One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Kaido narrowed his eyes and answered irrelevantly: "I said I wanted to cooperate with you before because I valued your upcoming ascension to the position of one of the Four Emperors. Now that you want to hide in the shadows, why should I cooperate with you?"

Robert held up three fingers: "Give me three months. I just have too much to do. At most, I will return to the sea in three months."

"And believe it or not, even if I suffer a crushing defeat on Onigashima today, the Navy's wanted notice for me will continue to grow."

Kaido stared at Robert for a long time without speaking, as if trying to see through him, before finally chuckling, "Then let's not hold back and make our move!"

The Azure Dragon summons wind and rain, and lightning and thunder flash amidst the clouds and rain.

Marco knew what Robert was coming for, but Jhin and the others did not.

Upon witnessing the naval battle, the three main figures immediately surrounded Marco.

Marco sighed, leisurely ate a bite of the food the Beasts Pirates had prepared for him, then rose up, transformed into his phoenix form, and soared into the sky.

Doflamingo on the island looked at the distant battlefield with an uncertain expression. Although he had suffered a crushing defeat when he fought Robert in Dressrosa, he always had a feeling that as long as he trained a little more, he could defeat Robert and avenge his previous humiliation.

Seeing that Robert had actually fought Kaido directly, and that the pressure from their battle was so great that even from miles away, it was hard to breathe, he realized that Robert was no longer on the same level as him.

Thunder and dragon roars echoed continuously from the sea, drawing the attention of countless people within a hundred miles.

Marco made no attempt to conceal his arrival when he charged into the heart of the Beasts Pirates' territory. Various intelligence organizations had already begun trying to find out his purpose. Unexpectedly, the Whitebeard Pirates, having just experienced a major battle, still dared to provoke Kaido.

Above Ghost Island, only Jhin was able to fly up and catch up with Marco, and the two old rivals clashed fiercely.

The battle lasted for more than half an hour, with the outcome decided first at sea.

A bolt of lightning ripped through the sky and struck Doflamingo directly towards Onigashima.

Doflamingo was completely unprepared; he never dreamed that he would be ambushed by Robert while he was deep inside Onigashima.

Before Robert could finish off his successful attack, Queen and Jack, who were left on the ground because they couldn't fly, charged forward with a roar. If Robert were to kill Doflamingo in the Beasts Pirates' stronghold, the Beasts' reputation would be ruined.

Seeing that things were hopeless, lightning streaked across the sky and soared upwards, forcing King back before Kaido could return. Then, it pulled Marco up and used electromagnetic assimilation to disappear from the spot.

Kaido flew back to Onigashima on a cloud, his enormous body hovering above the island, exerting immense pressure even without uttering a word.

Doflamingo lay on the ground, his life hanging in the balance, after being beaten by Robert. Kaido's aura grew stronger and stronger; he could no longer suppress his anger at the attack on his lair.

"The Whitebeard Pirates have gone too far! Set sail! Conquer all of Whitebeard's island territories!"

Screams echoed across the island, responding to Kaido's command.

With Onigashima at its core, the Beasts Pirates, like a giant machine, quickly sprang into action, crushing towards the territory of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Robert, keeping an eye on Marco's speed, flew beside him with a relaxed expression: "Don't worry about it. I told Kaido that they won't impose any oppressive policies on those islands."

Marco sighed: "I understand. We can't hold those islands now. Rather than letting Teach and his inhuman bastards take them over, it's better to hand them over to Beasts."

Robert continued to reassure everyone, "And I assure you all that these islands are just temporarily stored with Kaido. We can take them back whenever we're ready."

Marco didn't ask Robert when "anytime" meant. After the decisive battle in the original storyline, he simply ignored everything and went to live in seclusion at Whitebeard's hometown.

If it weren't for Robert's heroic efforts in saving the core members of the Whitebeard Pirates, the crew would have been completely wiped out at sea by now.

Where are we going now?

Robert determined the direction. In the Grand Line, where the magnetic field was completely disordered and compasses were unusable, all Devil Fruit abilities related to magnetism were absolute bugs.

Karina had previously stated that the Magnet-Magnet Fruit is the ability that all navigators dream of, because even on the Grand Line, controlling the power of magnetism allows one to determine direction without relying on the Log Pose.

Robert took it to heart. He left behind special electrons in most of the places he had visited and believed he would definitely return to, so that he could clearly sense their direction even from thousands of miles away.

"Sky Island needs the support of Qinghai to maintain its development, so we can't give all our territory to Kaido. We must retain a hub for the transfer of supplies, so Dressrosa cannot be lost."

“I found someone to help me divert attention a long time ago, and now it’s just a matter of going through the procedures.”

Marco said worriedly, "Everyone knows the importance of Dressrosa. It would be easier to cover it up by handing it over to Kaido, but handing it over to someone else separately..."

Robert said smugly, "Don't worry, I didn't choose just anyone. Both the World Government and Shanks have to give him some face!"

Chapter 6 is for you, so take it; it's all for the children.

Buggy is a character with a certain reputation. The apprentices on the ships of the older generation of top pirate crews were not simple at all. Although they were called apprentices, their treatment was actually better than that of many regular crew members. They were basically trained as successors.

Kaido of the Rocks Pirates and Shanks of the Roger Pirates have both become the Four Emperors of the Sea, while Buggy is still just messing around. However, since the Marineford War, he has begun to show his powerful Conqueror's Haki.

Robert knew perfectly well that in a few months, Bucky would effortlessly ascend to the throne of the Four Emperors.

If others want to become one of the Four Emperors, they have to fight desperately everywhere, constantly breaking records, earning their reputation, and even defeating the older generation of Four Emperors to squeeze into the few remaining spots.

But Bucky was different; he simply sat at home and the throne fell from the sky.

If Zhao Kuangyin's ascension to the throne was a semi-automatic process, then Baki's was a fully automatic process where the other new emperors cleared out his position and shoved it under his butt while they were taking the throne.

After Blackbeard defeated the remnants of Whitebeard's crew in the final battle, he should rightfully take over the original Whitebeard Pirates' position.

Luffy, along with Kid and Law, defeated Kaido and Big Mom, freeing up two more seats.

Logically speaking, it's only natural that Luffy, who contributed the most, should take a place, but the other new emperor of the sea should be chosen from among Kid and Law, who joined forces to defeat Big Mom.

Law was truly wronged. He had no past grudges or recent conflicts with Blackbeard. Blackbeard ambushed him simply because he wanted to steal the Poneglyphs, forcibly eliminating Law from the final round.

Kidd was even more like he had a screw loose. Law had already retired, so he could have just taken over the throne, but this idiot insisted on provoking Shanks, and in the end, he was slashed into the sea and his fate was unknown.

In the end, it was Buggy who stayed at home and didn't go anywhere who picked up the throne of the Four Emperors. This also reflects the current financial environment: as long as you don't invest, you can outperform most people who are trying hard.

Robert, as an absolutely neutral third party, discovered when analyzing Bucky that his life was not simply one of good fortune.

He's like a protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel with a halo of reduced intelligence; anyone who gets involved with him becomes slow-witted and refuses to kill him, ultimately becoming a beast of burden for Bucky.

Even now, Robert feels a bit scared when he thinks about it. He brought Robert to Bucky's door earlier, seemingly intending to use him.

But it seems I fell into his trap from that meeting. After all the trouble I went through, I'm finally willing to hand over my most profitable business to him today.

This time, he couldn't be as high-profile as when he stormed Onigashima. Although Buggy had a lot of influence, he couldn't treat Shanks and the World Government like fools and openly tell them that he was going to play a trick on Dressrosa.

After landing with Marco on the outskirts of Clay Bali, Robert first activated his electromagnetic induction to locate Bucky.

Having confirmed that he was alone in the huge tent in the center of the island, Robert pulled Marco, and the two of them instantly appeared on either side of Bucky like lightning.

Bucky was used to Robert's sudden attacks; he only gasped at first before covering his mouth.

Why didn't you even say hello before you came?

Robert chuckled: "I'm carrying several major lawsuits right now, so I don't want to drag you into this. We need to pretend we have a grudge and distance ourselves from each other."

Bucky thumped his chest loudly: "What are you saying? We're all brothers, why would I be afraid of being implicated?"

Robert laughed so hard he almost fell over. It has to be said that Bucky has a lot of charisma; even if you know he's not telling the truth, you can't bear to call him out on it.

"How are the talks with the World Government going?"

Upon hearing the name of the World Government, Bucky swallowed hard. He was extremely wary of Robert, not only because Robert was powerful, but also because Robert seemed to be able to predict everything.

“Ever since we pretended to fall out on Punk Assad, I have contacted the World Government as you instructed and applied to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.”

"They were very perfunctory at first, saying that I didn't have any impressive achievements, so they didn't agree to let me become a Shichibukai."

Robert wasn't surprised at all; Bucky had spent the first half of his life just getting by.

After Roger was executed, he, a member of the Pirate King's crew, actually wandered around the weakest East Blue and failed to become the pirate with the highest bounty in the East Blue.

It wasn't until he was imprisoned in Impel Down and escaped by clinging to Luffy's leg that Buggy began his meteoric rise, relying on others' imaginations to reach his current position.

While pirate mercenary organizations like Buggy's Delivery Service do have a lot of business, mostly involving murder and robbery, their achievements are not particularly impressive and are unlikely to impress the World Government.

Bucky observed Robert's expression and, finding everything normal, admired his composure even more.

"Until a few days ago, they suddenly contacted me!"

"You really are a prophet! Everything is exactly as you planned for me. They said that since we have a conflict, if I can participate in the encirclement and suppression of you, they are willing to give me a chance to become a Shichibukai!"

Robert chuckled and patted Buggy on the shoulder: "My chance has come, my friend. I just went to fight Kaido, pretended to be defeated, and soon the news of my injury and escape will spread throughout the seas."

“Kaido has secretly allied with me and will soon send people to take over my other islands. You should also hurry up and gather your forces to attack Dressrosa. I will arrange for the defense forces of Dressrosa to cooperate.”

Bucky swallowed hard. Even now, he still couldn't believe that Robert was willing to give him Dressrosa, a golden goose, a financial center that everyone in the New World coveted.

"Are you really entrusting Dressrosa to me? I'm afraid I won't be able to manage it well..."

Robert's tone was enticing: "What are you afraid of? Just position yourself in the same category as Robert. Everything in Tokushima is already very mature. At that time, Pakistan Express will only be responsible for security, and the operations will naturally be handled by professionals."

Bucky wasn't stupid; he probably guessed that Robert was just using him as a scapegoat, while Robert was still the big boss controlling Dressrosa behind the scenes.

But he wasn't dissatisfied at all; after all, even his Pakistan Express had a large stake held by Robert.

On the contrary, the more Robert did this, the more at ease Bucky felt. He was more afraid that Robert would only give benefits without asking for anything in return, which meant he was probably planning to secretly swindle him.

Bucky said somewhat awkwardly, "I still feel embarrassed, how could I take such a big advantage of you..."

Robert waved his hand and said, "It's the New Year, so let's just take it. It's all for the kids!"

Chapter 7 Relocation of the Capital

Just because Law's Heart Pirates temporarily left Dressrosa doesn't mean that businesses on the island no longer have armed protection.

Not to mention the mercenary group established by a few ability users of the Tontatta tribe, the gladiators who originally fought their way out of the gladiatorial arena in Dressrosa were a powerful protective force.

Moreover, although the Whitebeard Pirates' combat personnel were not present, tens of thousands of support personnel were all summoned to India's command.

These people are unknown in the Four Emperors' crews, but if placed in the four seas, most of them would have the strength to become captains of pirate crews.

With the addition of the rising pirate leader Robert and the infamous Shichibukai Law, they don't even need to lift a finger to deter the villains.

The New World is a true chaotic battlefield, where the Navy is merely a small, transient force; the Four Emperors are the true ruling class.

Even after Whitebeard's death, small groups of pirates only dared to plunder the surrounding area in the waters occupied by the Whitebeard Pirates, and dared not actually land there.

It wasn't until Blackbeard launched his massive invasion that the organization became the first to openly challenge the authority of the Four Emperors.

When Blackbeard withdrew, the Whitebeard Pirates didn't even send anyone to retake the territories one by one. The islands spontaneously raised the Whitebeard Pirates' flag again. Any other small pirates who dared to take advantage of the situation would have to think twice before deciding whether they could defeat Blackbeard.

Now that Kaido has launched a massive invasion with the Beasts Pirates, he initially proceeded cautiously and step by step, until he had occupied one-third of the territory, at which point he finally confirmed that what Robert said was true.

It wasn't until this time that news of Robert's serious injury in the battle with Kaido spread. Even though Kaido had personally claimed to have defeated Robert, who had taken the initiative to invade Onigashima, all the various forces remained cautious and adopted a wait-and-see attitude.

Individual strength can be boasted about, and the outcome of a one-on-one duel can be faked; only the protection of territory is the most direct manifestation of strength.

In the eyes of pirates, every island they occupy represents a large amount of revenue. As long as Robert has even a little bit of fighting power left, he will never give up such an important territory.

No one could believe that nearly a quarter of the New World's territory was merely a cover for the change of leadership in Dressrosa, as Robert's Tears were used.

Bucky trembled beneath his oversized cloak, unsure whether it was from fear or excitement at the prospect of obtaining Dressrosa.