Stolen

Back where Ori spoke to Shanks Yasopp was still speaking to the red haired Yonko.

"Are you sure you don't want me to help the kid out if things kick off? He seems to have made himself quite a few powerful enemies, including Katakuri…"

"No. Their path isn't one we can intervene in lightly! Saying that, if anyone who wants to pick a fight with the Heavenly Demons also happens to pick a fight with you, then feel free to let rip!"

Yasopp seemed to understand what his Captain was hinting at. He smiled lightly as he replied.

"I understand!"

As Ori and the Heavenly Demon Pirates went back to the auction house, they felt that all eyes were on them. Everyone wanted to know the connection between the Heavenly Demons and the Red Haired Pirates, but no one dared to ask.

Ori ignored the looks he was receiving and led his crew back through the crowd to their original positions. As they moved they couldn't help but sigh at the influence of a Yonko. It was just a conversation and the crowd had pretty much parted for them.

Yasopp returned a few minutes after Ori. When he did, he gave Ori a not so subtle nod. Not wanting to seem rude Ori returned the nod.

Ori obviously knew what Yasopp was doing. By giving a public nod it would make everyone eyeing Ori have to think twice about making a move on him, as even if they didn't know the specifics it was clear that the relationship between both parties was far from ordinary.

"I guess the Heavenly Demon really has some sort of friendship with the Yonko."

"All those big name pirates who wanted to put Ori in his place and the bounty hunters who wanted a big pay day off an "easy mark" will have to think twice about making a move on him now."

"They might, but other affiliated Yonko crews and the Marines won't care about his friendship with Shanks."

"Forget about them, the Heavenly Demons were said to have killed Big Mom's 3rd son Oven. The other 2 of the triplets are here today. Unless Yasopp personally plans on intervening then it might be game over for the rookie kings by the end of the day."

"I agree. But don't forget, it's not just the Big Mom pirates. Vice-Admiral Kurogane and Captain Smoker are both here and after what happened earlier I doubt they'll just let them go after the auction."

As the crowd was discussing the precarious position of the Heavenly Demon, the front door to the auction opened and out came a lone figure.

When Ori saw the figure his jaw hit the ground in astonishment.

It was a young graceful looking man with a feminine face. He had long silvery blonde hair tied in a single plait that reached his hip, blue eyes and long elf like ears. He was dressed in loose fitted green and white clothing, a pair of brown thigh high boots and a large green wizards hat.

[Those elf ears are new, but there's no doubt about it… That's Yunan from Magi!]

As Ori was shocked by the appearance of the feminine man, so too was everyone else.

"Isn't that "The Magician" from the federation?!"

"Yeah it is…"

"I heard he's one of the 10 Cardinal Saints in the Federation!"

"10 Cardinal Saints? As in those 10 individuals with the most authority other than the leader?!"

"I heard that the weakest of the 10 Saints is equal in strength to an Admiral, with a few matching the Yonko's in strength!"

"It's no wonder they're thought to be the 2nd most powerful faction, only 2nd to the World Government!"

"How could he be one of those monsters?! He looks like he's only in his 20's!"

"Don't be deceived by his appearance, in reality he's an old monster. He's been one of the Saints for the past 20 years."

Vice-Admiral Kurogane frowned when he saw The Magician.

"What's that man doing here?"

It wasn't just him, all of the powerhouses in the crowd had a sense of foreboding when they saw him.

Yunan didn't seem to mind the reactions of the crowd, he calmly walked to the edge of the platform and said softly.

"Greetings esteemed friends. I know many have you have travelled from afar, but unfortunately I have some bad news. Due to an attempted robbery last night, many of the auction houses members of staff sadly lost their lives. Although most of the items were successfully protected, the main piece; the coveted Chaos Fruit was unfortunately taken."

When they heard that the eyes of many flashed with frustration! The Chaos Fruit was one of the most powerful recorded Devil Fruits, even surpassing that of a Mythical Zoan Fruit.

"Yunan, I find it hard to believe that there is someone able to steal something from your capable hands."

The one who asked was one of the Beasts Pirates 3 disasters; Jack!

Yunan glanced at the giant man knowing exactly what he was implying:

"How do we know it wasn't your organisation that took it for yourselves."

Despite Jack's implication, Yunan didn't lose his head for even a second.

"The person who took it was a very capable person indeed, but you should know that better than most here."

Jack frowned hearing that, at first he thought Yunan was trying to imply that the person who stole it was somehow related to himself. Just as he was about to refute, Yunan carried on.

"It deeply pains me to say that the man who stole the Chaos Fruit, was formerly one of the Federation's very own juniors; Murdock!"

There wasn't a single person who wasn't shocked by that revelation. Jack glared at the graceful elf coldly and asked.

"How do we know that this isn't one of your ploys to get sole possession of the Chaos Fruit?!"

Yunan glanced indifferently at Jack as he replied.

"As of this morning, the Federation President has issued a statement saying that Murdock is no longer a member of the Federation and if anyone wants to go after him they are free to do so without having to worry about our retaliation and the person that successfully captures will be rewarded with the President's very own Devil Fruit."

When they heard that, not a single sound could be heard. Everyone stared at the Federation's Magician in complete and utter disbelief.

Ori turned to Shaya and Benji who were the most knowledgeable about the world and asked.

"What Devil Fruit did the president have?"

Shaya who was still shocked by Yunan's announcement answered half-heartedly.

"He had the Reflex Paramecia Devil Fruit!"

Ori who had read his dad's Devil Fruit encyclopaedia understood just how powerful that Devil Fruit was.

[According to Dad's book the Reflex Paramecia when trained to the utmost gives the user almost God like reflexes, allowing them to react to anything and everything. The only drawback is that it puts a massive strain on the body of the user, if their body isn't physically capable of moving at those speeds then it can cause irreversible damage to the users body.]

Silk continued from where Shaya stopped by saying.

"Apparently when the president became a Martial Saint many decades ago, between his martial arts prowess and his inhuman reflexes he was virtually invincible. It was at that moment the World Government knew that they wouldn't be able to deal with the Federation without paying an extremely steep price. As a result they were forced to leave the Federation to grow into monstrous organisation it is today."

Ori didn't doubt those words for even a second. He could only imagine what someone with that kind of strength was like.

[If he was that strong, then just how strong was dad? Uncle Roger said that my dad may well have been the strongest man in the world, so he had to be at least equal to the President…]