Buying Pasiya for Luo Chen

After the host announced Pasiya's starting price.

Someone immediately bid 900,000 Beli, followed by another wealthy bidder offering an even higher price.

In less than a moment, the price had risen to nearly 3 million Beli.

The wealthy man who made the final bid of 2.8 million Beli said with a smile, "My household happens to be lacking a slave like this."

At that moment, Kalifa raised her paddle and said, "10 million Beli."

"10 million Beli! Any higher bids?" The host instantly became excited. This price far exceeded his expectations.

Tashigi stared at Kalifa in disbelief and asked, "Kalifa, why are you bidding in the auction?"

"You wouldn't understand!" Kalifa replied with an unreadable smile.

Kalifa's true goal was to curry favor with Luo Chen by finding someone who could sing and dance to serve him.

If Luo Chen was pleased, the credit would be hers. It would increase her standing in Luo Chen's heart. Whether it proved useful or not, useful would naturally be best.

It was not just Tashigi who was confused. The Straw Hat Pirates were equally puzzled, not knowing what Kalifa intended to do.

Of course, they would not press her for answers. After all, Kalifa was not a member of the Straw Hat Pirates.

They had no right to interfere with someone else's decision.

Kalifa's bid of 10 million Beli instantly discouraged many people.

In the VIP section.

Saint Roswald asked his son, "Charlos, aren't you going to bid and take her home?"

"No, Father. All I want now is a mermaid." Ever since Saint Charlos heard that there would be a mermaid at this auction, his mind had been entirely focused on her.

Saint Roswald then looked toward his daughter.

"I don't want her either. I want to buy a pirate captain as a slave and torture him properly. One died today, and it feels especially unlucky," Saint Shalria said viciously.

After calling three times without receiving a response, the host brought down the hammer and declared, "Then the lady over there has purchased this beautiful item, Pasiya, for 10 million Beli."

Thus, Kalifa successfully bought Pasiya for the high price of 10 million Beli.

Afterward, the auction continued, though a small incident occurred midway through.

A pirate captain, unwilling to become a slave, bit off his tongue and killed himself, briefly throwing the auction house into chaos.

Fortunately, the host reacted quickly and announced that they were about to present the grand finale.

Meanwhile, in the auction house's prison.

"Let me go! Let me go!" Camie cried out in pain without stopping.

Yet the staff still forcibly dragged her away.

One staff member threatened, "You damned mermaid, hurry the hell up! If you delay the auction, you're dead."

No matter how Camie struggled, she was still dragged onward.

Inside an inconspicuous cell, an old man calmly drank wine.

As he drank, an aura spread from him, and the staff members dragging Camie instantly fainted.

A burly man imprisoned nearby said, "Old man, that was you just now, wasn't it??"

"Who knows?" the old man replied casually, continuing to drink.

When one staff member fell, another immediately took his place.

In the end, Camie was still placed inside a water tank and transported out.

Onstage, the host shouted loudly, "Is everyone ready? We are about to present the highlight of the evening."

As the host's words fell, the tarp was pulled aside, revealing a large water tank with Camie inside.

"That's a mermaid!"

"It really is a mermaid! I never thought we'd get to see one here. This trip wasn't in vain after all."

Many people began discussing it excitedly, showing that plenty of them wanted to buy the mermaid.

Hatchan and Pappag were devastated by the sight.

"Camie!" Luffy called out her name.

Nami said firmly, "Luffy, don't worry! We have 200 million Beli, enough to buy Camie back."

The Straw Hat Pirates were all deeply worried about Camie's safety. To them, it did not matter how much money they had to spend, as long as Camie could return safely.

The host said excitedly, "I believe everyone has seen it. This is a beautiful mermaid."

"Once you miss this chance, you may never have another opportunity to own one! So be sure to seize it."

"Now then, the starting bid is 10 million Beli."

Before Nami could begin bidding, Saint Charlos stood up and loudly declared, "I bid 500 million."

The moment those words were spoken, the entire venue fell silent.

Because Saint Charlos was a Celestial Dragon, practically no one was willing to offend the Celestial Dragons. Even kingdom nobles did not dare provoke them.

Because the consequences of offending the Celestial Dragons were simply beyond what they could bear.

"This!" Nami was dumbfounded. She had thought that preparing 200 million Beli would be more than enough!

The Straw Hat Pirates all looked terrible, while Hatchan and Pappag were more dejected than ever.

Luffy walked toward Saint Charlos in anger.

Seeing this, Hatchan hurriedly ran over to stop him. He could not let Luffy do anything reckless.

What happened next unfolded just as it had in the original story.

Hatchan revealed that he was a fish-man and was shot by Saint Charlos.

And Luffy sent Saint Charlos flying with a punch.

The entire auction house descended into chaos, with everyone rushing outside.

Saint Roswald and Saint Shalria could not believe that someone had actually dared to attack them, Celestial Dragons.

Saint Roswald said furiously, "Damn lowly humans! Call an Admiral over here!"

Zoro said with a smile, "Looks like we need to prepare for a fight."

"Couldn't ask for more," Sanji replied, lighting a cigarette.

Franky, Usopp, Brook, Chopper, Robin, and Nami had all already prepared for battle.

Trafalgar Law looked at Straw Hat Luffy and muttered to himself, "As expected of Straw Hat-ya. He even dared to directly hit a Celestial Dragon."

"What a reckless mess," Kidd said arrogantly as he leaned back in his chair.