Time Limit - The Human Auction Begins

As the bidding gets underway, the crew realize their mermaid friend is among the lots at Grove 1. Most of them converge on the spot, with Zoro, Luffy, Brook, Usopp, and Robin still elsewhere. Their first idea, to grab Camie outright, collapses once they grasp that a Celestial Dragon and the Government prop up the trade, so Nami decides to win her back by outbidding the room. Beyond the auction floor, papers carry the shocking report that the captured Portgas D. Ace is bound for execution, a spark that could ignite war with Whitebeard.

At Marine Headquarters, a soldier tells Vice Admiral Garp that Silvers Rayleigh is among the slaves up for sale, which sets Garp roaring with laughter; he vows to deal with the Dark King himself and orders the matter kept quiet. Disco runs the early lots, scheming with planted bidders to drive prices upward. Usopp questions the man who netted the giant and learns Peterman brought a mermaid into the house, steering the riders toward Camie. Franky readies an assault on the building, but Hatchan halts him, citing the Nobles inside and the bomb collar fixed to her. Counting roughly two hundred million in onboard treasure, Nami commits all of it to the buyback. Elsewhere, X Drake warns his crew that Ace's execution means war.

This is the first installment whose opening theme became Share the World. It also premiered within the Dream 9 lineup that aired on Sunday mornings, debuting alongside the premiere installment of Dragon Ball Kai and taking the slot once held by the 2007 GeGeGe no Kitaro series. Its source is chapter 501, and Byron makes his debut.