One Piece: Under the Throne

Ding ding ding, the alarm bells kept echoing in the port of Maryjoie.

The messenger shouted: "Attention all units, attention all units, the Seven Warlords of the Sea Fisher Tiger and Don Quixote Doflamingo are about to land."

Doflamingo walked to the naval base with an arrogant pace, deliberately slowing down his pace, and took the initiative to talk to Tiger after he caught up.

"Hey! Hero, I have admired you for a long time. After all, you have destroyed a lot of my business."

"Shut up, scumbag. I will kill anyone who dares to engage in the fishman slave business, including you, of course."

"Fffffffff, I gave up on that kind of boring thing a long time ago. After all, there are bigger businesses waiting for us. I'm really looking forward to Leo's plan."

"Humph!"

Fisher Tiger glanced at Dover coldly and then ignored him.

……

In the captain's room of the Moby Dick, Victoria had just completed a comprehensive inspection of Whitebeard. Looking at the inspection report made Victoria frown.

"Dad, your body may not be able to support a major battle with the navy, especially your internal organs are in danger to varying degrees."

"Gulala, just do your best. It doesn't matter if you can't heal him. Little Victoria, tell me the truth. How can Leo be sure that Ace will be in danger?"

"I really don't know. I just conveyed the captain's words to you word for word. Although the captain is always weird, his intuition has never been wrong. Since Leo said Ace is in danger, either the traitor is very powerful, or he met your navy on the way. The problem is still caused by Ace's voyage."

After listening to Victoria's analysis, Whitebeard fell silent. He clearly remembered that when Ace set out to chase that bastard Teach, he suddenly had a bad premonition.

Seeing that Whitebeard was silent, Victoria hesitated and whispered: "Uncle Whitebeard, why don't you contact Ace to confirm it."

Whitebeard looked at the half-burned life paper in his hand with some worry, and then his eyes fixed.

"No matter what, Ace did nothing wrong. Hunting down traitors and avenging his companions is what every member of the Whitebeard Pirates should do. As for whether he should turn the sea upside down or be defeated and captured, it is up to me, his father, to help him solve it."

"Just pet him."

"Gulala, isn't it natural for a father to pamper his children?"

Hearing this, Victoria looked a little helpless. He injected the potion mixed with healing tears and moonlight lily juice into Whitebeard's body. Looking at the slowly rising values ​​on the instrument, he sighed softly.

……

In the Marijoa Conference Room, two naval officers were fighting each other.

"stop!"

"Asshole, Dover, it's you who did this."

Doflamingo leaned on the balcony railing, waving his fingers constantly, and the two officers were played around by him like puppets.

Dover, who was caught playing tricks, ignored the navy and continued to manipulate the two people: "Who made this party so boring? If you have something to say, just say it quickly."

At the same time, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and Marshal Zhan Guo walked in. He first stopped Dover, and then put on a kind smile.

"Hello, you garbage from the sea. I didn't expect that two of you would show up after I just randomly called you to attend."

Doflamingo was not afraid of Sengoku and sat down on the table in a very casual manner: "I just wanted to come out for some fresh air because I have been doing a lot of business recently. Otherwise, I would not have come."

"Everything you call business is a headache."

As the two were arguing, a sudden voice came from the end of the corridor: "I have listened for a long time, but you are still talking nonsense. If the positions of the Navy and the Seven Warlords of the Sea remain in opposition, this round table meeting will be meaningless."

"Hawkeye?"

"Oh my! The most unlikely person is here."

"I'm just here to listen, that's all." Mihawk made his position clear directly, saying that he would not interfere in what was to be discussed today.

"In that case, can you allow me to sit in on the class as well? But it's different from just sitting in on the class..."

Another strange voice suddenly joined in, and a figure appeared silently at the window.

"Lafayette? You are Lafayette, the violent sheriff of Xihai, who was expelled from the country for being too cruel in enforcing the law."

“I didn’t expect that among you all, there are still people who know a little person like me. It’s such an honor. So please allow me to participate in this meeting. Today we are going to discuss the candidate for the Shichibukai position vacated by Crocodile. So please allow me to recommend someone…”

Before Lafayette finished speaking, the strong men in the conference room suddenly looked towards the door, and a blue laser shot through the door panel and headed towards Lafayette.

The sudden attack made Lafayette break out in a cold sweat, but fortunately he subconsciously dodged, and the laser finally flew past his ear, leaving a small hole in the wall.

The voice came in before the door opened: "A small person should have the awareness of a small person. What right do you have to nominate the Seven Warlords of the Sea..."

Halfway through his words, the door was pushed open and Leo strode in.

Seeing that the person coming was Leo, Dover started to mock him, "What's wrong with you today? Are all the busy people taking a collective holiday? Water Angel, you're so busy that you have to rush to attend a meeting. If you're late, you might as well not come."

Leo's face darkened. Originally, he was not far away and had started early, so he should have been the first one to arrive. However, Leo underestimated the tendency of him to get lost when he went out to sea alone. It was not until he saw the Upside-down Mountain that he realized he had taken the wrong path. He hurried over to finally catch up with the meeting.

He glared at Dover, then found a random seat and sat down: "Marshal, what do the Five Elders think about the outcome of Crocodile's treatment? As far as I know, Crocodile did a good job in Alabasta. I don't think they will strip Crocodile of his title of Shichibukai because of one failure."

"The Five Elders did not explicitly say they wanted to strip Crocodile of his title, but they also had to consider the opinions of the member states. The Nefertari royal family believed that Crocodile used his position to monopolize the kingdom's resources and attempted to control Alabasta by controlling the economy. This was what the Five Elders were most annoyed about him. Even the Shichibukai could not overthrow the kingdom's government."

At this point, Zhan Guo seemed to realize something, but before he could add anything, Leo spoke first.

"Oh! The seven of us are all pillars of the country. Is this something to be surprised about?"

Leo's words made Sengoku look gloomy, while the other seven warlords smiled. This is the fact. Dover and the Empress were originally kings. Leo was the recognized duke of all the kingdoms in the West Sea. Fisher Tiger was the leader of the fish-man freedom fighters. Before Crocodile failed, he was also praised as the guardian god by the people of Arabas. Moria, that big otaku, was not mentioned for the time being. Even Hawkeye was an island owner.

"So I think this matter is ultimately based on King Cobra's attitude. As long as we can reach a reconciliation with him, Crocodile will be fine. There is no need for us to discuss the nomination of a new Shichibukai here."

"Haha, Lord Water Angel is really strong. Just like when you were in the West Sea, you wanted to get involved in everything."

As soon as Lafayette recovered from his shock, he immediately started to ridicule Leo. His attitude was very strange, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes when he looked at Leo.

Leo pretended not to know Lafayette and said arrogantly, "Who the hell is this follower? Are the Shichibukai so casual in meetings?"

"Fffffffff, he's nobody's follower, and nobody invited him here."

"Oh? That's the suspicious person. Has the guard of the Navy Headquarters been so lax that any small fry can invade? And this guy looked at me unkindly, making me feel that my safety was threatened."

Lafayette suddenly flew into a rage: "Water Angel, don't act like a saint. All those nobles in the West Sea are your puppets. Capone Becky, Claude and I will always remember your 'kindness'."

"Heh, driving away you guys who broke the rules, doesn't that just prove that I'm doing a good job of protecting the West Sea?"

"Rules? Are these the rules of you, the underground godfather of the West Sea?"

Even though his identity was exposed by Lafitte, Leo was not panicked at all: "Hehe, who doesn't have some black material before becoming famous? Don't forget that we are the Seven Warlords of the Sea. We were all famous bastards in the sea before accepting the government's invitation."

Lafayette: ...

Many people who knew Leo's background secretly complained in their hearts, "You are such a good bullshit, are you worthy of the 0 Bailey reward?" Dover also glared at Leo with a bad look, "Who the hell are you implying?"

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Leo knocked on the table and concluded: "In any case, Crocodile must not be imprisoned in Impelton for such a small matter, otherwise it will make it difficult for the other Seven Warlords of the Sea. Please ask the Marshal to convey our message to the Five Elders."

Lafayette felt that he had found a loophole in Leo's words: "The implication is that Crocodile's title of Shichibukai can be replaced. Why not try the person I recommend? Lord Blackbeard will not let you down."

"Huh, Blackbeard? I think you guys are crazy about becoming famous."

Dover suddenly felt something was wrong. Leo was too aggressive today, so he tried to test him: "Let them try. We have to give newcomers a chance."

"Don't you think it's embarrassing to be on the same level as this little jerk who came out of nowhere?"

Everyone was talking at once, and under Leo's dominance, the roundtable meeting was successfully turned into a street quarrel.

Finally, Sengoku couldn't stand it anymore and slammed the table angrily: "That's enough. Let Blackbeard fight for the vacant Shichibukai position. Crocodile will be detained for the time being. We will make a decision after communicating with King Cobra. Let's adjourn this meeting."

Leo stood up with a sneer: "Marshal's actions are really chilling. I hope you don't regret suppressing me like this today."

Hearing this, Zhan Guo's eyes flashed coldly: "Asshole, you dare to threaten me? The decision of the navy cannot be questioned by you."

"Hmph, don't forget that the Navy and the Seven Warlords of the Sea are on the same level." After saying that, Leo and everyone else left with cold faces.

At the port, Leo was about to leave by boat when Doflamingo suddenly stopped him.

"Fufufu, this is not your style today. Do you want to cause trouble again?"

Leo had a blank expression, as if stating a fact: "It's not me, it's us. The storm sweeping the world is about to come. Only those who are ready are qualified to board the ship of the new era."

"Oh, you don't even need me to tell you. I've already started preparing."

Sailing alone on the sea, Leo kept recalling every detail of today's meeting, and suddenly felt that something was wrong with Zhan Guo's attitude.

Why was he leaning towards Blackbeard in his words and deeds? Did the Navy and Blackbeard reach an agreement long ago? If he hadn't intervened suddenly, the drama between Sengoku and Lafayette would have been very natural.

Thinking of this, Ao couldn't help but worry about Ace's current situation.