One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Akainu witnessed firsthand how Kizaru became what he is today. It was the higher-ups who, through a series of outrageous orders, forced a Marine who was full of contempt and hatred for pirates to adopt a righteous principle of neutrality.

It's not that Kizaru no longer hates pirates; he just hates both pirates and the World Government equally, and even hates himself for aiding and abetting evil.

Kizaru was already exhausted when he landed. When someone who can escape at the speed of light gives up retreating and resolutely fights back against the enemy, his speed advantage is already greatly reduced.

Moreover, his opponent was a young man whose speed was only slightly slower than his own. Even if Kizaru tried his best, he couldn't force Robert to his limit.

Therefore, at the last moment, he chose to retreat to Akainu's side and join forces with Akainu to force Robert to break through that barrier.

At this point, Kizaru no longer had the strength to get up and lay motionless on the ground.

Akainu rushed to Kizaru's side: "Did you hold back again...?"

When he saw the look of relief on Kizaru's face, he instinctively wanted to accuse him of not giving it his all, but Kizaru's real injuries stopped him from saying anything more.

Akainu hasn't seen Kizaru injured in over a decade. With his speed, it seems there's really no one in the world who can hurt him.

"I'm going after Blackbeard. Can you get up by yourself?"

Kizaru gave a weak smile: "Stop wasting your time, Sakazuki, sit down and keep me company."

"That bastard Blackbeard ran away as soon as he regained his strength. You didn't choose to chase him then, and you definitely won't catch him now."

Akainu snorted coldly. He knew that he probably wouldn't be able to catch up with Blackbeard, but his sense of justice compelled him to try his best no matter what.

"If you can't beat him, can't you at least outrun him? Why are you fighting to this extent? This isn't like you."

Kizaru gazed intently at the sky: "Hey, Sakazuki, have you... ever killed your best friend?"

Akainu's expression froze. Although he had left the Navy, he knew how good the relationship was between Kizaru and Vegapunk when they were both admirals. He had also been paying close attention to the situation at sea, so he understood that Kizaru's question was based on the great battle at Eghardt.

Although the World Government's final report stated that Robert, along with Straw Hat Luffy and the Giant Warrior Pirates, two top-tier pirate crews, attacked the World Government's research base, resulting in the deaths of Vegapunk and hundreds of his researchers.

However, given Akainu's understanding of the World Government, this statement should probably be interpreted in reverse. It's highly likely that Luffy and his crew went to rescue Vegapunk, but the World Government sent the Marines to kill him instead.

"Sorry, bro."

Kizaru chuckled: "No need to apologize, I didn't hold back this time, I really didn't beat him."

Akainu also looked towards the sea: "I know, I've never fought him either, and more than once."

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Robert lay on Fishman Island, laughing heartily, while the little raccoon cat Padon frantically pulled out leaves, transforming them into the famous doctors he knew to treat Robert.

Uta, hands on her hips, scolded, "You're still laughing? Didn't we agree that you were just putting on an act over there, making everyone think you were tied up? How did you end up all injured?"

"And if I hadn't happened to need to summon your clone to help with some work, would you have been beaten to death?"

Robert wasn't laughing because he had survived a close call, but because he had finally completed the task of breaking through the level cap with Kizaru's help.

His Thor state hadn't ended yet. After defeating Kizaru with all his might, he sensed someone using the leaves of the Padon tree to summon his clone. So he instantly activated quantum entanglement and transferred his main body to the location of this clone.

At first, he thought it was his master, who was far away on Sky Island, who wanted to summon him to gang up on the Five Elders. But he didn't expect that Uta had accidentally summoned his clone to use electronic control to build the Fishman Island battlefield.

Robert didn't dare answer Uta's question directly, so he changed the subject: "Has everyone left?"

Uta snorted and pointed to the CP agents around him who were working like zombies. Robert even saw Rob Lucci and several CP0 members among them.

"There isn't a single fishman on Fishman Island anymore. The moment these guys from the World Government arrive on Fishman Island, I'll pull them into a fake world of songs."

"Sister Karina said she'll be sending the last piece of stage scenery soon, so you'd better hide your injuries before she arrives."

Robert felt relieved, closed his eyes and let the doctor that Padon had conjured do his work, his mind focused on the reward for the mission he had just completed.

Dark Blue, add some points!

Chapter 56 Going Home?

In the established lore, the Navy is the strongest force under the World Government, and the three Admirals represent the pinnacle of the Navy's combat power.

Admirals are generally senior naval officers who are in their prime and are promoted based on their military achievements and combat strength. Their term of office only lasts during the period when their physical functions are at their peak and their combat experience has matured. When they get older and their combat strength declines, they will naturally be transferred to other positions and younger, more skilled officers will take over the position of admiral.

The global conscription was an extremely rare occurrence, mainly because the Marineford War emptied the navy from top to bottom.

The heavy casualties among the elite rank-and-file soldiers necessitate that someone take responsibility, and that responsibility can only fall to Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

As a result, the navy's top-level architecture and lower-level infrastructure were strangely both in deficit at the same time.

The new admiral will naturally be chosen from among the three admirals. If Akainu and Aokiji weren't so incompatible, it would be fine, but since the Ohara incident more than a decade ago, the two have gone down completely opposite paths.

This means that whichever of them becomes marshal, the other will inevitably become disloyal.

It seems that Akainu was forced to leave the Navy because of Robert's scheme to harm a Celestial Dragon in front of everyone, which led to his being ostracized by the World Government.

However, Robert, who was familiar with the plot, knew that even without him, Aokiji and Akainu would still have a great battle on Punk Hazard, with Aokiji losing a leg to help Akainu take over, while Aokiji would drift at sea and join the Blackbeard Pirates with ulterior motives.

With two of the three admirals gone, the navy's strategic deterrence immediately plummeted below the safety line. This is why a global draft was launched, with admirals being selected from civilians – a move that sounds like a joke.

As one of the three veteran admirals, Kizaru ate the top-tier Logia-type Glint-Glint Fruit, making his combat power absolutely top-tier. He must be a master who has surpassed the limits of his level.

In his direct confrontation with Kizaru, Robert abandoned his usual guerrilla tactics and engaged in a full-blown hand-to-hand battle with him for over a day. Ultimately, he barely managed to win thanks to his younger body, superior Conqueror's Haki, and other factors.

Robert wasn't angry at all about Kizaru's act of hiding behind Akainu at the end, because he understood perfectly why Kizaru did it.

Kizaru, who actively engaged in a head-on attack with Robert, essentially abandoned the greatest advantage of the Glint-Glint Fruit—speed.

In this situation, Kizaru couldn't even guarantee that he could force Robert to his limit, so when he was already struggling to hold on, he chose to put aside his pride and run behind Akainu to increase the pressure on Robert.

Indeed, Robert felt he had broken through some mysterious boundary after defeating Kizaru with a single move by Akainu and being nearly trapped to death by Akainu's magma.

Regardless of the process, I have indeed achieved the breakthrough I've been dreaming of through this great battle, and now it's time to reap the rewards of victory.

[Level Cap Quest Reward (Only Struggle) Completed: You can specify one of the four main attributes and obtain the skill that grants the next stage's maximum reward value.]

[Number of opponents defeated at max level or beyond the limit (2), Mastery of the world's rules (+2)]

Robert took a deep breath. He had already tangibly felt the increase in his control over the rules. As for which attribute's maximum reward skill he wanted to obtain, Robert already had a goal in mind.

Currently, among Robert's four attributes, only Strength has not reached 200 points, while Endurance and Spirit have both obtained the bonus skill of 200 points.

When Robert first debuted, he naturally chose to allocate his points evenly to ensure he didn't have any obvious weaknesses. But now, given his strength and status, allocating points evenly is no longer advisable.

To gain a foothold in this vast ocean, it is not enough to simply have no weaknesses; one must also possess a unique skill that others do not have, or that is superior to others'.

Therefore, strength was no longer within Robert's considerations, and as for endurance, given Robert's gambling nature, he would certainly be unwilling to accept choosing this life-saving skill.

Without any hesitation, he directly set up a skill reward of obtaining 400 points of maximum mental attribute.

Your Spirit stat is considered to be over 400 points. You can choose two of the following Spirit skill branches.

[Thus have I heard (Legendary Observation Haki Option!): Your Observation Haki reaches its peak as your mental strength grows. You can simultaneously unlock multiple branches of Observation Haki awakening, including but not limited to (Hearing the Voice of All Things, Mind Reading, Foresight)]

[I am Thunder (Legendary Logia-type Devil Fruit Option!): Your mental strength completely suppresses the side effects of the Devil Fruit. When Thunder God is activated, it is considered as the fruit's awakening level +1. During the duration of Thunder God state, you ignore any negative effects brought by the Devil Fruit.]

[A Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire (Legendary Conqueror's Haki Option!): Your Conqueror's Haki reaches its peak as your spiritual power grows. Based on your prerequisite skill (Gathering Faith), your Conqueror's Haki will receive a new weighting method. Thirty percent of the faith of all those who fight alongside you will be gathered into you, increasing the weight and total amount of your Conqueror's Haki.]

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Robert's breathing became rapid. He had calculated that even if someone who had eaten a Logia-type Devil Fruit put all their attribute points from level 0 to 50 into a single attribute, they could only accumulate that attribute to a little over 500 points at most.

This situation is highly unlikely, because it is impossible for someone who only adds to a single attribute to raise their level to 50, the level of a sea overlord.

Therefore, the best-case scenario for him right now is that he obtains a breakthrough reward of 400 points in an attribute through the reward mission during the breakthrough.

The reward of 400 points of maximum spirit attribute did not disappoint, providing four branch options at once, and each option is a top-tier legendary option!

You could say that even if you blindly picked any two options, this branch could become Robert's trump card to reach the top.

Moreover, these three options actually represent three development paths. The Observation Haki option focuses on future development. Choosing it now will not instantly increase combat power, but it opens up countless possibilities in the future. After all, even someone as strong as the Pirate King Roger only unlocked one top-tier branch of Observation Haki: Listening to the Voice of All Things.

Choosing the option brought by the Rumble-Rumble Fruit represents a powerful move that can decide the outcome of the battle.

The Thor state is likely the foundation of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's ultimate power. Currently, all of Robert's top-tier skills revolve around it. Whether it's the quantum leap escape technique or the electron disintegration that breaks down enemies at the atomic level, both require activating the Thor state.

This option now allows you to activate your Thor state and become an unaffected being assimilated by the rules, unaffected by the constraints of seawater and seastone, and become a god who controls the laws of lightning!

Because Robert's Devil Fruit awakening level has now reached level four, as someone who has touched the laws of lightning, he knows very well that level five awakening is the final form of a Devil Fruit!

As for the Conqueror's Haki option, that is another powerful choice.

First, he would absorb the beliefs of all his comrades into himself. Imagine if he could fight Im alongside Luffy, Kid, Sabo, and others, wouldn't his Conqueror's Haki crush Im into dust?

But at this moment, Robert's eyes were fixed on the last option, and his breathing became more and more rapid.

Because that option clearly stated:

【Returning to Another World (Your Original Dream)】

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Chapter 57 Mom! I'm not coming home for dinner!

[Returning to Another World (Your Original Dream): Your spiritual power is strong enough to distort some of the rules of reality, sending your soul from another world back to its original place.]

Going home was Robert's most fervent wish two years ago, and even now, Robert still doesn't have a deep sense of belonging to the pirate world.

He made many friends in this world, but he had no one he could truly confide in.

Because of his understanding of the One Piece storyline, Robert even dared to entrust his life to certain people, but this cannot be called a true confidant.

True open communication means having no reservations and being able to tell your secrets without any hesitation.

But putting everything else aside, Robert dared not tell anyone the secret that he had transmigrated from another world.

Ah San is a good brother who would die for you, but Robert dares not tell him the secret of the time traveler.

Robert had a life-or-death bond with Ace and Law, but he dared not tell them the secret of being a time traveler.

The Straw Hat crew has proven themselves countless times in the original storyline, proving themselves to be a trustworthy group of partners. Over the past two years, they have also forged a deep friendship, but Robert dares not tell them the secret of the time traveler.

Karina and Uta both had a strong liking for him, and Robert believed that as long as he was willing to speak up, he had a great chance of succeeding in pursuing either of them. However, Robert dared not tell them the secret of being a time traveler.

This loneliness stems from a soul from another world, who has never truly integrated into this world.

The simple wish to go home had always been hidden deep in Robert's heart. Robert wasn't an orphan; his parents were alive and well in his original world. It was impossible for him not to miss home after being away for more than two years. He just believed from the bottom of his heart that he probably couldn't go back, so he forced himself not to think about those things.

Now that the option of going home was right in front of him, Robert couldn't take his eyes off it anymore.

The idea of ​​completely mastering the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and becoming the God of Thunder, the idea of ​​uniting the power of one's comrades and becoming a spiritual leader with overwhelming Haki, and the idea of ​​awakening multiple types of Observation Haki and surpassing the Pirate King all pale in comparison to the option of going home.