One Piece: Nico Robin Collection

Chapter 40 Preparation
"For example, some powerful nature masters can easily change the natural environment of an entire island."

"And a strong person without the ability of a fruit, when facing a natural-type opponent of the same level, he may be able to withstand the opponent's attack, but he cannot prevent the opponent from changing the surrounding environment."

"He couldn't stop his opponent from turning the island into a pool of magma, a mountain of fire. Even though Haki could block the damage, the devil fruit consumes more basic physical strength."

"Anyone at the level of a Four Emperors officer could fight for three days and three nights in pure physical combat. How long can one release their Haki? How do you deal with the intense heat of the flames? How do you deal with the suffocation caused by the gas? What about the damage to the lungs from the thick smoke?"

Caesar spread his hands gently: "Don't underestimate the power of the fruit. The effect of the devil fruit is very strong. Some rule-based superhuman systems are even unreasonable."

"The Operation Fruit can grant immortality to a person at the cost of the user's life. The Childlike Fun Fruit can turn anyone it touches into a toy, and once they are turned into a toy, they will be forgotten by the world. There are even the Door-Door Fruit, which works in space, the Teleport Fruit, and the Time Fruit, which allows you to travel through time."

"Time Fruit?!"

Robin's eyes widened slightly: "Time travel? Can you travel to the past?"

"No, we can only travel to the future."

Caesar shook his head, and Robin's eyes suddenly dimmed.

"Well... we can't change what has already happened. The only thing we can do is live in the present and forge ahead into the future."

Caesar smiled. He could probably guess what Robin was thinking.

Everyone has regrets. He still feels regret until now, regretting that he did not delete all the browser records before traveling through time.

"Look at it lightly, you are the woman who wants to overthrow the World Government!"

"Ah, I don't have such big ideals."

Hearing Caesar's words, Robin smiled and said, "Besides, I'm afraid my limited ability won't be of much help to the boss."

"My only requirement for you is that you can guarantee your own safety to a certain extent. After all, although I can protect you, I can't always be by your side. Therefore, you must be able to deal with unexpected situations."

Caesar said calmly, "Wano Country isn't very dangerous for you, but out in the ocean, there are always all sorts of abilities that are hard to guard against. For example, the current user of the Gate-to-Gate Fruit is a member of the World Government's CP9."

"That's it..."

Hearing this, Robin's expression became a little heavy.

"World Government..."

Yamato looked at Robin in confusion: "Are those Viya's enemies? I heard Caesar mention that those guys are bad guys?"

Caesar waved his hand nonchalantly. "It's just a corrupt organization that's rotten to the core."

Robin smiled and said, "But it represents the whole world."

"What a joke! A bunch of pigs are supposed to represent the world?"

Caesar sneered. At least judging from the comic plot before he traveled through time, the so-called Celestial Dragons were nothing special.

Joy Boy's wave of domineering power eight hundred years ago directly shocked the Five Elders back to their original forms and scared Im to his knees from a distance.

Moreover, judging from the plot, even if the Five Elders are really at the level of a general emperor, they are at most in the middle and lower levels.

As for the Knights of God, although their abilities are a bit weird, except for Shanks's brother 'Stinkers', the others don't seem to have emperor-level combat power.

The entire ocean has been growing wildly for so many years, and there are only a handful of strong people of this level. Even if the Tianlong people have the advantage in resources, some things cannot be accumulated by resources alone.

"For us now, this goal is still a little far away. The most important thing right now is to get past Kaido first." Caesar said with a smile.

"What are you afraid of? With the strength of both of us, we can definitely defeat Kaido!" Yamato was very confident.

"It's not us, it's me."

Caesar shook his head: "Kaido's target is me. I felt it since the last battle, and this battle is also very important to me."

Yamato was puzzled: "Why?" "Because I need to measure my own strength specifically."

Caesar explained: "Kaido is very powerful, far more powerful than he currently appears to be! And his greatest strength is not in his strength, but in his almost unlimited endurance."

Kaido's endurance is ridiculous...

After six or seven rounds of fighting, he was barely defeated by Luffy.

Even in the last wave of powerful attacks, if his mind had not been shaken, the final outcome would have been unknown.

At that level, it can no longer be said to be a physical battle, it is entirely a battle of willpower.

When Luffy used Gear 5 for the first time, Kaido was already exhausted, but he still gritted his teeth and fought again.

Caesar is confident in his physical strength, but to be honest, he has little confidence in his willpower.

A guy like Kaido who walked out of the war, how can a player like him who uses cheats compare to his firm belief?
It is true that he has suffered a lot of hardships in the past few months in order to cultivate his domineering aura, but that can only be regarded as training at best. The only real fight with his life was the one with Jin before.

"In that case, should we wait a little longer?"

Yamato was a little worried. Although she was confident, she was not reckless in this regard.

After all, apart from Caesar, no one knows Kaido's strength better than her.

"No, I can't wait any longer!" Caesar shook his head slightly.

During this period of time, he has been paying attention to news from the outside world. The tide of the times is coming, and the main storyline is about to begin. He has to build a solid enough team before that.

"But you don't have to worry. Even if I can't defeat him, Kaido won't be able to stop me. When the time comes, you two just need to listen to my arrangements."

"But how can I feel at ease?"

Yamato said reluctantly: "Is there nothing I can do to help you?"

"You just need to accompany me in training. I need to further improve my domineering aura during this period!"

Caesar raised his hand with a smile. Seeing this, Yamato bent down obediently and let Caesar rub her gradually white hair.

Soon, the dissatisfaction on her face was replaced by happiness.

What a sweet woman...

Seeing this scene, Robin's eyes flashed with a gentle smile. After thinking for a moment, he confirmed, "Boss, is two months really enough?"

"enough!"

Caesar nodded heavily.

With the awakening of the Lunalia and Demon bloodlines, as well as the growth brought about by the battle with King, Kaido will not be able to stop him if he leaves now.

But deep in Caesar's heart, there was also a faint voice.

It seemed like encouragement, or even provocation, making him eager to take a step further...

Defeat Kaido!

What if?
What if you win?

What does it mean to go to sea and become one of the Four Emperors?
Although he is a Buddhist, but then again - which man doesn't have some passion in his heart?

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PS: I took Gankang last night and my nose feels much better now
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