One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Kalifa's pupils dilated in shock. She knew that Robert was incredibly powerful and that the Thunder Department was now a behemoth, but she never imagined that he had already taken over all the Sky Islands.

Ordinary people may never have heard of Skypiea, and many pirates may only have heard some legends about countries and islands above the clouds, but as the World Government's direct intelligence agency, CP knows Skypiea inside and out.

The islands in the White Sea include several large island nations, each the size of Qinghai Province. Each of these islands has its own independent government and a large population.

If it weren't for the fact that the region is so barren of natural resources and the transportation between Qinghai and Baihai is so inconvenient, the World Government would have brought this area under its jurisdiction long ago.

Now that Spandam is saying that Robert has occupied all the sky islands and even overcome the transportation problems that have stumped the World Government, Kalifa finds it hard to believe.

"You mean all the Sky Islands, including that so-called Kingdom of Gods, are now under the protection of the Thunder Department?"

Spandam nodded and then shook his head: "It's not the kind of protection that the Four Emperors provide by taxing the islands of the New World. It's that Robert and his men directly overthrew all the governments of the Sky Islands. Now they've held some kind of conference, letting the Sky Islanders discuss and decide on matters of governing their countries together."

"Robert and his pirate crew only care about making money and maintaining order. They leave everything else to the Sky Islanders to handle themselves. The Sky Islanders worship Robert like a god and have no intention of resisting him at all."

Kalifa became increasingly aware of the seriousness of the problem as she listened; Robert's rule over the Skypiea was far too deeply entrenched.

"How did they solve the transportation problem with Qinghai? I vaguely saw a portal when I came up by boat just now. Did Bruno make it?"

Fear flashed in Spandam's eyes as he shook his head, trembling, and said, "It wasn't Bruno. He's already killed. Robert found another person who ate the Door-Door Fruit..."

Kalifa trembled all over. She and the other former CP9 members had a very deep bond, having grown up together at the CP department's secret training base. Now, upon suddenly hearing that Bruno was dead, Kalifa felt as if her breath was about to stop.

She grabbed Spandam by the collar: "Think carefully before you speak! You're not dead! Why did Bruno die!"

Spandam trembled with fear: "I'm telling the truth. I saw Robert stab Bruno through the chest with a greatsword as wide as a door, and he told me that Bruno died of heavy metal poisoning..."

Kalifa grabbed Spandam and pulled him up: "I'm taking you back, and you better promise that everything you're saying is true!"

The little boy who had been following behind had a sly glint in his eyes as he cautiously took a few steps forward.

Kalifa glared at him fiercely: "Kill him. He's heard too much he shouldn't have."

Spandam unexpectedly shouted, "Don't kill him! Take him back with you!"

Kalifasen looked at Spandam with a cold gaze: "You'd better have a good reason, don't say things like you were stranded on a desert island together and developed feelings for each other."

Spandam swallowed hard. "He's the only son of Kozuki Oden, the former shogun of Wano Country! If we control him, we can control Oden's retainers, and we can easily launch a coup in Wano Country!"

"Leave this to me! I don't even need anyone else. This kid alone can turn Wano Country upside down and severely weaken Kaido!"

Momonosuke, standing to the side, no longer cared about the losses he had suffered at Spandam's hands these past few days; all he wanted was to get away from this hellish place with him.

Moreover, from what they just said, this group of people also have a deep grudge against Robert, the one who captured them and brought them here.

If we can use the power of these people to return to Wano Country and re-establish contact with his retainers, then restoring Wano Country is definitely a must. As for who is using whom, that's anyone's guess.

Upon hearing Momonosuke's identity, Kalifa immediately had a plan in mind: "Kozuki Oden has been dead for 20 years, this child looks only ten years old, right?"

Momonosuke used the same trick again, pitifully grabbing Kalifa's long legs with his child-like appearance: "Sister, I was sent here from 20 years ago by my mother's magic, please save me."

Kalifa squinted at the little boy who kept rubbing his face against her thigh.

"Storm Kick!"

Chapter 38 Biting the Hook

Kalifa isn't like Nami or Robin; she doesn't have a lower IQ from following Luffy and get taken advantage of by Momonosuke.

If this so-called young shogun of Wano Country didn't actually have high strategic value, Kalifa would have killed him ten times over just for touching her thigh.

Momonosuke, covered in blood after being hit by a Tempest Kick, was carried by the agent who first found them.

Even if Spandam is not dead and is hiding on Skypiea, which is important to the World Government and could potentially bring back crucial information about Rob Lucci and Raibu, it wouldn't warrant deploying Rob Lucci, Kaku, and Kalifa, three members of CP0.

Keep in mind that even for something as serious as executing Vegapunk, only three CP0 members were dispatched, not to mention that Kalifa and the others had a deep grudge against Spandam.

The reason the World Government was able to persuade the three of them to take action was largely because Spandam and Bruno were judged to be dead in the same incident. Since Spandam was still alive, there was a high probability that Bruno was also alive.

The hope that had just been ignited was extinguished so quickly; Kalifa now felt like killing someone.

Momonosuke thought that this long-legged blonde beauty would be like the other silly women he had encountered before, easily fooled by her childish appearance and able to take advantage of her at will. He was simply courting death.

Kalifa vented all her resentment over the loss of her best friend on Momonosuke. After all, all the World Government needed was his identity; they didn't need him to actually become the shogun of Wano Country in good health.

Even physically torturing Momonosuke didn't quell her anger. As if she had just remembered something, she said, "Oh right, Kaido is no longer the master of Wano Country."

"Just over a month ago, Robert D. Neel dispatched two of Raibu's top generals, Ace and Law, who, together with the Revolutionary Army and Luffy's crew, completely defeated Kaido and his Beasts Pirates."

"As for Wano Country, it has now been divided up by the Raibu and the Straw Hat Grand Fleet."

Momonosuke's screams were cut short; he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Seemingly knowing what he wanted to ask, Kalifa explained, "It seems they handed Wano Country over to the Revolutionary Army, and now the Revolutionary Army is carrying out some kind of campaign to overthrow the three great mountains."

"Can you guess what these so-called three mountains are?"

Spandam asked uncertainly, "Are there any famous mountains in Wano Country? I'm not very familiar with the situation there."

Kalifa counted on her fingers: "Not mountains in the real sense, but the so-called privileged classes that oppress the common people, such as imperialism represented by the General's Mansion, feudalism represented by the worship of local evil gods, and bureaucratic capitalism represented by the samurai class."

"I heard that all the land in Wano Country has now been distributed to ordinary people and is no longer controlled by officials and samurai. The common people are overjoyed, while the samurai seem to have been purged quite badly."

Momonosuke could no longer feel the pain in his body; he only felt dizzy and fainted because he couldn't catch his breath.

Kalifa glanced at Momonosuke and casually touched his carotid artery: "He thinks he's something special. If it weren't for the fact that he could cause some trouble for the Revolutionary Army, we should have killed him long ago."

Kalifa's communicator glowed red as she grabbed Spandam and warned, "Keep your mouth shut. If we're discovered, we won't be able to get back to Qinghai from this altitude."

Spandam quickly covered his mouth tightly. In the distance, a cargo ship was approaching the island when a commotion suddenly broke out on its deck.

Kalifa and the CP agent, carrying Spandam and Momonosuke, used Moonwalk to quickly rush towards the cargo ship.

After passing through the stern, they quickly met up with another agent. The three of them took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the cabin and hide in the gaps between several cloud boxes.

The Dontata sentinel, who was hiding in the shadows, watched as they slipped into the gap between the cargo holds and quickly signaled to another sentinel on the deck.

"All the agents who infiltrated the sky island have regrouped. They successfully rescued Spandam and Momonosuke, and they are currently hiding in the cargo hold of the ADM."

The command center's order came through the Den Den Mushi: "The ADM can return to Qinghai now. Send them back to Fishman Island."

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Kaku sailed at sea with the merchant ship for more than a day, but there was still no sign of him taking to the sky. He realized that his ship probably wouldn't be heading to the Sky Island.

Kaku didn't know if the other two's journey was going smoothly, and after waiting for a while, unwilling to give up, he gritted his teeth and jumped off the boat when he could see an island in the distance.

He didn't even bother to conceal himself when he left the cargo ship, and used Moonwalk to fly swiftly towards the nearest island.

Once he gets to the island, he can quickly contact his companions to pick him up, and while there are still merchant ships from Dressrosa coming and going from Fishman Island, he can go back and try his luck one more time.

The moment his feet touched the ground, Kaku pulled out a specially made remote Den Den Mushi from his pocket. Just as he was about to make a call, he suddenly felt a lightness in his hand.

Kaku quickly assumed a defensive stance. After all, he was a powerful user who had reached the awakened state of a Devil Fruit. The Den Den Mushi he was holding suddenly disappeared, and he instantly realized that an enemy was attacking.

A handsome man carrying a long sword emerged from the woods, holding Kaku's lost Den Den Mushi in his hand.

Trafalgar Law!

Kaku, an agent, could not possibly be unaware of a pirate worth over 30 billion. His mind raced. Even if he had been in a hurry when he left the cargo ship, it shouldn't have attracted the attention of a top-level expert like Law so quickly.

Unless he was on the ship the whole time, or Raibu possesses a method that can instantly send powerful individuals to any location.

If it's not one of those two scenarios, then there's probably only one truth: "You all knew I'd gotten on board all along? Or was this all part of Robert's plan?"

Luo smiled and said, "Robert did make some arrangements, but since he got involved, the command and decision-making power has been completely handed over to me."

"Letting you onto the ship was of course part of our plan, including letting you discover the Sky Island."

"You should know that all the routes to Sky Island are now controlled by the Thunder Department. Unless you send some strong individuals to fly up into the clouds by their own strength, there is no way to find out that Sky Island is in our hands."

"Oh, by the way, even if a real expert flies up there on their own, we'll know immediately."

“Dr. Vegapunk has already deployed solar power generation equipment throughout the White Sea, which can both convert and store energy and monitor the entire White Sea.”

Kaku's breathing quickened, and white smoke, unique to awakened Zoan-type Devil Fruits, wafted from his body. Judging from Law's completely open attitude, he probably had no intention of leaving alive today.

"Where are Lucci and Kalifa?!"

Luo made no attempt to hide anything: "We'll put Kalifa back. After all, we've put on such a big show, someone has to go and give tickets to the audience."

"As for Rob Lucci, we won't do anything to him. After all, we'll need him to stir up some trouble later."

"Alright, the question and answer session is over."

Luo slowly drew his long sword: "Now it's time to solve your problem!"

Chapter 39 Mending the Nest

With a calm expression, Ah San proactively extended his hand and put on the sea stone handcuffs that Sengoku had pulled out. The moment his Devil Fruit power was restricted, the tall, middle-aged man's image instantly transformed back into the thin, small Ah San.

Sengoku watched with great interest as he returned to his original form: "According to our informant, you ate the Paramecia-type Gluttony Fruit."

"The previous user of the Gluttony Fruit was Wapol, the former king of Drum Kingdom. He did not show any ability to change his appearance, so is this your unique development direction?"

Ah San, seemingly open to all, said, "The Gluttony Fruit allows you to enhance yourself by eating certain items. Eating some metal to modify your bone structure will naturally change your appearance. It's that easy, isn't it?"

"Your informant knows me very well. Even many of the organization's executives don't know about my Devil Fruit ability. Let me guess, could this informant be one of my old subordinates from when I was still making toys a year ago?"

Aside from a few very close people like Robert De Niro, almost no one knows about the Devil Fruit ability of the Indian man, because this fruit was won by Robert De Niro in the Corrida Colosseum back then.

Once the Indian reveals his Devil Fruit ability, people will soon connect this relationship to the connection between Robert and his alternate account.

Moreover, as a big shot in charge of finances, A-San rarely needs to fight. Most of the time, his Devil Fruit ability is used to help Robert and Raibu's research team make some synthetic materials.

Since there's no need to fight, it's naturally easier for Ah San to hide his Devil Fruit abilities. He's always kept the Gluttony Fruit as a trump card for emergencies.

However, when Dressrosa was liberated, India was, after all, the flag bearer of the underground factory riot, and he did use the power of the Gluttony Fruit to fight a few battles.

Although his application of Devil Fruit powers was very primitive at that time, if you were observant, you could still guess some of the details of his abilities.

Back then, the Indians were turned into toys and formed an organization called Monopoly in the underground factory in Dressrosa. Most of the toy brothers who followed him at that time have now become the backbone of the political arena in Dressrosa.

On the surface, they all pretended to have nothing to do with India, and some even became staunch royalists, often using the excuse that India had too much power to hinder him. But only these people knew in their hearts that they were firmly on India's side.

This is the main reason why Reibu has always maintained a very high degree of control over Dressrosa, no matter how many times the ownership of the city has changed hands.

Since the Indian had answered the question so readily, Sengoku didn't hold back either: "He is indeed an old subordinate, but he was recruited even earlier than the subordinates you gathered during the Dressrosa incident."

Ah San's expression froze. Zhan Guo pushed up his glasses and said, "All the other key cadres of your Thunder Department are so well hidden that it's hard for us to find any of them."

"So we can only target those who are exposed, and coincidentally, this person has such a large business in the New World."

Ah San smiled bitterly and said, "Xiao Luo was a brother who was brought out with me by the adults back then. What conditions did you promise him to make him betray the adults?"