One Piece: Under the Throne

Seagulls flew across the sky, the dawn sunlight dyed the sea golden, and the waves gently caressed the shore, where two young men stood.

Ace and Deuce stood side by side on the coast. Several months of training had made the boys' skin a little darker, but their bodies had become stronger.

Not far away there was a large blue and white ship with an odd shape. Leo and his group leaned against the side of the ship and said goodbye to Ace and the others with a smile.

"Are we leaving now? Time flies so fast." Ah Fu sighed as he looked at the tall and straight young man.

"Well, I have to go. Soon you will hear my name ringing across the ocean."

Hearing this, Leo had a strange expression on his face: "Ace, if you become famous, I will be very busy. Don't forget that I am one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and you are a pirate."

"Hahahaha, if you guys, Leo, come and catch me in person, I will run as far away as possible. I don't want to get beaten again."

Deuce looked nervous after hearing what Leo said, and quickly added: "Don't worry, we won't do evil things just to become famous."

Gloria asked in confusion, "What kind of pirates are you?"

Ace said confidently, "If you fly the pirate flag, you are a pirate. Anyway, everyone, look forward to it."

"Well, use your brain more and don't be too reckless." Leo couldn't help but remind him again.

But Ace didn't answer. He scanned everyone's face carefully and then smiled widely.

Perhaps infected by Ace's emotions, everyone laughed together. Leo suddenly waved to the sea, and the waves flowed rapidly around the island. Soon a brand new three-masted sailing ship sailed over.

"I'm giving you a parting gift. This is better than the little boat you made yourself. If you want to cross the ocean, you need this."

Wow! x2

This is a three-masted sailing ship about 12 meters long. It was built by Will using the wreckage of a shipwreck on the island. The wood from the wreckage is quite good. Although it is not as good as the precious tree Adam, it is also a rare shipbuilding material. Moreover, a ship of this size is just right for Ace and the others to operate.

The two who received the new boat quickly climbed up and looked around, occasionally exclaiming "Wow", "Awesome", "So cool". After looking for a while, Ace suddenly thought that his behavior was a bit rude, so he quickly suppressed his excitement and went to the side of the boat to thank everyone.

"I like this gift very much. It is really great to receive such a boat just after going out to sea."

"Hahaha, this is made by Will himself for you. Don't let down a boat made by the future world's number one shipbuilder."

Without waiting for Ace to speak, Deuce suddenly ran from the bottom of the cabin to the deck and shouted excitedly: "Ace, there are still a lot of supplies in the cabin. We don't have to worry about anything when we go out to sea."

"Haha, did you realize that Will gave you a boat, so we had to prepare some supplies, food, fresh water, and medicine, enough for you to use for several months."

The supplies in the warehouse were prepared by Charles, Gloria, Victoria, and Gloria. Everyone took great pains to ensure that Ace and the other two could sail safely.

Ace suddenly felt his eyes moist. From childhood to adulthood, few people cared about him so much. Ace grew up amidst the curses on Roger. Those bad voices hurt Ace all the time. He always thought that he was not even allowed to be born, but today he finally felt the warmth of the world.

The Poseidon slowly sailed away from the island. Everyone waved goodbye. Leo suddenly shouted to Ace, "Take care of yourself, Ace. I don't want to hear the news of your death one day."

Unable to hold back the tears in their eyes any longer, Ace and the other man bowed together and said, "Thank you all for your guidance, teachers."

……

Back to the peaceful sailing life, Leo still curled up in the beach chair every day, still looking sleepy.

"Haha, you haven't completed a task in a long time."

The sleeping Leo suddenly felt a voice circling in his head. Who is this? Why are you disturbing my sleep? What mission is this?

His eyelids were heavy, so Leo ignored the sound and continued to sleep, but the more he ignored it, the clearer it became.

"Wake up, kid. If you don't keep your promise, something bad will happen."

Leo still opened his eyes impatiently: "What happened? Don't disturb my sleep."

His hazy eyes gradually made it clear what was around him. There seemed to be waves trembling around him, and the world turned blue. Leo looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a towering tree connecting the sea and the sky.

This! ...Long-lost memories resurfaced. Isn't this the Heart of the World? How did I come back again?

"Hehe, are you awake now? I've been calling you for so long, and you finally respond to me."

“You…you are Jesus?”

"And since when did you start calling me? I just felt it today."

"It's been several months."

Leo was shocked. Several months? Could it be that he had been sleepy during the day for the past six months because Jesus was calling him and he had such a deep connection with Him? Leo broke out in a cold sweat and became more wary of Jesus.

A ball of light emitting strong white light hung on the top of a giant tree shaped like the Baraka Tree of Life. This was very different from the Jesus in Leo's memory.

"What? I can't recognize you. Thank you for remembering my name." As he spoke, a vine lifted Leo to the top of the tree, bringing him closer to itself.

Leo's mind was completely clear at this moment: "You have grown up. Oh no, can the devil fruit still grow?"

"It's all thanks to your hard work. Over the past ten years, you have recovered a lot of the power I gave you, so that I can recover a little bit of my original form. It's also thanks to you that Mom can be reborn."

Leo scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "I'm glad I can help you. After all, you gave me everything I have."

"No, no, no, it's just a gift from fate. You've used this power well. The power in your body has grown a lot over the years."

After hearing what Jesus said, Leo was speechless for a moment. The other party could see that he had intercepted the power of the devil fruit.

"Uh... Jesus, I'm sorry, I secretly absorbed more power from the fruit, but don't worry, I will use this power to regain more power."

"Hehe, don't be nervous. I don't mean to blame you. Anyway, when you die, the power in your body will return to my body."

Uh... this consolation sounds weird.

However, he was still a little scared when facing Jesus Rio, and asked cautiously: "What do you want to summon me for this time?"

"There are two things. I need more power to help my mother stabilize the world. I haven't been able to feel any new power coming back in the past few years, so I asked you to come here."

He heaved a sigh of relief, so that was the case. Ever since Leo became famous, few pirates dared to approach him, and Leo himself was rather lazy about catching pirates. The reason he was able to successfully recover the fruit ability in the past was because his team often operated near Shampoo Land, and he was not famous at that time, so there were always stubborn pirates who came to him on their own accord.

Now that Leo has become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, his deterrent power is even stronger. Some emerging pirates fled when they saw the flag of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. In addition, the shocking battle with Katakuri further confirmed the impression that Leo is powerful.

Alas! It seems that I can’t paddle anymore.

"Retrieving abilities is fine, but I can't touch powerful ability users, otherwise my identity will be exposed. If I am labeled as a hunter of ability users, I will become the enemy of the world."

"Just try to overcome any difficulties you have. Anyway, I need you to recover at least ten devil fruits within two years. The more the better."

Uh... this leader is a little difficult to serve. Leo was a little distracted by Jesus' words: just overcome difficulties if there are any.

"Okay, ten is no problem. What's the other thing?"

Jesus' ball of light flickered, and he seemed to be a little emotional: "The bad guy is about to show up."

"bad guy?"

"It's Judas, the bad guy who encouraged all the brothers to leave their mother."

Ah... can he feel all this? Leo suddenly had a feeling that he was always being watched. Not long after he parted with Ace, he was told that the Dark-Dark Fruit was about to appear. What else was there on the sea that Jesus didn't know.

"I can feel that He is still wandering. If you can catch Judas before he finds a host, it will be much easier to recover the power."

After Jesus finished speaking, the scene fell into silence. Leo certainly knew how to find the Dark-Dark Fruit. He just needed to board his father's ship at the right time. With his relationship with his father, he would be able to get the Dark-Dark Fruit back as long as he paid enough.

The advantage of doing this is that it not only completes Jesus' mission, but also changes the fate of many people such as Dad, Ace, Thatch, Blackbeard, etc. At least without the incident of Blackbeard snatching the Dark-Dark Fruit, the Battle of Marineford would not have happened, and if the Battle of Marineford had not happened, the Whitebeard Pirates would not have been crippled.

This is fine. It would be nice if my intrusion could change the fate of the Whitebeard Pirates: "I have seen the information about the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit. If I were to face a Dark-Dark Fruit user, would my ability to temporarily deprive the user of power work?"

"If the opponent doesn't resist, you can, but you won't have much chance to sneak attack. Judas is very sensitive to my power and can detect you before you get close to him. The Dark-Dark Fruit's power won't work on you, so feel free to attack him head on."

"You mean the Dark-Dark Fruit will hide from me?"

"Yes, although it would be ideal to capture Him while He is still in fruit form, the reality is that you will most likely face the user of the Dark-Dark Fruit."

Jesus' words made Leo fall silent again, which means that all his previous analysis was wrong. If Leo went to the Whitebeard Pirates at the right time, the Dark-Dark Fruit would not appear at all. Although the Dark-Dark Fruit was placed in the treasure chest in the original work, who can say for sure how the other party would avoid Leo?

Tsk! The difficulty has increased again. It seems that I need to plan carefully.

"That's all for today, Leo. Try your best to fulfill your promise."

As soon as Jesus finished speaking, Leo felt as if his consciousness was sinking into endless darkness, and when he woke up again, he was back on the Poseidon.

Feeling his consciousness returning to his body, Leo immediately opened his eyes, but he was shocked as soon as he opened his eyes.

"Oh shit, what are you all doing around me?"

It turned out that the friends surrounded Leo and stared at him with a look of surprise.

"Are you all free? What are you doing around me?" Leo felt a little embarrassed when being stared at, so he pretended to be angry.

But the friends didn't take it seriously. Instead, they continued to stare at him, until Gloria, with a slightly red face, couldn't help but say, "Captain, you should find a girlfriend."

"Looking for...a girlfriend? What do you mean?"

Gloria looked at Leo with disgust: "That's right, tell me the truth, did you have a wet dream just now?"

Leo: “…”

Victoria also joined in the fun, imitating Leo's pronunciation and said: "It's all because of you...sucking more...I can't move...so...it's exposed...bad guy...you...hide from me."

"Oh, this is so embarrassing, Leo, you're so bad." Before Victoria could finish her words, she ran away with a blushing face.

Looking at the amused looks of his companions, Leo thought it would be better for him to die.