One Piece: Under the Throne

Chapter 247 Old Boy's Spring

Since war is inevitable, Leo has to find a way to preserve his own strength.

Bulu Bulu, Kaga: "Hello, is this His Majesty Cobra? I am Leo."

"Hello, Lord Water Angel, please don't blame me for not greeting you for a long time."

"Haha, you're welcome. Your Majesty called today to ask you a favor."

"Oh? If there's anything I can do to help, just ask."

"That's great. I wonder if Your Majesty would be so kind as to help with Crocodile's matter."

Cobra on the other end of the phone looked gloomy. He didn't expect that the Water Angel came to plead for Crocodile. He really didn't want to let Crocodile go, but he couldn't afford to lose face for Leo.

"The matter of Crocodile still needs to be decided by the Five Elders. I... I'm afraid my words don't carry much weight."

"Cobra, we are old friends. I will tell you the truth. I must protect Crocodile. I protect him for my own sake. The Shichibukai, as the third power on the sea, cannot be easily controlled by the government. This is a joint decision of all of us Shichibukai."

Cobra's face froze. He heard a threat in Leo's words and felt a little annoyed. Isn't this just using force to suppress others?

When Cobra was silent, Leo continued, "I know that Crocodile has caused harm to Alabasta, but this cannot erase his achievements. Crocodile has killed many pirates over the years. Even if he has no merits, he has worked hard. Otherwise, he would not have such a high reputation among the people."

"But he can't reach out to the royal family. Besides, he almost hurt Weiwei. How can you ask me to forgive him?"

"How about this? I promise you that Crocodile and his forces will completely withdraw from Alabasta and never return there for the rest of their lives. Are you willing to reach a reconciliation with him?"

Cobra felt a little powerless and asked calmly, "Leo, I don't understand. You are obviously different from the other Seven Warlords of the Sea. Why do you insist on this title?"

Leo looked into the distance with a deep gaze: "The world is unpredictable. If you don't fight, you will die. For the people I care about, sometimes I have to be tough. I hope Your Majesty understands."

"Oh, fine! I can let Crocodile go, but you have to make sure he can't take revenge on Alabasta."

"Don't worry, Crocodile is a smart man. If he gets confused, I will help him see the truth."

"Okay, that's all you need to say. I'm tired, so let's stop here."

"I have a suggestion for you. Let's increase our efforts to train the army in the next few years."

"Train an army? What do you mean..."

Kaga.

Leo will not explain the reasons in detail to Cobra. It would be best if the other party could listen to him, but Leo doesn't care if he doesn't listen. Anyway, Cobra has to bear the success or failure himself.

……

Following the guidance of the life card, Leo finally found his way back to Changhuan Island. His companions had been waiting for him for a long time.

Seeing Leo coming back, Ah Fu said first: "Leo, how do you feel about going to the meeting at the Navy Headquarters?"

"I feel... I feel terrible. The quarrels are so annoying. I was so angry that I almost broke the Sengoku toad mirror."

Hearing this, Ah Fu shuddered: "You beat someone up?"

Leo rolled his eyes in annoyance: "Haha, do I look like a fool? But I did fall out with Sengoku. That old man is very evil and is always thinking about suppressing the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

Gloria snorted coldly: "Humph, if the navy really wants to be shameless, I will deal with them too next time."

Will quickly advised: "Don't be impulsive. If you really want to kill the navy, you can't let anyone know."

Leo suddenly remembered Ace's story and immediately asked Alfu to take out Ace's life paper. Alfu looked at the half-burned life paper in surprise and asked nervously, "Leo, where is Ace? Why is he dying?"

"I suspect he has been imprisoned in the Undersea Prison. If this is true, the war between the Navy and the Whitebeard Pirates is not far away."

Everyone's eyes fixed upon hearing this, and a solemn atmosphere instantly filled the deck.

"Leo, what should we do?" As he spoke, Ah Fu's eyes narrowed with murderous intent.

Ace was taught by everyone. No one can ignore the power of flowing life and execute our disciples.

"Don't be nervous. We have been preparing for a fallout with the World Government for a long time. Ace's accident just brought it forward. I think even if the World Government wants to publicly execute Ace, it will take some time to prepare. After all, the pressure from Whitebeard is too great. We should not act rashly now. We just need to continue to increase our strength as planned."

……

After discussing Ace's matter, Leo and his party immediately headed to Askaka Island.

This island is located in the southeast of Gaya Island. It is a tropical island. The island is also a famous scenic spot on the Grand Route. Many treasure hunters who come here often visit this place.

As soon as the Poseidon entered the port, it felt Aska's enthusiasm. The sounds of hawking could be heard on both sides of the port, and there was an endless stream of merchants coming and going.

"This island is so lively. Why didn't I notice it before?" Gloria looked around curiously.

Charles sniffed and moaned comfortably, "Mmm! What a delicious smell. Looks like I can taste some delicious food today."

Will's mouth immediately watered when he heard about the delicious food. He was already hungry after sailing for a whole morning.

"OK! Let's eat first. We can talk about the Seven Star Sword while we eat."

Soon, everyone gathered around the table and started eating. They had never expected that there were so many kinds of delicious food on this remote island.

After finishing the tenth plate of seafood baked noodles, Leo began to tell everyone the legend of the Seven Star Sword.

"Legend has it that when the red moon is full, the power of the seven stars contained in the sword will reach its peak. If killed by the sword of the seven stars, the user will gain the power to control darkness."

Ah Fu became interested after hearing this: "Oh? It sounds like a magic sword. No wonder you let Gloria use the Seven Star Sword to train to control the magic energy."

"I'm just guessing. Anyway, the Seven Star Sword is sleeping on this island. After everyone finishes their meal, we will set out to find the Seven Star Sword."

Oh! x8, everyone raised their hands in agreement.

After setting off, Leo discovered that the prosperous area of the island only occupied a corner of the entire island, and most of the island was primitive jungle.

They had no choice but to change the plan of searching on foot to searching from the air by driving the Poseidon.

I finally got a clear view of Askaka Island from the sky. I have to say that it is a beautiful large island with a stable climate. The lush vegetation on the island almost covers the entire island. In the center of the vast jungle, there is a beautiful lake inlaid like a pearl.

Victoria pointed at the lake excitedly, "Look over there, it's so beautiful! Leo, let's land there."

"OK, prepare to descend. Let's explore along the lake. If it gets late, we can have a bonfire party here."

At Leo's command, the Poseidon landed in the middle of the lake. The lake was even more beautiful when viewed from a closer distance, the emerald green water was clear and transparent, but the only drawback was that there were no fish, which made the lake less lively.

Looking around, there is a circle of ruins standing on the shore, and judging from their splendor, they seem to have a history of hundreds of years.

"Maybe there was a city here before." Leo planned to look for clues in the ruins first.

Suddenly Gloria pointed to the largest ruins and said, "Look, there is a girl there. Ah! She ran away."

Gloria also put down the telescope: "Is it a villager? But why did she come to the deep jungle?"

"Maybe she is an aboriginal of Askaka Island. The place where we landed was obviously built later. Since she can appear here, maybe there are aboriginal villages in the jungle."

Ah Fu straightened his tie and smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes: "Okay, let's go visit the natives. Maybe they know the whereabouts of the Seven Star Sword."

"Yoshi! Let's see who can get ashore first." Leo suddenly put on the Freedom Mech, and his figure disappeared with a flash of fire from the thrusters on the soles of his feet.

"How cunning, Captain, you actually cheated. Will, let's go!"

"okay!"

Will jumped into the lake with a splash, and Gloria jumped directly onto Will's back and drove towards the shore like riding a speedboat.

Gloria also chuckled: "Flying, it's like everyone can do it, bilibili."

quack!

The peacock-tailed duck spread its wings, took a few steps and flew into the sky, with Gloria and Victoria sitting on its back.

Charles shrugged helplessly, then turned into a spear and threw himself out.

In an instant, there was no one on the deck, leaving only Ah Fu, staring blankly. Goudan walked up to him on his small feet and patted Ah Fu's trouser leg, as if to say, "Do you want me to take you to the shore?"

Ah Fu really didn't want to get his new clothes wet, so he had to accept Goudan's kindness.

Walking through the jungle, Ah Fu felt a little depressed. How come he disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving an old man like me to act alone?

Suddenly, a blue figure flashed across my field of vision. Hmm? It seemed to be a girl!

Ah Fu quickly chased after her: "Girl, watch your step, run slower!"

The girl's name is Maya, a native of Aska. She comes to the lake to cleanse herself every day and then prays to the goddess.

But today, a group of uninvited guests suddenly landed in the holy lake from the sky. Maya was terrified at the time. She had never seen a flying boat before, and she didn't think the people on it were very friendly, so she could only run away.

She had to get back to the village quickly and remind everyone to be careful of outsiders, Maya thought as she ran, her steps becoming increasingly disordered.

When he was climbing over a huge rock, his foot suddenly slipped, and he lost his balance and fell down.

"Ah!" The girl screamed, then closed her eyes and curled up her body. But instead of the pain she imagined, she felt like she fell into a warm embrace.

After feeling the calmness around her, Maya carefully opened her eyes and saw a handsome blond man with sharp features staring at her with gentle eyes.

"What's your name, girl? Do you feel any pain anywhere in your body?"

"Thank you, I'm fine."

Ah Fu never tires of looking at the girl's clear eyes, and he feels like he is about to fall into them.

"Sir? Sir, are you listening? I'm fine now, please put me down."

The girl stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Ah Fu's eyes. Her slender and tender fingers completely hooked Ah Fu's eyes like a cat toy.

meow~

"Huh?" A big question mark appeared above Maya's head.

"Oh, I'm going to put you down, right? I'm glad you're okay, it's okay. The jungle is very dangerous, why don't I take you home?"

"Haha, uncle, you are so funny. The jungle is not dangerous. I grew up here. But if you want to go to the village, I can show you the way."

"Well, you can just call me brother. After all, I'm not even 40 years old."

"My name is Maya, what's your name, brother?"

"My name is Alfred. You can just call me Alfred. That's what my companions call me."