"Dover, there are quite a few people at this auction. It seems that the Golden Fruit has attracted a lot of people."
"Fufufufufu, just hearing the name of this fruit makes you feel like it can turn stone into gold. There aren't many people who can resist the temptation of gold."
However, please note that I have no intention of actually selling this fruit.
"Don't worry, Dover. Both the bidders and the troublemakers have been arranged. In the end, this fruit will still belong to us."
Trebol responded to Doflamingo with sugar.
Shortly after Monet left, Doflamingo not only found the Gold-Gold Fruit, but also the Paramecia-type Hobby-Hobby Fruit.
Anyone touched by a user of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit will turn into a toy and be completely forgotten by others. Even if they see the statue of the other person, they will not remember their relationship with that person.
This fruit is a major step in Doflamingo's plan.
However, this fruit has a drawback: anyone who eats it will permanently stop growing at that moment.
After ten-year-old Sugar eats it, she will retain the appearance of a ten-year-old no matter how much time passes.
"Vergo, are you interested in this fruit?"
Doflamingo wouldn't mind using Devil Fruits to enhance the strength of his subordinates, and he has gained quite a lot during his time on the Grand Line.
However, more and more members of the Donquixote Family have acquired their own Devil Fruits.
Compared to ordinary family members, Doflamingo trusted the four who had served him from the beginning more.
Therefore, the subordinate factions were distinguished according to the suits of the playing cards: Torrepol was the leader of the Clubs, Pica commanded the Spades, and Diamanti was in charge of the Diamonds.
After his undercover mission failed, Vergo regained control of the Red Hearts.
Trebol, Pica, and Diamante all possess their own Devil Fruits, leaving Vergo as the only remaining top executive.
"Dover, I have no plans to eat a Devil Fruit for the time being."
Vergo's fighting style leans towards a combination of physical skills and Haki, and he doesn't seem to have much interest in Devil Fruits.
"Rao-G also has this idea, so the only remaining people are Señor or Delinger. However, Delinger is a half-fishman, so he's not really suitable. If you're not interested, let Señor eat him."
Doflamingo has even arranged the ownership of the Devil Fruit and is hoping that it will make his auction a success.
Tezzolo and Redfield arrived at the entrance of the auction.
"They've started repairs again. When faced with profit, these people are always willing to take risks."
Tesoro had no liking for the auctions in the Sabaody Archipelago, and even though no humans were being auctioned this time, Tesoro still considered them to be the same kind of thing.
In the original timeline, Tesoro would have led his recruited gang of henchmen to steal the Gold-Gold Fruit, but now the situation is different; he walks in through the main gate as a customer.
Everyone in the venue wore masks or similar coverings to conceal their faces, seemingly unwilling to reveal their true identities, except for Tezzolo and Redfield.
Tezzolo originally intended to follow the crowd, but Redfield said that there was no need to hide such a place, and anyone who wanted to take it could try.
"It seems that after all these years, I have truly been forgotten by the sea."
Seeing that no one around him reacted to him, Redfield sighed about the passage of time.
After all, having disappeared for so many years, the Navy and the World Government no longer wanted to report on Redfield. Amidst the endless waves of pirates, veterans like Redfield were gradually being forgotten.
No one expected that the old man in the auction house was a monster with a bounty of over four billion, and the same was true for the Don Quixote family's master of ceremonies in charge of the auction.
The auction opened, and the Don Quixote family brought out a variety of auction items, including mysterious treasure maps, precious jewels, and an eternal pointer leading to a mysterious island.
Some of them are quite valuable, but none can compare to the value of a Devil Fruit.
Redfield leaned back in his chair, eyes closed, seemingly uninterested in any of it.
"To be honest, this is my first time attending an auction. I always thought it was too noisy here and there was no point in participating."
The noisy environment was torture for Redfield back then, and once he got used to it, he lost even more interest in such places. If it weren't for a sudden interest, he wouldn't have come here today.
But none of the people attending the auction seemed to have any intention of breaking the rules, which made Redfield, who was looking for some fun, feel a bit bored.
"Tesoro, trying to save some money? Stealing from pirates shouldn't violate your current code of conduct, right?"
Still struggling against laziness and lethargy, but victory is near, victory is assured.
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