"Alright, I'll wait here!"
Then Karl and Ain followed the man with the sunglasses to Island No. 1.
Island No. 1 appears very prosperous at first glance, but this prosperity is maintained through human trafficking shops and human auctions. Beneath it lies filth and abomination that one can only imagine.
Disco, enjoying wine in his room, suddenly felt uneasy and rushed to the window. Seeing the man in sunglasses and a man with a woman behind him, his pupils narrowed.
"Damn, I knew it!"
Disco hurriedly rushed toward the auction house door with his men.
"Stop, who are you? Don't you know this is the property of the Don Quixote Family?"
Karl looked at the guard who stopped them and smiled, "The Don Quixote Family? Isn't that headed by the Shichibukai Doflamingo?"
"Yes, our boss is the Shichibukai, Doflamingo. What do you intend to do?"
Disco coldly looked at Karl and then at the man in sunglasses, who bowed his head and kept silent.
"Oh, there's trouble, pirates just barged into your auction house. For your safety, we must enter and search to prevent damage to Shichibukai's property!"
After saying this, Karl glanced at Ain and winked for her to cooperate.
"That's right, Shichibukai are allies of the Navy. As Navy officers, how can we stand aside!"
Disco was furious seeing the two lie straight to his face, but considering Karl's strength, he still complied."Pirates, where are they? We haven't seen them. Even if they are here, we don't need your intervention, Navy. We'll handle it ourselves!"
"You two, please leave!"
Karl shook his head seriously: "Hey! That's not going to work. Catching pirates is the duty of the Navy. We can't let any leads slip."
"Hey, did you see the pirates just run in?"
The man in sunglasses quickly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I saw it clearly. Several pirates ran into this auction house!"
"You see, there's a witness. Even if Mr. Doflamingo comes personally, I'll search this place!"
Saying this, Karl and Ain went inside. Disco was so furious that he was trembling all over. His head was filled with anger. He pulled out a gun and aimed it at Karl, but then realized his neck felt cold.
Looking down, he saw a white dagger at his throat. Raising his eyes, he met Ain's cold gaze through her wine-colored eyes."Don't move, or even if you're an underling of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, attacking the fleet is a serious crime!"
Disco swallowed, dropped the gun, and watched the two confidently enter the auction house.
"Boss, they're inside, what do we do?"
Disco gritted his teeth and said, "Notify the young master immediately!"
On the other side, the two who entered the auction house saw a scene they would never forget.
A group of men and women of different races were curled up in iron cages, with collars around their necks and vacant eyes. Even when they saw Karl and Ian, they showed no emotion.
"These damn human traffickers!"
Ain clenched his fists tightly, wanting to rush in and kill all these vile human traffickers.
"Don't give in to impulse. This is Doflamingo's territory. We can't just act without a legal basis."
Ain looked at Karl, his chest heaving: "Then can't you come up with a legal basis?"
"Don't worry."
In reality, this was the only way. If Minge were a pirate, Karl could simply kill him outright, but he was one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Without proper legal grounds, he would definitely be held accountable by the World Government.
Although most likely, he'd remain unscathed due to his connections, if he's suspended for a few days, how will he accumulate leisure time?
"Hey! Why is there a mermaid here?" "Where?"
Looking in the direction indicated by Ain, there was a mermaid with long red wavy hair, dressed quite poorly, with a small piece of fabric, and of average appearance, of medium level.
Karl nodded slightly. Today's fishing wasn't in vain. He successfully caught a real "fish," and his safety upon arrival at Fish-Man Island was more guaranteed.
At this time, Disco hurried to them and felt satisfied seeing that Karl hadn't attacked the slaves. He quickly said, "Rear Admiral Karl!"
Karl turned his head and asked, "What happened?"
"Our master wants to talk to you!" Then he took out a Den Den Mushi with sunglasses and held it respectfully.
"Doflamingo?"
"Fufufufufu~ Rear Admiral Karl, how bold! Don't you know that the business of the Seven Warlords of the Sea is protected by the World Government?"
Karl replied seriously, "Of course, I know that, but don't worry, there's a group of pirates wanting to raid your auction house. As a Navy officer, I certainly won't stand by idly, just leave it to me."
Doflamingo was speechless; he had never been so silent in his life.Veins bulged on his forehead
"Hey, hey, hey, my men will handle these pirates themselves, so there's no need to trouble Rear Admiral Karl."
With a serious expression, Karl said, "That's not acceptable. The Seven Warlords of the Sea are allies of the Navy, your business is the Navy's business, and now your business is under threat of pirate attack. I can't stay on the sidelines!"
Doflamingo:...
Fortunately, he had good manners, otherwise, he would have started cursing long ago! He's pretending not to know the truth, indeed!
"Rear Admiral Karl, you are playing with fire!""sir Doflamingo, please forgive me, I'm just fulfilling my duties as an ally, don't thank me too much!"
Pff! Doflamingo immediately hung up. Thank him too much!
"Karl, it's better not to come to Dressrosa, or I'll make your life worse than death~!"
Isn't it just an auction house? If it's lost, it's lost. He can afford this loss, but the feud is already established.
...
After the call was disconnected, Karl smiled, while Disco was drenched in cold sweat down his back.
"Hey! This man, Ain, that's him! What a cunning pirate, to pretend to be a slave and hide here. Now you won't escape!"
At that moment, Karl felt like a corrupt cop from Beacon Country, setting up and framing.
The strong slave pointed out by Karl was confused for a moment, and then hope appeared in his eyes!
Other slaves also felt a sense of guilt. It seems this marines is here to save them!
His once dull eyes suddenly came to life, his body trembled slightly, and he looked at Karl with excitement.
"Hey! Where's the key?" Karl looked directly at Disco.
What else could Disco do? The master had given up, and as a small official, he couldn't change the world. He had to take the key from behind his back and open the iron cage.
He could have just taken the key, but he had to find a reason.
He really did it, I cried to death.