Summary:
At Marine HQ, Garp receives word that the “Dark King”, Silvers Rayleigh, is being auctioned off in the Sabaody Archipelago. Garp decides to do nothing: if the Marines leave, they will have to face two legends.
Meanwhile, down in the auction room, the monthly auction begins. Camie is seen sitting on a bench handcuffed and shackled around her neck. The first slave is put up for auction. Eustass Kid and Trafalgar Law, along with their crews, sit at the auction.
At the same time, Duval transports Sanji to the house. Sanji looks down at the price list of slave classes and their prices. Camie, who is a mermaid, costs around 70,000,000 Beli. After Usopp interrogates another team of kidnappers, the message is relayed to the rest of the Straw Pirates. Hound Pets HQ is located at Grove 1.
As Sanji approaches the house, he panics as half an hour has passed since the auction started. Fortunately, Duval mentions that Camie will be the center of attention and not be offered for sale until the end. When they arrive at the house, Franky, Nami, Chopper, Hatchan and Pappag are there trying to convince the guards to return Camie. They refuse, of course, saying that the actions of the Straw Hats are hindering their business. No matter what they try to do, they decide they have to win Camie by winning her legally, by buying her back.
As they enter the house, Eustass sees them. He is disappointed that Luffy isn’t there because he wants to see what a “big” idiot he is. A dancing girl named Pascia is placed. Sanji asks if they can throw her too, only to be kicked by Chopper and elbowed by Nami.
Meanwhile, Luffy, Zoro, Robin, Brook and Usopp head to the house.
In Grove 24, the daily newspaper is published and all the pirates are shocked by the news that has just been announced. X Drake mentions that there are so few marines on hand, despite the fact that their HQ is so close to the archipelago, and that he now knows why; Portgas D. Ace was sentenced to public execution. Drake mentions that Whitebeard will retaliate just in case, and that the Marines are asking for war with Whitebeard’s pirates.