The calm before the storm / The mermaid auction

Chapter 290: The calm before the storm

Disco turned his head and nodded to the two attendants.

He watched them drag the girl off the stage, then launched into another excited introduction.

"Now, what could our next item be?"

As he spoke, he spun around excitedly.

"Enough."

Just then, Saint Kordwood, seated in the front row, apparently lost his patience. He shouted at Disco onstage, interrupting his spin.

"Hurry up and bring out the real treasures! I don't want to see these inferior goods."

"Uh..."

Disco stopped spinning abruptly, then bowed to Saint Kordwood with a fawning smile. "That's next, that's next."

As he spoke, he nodded to the attendant standing on the right side of the stage.

Ordinary slaves came up from the left. Clearly, the true treasures were behind the door on the right.

"Has it begun?"

In the private box, Pica had joined Gladius at some point. Their eyes held gravity and hesitation, but above all, madness and anticipation.

Since their young master had made his decision, they naturally had nothing to fear.

So now they waited eagerly, hoping the Celestial Dragon really would clash with the Silver Hair Crew.

As for what happened to the Auction House and everyone inside once the clash began...

What did that have to do with them?

Backstage, the dim room remained silent.

But the iron cage that had held the old man had been opened at some point.

And the old man who had been lying inside had vanished without a trace.

Marine Headquarters.

In the Fleet Admiral's Office, Borsalino had joined Garp, and all of them stared at the Den Den Mushi before Sengoku.

Sengoku had already spoken with the World Government.

With word that Saint Kordwood might encounter the Silver Hair Crew in the Sabaody Archipelago, the World