Nine years ago, the Donquixote Family held a large auction in the North Blue, and Tesoro, upon hearing the news, went there with a group of people.
He originally went there just to take a look, but when he saw the Devil Fruit on the display stand, Tesoro was deeply attracted, as if possessed. Afterwards, he led a group of people to disrupt the auction, and he took the opportunity to snatch the Devil Fruit that would change his fate— the Paramecia Gold-Gold Fruit!
To be honest, this Devil Fruit Devil Fruit is more like Logia, but for some Oda set it up, it can't be used to transform into an element!
This is truly baffling. This is a branch of the metal element in the Five Elements theory, and it's not even Logia. Ice and snow under the water element are Logia, but metal here isn't.
Even if it isn't, it doesn't diminish the power of this Devil Fruit. Tesoro used this Devil Fruit to quickly become stronger and richer, soon changing his fate.
In just a few years, he grew to a level of strength comparable to Doflamingo. So when Doflamingo later found out that Tesoro had stolen the Gold-Gold Fruit, he couldn't do anything about it and even had to do business with Tesoro.
Despite becoming stronger and more powerful, Tesoro did not change his acquired habit of attending auctions; he would go to auctions whenever he had time.
Whether it was to reminisce about the past, to save young women who shared Stella's fate, or to acquire Devil Fruit could enhance his subordinates' strength, this auction was the Donquixote Family's largest event in the Sabaody Archipelago this year, so he made time to attend.
Aside from these familiar people, Vic didn't recognize anyone else. Among them were some individuals with powerful auras, but Vic had never met them before, nor had they appeared in the original work.
So after scanning the area with his eyes and Observation Haki, he found a seat in the back row not far from the aisle. Dragon naturally sat next to Vic. The auction had not officially started yet, and people were still entering the venue one after another.
"That's Celestial Dragons, isn't it!"
" The Celestial Dragons are here!"
"That's Saint Charlos, a regular at auctions! Don't you dare stare at him! Someone'll die!"
"This Celestial Dragons looks like an idiot; his snot is practically dripping into his mouth and he doesn't even wipe it!"
"Didn't you see the soap bubble on his head? He couldn't wipe it off even if he wanted to, so he could only let the snot run into his mouth. I wonder if Celestial Dragons ' snot is sweet or salty!"
"Big brother! Please stop talking! You don't care about your life, but I want to live a few more years. If he hears us, we're doomed!"
"This Celestial Dragons is nothing compared to the agents following him—they're the most disgusting!"
"Keep your voices down, or you'll die for nothing if you get killed by Celestial Dragons!"
Vic was quickly drawn to the simple-minded, idiotic-looking young man who had just walked in. This young man only looked simple-minded on the outside, but he was a ruthless killer. If anyone offended him, he would not hesitate to take action, and his temperament was unpredictable.
Vic recognized this person; he was an acquaintance, one of the Celestial Dragons with the highest appearance rate in the original work. He was Saint Charlos, the one who was almost punched to death by Luffy, and who ultimately provoked Admiral Kizaru.
Although Luffy at sea is still about two years away, Charlos is already a regular at auctions, so how could he possibly miss this year's biggest auction?
From the faint whispers around him, Vic could guess what was going on, and judging from the people who had come today, Vic knew that today's auction was no ordinary event!
Vic could hear the hushed whispers, but Charlos was just an ordinary person besides being Celestial Dragons, so he couldn't hear them. Otherwise, he would have already drawn his gun and started using American-style iaido.
Charlos, his nose running, looked around and, satisfied to find everyone around him trembling with fear, sniffled and continued walking down to the lower booth.
As Charlos passed Vic on the side of the walkway, somehow, he lifted his left foot to take a step forward but tripped over the heel of his right foot, which was firmly planted on the ground.
Then those onlookers who were watching the Celestial Dragons out of the corner of their eyes noticed that Charlos used an invincible whirlwind technique that was the fastest way to go down stairs, rolling directly from the top to the bottom of the stage.
During this time, accompanied by melodious screams of fear, the suited agent following behind him shouted in worry but could not keep up with Charlos ' speed. Finally, Charlos ' head slammed solidly into the display stand, forcing him to stop.
When the agents helped Charlos up, he was already unconscious, his eyes rolled back, blood gushing from his mouth and nose, and he had even lost a front tooth. Clearly, Charlos's invincible whirlwind technique was not yet fully mastered; he injured himself before he could harm the enemy. Alas!
" Charlos is such a useless fellow! He can even trip and fall down the stairs. He should just ride a slave from now on, so he doesn't fall and kill himself one day."
" Shalria! Is this the time for sarcastic remarks? Come with me to check on your brother's injuries! Charlos, my son, are you alright?!"
"Dad! You said I was making sarcastic remarks, but you're the one cursing him!"
Just as Charlos's bodyguards in suits caught up with the unconscious Charlos, two Celestial Dragons with bubbles in their eyes walked into the auction house. They were Charlos's father Saint Rosward, and his sister Shalria.
This family really enjoys going to auctions. However, these two Celestial Dragons don't seem very bright. They didn't suspect anything amiss about Charlos's fall on flat ground. They both thought it was a normal occurrence for Charlos, probably because he'd made a fool of himself many times before and was used to it.
The members of the Four Emperors' crews in front glanced back at the three Celestial Dragons before turning their gaze away with disdain. They looked down on these parasitic and useless Celestial Dragons, but they didn't want to offend them and cause unnecessary trouble, so they chose to ignore them.
Tesoro seemed to be awakened from his memories by the noise. He turned his head and saw three Celestial Dragons. Disgust, hatred, and helplessness flashed in his eyes before he turned away and stopped looking at them.
During his period of seclusion, Vic did not want to break with the World Government, so he only took minor action to punish Charlos, that Celestial Dragons.
However, no one realized that Vic was behind it. Even if they had some suspicions, no one could see anything because they couldn't see Vic's face under his hood.
Even though their Observation Haki was affected by an invisible force, they couldn't detect the two people sitting side by side. Their attempts to investigate them were fruitless, but they became wary of Vic and Dragon, who might be their biggest competitors today.
At the front of the booth, two Celestial Dragons and their guards worked for quite a while before finally reviving Charlos, who was bleeding from the nose. Of course, the auction house also sent people over when they heard that the Celestial Dragons at the front desk had encountered a problem.
When the guards helped him to his seat, Charlos had not fully regained his senses. He sat slumped in the seat with a dazed look on his face and his eyes were lifeless. He ignored whatever his sister and father were saying to him.
He gradually regained consciousness after his father, Rosward, slapped him twice on the back of the head. He didn't think that tripping over himself was caused by any external force. He simply raised his hand and wiped the blood and snot from his nose onto his sleeve, waiting for the auction to begin.
Charlos came to buy interesting Devil Fruit and beautiful women. One of his eight wives was recently killed by an elder from another family, so he needed to replenish his collection.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Today's auction is our grandest event of the year, and I believe many of you have come here specifically because you heard about it."
We've brought together the best items for this auction to create an annual auction festival!
So if you acquire anything good, we hope you'll say a few good words about our Donquixote Family auction house to your friends and family. The auction is now officially open. Please welcome our first item!