Sabaody Archipelago, Island No. 1.
Slave Auction House.
Inside the iron cages at the entrance of the auction house, slaves of all kinds were still imprisoned. Seven did not stop and headed straight inside.
It was the same private room as last time.
Shipping King Umit was grooming his mustache. When he saw the familiar figure, he hurriedly stood up, his face beaming with a smile even more enthusiastic than before.
"Captain Beelzebul."
From the Shipping King's perspective, half a year ago, Beelzebul could at most be considered a pirate rookie. His enthusiasm back then was simply because he didn't want to affect business.
In just half a year—
He had kidnapped Celestial Dragons, forced his way through a Marine Buster Call, and reportedly even fought Marine Hero Garp. Recently, he had even captured the legendary great pirate, Golden Lion Shiki, alive.
He had firmly established his name as an Emperor of the Sea.
Umit naturally had to show respect and enthusiasm toward an Emperor of the Sea; after all, these were all valuable connections.
Before Seven could speak, Umit took the initiative to open five boxes and introduced them one by one.
"Captain Beelzebul."
"These five Devil Fruits are the Moshi Moshi Fruit - Black Spider Form; the Paramecia Ship-Ship Fruit; the Cat-Cat Fruit, Lion Model; the Ox-Ox Fruit, Rhino Model; and the Snake-Snake Fruit, Green Anaconda Model."
After finishing, seeing Seven raise an eyebrow, Umit hurriedly explained further.
"The Emperor of the Sea Whitebeard, the great pirate Kaido, BIG MOM... every famous pirate group on the sea is scouring the world for Devil Fruits."
"I really did my best to find these."
Fearing that Beelzebul might lose his temper, Umit spoke up again: "For these Devil Fruits... I'll give you a discount. Let's call it three hundred million Berries."
Seven took the Ship-Ship Fruit out of its box and tossed it back and forth in his hand.
"To try and fool me with this trash... Umit, it seems you have some misunderstandings about me. Do you really think I wouldn't dare to kill you?"
Umit's mouth felt dry as he quickly pulled dozens of photos from his pocket.
"Captain Beelzebul, I truly did my best. Look, I've posted wanted posters seeking Devil Fruits on every single shipping vessel under my name."
"I'm just a freighter."
"My capabilities are truly limited!"
After saying this, Umit lowered his voice.
"Captain Beelzebul."
"Top-tier Devil Fruits are all in the hands of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons; it's very hard for them to circulate to the outside world. If you need them, you could do what you did last time..."
Seven waved his hand lightly, stowing all five Devil Fruits into his system space.
"A good suggestion, I'll consider it."
"Continue acquiring Devil Fruits. I want as many as you can get. If there's news of a top-tier Devil Fruit, let me know immediately."
Lately, he had been so focused on inviting crew members that he hadn't properly earned points. The fastest way to earn points was undoubtedly through consigning Devil Fruits.
Umit bowed and scraped.
"Rest assured, absolutely, absolutely."
When he looked up and saw that Beelzebul had already left, Umit breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Whew~ That nearly scared the life out of me."
"It wasn't this hard to collect them before. Those great pirates have gone mad, willing to pay extra just to buy powerful Devil Fruits. By the time they circulate to me, almost everything left is trash."
Umit understood.
The powerful rise of Beelzebul and the Morning Star Pirates had put too much pressure on the other great pirates, leading to the current situation.
The reason the various pirate groups were frantically competing for Devil Fruits was precisely for fear of their territories being invaded by the rising Morning Star Pirates.
In preparation for a potential crisis, this behavior was somewhat akin to an arms race.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
After taking a look at Shakkys Rip-off Bar and finding it closed, Seven didn't linger. He soared into the sky and flew toward Jaya Island.
During the flight, Seven was quite troubled.
Of these five Devil Fruits, the Paramecia Ship-Ship Fruit was undoubtedly the most useless. What was the point of turning into a ship? You couldn't even move on the sea.
It could be called one of the most awkward Devil Fruits.
With Seven's mind thoroughly washed by the internet, he still didn't have the slightest clue or idea how to develop this Ship-Ship Fruit.
In a dire emergency, turn into a ship to float on the sea and avoid falling into the deep?
The Moshi Moshi Fruit - Black Spider Form, was equivalent to being a venomous Spider-Man with three forms. If the fruit's ability was developed well, it would actually be quite good.
Of course, it also depended on which world it was in.
If it were in an ordinary world without supernatural powers, this fruit would definitely be extremely powerful.
As for the Lion-Lion Fruit, it was equivalent to an enhanced version of Kraven the Hunter. With three forms to switch between, its strength would certainly far exceed Kraven's.
The Ox-Ox Fruit, Rhino Model, should be stronger than the villain Rhino from The Amazing Spider-Man.
The Snake-Snake Fruit, Green Anaconda Model, as the name suggested, granted the ability to transform into a green anaconda upon consumption, also possessing a human form, beast form, and human-beast form.
Buying these for three hundred million Berries was a guaranteed profit.
Using a few Devil Fruits for a barter trade to buy the Teigu, Black Marlin, was the key.
After a moment's thought, Seven began to post a purchase request on the trading platform.
[Wanted: Teigu: Water Dragon Possession: Black Marlin, from the akame ga kill world. Trading method: Barter. Item list: Spider-Spider Fruit: Black Spider Model, Ox-Ox Fruit: Rhino Model, Snake-Snake Fruit: Green Anaconda Model]
Three Zoan Devil Fruits were Seven's greatest sincerity. If the seller still wouldn't sell, then it would be a gamble on who was more desperate.
Or he could add the Lion-Lion Fruit.
Even if he put all five Devil Fruits on the list, there was actually no problem with buying the Teigu Black Marlin through barter.
However, Seven worried that doing so might make the seller arrogant. For someone who dared to list a price of 100,000 points, they must be a black-hearted profiteer.
Using only one fruit would seem like insufficient temptation or sincerity; three Devil Fruits was just right.
As for the Lion Model and the Ship-Ship Fruit.
Seven planned to keep them. The Lion Model, judging by the name alone, should at least be on par with the Zoan Cat-Cat Fruit, Leopard Model eaten by Rob Lucci.
Why not keep the Black Spider and Green Anaconda models?
Because Seven didn't like ugly things.
A lion was at least fluffy and could be used as a pillow or something. The black spider and green anaconda—Seven felt uncomfortable just thinking about the image.
As for the most useless Paramecia Ship-Ship Fruit, Seven wanted to keep it to spite people in the future. When fighting a powerful enemy, he could shove the Ship-Ship Fruit into their mouth—
If the enemy wasn't an ability user, congratulations, you'll become the most useless ability user in history.
If the enemy was already an ability user, then the consequences of eating two Devil Fruits were well known.
It was all about maximizing the use of trash... Sky Island, Birka.
The current Chief Administrator of Sky Island, Gan Fall, received a message from the Thunder Cloud Guards. Riding his mount Pierre, who had eaten the Horse-Horse Fruit, he hurried to Birka.
The long-eared boy mentioned several times by Lord Thunder God Beelzebul had finally been found by them.
In front of a dilapidated thatched hut, Gan Fall sized up the boy before him: shirtless, with a pair of long earlobes hanging down to his chest.
"Child, are you Eneru?"