One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Just as Robert launched his second attack, an abstract, ghostly figure of a soul suddenly appeared on Du Field's body and was then caught in the hand of Charlotte Linlin, who was standing behind him.

Lightning struck Du Field, the enormous potential difference sending him flying and crashing into several tables.

Everything happened so fast. From the appearance of the old lady to Robert striking out two bolts of lightning that left Du Field in a state of mortal danger, many people, even those who were right next to her, didn't see what actually happened.

Robert took a deep breath, bracing himself for the Big Mom Pirates' furious retaliation, but before that, he had to solidify his image as a madman:

"What? I told you I was going to kill him."

Katakuri shrugged indifferently: "I also said you couldn't kill him."

Charlotte Linlin chuckled eerily, "Mommy, Mommy~ He's not dead! I extracted his soul~"

The old woman's smile was extremely ferocious and exaggerated: "I completely extracted Dufee's soul. Even if his body is beaten into a pulp, I can just find another body and infuse his soul into it. My VIP cannot be killed right under my nose."

"As for finding him a body, I think your body is young and strong!"

Robert looked at the old woman without fear, and even with a hint of excitement.

Neither the hype Morgans had built for him before, nor the bounty the Navy had set for him, were necessary conditions to put Robert on the throne of the Four Emperors; at most, they were just icing on the cake.

Robert seems to be just one step away from becoming one of the Four Emperors, but that step must be taken against a door of sufficient weight!

Charlotte Linlin was the door he chose for himself!

From the moment Luffy set sail, Robert was looking for a stepping stone for himself. Originally, his plan was to find Shanks, with whom he had already fallen out, but he later changed his mind.

Charlotte Linlin is alright. She's a bit crazy and her strength has greatly diminished. Most importantly, she hasn't done anything too heinous. If I were to take action myself, I could at least spare her life. It's better than Luffy, Law, and Kid, those three reckless youngsters, getting into trouble.

Charlotte Linlin looked at Robert with a predatory gaze: "Kid, I invited you to the tea party, not to cause trouble."

Robert was surprised that her tone softened after she had only said less than three sentences.

He had taken action at the tea party, which was tantamount to slapping her in the face. No matter how you look at it, she shouldn't have given him a way out.

But if he continued to press the issue now, it would be going too far. Robert took a deep breath and probed:

"Then, I wonder what Ms. Charlotte wants to do by inviting me here?"

Charlotte Lingling, in less than two sentences, seemed to have completely forgotten about Du Field and burst into laughter again:

"Isn't it clearly stated on the invitation?"

"Luo wanted to marry my daughter, and I agreed, but he upset me, so I don't want to marry my daughter to him anymore!"

"So now we have to find someone to marry my daughter!"

Robert: So you've come to me to pick up the damn compass?

Chapter 41 This tea party is getting stranger and stranger

Robert laughed: "So you mean I should marry your daughter?"

Charlotte Linlin chuckled mischievously: "No, no, no, it's giving you a chance to compete with other talented men."

Robert laughed even louder, almost bending over backward, as if he had heard some incredible joke:

"Although I haven't yet become one of the Four Emperors, the Navy has given me face and set my bounty at a level that only a Four Emperor should have."

"It's a bit unreasonable to ask me to compete for a position that belongs to a junior."

Charlotte Linlin showed no displeasure and nodded, saying, "So you want to be my husband?"

Robert shuddered with fear. In that instant, he felt his body and soul, which had been perfectly aligned, begin to loosen as fear arose.

Robert's Conqueror's Haki erupted instantly, dispelling the effects of the Soul-Soul Fruit on his body and expressing his rejection.

"Charlotte Linlin, you are a great pirate of the same generation as my father. I don't want to have any direct conflict with you because of my father, but you seem to be underestimating me."

Charlotte Linlin, still appearing carefree, chuckled as she looked at the trembling soul of Dufyfield in her hand:

"You were the one who looked down on me first, and you actually tried to kill someone at my tea party."

Robert nodded: "Right, I had forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it. I've already bragged about it, but I haven't even killed anyone yet."

Of the Sweet Commanders, only Cracker was absent. Katakuri and Smoothie instantly leaped behind their mothers, while the eldest son, Perospero, subtly blocked Robert's escape route.

Robert didn't even glance at anyone else. He no longer needed to consider giving face to the crew members of the Four Emperors, even if they were experts at the level of the Emperor's vice commander.

"I always thought there was some special emotional bond between you older generation pirates, but now it seems that's all there is to it. At least Kaido didn't tell you anything."

Charlotte Linlin absorbed Du Field's soul into her body right in front of Robert: "Aren't you really going to consider becoming my son-in-law? Is it for this songstress?"

When Robert brought Karina here, he intended to use this high-end tea party to let her shake hands with important guests and become whoever she wanted in the future.

But now the situation has suddenly become tense, and Karina has suddenly become his Achilles' heel.

It's clear that the Big Mom Pirates are also nervous, after all, they have a certain degree of confidence in their own strength.

Fortunately, there were still some sensible people. Just when things were at a stalemate, a little sun rushed over and cried out, "Oh no, Mom! That straw hat kid has brought a whole bunch of people to the island!"

Charlotte Linlin remained unfazed and continued looking at Robert, saying, "Do you want to take this opportunity to fight me?"

Upon hearing that Luffy had arrived, Robert became more reserved: "Although Luffy and I are good friends, let's forget about teaming up to challenge the Four Emperors."

Charlotte Linlin exclaimed excitedly, "The tea party can't stop! I want some cupcakes!"

The eldest son, Perospero, who acted like a head butler, clapped his hands and said, "Then please enjoy yourselves!"

Katakuri and Smoothie nodded to Big Mom and quickly left to deal with Luffy's matter. Robert, on the other hand, entered the tea party as if nothing had happened, picking up some exquisite pastries and eating them, occasionally explaining the recipes to Karina.

No one at the banquet was going to spoil Luo Ba's fun. In everyone's eyes, the farce just now actually ended with the old lady showing weakness.

Although the specific reason is unknown, everyone who comes here knows what kind of crazy personality she has. The fact that she can tolerate Robert, a young junior, provoking her so closely is either because she is afraid of his strength or because she has some ulterior motive towards him.

Whatever the reason, it proves that Robert is not someone I can afford to mess with.

Robert, pulling Karina through a maze of turns, arrived at a mobile food truck: "What are you doing here?"

The young chief of staff of the revolutionary army smiled broadly: "I said I wanted to come with you, but you didn't agree, so I have to find a way on my own."

Robert activated his electromagnetic induction, actually wanting to scan whether Law was being held nearby. In his understanding, Law was in the core area of ​​Totto Land and had offended the Queen of Totto Land, so he must have been imprisoned.

But instead of finding Sabo, Luo discovered him wandering around the tea party looking for food as if nothing had happened.

"What's going on with Luffy? Didn't you and Ace catch up? Why did he fight with the NEO Marines first, and then come to Whole Cake Island to provoke the Four Emperors?"

Sabo didn't seem worried about Luffy at all: "We just caught up and chatted for a bit. He has his own path to walk, and we, as his older brothers, can't make all the decisions for him."

Robert felt that Sabo should know the reason, but since Sabo wasn't telling him, he didn't need to keep asking and ruin his image as someone who knew everything.

"And what about you? You don't want to be this old lady's son-in-law either, do you?"

Sabo smiled and winked: "What, is that not allowed?"

Seeing that he was starting to talk nonsense, Robert simply started spouting nonsense too: "Of course, as you know, Robert and I are good friends. He finally found a wife, how could he let someone else steal her away?"

Sabo chuckled, "He's not really here to get married, otherwise he wouldn't have brought a rabbit-eared girl with him."

Robert felt like everyone else knew the truth, while he was just acting like a fool, asking all sorts of questions.

The small earpiece that had been hidden inside Robert's cochlea suddenly spoke up: "Hey! Robert! Let me introduce you to someone!"

These headphones were specially made for Robert by York's Indian team, so that he could chat with Robert anytime.

Since boarding the Morgans airship, York has been very sensible and hasn't said a word to Robert. Of course, it's also possible that he's upset because he can't stand Karina constantly clinging to Robert.

Even when Robert almost declared war on the Big Mom Pirates, York didn't say a word, but now he suddenly wants to introduce someone to Robert.

Robert didn't want to be mistaken for a madman for talking to himself, so he manipulated the electrical signals to synthesize a voice and said hello to York.

A pleasant female voice came through the earpiece: "I've heard so much about you, Mr. Robert. I'm Stuart."

Robert didn't turn around, but in his perception, Stussy was always around Charlotte Linlin, looking like close friends. He wondered how she managed to make the phone call to him in front of everyone.

"Hello, Ms. Stussy, is there something you need?"

The voice in the earpiece didn't reveal any particular emotion, only asking in a low voice, "I heard you killed my... original self?"

Chapter 42 Luo, you're eating well!

Robert already felt that the tea party was strange in every way, and now that Stussy had asked this question, it was even stranger.

"Who told you that?"

Before Stussy could even answer, York had already given his answer: "I said it!"

Seeing Robert standing still with a strange expression, not speaking to him, Sabo assumed he was processing the information Sabo had just shared.

"Law took the initiative to propose to the woman on Whole Cake Island, and the old lady agreed. However, a rabbit-eared girl was found in his room, and Katakuri arrested Law on the spot."

Robert is now trying to handle three people, but thankfully his agility and mental attributes are both very high, so his brain hasn't completely shut down. However, he can only answer whoever speaks first:

"Was Luo captured one-on-one?"

Sabo shrugged: "I just found out all of this. How would I know such details? But I heard he was arrested because he was protecting his little maid."

York in the earpiece explained, "When you met Miss Bakkin, you didn't pull out a ball. That was one of the earliest prototypes of the Punk clone. What it saw and heard can be found in the Punk Records."

“You just met Miss Bakkin and she’s dead. Is it possible for someone to kill someone right under your nose? Unless you were the one who did it.”

Ever since York lost her body, and perhaps because she was freed from the computing power of the Punk Records, she has become more and more like a scientist. She can build ships, develop weapons, and now she has even learned how to solve cases.

Robert replied, "So that bunny-eared maid wasn't caught?"

On the other side, the electrical current was manipulated to generate an electronic voice in the headphones: "I'm sorry, Ms. Stussy, your true form is too greedy, constantly instigating Edward Weevil to attack our White Group's ships transporting the wounded."

"You know the situation at the time. Blackbeard's pirate army was pressing in from the front, and Akainu could break through Shanks' defenses at any time. I had no choice but to act quickly and decisively."

Sabo nodded: "That's what I heard. I don't know any more specifics, since I arrived less than an hour earlier than you. That's all I could find out indirectly."

Stussy's voice carried a hint of excitement at having caught Robert off guard: "You really are as rumored, knowing many secrets, such as not being surprised at all by my claim that Miss. Bakkin is the real person!"

Robert had to answer both Sabo and Stussy's questions at the same time, with York also in the middle. Karina, who was beside him, was just being sensible and didn't speak up, but that didn't mean she wouldn't join the group chat at some point.

This chaotic chat system did indeed lower Robert's guard to a minimum, and he didn't even notice Stusey's prophetic trap.

Of course, he didn't think that having his knowledge of Stuart's secret revealed would have any impact on him, and he bluntly stated:

"Stuchy's public identity is the Queen of the Pleasure District, one of the kings of the underworld. Her hidden identity is a member of CP0, an intelligence organization affiliated with the World Government. Her deeper identity is a clone created by Dr. Vegapunk using his former research colleague, Bakingom Stuchy, as a model. She ate a Zoan-type Devil Fruit, Bat Form..."

As Robert began recounting Stussy's information in great detail, Robert's electromagnetic induction clearly detected a significant abnormality in Stussy's body, as if some kind of magical gadget between his legs had suddenly been opened by its owner.

Sabo stuffed another apple pie into his mouth: "This tea party is strange from top to bottom. It's so big, yet they only say it's for finding a husband."