In the Year 1505 of the Sea Circle Calendar
Sanctuary of Celestial Dragons, Mariejois
In a luxurious villa nestled in the heart of Mariejois, a 10-year-old boy with platinum blond hair and strikingly blood-red eyes yawned lazily as he walked to the mirror in his lavishly decorated room.
Gazing at his reflection, Saint Ethanbaron V. Lakeman couldn't help but sigh:
"As expected of me, I am so handsome even at such a young age. Won't I be the dream of thousands of girls when I grow up?"
After admiring his reflection, Lakeman turned and sat back on his opulent bed, pulling a cord on the bed frame next to him. Instantly, a bell rang outside the door.
Shortly after, the housekeeper and four young, beautiful maids respectfully knocked on the door and entered. Lakeman changed clothes and washed up, assisted by the maids who catered to his every need.
While dressing, Lakeman's thoughts began to wander. He was not native to this world. Instead, he had come from Earth. After his death in that world, he had been transported here and became a Celestial Dragon in the pirate world. As he grew up, he slowly recovered his past life memories.
"My last life was a failure; there's nothing to say about it. In this life, I'll just enjoy my current life."
Being reincarnated as a Celestial Dragon was a stroke of luck, even luckier than winning the jackpot in a lottery!
The only worry was the future Sun God, Monkey D Luffy, who was destined to change the world's situation.
But that wasn't a big problem. It's easy for a villain to clear his name; he could just switch sides when the time came. Luffy would forgive him.
'Yes, that's it. Just give him enough meat.'
Lakeman nodded seriously, his small face set with determination.
The Pirate King had been executed five years ago, and Luffy would be born this year. He had 17 to 20 years to indulge in extravagance.
'That's great, I want to play to my heart's content!' Lakeman clenched his fists and quickly left his room after finishing dressing and washing.
He was heading to an auction held on the Red Line, where higher-quality goods could be found compared to those in the Sabaody Archipelago.
Outside the Auction Door
"Honorable Saint Lakeman, please come in," a staff member respectfully guided him.
"Um," Lakeman responded arrogantly, walking in with a swagger. He quickly entered the exclusive box reserved for Celestial Dragons.
"Saint Lakeman, you're so late."
"You're already 10 years old; don't stay home alone all day."
"Come out and enjoy the world with us."
"Yes, yes, we'll teach you what life is like as a Celestial Dragon!"
A group of Celestial Dragons, who had arrived earlier, greeted Lakeman with smiles. Each of them sat next to tables laden with delicious food, surrounded by handsome men and beautiful women. The luxury was jaw-dropping.
"You are right; I should enjoy life." Lakeman smiled and found a luxurious seat to sit down on. His bodyguards and servants dispersed, leaving only a maid to serve him.
"Why aren't you wearing a bubble mask again, Saint Lakeman?"
"Yes, as noble Celestial Dragons, we should not breathe the same air as the untouchables."
"They've polluted the air!"
"Hmph, I really want to kill all these untouchables!"
The Celestial Dragons noticed that Lakeman wasn't wearing a bubble mask and complained.
This wasn't the first time Lakeman had done this. The other Celestial Dragons had criticized him before.
Lakeman didn't take it seriously. Wearing that bubble mask was foolish, like a stupid pig, and he didn't want to wear it.
However, there was no need to argue. Lakeman pretended not to hear anything and looked down at the auction list. His eyes scanned the items listed, each more exotic and luxurious than the last.
"Tsk!" The other Celestial Dragons curled their lips when Lakeman didn't respond to the bubble cover issue and said no more. Everyone had privileges, which equated to having no privileges. There was no way to use the violent methods of the past on Lakeman.
"The auction items this time look pretty good," Lakeman said casually as he looked through the list.
"Oh, it's not bad at all," a Celestial Dragon said disdainfully.
Other Celestial Dragons chimed in.
"Holy Lakeman, you haven't seen anything good."
"The items in this issue are all low-quality goods."
"I'm not even interested in raising a sign."
"I really don't know what the slave-catching team does. They haven't even caught a million-level pirate. I still want to buy a few and take them home to play!"
It seems that I have never seen the world... Lakeman's mouth twitched slightly. In his opinion, the items on the roster were already impressive.
Products from both the Four Seas and the Grand Line were available, including plants, animals, minerals, weapons, Devil Fruits, lifestyle products, technology products, special slaves, and more. Lakeman was dazzled by the sheer variety and luxury of the items.
"Huh?" Lakeman suddenly froze, his eyes falling on a particular auctioned slave product. It listed three sisters who had been captured from the Kuja pirate ship three days ago.
Their names were Boa Hancock, Boa Sandersonia, and Boa Marigold. And they were first-hand! There had been no male contact during the entire process, and it was specially supervised by professional female slave catchers, perfectly meeting the 'clean' standards.
The starting price was three million Belli! Each price increase had to be at least 100,000 Belli!
Lakeman's eyes widened further as he continued to scan the list. Alongside the three sisters, there were seven Devil Fruits that immediately caught his attention. The auctioneer had listed them simply as rare and exotic devil fruits, unaware of their true potential.
However, Lakeman recognized them from his extensive reading of the Devil Fruit illustrated book, a hobby he had taken up to dream about becoming overpowered.
A fruit with a heart-shaped design - This was the Mero Mero no Mi, the Sweet Fruit, which Boa Hancock was destined to eat. It grants the user the ability to turn people to stone with their beauty and charm.
A large, dark green fruit with snake-like patterns - This was the Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: Anaconda, a Zoan fruit that allows the user to transform into a powerful anaconda.
A massive, scaly fruit with a deep brown hue - This was the Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: Titanoboa, a Zoan fruit that allows the user to transform into the gigantic and powerful Titanoboa.
A fruit with icy blue feathers - Lakeman identified this as a mythical Zoan fruit that allows the user to transform into an Ice Phoenix, granting abilities of flight, ice manipulation, and regeneration.
A spiky, black fruit with a sinister aura - This was the Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Cerberus, a Zoan fruit that grants the user the ability to transform into Cerberus, the three-headed dog from Greek mythology.
A gleaming, white fruit with silver wings etched into its surface - This was the Uma Uma no Mi, Model: Pegasus, a Zoan fruit that allows the user to transform into a Pegasus, providing flight and powerful kicks.
A sleek, black fruit with red eyes embedded in its surface - This was the Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Bakeneko, a Zoan fruit that grants the user the ability to transform into a Bakeneko, a mythical cat from Japanese folklore with abilities of agility, stealth, and powerful curses.
Lakeman's mind raced as he considered the possibilities.
The three Boa sisters and these powerful Devil Fruits represented a significant opportunity.
'This kind of behavior that completely treats people as commodities is simply inhumane, but it doesn't matter because I am a Celestial Dragon who is born to enjoy all the world's resources and beauties.'
'The three Boa sisters and these Devil Fruits, let me enjoy... no... save them!'
Lakeman suddenly felt a hypocritical sense of justice and secretly clenched his fists as he began having lustful fantasies about the most beautiful woman in the world, Boa Hancock.
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