One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

York was corrupted by the Celestial Dragons' extravagant lifestyle and unbridled behavior after she went to Mary Geoise, so she is still relatively easy to fool now.

My original plan was to raise this plus-size female scientist in two steps. The first step was to introduce her to the upper class. Extravagance wasn't just a thing of the past in Mary Geoise. As the actual owner of an independent kingdom like Dressrosa, I could easily afford to spoil a foodie.

The second step was to instill in her the idea that even Celestial Dragons were nothing special under the guise of a luxurious lifestyle.

There are at most six months left. By the time Luffy sets sail again, the World Government Summit will be held. At that time, I wouldn't mind taking down a few brain-dead Celestial Dragons in front of York.

Desires come in many forms, but Vegapunk only wanted York to bear the desires of all the other clones for basic physiological needs such as eating, drinking, excretion, and sleep, thereby improving the work efficiency of the main body and the other clones.

However, once all the clones were created, they actually possessed complete and independent personalities. York represented a complex array of desires, including not only basic needs like eating, drinking, and relieving herself, but also many other desires that could tempt her.

Just as he was thinking about how to satisfy York's most basic appetite, York suddenly turned over, and Robert sat cross-legged next to her, forced to awkwardly dodge by her unconsciously reaching out her arm.

York groggily opened his eyes, his gaze slowly focusing on Robert, a gleam of excitement in his eyes:

"Honey! You're here!"

Robert gets a bit stressed when he hears "darling" now. He had finally gotten used to Karina calling him that, and now he has to call her York.

The key point is that he is very clear that these women are not sincere, and each one is more cunning than the last. It's as if he has been intentionally or unintentionally collecting these scheming women.

Robert smiled politely: "I'll take care of you for the foreseeable future. It'll be a pleasure working with you."

In Robert's mind, playing a romantic role-playing game with York was just a lame excuse; Vegapunk must have already discussed it with all his clones.

But then York pouted and said, "Why are you so cold? Didn't you call me 'sweetie' yesterday?"

Robert's mind went blank for a moment: "Yesterday?"

He instinctively became alert. Now that only he and York were in the room, she had no reason to act. There was only one possibility: the room was being monitored.

While increasing the intensity of electronic sensing and carefully screening the surveillance equipment in the house, Robert had already switched to a deeply affectionate persona.

“Dr. Vegapunk has already agreed to let me take you with me, so I’m just trying to formally extend an invitation to you.”

York's eyes, which had always been curved as if smiling, narrowed into slits upon hearing Robert's explanation: "I do!"

After he finished speaking, the whole person lunged at Robert. Robert tried his best to control his body and not instinctively dodge. He spread his arms to stabilize his lower body and made a push-hands motion to defend against the impact, like a sumo wrestler.

Robert was completely stunned when York tackled him. The 1.9-meter-tall man looked like a medium-sized doll in York's arms.

York pouted and gave Robert a hard kiss on the cheek. Although she was a great beauty, her head was as big as a radiator, and with a little effort, she could swallow herself whole.

Robert couldn't hold back any longer and reached out to press the wireless earpiece that came with his uniform: "Dr. Vegapunk, York... she's a bit too enthusiastic..."

York pouted, "What are you going to say to him? It's none of his business! We're moving out in a bit and we're never coming back."

Vegapunk's voice came through the earpiece, at a volume only Robert could hear: "Oh, I forgot to tell you, to prevent being exposed, I implanted a false memory into York, so she really thinks she's in love with you."

"Although you said York would betray me in the future, I still feel like she is my daughter, so I modified some of York's underlying logic in the hope of changing the fate you see."

Because York was right in front of him, Robert could only listen to Vegapunk's explanation through the earpiece, and couldn't ask for details, so he could only say fragmented things:

"A detailed explanation of...the underlying logic..."

Vegapunk seemed quite proud of his clever idea: "I added paranoia, which naturally diminishes an interest in other things when she is emotionally invested in one thing!"

Robert: If you're love-struck, just say you're love-struck. Why bother with all that fancy explanation?

Should I attend a meeting of this level, Chapter 5?

Robert was held in York's arms like a doll, drawing the attention of everyone on the warship.

Kizaru's gaze towards Robert was ambiguous, neither mocking nor sympathetic, while Robert had to feign enjoyment.

"Robert, your recruit training is over. Now I'm going to take you to Navy Headquarters to complete your official citizenship procedures."

Robert felt a surge of excitement. After so long without any improvement in his attributes, he could finally settle his military rank.

However, Robert had been taught from a young age to be reserved, so he couldn't show any disrespectful emotion, like eagerly bestowing an award upon his father. Instead, he feigned doubt and asked:

"Shouldn't we at least say hello to Professor Zephyr?"

Kizaru's already small eyes narrowed to slits, making it even harder for anyone to guess what he was thinking.

"Oh right, you really shouldn't know this, but Professor Zephyr has resigned from his job in the military for some personal reasons. There's no suitable replacement in the recruit camp right now, so you're graduating directly."

Kizaru's sarcastic words sent alarm bells through Robert's mind. Robert felt as if Kizaru had seen through something, but after thinking it over, Robert realized that unless Vegapunk betrayed him outright, Kizaru wouldn't act now even if he had something on him.

York didn't care about any of that and tightened his grip on Robert's arm: "Hey Borsalino, hurry up and give my man a high-ranking position. Aren't there still vacancies for admirals?"

Kizaru looked troubled: "The two new Marine Admirals have been chosen. They'll probably be joining the Marines at the same time as Robert. It's a bit difficult to make him an Admiral... Unless... I give up my position!"

York pouted, looking rather like a delinquent: "You better keep your word, or I won't help you repair the ship."

Robert was very sensitive to Kizaru's previous attitude, so he simply kept silent to avoid giving him any ammunition.

Kizaru lazily explained to Robert, "York will also be joining the crew as a special shipwright this time, so you'll be comrades-in-arms then."

York and Kizaru seemed to know each other very well. Robert guessed that she must have inherited some of Vegapunk's emotions and memories, so she subconsciously regarded Kizaru as an old friend.

"I'm hungry again, what should I eat for dinner?"

Robert subconsciously scanned the kitchen on Kizaru's ship with his Devil Fruit ability. The ingredients inside were extremely simple, consisting of some easy-to-store pickles and flour, as well as some meat of unknown species.

Having taken on the responsibility of caring for York, a large part of his work involved dealing with her meals. After a quick mental plan, Robert slightly loosened his grip on his arm.

"I'll make you a hamburger!"

York beamed with happiness: "You still remember I love hamburgers~"

Robert certainly wouldn't say it was because hamburgers were the easiest to make, and that the kitchen only had enough ingredients to barely make a hamburger.

Having used up more than half of the meat and flour in the kitchen, I quickly prepared York's fourth meal of the day. York yawned and said, "Sailing is so boring, let's go to sleep together~"

Robert swallowed hard. If York hadn't been so big, he certainly wouldn't have pretended to be a gentleman in the face of such an invitation.

But in front of her, he felt like a helpless old man. Even if York wasn't Xiaoyu, he could only sigh in vain.

York didn't need to be coaxed; he fell asleep quickly in bed.

She feels hungry every day, but it's not actually her own body that needs to eat; rather, it's her other clones or Vegapunk's main body that have developed a desire to eat.

Although with the technology of Egghead Island, they could have met their energy needs in a much more efficient way, appetite is the most basic human desire, and this desire needs to be satisfied by York, who then records and shares the satisfaction with everyone through Punk.

Similarly, York also needs to fulfill his desires for excretion and sleep alone.

That's why she eats so much every day and then falls fast asleep.

Seeing that York was asleep, Robert walked out of the cabin. Kizaru was sunbathing on the deck. He didn't even turn his head, but just waved for Robert to come over.

“Robert, although your information is impeccable and Vegapunk’s report is perfect, I still feel that you are dangerous.”

Robert was momentarily at a loss for words. He couldn't tell whether Kizaru had some knowledge of something and was trying to trick him, or whether he hadn't discovered anything and was simply relying on his keen intuition.

Having achieved his main objective in the navy, he felt no reluctance to leave now.

"Admiral Borsalino, if you really doubt me, there's a very simple solution: I just won't join the Navy. It's not a big deal."

Kizaru narrowed his eyes: "Your file says you really want to join the Navy. Are you trying to back down now?"

Robert was very nonchalant: "My ambition is to do something beneficial for the world. Joining the Navy is just a platform and means to make it easier to achieve my goals. It's really not that important to me."

Kizaru said meaningfully, "I hope what you said is true."

Robert didn't understand what he meant, but by now, he had nothing left to regret.

The only thing he's going to right now is a trap; once he gets to Marine Headquarters, he'll be besieged by Aokiji and Kizaru with a large group of elite Marines. Otherwise, he could just go back to his old identity and become a pirate.

After several days at sea, Robert had become York's cook and plaything. The moment he landed at the new naval headquarters, he even felt a sense of redemption.

The dock, which was originally reserved for the ships of the Navy Admirals, now has two huge warships moored there. Kizaru's ship slowly sailed in and stopped between the two warships.

Kizaru made no attempt to keep it a secret: "Those are ships built for two newly promoted admirals, one for former Vice Admiral Gion and the other for Issei, a skilled fighter selected from civilians for this World Military Draft. Their code names are still being decided, so there are no markings on the ship."

York showed no interest in any of this, and although Robert had many thoughts in his mind, he maintained a calm expression on the surface and followed Kizaru ashore.

After serving as Fleet Admiral for a year, Aokiji had aged considerably, and his already composed demeanor had become even more refined. He showed no signs of weakness even when sitting in front of a group of veteran naval officers.

There were only a few people in the small conference room, and Robert knew them all.

Sengoku and Garp sat on the side of the conference room, laughing and sharing snacks. To Aokiji sat Vice Admiral Tsuru, the Chief of Staff of the Navy, while the seat opposite was empty for Kizaru.

The remaining two were a blind swordsman with a scar on his face and a tall, slender Japanese-style updo beauty.

Robert couldn't help but have second thoughts: What have I done to deserve this kind of force to arrest me?

Chapter 6 You guys in the Military Intelligence Bureau really know how to play the game!

The meeting was attended by all the top naval officers, from the marshal to the admiral, to the former marshal and two vice admirals with special status, all of whom were familiar faces to Robert.

The only two strangers, Robert could tell who they were with just a little thought.

The blind swordsman was Fujitora, a naval admiral recruited through global conscription.

This user of the Gravity Fruit possesses strength and a strong sense of justice that befits the title of Admiral. Although he has a dark history of being unable to break the Birdcage even as a Marine Admiral, Robert prefers to believe that he did not go all out for some reason.

It's like how a master who has developed Observation Haki to its extreme couldn't even tell the numbers on the dice in a casino and kept getting cheated by the dealer and losing money.

As for the other elegant woman, Robert could quickly identify her based on Kizaru's introduction of the ship at the dock and the intimate way she sat next to Vice Admiral Tsuru.

Former Vice Admiral, who was promoted to Admiral for his meritorious service, is Momousagi-Gion.

This female naval officer is among the top vice admirals in terms of both strength and conviction. She and another vice admiral, Chaton Kakei, were both candidates for admiral.

Since Green Bull did not join the Navy as originally planned and was directly promoted to admiral, this beautiful vice admiral naturally stood out among the candidates.

After all, the only person who could pose a threat to her, Lieutenant General Kaji, was also her staunch suitor, and he probably withdrew from the competition long ago.

Looking at this room full of high-ranking officers, even Robert, with his immense strength, felt a little nervous. He knew that if he brought these people to the New World, they could easily fight Kaido's Beast Pirates or Big Mom's Whole Cake Island. But if they were to form a group to serve him alone, that would be a real challenge.

When Aokiji saw that Kizaru had finally arrived late, he frowned and gestured for him to close the door and prepare for the meeting.

Robert, being very sensible, bent down and grabbed the doorknob, then backed away to close the door from the outside.

"What are you doing out there? Come back in right now!"

Sengoku was furious when he saw Robert. He had felt that Robert was slippery when he visited Zephyr in the recruit camp. Today, one of the important topics of the meeting was to deal with him, but the kid actually turned around and tried to run away.

Robert smiled ingratiatingly: "I'm just a corporal, I'm only good enough to stand guard at the door for the officers, how could I be qualified to attend a meeting of this level?"

Lieutenant General He smiled and said, "Your rank is already lieutenant colonel, but you haven't been officially transferred to a front-line position until now because you haven't completed your basic training. Today's meeting is just to discuss your personnel appointment and removal, so come in and listen."

Robert no longer wants to develop his career in the navy and is considering how to leave legally and legitimately, without wanting to get involved any more.