“Boss, should we take action?
“Let’s wait a bit more. Bubble Park is too chaotic. Since it’s already dark, once they leave, we can make our move. These are rare high-quality goods, a big fat sheep.”
In the slave market, young and beautiful girls are the most popular, especially someone like Yamato, carrying a huge sum of money. After selling people, he could also extort a large ransom from their families. That was his plan.
Slave trafficking organizations are spread across various corners of the sea, but they lack a unified organization, and their members vary in quality and strength.
There are fish-men scum who kidnap their own kind, trash who are too weak, and elite slave traders with enough power to abduct people even from Kuja Pirates’ Ship.
There were also those who collaborated with the World Government, like Sister Carmel, who deceived even the Giants through a series of means, making them the second-largest organization after photographers in a certain sense.
It’s inevitable for some weaklings to be there. Every ship has their dark spots, and every ship has their own unique individuals, including but not limited to photographers who forget to remove their lens cap and Pirate King’s crew member, Buggy the clown.
Yamato showed no signs of worry on her face. She was even in the mood to observe what differences the night brought to Sabaody Archipelago. Jack and Maria were equally calm.
Unlike the others, Robin wasn’t as composed, but she got influenced by their mood and also stopped worrying too much about this situation.
Arceus’ behavior throughout the journey and his current sudden disappearance didn’t match. She felt that Arceus must be observing them from some corner.
However, Tesoro was different. He didn’t understand why these four kids were so fearless. Although after reaching adulthood, Maria and Jack could be considered little Giants according to Giant’s standard, they have not reached that point yet and appear to be only about thirteen or fourteen years old. King also experienced a rapid growth spurt only after his adolescence, reaching his current height of over six meters.
As they left Bubble Park, the surrounding lights dimmed. During the daytime, only certain areas of Sabaody Archipelago were lawless territories, but at night, the influence of lawlessness spread outward.
Gang-fighting, illegal trade – these things secretly happen in the shadows. As they reached the border of the Mangrove tree, trouble was waiting for them.
“Run! There are Marine patrols on Civilian Street 31! Those guys won’t dare to kidnap people with the Marines around!”
Even though the slave trade was happening right under the Marines’ noses on Sabaody Archipelago, they turned a blind eye to it and only helped maintain order. However, they still have a bottom line.
Capturing others as slaves in front of the Marines was something they couldn’t tolerate. At this moment, they were at the intersection of 33rd Mangrove tree and 32th Mangrove tree, but Sabaody Archipelago was a circle, not a straight line.
There were several Mangrove trees connected to the 33rd Mangrove tree, so it would not be difficult to reach the Marine patrolling region from here. But the slave traders had already thought of everything Tesoro could think of. They operate as a group, and they have people positioned to intercept any potential escape routes.
“Kid, I advise you not to meddle, or you may get hurt.”
A chubby slave trader threatened Tesoro, but before he could finish speaking, someone in front of him slapped him.
“Fool! We’ve surrounded this place with so many people. Do you think we’ll let him escape? We are going to capture him too. Men can be sold too!”
Their main targets were Yamato and Maria, but since they had already surrounded everyone, there was no reason to let half of them go. They intended to capture all of them.
“Kid, you brought this upon yourself. Don’t resist, and you’ll suffer less. We’ll find good buyers for you.”
Inflicting injuries to the face could affect the selling price, so most of the slave traders carry ropes and sacks as weapons. If it weren’t for the open terrain here, they might have used anesthetic gas directly.
“I’m sorry, little girl. I can’t take care of you guys anymore. Try to escape separately later. Whether you can get away or find help will depend on you.”
Tesoro had no confidence in single-handedly defeating a dozen powerful men, let alone escaping himself. Looking at them, it seems they had been eyeing Yamato and the others for a while, and even if he wanted to attract their attention, it wouldn’t be possible.
However, Yamato’s reaction was different from what he expected. There was no panic like a child should be, but instead, she seemed excited.
“They are slave traders, right?”
“Now is not the time for explanations… In a moment, follow my command. When I say ‘run,’ you run.”
Tesoro’s hand reached into his pocket, retrieving quicklime. One couldn’t survive here without anything to protect them; His other hand pulled out a small knife from the guitar case.
However, Yamato’s actions were quite different from what he had anticipated.
“Great, then these ba*tards can be knocked out!”
Having been beaten by Kaido every day, trained by Arceus, and knocked down by the stone warriors, she had longed to experience what real combat felt like. She just hadn’t had the chance until now.
Saying this, she placed her backpack down and took out Takeru No. 4. When going outside, she always carries her kanabo on her back.
“Jack, Maria, get ready for battle. Robin, take care of Little Alcremie.” Alcremie’s average height is around 30 centimeters, usually hanging on her shoulder like a baby.
Since she was already a big kid, Chansey doesn’t follow her outside anymore, and only Alcremie stays with her like a pet.
At the same time, Maria and Jack made the same move, handing their Alcremies to Robin.
Maria took out a pair of brass knuckles, and Jack’s backpack contained a small curved blade. This left Tesoro, who had initially planned to go all out, a bit bewildered. These kids seemed a little abnormal.
Brass knuckles could still be considered for self-defense, but carrying a curved blade and a kanabo doesn’t seem like something a normal person would carry.
Even the approaching slave traders couldn’t believe such a sight, and they mocked while looking at Yamato’s kanabo.
“Little girl, don’t try to scare us with inflatable toys. No one here is playing house with you. Be obedient, or your face might get hurt.”
“Takeru No. 4 is not a toy. It carries the will of Takeru No. 1, 2, and 3. It’s my comrade!”
“Hahaha, little brat, that’s the funniest joke I’ve heard today. I almost feel bad about selling you. Blame yourself for coming to Sabaody Archipelago.”
As he spoke, he approached while holding a rope. Yamato didn’t bother arguing further with him. She just gripped her kanabo tightly and jumped into the air, leaving him in disbelief.
“Thunder Bagua!”
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