One Piece: Under the Throne

Leo could hardly believe his eyes. The historical text he had been longing for appeared before him.

"My lord, please look, these are my treasures."

Leo's eyes shifted away from the main text of history when he heard the prime minister's voice. The prime minister pointed at a pile of tattered books and showed them to him like treasures, which made Leo laugh and cry. These books were piled up randomly in the cave, and he didn't even need to check to know that they must have been rotten beyond recognition.

"Is this how you keep books? How long have these books been here?" Leo picked up a book with disdain, and sure enough, the paper had rotted.

"How is that possible? He was fine before."

"Before? How long ago?"

"Maybe... maybe a hundred or two hundred years, I can't remember."

After that, the prime minister checked other books, but those books fell down when touched, and finally piled on the ground into a pool of mud. This made the prime minister very distressed.

"Why has it come to this? Why has it come to this? Wuuuuuu..."

Leo rummaged through the mud and found a book that hadn't completely rotted. Although the edges of the book were moldy, it was still readable. He flipped through a few pages and found that it was a sailing diary, so he lost interest.

"This is the only one left. Keep it as a souvenir. If you like books, I'll buy you more when we get out."

Just as Leo was about to hand the diary to the Prime Minister, an envelope fell from the diary's hinges to the ground.

Leo picked up the envelope carelessly, but as soon as he touched it, he found that the touch was wrong. The material of the envelope was very delicate, and it was an envelope that only the upper class could use. What surprised Leo even more was the seal pattern on the wax seal. It belonged to the most powerful group of people in the world, the hoofprint of the Nine Sky Flying Dragon.

The moment Leo saw the article, his expression became extremely serious: "Prime Minister, where did you pick up this book?"

"I don't remember either. Most of the books here were found in the wreckage of the ship."

Leo showed the letter to the prime minister: "This thing is very important to me, can you give it to me?"

"This is mine. If you want to take it, you can only exchange it for something else."

Damn! He is still a person who refuses to suffer any loss.

Leo put the letter away and said to it, "Okay, didn't I just promise to give you a lot of books?"

Seeing that there was nothing left to take, Leo copied out the historical text and set off for Becca with the Prime Minister.

Before setting sail, the Prime Minister suddenly jumped off Leo's shoulders and gazed deeply at his hometown.

Leo was afraid that it would be sad, so he quickly stepped forward to comfort it, saying, "Prime Minister, don't worry about having no friends on your road ahead."

"My lord, please speak properly."

Leo: “…”

Leo couldn't remember how many times he had been despised by it.

"Then what should I say?"

"You should say that the mountains remain green and the water flows forever."

"The Prime Minister has also been involved in gangs?"

"You do not understand……"

Damn! He was fooled by it. After cooperating with the prime minister for a while, Leo finally tricked the prime minister onto the ship.

It was the Prime Minister’s first time going out to sea, and he found everything new. The speed of the boat was comparable to that of the speedboat in his previous life, but he did not feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, he stood excitedly at the bow, and in just a short while he had already recited several poems.

After traveling quickly all the way, Leo and his companions finally arrived at the Kingdom of Gorud at night.

"My Lord, is this your fiefdom?"

"I think that although we have the ability, our identity is not visible in this country."

"My lord, are you a man of the underworld?"

"You are right, but we all call ourselves warriors of the sea. So the sea is our home ground, and territory is meaningless to me."

"To indulge one's feelings in the mountains and rivers is the essence of a refined scholar."

Look at how this cultured bug can flatter so freshly and unworldly. Leo just smiled and didn't answer. He parked the boat and returned to the Poseidon.

"Guys, I'm back!" Everyone was getting ready to eat when Leo suddenly appeared and startled everyone.

Will was the first to run over and hugged Leo tightly in his arms: "Leo, you're finally back. You've been out for so long and you didn't let us go to see you. I really missed you."

Leo was also very happy. He had been separated from his brothers for more than a year, and he missed them a lot. Leo was not very competent as a captain, and he left too hastily before. This time when he came back, Leo decided to explain everything to everyone.

"I miss you all, too. I will never leave you again."

Ah Fu also joked: "Captain, if you don't come back, I will go out to sea to find you. As a navigator, you can still get lost. I am beginning to worry about the future."

Ah Fu's words made everyone laugh. Leo was also a little embarrassed by what Ah Fu said and tried hard to break free from Will's hug. Leo planned to change the subject and introduce the Prime Minister to everyone, but he found that the Prime Minister had shrunk back into his shell.

Leo held up a shell and said to everyone, "Look, this is our new companion. Prime Minister, don't be shy and come out and greet your companions."

Originally everyone thought that Leo's finding a new companion was an excuse for being lost, but now seeing that he really "took out" a companion, everyone cast curious glances at the shell.

When he first entered the house, he saw the giant Will suddenly pounce on him, scaring the unprepared Prime Minister so much that he instinctively retreated into his shell. Now when he heard Leo calling him, he carefully stretched out his two eyes from his snail shell.

A pair of big eyes first looked around, and only came out of the shell after confirming that there was no danger. The prime minister first straightened his clothes, then adjusted his crown, and bowed to everyone in a serious manner, saying: "I am an immortal, and I am glad to meet you all. I am willing to work together with you to help the lord achieve hegemony."

Everyone? x4

Leo reluctantly translated the Prime Minister's words to everyone: "It said hello everyone, we are a family from now on. Prime Minister, how many times have I warned you to speak Mandarin to me?"

Prime Minister: "Good!"

Although everyone thought the new companion spoke strangely, they were still interested in it. So Charles quickly invited everyone to the table to eat, and even brought some food for the prime minister.

After a long separation, the atmosphere at the table gradually became warmer. Ah Fu also agreed that Leo should drink less today, and everyone raised their glasses to celebrate the captain's return.

The smell of alcohol perked up the Prime Minister, and he moved to Leo's side: "My Lord, give me some too."

Leo smiled and took a small cup to pour a glass of wine for the Prime Minister: "I almost forgot that we haven't drunk the oath of brotherhood wine yet."

Looking at the small cup in front of him, the prime minister said disdainfully: "Who are you looking down on? I want to use a big bowl."

This time, Charles understood without Leo's translation. He was amazed that the prime minister could drink, but without stopping, he quickly placed a wine bowl that was almost as big as the prime minister's in front of it.

The Prime Minister nodded to Charles, then looked at Leo.

Seeing that Leo had filled the bowl with wine, the prime minister suddenly became inspired to write poetry: "When you are happy in life, you should enjoy it to the fullest. When you are about to drink, don't stop." After saying this, he gulped down the wine bowl.

Everyone was very happy to see the Prime Minister being so generous. They raised their glasses and toasted him back. For a moment, the atmosphere in the restaurant was very warm.

Drinking is indeed the best tool to bring people closer together. After a few drinks, the prime minister has become a close friend to everyone. Now that he is relaxed, he doesn't speak in a flowery way, and Leo also finds that the prime minister has a habit of nagging.

"Let me tell you, my Lord is a very bad guy. He tricked me into boarding the ship with a broken cucumber. Today, after tasting the food made by Charles, I realized that what I ate was just a pile of shit."

Leo: “…”

The banquet lasted until midnight, and Charles was drunk again. You read that right, Charles had never drunk with the Prime Minister. But the Prime Minister was also drunk, and was dancing with swords on the table. Gloria and Will were clapping and cheering on the side. It was their first time drinking, and they were already dizzy.

Ah Fu suddenly asked, "Leo, have you learned everything you wanted to learn?"

"Well, I have mastered it all, but now there are new problems. I will explain it to everyone tomorrow."

"Okay, we will support you no matter what you want to do."

After saying this, the two of them smiled at each other and clinked their glasses.

……

The next day, everyone slept until almost noon. Leo gathered everyone together and explained why they had to go to O'Hara.

"I went to O'Hara this time mainly to learn how to interpret historical texts. I didn't take you with me because this is prohibited by the World Government, but this ability is of great significance to our future development."

Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Leo had no choice but to take out the metal block engraved with the teleportation rune. After being separated for more than a year, Leo almost forgot how to get along with everyone. Instead of talking to them, it is better to take actual action.

"Come, let me show you a magic trick."