One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Karina swallowed hard and said, "Robert, how dare you show your face here!"

Robert laughed and said, "What am I afraid of? Is there anyone in this Pangu City who can stop me?"

Kobra struggled to his feet and untied his daughter's ropes: "Vivi, you must remember every word I say now!"

Weiwei nodded solemnly. Seeing her father's expression, she knew that what he was about to say was probably extremely important.

"Our Nefertari clan's ancestor was a woman named Nefertari D. Lily, so we are also a member of the D. clan!"

"She was also one of the 20 people who created the World Government, but her ancestor Lily did not choose to stay in Mary Geoise, but led her people back to their homeland Alabasta."

"But she never returned after she suddenly went to sea one time, and the throne was passed to the line of her ancestor Lily's brother."

"My illness is incurable, so I wanted to find out the secrets of my family in the last moments of my life. I decided to ask the Five Elders about the whereabouts of my ancestor Lily. I didn't expect them to suddenly attack me. I'm afraid that my ancestor's disappearance is related to them!"

"Mr. Robert risked his life to save me! You must leave with him! The future of the Nefertari clan rests entirely on your shoulders!"

Weiwei's almond-shaped eyes widened, unable to process her father's seemingly random and nonsensical words for a moment: "Can't we leave together?"

Kobra shook his head and said, "I have a terminal illness and I wasn't going to live much longer anyway. Besides, I can't leave. Once I'm gone, they can throw mud at us without any restraint!"

Weiwei hurriedly said, "Staying here won't help! They've already attacked you, and they've even kidnapped me here! It's clear they won't let us go no matter what!"

"Let's just leave together! As long as we're alive, we'll always find a way to clear our names, won't we?"

Cobra gently smoothed Vivi's hair with his hand: "No, the reputation of our Nefertari clan must not be ruined in my hands."

"Mr. Robert! I'm entrusting Vivi to you!"

Chapter 38 The Weakening Stick is Always Fair

Agents and guards constantly came and went around the Five Elders, and orders were issued one after another. The first priority was to kill Cobra and capture his daughter.

The order had barely been issued when the messenger returned: "Report...King Cobra, he..."

Nassshuro said impatiently, "Didn't you understand the order! Don't hold back, kill Cobra on sight! Don't give him any chance to confuse us!"

The messenger hesitated, "But...King Cobra is dead!"

The five elders were all stunned. Although the result was what they wanted, the process was different, and the impact of the result was completely different.

Sacred Vochuli hurriedly asked, "How did he die?"

The messenger swallowed hard: "Lord Cobra spoke in the Round Table Hall in front of all the kings, vehemently denouncing the dangers of the Seven Warlords system. He said he had just asked you all to grant his request, but you all firmly refused to abolish the Seven Warlords."

"King Cobra said that he recognized that revolutions must involve bloodshed, otherwise the world would not notice it."

"Then he recounted how Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, used his status as a Warlord and the World Government's leniency to commit a series of atrocities in Alabasta. He said he would use his passion to awaken the rebellious spirit of people around the world who had been poisoned by pirates."

"Then he smashed his head against a stone pillar in the round table conference room and died!"

Vochuli Saint cursed, "Bastard! He's a complete bastard!"

The messenger hesitated, but Satan Saint saw that the messenger had something else to say and said sternly, "Say it all at once! What are you stammering about!"

The messenger shuddered in fright and hurriedly said, "When King Cobra came, he specifically invited a reporter from the World Economic News. His words and the footage of his suicide have already been broadcast..."

"The kings of all countries are now indignant, especially King Riku of Dressrosa, who is calling on all the kings to jointly submit a petition, imploring you all to rescind your decree and abolish the Seven Warlords system!"

Mazsan, who was always quite composed, said, "It seems we've been checkmated. Cobra really played a brilliant move!"

Nassshuro said coldly, "Who does he think he can force? Keep arresting his daughter!"

"That bastard Robert dared to storm into Pangaea City; he must have had an inside man. Now that Cobra is dead, his daughter must be the one who colluded with the pirates!"

A CP agent hurriedly reported, "Reporting, sir... Princess Vivi has been kidnapped by that Robert!"

Logically, this should be good news for the Five Elders, since no matter how eloquently Cobra spoke, his daughter had gone with Robert.

As long as they stick to this point and don't let go, they can prove that their family colluded with the notorious pirate Robert.

The five elders exchanged glances, their faces grave, because Im's order was far too clear: she didn't care whether she could pin a crime on the Cobra family, but specifically demanded that Vivi be captured!

Now Cobra put on a show of righteous indignation before his death, and Vivi was even taken away by Robert. The two tasks assigned by Im were not completed, which is a huge crime.

"Seal off the entire Mary Geoise! ​​Even if we have to turn the Red Line upside down, we will find Robert!"

A huge explosion came from afar, but no one cared where it had blown up.

Since the revolutionary army began its operation half a day ago, the sound of explosions has been incessant.

But this time, someone quickly came to report: "Report! After escaping from Pangaea City, the great pirate Robert was... stopped by former Marine Admiral Sakazuki in the Land of the Gods, and the two are currently engaged in a fierce battle!"

The Five Elders no longer cared about correcting the messenger's wording. In an instant, they rushed to the nearest window and, without any regard for their image, broke through the window and jumped out.

The Celestial Dragons' original residence is now a mess. The once luxurious residential area, known as the Land of the Gods, can now be described as hell on earth.

Sakazuki was enveloped in surging lava, while Robert opposite him remained unfazed, seemingly not taking his old enemy seriously at all.

"I really didn't expect you to come all the way to Mary Geoise to ambush me."

Sakazuki gritted his teeth and said, "You're audacious and always love to take risks. You think no one can guess your purpose."

"Actually, the more unconventional someone is, the easier it is for their behavior to be summarized and categorized."

"Take this World Conference for example. Although your fleet has been itching to make a scene in the New World for a long time, it's all set up to cause a ruckus."

"But I knew long ago that your real goal wasn't the New World, but Mary Geoise!"

Robert burst into laughter: "Stop bragging. If you really knew, why would you send your deputy, Araki, to lead men to stop our Raibu?"

"He's clearly betting on both sides, but he talks like he's the mastermind behind everything."

Sakazuki wasn't angered by Robert's sarcasm: "Soldier against soldier, general against general, my soldiers blocked your soldiers, and now I'm facing you directly. How can I not have guessed your intentions?"

Robert smiled mysteriously and didn't argue with him. He simply used his Observation Haki to probe the Revolutionary Army's withdrawal progress.

While he was still dealing with the Cobra family, the revolutionary army had already begun the final stages of their operations.

Some pirates, who were completely bloodthirsty, had no intention of rescuing the slaves, while the truly rescueable slaves had already boarded the ship with the main force and evacuated.

Seeing that the Revolutionary Army had completed its mission and only needed to leave Mary Geoise safely, Robert proudly took Vivi and left Pangaea. However, just as they were about to reunite with the Revolutionary Army, they were blocked by Akainu.

"You think you can keep me here? You couldn't keep me here back in Marineford. If you hadn't captured Ace, I could have left at any time."

"Apart from Kizaru, who can outrun me, I'm determined to leave, and no one in the world can stop me."

Sakazuki stared intently into Robert's eyes: "That's different. Back then, you were just a piece of trash, so the only thing binding you was Ace's life."

"But things are different now. You are a super pirate, and the eyes of the whole world are on you. What binds you is your reputation and prestige. If you escape today, the consequences will be worse than death."

Robert burst into laughter: "Old Akainu, are you out of your mind? You actually think those empty titles can hold me back?"

With a flicker of electromagnetic induction, Robert glanced sideways toward Pangu City, where five enormous phantom images of magical beasts had appeared and were rapidly approaching him.

"The Five Elders are here. Let's wake you up before they arrive. You're no match for me now."

"The version update isn't just targeting my Devil Fruit ability; your Logia-type Devil Fruit will also be nerfed!"

Chapter 39 The Forest Fruit, You're Alone!

Two years ago, Robert and Sakazuki had some personal grudges, but Robert still recognized Sakazuki's strength. He was certain he couldn't beat him and always comforted himself with the thought that he could come to Robert's aid at any time.

But now it's two years later. With the massive update, the once nearly invincible Logia-type Devil Fruits have been nerfed to an epic degree. Not only can elemental entities be touched by Armament Haki, but the true strength of high-end combat power has also been determined by Conqueror's Haki.

Sakazuki is still powerful, but he faces the same predicament he did two years ago. He can only use his Devil Fruit ability to bully ordinary people, and he is completely helpless against top-level masters who have mastered Conqueror's Haki.

Unless Sakazuki also awakens Conqueror's Haki, he will never be the one who laughs last.

Is Sakazuki capable of awakening Conqueror's Haki? Robert thinks he can't.

The kind of domineering aura is determined by one's level of self-cultivation; there is a certain limit to what kind of domineering aura a person of a certain status can awaken.

Of all the people in the Navy, only two have shown signs of awakening Conqueror's Haki: former Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Vice Admiral Garp.

One of these two is the highest leader of the Navy, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the local tyrant of the Navy. It's normal for him to awaken Conqueror's Haki.

The other is an anomaly in the navy, who never lives within the bounds of military law and even dares to fight Im, so it's understandable that he awakened Conqueror's Haki.

However, the other naval personnel, being part of this system, should not even think about becoming king or dominating. This is not something that can be determined by strength; it's entirely a matter of self-interest.

Therefore, it is possible for Aokiji to awaken Conqueror's Haki because he has become a Fleet Admiral, but it is absolutely impossible for Kizaru.

However, now that Sakazuki has broken away from the Navy system, it's not impossible for him to awaken Conqueror's Haki, but Robert still believes he doesn't have that chance.

Just look at what Sakazuki did after resigning from the Navy. He established a civilian law enforcement agency with functions similar to the Navy, and kept a close eye on the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Blackbeard Pirates, the pirates who had clashed with him during the Marineford War.

Sakazuki's obsession with revenge has consumed his entire life. He is now so petty and devoid of any kingly aura that it's impossible for him to awaken Conqueror's Haki.

Sakazuki has become increasingly conflicted as he lives. His original concept of absolute justice is in huge conflict with his current identity, making it difficult for him to even overcome his cognitive contradictions. How could he possibly master Conqueror's Haki, a skill that relies heavily on the depth of one's mind?

So unless the world's rules are so double-standard, creating a Haki system that only weakens other Logia-type Devil Fruits but has no effect on the Magma-Magma Fruit, then Sakazuki has no right to challenge him right now!

Robert charged forward, his body surging with blue-purple electricity and red-black domineering aura, which intertwined and converged into a twisted and coiling thunder dragon.

Sakazuki still managed to conjure a magma shield to defend himself, but the lightning dragon shattered it the moment it touched the magma, ultimately striking Sakazuki hard.

Sakazuki had encountered Conqueror's Haki before; after all, he was a former Marine Admiral, and his counterparts were at least Yonko-level in terms of combat power.

However, the Four Emperors he encountered before were either like Kaido, who relied on hand-to-hand combat and was imbued with Conqueror's Haki, so he could at least dodge and parry with his physical skills; or like Whitebeard, whose Haki was Haki, but whose Devil Fruit ability was Devil Fruit ability.

The combination of lightning strikes, which were so fast that they were impossible to dodge, and the three types of Haki, was something that even Sakazuki had never encountered before, and he immediately suffered a great loss.

The Thunder Dragon's Armament Haki is responsible for grabbing elemental entities, Conqueror's Haki is responsible for suppressing Devil Fruit abilities and dealing mental damage, lightning itself is responsible for elemental damage, and even Observation Haki is responsible for precise guidance and blurring the opponent's Observation Haki perception.

Robert didn't even activate his Thor form, but with just this one attack, he almost made the unsuspecting Sakazuki cough up blood. If he hadn't already trained his body to the highest level, he might have been killed by that blow.

The Thunder Dragon plowed a trench nearly half a meter deep in the ground, pushing Sakazuki's body backward for a full twenty or thirty meters.

Sakazuki's elemental transformation was completely useless; he could only rely on his own Armament Haki to withstand it.

When the Thunder Dragon disappeared, Sakazuki was left only with the strength to breathe.

The five elders, in their beast-like forms, rushed towards them. Robert had long since vanished, but Sakazuki could still hear his last words before he left:

"If you show up in Mary Geoise, then Huang Mu will be completely alone. We're all adults, and we have to take responsibility for the decisions we make."

Sakazuki glared hatefully at the spot where Robert had disappeared, the ground beneath his feet turned into lava, and then he was completely swallowed up by the earth.

Not only was Robert unwilling to be entangled with the Five Elders right now, but Sakazuki also dared not face the Five Elders alone.

In the eyes of these five Celestial Dragons, who are at the top of the world, everyone else is an ant, and Sakazuki's status as a former Marine Admiral is nothing.

Especially now that he's injured, if the Five Elders want to bring up the old grievances about his withdrawal from the Navy, he could very well be done for today. He doesn't have Robert's ability to come and go as he pleases.