The Celestial Dragon's sudden bid silenced the entire venue.
Many people were stunned.
How could three little girls, who hadn't even fully matured, be worth 100 million?
Several wealthy bidders who had previously called out prices put down their bidding paddles; 100 million was one reason, but another was, who would want to compete with a Celestial Dragon? Were they tired of living?
"100 million, going once!"
"100 million, going twice!"
On the stage, the auctioneer Kibis was ecstatic.
"Are there any higher bids?"
The entire venue was silent.
Suddenly, Edie stood up.
"This guest, are you..." The auctioneer was momentarily stunned.
All eyes in the venue suddenly converged on Edie.
"Who is this person?"
"I don't know him, he's from the first floor. What does he want to do?"
"This idiot isn't going to cause trouble, is he? In front of a god? Is he crazy?"
Amidst the whispers, many people were inwardly startled.
It was possible that if a Celestial Dragon got angry, everyone here could be executed.
"Do it."
Edie calmly gave the order.
He had wanted to go through official channels, to legally buy the Devil Fruit through the auction.
But with a Celestial Dragon here, he probably wouldn't get his wish.
And...
He also wanted to take the Snake Princess Three Sisters, these three little girls, with him.
Since that was the case, he might as well just take everything for free.
"Hahaha, Heavenly Father, in the end, we still have to steal it, don't we?"
roger (clon) laughed heartily, and the next moment, his gaze suddenly sharpened.
Boom!!
A wave of Conqueror's Haki swept through the entire auction house.
At this instant, whether it was the participants on the first floor, the distinguished guests on the second floor, or even the Celestial Dragons.
In the face of this Conqueror's Haki, all beings were equal.
"Con... Conqueror's Haki!"
Some pirates recognized this power, their faces filled with horror.
But it was too late.
Almost everyone's consciousness was impacted, and they all rolled their eyes, fainting one after another.
And as roger (clon) made his move, Kuzo was not to be outdone.
He immediately rushed into the auction backstage and quickly found the Devil Fruit, which was the grand finale item.
By the time Edie walked onto the stage and stood in front of the iron cage holding the Snake Princess Three Sisters, Kuzo had already returned and knelt on one knee, presenting the Devil Fruit.
"Heavenly Father, this is what you wanted."
Inside the cage, the Snake Princess Three Sisters were stunned.
Their fear and unease slightly faded, their minds blank, the three little girls' mouths agape in an 'O' shape.
Boa Hancock's pretty face stared blankly at Edie.
Edie reached out and opened the small treasure chest containing the Devil Fruit, confirming that it was indeed a Devil Fruit inside.
He closed the treasure chest and his gaze fell upon the Snake Princess Three Sisters.
"Names."
"Bo-Boa Hancock." The young Empress, only 12 years old, nervously replied, "They are my sisters, Sandersonia and Marigold."
"Are you the child of the current Empress of Amazon Lily?"
Hancock quickly shook her head: "I am a warrior of the Nine Snake... Who, who are you?"
"Edie, Eddie."
Edie smiled faintly: "If I don't save you, the three of you will be bought by the Celestial Dragons and become lowly slaves. Do you know about the Celestial Dragons?"
The three sisters shook their heads together, their movements synchronized.
Let alone Celestial Dragons, before this, they had never even seen a man.
"You will know later how lucky you are to have met me."
"roger (clon), open the cage."
Hearing the command, roger (clon) immediately drew the samurai sword from his waist. With a flash of the blade, the iron cage was cut in half.
Then, he reached out to grab the slave collars on the three sisters' necks.
The three sisters were startled and huddled together in fear.
Hancock hurriedly said: "This, this collar has a bomb built in, it can't be opened without a key..."
Before she could finish speaking, roger (clon) had already swiftly removed the collars.
The internal destruction of Armament Haki easily destroyed the internal mechanical structure of the collars.
However, the next second, a ticking sound still rang out.
"Throw it away, do you want to blow yourself up?"
"Heavenly Father, this thing is quite interesting. Even with the inside destroyed, the bomb still activates."
Saying this, roger (clon) threw the broken collar into the air.
Boom!
A fireball flashed, and thick smoke billowed.
Hancock's eyes widened again.
"So, so amazing! How did he do that?"
Her two younger sisters looked at Edie with hopeful eyes.
Boom! Boom!
Two more explosions.
"The objective has been achieved, let's go."
Edie took the lead and walked out of the auction hall.
The three sisters, now free, exchanged glances.
"Sister..." The two younger sisters, lacking initiative, could only look to their eldest sister.
"Let's follow him!"
Hancock quickly made her choice.
Recalling the suffering they had endured these past few days, Hancock felt that Edie was simply a Prince Charming.
A Prince Charming who didn't ride a white horse but wore white clothes, saving their three sisters from a dark world.
As for roger (clon) and Kuzo, of course, they were the Prince Charming's knights.
"Hmm, she learned all this from secretly reading fairy tales."
The group walked out of the auction house.
roger (clon) suddenly looked up and said, "Father, a powerful aura is approaching this way, and it's very fast. Oh, it's here."
As soon as he finished speaking, a golden light flashed in the distance.
The golden light struck the trunk of a Yalqi Mangrove not far away, reflected, and then headed straight for the auction house.
The light gathered not far from Edie and the others, and then countless light points flickered, gradually forming a tall figure.
The person who arrived was wearing a yellow shirt, a white T-shirt, a black cowboy hat, and had a cigarette dangling from his mouth.
"Hey~ little brother over there… May I ask, I received intelligence that the Celestial Dragons were attacked. Do you know anything?"
The man lit his cigarette, speaking slowly.
To be honest, if it weren't for the Logia-type, Glint-Glint Fruit ability…
Edie wouldn't have recognized that the person in front of him was the future Admiral Kizaru.
"Borsalino?" Edie said with a smile, "Are you a Vice Admiral now?"
"Hm?"
Kizaru lit his cigarette and was stunned for a moment.
"If the Celestial Dragons were attacked, an Admiral should be coming. What are you, a corporate slave, doing here?"
Kizaru: "…"
"And you've come to the wrong place. The attack happened in the adjacent Area 2."
Kizaru twisted his mouth: "Don't lie…"
Edie chuckled: "Maybe it's true."
"So it was you guys who did it? My apologies, little brother, I just happen to be on official duty."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kizaru's body scattered into a sky full of golden light.
"Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"
The voice that rang in his ears, accompanied by the gathering of photons, indicated that Kizaru was already close to Edie's right side.
A high-raised long leg, shining with dazzling golden light, suddenly kicked out.
His photon movement speed was indeed very fast, but roger (clon)'s reaction was much faster.
"Too slow, Marine."
roger (clon) took a step forward, the blade in his hand wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, and a pitch-black sword energy struck first.
"God Avoidance!"
Kizaru's pupils constricted. His light-speed kick had not yet hit Edie, but the black sword energy had already landed on his body.
Whoosh!
He flew out like a missile, at a speed exceeding the speed of sound.
From the auction house entrance, he directly traversed the entire area, flying over a thousand meters away, and finally, with a bang, crashed into the trunk of a Yalqi Mangrove marked with "GR No. 1".
"Pfft… cough, cough cough…"
Kizaru was embedded in the mangrove trunk like a spread-eagled figure.
Large amounts of blood splattered from his mouth.
"What kind of monster?"