One Piece: Under the Throne

Bang! Fusman slammed his fist on the table: "Leon, how did you end up like this? Can't even you deal with that mysterious master?" Fusman found it hard to believe that his top killer would fail, and fail so badly.

Ryan was wrapped in bandages all over his body and cried, "Boss Fusman, the enemies are really despicable. They are very good at disguising themselves. I was defeated because I was careless for a moment. Boss, please punish me, wuwuwu."

Fusman suppressed his anger for the time being. With the coup in the capital imminent, Becca's matter had to be put aside for the time being. Although he cursed Leon as a waste in his heart, now was not the time to punish him.

"Alright, stop howling. Go down and recover first. The family will implement a big plan in Wangdu in two days. You must work hard for the family then."

Seeing that the boss not only did not punish him but continued to use him, Leon was very moved and secretly vowed to perform well in the royal capital plan.

……

The guards took Alfred to the main gate of the castle and hung him on the wall with iron chains. Grid III had already ordered Alfred to be executed in two days, and now he was hung here to show the people the consequences of being disloyal to the king.

While handcuffing Alfred, several knights secretly fed him some water. They still had great respect for their former commander, but they were helpless to do anything about his situation.

Alfred looked from the square to the distance and couldn't help but worry about the future of the Kingdom of Gorude. The king who was drunken all day long, the ambitious prince, and the mafia who controlled the country's economic lifeline, where will this country go next?

Forget it, I have been living in contradiction for these years. How to protect the people is a question that Alfred has been thinking about for a long time but has no answer. Now that he is hanging here, Alfred has also wavered in his belief.

……

Night fell over the capital, and the entire square was no longer noisy as it was during the day. Alfred had been hanging on the castle gate for a day. Looking at the capital from this angle, many houses had lights on. The brightest lights were on the buildings on the east side of the capital. That was where the nobles lived. Maybe these guys were holding boring banquets day after day. Alfred had been invited to participate, but he could never fit in into that circle.

To the west is a residential area where people with stable jobs live. Alfred remembers that the people he met there always had happy smiles on their faces. Perhaps they were enjoying a sumptuous dinner at this time.

Facing Alfred was a straight street, which was the commercial street of the capital. The only sound he could hear while hanging on the city wall came from that street. It was the busiest place in the capital at night. Many people would go there to drink and go shopping after a day's work. It was also one of the few places in the capital where people of all social status could be together.

The outermost circle of the royal capital is the slums. There are also scattered lights on there, which are widely distributed but not densely packed. Alfred has never been there and cannot imagine their lives.

Gradually, from the slums to the residential area and then to the commercial street, the lights went out one by one, and only the lights in the aristocratic area and the royal palace remained brightly lit.

The scene before him made Alfred seem to understand the current situation of the country. At this moment, he was hanging at the junction of light and darkness, as if he had been abandoned by this world.

Alfred suddenly felt very tired, and he slowly closed his eyes. It felt as if the world was disappearing bit by bit, but before the world was completely submerged in darkness, suddenly a beam of light flashed through his eyes.

A knight holding a lantern came down from the city wall: "Lord Alfred, I brought you some water and food. Eat something now while no one is around."

The knight first handed the water bag to Alfred, watched him take a big sip, then handed the bread to him and said, "A young man asked me to tell you that he thanks you for saving my life."

At the same time, a light was lit in the dark square. With the dim light, Alfred recognized that it was the young man he rescued from the Jon family. The man waved at him and seemed to be saying something, but it was a pity that he was too far away and Alfred could not hear it at all. But judging from his lip shape, it seemed like he was saying thank you. It turned out that what he did was not useless.

After resting for another day in Becca Town, Leo decided to go to the capital to completely eliminate the John Family. He gave Luo Anthony an order to gather people to go to the capital to fight a decisive battle with the John Family. This almost made Anthony, who had just been the boss for a few days, drop his jaw in shock.

"Lord Leo, isn't this too dangerous? The Jon family is very powerful, and they are in collusion with officials from the Gorud Kingdom. We can't be their opponents with just a few of us. Please consider this."

"You are useless. We don't need you to lead the charge. We will deal with the leaders and cadres of the Jon family. Your mission is to receive the Jon family's legacy and subdue their ordinary members. Okay, hurry up and gather people to prepare to set off. We will go there by boat first, and you should also set off as soon as possible. If you affect my plan, you, the boss, will be replaced."

……

Becca Town is not far from the capital, and it takes about a day and a half to get there by horse. However, Leo and his companions took the sea route, and with the speed of the Poseidon, it only took them half a day to reach the capital, just in time for dinner.

This is a great time. Putting aside the John family and other things, Leo decided to experience the delicious food of the royal capital first.

In the largest restaurant on the commercial street, everyone was looking at that table of guests.

"Boss, give me 5 more servings of that paella."

"Five servings is too much, Will. Try this roast goose, it tastes really good."

The dining table was already piled with plates, and almost all the waiters in the restaurant were serving food to Leo. Ever since crossing into the world of One Piece, Leo had accepted the fact that he was a big eater. Thinking about how tall his parents were, he was very confident about his future body shape, although now he was still the shortest in the team.

Will and Gloria were also big eaters, and with the three of them eating as hard as they could, the waiters were almost rubbing sparks from the wheels of the food carts. Charles was the most polite eater, and he took a few bites of each dish before beginning his detailed comments.

Everyone was very satisfied with the meal. Not long after Leo and Will walked out of the restaurant, Charles suddenly approached Leo and said, "There are a few bastards following us for a long time. Do you want to deal with them?"

Leo said with some disdain: "Are all mafia members idiots? They walk sideways in black suits and black sunglasses, as if they are afraid that others don't know their identities. Don't beat him to death, I still need to torture him for information." Leo had also discovered the people who were following him a long time ago. They were just a few minions and he didn't care too much.

Bang, bang, bang! In the alley at the corner of the street.

The mafia members who were so arrogant just now are now all like ostriches, squatting in the corner with their heads down and shivering.

"Tell me why you are following us."

"Boy, don't be so proud. If you dare to touch our Jon family, you will die..." Bang!

"Wrong answer. Next one, I advise you to tell the truth. Otherwise, take the person next to you as an example for your fate. You don't want to be his junior, do you?" Leo pointed the porcupine gun at the second mafia member.

Gulu, the mafia henchman who was pointed at by the gun swallowed unconsciously: "Brothers, it's because you guys were so generous in the restaurant, so we want to... want to borrow some money to spend."

Leo put the muzzle of the gun to the mafia's forehead: "So we are wrong! Are you people from the Jon family so awesome?"

"That's right, everyone in the capital doesn't know us..."

boom!

"Oh shit, you...why don't you let me finish my words?"

"Tsk! Sure enough, all mafia members are the same. Now I ask you questions and you answer them. Don't talk nonsense. Where is the headquarters of the En family? How many members are there? Who are the powerful guys?"

"The family headquarters is in the largest manor in the noble district. It's easy to find. I don't know how many people there are, but it's no less than 1000. The most powerful members of the family are the chainsaw killer Leon, but everyone thinks he is a braggart. Lord Fusman is the strongest, and there's Lord Rohard. Everyone is afraid of him because he always uses some people for horrific experiments. Oh, and there's Lord Fusman's butler Terry Candy. The elders of the family all say that he was a ruthless man when he was young, but we've never seen him take action. That's all. Lord, please let me go. I don't want to play with the mafia anymore. It's too dangerous. Woo woo woo."

Leo patiently listened to the mafia's story, thought for a moment and then continued to ask: "Has anything big happened in the capital recently?"

"Yes, yes. That bastard Alfred actually dared to chop off a family member's hand in front of the boss. The boss was very angry and asked the king to order him to be executed. Now Alfred is hanging on the castle gate, ready to be executed the day after tomorrow. Old Fusman also said that he would bring everyone to show his support."

"Very good. Don't be so slow when talking next time." Leo put away his gun, and the four of them walked out of the alley together.

Seeing that the four men had left, the mafia members' expressions instantly twisted. Just wait, I will kill you tomorrow. While they were imagining how to torture those guys, all the mafia members in the alley were cut by the invisible blade, and their bodies were separated in an instant.

Leo shook his hands in satisfaction. He could now use his ability skillfully on land. Although its power was slightly less than in the sea, it was enough to deal with ordinary people.

After a night's rest, they went out in groups of two the next day to gather intelligence. This time, Charles and Will were responsible for observing the headquarters of the Jon family, while Leo took Gloria to see the old friend hanging in the square.

Since Alfred was hanged on the city wall, many people came to the square to watch every day. Some people thought he was the emperor's lackey and did not deserve sympathy, some people disliked him for always meddling in other people's affairs, but most people still felt sorry for him. It was said that he was executed for disobeying the king's order to save civilians.

Leo mingled in the crowd and listened to everyone's discussions. The most interesting point of view was that Alfred should not target the Mafia. If the Mafia was eliminated by him, wouldn't the jobs of ordinary people be lost? If he was so capable, why didn't he persuade the king to collect less taxes?

To be fair, the citizens were not wrong, after all, they had to live, but Leo also felt sorry for Alfred, and even thought he was a fool, but an admirable fool, so Leo planned to invite Alfred to join his team.

However, how can we subdue such a blindly loyal person?

Or maybe start by saving his country!