One Piece: Under the Throne

Passing through the ruins, Alfred returned to Fusman.

"Come on, Fusman, the second round begins." Alfred has undergone a drastic change after picking up the Holy Sword Maria again. Before, he seemed like a sword without a soul, sharp on the outside, but already tattered on the inside. But now Alfred seems to have found the soul of a swordsman again, and the Holy Sword in his hand exudes vitality.

"Haha, you bluffing guy, just fall down quickly." Fussman rushed towards Alfred, first disturbed him with his musket, then jumped high and struck him in the air. The armed color on the scimitar was so strong that it almost dyed the blade black. The attack that Fussman had accumulated was so terrifying.

Alfred didn't care at all. The holy sword met the scimitar but held on for a moment before retracting its force. With a flip of his wrist, the holy sword led the scimitar to the side. Alfred easily unloaded the power of the scimitar and left Fussman's middle door wide open. With a flash of sword light, the holy sword came to Fussman's chest.

Fusman was caught off guard and was about to be killed. Fusman decided to exchange injury for injury. He gave up defense and kicked Alfred in the chest.

The two men separated as soon as they came into contact. Forsman's chest was cut diagonally, leaving a scar that went through his body. Alfred was kicked and spit out blood again.

It seemed like both sides were injured, but Fusman's eyes became extremely solemn: "Just by changing a sword, your strength has increased so much? You are worthy of being a great swordsman. Even though you were seriously injured, your sword skills have become even more powerful."

Alfred wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and replied coldly: "It's not because I became powerful after picking up the holy sword, but the holy sword awakened me again. It reminded me of the feeling of swinging a sword. Fusman, your strength is very strong, but it's a pity that you don't use it in the right way." After that, Alfred came forward with the sword. This was the first time he took the initiative to attack since the two started fighting.

The intensive slashing forced Fussman to dodge left and right. As Alfred continued to swing his sword, golden patterns appeared on the black blade of the Holy Sword Maria. When the patterns covered the entire blade, a golden flying slash broke through the air.

[Holy Light: Dark Slash]

The golden light filled the square, and when the holy light faded, Fusman was lying in a pool of blood.

……

At this time, screams were heard in the palace.

Ah! I will give you whatever you want, please don't kill me, ah!

The eldest prince Pride stood in front of the throne, looking at the second prince Enwei strolling over with a gloomy face. Enwei came with a middle-aged man. His figure appeared and disappeared from time to time, and the guards fell to the ground in a moment.

The soldiers who had escorted the eldest prince in had long been killed, and the only people left around Pride were the nobles who supported him. However, the nobles had long been frightened, and all knelt on the ground crying and begging for mercy.

Envy strolled up to Pride and looked up at his eldest brother who was standing next to the throne.

"Sure enough, it's you who's behind this, Envy, you've been a despicable guy since you were little. You're like a mouse in the shadows, and you never do things in a presentable way." Even though the situation was already very unfavorable, Pride still held his proud head high, and his words and actions seemed as if Envy was the weaker party.

"My dear brother, you are still so arrogant. I can't wait to enjoy your expression when you kneel at my feet."

"Enwei, it's too early for you to be happy. Do you think you won? I'll give you one last chance. Kneel down and admit your mistake. I promise not to kill you today." As soon as Pride finished speaking, two bodyguards walked out from behind him.

"Ahahahaha, is this your last trump card? It kind of disappoints my expectations." Enwei looked at Pride with disdain, as if he didn't take the bodyguard seriously at all.

Pride looked at Enwei with increasing disgust. He no longer wanted to talk and directly gave the bodyguard an attack order: "Catch him and break his limbs."

The two bodyguards flashed in front of Enwei, one aimed at his hands and the other aimed at his legs, ready to cripple His Royal Highness the Second Prince.

However, before they could touch Enwei, the two bodyguards suddenly stopped, and a strong murderous intent surrounded them. A pair of iron fists appeared out of nowhere. Both bodyguards were strong in physical skills, and they blocked the incoming iron fists in an instant.

"A devil fruit user? Are you the mysterious butler of the John family?"

"I didn't expect to meet the warriors of the Babao Navy here." The master who had been following Enwei turned out to be Terry Candy, a mysterious master of the Jon family. He usually disguised himself as a butler and followed Fusman, but in fact he was the strongest killer in the family.

"Old Qin from the Babao Navy has joined in. I never thought that Mr. Terry Candy, the shadow killer famous in the West Sea, would actually associate with the Mafia." Old Qin answered while being careful to guard against sneak attacks from the other side.

Envy walked up to Pride with a smile on his face and said to him, "Hey? Big brother, you actually asked pirates to help you. It seems that you are not much better than father."

Pride ignored Enwei and said to Terry Candy: "Is this the choice of the Jon family? They are indeed a group of wolves that can never be tamed. You, it's not too late to give up now. Send Enwei here and I will let you go."

After Pride finished speaking, he wanted to admire Envy's desperate expression, but to his disappointment, Envy kept smiling the whole time.

While the two princes were still mocking each other, Lao Qin and Terry Candy had already started fighting.

Terry Candy is the user of the Transparent Fruit, and with his ghostly speed, he suppressed Lao Qin in just a few moves.

But one of the Babao navy soldiers hadn't taken action yet. He didn't go to support Lao Qin but continued to attack Enwei. Fortunately, Terry Candy was fast enough to prevent Enwei from becoming a prisoner.

The two sides fought back and forth for a long time. Although Terricandi was powerful, he was held back by Enwei. The two pirates of the Eight Treasures Navy did not gain any advantage. Instead, they were forced to passively defend by the fierce Terricandi.

Although the two sides were evenly matched, the arrogant Pride was getting more and more annoyed. He really wanted to tear Envy's grinning face into pieces in the next second. It seemed that the heavens heard Pride's request, and a neat sound of horse hooves came into the palace from far away.

The moment he heard the sound of horse hooves, Pride smiled again. He looked down at Enwei and said, "It seems that I won. Enwei, enjoy your last moments. Maybe I shouldn't kill you. Don't you like playing pranks? After I catch you, I will imprison you and not let anyone contact you. That kind of desperate loneliness is the best punishment for you."

However, Enwei did not panic at all. Instead, he became more arrogant: "Great, big brother, you heard the sound of the warhorse. In view of your good performance, I decided to give you a big gift. I hope you will still be proud after seeing it."

As soon as Enwei finished speaking, Terikandi stopped attacking, flashed to Enwei's side, picked him up and left the palace. Pride's angry roar sounded behind them.

……

In the Royal Square, after Alfred killed Fusman, he immediately went to look for Gloria, but Leo got there before him. Looking at the boy and girl in front of him, Alfred let out a long sigh and then smiled.

"Sir Knight, how are you going to thank me for defeating Rohard and saving the royal capital?" Leo said in a relaxed tone, looking at Alfred with a smile.

Alfred, who had regained his confidence, laughed and replied, "I am extremely poor. You can take whatever you like."

After that, he said solemnly: "Thank you, Leo. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know myself and I wouldn't be able to defeat Fusman. You saved me."

Seeing Alfred thanking him so solemnly, Leo felt a little embarrassed. He waved his hand and said, "What are you going to do next? Grid III is dead, and the eldest prince has succeeded in the coup. Are you going to be loyal to him?"

Alfred certainly would not be loyal to the king who came to the throne by killing the king. Although the eldest prince was the first heir, he would never approve of him becoming king in this way.

Boom, boom, boom

Before Alfred could speak, he was interrupted by a burst of artillery fire. The heavy artillery fire was all concentrated on the palace, and only a few shells fell on the square.

The sudden attack startled everyone. From the direction of the shells, it was confirmed that the shelling came from the sea. Seeing the palace that had existed for a hundred years turned into ruins, Alfred was furious. With his own ability, he could not stop the opponent immediately. Just when Alfred was at a loss, Leo spoke.

"Charles, you take Gloria back to the ship first, and then drive the ship to a safe location. Alfred, I will take you to stop the bombardment at sea."

Alfred was surprised. He thought Leo would send him there by boat, but that didn't seem to be the case. Alfred said anxiously, "The enemy is on the sea. We can't stop them without a ship. I know it's dangerous, but now only you can save the Kingdom of Gorud. Leo, please."

After saying this, Alfred even wanted to kneel down on one knee in front of Leo, which scared Leo so much that he quickly supported him.

"I can take you there without a boat, but I have to confirm one thing before we set off. Alfred, are you afraid of heights?"

"What's wrong with being afraid of heights?"

Before Alfred could react, Leo had already put on the Seastone Mech and hugged Alfred's waist from behind. Beep, beep, maximum power output, after a burst of charging sound. With a loud bang, the Seastone Mech soared into the sky.

The two flew across the sky, leaving behind a string of Alfred's screams in the air: "Ah hey hey... oh my god, Leo, don't grab my pants."