"Hey!"
"Don't you dare try anything! I'll report you for obstructing our business!"
"!!"
"What business?"
" You bastard!"
"Camie is our friend, not some slave. Get that through your head!"
"Move!"
"Hey, hey!"
"Get this straight: she's about to be auctioned off. She's a rare commodity. What good does telling me all this do?"
"You..."
"An auction?"
"Don't joke around! How could something as inhumane as the slave trade exist in this world?!"
"Huh?"
"A bunch of lawless pirates, and you dare lecture us about humanity?"
"Damn it!!"
"..."
In front of the auction house in Grove 1 of the Sabaody Archipelago, Sanji, Nami, Chopper, Franky, Hachi, and "Starfish" Pappag were wrestling with several auction-house thugs and guards. They wanted to break in and rescue their friend, but the others naturally wouldn't let them. So the two sides remained locked in a standoff at the entrance.
Since there were some important people inside the auction house, Sanji and the others didn't dare use force. For the moment, both sides were deadlocked, and neither could think of a good solution.
"..."
"Damn it!"
In his desperation, for some reason, Chopper suddenly took out a Den Den Mushi and dialed Annie's number.
His rational side told him it probably wouldn't help, but for some reason, he went ahead and did it anyway.
"Mm-hmm~??"
????(????｀??)??????
Meanwhile, Annie was still wandering aimlessly around Sabaody. She had no idea where she was. She was just strolling around, and wasn't in any particular hurry.
Then, she felt a stir in her heart, took out a snail-like creature, and stopped.
"!!"
Σ(°△°)︴
"Huh?"
d(??д????)
"It's Chopper? What, you found Camie? Ah... I almost forgot about that! Okay, mm-hmm! I'm coming right now. I'll be there in a jiffy!"
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After answering the call and hearing