One Piece: Under the Throne

"Very good, you have succeeded in angering me. A rookie pirate dares to show off in front of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Your journey ends here."

Ace lowered the brim of his hat and smiled, "Uncle, do I look weak? Since you are my enemy, I will not be polite. Fire... woo woo woo."

Ace was trapped in the water prison before he could finish his words. He now felt weak all over, and the ability of the Flame-Flame Fruit seemed to have subsided.

Deuce immediately stood in front of Ace, and yelled at Leo with tears streaming down his face: "What did you do to Ace? Let him go, please, we haven't done anything bad."

Deuce's hand holding the sword couldn't stop shaking, and he cried as he spoke. He knew he was no match for his opponent, and hoped that begging for mercy would allow the Seven Warlords to let them go.

Leo also pretended not to know Ace, and looked at them with contempt with his arms folded across his chest: "Want to live? I can give you a chance. I can see that you are very confident in your own strength. Then fight with my men. As long as you can beat any of them in a match, I will let you go."

The water prison was unlocked as Leo spoke, and Ace coughed painfully at the sea water that choked him.

"Now tell me your answer."

"Just winning one game is enough, right? I accept this duel."

Soon, the Poseidon soldiers came to an uninhabited island. Coincidentally, this island was the one where Ace and Deus were killed. After the two exchanged glances secretly, Ace jumped to the shore first.

The 17-year-old Ace is about to face his first life-and-death battle in his life, but he is not at all nervous and dares to look Leo in the face with high morale.

"Who will be my opponent first?"

Ace's arrogant look made Leo laugh, and he said disdainfully: "I am kind to the weak. I will give you the right to choose your opponent."

"Then I choose you. Do you dare to accept the challenge?"

Everyone was stunned and then burst into laughter. Gloria laughed the fastest and almost cried: "Boy, have you forgotten how embarrassed you were just now? Besides, a person with special abilities cannot defeat the captain."

Gloria also chimed in: "Although you are courageous, handsome boy, don't waste this rare opportunity. I advise you to think carefully before making a decision."

The Prime Minister was very dissatisfied with Ace's remarks. He curled his lips and scolded: "You are an overconfident boy. You still want to fight against my Lord."

In fact, everyone had already noticed that Leo was joking with the boy, but no one pointed it out and instead cooperated with him.

Ace was a little annoyed. It was okay to be mocked by a beautiful girl, but what's so great about a Den Den Mushi? Thinking of this, he moved the hand that was pointing at Leo to the Prime Minister, who also shrank into his shell obediently.

Leo almost laughed out loud and quickly interrupted: "Ahem, since you don't have a clear understanding of your own strength, let me choose your opponent for you. Gloria will play with him."

"Roger that, Captain!"

The maid supported herself on the side of the boat with one hand and jumped gracefully towards Ace. Her maid skirt was like a blooming flower in the air, attracting the attention of all the men present.

After landing, Gloria stood with her legs straight with her knees crossed, crossed her feet front and back, lifted her skirt with both hands, bowed slightly and saluted.

"Little brother Ace, let your sister play with you."

Ace had experienced battles since he was a child and had quite a lot of experience, so he didn't let Gloria lead him by the nose. Instead, he attacked silently.

But Ace's physical skills seemed very immature in Gloria's eyes. He just slightly turned sideways to avoid the attack. Ace also showed good body coordination, using inertia to jump up and kick out in a spin.

Gloria was still at ease, raising her head back a little bit to avoid Ace's attack.

But what happened next was somewhat beyond Gloria's expectations. She thought that the opponent had no leverage point in the air and could not launch any more attacks, but suddenly flames burned on Ace's body, providing thrust from behind. Ace rushed forward and punched Gloria in the face.

"You just came up and punched a girl in the face. You'll never find a girlfriend if you do that, little brother."

Gloria attacked for the first time since the fight. She directly blocked the burning fist with her palm and held the flaming fist as if she couldn't feel the heat. Then Gloria spun at high speed with one foot as the axis. The strong centrifugal force made Ace lose control of his body. After spinning for an unknown number of times, he was thrown out by Gloria.

Ace's body slid a long way on the ground, leaving a long groove. After the power disappeared, Ace took a few seconds to stand up.

Ace glanced at the hand that had just blocked his fist, and his flames didn't even damage the opponent's glove.

Although it only took a few short moves, Ace realized the gap between the two sides. The seemingly simple dodging and defense were just right by the opponent, without any unnecessary movements.

"Is this the top power in the ocean? A subordinate of one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea is so strong." Ace couldn't help but think so.

But if he retreated after this little setback, he would not be Ace anymore. He would not be able to compete with his opponent with physical skills and could only use his abilities to attack.

[Fire Fist] The blazing flames wrapped around his fist, and as Ace swung his arm, a giant fist made of fire seemed to devour the opponent.

Gloria, on the other hand, looked relaxed, as if she could not see the raging flames: "A natural ability user, the power of fire? It is a very heartwarming ability. Young man, you have a bright future ahead of you."

Although she said so, she showed no mercy. She took out a compound bow from under her skirt, drew it and put an arrow on it. Visible energy wrapped around the arrow, instantly giving it a metallic color.

【Lance of Longinus】

The God-killing Spear pierced through the fire, flew past the ear of the future God of Fire, and finally shot down the cliffs in the distance.

After the flames went out, the surroundings returned to normal. Ace's pupils dilated and he stared at the maid in the distance. He had put all his strength into that attack just now. The fact that he was still standing now was just the last bit of his stubbornness. However, Ace's mind kept replaying the attack that split the flames just now. When he reacted, the arrow had already disappeared from his sight. The only proof that it had been there was the strong wind blowing by his ears.

"Cut! The first round is over. I declare Gloria the winner. I'm sorry, little brother Ace, you have to choose a new opponent. But you can't continue fighting in this state."

"I... I can still hold on, continue..." Before Ace could finish his words, his eyes went dark and he passed out.

Leo still maintained his aloof attitude. Seeing Ace fall, he said to Charles impatiently, "Tsk, useless boy. Charles, it's time to have lunch. Bring some for these two boys as well."

It smells so good. Magino made seafood fried rice today.

"Ace, Ace, Ace, wake up."

Ace opened his eyes and slowly stood up, feeling extremely sore all over.

"Ace, it's time to eat. Hurry up and replenish your energy so that we have a chance to escape."

Gradually regaining consciousness, Ace finally remembered what happened before he fell, and Deuce's voice kept coming from his ears.

"How long have I been unconscious? Where's the fried rice?"

"It didn't take long, about an hour. We are still on the boat of the Water Angel. The food is also provided by them. Let's eat quickly and survive the afternoon. We will wait for an opportunity to escape at night."

Hearing this, Ace finally understood the cause and effect. The aroma of seafood fried rice continued to hit his taste buds. Ace took a bite. Hmm? Why does it taste like home?

"It's delicious, isn't it? Our chef is the best chef on the sea. You are so lucky to be able to eat the food he cooks."

Ace and Deuce looked up at the same time. On the upper deck, a girl wearing an intricate Gothic long skirt and large glasses was looking at them with a smile. Deuce, a novelist, was a little speechless for a moment. He could no longer find the words to describe the girl's beauty, but he was very sure that the word beauty finally had a definition today.

"Hello... hello, my name is Deuce, nice to meet you." Deuce felt his face getting hot and he spoke incoherently.

Ace was very straight: "Oh! Thank you for your hospitality, I will definitely defeat you. By the way, are you also a subordinate of the Water Angel?"

"Hehe, of course my name is Victoria, I'm the doctor on this ship, brother Ace, drink this, it will help you recover your strength."

As the girl spoke, a vine wrapped around a cup of dark green liquid was handed to Ace.

“This stuff looks terrible.”

"No, it tastes quite refreshing. You will know if you try it."

Ace didn't hesitate for too long. He could feel the girl's kindness. He took the cup and drank it in one gulp. Mmm! It tasted a little better than the devil fruit.

In the restaurant, everyone was also teasing their own captain.

"Leo, do you take that boy named Ace very seriously?"

Leo looked at the butler in confusion: "Did you figure this out?"

Gloria replied with a look of disgust: "Come on, Captain, who can't see your acting skills? Is there anything special about that boy that deserves your attention?"

"Hey, I don't know if you guys have become smarter or if my acting skills have deteriorated. I could always fool you in the past."

"So what's so special about Ace?"

"He's another of Cap's grandsons."

Everyone suddenly understood what was going on after hearing this. No wonder the captain wanted to vent all his anger at Garp on his grandson.

After the battle in the morning, Ace also won everyone's favor: "Captain, please don't go too far. Don't let your tricks ruin the boy who just went out to sea."

"That's right. Even if you want him to experience the cruelty of the sea in advance, there's no need to raise his level so high right from the start. I'm a little worried that Ace's confidence will be hit after a series of battles."

Leo scoffed at Charles' reminder, and in Leo's opinion, Gloria's worry was completely unnecessary. Ace was very courageous as he dared to attack Whitebeard more than 100 times.

However, Leo thought about it and decided to explain it to everyone: "It's not because of Garp. Ace is not only the grandson of that old man, but also the only son of Pirate King Roger."

puff! x6

Everyone spat out the food in their mouths at the same time, making everyone look miserable.

"Roger's son x6?"

"No, why is Roger's son Garp's grandson?"

"The Pirate King actually has descendants?"

Everyone raised their questions at once, but Leo was in no mood to explain them one by one. After looking around, he fixed his eyes on Will.

Compared to other people's heavy attacks, it would be more appropriate for Will to take action if Ace wants to be trained properly.

"Will, I'll leave that kid to you from now on. You don't have to be too demanding, just treat it as training with him."

"Okay, Captain." After agreeing, the little fat fish continued to mutter.

Ace is Roger's son, and Garp is Ace's grandfather, so what should Roger call Garp?

Leo: ...