One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

The great battle only ended when Admiral Aokiji intervened and used Ice Age to freeze the surrounding seas.

As their side determined the victor, the battle on Ghost Island also drew to a close.

Sabo defeated Jack the Drought, Zoro defeated King the Wildfire, Franky and Queen the Plague met but did not recognize each other, and in the end Queen fell at the feet of Sanji, whose bloodline factor had awakened.

The rest of the Straw Hat crew, along with Izo, who was released by Robert to return to Wano Country to save his hometown, together defeated the Flying Six, a group of mid-level officers of the Beasts Pirates.

Kaido and Charlotte Linlin teamed up against four rising stars: Ace, Luffy, Law, and Kid. At first, the two veteran Yonko were overwhelming the four youngsters, but as Luffy's Nika Fruit was forced to awaken, and Ace broke through his own limits in the battle, extinguishing Charlotte Linlin's Prometheus with a single punch, the outcome of the battle was no longer in doubt.

Two former Yonko were thrown into the lava eruption on Onigashima, their fate unknown, while several young pirates will inherit everything they lost.

Robert had long since given up on participating in the siege. Given his current status, it would be beneath him to team up with others to deal with Kaido or Charlotte Linlin.

Of course, he didn't just abandon Ace and the others, letting them go through a fierce battle and then be surrounded by the Navy.

His original plan was to take Hela to Mary Geoise for a quick look and make an appearance. If the Navy can play the "borrowing a path to attack Guo" trick, then I can naturally do the same. I'm asking you, if you can aim your cannons, which can destroy an island, at the World Government's holy site, do you Navy want to continue fighting the pirates to the death or go back to save your lord?

But before Robert's plan could be put into action, a fleet that was both logical and unexpected was seen speeding toward them.

The legendary Shanks arrived just in time, standing between Luffy and the Marines once again, just like he did two years ago when he blocked Luffy at Marineford, and ended the great battle with his own face.

Upon seeing Shanks enter, Robert turned and left, casually informing Marco, who was traveling with Hela to Mary Geoise, that he could simply return to Skypiea.

On an unnamed island in the New World, there stand two lonely graves, one belonging to the former king of the sea, Whitebeard, and the other bearing the name of Robert D. Neru.

When Robert faked his death, Ace erected a tombstone for him next to Whitebeard's grave. Later, Robert didn't remove his own tombstone; it just stood there quietly, keeping Whitebeard company.

For two years, Robert had not come to visit Whitebeard's grave. Only today did he bring a jug of strong liquor and sit down in front of Whitebeard's grave.

"Dad, you must have known back then that I could never truly be your godson, right?"

"You're so clever. You knew I wasn't being sincere, but you still genuinely helped me. You just used moral blackmail on me right away."

"I sold my grandfather's land without a second thought, giving away all the wealth you'd accumulated over a lifetime. So naturally, I have no face to come see you."

"I'm here today to inform you that we have completely reclaimed our territory, and all the brothers in the group are still here."

"I'm just a little sorry for your two old friends from back then, because I bet them on the New World."

Robert stood up and poured all the strong liquor from the flask in front of Whitebeard's tombstone: "Now I am one of the Four Emperors. No, that's not accurate. If Shanks keeps his word, it might not be long before there is only one Emperor left on the sea."

"So I'll be a bit busy for a while, and the next time I come here should be after I've taken down Im."

"It's not that I'm determined to keep an eye on him, but I won't feel at ease until that old bastard is dead."

"You have no idea how insidious he is; he always wears a cloak and pretends to be a woman."

"And guess what? I went to Mary Geoise these past few days and saw..."

"He's a TS!"

"The feud with Im is no longer a personal grudge. People who use transvestite accounts to deceive others' feelings deserve to die."

"I'm going to act on behalf of Heaven!"

Chapter 3 Shanks' Face, Navy's Substance

When Shanks' Face Fruit is activated, its specific effect is that both sides in a battle must give him face and temporarily stop fighting.

However, no ability is invincible. For example, Robert just destroyed Mary Geoise and asked Shanks to mediate. The Five Elders said, "Okay, let's stop fighting." Robert then turned around and ambushed Im, taking down some of his health. Im then started to fight back, and Robert asked Shanks to mediate again. This kind of bug, where Robert ambushes again, is impossible to exploit.

Shanks gives face on the premise that both parties give him face. If anyone doesn't, Shanks will help the party who gave face to teach that ungrateful person a lesson.

Most people on this sea know what's going on, especially Ace and Luffy, two young men who already have a deep friendship with Shanks.

Although they had just defeated two of the Four Emperors and should have been reaping the rewards of their victory, after such a great battle, these people were at least exhausted, if not completely worn out.

At this critical moment, Shanks stepped in to hold off the Marines for them. If everyone didn't give Shanks face and continued to slowly digest the spoils of the battle, it would be too tactless. So everyone quickly boarded the ship and sailed away from Onigashima without looking back.

The Navy looked extremely reluctant, but as they watched Luffy and his allies leave, they were actually relieved.

While others might not know, Fleet Admiral Aokiji and Kizaru, who was in charge of the Science Defense Force, were well aware that Satan Sanka, one of the Five Elders, was sitting on Kizaru's warship.

They just had a major battle with the Big Mom Pirates. If they were to immediately go and attack the alliance of top young pirates who had just defeated two Yonko, they probably wouldn't have a good ending without losing several high-ranking officers here today.

With Shanks mediating, the Navy can save face and return with the recently captured Charlotte family executives to report back.

It's not that we don't want to complete the mission of dethroning Robert from the position of one of the Four Emperors, but the only remaining veteran Four Emperor, Shanks, is currently engaged in a war of attrition, and the Navy is no longer up to the task.

Red-Haired Shanks stood at the bow of the ship and said politely, "The order of the New World has always been maintained by the Four Emperors. Is the Navy trying to force the Four Emperors to join forces and drive you out first?"

Aokiji stood on the deck of the foremost warship, confronting Shanks. He understood the implication in Shanks' words: Shanks meant that Shanks should leave this matter alone, and since he had intervened, he would naturally clean up the mess in the New World and give the World Government an explanation.

However, he couldn't let the Navy's prestige slip out: "The world's order should be established by the World Government and maintained by the Navy. When did it become the turn of a bunch of pirates to take on this responsibility?"

"And you're saying the Four Emperors joined forces? Where are the Four Emperors now?"

"Whitebeard has already been executed by our Navy. Kaido and Charlotte Linlin are probably in dire straits now, aren't they?"

"In a situation like this, instead of choosing to protect yourselves, do you intend to fight the Navy all by yourself?"

Shanks chuckled: "Whitebeard has a successor. Robert and I were originally sworn enemies, so it's impossible for us to join forces."

"But there are always exceptions, such as when we have a common enemy!"

That's about enough. Shanks' attitude was clear: Don't worry, you all know what grudge I have against Robert. As long as the Navy isn't the external conflict that forces us to join forces, the Four Emperors of the New World will still check and balance each other as before.

Aokiji felt that it was about time, and snorted coldly, saying, "Tell Robert that the crimes he committed in Mary Geoise are unforgivable, and our Navy will issue the highest level of warrants for his arrest and that of his pirate crew."

"As for you, Red-Haired Shanks, I advise you to be careful."

The two stared at each other from a distance, which appeared tense to outsiders, but a seasoned veteran like Kizaru had already begun arranging for his men to turn around and leave.

A newsbird carrying world economic news landed awkwardly on the warship, and Garp laughed to defuse the embarrassment: "It's my newspaper that arrived."

Aokiji and Shanks averted their gazes and tacitly gave the order to retreat.

Along with the Big Mom Pirates, the pirates who were not captured also hurriedly retreated under Shanks' protection. As for their brothers and sisters who had already been captured by the Navy, they could only think of a way to deal with them later.

The navy left Onigashima and escorted the captured pirates directly towards the Red Line. Everyone tacitly refrained from mentioning the mission they had come with.

What do you mean by pulling Robert down from the position of one of the Four Emperors? They didn't even see the Thunder Clan during this campaign. They were either fighting small groups of pirates along the way, battling the Big Mom Pirates, or confronting Shanks.

Now that there's a way out, why not just return? Are you really going to attack those islands that Lei Bu just occupied?

Even if Shanks came to mediate, he only brought his flagship, the Red Force. His pirate crew had just fought a major battle to stop Blackbeard from searching for the One Piece, and suffered considerable losses.

Of the current forces on our side, Robert's Thunder Division has actually preserved the most intact strength. After all, they have been fighting smoothly all the way and were the first to finish their battles, allowing them to rest for a few days.

The main naval force retreated directly to the new naval headquarters, which had been relocated to the G1 branch in the New World. Kizaru's warship, however, broke away from the main force shortly after the naval retreat and sailed alone towards Egghead Island.

After seven or eight days of adventure, the young pirates who had finally helped liberate Wano Country and killed two of the Four Emperors were gathering on the Thousand Sunny. Luffy, as the host, did not act like a host at all, and just kept shouting that he was hungry.

Ace lay sprawled on the deck, completely unconcerned about his image: "Luffy, shouldn't we have a banquet after winning?"

Luffy's eyes lit up at the mention of a banquet: "A banquet! Yes! We must have a three-day banquet!"

He seemed to remember something: "Where's Robert? That bastard promised to fight Kaido with us, but he hasn't shown up at all!"

Law, holding his long sword, leaned against the railing and said with a smile, "Robert said from the beginning that he would be responsible for drawing the fire from the front. Why do you think Kaido only brought a few high-ranking officers to deal with us? It's because his massive forces were tied down on the front lines by Robert."

"And why did the navy only arrive today? It's because Robert and the Revolutionary Army caused a huge disturbance in Mary Geoise, which held them all back."

What Law described was not the case at all. None of the Beast Pirates' main fighting force went to the front line; they were all concentrated in Wano Country and Onigashima to snipe at those few.

As for Mary Geoise, Robert waited until the navy left before making his move.

However, now that Luo is a high-ranking member of the Thunder Department, he naturally has to speak up for his organization.

Guess where Robert is right now?

Luffy asked in confusion, "Where is he?"

Luo smiled and said, "Prepare a banquet in Wano Country!"

Chapter 4 Fire Festival

The Flower Capital is preparing a grand banquet. Wano Country has a tradition of fire festivals, and now that the whole country has been liberated, it is naturally even more worthy of celebration.

Ace had a high reputation in Wano Country. He had been here several years ago, but at that time he had not yet joined the Whitebeard Pirates, so naturally he could not overthrow the Shogun's mansion and Kaido's rule on his own.

This time, Ace and Law directly raised the banner of the Raibu, and now everyone in Wano Country knows that it was the Raibu and the Straw Hat Grand Fleet that defeated the nobles who oppressed them.

Apart from Kanjuro, who was already dead, and Izo, who was with Ace during the Onigashima battle, all the other members of the Nine Red Scabbards gathered in the Flower Capital. They found it unbelievable that Robert, the newly crowned Yonko, was working like an apprentice next to a grumpy old man, doing the work of a cook, which was considered lowly in Wano Country.

Longbread picked up a plate of sweet and sour pork and made to dump it in the trash can, but Robert quickly stopped him: "Old man! What are you doing! That's my masterpiece!"

The long bread pointed at Robert's nose and cursed, "You're getting cocky! Can you even call this a dish?!"

"High in oil, high in salt, high in sugar! Is this for humans or pigs?!"

"True cooking is about preserving the original flavor of the ingredients! If you use these seasonings to mask the natural taste of the food, then I'll just eat the seasonings directly!"

"If I eat your cooking, I'll first get as fat as a pig, and then my health will completely collapse!"

Robert argued forcefully, even though he knew that the chef in the world was the best, if not the best, and that he himself was probably only a beginner in this world. But he was now representing the hundreds of years of Chinese culinary heritage, and he absolutely could not back down.

"What do you know, old man? If the original flavor of the ingredients is delicious, why don't you just pull out the pig intestines and suck out the original ingredients to eat?"

A young man in a chef's uniform cautiously tugged at Robert's sleeve and pleaded in a low voice, "Sir, Master is old. Please don't hold it against him. I'm afraid he'll get sick from anger."

Robert said angrily, "I'll give Little Robert some face today!"

Longbread's mustache practically flew to the sky: "Robert, let me tell you, stick to being a pirate! You're just not cut out to be a chef! You'll never become a master chef!"

Robert also got angry: "I know a master chef who thought he was so awesome. He even dared to develop dumplings with garlic, chili, and bean paste filling for pasta. And guess what? He just died right there! The diners did it themselves!"

Seeing that the old man was choking on the bread and was about to pass out, Xiao Luo quickly went over and pulled him to sit down so he could catch his breath.

Once the long bread had calmed down a bit, it walked back to Robert's side with an apologetic look: "My lord..."

Robert waved his hand dismissively: "Don't be afraid. We've been brothers for so many years. I won't hold a grudge against you just because you became his apprentice. But just learn some skills from him. Don't be arrogant like these so-called 'specialty chefs'."

The old brothers who followed Robert out of Jaya Island back then are actually doing quite well. Ah San has become a well-known business tycoon on the high seas, while Little Luo has always persisted in the catering business that Robert originally gave them, and now he has become the big boss of the largest chain restaurant enterprise in the New World.

Even though he was the least successful of the three, Da Luo, relying on the Door-Door Fruit and the experience he gained in the Whitebeard Pirates' logistics department over the past two years, became the logistics support manager of the Lightning Division.

Of these old buddies, Robert felt he had wronged Little Luo the most. Over the years, he had practically left him to his own devices, only providing some support in terms of funds and connections, without caring about his personal growth.

The kidnapping of Longbread was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Robert hadn't initially planned to keep him locked up for long, so he arranged to send him to Greenbite Island.

Marco is essentially the second-in-command of the Thunder Department. Sending him there amidst their busy schedules is already more than enough. They can't possibly have Little Marco stay on Greenbite Island every day to watch over this old man, so the Indian recommended Little Luo, who happens to be deeply involved in the catering industry.

Like Ronaldo, Ronaldinho is not a particularly gifted or intelligent person; his only advantage is his diligence.