One Piece: Under the Throne

At Port No. 29 in the lawless zone of the Sabaody Archipelago, this place has been reduced to ruins after a fierce battle. Leo is sitting casually on a big rock, holding a Den Den Mushi and talking to Marshal Sengoku.

"Leo, you did a great job this time. You dealt with all the supernovas in half a day. It seems that your strength has improved again."

"Thank you for the compliment, Uncle Zhan Guo. This batch of supernovas is quite strong. I couldn't hold back in order to catch them. I destroyed three city blocks."

"Don't take those little things to heart, but why did you only hand over seven pirate captains, two of whom were killed?"

"I was careless. When I came to my senses, I couldn't hold back, so I had to kill them. As for the other three pirate groups, they had very clever ways to save their lives, so it was a struggle for us to defeat them."

Leo's answer obviously failed to satisfy Marshal Sengoku. The three pirate captains who had not been handed over were Paper Man West, Humanoid Weapon Carlisle and Man-eating Shark Black Dragon. Sengoku knew very well the relationship between Leo and Water City and the Fish-Man Kingdom, so he could conclude that the Boatman Pirates and the Black Shark Pirates were deliberately let go by Leo.

"Alas! Since they have slipped away from you, you can continue to hunt them down. At least, I will not let them do evil on the sea. This is my bottom line."

Leo understood what Zhan Guo meant, and immediately patted his chest and made a promise: "Don't worry, Uncle Zhan Guo, I promise to get them removed."

After hanging up the phone, Leo looked at Lieutenant General Stocaberi, who was on duty at Shampoo Land. He said, "Brother Lieutenant General with small eyes, you heard what the Marshal said. So, let's leave the cleanup work to you!"

Stockabery looked at Leo seriously, and finally saluted and left with his men, while Leo also returned to the Poseidon and set sail again.

At this time, the training room on the middle deck of the Poseidon was full of people. They were divided into three groups. The supernovas that had "escaped" were all detained by Leo, and Alfu, Will, and Gloria were responsible for guarding them.

Except for the paper man West, all these people clamored to fight them in a duel or kill them directly. They were all very stubborn and no one begged for mercy. When they saw Leo come in, they cursed even louder.

"What kind of man is it to sneak attack Water Angel? Challenge me if you dare."

"That's right, the weapons we make will not lose to a half-baked person like you. If you have the guts, fight a naval battle with us."

These are the members of the Shipbuilder Pirates. They were the first Supernova group to be eliminated by Leo. At that time, they were so busy chasing the enemy that they didn't notice Leo approaching and were sunk, so they were also the ones who made the loudest noises.

Leo came to Carlisle first and asked, "You are from the Water City? Why did you become a pirate with your workers?"

Carlisle glared at Leo angrily: "Stop talking nonsense. Even though I'm a pirate, I'm still a real man. I'm not like you who can only attack by surprise."

"A real man? Bah, you are just a coward. When you encounter difficulties, you just want to escape. Do you have the nerve to call yourself a man?"

"What do you know? How much do you know about our past? It turns out that all the government lackeys are the same. You only want to see false stability and don't care about the lives of civilians at all."

Leo sneered, "Do you think that secretly donating money to Water City over the years is helping them? I know a little bit about what happened in that city. Don't be unconvinced when I say you are a coward. We are all facing desperate situations. Some people have lofty ideals and want to change reality, instead of robbing others under the banner of saving the city like you do."

"You have never experienced that kind of despair, so how can you understand our pain? The Water City is becoming more and more silent every year. No one wants to do business with us. We are all almost unable to survive."

"Oh? That's not what I saw. Hard circumstances breed unyielding people. I think you must be familiar with Mr. Tom's deeds. He was not afraid nor did he escape. Even though he was convicted, he still insisted on his ideals. That's why the sea train was successful."

"Mr. Tom..." Carlisle fell silent upon hearing the name. That was a man they admired very much. Although he was a merman, he was wholeheartedly concerned about the Water City, and he had succeeded.

Seeing that Carlisle was speechless, Leo continued, "Not only the sea train, in order to fundamentally solve the problem, Mr. Tom also plans to make the Water City float on the sea forever, just like the ship you once built. This is true greatness."

Leo's words made Carlisle and his men's eyes widen: "Let the island float on the sea forever? How is this possible..."

Carlisle realized something only halfway through his words. Yes, many years ago, the sea train connecting islands without fear of wind and waves was also a mocking fantasy, but in the end, Mr. Tom fulfilled his promise with action, so he built an island that would never sink...

Leo didn't disturb Carlisle's contemplation and walked up to the black dragon again: "YO, big guy, I heard you are very brave. You even dared to blow up the human auction site."

The black dragon kept grinding his teeth and said fiercely: "Ha! All humans deserve to die. I only regret that I was not ruthless enough and failed to kill all those nobles."

Leo looked at the fishman who was almost as tall as him with a disappointed look on his face. He reached out and patted his shoulder: "Why did you hesitate at that time? Why couldn't you do it to those beasts? I hate idiots like you who only do half of the work the most."

"Damn human, you...what did you say?"

Black Dragon couldn't believe his ears. The Seven Warlords of the Sea didn't mock him, but expressed dissatisfaction with him for not killing all the nobles? What kind of freak is this guy? Doesn't he understand his own identity?

"What I mean is that since you dare to kidnap slaves, why don't you do something drastic? If you are caught, you will either be sentenced to death or imprisoned in Impel Down, so you should just do something drastic. And if I were you, not only the nobles, but also the weak humans in Shampoo, the elderly, women, and children should all be killed. Since you hate humans so much, why don't you start a massacre?"

"You...you...you..." Black Dragon was a little scared by Leo's words. He felt that the person standing in front of him was a devil.

Will was a little worried that his compatriots were being played by Leo: "Leo, don't scare them. Uncle Black Dragon attacked the human auction site to save his compatriots."

Leo looked at his silly brother with a smile: "Okay! Don't worry Will, I won't make things difficult for them."

Leo looked at Black Dragon again, his face no longer serious. "Big guy, let me ask you something. Why did you go out to sea as a pirate?"

The black dragon looked at Will and then at Leo, and answered reluctantly: "In my time, compatriots disappeared every other day. Even my best brother was taken away by slave traders in front of me. That's when I made up my mind to go to sea."

"To find your brothers? Or to take revenge on humans?"

"A little bit of both."

"I see. Big guy, let me ask you something. How many compatriots have you saved? Have you killed any ordinary people besides slave traders?"

Black Dragon was silent. He couldn't lie to himself. "I saved about 20 people. I... I killed ordinary people."

This answer did not surprise Leo, and he continued to ask: "Then did you rescue your good brother?"

"No, I don't know where he was sold to. The ocean is so vast that it's impossible to find him."

"Huh? Is that so? Where have you and your gang been active these years?"

"When I first went to sea, I went to the West Sea and the South Sea. In recent years, I have been active near Shampoo Land."

Leo nodded, very satisfied with Black Dragon's cooperation: "You are quite smart. You know it is better to guard Shampoo Land, the place where human trafficking is most rampant, than to search randomly."

Hearing that the Seven Warlords of the Sea recognized him, Black Dragon was a little proud, but suddenly Leo kicked him far away.

The black dragon was stunned by the kick, spitting out blood, and struggled to stand up and stared at Leo: "Water Angel, you..."

"Stop talking nonsense. I thought you were a man of integrity, but it turns out you're just a coward. Now I'm giving you two choices."

"Water Angel, kill me if you dare. I ordered the killing of those ordinary people. It was my decision alone. Please let my men go."

Will couldn't bear it any longer and wanted to stop Leo, but Alfu stopped him: "Don't worry, Will. Trust Leo."

Leo angrily grabbed Black Dragon by the collar and punched him twice in the face: "From today on, the Black Shark Pirates will be disbanded. I will give you two choices. The first is to return to Fishman Island and join the palace guard to protect Princess Otohime. The second is to join the Fishman Pirates and become a subordinate of Brother Fisher Tiger."

The Black Dragon, who had already decided to die, looked at Leo in surprise. What kind of request was this?

"Can I ask why?"

“Why not kill you? There is no point in killing you. Since you were able to muster up the courage to go out to sea for your compatriots, then this time you should sacrifice your life for the future of Fishman Island.”

"But I have killed many ordinary people... Could it be that you..."

Leo interrupted the black dragon impatiently: "I am not a righteous partner. Killing you to avenge my compatriots is meaningless to me. I don't kill you because I like you. First of all, I am afraid that Will will be sad. Secondly, I think you are still useful. It just so happens that Princess Otohime and Brother Tiger are short of manpower to change the future of Fishman Island, so you are a good addition."

Leo's explanation touched Black Dragon a little. Besides, he could continue to fight for the future of Fishman Island. Black Dragon felt that he could not hold back his tears: "Thank you, thank you, Water Angel."

"Don't cry. Answer my questions. If you dare not agree, you will be of no use to me. I will kill you then."

"I will listen to you. Whether it's protecting Princess Otohime or joining Brother Tiger's army, I agree."

After receiving the response from the Black Dragon, Leo threw him to the ground.

Will ran over excitedly and hugged Leo: "Wuwuwu Leo, I'm sorry, I was worried that you would kill Uncle Black Dragon just now. It's my fault that I don't have confidence in you."

"Let go, idiot, and stop rubbing your snot on my face."

Leo broke free from Will's embrace and explained helplessly, "Don't advise others to be kind without experiencing their suffering, and I can't do anything to make you sad for some strangers."

At this time, West, who had been listening quietly beside him, spoke up: "Water Angel, you are such an interesting person. I didn't expect you to handle it this way."

Leo glanced at West, somewhat disliking talking to this guy, he was just too handsome: "So how do you think I'll handle this?"

West shook his head: "I don't know, in my opinion, handing us over in exchange for merit is what you should do."

Leo punched his palm, as if realizing something: "Yeah, who brought a pretty boy like you back with him? How much merit does a 2 million supernova have to earn you?"

West: ...