One Piece: Under the Throne

Leo and the other three sat on the deck with serious expressions. Although they all looked serious on the surface, a closer look revealed that their states were completely different. Gloria sat upright, and the little girl was obviously a little nervous as it was her first meeting. Will was holding his eyelids open, as if he was about to fall asleep. Charles and Leo simply stared at each other, as if they were competing with each other.

Pop! The sound of a snot bubble bursting suddenly appeared, and everyone looked at Will.

Will, who had just woken up, felt a little embarrassed to be stared at by everyone. Gloria reminded him quietly: "Will, don't sleep. Leo and Charles are going to fight."

"what?"

Leo was confused by what Gloria said: "Don't talk nonsense, why would I beat him up for no reason!"

"But why are you two glaring at each other?"

Facing the innocent eyes of the little girl, Leo was a little embarrassed. He couldn't tell her that he just didn't want to lose. He didn't know why Charles's eyes aroused his desire to win. Unexpectedly, Charles was a reckless man. He directly said that he didn't want to lose the "staring game".

Leo's face turned slightly red: "Who is playing games with you? Why are you glaring at me for no reason?"

"Tsk! I hate people like you who deny losing. I can't play with you!"

"Who did you say lost? How could I lose to you?"

"It was you who blinked first and looked away..."

"Stop, stop, stop, let's talk about business first." Leo only realized today that Charles was actually a proud and childish boy. This guy must have been a naughty kid when he was young.

Leo coughed twice, and the meeting finally got to the point: "Ahem, the greedy demon is acting recklessly, and the holy sword inserted in the seal is about to be broken. If we want to save the world, we must stop this from happening, so I will open the dawn for the Holy Light!"

After saying that, Leo secretly glanced at everyone's expressions out of the corner of his eye. Will and Gloria looked like they didn't understand but felt it was very cool. As soon as Leo finished speaking, the two of them began to applaud. Charles had a pained expression, as if the captain was showing off again.

"Charles, don't you understand?"

"You're talking like a human being!"

"Tsk! Failed. I've been thinking about this line for a long time." Leo took out his middle school diary from his pocket and made two marks on it with a pen.

After putting the diary away again, Leo translated it into Mandarin for everyone: "I want the Knight Commander to be our companion, but the king wants to execute him, so we have to find a way to save him."

"Woo, the handsome uncle in armor is so pitiful. I quite like him." Gloria is still at the age where she only cares about appearance. One day in the future, she will regret saying this.

Will had never met Alfred, so he didn't have any opinion, but since following Leo, Fatty had developed a good habit, that is, whatever the boss said was right.

Leo regretted discussing things with these immature kids. Fortunately, Charles could still provide some useful advice, but his arrogant attitude made Leo a little unhappy: "Hehe, you still have to rely on me at the critical moment. I found important information that can not only save the knight, but also solve the mafia."

Next, Charles told everyone the information about the eldest prince and the second prince. After listening to his words, Leo fell into deep thought.

The eldest prince expressed his dissatisfaction with the king in public, the second prince had close contacts with the mafia in private, and with an incompetent king, it seemed that the country would soon be plunged into a civil war.

But what does this have to do with Alfred? Are they all waiting for him to die? Thinking of this, Ao's eyes lit up. He thought that his idea was right. Being suppressed by such a powerful master, everyone was restricted in what they could do. In other words, there would be a coup on the day of the execution.

Thinking of this, Ao frowned and said, "This is troublesome. Several major forces are waiting for the knight to be executed. If we save him, we will become the target of everyone's attack."

Charles reminded Leo: "Even if we succeed in rescuing him, that knight may not join us. After all, he is still loyal to the kingdom."

After discussing for a long time without any result, Leo and Charles were almost racking their brains. Finally, Gloria's words woke Leo up: "Leo, have you invited him? How do you know that the handsome knight is unwilling to join us?"

Leo: “…”

"Ah? Hahahaha, okay, I won't think about it anymore. I'll go see the Lord Knight tonight."

"So what do we do next?"

"Of course we have to eat first, Charles, go and cook."

……

At night, Alfred has been hanging here for two days in the Royal Square. Tomorrow is the day of his execution. Before, he was still thinking about how to save the country, but now he thinks that this lonely wait is not bad, and he will be free soon.

Buzz, buzz, buzz, a sound caught Alfred's attention, it was a flying Den Den Mushi. Looking at the Den Den Mushi, Alfred couldn't help but think that there were actually flying species of Den Den Mushi, it would be great to see something new before he died.

"Ahem, hello, hello, sound check, Mr. Knight, are you okay? Can you hear me?"

……

Alfred was stunned. He could accept that the Den Den Mushi could fly, but he couldn't accept that the Den Den Mushi could talk. Oh, that's not right! Someone wanted to talk to him, and the voice made Alfred feel strangely familiar.

……

"Huh? It can't be broken? Why is there no sound?" The Den Den Mushi showed a puzzled expression.

Looking at the Den Den Mushi in front of him playing tricks, Alfred felt a little helpless: "Who are you?"

"Ah! He responded. Hello Mr. Knight, I told you we'd meet again."

"I don't remember making any agreement with Den Den Mushi." Alfred didn't want to communicate with a sneaky guy.

……

After another silence: "Wait for me." The Den Den Mushi ended the call and flew away.

Bang! There was a loud noise from the corner of the square, and then Alfred heard a sound of breaking through the air. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a strange armor flying towards him, and finally crashed directly into the wall above.

However, there was no sound of a heavy object hitting the city wall. Instead, there was a snapping sound, and the strange armor seemed to be directly stuck to the city wall. The following development made Alfred's sanity value drop wildly, and he saw the armor crawling towards him in a weird posture.

The armor made a strange sound every time it moved. When Alfred got closer, he could see that the guy's limbs were all equipped with suction cups. But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the face of the armor actually cracked.

……

"I haven't seen you for a few days, Sir Knight. You look much more haggard." Leo looked at him with a smile.

Alfred stared at Leo blankly, and after a long while he managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Young man, you have changed a lot."

The atmosphere was a little cold.

Then Leo's second-year soul began to burn again, and he blurted out, "Here I come."

As if there was some kind of intuition, Alfred subconsciously replied, "You shouldn't have come."

A meaningless start was born.

"Hello, my name is Leo, I'm a navigator, and I formally invite you to join my team."

"Hello, my name is Alfred and I'm Desperate."

Just two lines of dialogue left Leo speechless. He couldn't help but complain in his heart that the Knight was not very good at chatting. How could he just say something final?

"Don't worry, I will save you."

"No, I cannot disobey my king's orders."

In an instant, Leo's anger bar was full, and he yelled at Alfred: "Hey, hey, you really don't have any friends. Is your mouth made of steel? Don't reject me so bluntly, bastard! I will come to save you tomorrow, and I will also help you deal with the mafia, so that you can follow me without any worries."

Alfred was stunned. This was the first time he was yelled at by someone other than the king. Although the boy's attitude was not very good, his words were very heartwarming. It would have been even better if it was a girl.

The Paladin pulled up the corners of his mouth to reveal a smile, and even blood appeared at the corners of his cracked mouth.

"Thank you, young man. I received your kindness, but please don't take risks for me. It's not worth it. Perhaps death is my best destination."

After a roar, Leo calmed down. "Mr. Alfred, I told you that you were in trouble in Beka Town. I didn't expect that I was right. You have already given enough to this country. Since your loyalty is not reciprocated, why do you still want to die here? Besides, I can help you deal with the Mafia. Haven't you always wanted to get rid of them?"

"Leo, can I call you that? You don't understand. Being distrusted by the king or clearing out the mafia is not important to me. I chose death because I couldn't see the future of this country. You are right, I tried, but I failed. Now I am just a loser who wants to escape, so don't waste your time on me."

It turns out that Alfred's heart is dead.

"Mr. Alfred, do you want to know how I felt when I first met you? To outsiders, you seem heroic and upright, but I saw the helplessness hidden under your appearance. Since then, I have become interested in you and know what you have done for this country. In my opinion, you are like a person who is in shackles and has lost his way. You have great strength, but you don't know how to use it. Your situation is called having skills but no principles."

"What do you mean by having skills but no moral principles?"

"Well, to put it simply, you have the power to change the status quo, but you don't know how to use it. That's why you often mean well but end up doing bad things, and you don't get any thanks for your efforts." Having skills but not the right way is just skills. This is the case with Alfred, he has not found the right way.

"Do you often mean well but do bad things? That's true. No wonder so many people don't like me. I thought no one understood me."

Looking at Alfred who had fallen into silence, Leo felt that his chance to show off had come again.