All that was left behind was an excited and curse-filled voice: "That damned slave auction house, I have wanted to blow that up for a long time!"
And... everyone who had not yet reacted to what had just happened.
But as a sea breeze blew past, Zephyr, standing to the side, was the first to come back to his senses, and then he looked strangely at Ian's moist face.
Being kissed by a giant was like having one's face washed. As an old senior, facing the bizarre atmosphere, he first fake-coughed twice. "She must have been too excited."
He then directly changed the subject. "By the way, is that the Artificial Devil Fruit that Vegapunk made? Wasn't it said to be a failure? Aside from the color being a bit different, where is the failure?"
Moreover, after this artificial Devil Fruit was eaten by that giant, the dragon's body seemed to be much larger than that of the Beasts Pirates' captain.
Sure enough, as soon as these words fell, they immediately attracted everyone's attention. The previously strange and dumbfounded looks turned into curiosity at this moment as everyone looked at Ian.
Even Hajrudin was the same.
Ian: "..."
This made Ian feel a bit of admiration for Zephyr.
Worthy of being the former Chief Instructor of Marine Headquarters, this ability to shift and control the atmosphere was truly top-notch!
He did not mind Gerd's actions just now and, like Zephyr, also thought that Gerd was probably just too excited.
"Maybe it was considered a failure by Vegapunk simply because the color was different!"
Everyone: "...?"
Is the definition of a failure really that strict?
That is a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit!
So what if the color is a bit different?
But just as everyone had dark lines on their faces and was thinking that Ian's answer was somewhat perfunctory, Zephyr, standing to the side, froze for a moment, then nodded seriously. "That's actually quite possible!"
Everyone: "..."
Could Instructor Zephyr be deliberately fooling them just to change the subject?
Everyone immediately looked at Instructor Zephyr with speechless expressions, but before they could say anything…
"All right."
Ian's voice rang out again. With curiosity, he looked in the direction of the Sabaody Archipelago.
"Let's first see what's going on over at Sabaody Archipelago!"
To be honest, he was really curious.
Kuma had gone to pick up his wife and child.
Although, for various reasons, the World Government's Pacifista had not yet been developed, Teach had joined the Straw Hat Pirates, and Luffy's grandfather was also on the island, this time, facing an Admiral... what kind of outcome would the Straw Hat Pirates have?
Time moved slightly backward.
At the moment the highest alert sounded, the entire Sabaody Archipelago instantly fell into chaos.
Countless people began guessing what exactly had happened and why the highest alert was suddenly being triggered.
Could it be that the king of the West Blue who had just left had attacked?
However, just as everyone was confused, tense, and angrily cursing the Umbrella Corporation, the news that a Celestial Dragon had been beaten spread throughout the entire island.
At that moment, everyone was stunned, but only for a brief instant. Soon after, people began trembling, their faces filled with expressions even more panicked and tense than before.
A Celestial Dragon was beaten?
The world's most noble aristocrat was actually beaten?
Was the sky falling?
Clearly, it was just one Celestial Dragon being beaten, yet in the eyes of these people, it was something far more terrifying than the Umbrella Corporation launching an attack.
Immediately, the island, which had only been in a state of panic, reached a point where the situation could no longer be controlled.
All the marines on the island assembled and crazily hunted down the group who dared to beat a Celestial Dragon, while the civilians... fled desperately, planning to escape the island as quickly as possible, to flee far away.
They looked as though a terrifying catastrophe was about to descend upon the island.
Sabaody Archipelago... was completely in chaos!
At the same time, Sakazuki and Garp, who had just ended their call and were about to return to headquarters, also heard the reports from the marines on the island.
Immediately, Sakazuki could no longer suppress the rage in his heart and roared directly: "Good! Good! Good!"
One had to know that for the sake of the Celestial Dragons descending to the lower world, and in order not to affect the overall situation at Marine Headquarters, he, an Admiral, had endured everything up to now, even swallowing his pride and running off to negotiate with a criminal organization.
And now... that criminal organization had left, yet someone actually dared to beat a Celestial Dragon right in front of the marines?
This was not putting the Celestial Dragons in their eyes, not putting the World Government in their eyes, and not putting Marine Headquarters in their eyes!
"The Straw Hat Pirates?"
Sakazuki was emitting a terrifying aura, his eyes wide with rage, his fists clenched tight. At this moment, in the eyes of the other marines, he looked like a volcano about to erupt while baring his teeth ferociously.
"I didn't bother dealing with this bunch of scum, and I never thought these scum would instead come to provoke the marines? How laughable! To what extent do those people intend to trample justice?"
These words seemed not to be directed solely at the Straw Hat Pirates.
"Tell me, where are the Straw Hat Pirates right now? I will personally pass judgment on them!"
"They're still inside the auction house, but please rest assured."
Facing Sakazuki's fury, the Marines dared not hesitate at all and quickly said, "The Marines on the island have already surrounded the place. They absolutely won't be able to escape. It's just that..."
At this point, he paused, but upon seeing Sakazuki's impatient gaze, the marine shuddered and hurriedly continued: "Information has come in from the sea ahead. The Umbrella Corporation's ships have stopped in that stretch of sea and have not continued sailing. For now, their purpose is still unknown."
Sakazuki: "..."
Those words immediately caused the veins on Sakazuki's forehead to bulge. The aura around his body grew even more terrifying, while his face alternated between green and black.
Then he directly bit off the cigar at the corner of his mouth. "What exactly are those people trying to do? Continue trampling on the Marines' justice?"
However, although his anger had intensified, at this moment, he did not let it erupt outright.