One Piece: Under the Throne

"Leo, you are different from most people I have met. I used to be an adventurer, and I have seen the greed and cruelty of human nature during those years at sea. Even the civilians you mentioned are mostly reluctant to come into contact with the fishmen. But I don't feel any discrimination from you."

"Brother Tiger, I believe in freedom and equality for all, but I won't force others to think the same as me. In my opinion, people who don't build their happiness on the suffering of others are good people. They are afraid of you because they don't understand you. If we can have more understanding and communication, I believe that humans and fishmen will live in peace one day."

Tiger's eyes lit up when he heard Leo say that. "That's a great idea. Leo, you are really a friend worth making. Do you have time later? I want to take you to meet someone who has the same opinion as you."

"Okay, I'm here for sightseeing anyway. I'll go with you to meet that friend, but I want to go to Fishman Street first and take Will with me."

"Let me lead the way for you. After all, no one knows that place better than me." Tiger patted his chest and took over the task.

After dinner, Leo followed Tiger to Fishman Street, and they had a very pleasant conversation along the way.

After a night's rest, Will regrouped and planned to go out to find Leo. Before he took a few steps, he was blocked by several people, led by a black whale man.

"Will, you are such a bad guy, how dare you come back? Get out of Fishman Street." Several fishmen surrounded Will and started fighting before he could say a word. Will didn't dare to fight back, so he had to squat on the ground with his hands on his head.

The curses quickly attracted the attention of the people around, and seeing that it was the Black Whale Fishmen beating a child of the same tribe, they did not dare to interfere. The Black Whale tribe is the overlord among the fishmen. If ordinary fishmen are 10 times stronger than humans, then whale people are 10 times stronger than fishmen.

But not everyone was without the courage to meddle in other people's business: "Stop it, you bastards, what's the point of always bullying a coward?" Before the words fell, one of the black whale men was kicked away.

"Evil Dragon, please don't meddle in other people's business. This is our internal issue."

Soon two more fishmen came over, one was a burly man with blue skin, and the other was a fishman wearing a karate uniform and a bun on his head. They were Jinbe and Kroobi. They were originally practicing karate in the dojo, and when they heard the fight outside, they immediately ran over to stop it.

With the addition of Jinbei and the other two, they soon drove away the black whale fishmen. The dragon looked at Will, who was squatting on the ground, with contempt and said, "You coward, you are still so cowardly. Why don't you dare to fight back? And didn't you secretly escape from Fishman Island? Why did you come back?"

Croobi also came up to comfort the dragon, "Forget it, Brother Dragon, you know Will has been a coward since he was a child. He hasn't improved at all in all these years. He always relies on us to save him. Anyway, we are used to it, so calm down."

Will stood up and lowered his head without saying a word. Jinbei patted his shoulder a little disappointedly, but no matter what, they were friends who grew up together in Fishman Street, and Will was the youngest among them. He couldn't just watch his little brother being bullied.

The three evil dragons were about to leave when they saw a stream of water blocking their way. The one who made the move was a human boy who was staring at them. The strangest thing was that Brother Tiger was actually following the boy.

"What did you bastards do to Will?" Seeing Will beaten black and blue, Leo's anger was suddenly ignited. He had long regarded Will as his brother, and now seeing him being beaten like this, how could Leo not be angry.

With a loud bang, the ground where Leo was standing was cracked. He rushed to Jinbei and kicked him. Jinbei's reaction was also quick enough. He raised his hand to block Leo's sneak attack, but before Jinbei could counterattack, Leo was locked in the [Deep Sea Cage]. After the ability was improved, Leo could directly control the water molecules in the air to form skills. It was even more handy to use in places like Fishman Island where there was abundant water vapor. Leo attacked Jinbei, Dragon and Kroobi at the same time. Before they could react, they were trapped in three water balls. Then Leo waved his hand, and the water ball began to spin rapidly, carrying Jinbei and the other two and smashing a wall.

Leo came to Will and patted the fat fish's belly: "If anyone bullies you again in the future, just beat him up boldly. If anything goes wrong, I will help you solve it."

Will cried and looked at Leo. Seeing that Leo didn't look down on him, he cried even harder: "Okay, I will beat up anyone who bullies me in the future. I will never bring shame to my brother." At this time, a little mermaid girl ran over from the side of the street. She looked about the same age as Leo. She ran to the front, put her hands on her hips and glared at Leo: "You bad guy, why did you hit my brother?"

You little bitch, you are bullying others and you think you are right: "Your brother bullied my little brother, he deserves to be beaten."

Leo didn't tolerate the little girl, and now the two of them were standing face to face in a stalemate on the street.

"Okay, Xia Lilio was also trying to help Will, but his actions were a little impulsive. And Leo, you may have misunderstood. Jinbe and the others should be helping Will." Tiger rushed over and explained with a helpless look.

"You little bastard, hurry up and apologize to my brother. It was obviously my brother who beat up the bad guys who bullied the little fat boy." Xia Li became more confident when she saw Tiger coming.

After a while, the misunderstanding was finally explained. Leo laughed and patted Jinbei's shoulder to apologize. After Jinbei and Arlong and his gang knew that it was Leo who saved Will and sent him back to Fishman Island, they were not so hostile to him anymore.

After the misunderstanding was resolved, Leo decided to invite a few people to the pub for a drink. Tiger was a little amused. This kid was too troublesome. He just came out of the pub, had a fight, and wanted to go back again.

After a few drinks, Leo was curious about why Will's people always bullied him, so he asked the reason. Will just kept his head down and said nothing. Charlie, who was standing next to him, couldn't stand it and took the initiative to tell Leo the whole story.

It turns out that Will was born in a tribe of whale people with black skin, but Will's belly was white, so he was regarded as an alien by his tribe since he was a child. Before the age of 5, he was protected by his mother, so little Will was not bullied so much. The whale children of the same tribe would at most not play guava with him. But when Will was 5 years old, his mother died due to long-term fatigue.

Since then, Will lost his protection and his life became more and more difficult. He was often beaten and scolded, and sometimes he was not given food for several days. If it weren't for the boss Tiger of Fishman Street who protected him, Will would not have had the chance to grow up.

Charlie paused and continued, "There are many orphans in Fishman Street, and Will is just one of them. But this guy is clumsy and always smiles foolishly. He doesn't dare to fight back when he is beaten. Over time, everyone comes to bully him. He also fled from Fishman Island because he couldn't stand it anymore. During the time when Will was away, Brother Tiger asked everyone to go out and look for you."

Leo finally understood. Isn't this the fish-man version of the ugly duckling story? Although he had only known Will for a few days, Leo would never forget the figure who dared to stand up and stand in front of him in the face of danger. From then on, Leo recognized him and wanted Will to be his first partner.

He gently rubbed Will's head, which was a little prickly, and then said to Tap with a serious face: "Will, I want to take you out to sea. From now on, you will be my deputy captain. Leave this place that makes you sad."

Will looked up at Leo in disbelief. This was the first time in his life that he was needed by someone. He was very happy to be needed by his idolized big brother. Tears welled up in the little fat fish's eyes. He wanted to go out to sea with Leo, but he couldn't bear to leave his companions on Fishman Island.

Leo seemed to understand what he meant and chuckled, "I almost forgot that I should be tough with you. Will, from today on, you are my companion. We need to be companions who can trust each other's backs and experience countless adventures together. From now on, you are mine."

Bang! As soon as Leo finished speaking, he heard a fist slamming on the table next to him: "You bastard humans are not trustworthy. Even a piece of trash like Will will not be allowed to be taken away." At this time, the evil dragon looked at Leo with murderous intent. The previous speech made him very unhappy. The unscrupulous arrests of slave traders in recent years have caused great harm to Fishman Island, but now there are humans who dare to announce in front of them that they will take their compatriots away. These extreme-minded fish-man teenagers were furious.

Leo didn't even look at the dragon, he turned to Tiger and said, "Brother Tiger, can humans and fishmen get along equally? Are you willing to take a gamble on me, Will?"

After saying that, he looked at the evil dragon again, "Humans are untrustworthy? It was me, an untrustworthy human, who rescued him from the human traffickers, and it was you, my fellow countrymen, who hurt him the most."

Tiger looked at Leo deeply, and sighed after a while: "Leo boy, this is not a decision that can be made on impulse. Why are you so obsessed with Will?"

"Because Will is a trustworthy companion and definitely not a loser as you say." Leo answered without hesitation, and his attitude was very firm when he spoke.

"Is he trustworthy, Leo? Since you want Will to be your companion, do you have the ability to protect him?" Tiger continued to ask.

"I can only promise you that I will never betray him, and I will risk my life for him if necessary."

"Leo, remember your oath. If you break it one day, you will become the enemy of all the fishmen."

Will, who was standing aside, had already burst into tears. His mind was filled with Leo's words that he was a trustworthy companion. The thoughts that had been wavering just now became extremely firm at this moment.

The little fat fish stood up suddenly, and his huge body directly knocked over the table: "Brother Leo, I am willing to go to the sea with you." After saying this boldly, the eyes of this once "cowardly" fishman boy were incomparably firm.