A startling statement exploded through the crowd. A young man sat quietly in the corner, his electric-blue hair especially eye-catching. The number "2" was written on his cloak, and a number was visible through the slit in the cloak.
Everyone around him instantly sucked in a breath of cold air. They had not expected to encounter a member of the legendary war army, the Germa Kingdom, in a place like this!
Hikaru showed no reaction whatsoever. As early as when this young man from the Germa Kingdom boarded the ship, Hikaru had sensed that his aura was stronger than the others'. But so what? Could a slightly stronger ant make a lion spare it another glance?
Of course not. So Hikaru completely ignored the young man's presence, unlike the others, who looked scared out of their wits.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk!" Hikaru inwardly sneered. The auction had been arranged too hastily, so the people who came in the short term were all small fry. Once the Devil Fruit auction was properly advertised, Dressrosa would definitely attract plenty of powerful people. Then they would not be like this lot, too terrified to make a sound the moment they heard Germa's name.
"Hey, hey!" The electric-blue-haired man gestured at Hikaru with his mouth. "Boss! Hit the hammer! I already made a bid!"
Hikaru shrugged. "All right! This guest from the Germa Kingdom has bid 1.1 billion Beli. Does anyone want to raise it? If not, 1.1 billion, going once! Anyone else? If not, 1.1 billion, going twice!"
The entire ship fell deathly silent. The moment the name Germa appeared, they had been scared out of their wits. In legend, they were war machines capable of destroying nations with ease, beasts of vengeance. As long as one could afford the price, Germa would help