One Piece: Under the Throne

"Leo, in front of us is Bica Island. Why did you want to come to such a remote island?"

Looking in the direction Fran pointed, Bica Island is quite large and the outline of the city can be seen from afar, which means that there are many people living here.

However, compared with the Sky Island in Leo's memory, the first impression of Bica Island is obviously much more primitive than Angel Island. Angel Island is like a passionate seaside city, full of enthusiasm and vitality, while Bica is like a relic, full of the simplicity of the times. Even the guards at the port are dressed in ancient Greek costumes.

After the Poseidon was parked in the harbor, everyone jumped off the ship. Leo suddenly asked Fran, "Can you come here? The people of Bica won't attack you, will they?"

Fran replied with a smile: "Why attack me? The ones fighting us are the priests from Angel Island, not from Bica. The people here are easy to communicate with, but a little old-fashioned."

As soon as they arrived at the shore, everyone was attracted by the beach formed by the clouds under their feet. It felt soft and comfortable to step on. Gloria, who was the most active, took Will and Victoria to the shore and felt the elasticity of the clouds, as if it was a soft big bed.

"Stop playing, the guards are coming, Gloria, Will, get up quickly, Victoria, stop licking the ground."

Leo felt that communicating with the three of them was like taking care of children, and three naughty ones at that. Victoria was originally well-behaved and cute, but after being in contact with Gloria for a long time, she has begun to show some signs of becoming a naughty child.

"Hello strangers, may I ask what are you doing in Bica?"

"Hello, we are tourists from Qinghai. We heard that Bika Island has the longest history among all the sky islands. We would like to come and see it. May we enter the town?"

Hearing the other party praising Bica's history, the guard's attitude obviously improved a lot: "Of course Bica welcomes everyone. Please come with me to register first, and then pay the entry fee and you can move freely."

Leo went to go through the formalities with the guard first. The entry fee was very cheap, 1 million Ike per person which is equivalent to 1 Baileys, which is much cheaper than what Luffy and the others had to pay in the future.

After paying the fee, everyone entered Bika together. As we went deeper, more and more people came. Most of the surrounding buildings were three-story buildings with three-magatama flags hanging on the top. The pedestrians on the street were dressed in the same style, all wearing one-piece robes and sandals.

Leo and his group walking on the street did not attract anyone's attention. It seems that this place is very friendly to strangers. After walking for a while, Leo agreed to everyone's request to move freely. Soon, only Leo, the Prime Minister and Ah Fu were left standing there.

So the three of them continued to wander around aimlessly, and soon Leo discovered that every resident of Bica had their hair combed very neatly. Even if they had their hair down, it would be straight down without a single flaw. When everyone greeted each other, they would bow seriously before speaking, and even if they smiled, they would cover their mouths with their hands. Everything here looked so elegant.

Seeing this, Leo became worried about Gloria again and hoped that she could behave more like a lady in this atmosphere.

They stopped and walked along the way, bought some Sky Island fruits to eat while walking, and stopped to listen to the girls playing the harp on the roadside. Leo and the other two seemed to have put aside all their worries.

They walked out of the town and came to the small hill next to it, which was also made of clouds. They found a place to lie down at random. The soft touch and slight elasticity on their backs made the three of them feel lazy.

Ah Fu: "It's great here. Everyone smiles, doesn't fight, and treats others politely. It would be great if my hometown could be like Bika."

Prime Minister: "It's just that there's less indulgence. I prefer the life in Shibao Town in the West Sea. The people of Bika seem free, but they are actually very restrained. It feels like their behavior is ingrained in their bones."

Leo smiled and said, "This is just their custom. We are not qualified to judge. Everyone has a different understanding of freedom. Even the word freedom is bound by rules and regulations."

Leo's words left Ahfu and the Prime Minister confused. How do you write the word "freedom"?

They would never understand the freedom that Leo talked about. He was the only one in the world who knew Chinese characters. Leo ignored the two and said to himself, "Maybe it's not as peaceful as it seems. Where there is light, there must be shadow. We just saw the sunny side of Bika."

The three of them were enjoying the rare leisure time, leaning against the soft clouds and feeling the breeze. Leo was in a good mood and hummed an unknown tune again.

(2.5.4.5.5.52.24.5.5.42.4.2.2.2.2, simple notation, if you want to know what song it is, just hum it yourself)

After listening for a while, the Prime Minister was the first to ask, "What song is this, Leo? Why does it sound a bit sad?"

Leo smiled and answered casually: "I also forgot where I heard it from, I just thought it was very nice. Don't you think the style of this song is very suitable for Sky Island?"

Prime Minister: "Anything else? Something passionate, something that makes people feel their blood boiling when they hear it."

Leo laughed and scolded, "Why did you order a song? There are plenty of musicians in town if you want to listen."

Ah Fu also laughed and said, "It's rare to hear you hum a song, Captain, so please meet our request."

Leo was a little helpless. He had sent the naughty kid away, and now he had to deal with the old child. As he was searching his memories, he heard a burst of shouting and cursing from afar.

A girl whose clothes were obviously inconsistent with the style of the Bika residents ran over. The wings behind her proved that she was also a local of Sky Island. Behind the girl, there was a group of Bika people chasing her, and they kept shouting at the girl to stop.

Hearing the sound approaching, the girl quickened her pace and saw three strangers while running. It seemed that they were not from Sky Island.

The girl first made a hushing gesture to Leo and the other two, then hid behind Leo and buried herself in the cloud: "Please help lead away the people chasing me."

Sister, just because you are pretty, can you be so willful?

Soon the group of "pursuers" came running over. Judging from their clothes, it was clear that they were locals from Bica. The leader came up to Leo and the other two, bowed, and then asked, "Hello, stranger. Excuse me, did you see a girl passing by?"

Leo half-closed his eyes and ignored the man, while Ah Fu and the Prime Minister pointed in another direction together.

The residents of Bika thanked her and led their people to chase in the other direction: "We can't let her escape. The descendant of a sinner doesn't know etiquette. She dared to disobey God's command and must be punished."

Leo didn't open his eyes during the whole process. After watching the man run away, Leo sneered: "Look, the shadow is coming, God? I really hate hearing this name now."

After saying that, he continued humming the song, but this time he changed to a more passionate one.

(367.1.7.6.367.1.12.12.3.367.1.7.6.632.632.5.5.66)

The Prime Minister and Ah Fu were immersed in the music again. At this time, the girl who was buried in the clouds behind them suddenly jumped out, and then she excitedly grabbed Leo's hands and said, "Master, I want to learn this."

Leo looked at her in surprise: "I have nothing to teach you. Doesn't Bica have more professional musicians?"

Girl: "Who wants to play that slow tune? I want to learn the one you hummed."

It was not until then that Leo saw the girl clearly. She had silver hair braided into dreadlocks, delicate features, and two lightning patterns painted under her big deep blue eyes. She was only wearing a suspender top that looked very sexy, and a pair of tight shorts on her lower body that tightly wrapped her perky buttocks.

With tattoos and revealing clothes, Leo suddenly understood why the girl was being pursued. Isn't she just a bad girl?