"Gentlemen!"
"Ladies!!"
"Next up..."
"Lot Number Fourteen: A Human Maid!"
"Housework goes without saying, but just look at her! The key point is that she's still very young—only eighteen. Whether it's playing cards or chess, she can handle every game!"
"Every single one!"
"She'll eagerly do the housework, and when there's none to do, she can satisfy her master's every desire. She's the perfect companion to help you pass the time!"
"And the opening bid is..."
"Six hundred thousand Berries!!!"
When Annie and the rest of the Straw Hats kicked open the doors and entered the noisy auction house, they saw a sleazy man in a tuxedo and star-shaped eye mask standing onstage, enthusiastically introducing a young maid wearing a collar and chains.
He was also winking and making suggestive faces at the male guests in the audience, exchanging looks that only men could understand.
"Huh?"
(⊙??⊙)
"That doesn't look like silly old Camie..."
(????????)
Standing at the very back of the bustling hall, Annie saw that the maid being auctioned onstage was a young woman whose face was filled with fear, terror, and despair. She couldn't help letting out a puzzled cry.
"They probably haven't gotten to Camie yet, right?"
"The opening bid for a mermaid is tens of millions of Berries, and this one's only six hundred thousand. Camie should be later in the auction, maybe even the grand finale."
"But still..."
"These bastards are actually auctioning people off like they're merchandise?!"
Seeing the poor woman onstage, Nami gritted her teeth and clenched her fists in fury.
She wanted to bid on the woman and save her, but they had come here to rescue Camie. And even if Nami saved this stranger onstage, it wouldn't change the situation here. In the end, she managed to hold back her