Chapter 239

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The Carnival City is located in the first half of the Grand Line, known as a city of endless hedonistic pleasures that never sleeps.

Normally, the flow of visitors was enormous, and it's rumored that the real owners behind the scenes were the Celestial Dragons, although no one could confirm the truth of this information.

Thus, aside from ordinary tourists, you could also spot many pirates and even Marines around.

The rules here were simple: all those who came to have fun were welcome, but causing any disturbance on the island was forbidden.

Even if the Marines wanted to go after pirates, they had to wait until they had left the island. In the open sea, they were free to fight as they pleased.

Such unique customs made this place a paradise for many pirates to squander their gold.

Many pirates were pleased to see the frustrated expressions of the Marines who so badly wanted to capture them but dared not make a move.

Of course, once at sea, there were plenty who ended up captured by the Marines and thrown into Impel Down.

Brag all you want—as long as you can handle the consequences of your arrogance.

Abel, along with Baby-5, carried a large black leather suitcase as they strolled around.

He found this place similar to the entertainment cities in the North Blue—only larger and more luxurious, but essentially the same.

This realization made him quickly lose interest.

And within just this short span, he had already turned away four or five pretty young ladies who had come up to him to strike a conversation.

There was no helping it; his appearance and aura were simply too outstanding in these kinds of settings.

With a good amount of time left before the auction started, he decided to find a place to grab a bite to eat.

But even while eating, someone approached to strike up a conversation.

"Oh my, who do we have here, such a handsome young man."

A beautiful blonde woman dressed in a pink dress and white shawl, with a white floral hat and blue high heels, sat beside Baby-5 with a cup of coffee in hand.

She first placed her coffee and clutch bag on the table.

Then opening the clutch, she took out makeup and a small mirror and began applying lipstick and bright nail polish, with an air of nonchalance, her blue eyes sparkling with precision and focus.

This elegantly dressed and beautiful woman was probably the highest scorer among all those who had approached them today.

"Another bad lady," Baby-5 muttered, glaring at her. If not for Abel sending the previous ladies away, she might've been aiming a gun at this woman's head by now.

"Cute little sister, you see right through me," the beautiful woman responded without anger, instead sizing Baby-5 up and suddenly reaching out a hand.

"What do you want, you bad woman?!" Baby-5 bristled.

The beautiful woman laughed, "Men, although they verbally express a preference for well-behaved and obedient women, deep down, they're really attracted to seductive 'bad' women."

"Such a pretty doll like you, it's such a waste not to dress up a little."

"How about it, shall I teach you?"

Baby-5 wanted to refuse outright, driven by pride, but she found it difficult to turn down a request from others. Moreover, a voice in her heart kept persuading her.

After hesitating for a moment, she finally nodded. She really wanted to give it a try.

"Come, sit here. As a woman, not knowing how to do makeup just won't do."

"Men, no matter what, always have the same taste: they love young and beautiful women."

"It's really nice, this face is so tender that you can pinch water out of it."

"What's your name? Baby-5, that's a pretty name. You can call me Sister Stussy."

"Age? Remember, asking a lady's age is the height of impoliteness, and it is also every lady's secret. Don't tell anyone carelessly."

"Alright, now take a look, doesn't it look prettier?"

Abel had indeed wanted to shoo away this overly familiar woman, but somehow, she had completely captivated Baby-5, and they were incessantly discussing makeup.

It was mostly Baby-5 asking questions, with the woman called Stussy responding.

And some of her answers, he felt, were an affront to him.

What does she mean by men always liking young and beautiful women?

Even if the women are a bit older, we still like them just the same!

What's most important is being pretty, with a good figure!

"Wow, am I really this cute?"

The loli, having finished her makeup, looked as exquisite as a doll and extremely beautiful.

If those loli-con guys saw her, they would probably take a risk on the spot, considering it a blood profit for three years, and no loss for ten!

"I'm giving all these to you; you must practice on your own from now on."

"Thank you, Sister~"

Baby-5 smiled sweetly, having forgotten how much she had disliked this bad woman just a moment ago.

"It's about time we left," Abel suddenly said. He had a feeling that this woman's real target was him.

With no evidence, it was just a man's intuition.

Reluctantly, the young girl bid farewell to Sister Stussy.

With a meaningful look, Stussy said, "Perhaps we'll see each other again sooner than you think."

And her words turned out to be prophetic!

Shortly after entering the auction house, Stussy appeared there as well.

Obviously, the invitees weren't limited to the Donquixote family; representatives from various forces were also present.

The more prominent the invitees, the more likely it was that some truly good items would appear at the auction.

When Stussy spotted them, she waved slightly in greeting.

Abel nodded briefly in response, while Baby-5 stood up and waved her hands incessantly, seemingly excited to see Stussy at the venue.

Though the young girl was easily deceived, the fact that she had gained a certain level of trust from Baby-5 in such a short time proved that this woman was no simpleton!

Abel became alert; he didn't want to be shipwrecked in the gutter because of a woman.

"Abel, that pretty sister from earlier is also here; let's go sit with her."

"Are you sure she's not a bad woman? What if she takes me away? What will you do?"

The young girl froze for a moment, then quickly retorted, "No way, nobody is allowed to take Abel away."

Seeing that this trick worked, Abel felt quite relieved; he hadn't treasured the young girl in vain.

If she had just thrown everything away for a woman she met only a few hours ago, that would've been a serious problem.

Luckily, things hadn't gotten that bad.

As more and more people entered, the much-anticipated auction was about to start.

Seeing this, Abel sat up straight; he had brought a substantial amount of money and was determined to bid on anything that caught his eye!

After all, the money was provided by the family, and Doflamingo sending him here was also a form of compensation.