That kind of excitement comes from the eager desire to become stronger.
"Such great benefits as Devil Fruits are temporarily out of reach for me."
Maude looked away, no longer paying attention to the album.
Although the Devil Fruit allows him to start hunting and becoming stronger as quickly as possible, he needs money now but has no money, and he wants to rob but has no strength, so why waste his emotions.
Thinking so, he was still a little interested in the auction to be held at the end of the month.
Although I have no money, I can always join in the fun, right
Moreover, maybe there will be trouble at the auction house due to the existence of Devil Fruit
By then, the aging [Usopp] would have a fire accident and then accidentally shoot someone to death from a distance. It shouldn't be a big deal.
"There are still more than twenty days before the end of the month. If we can hunt a few prey before then..."
Maud pondered the feasibility.
Suddenly, the store door was pushed open for the second time.
The person who came was still not Thor, but a strange man with long blond hair and a mask with blue holes on his face.
Maude looked at the man and recognized his identity at a glance.
Isn't this Kira, one of the supernovas with Kidd
Chapter 13 A murder caused by a gun
The blue hole mask is the basis for Maud to recognize Kira's identity.
Thinking that Kidd is also in Mad Hatter Town, I feel even more confident.
"What is he here for? Buying a gun for Kidd? But that gun... seems to be the flintlock pistol that Jesus Bu bought yesterday."
Maude looked at Kira without any trace, guessing the other party's motive for coming to the store.
After a customer came to the door, Sunny immediately put down the auction brochure and quickly adjusted her mood. When she lowered her head and then raised her head, she looked at Kira who walked in with an expressionless face.
A store like theirs doesn't need sales service and a smile at all.
If you want to buy it, buy it, if you don't buy it, get out.
Very humane guidelines.
Kira walked into the store and saw that the difficult old man Kidd said was not in the store. Although she was a little surprised, she didn't pay much attention.
He came here to buy something, it didn't matter who it was, as long as someone was there.
Quickly walking to the counter, Kira simply took out four stacks of Baileys and put them on the counter. He said directly: "For 4 million, buy Keanu with a gun."
"The price of Keanu's gun is 3.8 million."
"It doesn't matter, the extra 200,000 is at your disposal."
"Oh, but the gun has been bought by someone else."
"?"
A question mark slowly appeared on Kira's forehead.
You didn't just tell me that you were bought, but instead you just talked nonsense with me
He suddenly understood why Kidd was angry at this store.
Have they ever encountered such a merchant since they went to sea
But after thinking about it, Kira felt that it was a good thing to be bought by someone, and they could snatch it back later.
Grab whatever you want if you can, and kill anyone you don't like if you can. This is their code of conduct.
Just like these four million Baileys, which were just snatched last night.
With the idea clear, Kira asked: "Who bought the gun?"
Sunny has been here for many years, how could she not see Kira's motive for asking who the buyer is.
It was nothing more than going to the buyer to carry out a robbery that was natural for pirates.
Normally, Sunny would not disclose the customer's information anyway. This is the bottom line of being a seller.
But this time is different, because the buyer is Jesus Bu from the Red Hair Pirates.
She looked at Kira and said calmly: "The gun was sold yesterday afternoon. The person who bought the gun is called Jesus Bu."
When Kira heard this, as if saying another word would be a waste of life, he picked up Bailey and turned around to leave.
He vaguely felt that he had heard the name Jesus Bu somewhere, but he didn't think much about it.
The gun was bought yesterday afternoon, so the man named Jesus Boo is most likely still in Mad Hatter Town.
After walking out of the weapon shop, Kira went straight to the tavern where Kidd was.
The next thing is self-evident, that is to find the buyer and steal the gun. There is no need to stay here anymore.
Maude walked to the door, leaned out half of her body, and looked at Kira's retreating back with a kind of pity.
But when I think about Shanks and the others being gone, I can't help but feel regretful.
Otherwise, he really wanted to see the scene where Kidd and his gang went to steal Keanu's gun.
After closing the door of the store, Maud turned around and looked at the counter. She wanted to compliment Sunny on how good she was, but she saw that Sunny was immersed in browsing the auction brochure again.
With her habit of reading a single newspaper back and forth for three or four hours, she didn't know how much time this small auction brochure would take up.
Maud was still a little interested in the auction. She quietly stood behind Sunny and peeked at the list of auction items in the book.
"A famous knife that is one of the 50 craftsmen of Liang Property? I don't even know when I learned how to use a knife."
"Huh? There are even fish-men slaves, and the starting price is 1 million beli... It's a pity that I don't have the money, otherwise I can buy them to see if the hunter's notes can be effective on the fish-men."
"Fragrance skunk? It means... an unprecedented mutant skunk that can emit fragrance? What the hell, even this kind of thing can be auctioned? It is also classified as a rare and exotic animal..."
"Well, after looking over and over, most of the auction items are weapons. Forget about knives, there are even flintlock guns."
"Think about it, potential buyers are basically pirates, so the demand for weapons will naturally be higher, unlike the auction houses of nobles, which are basically slaves."
"However, after looking at everything, only the Devil Fruit and the famous sword can be called blockbuster auction items."
"The value of the latter is definitely not as good as that of Devil Fruit, but it is still something that is rare to find."
Behind Sunny, Maude browsed various auction items with different starting prices, which was an eye-opener.
Compared with the auctions in the Hunter World, which are dominated by various antiques, the auctions in the Pirate World are more interesting.
Those miscellaneous products easily aroused Maude's desire to buy.
After almost viewing the auction items, Maude quietly exited the counter and continued to exercise in the corner of the store.
This form of training cannot increase one's strength in a short period of time, but it is better than a steady stream of water. Considering the current situation, it is better than nothing.
"It's past dinner time and Sol isn't back yet."
Maud checked the time.
I don’t know if it’s because Thor was so angry at Shanks yesterday that he looks particularly young today.
After all, you have to relieve your anger.
Inexplicably, Maud seemed to have found the reason why Thor hadn't come back yet.
... ... ... ... ..
In the noisy tavern, Kidd waited until Kira returned empty-handed.
"I didn't sell you either?"
Kidd's eyes were cold, and the rising anger turned into a destructive desire that could break out at any time.
He was almost exhausted mentally and physically for this gun.
Kira shook his head and said: "It's not that it wasn't sold, but it was bought by a man named Jesus Bu."
"Oh? When did you buy it?"
Kidd suddenly became energetic and a cold smile appeared on his lips.
He couldn't afford to offend Thor, whose strength was unpredictable. Could it be that he couldn't afford to offend the man who bought the gun
"yesterday afternoon."
"Find him."
Kidd suddenly stood up and walked towards the door.
Kira dropped the drink money and followed Kidd.
Mad Hatter Town does not strictly prohibit fellow travelers from killing each other, but there is an explicit rule that must be followed.
That is - it cannot harm the legitimate interests of merchants.
Generally speaking, when you spend money in the store, you pay whatever you have to pay.
Want to default on your debt
Then wait to die.
The two of them walked out of the tavern one after another and came to the street.
As the saying goes, snakes have their own paths, and rats have their own paths.
If you want to find out the whereabouts of the Jesus cloth as quickly as possible in the town, you can only take the road and find the dealer who specializes in these businesses.
Walking quickly on the street, Kira suddenly said: "I always feel... the name Jesus Bu sounds a bit familiar."
"Then think about it carefully."
Kid glanced at him.
But after hearing what Kira said, Kidd felt the same way.
Jesus cloths…
The two of them were walking when they suddenly stopped.
Although Kidd still had a murderous expression on his face, his aura clearly changed sharply.
As for Kira, because she was wearing a mask, she couldn't see why.
After a long time, Kira said in confusion: "What should we do next?"
"Leave!"
Kidd gritted his teeth.
He loves collecting weapons, but some weapons are not necessary.
But Keanu's gun is different. It is one of the short swords and short guns he plans to equip on his body.
In other words, they are used for fighting, not collections bought to satisfy the desire to collect.
This is also the fundamental reason why he is so persistent, even staying in Mad Hatter Town for so long.
But now that Keanu can no longer get a gun, there is no need to stay.
At this moment, Kidd came face to face with a male who was holding an auction brochure and looking at it while walking with his head down.
Just when they were about to collide...
Kidd remained unmoved and allowed the man to bump into him.
Bang…
It was clearly a man from the low-headed tribe who took the initiative to bump into him, but he took two steps back, causing the auction book to fall to the ground.
"The dog has no eyes..."
The man with a low head suddenly became angry.
As a result, before he could finish his words, he was punched out by Kidd with a punch that was full of venting. He immediately landed more than ten meters away, his life or death unknown.
"Trash that is no different from garbage dares to go out to sea?"
Kidd spat on the ground.
Suddenly I noticed the auction brochure.
Chapter 14: Swarming