One Piece: Under the Throne

Charles finally stood on the stage of the finals. After two rounds of fierce fighting, he calmed down. He had worked hard for so many years just for this day, and he must seize this opportunity.

The host quickly announced the start of the competition, and Charles and his opponent started to prepare the ingredients at the same time. The theme of the final was the main course, and the time limit was two hours from preparing the ingredients to cooking the dishes.

The VIP viewing area has been set up on the Lord's Island, and nobles from various countries watched the finals through the projection of Den Den Mushi. This has never happened in previous years. In the past, they watched it live, which was a double enjoyment of vision and smell. But this year, they were asked to watch the projection of Den Den Mushi, and this change caused dissatisfaction among many people.

"What is that guy Grady doing? Is it worthy of being called a cooking competition without the aroma of cooking?"

"That's right, Grady, do you know how to organize a food contest? You are tarnishing the tradition of the food contest. If you can't, find someone else."

"People in small places have never seen the world. Lord of Star Island? You are worthy of being called a noble."

Grady's voices of duty reached his ears. The nobles' contempt and insults almost made him clench his fists until they bled. "Go ahead and curse me. When I become a retainer of the Celestial Dragons, I'll see if you dare to act arrogantly in front of me again."

There were also rational people among the nobles: "Hush, keep your voice down. I heard that guy Grady has already flattered the Celestial Dragons. Be careful of his revenge later." Grady's behavior made many nobles hate and envy him. Although they said they disdained Grady's behavior, they wanted to replace him. The wonderful game and the tradition of the competition were just excuses. For the nobles, this was just a social venue to increase exposure.

At the finals, Charles and his opponent had finished processing the ingredients. The opponent was from the Sabaody Archipelago and was a top chef who only served the nobility. His name was Richard Riel. He was very famous in the aristocratic circle, but there was a celestial dragon among the guests this time, so Richard decided to make a dish to express his obedience.

Richard's dish is called Treasures for the Gods. The dish is made of blue soup, covered with clouds made of food, and a treasure chest on the clouds, which is filled with jewels made of food. In order to cater to the preferences of the Celestial Dragons, Richard even put a few mermaid candies with slave collars in the soup. The whole main dish is very gorgeous, but the symbolic meaning is extremely cruel.

The dishes made by Charles were also very interesting. They also used a blue soup base as the base. The two chefs had the same idea. But the next idea was not sure if it was influenced by Leo's dish of looking up at the stars. A big fish was in a posture of jumping out of the sea, and the tail of the fish seemed to be slapping the sea surface, making the whole fish look like it was about to fly into the sky. There were several golden fried sea snakes in the mouth of the big fish. This idea made the whole dish interesting. It seemed to imply that the fish had jumped over the dragon gate, but Leo always felt that Charles wanted to express another meaning.

Two hours passed quickly, and Charles and Richard were finishing their cooking. However, the situation on the sea suddenly changed.

"Look, what is that!" Some sharp-eyed viewers pointed into the distance in surprise. A white line slowly rose above the sea, and the sky became covered with dark clouds.

"Run! It's a tsunami." The sudden change plunged the entire Star Island into chaos, especially the people on the smaller islands. They frantically scrambled for amphibious bicycles, trying to escape to the large islands in the inner layer.

Suddenly, someone shouted to take refuge on the Lord's Island, where the terrain was high and would not be submerged by the tsunami. So another large group of people began to flee to the Lord's Island. Many people were swept towards the seaside by the crowd before they could even react.

As if he had expected this, Chef Richard packed up the unfinished dishes, took the remaining ingredients, and headed for the Lord's Island. On the other hand, Charles remained unmoved, and his eyes never left his dishes.

All the people watching the game on Island No. 1 had run away, and only a few people were left here except Charles.

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"Hahaha, interesting, so interesting. I declare that as long as we successfully land on the Lord's Island, we will have escaped successfully. The number will be 100 people." Kamal Saint finally became interested. He excitedly announced the start of the battle royale, and took out a pistol to join the team to block the refugees from landing.

"Shoot these untouchables! I don't want more than 100 people to land on this island." The Celestial Dragon gave the order, and other nobles joined in whether they were willing or not. In an instant, the original cooking competition turned into a devil's game.

At this time, Chef Richard also came to Lord Grady and continued to finish his cooking.

"Perfect, the treasure dedicated to God is complete. Saint Kamael, this is a dish specially prepared for you, please enjoy it."

The Celestial Dragon simply ignored Richard and continued his cruel game, while Richard was stopped outside by the Celestial Dragon's bodyguards like a clown.

"Ahem, Chef Richard, please don't disturb Kama El Saint from playing games. Let me announce the results of this competition." Grid quickly interrupted and eased the awkward situation.

The projection Den Den Mushi instantly focused on Lord Grid: "Ladies and gentlemen, I declare Chef Richard Riel the champion of this cooking competition. His reward is the legendary kitchen utensil Star Knife."

After saying this, Grid specifically asked his men to point the projected Den Den Mushi at Charles. He wanted to admire this guy's desperate expression on the big screen.

At this time, Charles had also completed his work. He was not affected by Grady. After simply tidying up his chef's uniform, he looked at the video Den Den Mushi with an expressionless face.

"Greedy, you are just a bastard who tarnished the tradition of the cooking competition. What qualifications do you have to announce the winner? According to the rules passed down from generation to generation, the champion must be born on Island No. 1, and everything from production to tasting must be completed here. And Richard was already a loser from the moment he ran away."

"I am the lord of Star Island, and what I say is the rule." Griddy said with a grim expression.

"Don't be ridiculous. The Lord of Star Island has never been qualified to change this iron rule. You are a stain on this event, so you are not worthy of being the organizer of the cooking competition."

Charles paused for a moment, then revealed an even bigger surprise: "Not only is Grady not qualified to host a cooking competition, you are not even the lord of Star Island. Look at the emblem on the castle, it is the symbol of the Spear of Attack and the Shield of Protection. Star Island has been led by the Malte family, who represent the Spear of Attack, since ancient times, and you are a descendant of the Ross family, who inherited the Shield of Protection."

"The knight who was supposed to protect the lord betrayed his master. It was your grandfather who turned the shield of protection into a shield of betrayal. In the battle against the pirate invasion, your grandfather was supposed to protect my grandfather's back, but he attacked my grandfather from behind. It was after that battle that the Ross family successfully stole the position of the lord and became the master from the servant."

Some of the great nobles in the aristocratic circle knew the relationship between the two families, but they did not expect that the truth about the Ross family's rise to power was actually achieved through betrayal. This was a big taboo among the nobles.

Feeling the nobles around him pointing fingers at him, Griddy's expression had become extremely distorted. Originally, his identity had always been criticized in the aristocratic circle, and now the legitimate heir had revealed his history of betrayal in public, which made him feel ashamed and embarrassed.