One Piece: Under the Throne

On the calm sea, there was a ship covered by transparent bubbles sailing quietly. The sea was like a stagnant pool of water, with no ripples on the surface. That's right, Leo once again crossed the calm belt directly from the New World waters back to the West Sea.

"Oh, this is so magical. I didn't expect there is such a sea area."

"Shh! Olga, keep your voice down. There are many giant sea kings over 5000 meters in size sleeping down there. It will be troublesome if we wake them up."

After being warned by Victoria, Olga put her hands over her mouth to show that she would be obedient.

But when the two little girls turned around, they saw Will, Gloria and Gloria playing in the swimming pool on the deck, giggling from time to time. Charles was busy in front of the stove, grilling skewers while preventing Leo from stealing them. Next to them was Dr. Assier, who was wearing beach pants and enjoying the sunbath with his upper body naked. Mr. Alfred was standing straight behind Leo like a noble butler. Everyone looked like they were out for fun.

Olga covered her mouth and slowly turned her gaze towards Victoria, whose eyes bulged out and her jaw dropped in shock: "Hey, everyone, keep your voices down, or we might attract some sea kings."

Ah Fu was a little confused as to who had instilled this wrong knowledge in her: "Leo's ability can change the direction of sound propagation, and it will not attract the attention of the sea kings."

"What? But when we first crossed the doldrums, Leo said..." Victoria's voice became smaller and smaller, and she suddenly realized something.

Punish him [Ms. Big Mouth] I saw a Venus flytrap growing rapidly, and its leaves went straight to the target. Leo, who was fighting with Charles, was caught by the leaves and lifted into the air without noticing.

Charles gave Victoria Gabi a thumbs up and said, "Well done, Princess. The deceitful captain should be punished."

"You're talking nonsense. I was just teasing her. Do you understand? Victory, hurry up and put me down. I know I was wrong." Leo struggled to stick his head out from the giant leaves of the Venus flytrap and protested loudly.

"Hmph! Children who love to lie will have their noses grow longer. Captain, you should reflect on this."

"I was wrong. I promise I won't say nonsense again. Please forgive me... Eh? That is..."

Everyone followed Leo's gaze and looked back. A giant sea king with a hippopotamus head surfaced from the water, its body so long that the end of it could not be seen.

"Oh my, is this a giant sea king that's over 5000 meters long? It's too big."

The giant hippopotamus stared blankly at the sky. Suddenly, it felt something below. Then it moved its eyes downward and met the eyes of the people on the Poseidon.

"Quack!" The big hippopotamus made a strange sound.

“Ah~Ahhh, it found me. I’m going to die.”

"Be prepared to fight. Don't let it hit the boat."

Swoosh, swoosh, two water blades cut the flytrap, and Leo fell back to the deck: "Idiot, fighting here will attract more sea kings, everyone hold on to the hull, we have to speed up and escape."

"Captain, stop joking. This is a doldrums. We can't escape quickly."

“Don’t underestimate the power of Poseidon.” [Ocean Current Shape·Swimming Athlete] Two arms made of sea water appeared on the left and right sides of the Poseidon Soldier, and there were two legs made of sea water at the stern.

Then, in the surprised gaze of everyone, the newly grown limbs on the boat swam wildly, and began to escape in a doggy paddling posture.

"That's too lame! x9."

……

A day later, the Poseidon hoisted its sails again and sailed on the sea.

"Finally got rid of it. I was so tired."

Victoria then walked up to Leo with tears in her eyes and said, "I'm sorry, Leo, you didn't lie to me. Being too noisy will really attract sea kings."

Leo waved his hand indifferently: "It has nothing to do with that. Maybe the sea king just came up to get some fresh air and was attracted by the smell of barbecue. This is the first time I have seen such a persistent sea king."

A week later, the Poseidon finally returned to the Kingdom of Gorud. Leo docked the ship at an uninhabited island nearby. Will and Charles stayed behind to repair the ship, and then he took the rest of the group to the royal capital.

Walking on the main road of the royal city, many new shops have been opened on both sides of the road, and people are coming and going in a busy scene. The pedestrians on the road are different from the cautious ones Leo saw when he first came. Everyone has a smiling face. Today, the Kingdom of Gorud is full of vitality again.

"Anthony and Envy did a great job." Leo said with emotion as he admired the surrounding environment.

Ah Fu has been smiling since he entered the capital. He is very happy about the changes in his hometown. "Indeed, the cooperation and restraint between the two emperors have created the current situation. Where should we go first, Leo?"

"Let's go find Anthony directly. As for Envy, he's still missing. That guy is getting more and more perverted."

The prosperity of the Gorud Kingdom has brought a lot of wealth to the country. The country was originally built on its weapons factories, and the military equipment of the Gorud Kingdom is also the most advanced among all the countries in the West Sea. The sufficient funds and excellent troops have fostered Envy's ambition. In recent years, the Gorud Kingdom has already planned to expand its territory.

At first, they supported puppet regimes of other countries to provoke wars, but now they have begun to openly seize territory.

Enwei, a guy who always wants to cause trouble in the world, finally found a new toy.

After strolling around for a morning, Leo and his group arrived at the Anthony family's manor before lunch. This place used to be the headquarters of the Jon family who was defeated by Leo and his group.

"Please stop, this is private territory, you..." Before the guard could finish his words, his companions pressed his head down.

At the same time, the gate of the manor opened wide, and two rows of mafia members in black suits bowed 90 degrees.

"Father!"

Leo walked in front with an expressionless face, and so did Alfu and Gloria behind him. Only Gloria and Olga, who were seeing this kind of scene for the first time, looked around curiously. Dr. Asier, who was walking at the end, was very nervous. He took off his hat and held it to his chest with both hands, his eyes darting around, and his mouth nervously biting the brim of his hat.

"It's over, it's over. Leo didn't tell me that I had to join the underworld. Forgive me Isabella, I didn't volunteer."

Soon the group arrived in front of the villa, where Luo Anthony, the godfather of the West Sea underworld, was waiting respectfully: "Young Master and everyone in the Flowing Life, welcome home."

The corners of Leo's mouth curled up slightly. He was very satisfied with Anthony's attitude. The fact that Anthony could remain loyal despite his current status proved that Leo had not made a mistake in choosing him. "Okay, my boss, I have told you many times that you don't have to be so respectful. You are also my partner."

"Young Master, I will always remain humble in front of you. Everyone, please come this way."

After a while, Anthony brought everyone to the office. After sending the rest away, he finally relaxed and sat next to Leo, looking at him with a smile on his face.

"Don't be offended, young master. I am setting an example for those guys."

"Haha, you are thoughtful. How is Xihai doing recently? Is that guy Becky still behaving well?"

"Now the West Sea underground world is completely unified by us. The family's power is spread across various countries. At the same time, they are also under our surveillance. Becky is quite useful. He has formed his own team and has been conquering all year round. Therefore, apart from his ship, he currently has no fixed base on land."

"Becky is really smart. It seems that he understands what I mean. Let's find a chance to set him free."

"Yes, young master. May I ask what you are going to do this time and how I can cooperate with you?"

Leo pointed at Dr. Asier and Olga and said, "This is Dr. Asier, and next to him is his daughter. The doctor has joined my scientific team. The main purpose of my return this time is to build a laboratory in the capital. Anthony, please help me find a place that is large enough and safe."

Anthony stood up and took the order: "Yes, young master, what else do you want me to do?"

"Also, I brought back a batch of gold. Please arrange some people to transport it back and store it in the treasury first. With this money, the family business can continue to expand, and at the same time, we can fully support Enwei."

"Excuse me, what is the total amount of this batch of gold?"

"About 2000 tons."

Ugh! Suddenly Anthony sat down again, and then his body went limp, as if he had lost his bones, and slid down the sofa to the ground.

"Tsk! You are useless!"

Next, Leo and Dr. Asier worked hard to prepare the laboratory, while Afu took the others to have a good time in the Kingdom of Gorud.

Leo made a list, and Anthony began to purchase equipment and raw materials from various countries, and even bought them at high prices on the black market. Luo Anthony had never spent money so happily before. The prices of the things Leo asked him to purchase were ridiculously high. He really didn't understand why an ordinary piece of metal or glass was more expensive than a large sailboat, but he didn't worry at all. Later on, he didn't even ask the price when buying things, because there was so much money in the vault that he could never spend it all.

Anthony was very busy, and Leo was not idle either. The equipment for research could not be purchased, so Leo had to make it. Fortunately, Dr. Assier could help him. This antique doctor learned while working. As the communication deepened, he was left with only admiration for Leo.

"What an ingenious design. Leo, your brain is a treasure trove. I believe this machine must be 500 years ahead of this era in technology."

"Haha, my teacher Vegapunk is known as a scientist who is 500 years ahead of his time. He is also the world's number one scientist."

"That's amazing! You must be Dr. Vegapunk's most outstanding student."

"Of course."

"Excuse me, but Leo, you are definitely outstanding for being able to create so many advanced devices. It is only natural that you become your teacher's top student."

"It's not what you think at all, because I'm the only student in Vegapunk."

Assie: ...

After two months of busy work, the laboratory was finally completed. The two people who worked together for a long time deepened their understanding and eventually became friends. In the field of science, Asier was the same kind of person as Leo.

Looking at the neatly arranged equipment in the laboratory, the centrifuge, high-power electron microscope, ultrapure water machine, visible spectrophotometer, high-precision machine tools, etc., are all the results of their hard work during this period.

Assier was extremely excited. These things were unimaginable 200 years ago, but now he was going to use them for research. For a scientist, there was nothing more enjoyable than this.

"Dr. Asier's laboratory is now in your hands. Don't let me down."

"No problem, Captain!"