Summary:
Outside, an auction is taking place for a dancer named Pascia, which sells for Beli7,200,000. Meanwhile, a very frustrated Saint Charlos kicks his slave for being so slow, causing him to lose “half the fun”. He decides to sell his slave because he is “unusable”. He reveals that he would like to have a mermaid, even though they are extremely difficult to catch. When he enters, another slave is up for auction.
A former pirate named Lacuba who was feared as a devious tactician. Suddenly his mouth fills with blood and the crowd screams. The curtain is lowered and he is dragged backstage. Nami is confused by what just happened. Sanji explains that he bit his tongue to kill himself rather than live the life of a Sky Dragon slave.
The Straw Hats are patiently waiting for Camie to be auctioned soon. Disco comes out and announces that Camie will be up for sale next. The Straw Hates are confident that they will win with Beli200,000,000. When Camie sees them, she begins to relax and is convinced that he will save her. Unfortunately, Charlos is very excited to see the mermaid and immediately bids Bela 500,000,000 on Camie, much to the Straw Hats’ disbelief. The entire auction house is stunned into silence as no one could reach such a price. Saint Rosward asks his son why he needs him when he has a tank full of piranhas. Charlos says he just wants her to race his piranhas. Camie tries to scream at Hatchan, but her screams are muffled because her tank is soundproof. Hatchan gets angry and says that if they can’t win with the money, he’ll get Camie by force. Pappag warns him that she has an exploding collar and demands the keys from them if they are to save her. After Disco recovers, he announces that Saint Charlos has won Camie.
Eustass Kid decides to leave, mentioning the “screwed up” world he lives in. Suddenly, Luffy and Zoro make a dramatic entrance into the auction hall by crashing into the wall with a flying fish. Luffy immediately sees Camie and runs to her tank. Hatchan intervenes and grabs Luffy. Unfortunately, to hold Luffy back, Hatchan uses all six of his arms. This worries people once they realize he’s a fish man. They start spouting off about how “gross” and “creepy” he is. Telling him to run and naming him a sea monster. Realizing the truth, the Straw Hats witness the discrimination against the merfolk firsthand.
As Luffy runs down the alley, the guards try to hold him back. Suddenly, two shots are fired. When he turns around, Charlos is seen holding a gun while Hatchan is lying on the ground bleeding. He celebrates his “extermination” and begins to rejoice in his successful capture of the fish man for free. The other bidders are starting to breathe a sigh of relief because now they won’t get any “diseases” from him. Luffy walks towards the saint in his rage. Hatchan tries to stop Luffy and blames himself for what happened. He mentions to Luffy the promise they made not to attack the sky dragons even if a human is shot in front of them. Cursing his fate, he regrets not being able to repay Nami for what he did in Cocoyasi Village.
Charlos fires another shot to silence Hatchan. As Luffy approaches Charlos, all the people in the auction house are watching him, thinking he’s crazy to take on the Sky Dragon. Charlos tries to shoot Luffy, but misses, causing Luffy to punch him hard in the face, leaving a fist print on his face.