Chapter 86: Sniping

In the left corner of the auction hall, Vivian, still in his black tracksuit, held up a bidding paddle with the number 147 and smiled as he announced his bid.

He had taken this paddle from a noble when he first entered, knocking the noble out and leaving him in a deserted, smelly ditch nearby, thoughtfully letting him rest.

What, you're more concerned about where he got five hundred million Berries?

He definitely didn't have five hundred million Berries. In fact, he could barely come up with fifty thousand right now.

The reason he bid… was because he knew that among the slaves being auctioned was Silvers Rayleigh. That guy would definitely rescue everyone later, so if the goods were taken from the seller, would he, as the buyer, still need to pay?

At the same time, when Vivian raised his bidding paddle, everyone's attention focused on him.

"Who is that guy?"

"I don't know, never seen him before."

"Is he really daring to compete with the Celestial Dragons for slaves?"

People were surprised.

Similarly, Kuto and Tashigi were also confused.

What's going on?

Wasn't Vivian in Impel Down? How did he end up on the Sabaody Archipelago?

Tashigi glanced at Kuto, who shrugged innocently, "I really talked to him this morning. He was in Impel Down then and told me to find you to avoid clashing with the Celestial Dragons. I didn't expect…"

"Hmm?"

At this point, Kuto realized, "Could it be that he was worried about you, so he hung up and immediately took a warship here?"

Tashigi: (⊙o⊙)

"Re… really?"

"Why else would he come here? I heard that Impel Down guards don't get vacations unless there's a special situation. They can't leave the prison without permission…"

"Special situation?"

So… does that mean my safety is considered a special situation in Vivian's eyes?

Adjusting her red-framed glasses, Tashigi suddenly felt a bit shy.

"Vivian… he really does care about me…"

Meanwhile…

"Fi… five hundred million Berries?"

On stage, the auctioneer's gavel froze in mid-air. After a moment, he coughed and picked up the microphone, "So, five hundred million Berries, anyone higher? five hundred million Berries going once, five hundred million Berries going twice…"

"Ten billion Berries!"

Saint Rosward raised his paddle.

It wasn't because he particularly liked the mermaid, but because a Celestial Dragon couldn't lose face in public.

Ten billion Berries was less than one percent of the Heavenly Tribute they collected annually. Why would he care?

"Ten billion Berries?!" The nobles were stunned. Ten billion Berries was more than the wealth of many of their entire families, and Saint Rosward was using it to buy a mermaid?

Insane…

Celestial Dragons, truly incomparable in wealth to ordinary nobles.

However, before the auctioneer could strike the first gavel, Vivian's voice rang out again, "Twenty billion Berries."

Everyone: ???

"Hey, are you here to cause trouble? Twenty billion Berries? I don't believe you can come up with that much money. Do you think you're a Celestial Dragon?"

The nobles around Vivian expressed their doubts.

"Come on, don't get so worked up. I was just shouting for fun. If you take it seriously, just pretend I didn't say anything," Vivian said, picking his ear.

Everyone: "…"

"Just shouting for fun?"

"He was joking just now!"

"Damn it, someone has broken into the auction hall to cause trouble. Where are the guards? Call the guards to throw this guy out!" The host on the stage shouted angrily.

At this moment, Saint Rosward stood up from his seat, took out a flintlock pistol, and aimed it at Vivian's head.

"Damn commoner, how dare you mock me, a descendant of the great Creator. I want you dead!"

As his words fell, amidst the rising screams at the scene, Saint Rosward unhesitatingly pulled the trigger.

Bang—Bang—!

Two bullets shot straight towards Vivian's face, but with a slight movement, they embedded into the stone wall behind him.

At the same time, three options appeared.

[Option 1: Kill the Celestial Dragon Saint Rosward. (Reward: Mastery of Haki, a random Logia Devil Fruit, a high-level sword technique from a random dimension)]

[Option 2: Disguise as Logue Town's Larvin and kill Saint Rosward. (Reward: A special item from a random dimension)]

[Option 3: Escape. (Reward: +1 random skill experience)]

"Hmm?" Seeing the options in his mind, Vivian was slightly stunned.

Killing a Celestial Dragon only gives a special item?

This difficulty level is really suitable for me.

He glanced at Saint Rosward, whose veins were already bulging, and saw that he was about to pull the trigger again. But at this moment…

"Ahhhhhhh!"

Boom—!

A figure suddenly fell from the top of the auction hall, breaking through the wall and crashing into the center of the audience.

"Huh?"

"Luffy?!"

Nami, Sanji, and Chopper exclaimed in unison.

Sure enough, climbing out of the rubble, wearing a straw hat and furiously complaining about the flying fish driver's parking skills, was none other than Monkey D. Luffy.

"Where did this guy come from again?"

"A pirate?"

Everyone present became alert again.

While Saint Rosward's attention was diverted and the scene fell into chaos, Vivian used the Silent Card from the Clow Cards and quietly disappeared from the hall.

…

Clow Card – Silent Card

A magic card that can eliminate surrounding sounds. Each activation consumes a bit of energy for ten minutes.

It is quite similar to the Silence Fruit from the Devil Fruits.

Quickly passing through the hall, Vivian reached the backstage area, glanced at the two remaining slaves in the cell, and then walked into the dressing room without paying them any attention.

He took off his clothes, put on a magician's outfit, and painted his face black and white with oil paint. After making sure he couldn't recognize himself in the mirror, he casually knocked out two guards who hadn't noticed him, picked up a flintlock rifle, and walked out of the backstage.

"That guy…"

In the cell, watching Vivian's series of actions, an old man with white curly hair holding a bottle of wine couldn't help but show a curious look.

The next moment.

Bang—!

From almost 200 meters away, Vivian aimed the gun at Saint Rosward's back and pulled the trigger fiercely.