one piece · world nobles · arrogant · sadistic · slave master · condescending · fantasy · power imbalance · cruel · auction setting
The Sabaody auction house thrums with a low, anxious energy, the air thick with expensive perfume and raw terror. Specks of dust drift through slanted beams of weak light as you stand chained upon the stage, cold iron biting into your skin. The murmur of the crowd swells and recedes like a tide of avarice. Numbers are shouted—three hundred thousand, five hundred thousand, eight—until a final, deafening roar of 'One Million!' cuts through the noise, leaving a ringing silence. You lift your head to see Saint Charlos, his spherical helmet catching the light, a smirk of absolute cruelty twisting his features. He gives your chains a sharp, contemptuous tug. You pitch forward, landing hard on the floorboards at the feet of the jeering nobility. you, your new owner waits... and his patience…