One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

The nightmare monsters he manifests with his abilities are unkillable; even if they are scattered, they will be summoned again. The only way to resolve this is to kill the source of all this, the Holy Giringom.

Although Robert still didn't understand the principle behind the so-called "entanglement," he had his own clumsy methods.

That is to try to unleash Conqueror's Haki and spread it outwards, and then use himself, a living person covered in Conqueror's Haki, as a cannonball to attack.

The 3.0 version of the pseudo-light speed kick has been released—Conqueror's Haki Light Speed ​​Iron Mountain Strike!

The instant Robert struck Chiringom Saint, he vanished from his spot, and in that instant, Robert saw mockery and ridicule in his eyes.

Only a strange pentagram magic circle remained on the ground. Robert was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that he had been summoned away by someone using a magic circle!

Those who are marked by Im will gain several general skills, including but not limited to immortality, rapid recovery, and the ability to summon teleportation arrays over long distances.

All official members of the Knights of God are marked with a deep-sea mark by Im, so it is perfectly normal for the Holy Knights of Qilingom to have the ability to be summoned by other members.

"I'm leaving this place to you!"

Robert turned and ran. Tesoro was too busy to defend himself, and the golden light's ability to resist its electromagnetic induction weakened. In an instant, Robert locked onto the location of the Saint of Chiringom.

The Golden City is indeed very large as a ship, but as a city, it's really not that big. Within this range, Robert can reach any location in an instant.

Uta and Sugar were both fast asleep on the table, while Karina, still holding Padon, was persisting, probably having also noticed something was wrong.

Completely oblivious to the fact that Robert had followed, the smile on his face hadn't even faded when suddenly the scenery before him changed rapidly, and he was sent flying as if he had been hit by a sea king.

In an instant, Kiringom Saint was in excruciating pain all over his body, and he didn't know how many bones were broken. Even though he had awakened his Zoan-type Devil Fruit, he was still seriously injured by this unexpected attack.

What's even more terrifying is that the Holy Spirit of Qilingom has long been accustomed to the convenience of immortality, and can recover in a very short time no matter how serious the injury.

But this time was different. He lay on the ground for a long time without getting up. Not only was the regenerative power granted by the Im mark restricted, but even the recovery power inherent in Zoan-type Devil Fruits seemed to be limited by some kind of force, preventing him from recovering for a long time.

The Maffei Palace reacted quickly, opening its mouth and shooting a beam of light at Robert.

Robert would never take an attack he didn't understand head-on. He dodged to the side while simultaneously gathering his Conqueror's Haki, preparing to strike her in the same way.

The laser beam from Mafi Palace was merely a distraction; he lunged at Karina, who was teetering on the brink of collapse due to the power of the Holy Qilingum, intending to capture her and use her as leverage against him.

Robert, no longer caring about releasing his Conqueror's Haki, prepared to kick her first.

Robert's body, which had just become elemental, instantly returned to solidity. Not only did he not move, he actually laughed on the spot.

Just because an adorable bat doll had somehow ended up blocking Karina's path, at the same time, a memory inexplicably appeared in Robert's mind.

Powerful red and black lightning erupted from the bat doll, like iron chains wrapped around a straight Western rapier.

With a flash of sword light, the Mafi Palace, which was hovering in mid-air, was cut in two.

Redfield looked at Robert with a half-smile: "I thought that after a few months, you should at least have made some progress."

"And this is the clumsy juggling trick you came up with?"

Chapter 33 Master is indeed worthy of being called Master

Robert always thought he had forgotten about a certain all-around subordinate, until Sugar's Hobby-Hobby Fruit ability was deactivated, and then he remembered that he had a master who was said to be worth the entire Roger Pirates.

Back in Dressrosa, almost every faction was searching for Sugar, and Robert had considered taking her under his control, given how overpowered the Hobby-Hobby Fruit was.

Even if I don't use it for anything, I can't let this bugged fruit fall into someone else's hands, lest someone use it against me.

But the Dressrosa battle was chaotic before it was over. The navy entered the battlefield as soon as the battle ended, so Robert could only send the Indians to search for them in secret.

Surprisingly, neither the official navy nor the Indian forces representing the local powers were able to find Sugar.

At the time, Karina and Uta were celebrities who were constantly in the sight of the Navy, and their mentor Redfield was wanted by the authorities, so it was only natural that he had to hide. Therefore, Robert didn't really think of them.

It seems that even when he was still Toy Master, he had his eye on Sugar's Devil Fruit power and took her away and hid her away at some unknown time.

Robert always felt that using the Hobby-Hobby Fruit like the Donquixote Family was a waste. There were many ways to deal with enemies, and killing them directly would be more efficient than turning them into toys.

If you turn someone into a toy and use them as labor, you must always be wary that these laborers might recover for various reasons and become a torrent of revenge against you.

Redfield and Robert share a similar approach to using the Childlike Fruit: using it on their own people to make everyone in the world lose their memory of someone in their team, and then using that person as a trump card to trick others at crucial moments.

For example, right now, Robert believes that although Redfield didn't tell him about turning into a toy, he must have discussed it with Karina.

This can be guessed from the fact that Karina, despite struggling to stay awake, looked at him with a smug expression.

Even Robert suspected that his plan to usurp the throne, which he thought was a complete mess and could not proceed, was probably still under Karina's control.

Robert smiled at Redfield, then turned and blocked Chiringham Saint's attack with his fist.

He is, after all, a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user, whose defense, vitality, and regenerative abilities are extremely powerful.

Although Robert's Conqueror's Haki briefly suppressed him, Robert's application of Conqueror's Haki was indeed quite clumsy, just as Redfield commented.

At least Chiringom Saint quickly got up from the ground, and pulled out his three-pronged spear, which was taller than a man, from somewhere, and thrust it at Robert's back.

Of all of Robert's Haki, Observation Haki is the most developed. He has even reached the threshold of briefly predicting the future, and Giringom Saint's hasty attack was already within Robert's perception.

He turned around and delivered a powerful side kick to Robert's waist. The Saint Beast form of Qilingom was incredibly heavy, but it only swayed for a moment before regaining its balance. He changed the direction of his spear and swung the shaft at Robert.

The most insane thing about Robert is that as long as the reaction can keep up, the speed is equal to the speed of the electric field.

Robert easily dodged this slow attack by twisting his waist. If it weren't for the fact that most of the enemies he was facing now had mastered Armament Haki, Robert wouldn't even need to dodge; he could avoid physical damage simply by using his elemental transformation.

"Okay."

When Redfield's voice came, Robert felt a jolt, as if he were being stared at by a wild beast.

Even when he was hostile to Redfield, his master never went all out against him.

At first, he deliberately feigned weakness. When he finally confronted his master, Robert had already decided he no longer wanted to be his enemy. Therefore, Robert never truly witnessed Redfield's power.

Robert was even misled by Garp's evaluation of him in the game, and once thought that Redfield's strength was just so-so, otherwise Garp would not have looked down on him.

But now that his master is going all out, Robert's hair is standing on end.

His Conqueror's Haki wasn't grand enough, but it was definitely solid. It didn't give people the oppressive feeling of being stared at by a king like a lion or tiger, but rather the cold, sinister feeling of a bat in the shadows staring intently at your throat.

At this moment, Redfield seemed to want to use this opportunity to teach Robert a lesson in actual combat, so his Conqueror's Haki was not only aimed at Kiringum Saint, but also enveloped Robert.

Robert instantly empathized with Chiringom Saint; being targeted by a bat that could bite through your neck and suck your blood at any moment was worse than facing a lion or tiger.

Then came a lightning-fast sword strike, shrouded in red and black aura, which severed the head of Saint Kiringom, even cutting off the white cloud of smoke behind him that symbolized the awakening of his Zoan-type Devil Fruit.

Even the spear in Chiringom's hand couldn't provide effective defense, and he was beheaded by Redfield with a single sword strike.

The sword strike, so close at hand, coupled with Redfield's deliberate mental lock-on that also enveloped Robert in his attack, instantly captivated Robert.

He acquired his Observation Haki through missions, but as a user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Robert was confident that he could awaken this ability on his own.

While Armament Haki was also aided by the mission, it was thanks to Redfield's rigorous training program and has now become Robert's most frequently used offensive and defensive technique.

The only thing that can be explained is Conqueror's Haki. No one can clearly describe what it feels like, and there are very few missions that involve it. Robert can only figure it out on his own.

Redfield rarely shared his experience with Conqueror's Haki with Robert, as if he was afraid that his own mental will would affect Robert's future development, and could only find opportunities to demonstrate it to him like this.

Karina finally struggled out of her drowsiness, first poking the writhing lower half of the Maffei Palace on the ground, then running over to the headless corpse of the Holy Chiringom and pinching it.

Having finished collecting photos of the two, Karina was about to say something to break the heavy atmosphere when she saw Redfield's face contorted with rage:

"you wanna die!"

Redfield's figure vanished instantly in a flash, turning into a red afterimage, and reappeared next to Sugar, who was lying on the table.

He slashed down with his longsword, crackling with red lightning, severing a black hand.

Without pausing, Redfield thrust his sword down hard from the table, piercing through the half of Maffei Palace's body hidden under the table.

Maffei Palace's lower body was still wriggling in the distance, but its upper body had somehow moved to the table where Sugar and Uta were sleeping.

Robert was so engrossed in her epiphany that she was oblivious to her surroundings. Fortunately, Redfield was on high alert and dealt her a severe blow immediately.

A bloodcurdling scream erupted from Maffei Palace, and, enduring the pain, he shouted to someone he couldn't quite place, "Attack!"

A black teleportation array appeared out of thin air, and the headless Saint Qilingom and the Maffei Palace nailed to the floor began to fade into the background before disappearing from everyone's sight.

Robert's epiphany was interrupted. He frowned and looked around: "They are members of the Knights of God. They carry the deep-sea mark of Im and can summon teammates from all over the world or be remotely summoned to rescue them. I don't know how to counter this method yet."

Karina suddenly screamed, and Robert looked in the direction she was pointing, feeling a chill run down his spine.

Not only did Maffei Palace and Chillingome St. disappear, but only Sugar remained on the table where Redfield stood.

Uta, who was sleeping, is gone!

Chapter 34: Fighting to Heaven

This was the first time Robert had ever seen Redfield so angry. The old man was always elegant, which led many to look down on him.

If Karp saw Redfield as he is now, he might retract his assessment that "Redfield is not good enough to make a name for himself at sea."

Robert was also furious. His companion had been taken away right under his nose, and he felt an inexplicable fire burning all over his body.

Karina had never shown such a helpless expression before. Although she often appeared delicate and fragile, that was just her weapon. In reality, Karina was proud and strong.

So when she finally decided to join Robert's team, she made the same choice as Robert: to prove herself through her own abilities.

Even when two powerful enemies attacked her, Karina showed no fear. Even though Redfield hadn't shown up, she had other backup plans.

But when Uta, whom she treated like a younger sister, was taken away in front of her, Karina panicked completely.

Robert knew that as the core of the team, he had to stabilize morale at this moment, so he took a deep breath:

“Don’t worry, I know who they are, where they took Uta, and even why they did it.”

Redfield slowly pulled the rapier from the table and sheathed it in his cane: "I know who they are, a bunch of rats in the gutter!"

Robert smiled at Karina: "Kalina, focus on your own work. Fighting, saving people, and protecting are all my duties. Don't blame yourself. You're fine. It was my mistake."

"So I will go and bring Uta back safely, and all you have to do now is complete your plan, if it hasn't failed yet."

Karina tried to calm herself down: "Okay, now there's only one last step. My original plan was to kill Tesoro on the eve of the wedding, but now I have to do it earlier."

Robert nodded and said, "We have no choice but to bring this up now. Ace is fighting him right now. Tell me what to do: defeat him in front of everyone, or execute him secretly?"

Karina's voice was icy: "It's all the same. No, it's best to leave him alive and get his fruit."

Robert stood there pondering what to do, while the furious Redfield assumed he disagreed with the plan.

"What? You feel bad about it?"

Robert shook his head and said, "How could that be? We're just a bunch of bandits. Tezzolo is the prey we've been eyeing. Anyway, he's no good either. I'm not going to pretend to be something I'm not."

Redfield, his face grim, picked up the still-sleeping Sugar and gently laid her down on the sofa.