THE WORLD BEGINS TO CHANGE

A close-up shows a stern, scarred face with the text "DARK KING*" and "SILVERS RAYLEIGH, HUH...I" A footnote explains the phrase refers to Pluto, god of the underworld. At Marine Headquarters, a white-haired man in a dark coat stands in an office doorway. An older man with a long beard laughs at a desk: "THEY'RE SELLING THAT LORD OF THE UNDERWORLD AT A HUMAN AUCTION...!!! BUWAHAHAHAHA!" Speech bubbles continue: "IT APPEARS THAT HIS CAPTORS HAVEN'T REALIZED WHO HE IS," "AND HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE SOLD AS JUST SOME OLD MAN." The bearded man replies, "NO, I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT... DON'T MENTION THIS TO ANYBODY ELSE, EVEN SENGOKU! MAKE SURE YOU TELL YOUR MEN, TOO." In a smaller panel, a Marine officer with a headband reports while holding a Den Den Mushi: "TEA." "IF IT REALLY IS HIM, THEN THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY..." "MY SUBORDINATES AREN'T 100% SURE...!!" The bearded man asks, "WHAT DO WE DO, VICE ADMIRALI SHOULD WE REPORT IT TO FLEET ADMIRAL SENGOKU...I" The officer answers, "AH... RIGHT."

The bearded vice admiral reacts with shock: "IT'S THE REAL THING, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. EH!I" A Marine with a "MARINE" headband sweats nervously: "B... BUT IF IT REALLY IS HIM... KORO KORO..." The vice admiral continues, "HE MIGHT BE OLD, BUT IF WE GO AFTER HIM CARELESSLY, WE'LL LOSE AN UNIMAGINABLE AMOUNT OF MEN." The headband Marine adds, "I HEAR REPORTS OF PEOPLE SEEING HIM HERE AND THERE. MOST LIKELY... HE LOST HIS MONEY GAMBLING AND ENDED UP BETTING HIS OWN BODY." A dramatic close-up shows the vice admiral's intense face: "TWO LEGENDS AT THE SAME TIME!I ESPECIALLY NOW... DO YOU WANT US MARINES TO TAKE ON..." Another figure exclaims, "....!!!"

The scene shifts to a massive, crowded auction hall. A banner reads "THE WALKING SUPER BAZAAR HIMSELF!!!" and large stylized text proclaims "AUCTION". A skeleton-masked figure on stage shouts, "MISTER~~~ DISCO!!!" while the crowd cheers wildly. A sign labels the location: "Grove 1, Human Auction House". The auctioneer announces: "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY!!!" "GROVE 1'S TRADITIONAL MONTHLY SHORTLY," "HELLO, EVERYONE!!" "WE'VE GOT SOME FINE SLAVES UP FOR AUCTION TODAY." A mermaid sits chained on stage beside other slaves. A blonde woman in the audience prays, "I PRAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE HOME THE SLAVE YOU DESIRE!!!" The auctioneer continues, "AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU ARE LUCKY!!! TODAY, WE HAVE A SUPER SPECIAL ITEM FOR YOU ALL!!" "AND OF COURSE, OUR MASTER OF CEREMONIES!!" "HUMAN AUCTION WILL OPEN FOR BIDDING!!" The crowd erupts with excitement and sound effects.

Inside the massive auction house, the announcer's voice booms across the hall. "ENTRY NUMBER 1!! FROM TOROA, WEST BLUE. A MUSICIAN FROM A DISTINGUISHED FAMILY, WHO CAN PLAY ANY INSTRUMENT!! A PROUD PIRATE!!" The spotlight falls on a tall, muscular man with wild curly hair and a blindfold. "HE'S IN THE PRIME OF HIS LIFE: A 25 YEAR OLD HUMAN MALE!! 192 CM TALL, WEIGHS 130 KG. HIS NAME IS BYRON!! WE'LL START AT THE SPECIAL PRICE OF 480,000 BERI!! GIVE HIM AN INSTRUMENT, HE'LL PLAY BGM! GIVE HIM A MOP, HE'LL SWEEP UP! AND HE EVEN MAKES WINE!!" Bidders raise their plates eagerly. "NUMBERS 2 AND 3!! GET READY. AND SO, LET THE AUCTION BEGIN!!" "I HAVE 520,000." "THERE'S 550,000!!" The auctioneer shouts, "SHOW YOUR INTENT TO BID BY RAISING YOUR PLATE!!"

Sanji stares in horror at a crumpled paper. "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS DISGUSTING LISTI" The document is titled "Human Trade" and lists starting auction prices: Humans - 500,000 beri, Dwarves - 700,000 beri, Minks - 700,000 beri, Longhands - 700,000 beri, Longlegs - 700,000 beri, Snakenecks - 1,000,000 beri, Fishmen - 1,000,000,000 beri, Giants - (M) 50,000,000 beri, (F) 70,000,000 beri, Mermaids - (F) 10,000,000 beri, (M) 1,000,000 beri, Ability users - special price. A voice explains, "YOU SEE WHY EVERYONE'S AFTER MERMAIDSI THEY'RE ON A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL. THEY'RE MARKET PRICES. IF YOU BUY ONE, YOU'RE FREE TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT... BUT THEY'RE USUALLY PUT ON DISPLAY AS TROPHIES BY THE SUPER RICH." Sanji growls, "DUVAL..." Another figure snaps, "IF THAT'S HOW YOU FEEL, THEN HURRY UP AND FIND HER!" An explosion erupts as someone yells, "BUOOOOOH!! WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY!I THEY SPEND THEIR LIVES IN A SMALL TANK ON DISPLAY."

Flying machines labeled "GROUP 20" streak through the sky with massive impact lines and "ビュン!!!!" sound effects. "ARE ALL ACCOUNTED FOR!!" A rider on a fish-shaped craft shouts, "CAMIE-! WHERE ARE YOU-!I" Another yells, "THESE AREN'T BIRDS. WE NEED TO BUILD UP SPEED AND GET BACK TO WATER! HURRY UP AND GET BACK TO WATER!" On the ground, the "Kidnapping Team 'Coffee Monkeys'" argues. "WE WERE GOING TO BE THE TOP PRIZE AT THE AUCTION FOR SURE, RIGHT!I THAT'S HOW IT WOULD NORMALLY BE!! BUT BEFORE THE AUCTION STARTED, SOME GUY BROUGHT IN A MERMAID!! IT WAS A GIANT, A GIANT!!! HE WAS FAST ASLEEP WHEN WE CAUGHT HIM, SO THAT WAS FINE. BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW HARD IT WAS TO TRANSPORT HIM!I" One man fumes, "I'M SO PISSED OFF!!"

Chaos erupts as the "Hound Pets" charge forward. A massive man yells, "TO ALL OF THE 'ROSE-COLORED LIFE RIDERS'!! THIS IS UNIT 5" while another complains, "MAN, I CAN'T DEAL WITH THAT WITHOUT DRINKING." Luffy bursts in shouting, "CAN YOU HEAR MEI THE GUYS WE'RE AFTER ARE... DID YOU FIND THEM!I THIS IS A FAST ONE!! SCARY!!" The group screams, "THE 'HOUND PETS'!!! GO TO GROVE 1!!" "NYUU!! ALL RIGHT!!" "CAMIE-!" "IS THAT THE AUCTION HOUSE!I" A woman cries, "I HOPE SHE HASN'T BEEN SOLD YET!" Someone else shouts, "WHERE'S TREE NUMBER 1...I I WANT TO HEAD BACK TO THE SHIP, BUT..." The team yells, "HURRY!!"

Inside the bustling Human Auctioning House, the auctioneer shouts, "NEXT IS ENTRY NO. 6!!" and "HUMAN MALES, A 'MANUAL LABOR 10-PACK'!!!" while gesturing toward chained slaves being led away. A voice calls out, "LET'S MOVE ON!!" In a close-up, Sanji sweats and yells, "UWOO! ARE WE ALL RIGHT-I" as Franky checks his watch and growls, "IT STARTED AT 4 O'CLOCK: 30 MINUTES AGO. CHECK TODAY'S AUCTION SCHEDULE!!" The scene shifts to Franky driving a speeding vehicle through the streets with Sanji aboard. Franky declares, "ANYWAY, TAKE THE SHORTEST ROUTE!!" while Sanji protests, "WE'RE SLOWER THAN A FLYING FISH, AFTER ALL!!!" Franky reassures him, "I'M TELLING YOU... CALM DOWN, YOUNG MASTER BLACK LEG." Large sound effects "ハハハハ" echo as the vehicle races forward. Someone notes, "WE'LL BE OKAY. A MERMAID WILL DEFINITELY BE THE TOP PRIZE. THEY WON'T BRING HER OUT UNTIL THE VERY END, SO WE'LL MAKE IT!!!"

Sanji glares and snaps, "THAT'S BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HEADING TO GROVE 1 THIS ENTIRE TIME!!!" Franky replies from behind, "I'M THE BOSS OF THIS TEAM, YOU KNOW!! TELL ME: AFTER LEARNING WHERE THE MERMAID IS... HAVE I CHANGED COURSEI" Sanji mutters, "HM...I NO..." The vehicle crashes to a halt with "WHIR-!!" and "ズバァァ!!" effects. Franky announces, "YEAH, THANK YOU! OKAY! WE'RE HERE, REINDEER. WE GOT HERE BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE!!!" Sanji looks up in shock, "LOOK AHEAD!!! THAT'S GROVE 1!!!" and questions, "EH!I YOU LOSE AFTER ALL!!! WAS IT YOUR INSTINCT THAT LED YOU HERE!!!I" Franky grins as Sanji admits, "IT'S TRUE... YOU... YOU'RE AWESOME!!"

Franky leaps ahead with a powerful stance, warning, "BE CAREFUL." Sanji answers, "GOT IT, THANKS!!" At the grand Human Auctioning House marked "HUMAN," the auctioneer yells, "SOLD!!! KAN, KAN, KAN!! 2,000,000 BERI!! ARE THERE ANY MORE BIDS!I" while a bidder cheers, "UWOO!! WHAT'S THAT GUY!I" and another chants, "PACHIS PACHIS PACHIS PACHIS!!!" Franky and Sanji confront the guards at the entrance. A guard threatens, "FOR OBSTRUCTING OUR RIGHT TO DO BUSINESS!!! IF YOU CONTINUE TO MAKE TROUBLE, WE WILL TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST YOU!!! YOU'RE THE ONES WHO DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHTS HERE. YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHT TO SELL CAMIE!!! WHY WON'T YOU GIVE HER BACK!!!I" Sanji glares furiously while Franky mutters, "THOSE GUYS....!!!"

A tall man in a striped outfit confronts the group, declaring, "HMPH!! A CRIMINAL PIRATE LIKE YOU HAS NO RIGHT TO QUESTION OUR WAY OF LIFE. DO YOU THINK YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS KIND OF TRADE!!!I WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS IS THIS, YOU BASTARDS!I" Nami watches tensely from the side. The man continues, "THE WORDS 'SLAVE TRADE' JUST NEVER SEEM TO COME UP. THEY APPEAR TO BE COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF OUR BUSINESS. HOW IMPOLITE OF YOU TO ASK... BUT SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP... IT'S TABOO TO BUY AND SELL PEOPLE LIKE PROPERTY!! HOW MUCH ARE YOU BRIBING THE GOVERNMENTI WHENEVER PEOPLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR THE MILITARY COME TO SEE US..." Franky suddenly attacks with a massive "シャキーン" sound effect, shouting, "WHAT A PAIN IN THE ASS!! IF THE MERMAID REALLY IS HERE, THEN I'LL DO JUST FINE!!! FRANKY!!" Sanji reacts with a pained expression, thinking, "SO THEY'RE ACCOMPLICES TOO...... YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME..."

The crew reacts in shock at the auction house entrance. "EHH!I THE ONES THAT EXPLODE!I THEN, WE CAN'T JUST TAKE HER BACK BY FORCE!!I" someone exclaims. Another voice adds, "THEN THEY'VE ALREADY COLLARED HER." A third continues, "AND IF CAMIE IS BEING HELD IN THERE," only for a panicked cry to cut in: "NYUU!! YOU CAN'T! THERE ARE TENRYUUBITO INSIDE!" Nami turns and walks away from the group. "HEY, GIRL! WHERE ARE YOU GOINGI" Sanji shouts after her. "STOP, SANJI!!" another crewmate yells. "WHY, YOU...!!" Sanji growls. The auctioneer laughs, "LUFUFUFU... PLEASE, TAKE HER IF YOU'D LIKE..." In close-up, Nami glares forward with fierce determination. "SO, WE'LL GET CAMIE BACK WHILE PLAYING BY THEIR RULES!!!" she declares. "WE CAN'T DO THIS BY FORCE!!" she adds firmly.

Backstage, a desperate slave in a cage cries out, "I DON'T WANT TO BE A SLAVE!!!" Nearby, another pleads, "UWAAAH!! PLEASE STOP... I DON'T WANT TO GO!! JUST THROW ME IN PRISON!!" A guard orders, "NUMBERS 15 AND 16, GET OUT OF THE CAGE." A chained figure begs, "PLEASE, HELP ME!!!" Hachi's anguished scream echoes: "DON'T SELL ME OFF!!!" Camie weeps, "HACCHI..." while a voice commands, "SEDATE HIM." Another slave shouts, "CALL THE MARINES, PLEASE!!" In the grand hall, the auctioneer discusses prices: "BUT I CAN'T REPAY THAT MUCH..." A bidder retorts, "NYUU!! IF YOU'VE GOT THAT MUCH, IT SHOULD BE FINE." The auctioneer continues, "WE'VE GOT 200 MILLION AT THE VERY LEAST... WHAT'S THE MARKET RATEI" A woman asks, "WHATI HACHI, ARE YOU CAMIE'S GUARDIAN OR SOMETHINGI" Camie replies, "NYUU!! NO, THAT'S NOT IT."

Nami stands firm. "OF COURSE NOT!!! MONEY IS NO OBJECT HERE!!!" she snaps. The auctioneer grins, "NO COMPLAINTS, RIGHTI" Nami continues, "IF WE CAN GET OUR FRIEND BACK, THEN I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH IT COSTS!!" Sanji swoons dramatically, hearts in his eyes: "I LOVE THIS SIDE OF YOU, NAMI!!!" The auctioneer thanks them, "THANK YOU...!!! WE'LL REMEMBER THIS FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES...!!!" The auction proceeds. "CONTINUING ON, WE HAVE ANOTHER TREASURE AT ENTRY NO. 15: AN UNPARALLELED BEAUTIFUL SLAVE GIRL." The announcer calls out, "PLEASE TAKE HER PERFECT PROPORTIONS: THE 20 YEAR OLD DANCING GIRL, PASHIA!!" The crowd grows excited as the next slave is presented.

Eustass Kid watches the auction from the stands. "THE STRAWHAT CAPTAIN ISN'T HERE... I WANTED TO SEE HOW BIG OF AN IDIOT HE IS," he mutters. A subordinate reports, "BOSS... THOSE ARE SOME OF THE STRAWHAT PIRATES..." Nami calls out, "NAMI, CAN WE SPARE SOME MONEY FOR THIS GIRL..." as money bags hit the floor. Elsewhere, a man checks a map. "THIS IS GROVE 2... THEN IT MUST BE THE NEXT..." he says. Luffy bursts through a door in panic, eyes wide. "HURRY!!" he yells. Multiple voices shout, "HURRY!!" A woman with a tattoo states, "GROVE 1!!!" A frantic figure screams, "I WONDER IF EVERYONE'S THERE." Explosions and motion lines fill the frantic escape sequence.

Explosions rock Grove 24 as news spreads wildly. "EXTRA!!" cries echo while a figure is blasted skyward amid debris and "ババ" sound effects. Citizens and pirates scramble below. A burly pirate captain reads the paper in shock: "IF THEY DO THIS...!!!" Nearby voices react: "SERIOUSLY...!!I" and "IS THE WORLD GOVERNMENT OUT OF THEIR MINDS...!!I" A scarred man with sunglasses sweats while clutching his own paper. The crew reacts in panic; one long-haired man shouts "CAPTAIN, LOOK AT THIS!!!" while another with a top hat stares grimly. A bearded man grins widely at the news and a blonde woman screams "WHAA!I" as the paper reveals Ace's fate.

The crew discusses the island. "THIS ISLAND IS SO CLOSE TO THE MARINE HEADQUARTERS, BUT THERE AREN'T ANY SOLDIERS AROUND." Captain Drake appears in silhouette. "WHATI CAPTAIN DRAKEI" "SO, THIS IS HOW IT IS...!!!" "...I GET IT NOW." News spreads further: "FIRE FIST ACE'S PUBLIC EXECUTION HAS BEEN SET." "WHITEBEARD'S SECOND SQUAD CAPTAIN" is named. Panic erupts: "BUT IF THEY DO THAT, WON'T WHITEBEARD TAKE ACTION!!I" "WHAT HAPPENED!I" A massive close-up of Drake's face shows his fury as he roars, "IT'LL BE A WAR...!!!"

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