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Robert stepped forward, leaned close to Kin'emon, and whispered:

"By the way, all those things I said before were just excuses."

"The reason I captured Momonosuke was simply because I hated that little pervert."

"That's all."

Chapter 15 I've come to talk to you about hitting you.

Is the reason why people dislike Momonosuke because he represents the lofty status of a general?

Most people are not like that. The class system that the US created itself is also their own, and they are the ones who exploit. Robert has no empathy for them.

Robert simply felt that a pervert who was precocious at eight years old, with very clear logic, and who knew how to use his childhood to grope women deserved to die.

With Robert's current status, he no longer needs to play the hypocrite with Kin'emon and his ilk. I'm just telling you clearly that I'm targeting Momonosuke because I think he's a pervert. What can you do about it?

Kin'emon gritted his teeth. He was a lecher too, no less so than Momonosuke. He wanted to argue with Robert, but dared not speak.

They had been in this era for several months now. They had heard of Robert's reputation back in Dressrosa, and after Crocodile instigated them to tell them that Momonosuke had been captured by Robert, they specifically investigated his background.

Kin'emon had a clear understanding of just how large the pirate organization Robert and his newly established Raibu were.

The Beasts Pirates, who have suppressed them for decades and plunged the entire Wano Country into darkness, are only on par with Robert's Raibu. If only the bounty amount is considered, Raibu's paper value is even twice that of the Beasts Pirates.

Now that Robert has made it clear that he will lead the Raibu to launch a frontal attack on the Beasts Pirates' territory to create an opportunity for the Wano Country to organize a revolution, Kin'emon is in a dilemma.

The person who could save his country happens to be the one who captured his young master. For a moment, he was torn between choosing between family and country.

Robert turned to Ace and asked, "Besides Izo, how many more people do you need?"

Ace put one arm around Luffy and the other around Sabo, saying, "With the three of us brothers here, we don't need anyone else!"

Robert shook his head: "Brother, the more you say that, the more worried I get. How about this, I'll let Karina stay with you. She'll be fine whether she's gathering intelligence or offering advice."

Ace had no objection to the arrangement; he was just eager to make a name for himself.

Suddenly, Law spoke up: "I'll go to Wano Country too."

His words were clearly a request for Robert's opinion. Robert had originally wanted to keep Law by his side, after all, he was also a super strong fighter and quick-witted, but he did not expect that Law would take the initiative to go to Wano Country.

"I have no objection."

Robert readily agreed, and Robert was certainly not an unreasonable person.

He'd now joined Robert's Thunder Division, and before applying for any assignments, he was obligated to report: "Remember Kidd? He..."

Robert suddenly realized, "I almost forgot about Kid. Was he captured by Kaido?"

Luo, with an expression that said, "You can't hide anything from me," replied, "Yes, didn't I mention before that I was once imprisoned in a quarry? It was Kidd who helped me escape, and I promised to find you a way to rescue him."

Robert was truly duty-bound to rescue Kidd; two years ago, he was the one who helped him fake his death and escape, but that was really just a deal.

However, when he later fought a great battle with Blackbeard and was nearly captured by Akainu after escaping Beehive Island, Kidd risked a huge risk to rescue him, which was a debt of gratitude he owed.

"I will try my best to tie down the main fighting force of the Beasts Pirates head-on. Kidd is in your hands."

Luo Zheng nodded and casually pieced together the Wano Country samurai that had been divided into several pieces. Although Kin'emon and Raizo were still immersed in the huge shock that Robert had just brought, they still managed to control Kanjuro, the traitor, as soon as they recovered.

At this point, Kanjuro stopped putting up futile resistance and let Kin'emon conjure up a set of clothes on his body that could bind his limbs, looking completely relaxed.

Robert walked up to Luffy and his crew: "I could have stayed out of this. I already explained my reasons for capturing Momonosuke. Whether it's for the greater good or personal reasons, I won't let him go."

“But I don’t want these things to cause any rift between us, so I came here to confront these samurai.”

"As for the liberation of Wano Country, I can hold Kaido's subordinates back, but I can't guarantee that Kaido won't use his high mobility to come back and help. So you must be careful."

Luffy was eager to try: "I was chased so badly by that bastard on Whole Cake Island the other day, I'm definitely going to beat him to a pulp this time!"

Seeing his confidence, Robert didn't give him any further instructions. Kaido was Luffy's mentor in awakening, and even if Robert seized some resources, he wouldn't dare to ruin such a big event as Nika's awakening.

"Then let's split up. After things are settled in Wano Country, I have an important matter that I need your help with."

Luffy's eyes lit up; if even Robert considered it a big deal, it must be quite a spectacle.

But no matter how much he pressed Robert for an answer, he wouldn't respond, only saying that he needed to deal with the Beasts Pirates first, so Luffy had no choice but to give up.

The two large fleets separated on the spot. Robert left with the rest of the Thunder Department, while Ace and Carina boarded the Thousand Sunny and headed towards Wano Country.

When Robert announced on the island that he would help liberate Wano Country, Izo stood quietly at the bow of the ship and listened. Whitebeard had discussed with him many times when he was alive about attacking Wano Country, both to avenge Kozuki Oden and to help Izo restore the country.

Ultimately, the trip didn't go through, mostly because he concealed his own opposition.

He knew all too well the power of Kaido and his Beasts Pirates. Even if the Whitebeard Pirates went all out, they would probably end up with both sides suffering heavy losses.

When Kozuki Oden left the Whitebeard Pirates to join Roger's crew, Izo chose to stay because he couldn't bear to leave his family in the Whitebeard Pirates. He naturally couldn't agree to let everyone lose their lives for their hometown.

Now that Robert has brought up the old story again, not only is there a good reason, but he has also brought in the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, which has more than 100,000 members, and the Revolutionary Army to join him. In addition, the Raibu's strength now far surpasses that of the Whitebeard Pirates back then. Izo felt his heart pounding. It seemed that the opportunity to restore his country had really come.

Several former Whitebeard squad leaders stepped forward and patted Izo on the shoulder. Everyone knew how conflicted he was. Although they didn't say anything, they patted his shoulder with extra force.

Robert returned to the ship: "Izo, I've allocated you a large ship and two thousand brothers. I will also travel to Wano Country on your ship. I hope you can bring all the brothers back safely."

Izang nodded vigorously, and the Raibu fleet quickly split into two groups, heading in different directions.

Ah San approached Robert: "Sir, where do we go next?"

Robert smiled and waved his hand: "You all go and wait in Dressrosa."

"I'm going to go talk to Kaido!"

Chapter 16 You have your deal, and I have mine.

When Robert met Kaido on Whole Cake Island, Kaido said a lot of strange things. Robert didn't ask too many questions because of time constraints. Now is the perfect time to talk to Kaido.

The previous collaboration was initiated by Kaido, not Robert who asked him for it. As for the specific details of the collaboration, the two didn't discuss them in detail; it was mostly based on a tacit understanding.

For example, Robert proposed handing over all the vast territories that Whitebeard had painstakingly conquered to Kaido, and all Kaido had to do was not allow the residents of these territories to be exploited excessively.

Such a bizarre transaction would make most people think twice, fearing that Robert might have set a trap for them; otherwise, they would never make such a losing deal.

Kaido readily agreed, not only because he was strong enough to not be afraid of the poison in Robert's bait, but also because he saw through Robert's predicament at the time.

Without Whitebeard, the Whitebeard Pirates were no longer as powerful as a Yonko crew. If a truly capable successor were to take over, the best course of action would not be to seek Shanks' protection, but rather to trade space for time and reduce the territory to a size that matched the Whitebeard Pirates' strength at the time.

The Red-Haired Pirates can cooperate to help the Whitebeard Pirates fend off attacks from other major forces, but they can't exactly help the Whitebeard Pirates clear out challenges from small fry every day, can they?

Moreover, the two groups are only cooperating, and even the White Group wouldn't dare to allow the red-haired people to garrison their territory.

So when Robert took over the decision-making, the first thing he did was to conquer Sky Island, a territory without any worries, and then abandon all the territories in Qinghai.

Kaido found Robert on Skypiea, so he naturally knew everything Robert had done in the White Sea.

When Robert offered to cede all of Qinghai's territory to the Beasts Pirates, Kaido looked at Robert with even greater respect.

The reason why Robert is playing both sides, on the one hand encouraging Luffy and Sabo to cause trouble in Wano Country, and on the other hand trying to inform Kaido in advance, is actually because he saw how open and honest Kaido was in this matter.

Knowing that Robert relinquished the land to reduce the risk of being targeted, taking over the land at this time would also mean taking over the risk.

Kaido's decisive action wasn't just about taking advantage; it also helped Robert resolve part of the crisis.

Kaido transformed into a dragon and soared through the clouds when Robert suddenly appeared beside him, startling the veteran Yonko.

Robert is now appearing and disappearing like a ghost; Kaido's Observation Haki didn't even give him a warning before he showed up.

But Kaido is, after all, the strongest creature in the world. His powerful defense gave him enough confidence. Even though Robert appeared so suddenly, Kaido still managed to calm himself down in just a moment.

"I'm getting more and more curious about your methods. How did you find me?"

Robert wasn't trying to hide it, but explaining to a roughneck like Kaido that he had marked him with a special electron, like creating an eternal pointer, was really difficult. So he simply laughed and said, "Just think of it as me installing a locator on you."

Kaido didn't press the matter further: "What, you've come to collect a debt?"

Robert nodded seriously: "Didn't you say that I must first become one of the Four Emperors before I can start to break through my limits? So I've decided to start preparing to become one of the Four Emperors."

Kaido gave him an expression that said, "I'm not saying that you have to become one of the Four Emperors to break through your limits. That's just a metaphor. What you need to do is reach the limit that you can no longer improve on your own."

"To break through the limit, you must first reach the limit. Is that hard to understand?"

Robert continued nodding: "It's not hard to understand, but my limit is rather special. When I become one of the Four Emperors, this limit will basically be reached. This title is quite important to me."

Robert defeated Charlotte Linlin, completely exposing the immense strength of the Raibu clan. Even so, the Navy only increased his bounty by about 300 million, still far from reaching the limit of level 50.

It seems that you only need to add less than 6 million bounties to reach the maximum level of 50, which is only three levels away. However, in reality, it becomes increasingly difficult to increase the bounty as you progress.

When Robert's net worth surged to 40 billion last time, he had already overdrawn his potential. The amount the Navy set for him was obviously too high. It was only after he caused a ruckus on Whole Cake Island that the Navy had a way to save face and prove to the world that he was worth the price.

Although he didn't completely kill Charlotte Linlin this time, he did seriously injure her in front of everyone, so the bounty had to be increased further. It couldn't be lower than that of his defeated opponent, so it was raised to 44 billion.

To continue increasing his wealth to 50 billion Berries, Robert only has a few options in mind.

Either take down Kaido in a real fight, given his bounty of over 46 billion, if we can defeat him, the Navy will have to set a bounty higher than 46 billion for us.

However, there are other ways to level up on your own. Luffy's awakening of the Nika Fruit will most likely require Guy's hands-on guidance.

Whether out of friendship or respect for the legend of the liberation fighters, Robert didn't want to steal Luffy's opportunity.

Therefore, officially becoming one of the Four Emperors becomes very important. Perhaps once the news of his ascension to the throne is released, and he casually creates some big events to celebrate the coronation ceremony, the Navy might raise his bounty because of his provocation.

Kaido has never minced words: "Just tell me what you want to do."

Robert flew leisurely beside Kaido: "To become one of the Four Emperors, you need corresponding territory, right? We are allies after all, won't you give me some advice?"

Kaido finally understood: "You want to take back those territories you had before?"

Robert shook his head and said, "It's not about getting it back, it's about taking it back with real swords and spears!"

Kaido immediately understood Robert's meaning and said irritably, "I thought you just wanted to retreat to Skypiea to recuperate, but I didn't expect you to be plotting to step on me to rise to power!"

Robert laughed and said, "You're not happy that I'm not planning to attack the Kingdom of Ten Thousand, so what am I supposed to do if I don't take back my previous territories?"

Kaido stopped in the clouds: "No, kid, just say what you want to say, don't beat around the bush."

Robert stared at Kaido's enormous, lantern-like dragon eyes: "What did you mean by that agreement you mentioned with Shanks?"

Kaido was surprised that Robert's two sentences were unrelated, and casually said, "He just asked me to do him a favor, to find some trouble for that straw hat kid, and then wait for him to come knocking on our door."

Robert, having at least found an opening to address Luffy's question, quickly followed up:

"No need for that trouble..."

"I've already sent him to Wano Country!"