Flamingo Island.
In a high-end villa.
Doflamingo was half-lying on a huge sofa, in front of him were piled many gold and silver treasures, all of which had been plundered.
In addition, there was a box containing a Devil Fruit.
This was the power of the Donquixote Family, a Devil Fruit found in the underworld.
It was not yet known what kind of fruit it was.
But it didn't matter, as long as someone liked it.
So, Doflamingo organized this auction.
The door was opened.
Trebol walked in.
"Young Master, most of the people have arrived."
Trebol came in to notify Doflamingo that the auction was about to begin.
The Devil Fruit should be brought out.
"Is everything arranged, Bol?" Doflamingo let out a cruel cold laugh and said.
"No problem, I believe they will be very happy to work with us."
Trebol chuckled.
Doflamingo nodded and walked outside.
Trebol picked up the box containing the Devil Fruit and followed.
The villa was very close to the auction venue, only a few minutes' walk.
However, halfway there, Doflamingo stopped.
In front of him were two CP0 agents in black.
Doflamingo was very surprised by the appearance of the two CP0 agents.
"Are the Five Elders sending you trash here to convey something?" Doflamingo said arrogantly and domineeringly.
"Doflamingo, Saint has invited you to come with us." A CP0 agent took out a golden token from his pocket and said in a deep voice.
Upon seeing the token, Doflamingo's pupils, hidden beneath his sunglasses, rapidly dilated.
At the same time, Doflamingo was extremely shocked.
"Bol, I'll leave the auction to you," Doflamingo said calmly.
Trebol chuckled and said, "Yes, Young Master!"
Trebol, holding the treasure chest with the Devil Fruit, walked towards the auction.
Doflamingo, following the CP0 agents, said quietly, "Lead the way."
The next moment, the three of them instantly disappeared.
As Doflamingo and the two CP0 agents left, a voice slowly emerged from not far away.
This person was Jing Ke, who had just arrived at Flamingo Island after receiving Benedict's orders.
"It seems to be someone quite important, to make the arrogant Doflamingo lower his head."
Jing Ke murmured and then disappeared into invisibility.
At the auction venue.
Benedict, dressed in black, sat quietly in a corner.
He had also arrived at Flamingo Island not long ago.
He had originally thought he could come a day earlier and take the Devil Fruit.
Unfortunately, due to the stop at the Sabaody Archipelago and the storm encountered on the way, some time was delayed.
However, the stop at the Sabaody Archipelago allowed him to collect five bottles of ordinary awakening potion, adding to the previous seven, he now possessed twelve bottles of awakening potion.
Gathering ten bottles of ordinary awakening potion could give someone a high probability of obtaining an extraordinary physique.
This made Benedict eager to have someone try it.
So, on the way, he contacted Jing Ke, who could reach Flamingo Island the fastest.
"Is the auction about to start?"
The venue suddenly quieted down, and some people took their seats, with one or two people standing beside each one.
They were bodyguards, and the seated individuals were those they needed to protect, as well as influential figures in the underworld.
Trebol, hunched over, walked in.
Then, under everyone's gaze, he placed the treasure chest on the auction table and opened it, allowing everyone to see the Devil Fruit inside.
Benedict narrowed his eyes, looked at the Devil Fruit, and a smile tugged at the corner of his lips.
It was undoubtedly the Gold-Gold Fruit.
"Where is Doflamingo?"
"Why isn't he here?"
A very important figure in the underground world, a major shipping merchant, felt curious seeing Doflamingo's absence and asked.
"Doflamingo is now a Shichibukai, with high status, and he looks down on us." someone said mockingly.
Another person said, "Hey, his underground business still relies on us."
"Auctioning a Devil Fruit, I'm afraid that's not his real purpose."
…
With everyone speaking their mind, they all expressed dissatisfaction with Doflamingo.
But at the same time, they also appeared somewhat arrogant, intending to control Doflamingo, as if Doflamingo, now a Shichibukai, was not much stronger than them.
No one was a fool.
The Devil Fruit indeed made them eager, but Doflamingo's machinations and ambition in the underworld were undoubtedly not simple.
Some even doubted the authenticity of the Devil Fruit.
Trebol stood on the stage, listening to the sarcasm from below, but showed no signs of anger.
To an intelligent person, Trebol was sufficiently calm and, at the same time, sufficiently ruthless.
In fact, many of Doflamingo's businesses and actions were managed and organized by Trebol.
"The Young Master will arrive shortly due to some matters."
"However, whether our Young Master comes or not, it will not affect our auction."
"Firstly, regarding this Devil Fruit, I need to state that I also do not know what kind of Devil Fruit it is, but it can be generally determined that it is a Paramecia-type fruit."
"Our starting bid is one hundred million Beli."
Trebol's gaze swept over everyone, a faint smile on his face, and he said.
"Ten billion Beli!"
As Trebol finished speaking, and while others were questioning if it was a Paramecia, a voice suddenly rang out, and everyone present was startled by this sudden bid.
"Who?"
"Have some manners."
"Such arrogance."
"This is completely giving no chance."
…
The venue erupted in an uproar, and Trebol's gaze shifted towards a corner.
Because Benedict had stood up.
"I apologize, everyone."
"I have no interest in wasting time here with you."
"I am somewhat interested in this Devil Fruit."
Benedict's gaze swept over everyone present, and he said with a light laugh.
Benedict's words instantly angered some people, and two bodyguards who were closer, at the signal of their bosses, immediately attacked Benedict.
Benedict chuckled, made a swift move, and a common long saber sliced through, splashing blood as the two fell to the ground.
Benedict wiped the blood from his long saber on a man in black, then looked at Trebol with a wicked smile, and said playfully, "If winning fights means getting the Devil Fruit for free, why don't you all just die?"