One Piece: Under the Throne

Dangdang Dangdang!

"Vice Admiral Kizaru and the Shichibu Shui Angel-sama have arrived at the port."

The Navy Headquarters, Marinford, is the ceiling of the world's justice blade maritime force. It has neat white streets and a tall and majestic castle-like building with a large Navy logo in the center.

"It's really impressive. How many navy officers are stationed in such a large base?" Leo exclaimed before getting off the boat and asked Kizaru beside him.

"I can't tell you this. Don't try to find out the navy's secrets."

Leo shrugged and said indifferently: "Well, I don't know why Uncle Zhan Guo asked me to come here. After all, this is the first time we meet."

"Haha, don't be too nervous. The marshal is a kind person. I believe you will get along very happily." Yan Bi Kizaru looked at Leo with a playful look.

Leo curled his lips and thought, everyone knows that the old man is a bad guy, I have to be careful, don't get sold out and help others count money.

After the warship was parked, Leo and Kizaru got off the ship together. Sengoku's adjutant had been waiting there for a long time. He saluted Kizaru first, then looked at Leo with a smile and said, "You must be the Water Angel, right? I didn't expect you to look younger in person than in the photo."

Leo looked at the adjutant strangely. What was this sudden kindness? Seeing Leo's gaze, the adjutant said, "Lord Water Angel has rescued countless navy soldiers, including my brother. I have always wanted to thank you in person."

Hearing this, Leo suddenly realized what was going on. He smiled back and shook hands with the adjutant, who then took him to Warring States office.

Crossing the neatly-lined streets, groups of soldiers passed by. Leo looked at them curiously, but was interrupted by Kizaru: "Don't scare our new recruits."

Leo said unhappily: "See what happened, but he is indeed a soldier from the headquarters, he looks quite impressive."

"They are all my descendants. Have you heard of Zefa's name?"

"Black Arm Zefa? Of course I've heard of his name, but he seems to have not appeared in the sea for a long time. I heard that he has retreated to the second line."

"You are right. Mr. Zefa is now the chief instructor of the boot camp. The soldier you just saw is his student."

"Teacher? So you are also his student, but is it really okay for you to tell me such a secret?"

"This is not a secret. You have not been at sea for long enough. I heard that Vice Admiral Garp once tried to recruit you. If you had agreed at that time, maybe we could have become brothers."

Leo didn't take it seriously. Thinking of Garp's hateful face, he suddenly felt unlucky and stopped talking.

15 minutes later, Leo and Kizaru stood in front of Marshal Sengoku. Sengoku looked at him carefully before speaking with a smile after a while.

"You're quite handsome, but you're too short."

Upon hearing this, Leo was furious, his forehead jumped and he revealed a ferocious smile: "Uncle Sengoku, this statement has somewhat damaged your image in my heart. You better stay away from Garp."

"Hahahaha, it seems like that bastard Garp didn't leave a good impression on you."

"Enough of the small talk. Now let's talk. I asked you to capture the Sun Pirates, but why did you start fighting before you even caught them?"

"Marshal, it's Leo..."

"Uncle Sengoku, it was Brother Kizaru who attacked me without distinguishing between friend and foe, and almost injured me by mistake. I acted impulsively."

Kizaru:......

Zhan Guo slammed his fist on the table: "Assholes, you are not children anymore, can't you tell the difference between the important and the unimportant? Why are you still doing these childish things?"

"Marshal, at that time..."

"Uncle Zhan Guo, I'm only 21 years old, which is the age of impulsiveness."

Kizaru:......

Leo gave a serious answer that stunned everyone.

In Zhan Guo's impression, the young soldiers under his command were always trembling in fear in front of him. Now, when they met a freak like Leo, they couldn't adapt for a while.

"Is it the age issue that I'm talking about? Because your internal strife caused the villain to escape, give me an explanation."

Kizaru spoke for the third time: "Marshal, I..."

"Uncle Sengoku, leave it to me. I will definitely work hard to hunt down the Sun Pirates and will never give them the opportunity to rob merchant ships."

Kizaru:......

Sengoku glanced at Kizaru with disdain. He couldn't even speak better than the kid with the Pika-Pika Nomi. Then he looked at Leo with amusement. Leo just said that he would not give the Sun Pirates a chance to rob the caravan, which meant that he had no intention of catching them.

After looking at it seriously for a while, Sengoku said, "Vice Admiral Kizaru, I order you to hunt down the Sun Pirates with all your strength, life or death... catch them alive."

"Leo, you don't need to worry about this anymore. The World Government has another order for you. This incident must not happen again."

Zhan Guo gave Leo a light warning and ended the conversation.

Leo came out of the Marshal's office with a frown on his face. Warring States' attitude towards Brother Tiger was very ambiguous. He actually wanted to capture the other party alive, and the World Government wanted to get him out of the way. Was this an expression of dissatisfaction with his actions?

Leo, who was walking with his head down, didn't notice the CP agent waiting at the door of the office: "Lord Water Angel, the Five Elders want to see you."

"Who is it?"

CP Agent, Kizaru: ...

"Water Angel, watch your tone and don't say such rude words again."

Seeing that Leo was going to meet the Five Elders, Kizaru said goodbye: "Since Brother Leo still has things to do, I will leave first. Good luck."

Leo took out a box from his arms and threw it at Kizaru in a bad mood: "If you don't know how to talk, just say less. Are all you marines so annoying when you talk?"

After saying that, Leo followed the agent away. Kizaru looked at the West Sea Agent Mafia cigar in his hand, then looked at Leo who was walking away and said to himself: "The little guy is quite smart."

Following the CP agents, we left Marinford and came to a higher level, which is the most powerful place in the world.

Standing in front of the heavy door of the power space, Leo took a deep breath and then pushed the door open with force.

Behind the door is a large room. The bright room has no complicated decorations, only a set of sofas and a tea table in the center of the room.

The five people who represent the highest power in the world are sitting on the sofa, some resting with their eyes closed or sipping coffee. When Leo meets the Five Elders for the first time, he feels that these five people are bored and usually just pretend to be cool and pose in this room.

Although he thought so in his heart, his face showed no expression. He walked a few steps to a position ten meters away from the Five Elders and stopped and bowed slightly: "It is an honor to meet you all, I am Shichibukai Leo."

This greeting drew back the five people's attention. Five majestic gazes turned to him at the same time. In an instant, Leo felt boundless pressure coming.

For a moment, the air seemed to be stagnant, until the scientific defense god Satan Saint spoke up to interrupt the tense scene: "Are you the Seven Warlords of the Sea? What an outstanding young man."

"Your Excellency, you are so complimentary."

"Don't be nervous, Leo. Was it you who proposed to Sengoku to recruit the fish-men to become Shichibukai?"

Leo cursed Zhan Guo in his heart, "You are a fool," and continued to reply expressionlessly: "Yes, sir."

"Tell me your reasons."

All sorts of ideas flashed through Leo's mind. After a brief pause, he said, "Because the fishman is my friend."

The five elders raised their eyebrows at the same time. They had thought of various answers from Leo, but they never expected him to say this.

Saint Satan became interested: "How did you get involved with the murlocs? As far as I know, murlocs are not friendly to humans."

"My subordinates are from the Fishman tribe. I once saved a little mermaid and sent her back to Fishman Island, thus gaining their friendship."

"Have you ever saved a little mermaid? No wonder you let the Sun Pirates off. How come you also hate the slave trade?"

This time Leo answered without a second thought, "Yes, sir."

"Don't you know that this behavior will affect the interests of many nobles?"

"I don't know about the interests of the nobles, but I know that the World Government has laws prohibiting the slave trade."

Hearing this, Satan Saint's mouth curved slightly, "You are quite honest, Shichibu Shui Angel Leo. The first record about you was in Granna Island in the New World. After that, you were rescued by a merchant ship after a shipwreck. After that, you disembarked in Balkimoa. The next time you appeared was one year later, you came to the Sabaody Archipelago. According to eyewitnesses, you were followed by a big man in Sabaody. One month after you disappeared from Sabaody, you went to Water City again, where you bought a new ship from the fishman Tom. After going out to sea, you arrived at the Star Island, Palam Island, and finally went to the West Sea through the Upside-Down Mountain."

Saint Satan only took ten minutes to explain Leo's general movements over the years. The only places they didn't get any information about were MADS, O'Hara, Sky Island, and Lantern Lord, whose whereabouts were secretive.

Leo narrowed his eyes slightly. He had reason to believe that these five old men could tell that he was not just a good kid who would only obey orders. So Leo stopped pretending. He wanted to see what the five elders were planning.

"Your Excellency really knows my whereabouts very well, but I don't understand why a small person like me would be noticed by the Five Elders?"

"Don't underestimate yourself. If you have to say anything, it's because you're too good."

Leo: ...

The flattery is so natural, the Five Elders are not simple.

"Thank you for the compliment, sir."

"Since Roger was executed, there are not many young people like you who are capable and have a strong sense of justice on the sea. Fortunately, you have joined the World Government. However, the Shichibukai are a special group after all. How about Leo, is he interested in joining the World Government?"

What do these five old men mean? They asked me to come here today just to make me join the World Government. It must not be that simple.

"Your Excellency is wrong. I still prefer the carefree and free sailing life."

Satan Saint gave an ambiguous smile: "Freedom? Absolute freedom is a challenge to authority. Leo, you are a smart man, I think you understand what I mean."

"You are right, sir. I do not expect absolute freedom. If you know my actions over the years, you should know that I have maintained good cooperative relations with many government allies and navies. I will only try my best to enjoy freedom within the rules."

"You cunning boy, no wonder you always claim to hate pirates."

"My Lord, I am not just saying this. I really hate pirates. I have killed many pirates over the years."

"You have killed many pirates or human traffickers. We don't hate young people like you who have a sense of justice. Now that you have become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, as long as you don't go too far, we will turn a blind eye. But it's a pity for Leo to only be a person who maintains order with your ability."

"I don't understand what you mean, sir."

"I heard you are an outstanding scientist?"

Leo was shocked. What did Satan mean by asking him this? Did that bastard Judge betray him?

Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, Leo replied calmly, "I dare not. I just have some talent in the field of mechanical manufacturing."

The smile on Satan Sheng's face became even wider: "Leo, as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, you don't have a base yet, right?"

How did this old man bring up this topic again? Although he was full of doubts, Leo still answered honestly: "Yes, sir, but I often sailed in the waters of Paradise in recent years."

"There are only two Shichibukai at present. Our goal is for each Shichibukai to guard a sea area to make up for the blind spots in the navy's defense. Since you recommended the Sun Pirates to become Shichibukai, then it is meaningless for you to stay in the first half of the Grand Line. Go to the New World. What do you think of Punk Hazard?"

Punk Hazard? Where is it not...

At this moment, Leo almost couldn't control his expression.