One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Although it's highly likely that he won't be able to bring all his superhuman abilities back to his original body in this world, Robert believes that even with the mental fortitude he's cultivated over the past two years, he can thrive in any world.

And even if he can't bring back Haki or the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, how could he possibly forget things like the Navy's Six Powers or cooking recipes from the One Piece world?

Robert was confident that if he were allowed to return, even if he were to return to the body of that young chef who usually only liked watching anime, he could transcend social classes and become a superior person in a very short time.

Uta watched as Robert's expression shifted between excitement and confusion, even showing signs of painful struggle, and knew he must be thinking about something very important.

Robert did not keep his battle plan a secret from any of the Thunder Department's officers. He believed that none of them were World Government spies. Uta, of course, also knew every detail of this decisive battle. In fact, she herself was the most important link in the decisive battle.

With a major battle imminent, Robert lay there motionless, seemingly oblivious to everything. Uta didn't dare interrupt his train of thought and simply stayed quietly by his side.

Padon was rescued from the slave ship by Robert and was very attached to him. Now, seeing Robert's conflicted expression, she was anxious but didn't know how to help him. She could only curl up beside him like a little dog.

Robert's breathing became increasingly rapid. If he chose the option to go home, then the other three options would be meaningless. After all, none of the superpowers seemed to be able to be brought back, and his world did not have Haki or Devil Fruits.

So what seems like a choice between two out of four options actually only has two paths to take: choosing two from the first three to increase the success rate of the final battle, or choosing only the last option to return to one's hometown!

Robert had no idea how long he had been lying there. He hadn't fainted. He was fully aware of the doctor treating him and how Uta and Padon were carefully trying not to disturb him. However, he was facing the most important decision of his life, so he was so immersed in his own world that he had lost all sense of time.

Karina's voice preceded her arrival: "We're all running around like crazy, and you're just lying here slacking off, huh?"

Robert didn't sit up; he just looked up at Karina with some reluctance.

Karina had known Robert for two years and knew him all too well; she could see through all the emotions in his eyes with just one glance.

"What's wrong? Are you not confident about the final battle? Why do you look so reluctant to see each other again?"

"Could it be that there's some hidden risk you're not telling us the truth? Wait, are you planning to take that Im guy down with you?!"

Karina sat down beside Robert's bed, took her hand, and looked at her with earnest and sincere eyes:

"If something can't be done, then we shouldn't do it. Why do you want to shoulder the burden that the whole world shares?"

"Isn't it just the dark rule of the World Government? We don't care. We'll find a small country in the world and live a life of luxury. Out of sight, out of mind. With our power and strength, who can find out?"

When people make choices, they are most afraid of external interference. In fact, when Uta and Padon silently accompanied Robert, he was already very shaken. Although returning to his original world was his greatest wish, what about the people in the pirate world who believed in him and relied on him?

A person's self-worth is often reflected in the needs of others. In the world of One Piece, he is one of the Four Emperors of the New World, the leader of the Raibu, and the hope of countless islands and nations such as Skypiea, Dressrosa, and Fishman Island.

With so many brothers and so many people counting on him to lead them out of their misery, he could easily walk away. But if these people lost hope, they would only fall into an even deeper abyss.

So when Karina arrived, Robert basically only had one option left.

He looked pitifully at Karina sitting beside him, who was trying to persuade him not to fight if things got too difficult, and tears were welling up in his eyes:

"Kalina! I can't go home!"

Karina paused for a moment, then suddenly laughed. This was the first time in two years she had seen Robert show such a soft side.

"You've never told me where your home is."

Robert sniffed, his eyes hardening again: "After this battle, I'll tell you my story!"

Chapter 58 The best way to deal with staged accidents is to step on the gas!

When Im descended upon Elbaf in his true form, Luffy realized that the battle he had just fought was merely an appetizer.

Im is truly too strong. Whether it was the combat power he displayed while using Junko's body, or the destruction caused by the Black Reincarnation's control over the giants, it was all insignificant compared to Im's own strength.

Since setting sail, Luffy has fought countless tough battles. It could even be said that every opponent was someone he couldn't defeat at the beginning. However, Luffy always managed to break through the enemy's defenses with his strong willpower and ultimately defeat the seemingly invincible opponent.

However, Im was unlike any opponent he had encountered before. The pressure he exerted was truly overwhelming. Even when Luffy teamed up with Loki, a giant he had just met, he saw no hope of defeating him.

After being forced out of Nika form once again, Loki used his Iron Lightning to block Im, while Luffy took the opportunity to hide in the giants' village and eat like crazy. Only when he was full could he have the strength to reactivate Nika form, and only in Nika form could he barely fight Im's true form.

To Luffy's dismay, his Nika form is only a burst-type attack that can only last for a very short time and requires a huge price to activate.

But Im is constantly strong, strong without needing to adjust or rest. He is strong enough to be on par with both himself and Loki by himself!

Luffy frantically stuffed food into his mouth, his mind replaying Robert's last words to him.

“Im is not invincible. He is an old monster who has lived for hundreds or thousands of years, while we have only lived for a short ten or twenty years.”

"It's understandable that we can't beat him, but it's his incompetence that he couldn't easily defeat us."

"If either of us lived for a thousand years, wouldn't we be able to wipe out that bastard Im with a flick of our little fingers?"

"So never be discouraged, my friend, for his longevity has only brought him physical enhancement, but cannot fill his empty soul."

"As long as you are strong enough, you will definitely be able to defeat this paper tiger that only has strength!"

Luffy ate heartily, his heart filled with renewed strength.

The more he saw Im's power, the stronger his determination became to defeat him. This dark world government existed entirely on Im's power. Without Im's military protection, this behemoth, whose interior had long been hollowed out, would collapse in an instant!

Loki was furious as he watched his homeland being ravaged and riddled with holes, but Im was simply too strong. He had inflicted what he thought were fatal blows countless times, but the enemy could always recover in a very short time.

Loki really wanted to shout out when he could finally unleash the trump card Robert had mentioned, but he couldn't discuss such a conspiracy in front of the enemy, so he could only grit his teeth and continue fighting Im.

Loki didn't care about his own injuries, nor did he feel tired from the nearly day-long battle. He was just heartbroken to see Elbaf so badly battered in the fight.

The demonic shadows surging from Im's body coalesced into the shape of a heavy hammer, once again blocking the iron thunder that Loki swung with all his might. Then, the long-handled strange sword in his hand once again left an extremely deep wound on Loki's body.

Loki gritted his teeth and didn't cry out in pain. He quickly raised the hilt of Iron Thunder to defend against Im's continuous attacks, but Im frowned and quickly withdrew from the battle, heading towards the West Village.

Ignoring his own injuries, Loki followed closely behind.

At this moment in the West Village, Somaz Saint, who had just been so arrogant, had been hacked to pieces by Zoro, his body scattered in various places.

Zoro exuded a powerful aura of dominance, like a demon god, his eyes fixed on a beating, metallic heart on the ground.

"If you chop it up, you won't be able to come back to life, will you?"

Somaz Saint's head lay to the side, staring in terror at Zoro wielding his twin swords, unsure whether to answer his question.

Right? They cut him down on the spot. Right? With his reputation score so low that he can't even borrow a power bank, the enemy probably wouldn't believe him either.

Zoro wasn't trying to waste time with nonsense, but using the Conqueror's Haki he had just mastered was no easy task. He had already exhausted a great deal of energy by cutting Somaz Saint into pieces, and now he was forcing himself to gather Haki and wrap it around his long sword.

Just as he had finally mustered some more domineering energy and was preparing to completely annihilate Saint Somaz, Im arrived at lightning speed and sent the exhausted Zoro flying with a single blow.

Zoro couldn't even mount a proper defense; he was beaten so badly by Im that he coughed up blood and crashed through the window of a giant's house, falling inside.

Somaz Saint was overcome with grief, tears streaming down his face, his heart filled with the joy of surviving a catastrophe.

"Lord Im! Help me!"

Im glanced coldly at the scattered Saint Somaz on the ground: "Useless trash, get back here and stop holding me back!"

Somaz Saint trembled all over, speechless.

Im waved his hand impatiently. As the master of the demon contract, he could manipulate everything about the contractor at will. The demon teleportation ability was activated in reverse, and Somaz Saint's body turned into a black shadow and disappeared from the spot, returning to the place where he was summoned by the teleportation array.

Those who have made a demonic pact with Im will suffer a severe blow to Im's strength if any of them dies, unless Im himself takes back the power of the pact.

Let alone the Knights of God who signed the Deep Sea Contract and the Five Elders who bear the highest-level Abyss Contract, even Harald, the giant king who died in Elbaf twenty years ago, was a Divine Servant who only signed the Shallow Sea Contract. After being killed, Im was in so much pain that he almost fainted in the flower garden.

Just over two weeks ago, Im was seriously injured because Robert killed Satan Saint, so he is not at his peak strength at all.

If it weren't for the immense damage caused to Im by the death of Saint Satan, he wouldn't have been in such a hurry to send three of the Five Elders to preside over such a hastily arranged hunting competition. It was simply because the demonic power within his body was severely depleted and needed to be replenished as quickly as possible through this method.

The death of each demon contractor could be the final straw for Im, so he would rather let them all return to the safety of Mary Geoise than let them die and weaken him any further.

After seeing Somaz Saint off, Im turned around and met Loki, who was chasing after him.

"I understand your strength. Let's settle this once and for all!"

Loki understood the implication in Im's words: he probably hadn't used his full strength in the previous battle, but was merely testing the limits of his own power!

Loki gritted his teeth and gripped the Iron Mine, preparing to meet Im's full-force attack. But the next second, Im's face visibly lost its color, and he collapsed to the ground in agony.

Loki and the others present looked at each other in bewilderment. No one knew what had gotten into this big boss. No one had attacked him, so why was he suddenly lying on the ground like he was trying to scam someone?

In situations like this, Sanji's clear thinking is key: "What are you all standing there for! Go and take him down!"

"Demon Wind Kick!"

Chapter 59 Master is on a killing spree

Im felt as if struck by lightning, as if a piece of his soul had been forcibly torn away. He was all too familiar with this feeling; it was a side effect of the death of his contractor!

Im, barely managing to stay upright, unleashed a surge of Conqueror's Haki in all directions, forcing back enemies who tried to finish them off, before suddenly spreading his wings and taking to the air.

He is now so traumatized that he can't even think straight and can only rely on instinct to fight his way out of the encirclement.

However, the damage to the soul is a serious injury that can directly affect Im's very core, and it cannot be recovered from easily. Moreover, after Sanji's reminder, Loki will not give him any chance to catch his breath. At this moment, he has already transformed into Nidhogg form and caught up.

Im only had time to figure out which contractor had been killed before he was forced to face Loki's relentless onslaught.

This realization was devastating; Im felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Even if one of the Five Elders had just died, Im would not feel fear. But the one who died was Saint Somaz, whom he had just sent away!

Saint Somaz was temporarily summoned from his home in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, so when Im initiates the reverse teleportation, Saint Somaz should also return to his home in the Land of the Gods!

But only a few seconds after Im sent him back, Saint Somaz died!

This can only mean one thing: Mary Geoise is in serious trouble. This trouble is not even a trap specifically targeting Saint Somaz, but a massive disaster that could destroy the entire Land of the Gods. Only this can explain why Saint Somaz died the moment he returned!

Even though Im had a splitting headache, he quickly analyzed most of the truth. He endured the immense pain and began to weigh whether he should hurry back to take charge.

Mary Geoise is not just the capital of the World Government. The Flower Garden is crucial to Im's life and death. Too many secrets about him are hidden there, and it must not be lost!

However, Im dared not return rashly, because if Mary Geoise had truly suffered a devastating blow, given his current severely injured state, he feared he would face a devastating attack as soon as he returned.

While Loki relentlessly attacked the defenseless Im like he was hitting a wooden stake, he shouted loudly to Luffy:

"It's time, Luffy! Let's do it!"

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Luffy regained his energetic state, transforming into the white-haired sun god Nikka, and charging into the battle with a hearty laugh:

"Then let's go all out and knock him away!"

The heavily injured Im was struggling to even deal with Loki, and with Luffy intervening, he was completely overwhelmed and unable to fight back.

Every attack from Loki and Luffy was imbued with Conqueror's Haki, causing excruciating pain to Im.

However, Im, who was still considering whether to return to Mary Geoise, made a decision because of their conversation!

They were clearly receiving some kind of signal because of their serious injuries, and were now doing everything they could to get themselves back to Mary Geoise!

What the enemy desires is what one must eliminate. How could an old monster like Im, who has lived for thousands of years, not understand such a simple truth?

So even though he was worried about the situation in Mary Geoise, he stubbornly refused to activate the reverse teleportation and instead used all his strength to resist Luffy and Loki's attacks.