One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

All the giants' faces turned extremely grim. One of the older giants seemed to have made a difficult decision and gave a wink to his companions.

Everyone pretended nothing was wrong and continued clearing the ruins, while the older giant waved to Robert, gesturing for him to stand on his shoulders.

"Are you Robert D. Nelo?"

Robert squinted. The fact that he could call him by his own name directly suggested that the changes in Elbaf were indeed related to his master and the others.

Being bound by rules isn't without its advantages. In the past, if Robert had realized that something might have happened to his master and the others, he would have been very nervous. But now, even though Robert knows the situation is urgent, he remains very calm.

"I am Robert. Has something happened to them?"

The giant whispered, "You'd better leave quickly, the Red-Haired Pirates are looking for you."

Robert's eyes instantly turned cold. He had just been tricked by Shanks, and now they were targeting his master and York.

"I'm here to pick someone up; I can't leave until I find them."

The giant sighed: "The entire Great Hammer Chapter has been exiled to the Underworld. All the people of Elbaf were mobilized after the previous great battle."

"You're probably looking for the two humans who returned with the Great Hammer Chapter, right?"

Robert nodded affirmatively. Although York was six meters tall, she should be considered human in the presence of giants who could generally grow to nearly twenty meters.

"The little girl sailed away, while the other fought the Red-Haired Pirates for over a week before being captured."

Robert looked into the giant's evasive eyes and asked bluntly, "Is it a major battle with the Red-Haired Pirates, or a combined force of the Red-Haired Pirates and the giants?"

The giant sighed deeply: "Elbaf is a country protected by the Red-Haired Pirates. We don't want to harm our benefactors, but what you're about to do will plunge Elbaf into the abyss..."

Robert's heart skipped a beat: "You mean that ship?"

Just as the giant was about to answer, Robert glanced to the side and said, "Thanks for your previous answer. I'll go ask the person in charge directly."

Before the giant could react, Robert had vanished from his sight, transforming into lightning and striking the tall man hard.

Caught off guard by Robert's sneak attack, the man's Observation Haki gave a warning of danger, but his body couldn't react in time, and he was sent flying by Robert.

The three pirates following him were chatting and laughing one second, but the next second they were all kicked to the ground by Robert.

The man who had been attacked and fallen to the ground by Robert was about to get up when Robert pressed one foot down on his chest, causing him to fall back down.

"Long time no see, Gobu!"

Where is Shanks?

I want to catch up with him!

I need to take leave.

I simply couldn't finish this chapter at noon, please forgive me.

Chapter 30 Nobody knows kidnapping better than me

Roaring Gob and Robert are indeed old acquaintances; they fought once on the outskirts of the music island of Eregia.

Gob is a high-ranking officer in the Red-Haired Pirates and a veteran who has been fighting alongside Shanks for over a decade. However, aside from his verbal sparring, he doesn't really have any impressive skills.

Gob was no match for Robert when they first met, and he's even less of a match now.

In the world of One Piece, fighting strength has never been about who is older; rather, it perfectly embodies the saying that youth has the upper hand.

With Robert pinned to the chest, Gob tried desperately to stand up, but the Conqueror's Haki emanating from Robert poured down like a waterfall, dissipating all of Gob's strength.

He opened his large, fanged mouth and roared at Robert.

Before the sonic cannon could even take shape, Gobu felt a tightness in his throat as the high-frequency sound waves were trapped inside, nearly suffocating him.

Robert smiled and said, "I asked where Shanks is, and you just told me directly."

"What, you don't even have confidence in your captain? Are you afraid I'll hurt him?"

Gob had just used half of his move when it got stuck in his throat, almost causing him internal injury. He tried to cough a couple of times to relieve the discomfort, but Robert stepped on his chest, preventing him from inhaling deeply or coughing out.

This feeling of being stuck in the middle was even more unbearable than being stabbed, but Gobu was a tough guy. He gritted his teeth and glared at Robert, refusing to utter a single word.

Robert smiled and nodded: "You're a good man, I won't make things difficult for you, but we're enemies now, and you attacked my men first, so don't expect me to go easy on you."

Gob was about to say something harsh to tell Robert to go ahead and do something, but Robert didn't give him any chance and knocked him unconscious with an electric shock.

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On the beach in Nishimura, Shanks was drinking with an old man with a full head of white hair.

"The solitary red..."

As soon as the old man opened his mouth, Shanks interrupted him, saying, "You don't need to persuade me anymore. Now that we've started, there's no reason for us to show any mercy."

The white-haired old man sighed: "The Crimson of Solitude is an old friend of our time. Just as we chose you, and you chose a new future, Redfield also has his own vision of the future."

Shanks took a deep breath: "It's a pity that the future he chose conflicts with the future I chose, so I have to nip his future in the bud."

Neither of them spoke again, and they drank in a somber atmosphere.

Suddenly, a chilling aura emanated from Shanks, who was the first to stand up, followed closely by the white-haired old man who jumped up as well.

Several Red-Haired Pirates came running up shouting, "Captain! Something terrible has happened! Our brothers scattered in various places have all lost contact! We just lost contact with Walrus Academy too!"

Shanks didn't need any reports; Robert's unrestrained release of his domineering aura was like a declaration of war, already signaling his arrival to Shanks.

"Everyone stay in West Village! No one is allowed to follow!"

Shanks leaped into the air and rushed out at top speed, with the white-haired old man close behind. He wasn't a member of the Red-Haired Pirates, so he wasn't in anyone's group.

The two ran swiftly, one after the other, looking towards the source of the domineering aura in the distance, their hearts sinking to the bottom.

It was a dilapidated castle. In Elbaf, a land of giants, a building that could be called a castle was as tall as a mountain. Robert was at the top of the castle, freely releasing his domineering aura and announcing his presence to the entire island.

As soon as Shanks passed through the collapsed outer wall and entered the castle grounds, he gritted his teeth. There were over a hundred pirates hanging by ropes from the castle's outer wall, as if they were being executed.

Robert made no attempt to conceal himself, sitting atop a collapsed tower's crenellations, looking down from a high vantage point:

"Shanks, I heard you captured my master?"

Shanks stopped in his tracks, staring intently at Robert without uttering a word.

"You never contacted me to ask for the ransom, which really caught me off guard. I could only temporarily gather a group of your men in Elbaf. I don't know if that's enough to get my master back. If it's not enough, I can go and capture more."

Shanks sneered, "My brothers are fearless and ruthless. You've miscalculated if you think you can use them to threaten me."

Robert laughed wildly: "I understand, I understand. My master is also fearless, but now they are prisoners, so their words don't count. It depends on whether the two of us value their lives."

"I'm willing to exchange hostages with you because I value my master. I just don't know if you value your brothers."

Shanks gritted his teeth. Robert's words didn't kill, but they struck at the heart. Reputation is very important in the pirate world, and a character's image can't be changed once it's established.

Both Whitebeard and Big Mom are characters who value family, so as long as they are alive, their sons and daughters will fight without fear of death.

Kaido's character is one of extreme tyranny. As long as he maintains his domineering style and continues to wage wars against other countries, it will be difficult for his subordinates to develop any disloyalty.

Blackbeard's persona is one of chaos and treachery. Those who follow him are drawn to his shamelessness, and if he were to suddenly have a change of heart, the crew would immediately fall apart.

Shanks' character isn't like Kaido's or Blackbeard's. He rose to prominence through loyalty and righteousness, making friends all over the sea. People trusted his character more than his strength.

Now, Robert's target is directly aimed at the core of his Red-Haired Pirates. If Robert is an utterly wicked bastard, and Rodfield is a bloodthirsty executioner, or if there is some deep-seated, irreconcilable hatred between the two crews, then abandoning his brothers and refusing to compromise can be explained.

But now, Robert's reputation on the high seas is not bad either. First, he bravely stormed the Navy Headquarters for his brother, and later, during his time in charge of Dressrosa, he was kind to others, stopped all of the Don Quixote family's underworld businesses, and focused on leading the surrounding countries to develop their economies.

His master, Lone Red, was even more remarkable. He was the one who stormed into the Marine Headquarters and fought a fierce battle when Roger was captured. Anyone from Roger's crew would praise him for his righteousness.

If we're talking about the feud between the two sides, Shanks can only say that Robert kidnapped his adopted daughter Uta. It's obviously unreasonable for him to risk the lives of his old brothers to avenge his daughter.

Shanks is now completely outmaneuvered by Robert, caught in a dilemma.

The white-haired old man next to him stepped forward helplessly, coughed, and said, "Young friend, could you please listen to this old man's advice?"

Robert refused outright: "No!"

"I didn't start this. You must be the King's Left Arm, Jaba the Mountain Devourer, right?"

Did Shanks tell you that he conspired with the Celestial Dragons to set me up?

"I'm a victim, why are you advising me?"

"Stop acting like an old man and try to persuade him instead!"

"Let's see if he listens to you!"

Chapter 31 I was wondering why Im valued me so much.

Jabba was rendered speechless by Robert's few words. If he had been able to persuade Shanks, this situation wouldn't have happened.

Robert pointed to the ruins beneath his feet: "I heard about what happened here with Harald back then. You were there firsthand, so I don't need to review it for you, do I?"

“Harald drew a huge demonic mark under the throne, and Im can teleport her minions here at any time. You two couldn’t have forgotten that, could you?”

"Can I ask why it hasn't been destroyed after all these years? Is it perhaps preserved to commemorate old friends?"

Jabba looked ashamed, his blood pressure soaring, while Shanks could no longer restrain himself and slowly drew his sword, Griffin.

"Brothers, I'm sorry, but even if it means a huge sacrifice, this kid must die today. I can guarantee that it won't be long before he goes down to his grave to be buried with you!"

Robert waved his hand toward a spot nearby: "You all see clearly now, this is the true face of your boss Shanks. What brothers and friends are no match for his so-called righteousness."

Shanks had already been fooled once before. Robert had said he would make his affair with the Celestial Dragons public through a live broadcast, but Shanks later inquired everywhere and found that there was no such thing as a black market live broadcast.

This time, with Robert using the same trick again, Shanks was even less likely to believe him.

He pushed off with his feet, intending to disregard the safety of the hostages and rush to the top of the castle to fight Robert to the death, but Jabba grabbed him.

Seeing Jabba shake his head slightly at him, Shanks was about to explain that Robert was just bluffing, but then his expression changed.

If Jabba had reminded him and he still hadn't thought to use his Observation Haki to carefully scan the area, he wouldn't be where he is today.

In the ruins beneath Robert's feet, a live Den Den Mushi is staring wide-eyed at Shanks and Jabba.

Last time, things happened so suddenly that Robert didn't have a chance to contact the live stream in advance; of course, he was just trying to scare Shanks.

But this time was different; he was prepared but not prepared, and he had plenty of time.

This live Den Den Mushi was taken from Vegapunk's laboratory; it's high-definition and uncensored, and the broadcast location was set in Nishimura, right where the Red-Haired Pirates had the most members.

Countless members of the Red-Haired Pirates are now staring blankly at the live stream, and even the giants are watching.