One Piece: Under the Throne

There are thousands of strange species in the world of One Piece, but this is the first time that Leo has seen a Den Den Mushi dressed in ancient costume, and it can even communicate with people.

After a while of staring at each other, Leo sadly discovered that the ancient costume Den Den Mushi was still the one with bigger eyes.

Leo had no choice but to speak first: "Hello sir, I wonder what I should call you."

"Please call me Immortal."

You shameless little bug, you deserve it! Leo complained in his heart but still kept a smile on his face.

"I wonder what you want to do by gathering your kind here?"

"…You should speak Mandarin."

Leo: “…”

Was I just looked down upon by this bug? How could someone dressed like a decent person say such hurtful things?

"You are here to pay homage to me and pray for favorable weather and a good harvest."

The words of the ancient Den Den Mushi made Leo frown: "This is a tropical island, very suitable for Den Den Mushi to survive! What are you praying for good weather and good harvests?"

The ancient-style Den Den Mushi glared at Leo when he heard this: "Don't talk nonsense, the rain and moisture here are all thanks to my protection."

Shit! Seeing this Den Den Mushi pretending like that made Leo laugh so hard. It turned out that he met a charlatan.

The ancient Den Den Mushi thought that Leo's words were disrespectful to it, so it ignored Leo and straightened its posture again, waiting for its own kind to offer it food.

The worship was carried out in an orderly manner, and the Den Den Mushi actually knew how to line up. Various foods were piled up on the wooden stakes to form a small hill, including mushrooms, grapes, apples, and many unknown leaves, all piled in front of the ancient costume Den Den Mushi. After putting down the tribute, the Den Den Mushi crawled back to the jungle.

Soon, Leo and the ancient costume Den Den Mushi were the only ones left in the open space.

Then Leo watched the Den Den Mushi picking out food, picking out the poor quality ones and throwing them away, and eating the good ones. Although this guy is small, he eats a lot, and in a short while he ate food that was several times his size.

During this period, the ancient costume Den Den Mushi completely ignored Leo. After enjoying the delicious food, it closed its eyes and began to shake its head as if chanting.

Seeing that the ancient costume Den Den Mushi was so interesting, Leo also thought about inviting it to join the team.

"Immortal? I was wrong just now. Let's chat."

"Human, what do you want to do here?"

"I am a traveler who drifted here by chance. How long have you, Immortal, been protecting this island?"

"Time flies, seasons change, and this immortal has protected this place for many years."

"Then don't you want to go out and take a look?"

"This immortal is here to survive the tribulation, and cannot be easily relocated."

“There are so many delicious foods out there!”

"Really? Ahem, don't lie to me."

Leo also imitated the tone of Den Den Mushi and answered: "My words are true, no lie! So do you want to go out to sea with me?"

The ancient-dressed Den Den Mushi reluctantly opened one eye and looked Leo up and down: "Look at your poor appearance. Will it be more comfortable to follow you than to receive offerings here? No, no."

Leo rolled his eyes, it seemed that he would need some tricks to subdue this guy: "Okay, it's getting late today, I'll come to see you tomorrow with a gift."

Leo returned to the boat before the last ray of sunlight disappeared. It seemed that it would take a few more days to return to Beka Town, so he decided to report his safety to his companions first.

Bulu Bulu, Kaga: "What happened again?"

"Afu, I found a talking Den Den Mushi on an uninhabited island. It's very interesting. I plan to invite it to join the team."

Ah Fu obviously didn't believe Leo's words: "Captain, if you really can't find the way, I'll pick you up. Here is your life card."

"How can you not trust me? I am really looking for a companion. I will postpone my return for three days. When I bring him back, you will know whether I am lying or not. Bye!"

Just wait and see, I will definitely bring that guy back to show you, Leo muttered a few words angrily, and then began to search for the stored food. What is the snail's favorite food...

The next day, he slept until noon again. Seeing that it was getting late, Leo hurriedly took the food and went into the jungle.

The time of coming this time was just right, the worship ceremony had already ended, and the ancient-style Den Den Mushi was selecting food. Leo's eyes lit up and he came to the wooden stake with the prepared food.

"Immortal, Immortal, I am here again, this is a tribute to you!"

As if offering treasures, he placed a few cucumbers in front of the ancient costume Den Den Mushi and considerately helped it cut the cucumbers into strips in front of it.

Leo remembered that snails seemed to like eating cucumbers very much. He didn't see this vegetable among the tributes yesterday, so he used it to lure the ancient Den Den Mushi.

"Immortal, try this. It is definitely a delicacy you have never tasted before."

The ancient-style Den Den Mushi looked back and forth at the unfamiliar food in front of it with its two big eyes, and the fresh fragrance of the cucumber tempted its taste buds.

He took a small bite carefully, and then ate faster and faster, finishing all the cucumbers in a short while.

"It is indeed delicious. This immortal is very satisfied with your tribute."

Hehe, I took the bait!

"There are many more delicacies besides cucumbers. If you are willing to come with me, I promise to take you to try all the delicacies in the world."

"Let me think about it. Young man, you can continue to bring tribute tomorrow."

Yo, you want to be a deadbeat? Luckily, I'm prepared, so Leo took out his second trump card. Bang! Pulling out the cork from the bottle, the aroma of wine wafted towards the ancient-style Den Den Mushi.

Leo took a sip casually, then said to the ancient-style Den Den Mushi, "I'll take my leave today. I'll come visit the immortal tomorrow."

"Wait, young man, what's in your hand?"

Leo shook the bottle and said, "This is rum. Have you ever tried it? Do you want to try it?"

The ancient-style Den Den Mushi nodded frantically, its big watery eyes full of desire. Leo smiled and poured a little rum on the leaves, then made a gesture of invitation.

Slurp, burp!

The ancient Den Den Mushi drank up all the wine on the leaves in one breath, and then, as if it was cooked, its body turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye: "Ah! This wine should only be found in heaven... burp!"

Leo looked at it with contempt. Look at how useless you are. You get so drunk after just one sip of wine. You're not even as drunk as Charles.

"How about it, Immortal, please follow me!"

"This immortal is not good at drinking, let's talk about this tomorrow...Zzz"

Seeing the ancient costume Den Den Mushi pretending to sleep, Leo was not angry: "Okay, I will make some more delicious food for you tomorrow, so as not to disturb the immortal's rest."

"Put the wine down before you go."

Leo: “…”

On the third day, Leo finally did not sleep in. After busying himself in the kitchen for a long time and making a fruit salad, he planned to go find the ancient Den Den Mushi. He did not forget to bring a frying pan with him before leaving.

Leo started the three visits to the thatched cottage. He felt that he would succeed today. If the ancient costume Den Den Mushi showed off to him again today, Leo would let it know what it meant when a scholar met a soldier!