One Piece: Under the Throne

Leo and Hancock ended their trip to Impel Down with their own ulterior motives. The subsequent journey seemed calm on the surface, but in fact there were undercurrents.

Leo leaned against the side of the boat, flexibly controlling the water ball with his fingers, as if it were an obedient pet. The water ball jumped happily on the sea, and Leo communicated with his companions in a unique way, Morse code. Each jump of the water ball represented a specific signal, and commands were continuously transmitted.

A few hours later, the warship slowly entered the naval port of the Navy Headquarters. Leo couldn't wait to jump off the ship and set foot on land before Hancock. Leo swore that he did this not because Hancock's tall figure would block him, but simply because he felt that walking in front would make him look more imposing.

However, Leo's subconscious action seemed to inspire Hancock's inner competitive spirit. She lightly tapped her high heels, and an elegant somersault brought her to Leo's side in an instant. Hancock looked down at Leo from above, and involuntarily compared Leo with Luffy in her mind.

"Hmph! Luffy wins." Hancock murmured softly.

Leo looked confused: "?"

What did that woman mean when she looked me up and down? How did Luffy win?

(Luffy is 174cm tall, Leo is 170cm tall)

"Hey, Hancock, please explain yourself clearly. I suspect you were thinking about something rude just now." Leo quickly caught up with the empress and asked her dissatisfiedly.

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The soldiers took Leo and Hancock to the conference room, and before they opened the door, they heard the sound of clinking cutlery.

"Hahaha, this cherry pie is so delicious. The navy is really rich. Even the red wine is famous wine like Itrus Brugastai."

(Guess where this wine name appears in One Piece.)

"Shut up, you idiot. Your face makes me sick."

"Fffffffffff, that's better than a certain idiot who was almost kicked out of the Shichibukai. As a Shichibukai, he was defeated by a newcomer. Were the World Government blind when selecting people?"

"You are the one who should shut up, little turkey. Don't let me meet you at sea, or I will send you to meet my compatriots who were killed by you."

"What a rowdy bunch of people! Even the wine tastes unpalatable when you're with me."

I could feel the noise inside through the door of the conference room. It seemed that these people started eating without waiting for me.

The door was pushed open with a creak, and Leo walked into the meeting room angrily. The first thing he saw when he came in was Blackbeard, who was feasting on his food. Then he focused his eyes and pressed forward with a powerful aura.

"Where did the fat black guy come from? How come anyone can enter the gathering of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?" Leo asked the guard beside him with an unhappy look on his face.

"You...you misunderstood...Lord Water Angel, he is a newly promoted Shichibukai just like you...Captain Blackbeard Teach." Affected by the aftermath of the Conqueror's Haki, the soldier almost fell to the ground, and his answer to Leo was also stammering.

"Hahahaha, hello, Water Angel. I'm very familiar with your name."

Teach opened his mouth full of food and greeted Leo in a cheerful manner, but before he could finish his words, he saw the empress following behind Leo and instantly couldn't take his eyes off her.

"This girl is so beautiful, Your Majesty, would you like to be my girlfriend?"

Teach's arrogant attitude made Leo and Hancock look unhappy at the same time, and the other four also looked at him unkindly. Teach, who became the focus, also realized that he had said the wrong thing, and scratched the back of his head with one hand, pretending to be honest.

Seeing this, Leo snorted coldly and went to the west side of the restaurant and sat down.

"How long have you been waiting here? Marshal Zhan Guo, do you want to leave us here forever?"

"Fufufufu, what's wrong with this? Instead of having that boring meeting, I would rather eat here. For example, this piece of meat that is a specialty of the New World tastes very good." After saying that, Doflamingo specially picked up a piece of grilled sea king meat from the New World and put it in his mouth, chewing it with big mouthfuls.

Leo suddenly raised his eyebrows, and then he elegantly cut the meat on the plate in front of him, and replied as he cut: "Dover has lived in the New World for many years. Has it made you forget your noble identity? You now look like those second-rate pirates. I still prefer the taste of the four seas, especially the West Sea."

Suddenly Tiger joined the conversation: "I still like the taste of Paradise, after all, here we can eat the specialties of Fishman Island.

"Humph, you are a bunch of unworldly fellows. If you want to eat meat, there is plenty of it in the Calm Belt. Not only sea kings, but there are also many ancient islands in the Calm Belt. All of them are delicacies that you have never tasted.

Facing a group of men, Hancock was not at all inferior in momentum. While speaking, she brought a plate of grilled sea kings in front of her.

Hawkeye looked around with his sharp eyes. He did not touch the barbecue king on the table, but raised his glass elegantly and took a sip: "I am not interested in your delicious food. As long as no one disturbs me to drink, it's fine."

Crocodile was holding a cigar and watching the people in front of him chatting. Suddenly, he became angry and slammed his fist heavily on the dining table.

"Have you said enough? You all have big appetites." Crocodile understood the conversation completely, and he couldn't help but feel angry and dissatisfied. These guys actually excluded him from discussing how to divide the world, as if he had lost the right to speak. This feeling of being kicked out of the circle made him feel humiliated.

Hearing Crocodile's words, several people burst into laughter, with a hint of amusement in their laughter. Doflamingo even deliberately teased, "Sand Crocodile can't play without sand, do you still want to taste desert delicacies?" This sentence deeply hurt Crocodile's heart, he widened his eyes and glared at Doflamingo.

However, Crocodile did not lose his temper. He knew that now was not the time to lose his temper. After all, he needed the help of these people to achieve his goals. Although he was furious, he could only swallow his anger and wait for the opportunity.

At this time, Leo stepped out to smooth things over, saying, "Okay, Dover, don't talk about this guy's sad story. Crocodile, you too, should have a longer-term vision. Since you like tropical weather so much, I think the food from the South China Sea is quite suitable for you."

Among everyone present, except Hawkeye who was indifferent to what Leo and the others were talking about, the most confused one was Teach. He suddenly had the illusion that he had missed dozens of small targets.

Moreover, this group of people seemed to not take him seriously at all, which made Teach very angry, but there was no sign of dissatisfaction on his face.

"Jie, hahahaha, what you guys are talking about seems very interesting, I wonder if you could take me with you."

None of the people who were talking paid any attention to him. To be honest, among the seven active Shichibukai, Teach was the least noticeable one.

All of them were invited by the World Government to join the Shichibukai after becoming famous, but Teach seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. You, an airborne soldier, are dreaming about wanting to share the cake with everyone.

Besides, they are all nobles. Tiqi is an ordinary person with no fame or background, and he can never squeeze into Leo's circle. According to Dover, you, Blackbeard, are of no rank to use the same name as me.

In addition, Leo had a hidden hostility towards him, which made everyone even less willing to pay attention to Teach.

As if feeling the contempt of everyone, Teach stopped smiling, drank the wine in the bottle in one gulp, and walked out of the meeting room.