"Before we knew it, the auction had reached its final stretch. The last segment was about to begin."
"I'm sure it's something everyone has been looking forward to."
"Next are the final two Logia Devil Fruits, the most valuable of all Devil Fruits. I'm sure many of you came for these two."
"I, the Queen, won't waste any more time. Let's begin."
"Logia: Swamp-Swamp Fruit. Starting bid: one billion berries."
Betty's lips curled into a smile as she lowered the little wooden gavel in her hand. The golden platform rippled, and a Devil Fruit appeared at its top.
This was the Logia type, said to be the strongest of the three types of Devil Fruit.
Just how powerful Logia abilities were might not seem like much to the strongest people present, but to ninety-nine percent of the world's population, a Logia Devil Fruit was a shortcut to instant success.
Especially in an age when the Marine Sisters, the Richest Group's Heavenly Punishment Representative, and its Brainwashing Representative ran rampant across the seas, and all kinds of outrageous news kept surfacing. No one could ignore the allure of a Logia Devil Fruit.
Sure enough~
The atmosphere in the air was already heating up. Every pirate crew was determined to win, especially those that hadn't made a move yet. They had been waiting for this very moment.
"Two billion berries."
The Marines were the first to bid, and they immediately raised the price by another billion.
The three sisters, hailed as the Marines' future, were all Logia users. Even if the Swamp-Swamp Fruit didn't have the destructive power of the Magma-Magma Fruit, the Glint-Glint Fruit, or the Ice-Ice Fruit, once fully developed, it would still be beyond the reach of many Devil Fruits.
"Two billion, two hundred million."
The auction hall erupted.