One Piece: Under the Throne

"Wait for me, I haven't gotten on the boat yet." Poor Fran was completely forgotten by Leo.

The Poseidon was still drifting along the White Sea, Leo was leisurely controlling the steering wheel, his companions had already gotten over the novel experience of arriving at Sky Island for the first time, and were all doing their own things.

Alfu: "Leo, where are we going next?"

Meeting the Shandia survivors made Leo in a good mood. He was humming an unknown song at this moment: "Next stop, I plan to go to Bikakon Island."

Ah Fu: "Oh, the name sounds like a beautiful island. The chief told you, right?"

"..."

"Shit! Our guide hasn't boarded the boat yet." Leo finally remembered what he had forgotten. It might be because Fran's presence was too low that Leo just remembered it now.

Ah Fu: "... Stupid Captain, how could you forget such an important thing? What should we do now? Should we go back to the Hidden Cloud Village to pick them up?"

Suddenly, Gloria's voice came from the communication channel: "Leo, there is an unidentified object approaching us at high speed. Do you want to shoot it down?"

Leo, who was furious, shouted into the communication pipe: "Beat him hard for me."

Huh~huh, Leo felt much better after venting his anger, but suddenly he felt something was wrong. Then he and Afu exchanged a glance. Masaka...

Leo yelled the wrong words again in a hurry: "Gloria, no, stop."

Ah Fu: "..."

Before he could finish his words, there was a whoosh, and at the same time a huge explosion was heard from the rear of the ship.

Gloria put down the compound bow with satisfaction: "Captain, the mission is accomplished, the target has been shot down."

Leo and Alfu: "Forget it, let's just destroy it."

The cab was filled with low pressure and Leo felt unwell. He thought it must be due to lack of oxygen in his brain that he issued so many wrong instructions.

At the same time, Childs, who was sitting on the side of the boat fishing, sent a good news: "It's hooked, it's hooked, it's pretty strong, it's a big one, come and help."

Feeling a fish on the hook, Charles lifted the fishing rod with force. Everything was going well, but the prey on the other end of the line suddenly became stronger and almost dragged him into the water.

Hearing this, Will was the first to rush to Charles. They both grabbed the fishing rod and swung it backwards with force. A black shadow was dragged out of the water by the huge force, drawing a beautiful arc, and fell on the deck with a Duang sound.

Will: "That's great, Charles. We've got something so soon."

Childs: "Of course, top chefs catch their own food. What is this?"

A 5-meter-long fish lay quietly on the deck, with a fishing line connected to its mouth. But what made Charles curious was that there seemed to be a wing next to the fish's lip, which looked a bit like...

Charles ran to the Sora and tried to pry open its mouth to see what was going on, but the Sora instantly regained its energy and began to struggle hard.

"Behave yourself, Will, come and help me, this guy seems to have something in his mouth."

The grumpy chef killed Sora's life with one knife, and then worked with Will to pry open the fish's mouth. When they saw what was inside, they both fell silent.

There was a person in the empty fish's mouth, and that person was Fran. He was lying there motionless, still holding the fishing line tightly in his hand.

Charles, Will: "...He...Isn't he the fool who was fooled by Leo? How come he is in the mouth of the air fish? This guy should still be alive."

Will poked Fran cautiously with his long stick: "He must be alive. Isn't he a member of the hunting team? Leo once said that good hunters often appear as prey."

Childs: "Search Disney!"

Just as the two were lamenting over Fran's behavior, Fran, who was still in the fish's mouth, suddenly propped himself up with his hands and took a deep breath: "It was a close call, I almost died, eh? It was you? Damn! Why did you shoot me with a cannonball!" Fran was a little too excited to see his enemy again after surviving a disaster. He used more force with his arms to support his body, and his raised head hit the sharp teeth of the air fish.

The questioning words stopped instantly, blood flowed from his forehead to all over his face, and with a sound of Franga, he fell into the fish's mouth again.

Will gasped, "Tear! This guy's teeth are really sharp. Charles, you should be careful when handling him."

Charles was fiddling with the fishing line to pull Fran out of the fish's mouth little by little. "Very good material. Maybe it can be made into an arrow for Gloria. Will, take this guy to see the captain, and I'll do the rest."

"Fran, get up. Are you here to see the captain?"

Charles: "Fuck, he really fainted. This, this, this... Isn't it said that high-end hunters appear as prey? How did he end up like this? Go take him to get treated quickly."

Will was also a little panicked. He really didn't expect that the hunter they met was so low-level. He hurriedly carried Fran, whose face was covered in blood, and rushed straight to the medical room.

……

"Why hasn't he woken up yet? Is he really dead?"

"Captain, have some confidence in my medical skills. Look, his eyelids are moving."

Fran was in a daze. At this moment, he only felt a splitting headache. There were many people walking back and forth in front of him, and he was also awakened by the sound of conversation.

"Wake up, wake up. See, I told you he's fine." Victoria said to Leo excitedly. This was the first time she treated such a serious injury.

Fran's eyes slowly adjusted to the surrounding light. He mechanically turned his head to look left and right, and then his consciousness slowly returned. Suddenly he remembered something and his body instantly jumped up. He grabbed Leo's collar tightly with both hands: "Why are you shooting at me with a cannonball? I just want to lead the way."

Leo let Fran shake him and said helplessly, "Calm down, brother. It was just a misunderstanding. We mistook you for a sora."

"Shallow fish?" Fran suddenly let go of Leo and clenched his fist as if he had figured out the whole story. "Yes, I was being chased by a saltwater fish. I wrongly blamed you. And it was you who saved me from the saltwater fish's mouth, Arigato!"

Everyone:...

Ah Fu couldn't stand it any longer, so he patted his captain and said, "That's enough, don't bully a fool."

The Prime Minister also said: "To a fool, explaining seriously is also a kind of cruelty."

Leo grabbed the Prime Minister and stuffed him into Ah Fu's hands. After he was done, he glared at them and said, "Brother Fran, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere else?"

Fran looked at himself. His whole body was now wrapped in bandages. He touched himself and finally put his hands on his stomach: "I'm so hungry after chasing for so long. Is there anything to eat?"

Leo: "The boys are having a party, welcome Brother Fran aboard."

Everything went smoothly in the next few days. Fran's cheerful personality quickly made him get along well with everyone. He praised everyone on the ship, including Charles's craftsmanship, Will's appearance, and Victoria's flowers. He praised everyone on the ship, especially Gloria. Shandians admired the strong, not to mention a beautiful girl with extraordinary martial arts skills. In addition to praising, he always looked for Gloria to compete with, so Fran was often surrounded by the cute poster girl these days.

Facts have proved that fools have tough lives, and the group finally arrived at Bikakong Island safely.