Pirate: Hades! ( One Piece)

Chapter 256: The Auction Begins, Thirty Devil Fruits

With crisp footsteps, a man wearing a top hat, a tuxedo, and a single transparent monocle walked out and stood on the Platform.

Many people recognized him: Aaron, the Underworld's famous Auctioneer.

 They hadn't expected the Pluto Pirates to invite him.

Facing the invitation from the Pluto Pirates, how could Aaron dare to refuse?

Even if he had some fame, he was ultimately just an Auctioneer in the Underworld.

And in the Underworld, no one dared to offend the Pluto Pirates.

He had to come even if he didn't want to, unless he wanted to die.

However, this was a great opportunity to increase his fame, so what reason was there to refuse?

"Welcome everyone to the World Expo Auction hosted by the Pluto Pirates. I am your Auctioneer, Aaron."

He knew many people present wouldn't care who he was, so he got straight to the point, without preamble.

With a wave of his hand, the ground in the center of the Platform rose via backstage control, forming an Exhibition Stand.

On the Exhibition Stand, Devil Fruits were arranged like a Pyramid.

Counting carefully, the number of Devil Fruits reached thirty.

This scene brought an indescribable shock to the hearts of most people present and around the World.

Especially in places like the Four Seas, where for ordinary citizens, Devil Fruits were practically things of Legend.

Countless people were seeing Devil Fruits for the first time.

Even a common Devil Fruit would be a main attraction in an Underworld Auction, yet the Pluto Pirates brought out so many Devil Fruits right from the start.

With the Devaluation of Beli, the minimum price of Devil Fruits on the Great Sea had risen from twenty million Beli over a decade ago to fifty million Beli today.

In other words, the pile of Devil Fruits before them had an astonishing value of at least 1.

5 billion Beli.

However, the procedure for the Auction had already been clearly written outside.

First to be Auctioned were the items brought out by the Pluto Pirates.

Next were the Treasures brought out by other Factions or individuals.

Finally, came the precious finale items.

A Projection Den Den Mushi, placed beforehand, directly projected an enlarged image of one of the Devil Fruits onto the Platform, allowing everyone to see it clearly.

"Zoan Type - Lizard-Lizard Fruit. The Ability User will gain powerful Regeneration Ability. Don't miss out! Starting Price is one Beli. The Auction officially begins!"

The giveaway price of one Beli was somewhat surprising.

 The venue instantly became lively—they couldn't believe the Pluto Pirates were so generous!

Some people quickly realized that one Beli was just the Starting Price.

 Compared to the average price of Devil Fruits, which reached tens of millions, the Starting Price didn't really matter.

However, a large number of "naive" individuals actually believed it.

 On The Great Sea, there were simply too many people who hadn't received an education.

For this Auction, Hades didn't intend to bring out too many precious Devil Fruits.

One relatively rare Devil Fruit as one of the finale items would suffice.

 The rest were mostly common Devil Fruits sent by the World Government.

Among them were also some Devil Fruits with seemingly decent Abilities.

Even what Hades considered trash were unattainable Treasures in the eyes of countless people on the Great Sea.

Hades was also thinking of buying a few good Devil Fruits through this Auction.

Relying on the World Expo as a platform, some Factions and Pirates who came here had brought out quite a few good items.

Hades was well aware of the specific list.

"Twenty million Beli!"

As a Pirate made a tentative bid, the fierce Bidding immediately began.

"You think you can get this Devil Fruit for twenty million Beli? Fifty million Beli!" A Pirate said disdainfully, raising the Auction price to the minimum Market price.

"Fifty-five million Beli!"

"Fifty-nine million Beli!"

"Sixty-seven million Beli!"

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With the fierce Bidding, the Lizard-Lizard Fruit quickly reached a price of 130 million.

At this point, no one bid anymore.

 Such an inflated price was already very high, far exceeding the value of this Devil Fruit.

It was ultimately acquired by the leader of an Underworld Forces.

They really don't treat money like money!

One hundred million Beli is Wealth unimaginable to many people.

Some past Auctions were also inaccessible to countless people.

However, today they witnessed it.

They completely saw a World different from their own lives.

Time flowed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, three hours passed.

Devil Fruits were Auctioned one by one, with the lowest price being ninety-seven million Beli and the highest one hundred ninety million Beli, all bought by individuals or Factions.

The atmosphere at the scene was completely stirred up, and no one present felt the slightest fatigue.

The quality of these Devil Fruits might not have been very high, but the sheer quantity was enough to compensate.

Especially Paramecia Devil Fruits; as long as they weren't weak in Development Potential, Hades wouldn't bring them out.

For the Development of Devil Fruits, the Kronos Kingdom specifically gathered some scholars and Scientists.

Coupled with Aaron's fast-paced Auction hosting, there was no delay whatsoever.

With no bids for three seconds, the Devil Fruit was declared sold with the Final Hammer.

Having been used to seeing one "Grinding King" after another, this fast-paced Auction was actually a kind of enjoyment.

The first part of the Auction concluded here.

(end of chapter)