One Piece: Under the Throne

"Sorry to bother you." Leo carefully poked his head in and looked around, then quickly jumped into the dark corner next to him. Gloria also jumped in, lifting her skirt and imitating Leo's movements.

The door was closed with a slam. Ah Fu was the last one to come in and closed the door behind him.

"Stop playing around, both of you. It's important to get down to business. The doors here in Rio are not locked. How could the lord hide something important here?"

Leo and Gloria looked at Ah Fu with disgust: "Ah Fu, as a warrior on the sea, how come you don't have the spirit of adventure at all?"

"That's it!"

Ah Fu covered his face with one hand and sighed helplessly, "Just give up, I'm tired. Our captain is good in every way except that he is too playful. He is really just a bunch of children who have not grown up."

There was nothing in the hall at the bottom of the tower except a spiral staircase. Leo looked up at the towering tower and gave up the idea of ​​playing. Next it was time to test his physical strength.

Leo climbed up the spiral staircase holding an oil lamp. The dark environment made him feel as if he was walking in the night sky. After climbing up for a while, murals gradually began to appear on the surrounding walls, recording the history of this country.

When he walked about halfway up the stairs, rows of bookshelves appeared on the surrounding walls. The bookshelves were filled with books. The scene in front of him reminded Leo of the Tree of All-Knowing. Could it be that the lord was also a learned man?

After that, Leo and the other two took out a few books every few steps to check, including navigation, geology, mechanical principles, management, politics, painting, music, and even Gloria found a devil fruit atlas. Seeing this, Leo quickly put the book into his bag. This is a good thing. Instead of letting it stay here and gather dust, it is better to follow him to explore the world.

Unlike Leo who was excited, Gloria frowned and kept complaining: "Is this a place to punish criminals? There are so many books to read. What kind of crime did the goblins in the tower commit?"

Reading is a punishment for you, okay, girl, can you please be more normal in your little head?

When they were almost at the top of the tower, the last book Leo pulled out was Herbology. He glanced at it casually and put it back on the bookshelf. The collection of books here really covered every aspect of human society.

Just as Leo was sighing, his nose suddenly twitched a few times. Then he sniffed hard and looked up. It seemed that the fragrance of flowers was wafting from the top of the tower.

When Leo looked up, he seemed to see a dark shadow passing by the edge: "It seems like someone is peeking at us from above."

Gloria immediately became full of energy: "Really? Could it be a golden fairy? Let's chase it quickly."

After saying that, she was the first to run up, and then Gloria's scream was heard from the top of the tower.

Alfu and Leo also quickly reached the top of the tower, and they were also shocked by the scenery before them.

The top of the tower is a metal structure, and the spaces where the metal brackets intersect are filled with transparent glass, making it look like a birdcage. As the owner of the clothing store described, there is a botanical garden on the top of the tower, surrounded by lush plants, and under the silver moonlight, it feels like being in a forest.

Gloria was stunned by the scenery in front of her. The little girl couldn't help but run into the flowers: "Leo, Afu, look at how beautiful this place is. I take back what I said before. The golden fairy must be very happy to live here."

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"Gloria, stop playing. Let's split up and look for the golden fairy. Gather here soon. Everyone, be careful."

The three of them each chose a direction to search. Ah Fu's eyes were sharp, and he scanned every plant carefully, as if he was looking for a fugitive. Gloria was jumping up and down, occasionally pulling apart the flowers next to her and muttering to herself, "Golden fairy, where are you? Golden fairy, come out quickly, let's be friends."

Leo also walked slowly in the woods, carefully checking every inch of the place he passed by, and the direction he chose was the direction where the black shadow flashed.

The botanical garden is very large, and the three of us searched very carefully, so after half an hour we hadn’t even explored half of the garden.

Gloria was the first to lose her patience and shouted, "Leo, Alfu, did you find anything over there?"

The answer she got was still no, and Leo told her not to rush and to look carefully.

Gloria said impatiently: "The golden fairy is so rude. There is no reason for it to hide from guests. If it doesn't come out, I will roast it."

Leo and Alfu thought with some embarrassment that we should not be considered guests.

But just as Gloria finished speaking, Leo suddenly heard a sound of objects colliding in front of him, mixed with a faint cry. Leo's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly ran over to the sound.

Leo soon made a discovery. It was a set of tables and chairs made of fine materials. There was a watering can on the table, and behind the can was a large iron bucket. Under the table were piled tools for pruning flowers and plants.

Leo thought to himself: "Is this a place for workers to rest? But this set of tables and chairs is a bit too gorgeous."

The more Leo looked, the more suspicious he felt. As he walked around the bucket, he saw a little girl sitting on the table. From the angle just now, her body was completely blocked by the bucket.

"You..." Leo almost screamed in fright, but suddenly he realized something was wrong. The girl sat there motionless, with no expression in her eyes, as if she was an exquisite doll.

Leo smiled and said to the doll: "Are you the night keeper of the botanical garden?" Leo regretted it right after he said it. Oh! How could she answer? It seems that the habit of chatting with the dolls that I developed in my previous life should be changed. I really miss those wives.

Coming in front of the doll, Leo stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes, and sure enough, her pupils did not change at all.

Looking closely, the child is really delicate. Her long golden hair shimmers in the moonlight, and her rosy cheeks make people want to take a bite. Leo has no doubt about the softness of her cheeks. Under her long eyelashes are a pair of emerald eyes. Unfortunately, the doll's clothes are a bit monotonous. She only wears a very ordinary one-piece black dress. This dress looks unaesthetic, just like two pieces of rags sewn together at random. Such clothes are out of place on this delicate doll.

Leo sighed regretfully. It would be a waste for an angel like this to fall into the hands of someone who didn't know how to appreciate her. If someone really loved her, he would rather not have enough food himself than give her more clothes.

Thinking of this, Leo suddenly had the urge to take the doll away. This idea quickly grew in Leo's mind as soon as it appeared.

Hehehe, Leo subconsciously put his hands under the doll's armpits and held her to his eye level.

Wow! She looks even cuter from this distance. Leo is so immersed in the world of dolls that his smile gradually becomes abnormal.

"Daughter, are you the golden fairy?"