devil Fruit was one hundred million Beli.
Depending on its ability and type, the price could double or even rise further.
Even so, they were still in short supply despite their exorbitant prices.
Devil Fruits were most likely to appear at auctions that were both famous and backed by powerful forces.
However, people who desperately sought Devil Fruits would usually drive the bidding price to a level no ordinary person could afford.
Arthur had only managed to find sellers in the underworld who were unwilling to auction off their Devil Fruits because he had some connections.
Unfortunately, whether due to bad luck or an innate Devil Fruit resistance, Arthur had struggled for so many years without ever successfully buying one.
Now, the great Devil Fruit collector Maud was right in front of him. Arthur had to consider whether this was the only chance in his life to get so close to a Devil Fruit.
To seize this opportunity, he had acted on impulse and waited at the harbor ahead of time for Maud to arrive, then asked to buy a Devil Fruit.
But Maud knew that Arthur had little money at the moment.
Although he currently had five Devil Fruits in hand, he was not generous enough to sell them off cheaply.
Most importantly, he was not short of money.
Therefore, when Arthur made his request, Maud's blunt question—"Do you have money?"—was an obvious refusal.
Arthur's mind cooled down, but he desperately desired a Devil Fruit and refused to miss this opportunity no matter what.
He had even thought of writing Maud an IOU, but quickly rejected the idea himself.
"I have no money, yet I want to 'get' a Devil Fruit from Maud. What exactly can I do...?"
Arthur's mind began spinning rapidly in