Pierce the Heavens! Celestial Dragons, Die!

"The hottest product he's talking about..." Nami said, her face grim. "Is he referring to Camie?"

I think so.

As everyone stared at the enormous object covered by a white cloth in the distance, their expressions turned grim.

Hearing about it is one thing, seeing it is another.

The next moment, Disco removed the white sheet, revealing a figure inside—it was Camie!

"Camie!!"

Hatchan immediately became excited, wishing he could rush up and save the person right now.

But he knew he couldn't do that, and he absolutely had to.

Because... there are Celestial Dragons in front of us!

"Camie's presence here means... Xi Yan didn't make it?" Franky frowned.

"Treating women like commodities... those damn bastards!"

Sanji's forehead veins bulged; he hated this damned Auction House.

"It's okay, we have money," Nami said. "We can just buy it with money."

If you do the math, they have around a billion Beli. They'd be willing to spend it all to buy their friend back.

"Please... Nami..."

Hatchan and Pappagu both burst into tears. At this moment, they had no other choice but to rely on the Straw Hat Pirates.

"Hahaha, it really is a mermaid!" Charlos Saint exclaimed excitedly, "I must win her over!"

At that moment, Charles Saint-Lian had already decided on the size of the fish tank he would prepare.

This time, let's prepare a fish tank several tens of meters long. We'll put the mermaids and piranhas together and see if the mermaids can survive in the end.

Haha, that would be so much fun!

"Look, everyone! This is a young female mermaid!" Disco exclaimed with a laugh. "This is a rare sight, one that might not be seen for years!"

"Alright, let's begin the auction. The starting price is..."

Five hundred million!

"Forehead..."

Disco was completely stunned when he saw Charles Saint suddenly stand up and speak.

This Celestial Dragons... actually made a bid right away?

"I'll offer five hundred million Beli!" Charlos Saint declared again, "I want this merman!!"

The others looked at Charles Saint and instinctively withdrew the signs they had just raised.

"This terrifying Financial Strength..."

"No, we can't compete."

"Even if we could beat them, we shouldn't. They're Celestial Dragons..."

The others glanced at Charles Saint with fear, already realizing that this merman was not meant for them.

"Gurgle..."

Disco swallowed hard, never expecting the mermaid to fetch such an astronomical price.

This is an amazing achievement for him!!

"Ahem... Saint Charles has offered 500 million Beli. Is anyone else willing to bid more?" Disco asked.

Charles Saint wasn't angry; it was the rule of the auction, but he didn't think anyone could...

"Six hundred million!!" Nami exclaimed. "We'll offer six hundred million Beli!"

"Click~"

Charlos Saint's face immediately contorted with rage, and he turned to look at Nami, his eyes seeming to spit fire.

That look startled Nami, who instinctively took a step back, but then, remembering Camie's situation, she came back.

"Ah?"

Disco was stunned for a moment, never expecting anyone to actually make a bid.

This is practically bidding against the Celestial Dragons... Isn't this just suicidal?

Law glanced at Nami in surprise, never expecting the Straw Hat Pirates to be bidding against the Celestial Dragons.

Could it be... that this merman has some connection to them?

"I'll offer seven hundred million!" Charlos Saint glared at Nami and said, "I'm taking the mermaid!"

"Then I'll offer eight hundred million!"

"You lowly wretch, are you courting death?" Charlos Saint wrath roared.

"This is an auction; everyone can bid, right?"

"Hehe."

Upon hearing Nami's words, Rosward Saint was suddenly amused.

The old man glanced back at Nami and said with interest, "It's been a long time since I've seen such a bold lowlife."

"Take her away in a bit."

Clearly, Rosward Saint had taken an interest in Nami and planned to kidnap her after the auction.

As Celestial Dragons, no one will care if I do something like this.

Hearing Rosward Saint's words, Shalria Palace smiled and said, "It's rare that Father would be interested in such lowly people."

"Haha, do you sometimes have those thoughts?"

Shalria Palace nodded, then looked at Charlos Saint and said, "Brother, let her see the Financial Strength of the Celestial Dragons."

Hearing his sister's words, Charles Saint sneered and said, "That's true."

Trying to outdo the Celestial Dragons in Financial Strength... this lowly person is truly courting death.

With that thought in mind, Charles Saint said, "I'll offer one billion Beli!"

"Ten... ten billion Beli..."

Nami's pupils contracted, and her body seemed to lose all strength. She staggered and leaned against Chopper.

"We're doomed... this is all the money we have."

"What should we do?"

"What, not going to continue?" Charles Saint said, "If you raise the price again, I can continue to bid!"

"Of course... that's assuming you have the money."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Charlos Saint's words were like a demonic chant, making Nami somewhat disoriented.

They... only have one billion...

"Damn it, if that's the case, we'll just have to rob it!" Franky said.

"No, the collar around Camie's neck will blow her up!"

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

"Get ready for battle," Sanji said, lighting a cigarette.

Judging from the current situation, it's impossible to buy Camie back with money.

Since that's the case... we have no choice but to fight!

"I'll go find Xi Yan later and snatch the key first," Franky said.

"Clear!"

"Hey, shouldn't you be declaring ownership of this merman?" Charles Saint said.

"Ah, that's right, Saint Charleso," Disco coughed lightly, then said, "Well, since no one is bidding anymore, then... this mermaid belongs to Saint Charleso!"

"Clang~"

With the fall of Disco's gavel, this round of auction came to a complete end.

"Hahaha, I'm taking this merman back with me!" Charles Saint said with a loud laugh.

As he spoke, he turned back to look at Nami and the others and said, "You lowly people think you can compete with me in terms of Financial Strength?"

"That's hilarious!"

Hearing Charlos Saint's mocking words, the Straw Hat Pirates ' faces contorted with anger, but they didn't say anything more.

Ultimately, it's pointless to engage in verbal sparring.

Just then, a Flying Fish Motorcycle fell from the sky and smashed a large hole in the roof of the venue.

"Boom!!"

"Splash~"

As the wreckage fell, Luffy and Zoro also landed on the ground.

"Luffy... Luffy?"

Sanji stared blankly at Luffy. Why did Luffy fall from the sky along with Zoro?

"What the hell are you doing?!" Luffy glared angrily at the Skinny Tall Man from the Flying Fish Riders. "Can't you just land properly?"

"Damn it, this is a flying fish, not a bird! How could it possibly land here smoothly?!"

"And besides, wasn't it you who told me to barge in?!"

The Skinny Tall Man was nearly driven mad with anger. If the other person hadn't been yelling and threatening to barge in, would he have rushed in so aggressively?

"Hey, I mean, even if we're heading back to the Thousand Sunny, there's no need to be in such a rush," Zoro said, scratching his head and grinning. "They grabbed me halfway there..."

He was asking others for directions back to Number One Tree when Luffy suddenly grabbed him and dragged him onto the flying fish, almost killing him.

After shaking his head, Zoro looked around and asked in surprise, "Hmm?"

Where am I?

Weren't we heading back to the Thousand Sunny? How did we end up in this strange place?

"Luffy, didn't you explain what happened to the Green Algae Head?" Sanji said.

"No."

"What exactly happened?"

Zoro looked at his companion with a puzzled expression, as if something major had happened.

Um?

Why is Nami sitting on the ground?

"Nami, what's wrong?"

"I'm fine." Nami stood up and said, "Luffy, we lost the bid. We can't compete with the Celestial Dragons in terms of Financial Strength."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Where is Camie?"

"There!"

Following Nami's finger, Luffy saw Camie on the stage, and his eyes immediately sharpened as he exclaimed, "Camie, I've come to save you!"

After saying that, Luffy immediately charged forward.

The rest of the Straw Hat Pirates followed suit, clearly understanding that this was not the time to save someone with words alone.

"It's so noisy," Rosward Saint said, frowning. "What's going on with these pirates?"

"Clearly, these are a bunch of fools who don't know what they're getting themselves into," Shalria Palace sneered. "They're probably after that mermaid."

"Perfect timing, Father. Don't you like pirate captains? Let's take their captains with us as well."

"Hehe, you're right."

Rosward Saint grinned and slowly turned his gaze to Luffy.

Clearly, as someone who is very interested in pirate captains, Rosward Seiji usually keeps up with newspapers and Wanted Order.

And Luffy... is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates!

"Then I'll capture them!" Charlos Saint stood up, picked up his pistol, and pointed it at Nami, saying, "First, this woman!"

"Bump!"

"Pfft~"

"Huh?"

Nami was completely stunned when she saw Hatchan, who had taken the bullet for her.

"Little... Hatchan?"

"I'm sorry, Nami, for dragging you into such a dangerous situation..."

"Hey, is this the time to say these things?" Nami said anxiously. "Chopper, quick, check his injuries."

She never expected that Hatchan would take the bullet for her.

Just then, a man noticed Hatchan's other exposed arms and immediately looked horrified.

"Hey, look! This guy's Fish-Man Race!"

"Really? He has several arms..."

"Hey, you disgusting Fish-Man Race, why are you on land? Just die!"

"Go to hell!"

Chopper was stunned by the various sounds coming from his surroundings.

Why did they...?

"Because I am Fish-Man Race," Hatchan said with a wry smile.

Upon hearing Hatchan's words, the Straw Hat Pirates members who had stopped in their tracks immediately fell silent.

Just because they are Fish-Man Race... does that mean they will be disliked?

"That's really unexpected..." Disco said, frowning. "But thankfully the buyer this time is Celestial Dragons, so at least we can get the money."

This is one of the better aspects of the Celestial Dragons; if they promise to pay, they will definitely pay.

After all... they certainly don't lack money.

Just then, he noticed a strange man walking out from the side, and the man was carrying... the goods he was going to sell this time?!

"Kid, who are you?!" Disco's eyes immediately turned cold as he looked at Xi Yan and said coldly, "Why are you taking our goods?"

"Click~"

Upon hearing Disco's words, Xi Yan's face immediately contorted with rage.

"Commodity..."

"That's right, they're commodities!" Disco said with a smirk. "Once you enter here, you've already lost your right to be a human being."

"Slaves...nobody..."

Before he could finish speaking, a man who looked exactly like the other person appeared beside him.

Then came the rapidly enlarging fist!

"Bump!!"

A fist, brimming with Haki, slammed into Disco's head, shattering his skull!

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

Like a cannonball, Disco was sent flying and landed on the wall behind him with a loud bang!

"Puff!"

He spat out a mouthful of blood, Disco head lolled to the side, and he lost consciousness.

This auctioneer, who had worked in the Sabaody Archipelago for several years, ultimately died at the hands of Xi Yan.

This unexpected turn of events immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"This is... the Bloodline Ninja Xi Yan?" Luo looked at Xi Yan in surprise, not expecting the other party to come out from there.

Looking at it this way, it seems the Straw Hat Pirates are all here.

"Xi Yan!"

Nami and the others watched with excitement as Xi Yan and Merry appeared.

"Thank goodness, Merry is alright!"

"Very good!!"

"Damn it, what's going on with all of them?" Charlos Saint said angrily, "Are they all looking for death?"

These guys in front of me are already courting death, and now another one has suddenly appeared?

"These two are good, I want them!" Shalria Palace exclaimed excitedly, "Father, I want this man and this child too!"

"I want them to be my slaves!"

"Hehe, whatever you like."

Rosward Saint still wore a smile, as if the menacing Straw Hat Pirates didn't exist.

"They really are... arrogant."

After turning his gaze away, Xi Yan walked towards Camie without saying a word, intending to pull her out of the glass.

And Luffy made his move at that moment.

"Um?"

"What kind of look is that?" Rosward Saint glanced at Luffy towards him, raised his gun, and said, "Do you want to die too?"

Unfortunately, Luffy ignored him and continued walking towards him without saying a word.

Seeing that Luffy was being tactless, Rosward Saint pulled the trigger without hesitation.

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

Three bullets were Luffy without mercy, but he easily dodged Luffy.

"You dodged the bullets?"

A flicker of disbelief crossed Rosward Saint's eyes. Was there really anyone in this world who could dodge his bullets?

You know, back in the day, he could kill whoever he wanted.

"You bastard..."

"Bump!!"

This time, Luffy, who was close to him, didn't give him a chance to talk nonsense. He punched him hard in the face, sending him flying!

"Whoosh~"

"Click~"

Seeing Charlos Saint being caught precisely by Xi Yan Shadow Clone, everyone present immediately showed expressions of horror.

"You... you hit Celestial Dragons?!"

"Hey, what else are you going to do?"

Seeing that Xi Yan was holding onto Charlos Saint and had no intention of letting go, Shalria Palace stood up abruptly, glaring angrily at Xi Yan and saying, "Let go of my brother, you lowly person!"

Xi Yan glanced at the oblivious Shalria Palace and grinned at her, saying, "Don't worry... it'll be your turn soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xi Yan gently tossed Charlos Saint into the air, while simultaneously raising his right hand and wrapping his fist with Haki.

"Armed... Monster Strength Fist!!!"

"Bump!!"

The terrifyingly powerful fist slammed into Charlos Saint, caved in his chest, and shattered his heart!

A mouthful of blood gushed out, and Charlos Saint was sent flying by the force, smashing a large hole in the wall!

After falling outside, its head lolled to the side and it died.

"You!"

Rosward Saint glared angrily at Xi Yan and said, "You lowly..."

"Noisy."

"Varied...?!"

Rosward Saint's pupils contracted as he saw Xi Yan suddenly appear beside him. Was the other party planning to kill him as well?

Thinking of this, he immediately tried to ask the guards for help, but unfortunately, Xi Yan was still too fast.

"Puff!"

The next moment, a flash of light appeared, and Rosward Saint immediately felt the world begin to spin.

'Um?'

'What am I doing...'

Why does the world rotate?

However, Rosward Saint soon realized what was happening, because he saw his own body.

'So that's how it is. I was slashed... This lowly person actually dared to kill me?'

Even at the very last moment, Rosward Saint refused to believe that anyone would dare to kill him.

Ultimately, his gaze fell upon his daughter.

Her daughter, meanwhile, was pinned to her seat by a sword.

'If only I hadn't gone out today...'

With his last thoughts, Rosward Saint's consciousness faded into darkness.

"You..."

Shalria Palace trembled as she tried to grab Xi Yan, but the Kusanagi Sword pierced her heart, leaving her completely powerless.

Finally, her hand fell limply to her side.

"Pfft~"

After drawing the Kusanagi Sword, Xi Yan calmly tucked it back into his waistband.

It was only at this moment that everyone realized what had just happened.

"The Celestial Dragons!!!"

"You demon, are you planning to tear the sky apart?!" a man exclaimed in horror as he looked at Xi Yan.

He never dreamed that someone would actually dare to lay a hand on Celestial Dragons.

Now, those of them staying in the venue might also be arrested as criminals!

"Would killing Celestial Dragons really cause a catastrophe?"

"Then let's shatter this illusion!"

"Madman..."

Seeing that Xi Yan showed no fear whatsoever, the man felt like he had encountered a madman.

That's true, only a madman would dare to do something like that.

Thinking of this, the man scrambled and crawled towards the Great Gate, as if afraid that Xi Yan would also stab him.

"Everyone, run!!"

"The Marine Admiral is coming!!!"