One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Lieutenant General Tsuru also sighed: "Robert D. Niro, Robert De Niro, how stupid was I to not realize that these two names are almost identical in pronunciation except for the phrasing?"

Robert laughed and said, "It's not that similar, is it? I actually have a Taiwanese translation called Robert De Niro, but that one gets recognized as soon as it's mentioned."

Sengoku was still indignant: "Do you know how much I thought highly of you back then? Even Zephyr told me more than once that you would definitely become one of the three admirals, or even the Fleet Admiral!"

Robert said helplessly, "So what? We're still the Celestial Dragons' loyal dogs, forced to aid and abet them in oppressing the common people..."

Sengoku was speechless for a moment. He was aware of what Robert had said, and he couldn't even refute the facts.

Vice Admiral Tsuru quickly came to his old friend's rescue: "Robert, the Navy does have many constraints, but we have done our best to do things that are beneficial to the people within the existing framework. And you, with your talent and ability, why do you want to be a pirate who disrupts order?"

Robert showed no mercy to Vice Admiral He: "Between the 13th and 18th two months ago, more than seven fleets and no fewer than forty warships were transferred to the East China Sea, with a total of 40,000 naval personnel deployed. What mission were they carrying out?"

Sengoku had long since resigned from his post as marshal, but he didn't even need to ask. Upon hearing about this bizarre large-scale mobilization, his face turned pale and he broke out in a cold sweat. Lieutenant General Tsuru was also speechless for a moment.

Peacock, listening from the sidelines, was completely bewildered. She couldn't help but whisper, "Did the navy mobilize such a large force a few months ago? That's enough to wage a war to destroy a nation, right? How come I've never heard of it?"

Seeing that no one answered, Robert simply answered his own question: "The Kingdom of Corgia was once a member state of the World Government, but when the Germa Kingdom of the North Blue invaded the East Blue, it was the first country it attacked. The royal family and nobles of the Kingdom of Corgia fled their country with their gold and silver treasures at the first opportunity."

"After that, the Kingdom of Kogia was in a state of war in which the people spontaneously resisted the invasion. Of course, the revolutionary army also contributed to it."

"But as long as the Kingdom of Corgia hasn't declared its demise, it remains a member state of the World Government, right? Why doesn't the World Government punish the Germa Kingdom? Why doesn't it mediate the war?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru hesitated, as they were merely naval personnel, and the political decisions of the World Government were not their concern, so they hadn't really thought about these issues in detail before.

"Our country has been invaded, our land occupied, and our wives and children murdered. At this time, both our own nobles and the World Government have all disappeared. I would like to ask you, if you were citizens of the Kingdom of Gia, would you continue to firmly support the World Government, or would you turn around and join the Revolutionary Army that is helping them?"

Seeing that the elders remained silent, Peacock became even more convinced that what Robert said was all well and good. Otherwise, with the abilities of intelligent people like Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru, they would have already found loopholes in their words and countered them.

"Of course we should join the revolutionary army to resist! What's there to consider? What's there to be afraid to say?"

The peacock was filled with righteous indignation, but General Crane did not reprimand her.

Robert laughed and greeted him, "Is that Peacock? Long time no see. I'm sorry for damaging your reputation before. Although I didn't spread those rumors, they were caused by me. I sincerely apologize to you."

Peacock initially wanted to refuse with pride, but since Robert, now one of the Four Emperors, was being as humble as possible, she couldn't bring herself to be angry.

"It's alright, it's all in the past. Now you're a pirate and I'm a marine. I won't hold back if we meet at sea again."

Robert laughed heartily and said, "But I will definitely go easy on you, because you still have a conscience and are a good marine. Only when there are more good marines like you can there be fewer stinking pirates like us."

The more he said that, the less Peacock knew how to respond. As the saying goes, one shouldn't hit a smiling face; he was praising her so much, how could she possibly continue to speak ill of him?

Vice Admiral Tsuru coughed twice, interrupting Robert's attempt to seduce his granddaughter. If he had said a few more words, Peacock would have blushed and started thinking about how to leave the Navy and join the Raibu.

Robert also timely changed the subject: "So it is the World Government that forced the people to side with the Revolutionary Army, not the Revolutionary Army that used any despicable means to coerce the people. When your opponents make a series of blunders, you just need to do what you are supposed to do step by step, and people will make a fair choice on their own."

"If the people are innocent, why does the world government execute them?"

"And it was done in the form of a hunting competition, where the common people of the Kingdom of Kogia were cruelly slaughtered as prey!"

"The navy landed on the island two weeks in advance to clear it out, arresting everyone and labeling them. Don't you know what you're doing?"

"answer me!"

Do you even know what the mission is?!

Zhan Guo replied dejectedly, "We know."

Peacock's pupils dilated in shock. What Robert said was simply too shocking. As a naval officer, she simply did not want to believe that it was all true!

She looked at her grandmother as if in supplication, only to see that Lieutenant General Tsuru's face was even redder than hers, and she was so ashamed that she almost couldn't breathe.

Peacock felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, realizing that there was no secret to it, and everything was as Robert had said.

Robert's voice calmed down:

"Now I'd like to ask, what heinous things have I, a pirate, done?"

"Who among us is righteous, and who is evil?"

Chapter 12 My lord, times have changed!

Everyone on the other end of the phone fell silent, because Robert's question had truly stumped them.

None of these high-ranking naval officers dared to say they were unaware of the hunting competition; most of them had even personally participated in the preliminary preparations.

Robert's question is a real soul-searching one. He's a pirate, and he's even risen to the top of the pirate world, becoming one of the Four Emperors. But if you really want to count what evil deeds he's done, it seems like there really aren't any.

The Navy initially classified him as a pirate because Blackbeard smeared him, claiming he was involved in the massacre of nobles from member states of the World Government.

However, as Robert's fame grew, his actions became increasingly difficult to ignore. The Navy had thoroughly investigated his background countless times and knew that the so-called involvement in the massacre of the city was utter nonsense.

When Blackbeard and his crew were wreaking havoc, Robert was still in the Kingdom of Lulusia. So many people could testify for Robert. As the culprit behind the Infinite Roberts, the Navy knows Robert's innocence best.

But so what? The Navy can't possibly admit that they made a mistake and exonerate this pirate who participated in the attack on Marineford.

Afterwards, the things Robert did didn't seem to be considered any major heinous crimes. He joined the Whitebeard Pirates in attacking Marineford in order to settle scores with Akainu, the enemy who ruined his life.

In Dressrosa, he fought Doflamingo, a tyrant who enslaved and oppressed civilians, and ended up rescuing all the people of Dressrosa.

Even when Robert later robbed the Golden City, those who had been released by him spontaneously sang his praises, because they had all been cheated out of their wealth by Tesoro using the power of the Gold-Gold Fruit and were forced to stay in the Golden City as slaves.

As for his battle with Charlotte Linlin and his attack on Kaido's territory, such dogfighting among pirates can hardly be considered a crime. In fact, the Navy should secretly thank him for helping to eliminate two pirate overlords who had dominated the New World for many years.

Later, when he attacked Eghard and killed Satan, one of the Five Elders, he knew that Robert was Robert De Niro, so he could guess that he had been in contact with Vegapunk for a long time.

The Navy is well aware that the World Government intends to execute Vegapunk, so what's wrong with them going to his rescue as allies?

It seems that the only thing that can be blamed on Robert is his attack on Mary Geoise during the World Conference.

However, Lieutenant General Tsuru wanted to speak several times, but felt that he had no right to do so.

What kind of place is Mary Geoise? On the surface, it's said to be a holy place in the world, but in reality, it's the dirtiest place in the world.

The Celestial Dragons committed countless heinous acts there. Robert and the Revolutionary Army's rampage in Mary Geoise this time was more about rescuing countless slaves than destruction.

Weren't those slaves human beings? The Navy couldn't protect their human rights, yet Robert, a pirate, rescued them. Neither Sengoku nor Vice Admiral Tsuru could bring themselves to condemn Robert's actions.

Upon closer reflection, Robert, one of the Four Emperors of the Sea, seems more like a champion of justice, while these high-ranking Navy officers are nothing more than a group of executioners who aid and abet evil.

Garp, who had remained silent until now, broke the silence, indirectly easing the awkwardness between his two old comrades:

"Robert, Coby has been captured by Blackbeard. What do you think about this?"

Robert knew that he could only gain some advantage verbally at most, and it was absolutely impossible to persuade these marines to help him deal with Im through talk. So he simply took the opportunity offered by Garp and changed the subject.

"How can I see? I see with my eyes."

Garp was speechless: "You and Coby were comrades who fought side by side, and you have an irreconcilable feud with Blackbeard. Don't you want to do something about it?"

Robert was momentarily puzzled: "I understand that you all discovered my true identity and called to confront me, but you don't expect me to go with you to rescue Koby, do you?"

If there were a poll in the One Piece world to rank the most despicable characters, Momonosuke would definitely be at the top of the list. The only one who could be said to be able to easily surpass Momonosuke would be the deserter king, Koby.

Robert felt that if he had to find a way to clear the name of Akainu, a bastard he could never forgive, the only way was to kill Coby with one punch.

Robert was already being very considerate by not taking the time out of his busy schedule to personally kill Coby, but now, judging from Garp's words, he actually wants to do his part to save him!

Garp sighed and said, "Blackbeard captured Coby, intending to threaten the Navy into allowing him to establish a country and become its king."

"The Navy will absolutely not compromise on this matter, but Coby is, after all, a member of the Navy. He was captured during a mission, and if we don't save him, it will discourage many people."

Robert interrupted Garp: "Wait, wait... these things have nothing to do with me. Even if I were to consider my status as a Navy lieutenant commander, let alone the fact that I am now a pirate, I would have no reason to save Coby."

Peacock said somewhat displeasedly, "Hey, that's a rather heartless thing to say. Don't you care about our camaraderie from back then?"

Robert said in a strange tone, "Don't blame me for being petty, but I really don't have a good impression of Coby."

"Didn't I deserve more credit for protecting civilians on Beehive Island? But when it came to rewards and promotions, he got a promotion while I had to beg and plead, even resorting to threats and deception, to get myself a regular naval rank."

"Then in Dressrosa, I made the greatest contribution, and then, I was barely given the rank of lieutenant colonel, while Coby just casually patrolled the sea and was promoted to colonel."

Peacock almost laughed out loud. She could really hear a hint of resentment in Robert's tone. It seemed that he deeply resented the way the navy suppressed ordinary soldiers without connections.

Garp coughed and said, "If we promote a pirate like you to a higher rank, the Navy will really become a laughing stock."

Robert rolled his eyes: "Back then, you didn't know I was a pirate. I only became one because I didn't have any powerful connections. Coby, on the other hand, is your disciple, the hero Garp."

"If I hadn't interfered, Coby might have been molded into a new hero of the Navy. Did I get in his way, which is why he's been constantly being given the cold shoulder?"

Garp took a deep breath and said, "I understand what you mean. We'll go rescue Coby ourselves."

Robert scoffed: "How can we rescue them? Where is Blackbeard's main force? And where is Coby being held?"

"Even if you find him, are you just going to launch a full-scale attack?"

What if Blackbeard kills him in a fit of rage?

"Old man, times have changed!"

"That's not how you fight a war!"

Chapter 13 Blackbeard, you have a guts!

Garp was so angry that he was fuming. Putting aside Robert's accusation that he used his connections to pave the way for his disciple, the fact that a veteran naval officer who had fought all his life could be told by a junior who had only been in the service for two years that he didn't know how to fight was enough to make him furious.

But Sengoku, known as a strategist, grabbed Garp and said, "He's right. You don't even know where Koby is being held, so how are you going to rescue him?"

Robert inadvertently changed the course of many things, such as the capture of Coby.

Normally, Blackbeard should have been based on Beehive Island, so when Coby was captured, the Navy could easily guess where he was being held.

However, in the current timeline, Beehive Island was destroyed by Blackbeard himself during the great battle between Robert and Blackbeard. Since then, in order to avoid Robert's retaliation, Blackbeard has never settled on a specific island as his base, and has instead led his followers to move from place to place after each attack.

In this situation, it became a major problem for the Navy to figure out where Coby was being held, which indirectly led to the situation where, even after so much time had passed since the Egghead Island incident, Garp had not yet led the entire Blade Squad to rescue Coby, only to be captured by Blackbeard.

Of course, in this life, Aokiji did not leave the Navy after failing to win the position of Fleet Admiral, and naturally did not join Blackbeard's pirate crew. If Garp attacked him with a normal attack, it was really uncertain whether Blackbeard and his crew could withstand it.

Lieutenant General Tsuru spoke up: "From what you're saying, it seems you have a better suggestion?"

Robert said decisively, "No, I'm just saying your method won't work, it doesn't mean I have a better way."

Vice Admiral Tsuru, however, didn't believe his nonsense: "Robert, although we haven't known each other for long, I can tell you're an upright person, unlike other pirates..."

Robert chuckled: "No, no, no, stop trying to morally blackmail me. I've already been very generous by chatting with you for so long. The Four Emperors are very busy."

"Oh right, I almost forgot to ask how you found out my real identity?"

Peacock sighed and said, "We captured a CP agent named Alpha, who said that she helped you forge your identity."

Robert was speechless for a moment. He thought he had left some loophole that Lieutenant General Crane had caught, but he didn't expect that it was this unreliable guy Alpha who had implicated him.

Seeing that Robert remained silent, Peacock's voice softened: "Robert, please help me out by rescuing Koby."