Robin handed Ye Chuan a flyer she had just picked up on the street.
It was an exquisitely made auction flyer.
At the very top, in wildly exaggerated lettering, it read-
"Human auction special! A rare Devil Fruit User as the grand finale!"
New arrival! An exceptionally rare Paramecia Devil Fruit User!
Pink-haired, cute appearance, starting bid-100 million Beli!!!
Reading that familiar description, Ye Chuan could not help letting out a long sigh, a hint of helplessness appearing on his face.
"That idiot... did she actually get herself captured?"
He knew Perona must have caught the eye of the human traffickers lurking everywhere in the Sabaody Archipelago because of her cute appearance while she was playing at the amusement park.
"Let's go, Robin."
Ye Chuan crumpled the flyer in his hand, his gaze instantly turning icy.
"It looks like we'll have to visit the auction before leaving this island and rescue that troublesome maid of ours."
Sabaody Archipelago, Grove 1.
This was the most chaotic lawless area in the entire archipelago.
And standing here was the Human Auction House, glamorous on the outside but filled with sin and wailing within-the very heart of this darkness.
When Ye Chuan and Robin appeared at the auction house entrance, two burly guards dressed in black immediately stepped forward, trying to stop them.
But before they could even see how Ye Chuan moved, their vision went black, and they crumpled limply to the ground, losing consciousness completely.
Without pausing, Ye Chuan kicked open the heavy doors that symbolized sin and strode straight inside.
The enormous auction house was packed to capacity.
Onstage, a sleazy-looking auctioneer wearing an eye mask was introducing today's final item, spittle flying from his mouth.
"Distinguished guests! Next comes the most precious item in this auction!"
"An exceptionally rare Paramecia