One Piece: Under the Throne

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the quiet night enveloped the beautiful island.

After an afternoon of exploration, everyone has returned to the Poseidon.

Leo looked through the photos of the ruins again and again, and combined with his own knowledge, he gradually understood the history of Aska.

Gloria approached Leo and asked hopefully, "Captain, have you found the whereabouts of the Seven Star Sword?"

"Not yet, but it is certain that the Seven Star Sword must still be sleeping somewhere in the ruins."

Hearing this, Victoria was a little disappointed: "Leo, we have been looking for it for the whole afternoon, isn't it all in vain?"

"That's not the case. Now that everyone is here, I'll tell you about the legend of the Seven Star Sword."

Everyone sat around on the deck, waiting for Leo to tell a story with great anticipation.

“850-900 years ago, there was a prosperous country on Askaka Island, which was also the economic and cultural center of this sea area.

There are three princes in the Askah Kingdom. Each of them has outstanding abilities and they are respectful to each other. With the joint efforts of the three princes, the Askah Kingdom has become the most powerful country in this sea area.

From one day on, a Star God sect suddenly appeared in the country. No one knew how it appeared, and more and more people began to become believers of the Star God. The Star God appeared in the world as a goddess, and the messenger who represented the people to communicate with the goddess was called a witch.

During a ceremony to worship the star god, the three princes saw the face of the witch at the same time, and they fell in love with her. The princes took out the national treasure, the Seven Star Sword, in an attempt to win the witch's heart, but how could one sword be shared by three people?

After that, the three princes lost their friendship and began to attack each other, and a war that spread across the country began. From then on, there was no more laughter, and many people lost their lives in the war. The Seven Star Sword absorbed the blood and hatred, and finally turned into a cursed sword.

The cursed sword emits a dark green light, and anyone illuminated by the light will become bloodthirsty and violent.

Later, a larger-scale war broke out over this cursed sword, until this beautiful sea area was reduced to ruins.

Seeing that the Kingdom of Asuka was about to perish, the witch was heartbroken. In order to end the war, she decided to bear the curse of the Seven Star Sword and sacrificed her young life. In order not to disappoint the witch, the princes swore to the sky and obtained the divine power bestowed by the god of Asuka. The power turned into three gems and finally successfully sealed the Seven Star Sword.

"This is part of the legend about the Seven Star Sword."

Victoria held her chin with both hands and sighed, "What a clichéd love story. Isn't this just a story about a scheming bitch and three licking dogs?"

Leo suddenly felt like he was shot by an arrow. What a wake-up call! Sister, do you know that you are destined to be alone?

Gloria agreed, "Love that is exchanged for material things is not true love. Can't the three princes sing? Girls like boys who can sing."

Leo was very upset and thought to himself that he should not bring his own views into the characters in the story.

The most exaggerated one was Gloria: "Bah, why should girls only be trophies fought over by men? If I were that witch, I would take the Seven Star Sword, then trample those three pieces of trash under my feet, unify the country and become the queen."

Leo was completely gloomy. He felt doomed. He was tired. What was wrong with the women on his ship? Why were they more difficult to deal with than the other?

It was the Prime Minister who asked a new question to break the awkward situation: "My Lord, the story you told sounds very complete. Why do you say that you don't distinguish between intelligence?"

"That's a good question. You are indeed the intellectual leader of the team. There are many unclear issues in this story. For example, the history of the Seven Star Sword is not introduced, and how the sword became a national treasure. Also, how the Star God Cult appeared in the Askar Kingdom is not explained. The most suspicious thing is why the prince can communicate with the Star God and receive the Star God's blessing. This is something that even the witch can't do."

Three questions in a row left the friends with a puzzled look.

The newly joined Gulliver muttered quietly: "Are those things important? Maybe they just weren't recorded."

Leo just shook his head without further explanation. He would have to wait until he thoroughly inspected the island before making any further comments.

Before they knew it, it was already very late. Will was holding Goudan in his arms, nodding his head and almost falling asleep.

"Okay, that's the end of the story. Let's go to bed early. We still have to continue exploring tomorrow."

Everyone said good night and went back to their bedrooms, leaving only Leo and Alfu on the deck.

"Go back to sleep! Huh?" Leo pushed Afu and found that he was in a daze with a silly smile on his face.

Leo put his face close to Ah Fu, and suddenly heard him mumbling to himself, "No wonder, no wonder she is so beautiful, slurp..."

Leo: ...

"Asshole Ah Fu, why are you being so horny so late at night, hey!"

"Ah? What's wrong? What's wrong? Hey! It's you, Leo. Why are you scaring me?"

Leo: "FUCK! Look at what you look like. Wipe the saliva from the corners of your mouth."

……

The morning light awakens the earth, and the indigenous villages deep in the island also begin a peaceful and beautiful day.

The village is called Xingshen Village. Thatched houses are scattered in every corner of the village, and the overall style is full of history. Men carry hoes and roll up their trousers to work in the terraced fields, while women walk on the gravel road with freshly picked fruits on their heads.

"Good morning, grandma!"

"It's Maya. It's rare that you can get up so early today."

The girl blushed slightly and said coquettishly: "Grandma, I am also very hardworking. Besides, a few friends are coming to visit the village today. I will go to pick them up in a while."

"Is that the person who sent you back last night?"

"Yes, Mr. Afu is a very considerate man. We have agreed to visit the village together today."

The old lady with the cane shook her head helplessly and said in a worried voice: "I'm afraid he is also here to look for the Seven Star Sword."

Just as Maya was chatting with her grandmother, a roar broke the peace of the young village chief.

"Oh no! There are pirates. The pirates are attacking the village. Everyone, go get your weapons."

Unexpectedly, the seemingly docile mountain people were actually very well-trained when they took action. In a blink of an eye, the men lined up with weapons in hand to block the pirates.

The battle was about to break out. The sound of the pirates' scimitars clashing with the villagers' swords was endless, and there were roars and shouts of killing everywhere.

The men were fighting, while the women were hiding in the house with their children.

At the same time, Maya held Baoyu and pulled her grandmother towards the depths of the village, but before they ran far, her grandmother was hit by a stray arrow and fell to the ground.

"Grandma!" Maya screamed and was about to go forward to help her grandmother up but was pushed away by the old woman.

The grandmother seemed not to notice the arrow behind her. Instead, she said to Maya nervously, "Don't worry about me. Take the jade and hide it quickly. We must not let the pirates find the jade."