One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Miss Ba Jin remained defiant, putting up a final stand:

"So what? He does have Whitebeard's blood, and he's more qualified to inherit Whitebeard's legacy than any of you adopted sons!"

Robert looked at Weevil, who was struggling to swim back, with loving eyes:

“You’re right. In that case, let’s just kill you. Even if it makes Weevil hate me, I’ll bring him back to our family.”

"Foolish little brother! Hate! Resent!"

Chapter 21 I'm a very reasonable person

Miss. Bajin was terrified, because when Robert said those words, it was as if he had been possessed by some perverted ninja from Wano Country.

She had no doubt that Robert would kill her, because if Robert truly knew everything about the past as he claimed, he must also know that Weevil was mentally challenged and easily deceived.

He created a large number of clones, and this one is the strongest and has the closest physical attributes to Whitebeard. It can be said that he is far ahead of the other experimental subjects.

But his only flaw is that he's brainless.

He initially thought this was the best combination of skill points: powerful strength combined with a negative IQ, making it a sharp weapon that could hit any target he wanted.

However, this weapon also has a fatal weakness: it is easy to be deceived by others.

Although she had only spent a few minutes with Robert, Miss Barkin was already quite certain that Robert was the kind of liar and deceitful bastard who would quickly become a loyal dog in his hands.

Miss Bajin was truly terrified: "No! We can talk this over! Don't kill me! If you kill me, Weevil will go crazy. He only recognizes me as his mother!"

Robert reached out and activated the electromagnetic field, and Miss. Bakin's cane flew into Robert's hand, causing Miss. Bakin, who was using it to support her body, to fall to the ground.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Ba Jin, but I'm a very suspicious person. I don't trust her if someone is carrying a weapon."

Robert curiously played with the cane. Miss Bakin used it very skillfully, but in Robert's hands, it was like a little toy.

"A very ingenious design, containing a small dagger, a six-round burst large-caliber gun with seastone bullets, and a reserve of unknown poison. You truly are a veteran researcher."

A person like Miss Ba Jin would never gamble her life entirely on Webull; she must have some trump card that no one else knows about, and this cane is probably just a smokescreen.

Robert slapped Weevil, who had finally gotten close, away once again, and sat cross-legged on the deck opposite Miss. Barkin with a smile: "Now we can talk. What exactly do you want?"

Miss Ba Jin looked aggrieved: "Didn't I already say what I wanted? I just want Whitebeard's inheritance! I'm getting old. When I was young I could rely on myself, but now I need some security, right?"

Robert looked aggrieved: "Ms. Bakkin, you're not stupid. Can't you see that the Whitebeard Pirates are finished? We're facing attacks from both Akainu and Blackbeard, and you and Weevil are harassing us with sneak attacks. What legacy could we possibly have?"

Miss Bajin retorted angrily, "How could he not have?! He's one of the Four Emperors of the Sea! He's been plundering the New World for decades! What about his money? And his territory? The Whitebeard Pirates occupy hundreds of islands; it's not unreasonable for him to give me half!"

Robert had a sudden inspiration: "Speaking of money, we did have some, but in order to get through this dangerous period after Dad's death, we've given it all to Shanks. You know he used to be a member of Roger's crew. If you want to hire him for protection, he won't give us a discount of even a berry. In fact, we still owe him the final payment."

Miss Ba Jin, her face contorted with madness, even temporarily forgetting her fear of Robert: "You bunch of idiots! Morons! So much money given to someone else! No, you're lying to me, this is impossible!"

Robert shrugged: "Red is currently leading a group to hold off Akainu's new Marine forces. You should have seen the news. Do you think we could get Red to willingly suffer such a huge loss to help us if we didn't use money, the most direct and effective means?"

Miss Ba Jin, judging others by her own standards, thought that if she were the Red Hair, she would have refrained from kicking someone when they were down, and would never have helped the White Group to this extent.

Although he knew Robert couldn't be telling the truth, the core reason that moved Shanks was definitely not money, but the fact that Shanks was really risking his men's lives to help the Whitebeard Pirates block the attack meant he deserved a lot of compensation.

Even if it wasn't all given to Shanks as Robert said, there probably wouldn't be much left.

"What about the territory? I want a share of the assets!"

Robert's expression was strange: "Ms. Bakkin, don't be silly. What territory do we still have? Blackbeard almost wiped us out these days. If it weren't for you and Weevil ambushing us from behind, we could have held out for a little longer. Look at the mess we've made now."

"How about this? I'll make the decision for everyone. All the Whitebeard Pirates' territory is yours, as long as you're willing to take Weevil to take it back from Blackbeard. We'll give it all to you, how about that?"

Miss Ba Jin was absolutely furious: "You're talking nonsense! If I could beat Teach, would I be wasting my breath talking to you!"

Robert's face darkened: "Are you playing double standards with me? Isn't Blackbeard also Father's godson? Why are you only coming to us and not him? Do you think my knife is not good enough?"

Miss Barkin put away her false accusatory tone and said to Robert seriously, "Kid, we're both sensible people. I just want money. Even if you give me territory, I can't hold onto it myself, let alone take it back from Teach."

Robert stopped joking around: "So you're just taking advantage of our current predicament to try and rob us, right? Let me be honest with you, the Whitebeard Pirates are a bunch of starving wolves driven to the brink of death. If they don't give us a way out, then none of us will live!"

Miss Ba Jin swallowed hard: "Tell me your conditions!"

Robert smiled sinisterly: "What are our conditions for you to take your stupid son and get out of here right now, so you don't cause us any more trouble? Would you agree?"

Miss Bajin said, "Fine, you're all penniless, why should I bother with you? Let me go, and I'll take Weibull and leave immediately, never to bother you again."

Robert clapped his hands with a smile: "That's great, it's a deal."

He unleashed his power, and without interference, Weevil finally climbed onto the ship, yelling as he charged toward Robert.

Robert gave Miss. Bakkin a half-smile, and she quickly interjected, "Stop! Weevil! This is all a misunderstanding. Robert is your father's godson; you should call him..."

"Onii-chan! My silly little brother, from now on you can just call me big brother, we're all family!"

With snot running down his face and a puzzled expression, Weeber turned to Miss. Bakkin, who forced a smile that looked more like a grimace: "Yes, he is your sworn brother!"

Weevil's mind was as simple as that of a member of the Tontatta tribe. Upon hearing Miss. Bakkin's affirmation, his gaze towards Robert immediately softened.

"Big brother?"

Robert chuckled and patted his knee: "Brother, take good care of your mother. We're going to find the murderer who killed your father and get revenge. After this war is over, we'll come and reunite you!"

Weebull's eyes widened:

"revenge!"

"I also need to go!"

Chapter 22 Joining the War!

Miss Ba Jin shouted, "No!"

Robert then said to Weevil, "Your mother is a poor old woman, and she needs protection. So, leave the revenge to your brothers."

Although Miss. Bakkin disliked the term "old man" and was even more surprised that Robert hadn't taken the opportunity to persuade Weevil to join the fight against Blackbeard, she naturally agreed to Robert's suggestion based on what was in her own best interest.

“Weebull, what was your father doing taking in those godsons? Wasn’t it just to avenge him after he died? Let them go.”

Robert couldn't help but roll his eyes. What kind of good person would take in a godson to avenge themselves?

If he had taken in so many powerful adopted sons, there would be no way any enemy could outlive him.

When Wilbur saw that Robert and his mother wouldn't let him go, he could only pout and stand aside with a wronged look on his face.

Robert smiled and bowed to Miss Ba Jin: "Then it's settled, Ms. Ba Jin. From now on, we're all family. No more fighting and killing. I won't see you off any further. Goodbye."

Miss Ba Jin forced a smile at Robert with twitching facial muscles: "Goodbye."

Robert vanished from the deck in a flash, while Weevil stammered, "Mom..."

Miss Ba Jin gritted her teeth and said, "Don't speak! Set sail! Let's go!"

Weebull obediently started the ship and headed away from Dressrosa.

Luo looked disappointed: "You didn't actually believe that old woman, did you? I didn't expect you to be such a loyal person, actually letting them go."

Robert sneered, "I don't want to be associated with the rumored girlfriend who killed Dad."

He pulled out a Den Den Mushi (snap sticky rice cake), and a cool female voice answered: "Robert?"

Robert said in a deep voice, "Senior Sister Ain? It's me, Professor Zephyr?"

A female voice named Ian said, "Robert, we are leaving the Navy for some reasons. You don't need to feel bad about our choice. Just continue to be a good Navy officer."

Robert sighed, "Senior sister, I've been confined to a certain place for some time due to some classified projects, and I've only just been released. I've actually heard about what happened back then..."

Ian interrupted, "You didn't experience the shipwreck back then, and you don't need to bear the same hatred as us."

Robert pretended to lower his voice and said, "Edward Weevil and Miss Barkin, the mastermind behind his evil deeds at sea, are heading east from the Kingdom of Dressrosa. This is the last thing I can do for my teacher."

Ian's voice carried a hint of resolve: "Thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Luo clapped his hands vigorously: "As expected of you, I'm almost moved. I was wondering why you went through all that trouble to join the Navy, only to find out you wanted to have your cake and eat it too!"

Robert retorted, "Don't talk nonsense. I genuinely respect this teacher in the Navy. He's been very kind to me."

Luo said sarcastically, "So you're just using him as a pawn? Your way of expressing respect is quite unique."

Robert said with disdain, "Are you busy or not? If you're not busy, hurry back. I still need to follow up and snipe them. Do you really expect Professor Zephyr, at his age, to fight Weevil? He's turning into an old man."

Luo's eyes lit up: "I knew you wouldn't let them leave so easily. You're such a bastard."

Robert ordered the robotic soldiers to turn the ship around and throw Robert back into Dressrosa. He was going to hunt down Miss Bakkin, and Robert didn't want to participate in this long and boring chase.

But Luo's unwillingness to get involved didn't mean others didn't want to go. As soon as Luo's spaceship landed, the little people of the Tontata tribe blocked him at the dock.

Leo shouted, "Robert Lando! You promised to take us out to sea when you got back!"

Robert chuckled softly, probably because when he went to find Bramanck earlier, Mansherry had informed them.

"Even if you hadn't brought it up, I would have liked to ask for your help, but this mission can't take that many people with me."

The little people huddled together, frowning, chattering for a while. Leo and Bian then stood in front of Robert:

"Take the two of us with you!"

Robert gave a wry smile: "Alright, everyone else go back first. Dressrosa is in dire need of rebuilding and we need everyone's help. Once we've gotten through this period, we'll set sail together again."

Leo was highly respected among the Tontatta tribe, and with Bian, the captain of the flying squadron, by his side, Kabu, who had eaten the Beetle Fruit, stayed behind to lead the other tribesmen.

As soon as Leo and Bian boarded the ship, their eyes were immediately drawn to the ship full of mechanical engineers.

Robert quickly explained, "These are all robots, which I just brought back from the moon. This ship was also brought from the moon. Isn't it impressive?"

Leo had wanted to ask why they could be on the ship while his own people couldn't, but after Robert's explanation, he was filled with admiration and curiosity, and began to wander around the ship with Bian, looking at everything.

Robert ordered the robotic engineers to launch the spaceship into the air, hiding it among the clouds as they chased after Weevil's small boat.

From his conversation with Miss Ba Jin, he had basically figured out the old woman's background. Although she was beautiful when she was young, judging from her current appearance, she was probably as ruthless as a snake back then.

Aokiji replacing Akainu as Fleet Admiral did not change Weevil's recruitment as a Shichibukai, because the Shichibukai policy was less about the Navy filling high-end combat positions and more about the World Government's recruitment of henchmen.

It's become a given that Zephyr has led his men to leave the Navy, so Robert has to find a way to stop him from taking the extreme path of destroying the entire New World with explosive rocks.

If they ultimately follow that old path, I fear I will, like Kizaru, reluctantly try to stop them.

The longer hatred is bottled up, the more easily it will turn sour. So Robert decided to give Zephyr a chance to settle the score right when Zephyr left the Navy.

If Zephyr had taken his revenge on Weevil beforehand, things probably wouldn't have gone to such extremes.

"Leo, Bian, I have a mission for you."

The two little figures ran over excitedly: "What mission!"