The Marines' Admiral's Glint-Glint Fruit had been elevated by Kizaru, so almost everyone generally considered the Glint-Glint Fruit to be among the upper tier of Logia-types. Even many people who shouted, "There are no strongest Devil Fruits, only strongest people," had to admit in their hearts that Devil Fruits still had rankings.
For example, Uchiha Hikaru's Slow-Slow Fruit—once consumed by someone with considerable strength, it could propel their power to new heights. The boost provided by a Slow-Slow Fruit was not the same as that of just any other Devil Fruit.
Seeing countless greedy gazes gradually light up across the venue, as though a pack of wolves had gathered here, Hikaru smiled inwardly.
"This Devil Fruit was something I only obtained after enduring countless hardships and narrowly escaping death." Hikaru silently mourned Foxy. "And I have only put it up for sale now. If not for Dressrosa's need to establish a nation, I would never hand over such a precious Devil Fruit!"
Everyone nodded. The value of a Devil Fruit was not as simple as what was written on paper. Its true worth depended on what kind of power it could display in someone's hands.
"Now, I shall put it up for sale and see who among you tonight will become its truly unrivaled owner!" Hikaru raised the Slow-Slow Fruit and smiled confidently and freely, infecting countless people with his enthusiasm. "The auction begins now. Starting price: one billion Berries!"
Everyone excitedly gripped their bidding buttons, only to suddenly fall into boundless silence the next moment.
One... one billion Berries?
Quite a few people began asking those beside them whether they had misheard the price.
One billion Berries was neither too much nor too little. In the New World, it could buy the bounty on the head of a great