"Nami... You're up," Ken said. Nami nodded and approached the Celestial Dragons. She dragged two of them together, and in the next second, she vanished from her spot. The other pirates had their jaws dropped and their eyes wide by this point.

"Does she have some kind of teleporting Devil Fruit? The last I heard, nobody had that Devil Fruit," Kid murmured.

"Things are getting dangerous," Law said with a cheeky smile. "But I like it."

Nami came back again, but this time she was alone. Only Charlos remained. She apparated away again after touching him. They had just kidnapped three Celestial Dragons, and word had already started to spread about what was going on in the Auction House. Many people felt it was good to leave after the Straw Hats challenged the Celestial Dragons.

Meanwhile, Nami was back. She had apparated them away to the Merry, in the prison cells, along with Lucci, Kaku, and Spandam. They had been carrying them around like dead dogs. Ken had asked Vivi to make bombs tied to their necks, wrists, and feet, which would blast the moment they touched the walls and the prison bars in the cell.

And thus, they behaved like good dogs. This was done to the Celestial Dragons too after they were thrown into the prison cells, of course, without the bombs. With their stupidity, they would probably die the next second after bombs were placed on them.

They finally had their leverage now: three Celestial Dragons. Now, onto the next part of their plan. Ken and the others weren't even looking at the other pirates, and the two pirate groups were also a little confused as to why the Straw Hats hadn't left after what they had done.

Did they really think they could handle an Admiral?

But Ken, Brook, Usopp, Sanji, and Luffy were looking in a particular direction, most specifically at the wall backstage. And, as if to prove their farsightedness, a huge hole suddenly appeared on the wall, and a man slowly walked out through the hole.

The old man had a well-shaven beard and white hair on his head. He wore glasses and a white coat. He looked around for a second and then let out a loud laugh.

"Hahahah! It seems like you have done all the work before I could even do something. Sigh, no money for me this time," the old man said. As obvious as it was, this person was Dark King Rayleigh, the Vice Captain of the Roger Pirates and also the current coating specialist of Shakki Rip-Off Bar.

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The Straw Hats might not have recognized him, but Law and Kid definitely did, and this made them stiffen up. Hachi, who had been shaking in fear all this time, had sparkles in his eyes upon seeing him and ran towards him. Nami had already lifted the enchantment on him, and he was now looking like the actual Hachi.

"Rayleigh... We have been searching for you... Where were you?" Hachi shouted.

"Hatchan... Are these your friends?" Rayleigh asked back as he saw Hachi.

"Yes, this is Straw Hat Luffy, Punisher Kenny..." Hatchan introduced.

"I know. I have been waiting for them, especially after what this little guy spied on me," Rayleigh said. Ken felt a little embarrassed, but he didn't say anything. The others who understood Ken's Haki were surprised that this old man could even sense Ken's Haki. They felt a little apprehensive.

"You don't have to be hostile towards me. In fact, I have been waiting for you, especially for you, Straw Hat. And I have got to say, you have surprised me. We have a lot to talk about, but first, we need to get out of here," Rayleigh said.

They were confused about why this old man wanted to meet Luffy, but he was right. They did need to get out of here and carry out the rest of the plan.

"Rayleigh-san, you take Hachi and the others away. We will handle the marines outside," Ken said. Hearing this, Rayleigh nodded and beckoned Caime and Pappagu to follow him. Meanwhile, the crew turned and looked at him. They all had question marks over their foreheads.

"What?" Ken asked.

"Do you know this old man?" Luffy asked.

"Yes, and you all know him too if you had seen the posters," Ken replied. "Dark King Rayleigh, Vice Captain of the Roger Pirates."

This made the Straw Hats' jaws drop. Some of them were feeling quite accomplished after they had kidnapped the Celestial Dragons, but now they were the ones who got the shock of their lives. The Vice Captain of the Roger Pirates was being traded as a slave since he came through the slave cells and also had chains on his legs.

How the hell was this guy still alive and walking among them like a boss?

Kid, Luffy, Ken, Zoro, Sanji, and Law walked out of the Auction, with the rest of the crew following behind them.

"Straw Hats... You have surprised me the most," Kid was the first one to speak.

"What was your name again? Cid... Mid..." Luffy, as usual, was misquoting names. Sometimes Ken wondered if he was really bad with names or just plain trolling.

"Useless Mid is his name," Ken commented. This remark made Kid, who was previously in a jolly mood, turn and look at Ken with anger and ferocity.

"Hohoho... The person with the highest bounty among us thinks he's better than me just because of his high bounty?" Kid gritted his teeth and asked.

"I don't think I'm better than you. I know I'm better than you," Ken replied with a smile, as if it were a well-known fact.

"You guys need to calm down. We have many marines here," Zoro commented as he slowly unsheathed his sword. Kid wanted to have a duel with Ken right there to prove that he was better, but seeing the marines...

"After this is over, I'm coming for your head, Punisher Kenny," Kid declared.

"You're welcome to try, Useless Mid," Ken said.