NOVEL NEXT Chapter 187.2 : Bid!!
"It's not bad at all."
Ian leisurely sat on the large sofa.
He had completely given up on the idea of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger.
He was someone who enjoyed life, and within his ability, he was unwilling to treat himself poorly.
If anyone was going to suffer, it should be someone else.
Yamato sat beside him, the girl had already returned to her usual self and casually picked up some fruit from the table to eat.
The metal door handle suddenly crackled with a flash of lightning, and immediately Enel appeared from the thunder. Without saying a word, he sat down somewhere on his own.
Viola curled her lips. This guy had been around for a while, but he was still as antisocial as ever.
Knock knock knock.
The door was suddenly knocked on.
Ian smirked. "Come in."
The door was pushed open.
"Hehehe, Ian! Hiding your identity, huh? I don't think there's anyone here who's worth you hiding from!"
Morgans walked in with a grin.
This guy had definitely recognized him right from the start.
But he quickly understood Ian's intentions and didn't come forward to engage.
"So," Ian casually put his arm around Yamato's shoulders. The girl, who had been munching on something like a squirrel, naturally leaned into Ian's embrace.
With a beautiful woman in his arms and a subordinate sitting by his side, Ian looked at Morgans in front of him with a boss-like demeanor.
"Did you figure out what's being auctioned?"
"Of course!" Morgans replied confidently. "Do you think I'm anyone less, Lord Ian?"
"Let's not talk about the other things for now. The one you're concerned about, the Devil Fruit—aside from the Gold-Gold Fruit, another one worth noting is the Ancient Zoan Snake-Snake Fruit, Titanoboa form. That Hanafuda guy is after this particular Devil Fruit."
"Titanoboa?" Ian raised an eyebrow, feeling like that sounded familiar.
Morgans reminded him, "It's the ability of that former officer from the Ochoku Pirate Crew you took down."
"Oh." Ian nodded.
He remembered now.
But that guy was trash, easily killed with a single move while Ian was fighting Marco.
His Devil Fruit was found again after his death?
However, Titanoboa didn't seem like it would be a good fit for Kuina.
Although, as a swordswoman, Kuina didn't need flashy abilities, just a fruit that greatly enhanced her physical strength would suffice, however, becoming too massive in size would really be unsuitable for her style, wouldn't it?
"Well then," Ian asked, "Did that King of the Lizards collect any interesting Devil Fruits?"
Morgan smiled instantly.
Knew this trip wouldn't be in vain.
The auction had already begun.
The well-dressed auctioneer stepped onto the stage, the auction hammer was hitting with a loud clap, and item after item was sent up. Most were sold after several rounds of bidding, with only a few left unsold.
The items were indeed strange and bizarre.
There were antique paintings, jewelry, male and female slaves, famous swords, and Devil Fruits.
The most popular, of course, were the Devil Fruits.
Even an ordinary Zoan-type Devil Fruit attracted buyers, with the highest-priced one being a Inu Inu no Mi, Hyena Form, which sold for a sky-high 600 million Berries, far above the typical market price of 100 million Berries for a Devil Fruit.
Ian yawned endlessly. This was boring.
Hurry up and bring out something interesting.
Just when Ian was about to fall asleep, the voice of the auctioneer, still high-spirited, echoed from the image snail, "Next, we have only two items left for auction!"
"Everyone, please stay alert, gentlemen and ladies! This is the main event of today!!"
A few burly bodyguards walked up, carrying a heavy iron box.
"Inside this box is a Devil Fruit!"
The auctioneer tried his best to hype up the atmosphere, "Although it's not the highly anticipated Gold Gold Fruit, this fruit is by no means ordinary!"
"It was once held by a high-ranking member of the Ochoku Pirate Crew, the fearsome Snake Snek!"
"A Zoan-type Hebi Hebi no Mi, Titanoboa Form!!"
The auctioneer shouted loudly, "A genuine Ancient Zoan! An ability worthy of being an officer in either the Beast Pirates or aboard the Golden Dragon ship!"
However, the audience remained quite indifferent, as if they hadn't heard him at all.
The host's forehead was sweating as he quickly spoke again, "It's been so long, and perhaps everyone doesn't remember the power this fruit once held. Let me put it this way— the previous user of this fruit, the Serpent King Snake, was a man who once fought against the Emperor, Ian!"
"Even more so, he once fought against both Ian and Yamato, two monsters, at the same time! Such terrifying strength is inseparable from this Devil Fruit."
Inside the private room, Ian's mouth curled slightly.
"Pirates are no longer relevant."
The person was dead, even Ochoku had turned to ashes. And yet, you still want to pop champagne for that guy?
The host's words had an effect.
The guests at the auction below couldn't help but murmur among themselves.
"So it really sounds quite impressive."
"After all, it's an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit, not just some ordinary Zoan or Paramecia-type."
But these guests just continued to gossip.
Because a certain man raised his bidding card, "One hundred million Berries."
The host on stage wanted to curse. "Damn, I haven't even announced the starting price, and you're already bidding!"
The starting price for this fruit was five hundred million Berries, and you're offering just one hundred million? Are you messing with me?
But the host could only watch with a pale face, not daring to say a word.
Because the person who raised the card was Hanafuda!
The Seven Warlords of the Sea, King of Lizards, Hanafuda!
This man had a slight smirk on his face as his burning gaze locked onto the large iron box.
Who would dare to speak?
No one dared to outbid him.
Even if they could buy this fruit, they wouldn't survive to take it.
Behind the scenes, the underground giant who brought the fruit for auction looked ashen-faced.
All their calculations hadn't anticipated that Hanafuda, that bastard, would show up!
Everyone knows his obsession with the Ancient Zoan Devil Fruits, so who would dare to bid against him now?
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