Teach's expression gradually darkened.

He wanted to witness the power of the Face Face Fruit, but he didn't want to personally risk danger.

What if... this Face Face Fruit, rumored to be so miraculous, actually existed?

After all, the ability of the Grilled Skewer Fruit had already appeared; if the Face Face Fruit were real, it didn't seem impossible.

Including Teach, everyone below the stage remained silent, no one insisting that Sig demonstrate the so-called Face Face Fruit.

Seeing the scene quiet down again, the auctioneer wiped his sweat and prepared to continue the auction:

"Next, we officially begin the bidding session..."

Who knew that after these words were spoken, another voice sounded, interrupting the auctioneer.

"Wait, Sig, if you really possess a secret treasure like the Angel Fruit, why are you selling it here?"

"Using it yourself, giving it to your subordinates, recruiting powerhouses to expand your influence, isn't that better?"

Someone voiced the common doubt in the hearts of the pirates.

Money was certainly important to pirates, but for a big shot of Sig's level, it was a different matter.

So what if the Angel Fruit sold for a sky-high price?

This was an Angel Fruit! If the rumors were true, even the top powerhouses on the sea, the Yonko and Admirals, could significantly increase their strength with the Angel Fruit.

"That's right. If it's not explained clearly, I wouldn't dare buy this Angel Fruit."

"Me neither."

Others had different thoughts, their eyes flickering, but they all echoed the sentiment.

"Explain? What a joke."

At this moment, Sig on the stage sneered again, his gaze filled with contempt sweeping over everyone, speaking word by word:

"I, Sig, have acted my whole life, why should I explain to you?"

Finished speaking, Sig turned his head and glanced at the auctioneer beside him.

"It's time to begin."

After saying this, Sig completely ignored the increasingly dark faces of the crowd below and walked step by step towards the backstage.

Until Sig's figure disappeared, no one in the venue spoke again.

But many people's faces darkened considerably.

These words fully revealed Sig's arrogant attitude.

But thinking carefully, Sig's motive? Did that even need consideration?

He had done similar things on Whole Cake Island before.

And it was in front of the victim, Celestial Dragon Saint Charlos, selling treasure maps.

His appearance in the Sabaody Archipelago this time, although unexpected, was reasonable and completely consistent with the image of the Sea Bandit King, a major criminal who thrived on chaos.

No one in the venue made another sound.

But Teach's face unconsciously showed a strange color, his eyes shining, his fists quietly clenching.

Teach stared blankly in the direction where Sig's figure disappeared, silent, but his thoughts were turbulent, constantly mulling over Sig's words.

One sentence silenced all the proud and untamable pirates.

"One day, I too can replace him!"

"I must remember that sentence. Sooner or later, I'll say it too."

Teach murmured to himself, deeply engraving Sig's image in his heart.

Sig's words ignited the longing buried deep within him for many years.

His breathing quickened slightly, as if seeing himself many years later.

"Now, let the bidding for the Angel Fruit officially begin!"

The auctioneer finally announced at this moment.

Subsequently, a showgirl holding a box walked up from backstage.

Inside the box lay a single fruit.

This fruit resembled an apple in shape, but it was a peculiar silver-white color, its surface covered with strange wing-like patterns, looking truly extraordinary.

"This is the Angel Fruit?"

Everyone's eyes straightened.

The forum tabloid's original fake news only had a textual description of the Angel Fruit, without pictures or photos.

Therefore, no one knew what the Angel Fruit actually looked like.

But just now, Sig had demonstrated his multi-fruit ability, appearing in person to vouch for it, increasing its credibility somewhat.

But this wasn't enough.

The authenticity of the Angel Fruit could only be confirmed after it was eaten.

Despite this, the Angel Fruit, personally guaranteed by Sig, was enough to make the entire venue boil with excitement.

"Angel Fruit, starting bid, 100 million. Bidding starts now!"

The auctioneer's words kicked off the auction.

"Two hundred million!"

"Four hundred million..."

"Four hundred fifty million!"

Although this auction only had one item, the bidding process was exceptionally fierce.

Within a few minutes, this Angel Fruit, whose authenticity was still unknown, was finally sold for a high price of six hundred million.

And this was just for a fruit whose authenticity hadn't even been confirmed.

Of course, the end of the bidding was just the beginning.

When the transaction was completed and the Angel Fruit was handed over to that pirate, almost everyone in the venue had flickering eyes, harboring their own thoughts.

The real excitement was just about to begin.

Only Teach glanced up, watching Sig leave the venue under everyone's gaze with the huge sum of six hundred million, his eyes thoughtful.

He wanted both targets, Sig and the Angel Fruit. Teach was weighing the pros and cons...

........

Outside the auction house.

The fake Sig hurried away, carrying the bag containing the huge sum of six hundred million Beli.

Only when the auction house behind him was completely out of sight did he secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"This time I really hit the jackpot. I won't have to do this kind of dangerous business anymore."

He smiled, hefting the heavy money bag on his back.

The fake Sig was, of course, not the same as the real Sig.

In fact, he was the user of the Phantom Phantom Fruit.

The ability of this Devil Fruit was to create various illusions.

Seeing a picture of a fire dragon, he could create an illusion of a fire dragon spitting flames.

Seeing the wanted poster of a certain great pirate, he could create an illusion of that person using their abilities.

However, illusions were ultimately illusions, existing only for a short time and lacking the original power.

The illusionary flames produced had only minimal heat, far inferior to the real thing.

When imitating Sig's Grilled Skewer transformation ability, he also created a giant illusion of Sig, enveloping himself within it.

In reality, he himself was just hiding inside the illusion, standing still and watching the show.

"What great pirates with bounties in the hundreds of millions? They're all idiots... couldn't see through me at all."

For many years, the fake Sig had used the Phantom Phantom Fruit ability to impersonate many famous powerhouses on the sea.

He was quite adept and experienced at this kind of deception.

Boom!

Loud rumbling sounds and shouts came from behind.

The fake Sig glanced back, his pace quickening significantly.