Orochimaru was slumped on Zoro's shoulder, still fretting about the Sea Stone bullet in his pants.
Either take off his pants or ask someone for help; he felt inexplicably embarrassed.
He, Orochimaru, desperately needed a private space!
Besides Law, no one present knew that the Sea Stone bullet had fallen into Orochimaru's pants.
But Law didn't dare to mention it, or the misunderstanding would deepen, especially since the place it fell into, after sliding down his abdomen, was a bit delicate.
Thus, a vicious cycle was formed: Orochimaru was too embarrassed.
Law didn't dare to speak; if he used Room to transfer it, he would have to take the underwear with it, and at least he would need Orochimaru's consent.
However, this topic, whether spoken directly or acted upon directly, would be like harassment.
And even if he used Room to transfer it, there had to be something to replace it with, and the only thing he could replace it with seemed to be his own.
He couldn't possibly tell Orochimaru, "Bring a new pair of underwear, and I'll help you change."
Looking at the Straw Hat's attitude, as if they wanted to devour him... he probably wouldn't even finish a sentence before he, Trafalgar Law, would turn into Trafalgar Bread.
But soon everyone's attention shifted to Camie; the female Celestial Dragons, who wanted to deal with Camie because of the commotion she caused, instantly fainted on the ground.
Rayleigh walked out from backstage; he had just seen the whole situation clearly.
His gaze fell on Hachi, who was diligently trying to rescue Camie, and a gentle smile appeared on his face. He then spoke, greeting him, "Long time no see, Hachi... How have you been recently?"
Rayleigh surveyed the surroundings, looking at the Celestial Dragons lying unconscious on the ground. In an instant, a wave of Haoshoku Haki, with Rayleigh at its center, swept outwards like a surging tide.
This invisible yet extremely oppressive force directly knocked out all the irrelevant people present.
This sudden change left Kid and Law, who had just gotten up, with looks of shock on their faces.
"This... What's going on? What exactly happened?" Sanji frowned, his expression extremely solemn. He stared intently at Rayleigh, muttering, "This old man... what exactly is his background?"
Rayleigh looked at Luffy and smiled.
"That straw hat suits a tough man. I've wanted to meet you for a long time, Monkey D. Luffy... That must be Orochimaru, right?"
Rayleigh's gaze shifted to Zoro, and he chuckled as he looked at Orochimaru, who was playing dead on Zoro's shoulder.
After all, Orochimaru had just saved Hachi, and coupled with certain other reasons, Rayleigh couldn't help but pay attention, and thus witnessed the comical side of things.
Finally, Rayleigh turned and looked at Camie in the culture tank, his voice softening.
"Now it's time to remove the collar. Are you ready, little girl?"
Papagu watched Rayleigh's actions, howling in panic.
"Don't move... It will explode... What should we do... Camie?"
Everyone stared intently at Rayleigh. With the sound of an explosion, a cloud of smoke cleared, and Camie was unharmed, her collar and handcuffs gone. No one had seen what happened.
Franky, who arrived late, carried the key and complained, "Hey, hey... This is useless now, isn't it?" He then turned and threw the key to the other slaves.
Seeing Camie was fine, Papagu stumbled over and cried as he hugged Camie.
Everyone was completely unaware of what had happened and could only stare blankly at the scene.
Usopp looked at Luffy, then at Orochimaru.
"Luffy... do you know him?"
Luffy shook his head with a solemn expression.
He turned and grabbed Orochimaru's belt, pulling him off Zoro's shoulder, lifting him, and shaking him.
"Orochimaru... don't play dead... you definitely know."
As Luffy shook him, a Sea Stone bullet silently fell out of his pant leg onto the ground... Orochimaru breathed a sigh of relief... Good, good... No need to be socially dead.
Orochimaru let Luffy hold him like that, raising his eyes to look. Wasn't this how he used to carry Luffy? How the tables have turned?
He was a bit too lazy to say anything more... He looked up and said casually,
"Oh... this is the coating craftsman Hachi found for you, Red Hair's acquaintance... that's all."
Rayleigh walked over and looked at Luffy. "We'll talk about this later. First, thank you for saving my friend. The top priority now is to break through."
As soon as Rayleigh finished speaking, there was a sound of footsteps. The entire auction house was surrounded by Marines. A Marine general held a large megaphone, and his voice echoed inside the auction house.
"Hey, hey... all prisoners listen up! Release the Rosward family immediately! The Admiral will be here soon! I advise you to surrender quickly, or the consequences will be unimaginable! Newcomers!"
Law grumbled, still slumped in his broken chair.
"We weren't just caught up in this; we've been completely mistaken for accomplices, haven't we...?"
Kid angrily tidied his clothes. He was truly an innocent victim... Oh... he was referring to being stepped on... Marines and such were trash.
"It's rumored that the Straw Hat are all crazy. I've finally seen it today. I don't want to confront an Admiral because of you guys."
Rayleigh stated that he would no longer use his power, so these Marines were left to them. He didn't want to be targeted.
Kid tidied his clothes, restoring his dignity, then turned and waved his hand. "I'm leaving first. The longer we drag this out outside, the more disadvantageous it will be. I'll consider this helping you guys out. I'll handle things cleanly outside, don't worry."
"Huh??" Luffy and Law's inexplicable competitive spirit was suddenly ignited. They looked unhappily at Kid's retreating back and quickly followed, bickering the whole way.
Luffy counted on his fingers, looking at the Marines: "I already said... let me handle it... you two step back."
Kid crossed his arms, looking displeased: "Hey, did you hear me? I told you two to step back."
Law unhappily flexed his fingers.
"Try ordering me again, and I'll start with you, Eustass Captain."
...Kid sneered, "Don't like orders? I just saw you getting along great with Straw Hat's first mate... Why didn't you say anything when he ordered you around?"
Law's mouth twitched, annoyed, guilty, speechless, unable to retort... The Marines opposite were lined up, aiming their guns at the three of them.
"The three of them are Captains, who have fought their way out of thousands of people.
Monkey D. Luffy, 300 million.
Eustass Captain Kid, 315 million.
Trafalgar Law, 200 million."
The three of them looked at the people opposite and said in unison, "I alone am enough."
Orochimaru chose not to follow Zoro and the others to Island 13, but instead chose to follow Luffy. He was very curious about Kizaru and wanted to understand him first to prepare for the Marineford War.
He poked his head out menacingly, looking at the three bickering people at the entrance who weren't taking action.
"If you don't make a move, I will."
Kid and Law instinctively swallowed, both inexplicably feeling that this person was not to be trifled with, and wondering why they felt a sense of suppression... Only Luffy pushed his head aside, completely unconcerned.
Didn't he know Orochimaru? He was practically lazy to death, someone who would never use his hands if he could use his tail. He even suspected that Orochimaru's Ninjutsu had fallen into disuse... And Orochimaru only had that one set of clothes now, so he was probably bothered by the problem of changing clothes... After all, he had gotten them dirty just now.
The most important thing was: he didn't want to split up the fight!
Orochimaru frowned in thought... feeling his status had been declining recently.
Regarding the matter of concealing Ace... Luffy... should... maybe... probably... wouldn't care, right?
Orochimaru clutched his forehead, a headache. What should he do? He couldn't even convince himself. Perhaps it would be better to run far away for the next two years...
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