One Piece: Under the Throne

"Hello, sir. No one is allowed to enter without an invitation... Um, this way, please."

The guard took the Bailey that Leo handed over without leaving a trace, and opened the door of the auction house a crack as if nothing had happened.

Leo's plan was for him to bring Alfu and Victoria into the venue, while Gloria and Will created chaos outside, and Charles and the Prime Minister assisted Tesoro in rescuing people and monitored his actions.

Leo and Alfu were both wearing neat suits, and Victoria was wearing a gorgeous princess dress. Judging from her attire, she looked like an ordinary nobleman who came to the auction with her sister and butler.

The government openly prohibits the slave trade, so these slave auctions are invitation-only. Most of the people who can come are princes and nobles. The attire of Leo and the other two is very suitable for the current environment.

After entering the venue, the three found a seat in a corner. At this time, a group of human girls were being auctioned on the stage. These young girls were best-selling commodities. The audience responded enthusiastically and kept holding up signs. The host on the stage roared, pushing the atmosphere of competition to a climax. In a short while, the price increased several times.

Leo felt Victoria beside him trembling slightly, and took the initiative to hold the girl's hand and gave her a comforting smile.

"Is this a slave auction? It's really scary. Why do the people in the audience look like they want to eat people?"

"Because the people in the audience don't see the people on the stage as human beings, their happiness is completely built on the suffering of others."

This question can make the girl think for a long time. Leo and the other two sat quietly in the corner, seeming out of place with the surrounding environment.

……

At the back door of the auction house, "goods" are being loaded onto trucks one by one.

"Hurry up, this is a slave of the Celestial Dragons, be gentle with your hands and feet. You slaves should also be more conscious and get in the car without dawdling."

The tall and muscular slaves were driven around by the guards with whips. Some of them were obviously pirates, and they were the ones who were whipped the hardest.

Tezoro stuck his head out of the alley and stared at the back door nervously. The fingers holding the gun were a little white, and the other hand was clenched into a fist. That was the soft metal Leo gave him, and he had learned how to use it before coming.

Charles folded his arms and leaned against the wall: "Don't be nervous, kid. You can't save anyone in your current state."

Prime Minister: "The wind is whistling and the Yi River is cold. Once the warrior leaves, he will never come back!"

Charles: "Oh! The Prime Minister is reciting poetry again, please translate it for me."

Prime Minister: "You can't say that! You can't say that!"

Although Charles did not understand the meaning of the two sentences just now, seeing that the Prime Minister did not want to say it, he roughly guessed the meaning, which should not be something good.

Soon all the slaves were on the car, and the guards at the auction house handed them over to a group of men in black and returned to the backstage. Tezulo was a little desperate because Stella was not among the slaves, and he couldn't figure out whether she had been taken away or stayed in the auction house.

Charles looked at Tezulo, who was a little overwhelmed by nervousness, and said, "There's no point in agonizing here. Let's sneak into the auction house first. I'll go and deal with the guards. What happens next is up to you."

"Oh... OK, thank you."

The Prime Minister suddenly said, "We don't know each other, how come we meet here!" The Sage Fruit's ability was activated, and he and Charles entered the invisible state directly. People one meter away could not see them at all. Tezoro looked incredible, and the two disappeared in front of him.

The back door of the auction house was pushed open with a light touch of the hand. What surprised Charles was that it was not locked. It seemed that they would transport slaves again later.

The guard inside the door looked at the door in surprise, but there was nothing there. He walked over to check and found nothing unusual. When he was about to close the door, he felt a pain in the back of his neck and fell down.

Charles dragged the unconscious guard into the next room, and soon a young and handsome guard came out.

He walked through a dim path to the backstage of the auction house. He smelled a strange smell before he entered. To Charles' surprise, the backstage was quite quiet. There were only a few girls crying in the corner of the cage. Most of the slaves had pale faces, like dead people.

Charles moved slowly, trying not to make any noise. He checked all the cages first. Most of the slaves were women, and occasionally there were a few with fierce faces who didn't look like good people. When he checked the last cage, he found a merman, and judging from the size, it was a baby merman.

After finding out the situation behind the scenes, Charles started to take action. He used invisibility to silently eliminate all the guards, and then took off the key rings hanging around their waists.

Then he grabbed the key and rushed to the door of the cage where the baby mermaid was imprisoned, but before Charles could do anything, he suddenly heard someone calling him.

"Haha, I haven't seen a young man as courageous as you for a long time. Should I praise you for your bravery or say that you are reckless?"

Who is this old man? Why is he so careless?

"Shh! Keep your voice down, I'll get you out in a minute." After saying that, Charles inserted the key into the keyhole.

No one knows what species this little fishman is. He looks chubby. The little guy is still sleepy in Charles's arms. It's no wonder he was caught by human traffickers when he was so confused.

The noise here attracted the attention of other slaves. Some of the brave ones even climbed onto the cages to look out, but Charles was still invisible. They only saw the last cage being opened, and did not find anyone inside.

Why didn't you save me at the same time? Many slaves asked the same question in their hearts, which made them angry and desperate.

Suddenly, the sound of metal hitting the ground attracted everyone's attention.

The moment before a person falls into darkness, a beam of light suddenly shines in, which is often the most desirable. The key that appeared out of thin air became the focus of everyone. I don't know who shouted the word "key" first, and the slave prison went completely crazy.

Charles rushed out the back door and came behind Tezulo who was still nervously observing: "Hey, the guards have been dealt with, go and save them, this is your only chance."

After saying this, he turned around and left the scene without waiting for Tezoro to answer.

……

At the same time, at the main entrance of the auction house, there were two loud bangs, raising a cloud of dust. The guards at the front door were also startled. Who was so bold as to attack the auction house? However, they could not see anything lightly. Without knowing the enemy's situation, the guards did not dare to attack rashly.

Just when the guard was confused, a companion suddenly rushed out from the smoke and dust. He ran very fast and said breathlessly: "Oh no, someone attacked the backstage, and the slaves of the Celestial Dragons were kidnapped."

The guard at the front door was shocked when he heard this and quickly turned around and rushed into the venue.

A loud noise was also heard in the venue, but the nobles who came to attend the auction were not afraid at all and were even whispering to each other.

The host on the stage was also trying to comfort the guests. Given the backdrop of the auction house, the nobles did not think that anyone would dare to attack here. They were just a little unhappy that their shopping mood was interrupted.

Leo signaled to Victoria that it was time to act. The girl took out a seed from her pocket and activated the ability of the plant fruit. The seed turned into a giant potato. There was a face on the surface of the potato with "intelligent" eyes. There were two leaves on it, which suddenly spun around and flew into the air with the potato and landed above the head of the Celestial Dragon.

3.2.1… Falling objects from high altitudes, stay away! Bang! In the surprised eyes of everyone, an unknown object fell from the sky and hit the head of the Tianlong man. The air shield was directly shattered, and the Tianlong man fell down.

Ah! Rozward Saint! The host screamed.

After a brief moment of surprise, everyone rushed to the main gate. "Run! The Celestial Dragons are under attack."

Leo and the other two also slowly stood up, as if nothing had happened, and left the auction house with everyone else.

Soon, everyone in the venue ran away, leaving only the guards to rescue the Celestial Dragons. The host was about to collapse. He was stopped outside by the Celestial Dragons' guards, and with tears streaming down his face, he defended himself and the auction house.

But no one cared about what he said. The guards all looked at the host with indifference. Suddenly, one of his men ran over in a panic and told him that the backstage was attacked and the slaves of the Celestial Dragons were kidnapped.

"Damn it, this is a premeditated terrorist act. The villains not only kidnapped the slaves, but also attacked the noble Celestial Dragons. Go and inform the navy."

The host seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and pushed all the responsibility onto the unknown villain. In short, he, a small host, could not bear this huge pot.

The news of the Celestial Dragons being attacked at the auction house quickly spread throughout the Sabaody Archipelago. The natives hurried home and closed their doors, while foreign tourists, merchants, and pirates all returned to their ships to escape from Sabaody.

Leo and the other two walked leisurely into the alley, where the others had already been waiting for them.

Leo first glanced at Will who was teasing the fish-man baby and laughed: "Hey, little guy, where did you come from? How is Charles doing?"

By this time, Charles had changed back into his own clothes, and he was the one who informed the guard at the front gate that the Celestial Dragon slaves had been kidnapped.

"That guy has fallen into the trap. I also opened the cells of all the slaves. Whether the last few people can escape depends on their own luck."

Leo shrugged. "In Shampooland, the slaves have little hope of escaping on their own. Even if they escape the pursuit of the auction house, there are still so many lawless people waiting for them."

Everyone understood that it was unrealistic to rescue everyone unless they were prepared to be hunted by the navy for a long time.

……

Tezulo was startled by the sudden voice behind him, but he immediately realized that it was the gentleman who was helping him.

Without thinking twice, he rushed into the backstage. It was already a mess here. The slaves were fighting for the keys. Only by opening the collars could they escape. For the sake of their own lives, everyone burst out with great potential.

But after all, the gap in physical fitness was too great. The pirate slave defeated his competitor first, quickly found the key, opened the collar, threw the key to the ground and ran away.

This was the scene that Tesoro saw when he rushed in. He didn't care about anyone else and shouted Stella's name loudly. Finally, he found his lover in the corner.

Tezoro hugged Stella excitedly, and just as he was about to use softened metal to open the slave collar, he saw a white-haired old man walking over with a sigh.

He helped several women who were unable to fight for the keys to remove the slave collars with his bare hands. After doing all this, he leisurely drank some wine and left amid the shouts and curses of other slaves who had not grabbed the keys.

Tesoro was thankful that he could meet so many experts in this rescue operation. He pulled Stella and ran along the path. Their target was the port. Only by boarding the ship and going out to sea could they be truly safe.

There was no one on the streets of the Sabaody Archipelago now, and Tesoro and his lover looked very out of place. He picked up a bubble bike on the side of the road and took his lover to Dock No. 30. He was still calm and knew that he should not go to the port in the illegal area.

Racing against time is the most exciting thing. One step to heaven and one step to hell. Come on! Tezoro.