One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

"The landlady went shopping. It's so chaotic outside, she probably won't be there for long. She should be back soon."

Riley's expression changed drastically. They had been chatting in the bar for so long without realizing that Shakky had been switched with someone else. Redfield was covered in cold sweat, and his breathing was trembling.

Robert found it strange. It was one thing for the enemy to be afraid of his methods, but why was his master so panicked?

Karina casually glanced at everyone. Robert's heart skipped a beat. Given Karina's feelings for her master, wouldn't she at least give him a second look to show off? The fact that she treated everyone the same now suggested there was something seriously wrong.

Given Redfield's consistently composed demeanor in public, displaying the composure of a great general even in the face of imminent collapse, Robert's unexpected reaction led him to suspect something amiss.

Perhaps the old man didn't realize Karina was an imposter either, which is why he said some strange things from the bottom of his heart!

Redfield suddenly looked at Robert: "Were you and Karina putting on an act just now, all for my benefit?"

Robert scratched his head: "Karina did indeed switch Boss Shakky with someone else a long time ago, but our plan is for her to infiltrate the enemy ranks and find out where these old guys are keeping you locked up."

"Since you suddenly appeared, Karina couldn't be sure if it was real or not, so she asked me to come back and help her figure it out."

This time, it was Rayleigh who panicked: "Where did you take Shakky?"

Robert shrugged his hands: "I'm an old acquaintance of Boss Xiaqi, why would I make things difficult for her? Yasopp is shopping with her right now, what, hasn't he sent back any news?"

Shanks had no choice but to pull out the Den Den Mushi again to confirm, but the ringtone came from Robert instead.

Robert slapped his forehead as if he had just remembered: "Look at my brain, I borrowed Yasopp's Den Den Mushi. He really can't report to you, but they're definitely fine."

Shanks felt a chill run down his spine. His previous analysis of Robert was that he was not like a pirate at all, always hesitant and timid, afraid to go all out.

It seems that he is still maintaining his own way of doing things, but this so-called not going to extremes is based on the premise that he can go to extremes at any time. Once we push him too far, Robert will not show any mercy to either Cologne or Shakky.

Redfield's embarrassment was averted, and he resumed his aloof demeanor: "So now can you be sure I'm real?"

Robert clapped his hands, and a portal opened in a flash. A small hand timidly reached out and pressed against Redfield. He was stunned at first, then burst into laughter as he was transformed into a chubby bat.

The portal suddenly expanded, and Sugar hugged the bat toy tightly, nodding vigorously to Robert.

Redfield, restored by Sugar's voluntary release of her Devil Fruit powers, looked at Robert with satisfaction: "You're already capable of handling things on your own, even more thoughtful than I was."

Taking Sugar's hand, Redfield bowed and passed through the portal, leaving the rest of the mess to Robert.

Karina stuck out her tongue and followed her into the portal.

Robert's smile turned cold: "Shanks, I said we should keep to ourselves for the sake of the bigger picture, but I will settle the score with you sooner or later for York's murder!"

Shanks shook off his dejection and met Robert's gaze without flinching: "I'm just acknowledging your qualification to participate in this final feast, but that doesn't mean I'll never attack you again. As long as you still have unrealistic ideas about the One Piece, we'll always be rivals."

The noise outside the tavern grew louder and louder, but the people inside the small house seemed in no hurry at all, each exuding an air of dominance, as if determined to save face and not give an inch.

The door was pushed open, revealing Xia Qi's helpless face: "You two aren't finished talking yet? There's practically a huge fight going on outside!"

"Shanks, go and get rid of those pests from the Knights of God. Robert, you also need to deal with the Marine Admiral you've provoked!"

The tense atmosphere in the room was instantly broken. Robert smiled, bowed to Shakky, and vanished in a flash.

Rayleigh rushed forward immediately, partly to make sure his wife wasn't hurt, and partly because he suspected that this might still be someone Robert had sent to impersonate her.

Jabba didn't want to linger for even a second longer and headed straight for the Red-Haired Pirates' merchant ship at sea. He needed to see his son with his own eyes to put his mind at ease; his previous composure was all an act.

Shanks shook his head helplessly, bowed to Shakky, and walked out of the bar.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, making it the perfect battlefield for Robert. The moment he left the bar, only the dazzling white of thunder remained in the world.

Countless lightning bolts connected heaven and earth, immediately clearing out a large area.

Those pirates who took advantage of the chaos to plunder the island were targeted precisely, and eighty percent of them were knocked down by Robert's lightning strikes.

Pirates worth less than 100 million dollars can't even force Robert to use his Haki; they can be easily defeated by the elemental damage of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit alone.

This chaos was not initiated by Robert. Even without his appearance, the imposter Straw Hat crew would have recruited in the Sabaody Archipelago, attracting a large number of pirates to flock there.

But Robert deserves much credit for the chaos escalating to this extent; the appearance of at least two Marine Admirals was entirely due to his attack on the Celestial Dragons!

Two enormous warships, one with a purple flag and the other with a pink flag, were sent to fill the vacancies in the navy by two newly appointed admirals—Fujitora and Momousagi!

Their ship happened to be on a mission in the Paradise area when Aokiji sent them over, while the firefighter Kizaru was exempted from this deployment because of his previous track record of success in the Sabaody Archipelago and the fact that his flagship was currently far away in the New World.

The Straw Hat crew has really had a run of bad luck. Sentomaru is furious, Vegapunk has been placed under house arrest, and the World Government has also become wary of him. He can only stay in the Marines and hasn't been back to Egghead Island to visit Dr. Vegapunk for a long time.

Seven or eight Pacifistas were launching an attack on the Straw Hat crew. Sanji and Zoro's combat power had increased significantly, and they were handling the situation with ease. Although the others couldn't defeat the Pacifistas instantly, at least they were no longer being attacked one-sidedly.

Franky and Nami were busy on the Thousand Sunny, ready to set sail at any moment, while the others had to fend off enemy attacks.

Sanji forced Sentomaru back with a kick, cursing under his breath, "Where's Luffy?! And that bastard Robert! Didn't he say he'd meet us here?"

Nami pointed to the sky: "He started fighting a long time ago, but the enemies aren't the ones in front of us!"

But what Nami didn't know was that Robert only experienced verbal sparring; it was Luffy who truly encountered a Marine Admiral!

Last delayed update of the month

I was dragged out to keep the boss company, so I'll have to wait until I get home to post the chapter tonight. I'll share the boss's good fortune with everyone for the New Year. Love you all!

Chapter 9 2V2

Luffy's progress in training over the past two years is clearly visible. As the protagonist, he has neither lack of talent nor lack of opportunities.

It's often said that Rayleigh's two years of teaching were no match for Kaido's three hits, but this claim is utterly untenable. Without Rayleigh's two years of Haki-based instruction, Luffy would have been beaten into a meatball by Kaido's blows and still never learned Haki.

With top-notch teachers and top-notch students, along with countless giant creatures as sparring partners, Luffy is now fully capable of handling any challenge in the New World.

But being a naval admiral is no ordinary challenge, especially when facing two at the same time.

Although Green Bull was unable to join the Navy as usual due to Robert's intervention, the position was taken by Momousagi, who was originally a candidate for Admiral.

Momousagi may not appear often, but that doesn't mean she's weak. In fact, according to the conventions of the One Piece world, the less a character appears, the stronger they are, since you never know what abilities they might be hiding.

As for Fujitora, there's no need to mention him. He's a third-rate actor who wields a Supreme Grade Sword but can't even cut through Doflamingo's Birdcage. His mere use of a meteorite attack is enough to prove just how strong he is.

First of all, Fujitora's Observation Haki has an astonishingly long range. Robert's Observation Haki, even with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, can only observe distances of a dozen kilometers, while Fujitora can lock onto meteorites in the vast starry sky.

The International Space Station is more than 400 kilometers above the ground and relies on the centrifugal force generated by its orbital speed to counteract gravity in order to maintain its orbital altitude.

For an extraterrestrial meteorite much smaller than a space station to avoid being captured by gravity, it would need to be at least several thousand kilometers high. This means that Fujitora's Observation Haki has a range of hundreds of times that of Robert.

Putting aside Observation Haki, even if one can observe a meteorite thousands of kilometers away, it would still take skill to actually extend one's Devil Fruit ability to that location and drag it to the ground.

Furthermore, there are only twelve Supreme Grade Swords in the world. Although Fujitora did not forge it into a black sword, the fact that he was able to protect this coveted sword even before he was an Admiral demonstrates just how strong he was in combat.

A master with a powerful Devil Fruit ability, profound Haki training, wielding a powerful weapon, and superb physiognomy skills is someone Luffy cannot handle at his current stage.

Fujitora no longer recognizes Luffy because he and Luffy saved so many people together in Dressrosa. At present, their relationship is simply that of a soldier and a thief.

Luffy still carried the huge bundle that the Empress had prepared for him, and wore the ridiculous big nose decoration on his face, mingling in the fake Straw Hat crew.

These imposters also sensed that something was wrong on the island and that disaster was imminent, so they headed towards the Thousand Sunny in a large group, intending to use sheer numbers to forcibly seize the ship and sail out to sea.

But before they even reached the shore, Fujitora blocked their way all by himself.

He was just promoted to admiral through the global draft; the Navy only issued an announcement, and many pirates couldn't connect him with the name Fujitora.

Seeing a blind old man blocking their way on the road ahead, wearing a Navy Justice Cloak, the pirates immediately lost their minds and went forward to provoke him.

While the pirates recruited by the fake Straw Hat crew had a minimum price of 7000 million Berries, most of them had accumulated their wealth through plunder and pillaging; their actual strength wasn't that great.

Fujitora had no time to play games with them. With a casual wave of his hand, he unleashed a powerful slash that crushed the bones of most of the pirates, leaving them limp on the ground begging for mercy.

"Straw Hat Luffy, two years ago you attacked a member state of the World Government, Enies Lobby, Impel Down, and Marine Headquarters. Now you've caused chaos in the Sabaody Archipelago, triggering a large-scale riot. For these multiple crimes, you are hereby arrested!"

The imposter Luffy, his bones shattered by the immense pressure, lay on the ground begging for mercy: "I confess! Don't kill me! Lock me up!"

Fujitora completely ignored him, focusing all his attention on the only young man still standing, who was also wearing a straw hat, a red vest, and a pair of oversized slippers.

Two years ago, Luffy was fearless and dared to charge into battle alone, even against the three admirals of the Navy. Now that his strength has increased, he is even less likely to back down.

He is under a lot of pressure right now; in fact, it could be said that Fujitora has concentrated most of the pressure on Luffy, while the other pirates are only affected by it.

Luffy smiled, put his bundle aside, removed the decoration from his face, and activated Gear Second under the pressure from Fujitora.

Fujitora's Gravity Fruit is very effective against fighters like Luffy who rely on physical attacks. Luffy tried to attack with his Gum-Gum Fist, but his fist was pulled back to the ground by gravity after only a few meters.

In an attempt to use his rubbery bouncy body to quickly charge towards Fujitora for close combat, Luffy found that his feet seemed to be rooted to the ground. Every step required a huge amount of stamina, making it impossible to move quickly or even move slowly.

Fujitora gently pulled his cane sword a few inches from its sheath, then quickly closed it again. Luffy was still struggling to get closer to Fujitora, and his body began to be covered with Armament Haki.

Haki can effectively neutralize Devil Fruit abilities. The pressure on the area covered by Armament Haki was greatly reduced, and Luffy was finally able to get close to Fujitora for hand-to-hand combat.

However, Fujitora's physical skills are equally excellent, and he has strong Observation Haki to support him. Luffy's chaotic punches are either dodged by Fujitora or blocked from the side with his cane sword.

The fight between the two seemed lively, but in reality, they were just testing each other, and neither of them was really going to fight.

With Luffy close by, Fujitora's suppression of the other pirates weakened slightly, and the stronger pirates, enduring excruciating bone pain, struggled to their feet and tried to escape.

One of the more perceptive pirates seemed to have noticed something. He looked up slightly and saw a huge meteorite burning with flames hurtling towards them through the dark clouds. He immediately screamed.

A soft sigh reached everyone's ears, and then the meteorite slowed down more and more, as if an invisible hand was holding it up from the sky, and finally the meteorite, which was enough to destroy a large area of ​​tree islands, was thrown into the sea.

Fujitora frowned. There were people who could neutralize his meteor technique, but the only one he could think of who could neutralize it so decisively was Shiki the Golden Lion's Float-Float Fruit.

Luffy also noticed the meteorite. With his strength, he certainly had a chance to dodge it, but if Fujitora used all his strength to suppress it with the Gravity Fruit, the aftershocks of the collision would likely still cause Luffy significant damage.

Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Luffy's Observation Haki suddenly detected something, and he instinctively dodged to the side.

Even though he reacted quickly enough, a sword aura still struck his arm, leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound.

Momousagi, dressed in a pink kimono, appears: "Let's finish this quickly, there are quite a few strange guys on this island!"

Faced with two powerful enemies, Luffy suddenly felt immense pressure, and even the most stubborn man began to consider how to escape.

A sigh came from the superior, and the dark clouds seemed to be stirred by some force, transmitting information to the distance.

"Here it comes! I'll definitely be the one to solve the trouble I've stirred up!"

Robert's voice came from the clouds. Before he appeared, lightning rained down, electrocuting the pirates who had just gotten up and were preparing to take advantage of Fujitora's focus on Luffy's escape. They were paralyzed and unable to get up again.

"Do you need any help?"

Luffy looked at the sky filled with lightning and burst into laughter:

"Of course!"

Chapter 10: I hate this kind of obsessive-compulsive thinking.

Robert should have shown up much earlier, but the atmosphere in the tavern was so tense that if he left first, it would have weakened his momentum.