A short while later.
On a street on Amazon Lily, Golden Lion stood by the roadside with a drink in one hand, his gaze wandering aimlessly over the people passing by, as though he was looking for something, yet also as though he wasn't looking for anything.
"Mr. Shiki~~"
Suddenly, a woman's voice came from beside him. Golden Lion slowly turned to look toward its source.
A Kuja Warrior from Amazon Lily hurried up to him.
"What? Let me make this clear first: I'm very busy. Big or small, I don't have time to help with anything." Golden Lion cut her off before she could speak.
The Kuja Warrior shook her head and hurriedly explained, "No, no, no, I'm not here to ask for your help. Lady Shakky just asked me to pass along some information to you all. There's going to be an auction at the Sabaody Archipelago, and the items include a Devil Fruit."
"A Devil Fruit?" Golden Lion's expression changed dramatically in an instant.
"Yes. Lady Shakky said you could go take a look if you're interested," the Kuja Warrior said slowly.
The corners of Golden Lion's mouth rose almost instinctively, and then he couldn't hold them down.
His signature laugh followed.
"Jihahaha~~~"
"Mr. Shiki, what are you laughing about?" The Kuja Warrior watched Golden Lion suddenly burst out laughing. For some reason, she found it a little frightening.
Golden Lion immediately reined in his smile and put on a somewhat forced look of seriousness. "None of your business. I'll laugh if I want to."
The Kuja Warrior stood there, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly as she struggled to keep her smile polite. "Then... Mr. Shiki, I won't interrupt your laughing. I'll go tell the others."
With that, she had only taken two steps.
"Wait."