Chapter 287

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Doflamingo chuckled teasingly, "Just keep bidding up. Maybe with another ten million, I'll give up. Fufufufufu~"

Faced with his provocation, many in the temporary pirate alliance blushed with anger, itching to fight him to death.

But the problem was, all their money combined only amounted to 1.25 billion, and even if they squeezed more out, how much could it be?

Definitely not reaching 1.3 billion.

In other words, they were out.

"What should we do? Should we pull in more people?"

Someone proposed, obviously unwilling to give up.

The captain who initially rallied everyone shook his head helplessly, "It's too late, and no one knows how much money that Warlord brought."

Convincing others had taken so long, finding another group would require even more time to explain and persuade.

Moreover, it wasn't like before; the final decision could happen at any moment.

Furthermore, even if they did manage to pull in more people, it wasn't certain they could outbid the other party.

"Damn the Donquixote family!"

"Wait, we might still have a chance to get the Snow-Snow Fruit. Don't forget what we do."

"You mean"

"Shush, don't let others hear, my idea is..."

Soon, they returned to calm as if nothing happened, no longer looking towards the Donquixote family to avoid arousing their suspicion.

Perhaps any one of their pirate crews wasn't a match for the opponent.

But if they worked together, it might not be impossible to overthrow a Warlord!

Plus, their opponent was in the open, and they were in the dark. With the advantage of a surprise attack, the chances of winning were high.

If they didn't try, they would not respect themselves.

As for how to distribute the loot after taking down the Donquixote family?

Naturally, it would be according to each's ability at that time!

That's very much the pirate way!

To cooperate unanimously would be a miracle.

A few minutes later, the last competitor also gave up after Doflamingo lazily bid 1.4 billion Berries.

Then the gavel fell, and the auctioneer began to congratulate Doflamingo on acquiring the Snow-Snow Fruit.

With that, the auction came to an end.

Doflamingo and his crew were escorted to a separate VIP room for the transaction.

"Young master is indeed accustomed to such grand scenes, you almost scared me to death, hehehe."

Trebol laughed as he extracted several black boxes from his own body's slime.

They contained exactly 2 billion Berries!

This was all the money they had brought with them.

It was completely spent!

If someone had bid a higher price at that time, Doflamingo would have decisively stopped and planned to steal the Snow-Snow Fruit after the auction ended.

Even if someone had consumed it, he would have killed them.

Fortunately, his posture intimidated many, allowing him to successfully secure the win.

It could be considered fate.

Of course, Abel definitely won't eat the Snow-Snow Fruit. It would be a waste and wouldn't benefit him significantly.

After completing the transaction, perhaps wanting to network with a generous customer like Doflamingo, a manager came over and discreetly informed them that someone might be targeting them, urging them to be cautious.

Doflamingo, far from being afraid, laughed happily upon hearing this.

Having spent so much money, he had to think of a way to recoup some losses.

This was also one of the reasons he openly mocked the temporary pirate alliance at that time.He was initially worried that the other party wouldn't take the bait, but now it seemed like a sure thing.

"I hope these guys really did bring that much money on their ship."

As he left, Doflamingo muttered to himself.

These people had previously screamed out a figure of 1.2 billion Belly. Add to that the bounty and the money from selling the ship, and they could at least recoup a large portion of the spent money!

This was the real way to make money!

Then, just as they left the auction house, someone was waiting for them.

"Why haven't you come to find me after such a long time?"

Stussy approached Abel, deliberately looking at him with a resentful tone.

From the moment Abel saw her, he knew it was going to be trouble, but he hadn't expected her to pull something like this, especially in front of so many people.

Swish, swish, swish

Including Doflamingo, everyone's gaze locked onto the two of them, ready to enjoy the show.

And Doflamingo had figured it out. Sure enough, this woman's greeting was not aimed at him, but at the kid Abel.

When had the two of them met?

And to be this... close?

A puzzled Doflamingo's gaze suddenly rested on Abel's face, and in that instant, he seemed to understand everything.

Heh, just another superficial woman.

So much for the Queen of Pleasure District.

"Please, could you not say things that are so misleading? We only met once at the auction last time."

Abel deliberately went into detail, also to explain himself.

"So, the shopping for clothes and dining out with me were all fake?"

In Stussy's eyes, there were already hints of tears.

Many people's gaze towards Abel began to sour, as if to say,

Pfft, what a jerk!

"I didn't mean that."

Abel finally experienced what it was like to be at a loss for words.

"Alright, I understand. You despise me because I'm older than you, but could you at least accompany me for a meal, as a perfect end to this beautiful memory?"

Hey, hey, hey!

Can't you stop making it sound so misleading!

When did I ever say I despised you? No, wait, that was close, almost fell for it.

Abel, narrowly avoiding the trap, quickly responded, "Sorry, I have to go. My captain needs me."

"Just some small fry, don't make everyone wait too long."

"No, I..."

"Go ahead, but there's no need to bring Baby-5 along for this."

Doflamingo, very understandingly, granted the leave and even called over Baby-5, who was pouting.

Stussy immediately thanked Doflamingo in a ladylike manner.

Then, she naturally took Abel's arm and whispered to him, "You wouldn't want your captain to find out about what happened that day, would you?"

"It doesn't matter to me. You can say whatever you want; what do I have to hide?"

Abel was firm in his tone, but his body cooperatively followed her.

He just wanted to see what she was up to.

Seeing Abel actually leaving with this woman, all the officers had varying expressions, and envy could even be seen in some of their eyes.

Although everyone despised living off one's appearance, it was undeniable that deep down, everyone had a bit of envy.

Doflamingo was considering if Abel really could win over the Queen of the Pleasure District with his looks, what could the family gain from it?