"What's there to confirm? Those two are sitting together. They're in league. Just arrest them!"
Then, as the Goatee Man asked one last time whether anyone wanted to bid higher, Akainu raised his hand. "Two billion!"
Alabasta: Hey, Akainu, Long Time No See
Akainu's two-billion bid drew gasps from the entire room.
"Huh? Is this Devil Fruit really that popular? I thought there was only one sucker willing to raise the bid by five hundred million at once. Turns out there's another..."
"Tch. I thought I was rich, but there's always someone richer. I give up."
"If I had that kind of money, I'd bid like that too. Too bad I'm not loaded."
"Must be nice to have money to throw around..."
Buffalo ignored the chatter and turned to glare at the man who had bid two billion.
The lighting was poor. Akainu's face looked familiar to Buffalo, but he didn't recognize him right away.
"Hey, what's your problem? Do you have to fight me for the Flame-Flame Fruit?" Buffalo asked, irritation plain in his voice.
Akainu sneered. "What, you're allowed to bid and I'm not?"
Buffalo clenched his teeth. He nearly got up to punch him.
Monet hurriedly held him back. "Forget it," she whispered. "The young master told us to buy the Flame-Flame Fruit quietly. Don't make a scene."
Buffalo fumed. "That guy's clearly picking a fight with us. He even copied us and raised the bid by five hundred million! Hmph! Let's see who here has more money than the Donquixote Family!"
With that, Buffalo raised his hand. "Two and a half billion!"
Akainu's brow tightened. He raised his hand again. "Three billion."
"Th-three billion?" The Goatee Man felt as though his heart might burst out of his chest. "Sir in the back row, can you pay