What happened in Dressrosa quickly spread across the world. The renowned Germa Corps had been intimidated into inaction, while a top subordinate of one of the Four Emperors had led a fleet that sent the Marines fleeing in panic, only to suffer an unexpected defeat. This upset in a small country finally made people begin to reassess that newcomer.
Many people started recalling how, when Uchiha Hikaru had first emerged in the New World, most reports about him had merely touted how much the Hero of the Marines, Garp, valued the young man. No one had ever truly taken him seriously.
Not until he rescued Mad Monk Urouge from Senju Cracker, wiped out an army of over ten thousand, captured one hundred thousand pirates alive on Fish-Man Island, overturned Doflamingo in Dressrosa, captured Jack the Drought, and triggered a string of major incidents did Uchiha Hikaru's name finally step openly onto the world's stage.
No one dared treat him as a newcomer anymore, because no newcomer had ever been able to consecutively defeat the Four Emperors' right-hand men within just two months, even inflicting some damage upon the Four Emperors' foundations.
After two months of effort, Dressrosa had more or less begun to take shape. However, Hikaru estimated that it would take at least another year for its food supplies and commerce to recover.
The Devil Fruit auction had already been held several times. Attendance had finally surged from a mere hundred or so people to several hundred and even thousands. Distinguished figures from all over the world continued to flock to Dressrosa. They did not come merely to attend the auctions; they also brought in a certain economic and material foundation, helping Dressrosa regain its economic vitality.
After more than two months, the auction venue Hikaru had requested was