One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Chapter 1 Striving for a New Journey

Robert encountered Baby-5 in Uta's musical world, and she was the only one left in the Don Quixote family, not because Robert thought she was the easiest to control.

In reality, Baby-5's personality flaws are a double-edged sword. Doflamingo has been very good to her, but she can turn against him as soon as someone says they need her.

It's not that I dislike her character, it's just that being her companion is indeed a bit difficult.

Fortunately, in Robert's view, the shortcomings of Baby-5 are far from over.

First of all, this subordinate is too easy to acquire; all you need to do is satisfy her psychological needs, and she will be at your disposal.

Secondly, her Devil Fruit ability is so powerful that even Robert, with its great potential, is tempted by it.

The definition of a weapon is too broad. Right now, Baby-5 can only transform into melee weapons and guns because she hasn't seen any more powerful weapons.

What if I showed her the ion beam weapon that I and Kid had created back then? What if I showed her the Mother Spark that Pepperpits would create in the future?

Baby-5 had no patience for Robert. She was extremely resistant to being suddenly pulled into a strange, deserted environment, and upon finally seeing Robert alive, she immediately confronted him, demanding:

"Hey! Where is this place? Why are we the only two here?"

Robert smiled and said, "Because we need you."

Baby-5 seems to have some strange program implanted in her brain; she can't refuse anyone who says they need her.

Her face was flushed, and she was no longer the rebellious girl she had been earlier: "Why is everyone saying they need me today? This feeling is just too good!"

Images of the Indians and their group appeared beside Robert: "We are a team, and a family. You deserve to be needed. Join us."

Ah San kept Robert's words in mind and flattered Baby-5 as much as possible: "You were so important just now. If it weren't for your last-minute defection, the workers would have been in big trouble. Everyone is saying thank you."

Karina stepped forward and took Baby-5's hand, about to persuade her to join, but Baby-5 unexpectedly hesitated for a moment: "Buffalo...can we bring him along?"

Karina was taken aback. It seemed that the girl in front of her was different from the one Robert had described. She wasn't someone who could be taken advantage of simply by showing her a need for her.

Unexpectedly, Robert's smile became even brighter. If Baby-5's personality flaws could not be corrected, he would still bring her into the team first, but in the future, he would definitely have someone keep an eye on her at all times, and use her as heavy firepower when it was crucial.

But now, even as a group of people are showering her with compliments, she is still able to pull herself out of her emotional turmoil and think of her childhood partner, Buffalo. This shows that this personality flaw is not insurmountable.

Even Robert hadn't considered how to develop the Spin-Spin Fruit, but even as an additional condition for subduing a heavy-firepower user, Robert wasn't opposed to bringing him in as well, since Buffalo wasn't originally a particularly evil person.

So Baby-5's reaction is not a problem at all; on the contrary, it makes her negative traits less unacceptable.

"Of course we can. We trust you, and naturally we trust the person you recommended. Buffalo, right? We'll find a way."

Baby-5 didn't mention the other members of the Don Quixote family again. It's unclear whether she truly had no feelings for them or if she actually knew in her heart that their crimes could never be forgiven.

Uta quickly calmed everyone's emotions in the world of song. Everyone found their relatives in the virtual world, and then Uta manipulated their bodies in the real world to reunite with their relatives in an orderly manner.

When everyone regained consciousness, except for those underground who were still stitched together, the vast majority of residents found their long-lost relatives.

After Robert left, Doflamingo quickly resigned himself to removing the Birdcage. The intimidating power of a veteran admiral like Kizaru was far greater than that of an admiral like Fujitora who couldn't handle the Birdcage.

The navy began a rapid landing to rescue Dressrosa.

But in reality, everyone in this country that needed saving has already been saved, and there's no need to rescue those who weren't.

The navy began sending personnel down into the underground factory to occupy key buildings, while also organizing the orderly evacuation of civilians to the surface.

Even before the Navy landed, Robert had already transferred all the important information that India had collected, as well as Doflamingo's illicit income accumulated over the years.

It wasn't that he was unwilling to keep the money for rebuilding Dressrosa, but rather that he didn't know if it would be confiscated and given to the Celestial Dragons as celestial gold.

Robert put his arm around Karina's shoulder, using her as a crutch, which made several of his naval colleagues so envious they wanted to kill him. After all, he was still Karina's boyfriend.

Kizaru looked at the young marines, and the wrinkles on his face smoothed out a bit: "You guys did a great job. Actually, we sent many higher-ranking marines to Dressrosa, but in the end, it was you few who didn't even graduate from the recruit camp who succeeded."

He was speaking when his expression suddenly changed: "Have you seen any other navy personnel? We've sent so many people infiltrating over the years, how come there are only four of you here?"

Robert certainly wouldn't show off at a time like this; his being the first to recover was already conspicuous enough.

Luo strolled over, carrying a large knife: "Oh, there are a few more places underground where they dispose of garbage. The toys in those garbage plants have all been dismantled and broken into pieces. When they turn back into humans, they're just a pile of minced meat."

All the naval personnel present were shocked. The thought of their comrades dying so tragically filled them with righteous indignation.

Even the laziest Kizaru couldn't help but tremble at this moment, wishing he could kill Doflamingo.

Luo's perverse sense of humor was satisfied, and he said slowly, "However, I happened to be passing by at the time, so I used my Devil Fruit ability to temporarily piece them all together. No one will die in the short term."

Kizaru let out a long sigh of relief, trembling. He didn't even blame Law for not finishing his sentence at once, but instead bowed solemnly to him.

Luo was clearly taken aback: "No need to thank me, I just wanted to negotiate some small terms with the Navy."

Kizaru smiled again: "That's not my responsibility. Others will be coming soon, so you can talk to them."

He turned to leave as if avoiding a plague, but then suddenly turned back to Robert and said, "Oh, by the way, Robert, all the naval personnel who join the recruit camp will have their military affiliation temporarily transferred to Professor Zephyr's unified management, so your commendation and promotion will be issued by him."

Robert had no intention of making a name for himself in the Navy; he simply smiled and nodded in agreement.

Kizaru turned his head away, seemingly adding unintentionally:

"After you finish your basic training, Sentomaru will pick you up to report to the Science Unit."

Chapter 2 Dressrosa's First Five-Year Plan

After a war of national annihilation, there is an immense amount of work to be done.

The fact that all the houses in the country were destroyed is catastrophic. Hundreds of thousands of people were homeless and could only rely on a huge underground factory to temporarily provide for their lives.

The navy continuously mobilized troops from the surrounding areas to gather in Dressrosa to carry out post-war relief work, while talks between various forces were also underway at the same time.

First of all, there's the election. The saying "a country cannot be without a ruler for a day" is no empty phrase, especially in a chaotic political system like the pirate world. Without a king, you're practically an outcast. Forget about rejoining the World Government and getting the corresponding rights; you'd be lucky if you weren't wiped out as a Revolutionary Army base.

King Riku returned to the throne without any controversy, and when Doflamingo's conspiracy was exposed, the so-called crimes he committed back then were immediately explained.

However, in this operation to overthrow the Donquixote family, the Riku family was almost completely ineffective, with only the eldest son-in-law Cyrus defeating Diamanti, a high-ranking official.

Even when he spoke of his achievements, he hesitated, because he had fought alongside two wanted criminals from the revolutionary army. Just being with them was a serious crime.

So when the Indians stepped forward and offered to use their own funds to help rebuild Dressrosa, both the people and King Riku felt from the bottom of their hearts that they couldn't let the hero down.

The position of Minister of State in Dressrosa, equivalent to that of Prime Minister, was a new title given to India after consultation among various parties.

India will be fully responsible for the reconstruction of the entire country and will subsequently enjoy 10 percent of the national fiscal revenue.

Ten percent is already a large percentage. This is the profit sharing proposed by India and Robert after discussion. They do not want to exhaust the resources. The hidden income that can be obtained by occupying a powerful country recognized by the government is much more than this.

Moreover, they also have another, larger share of the equity, which is held by Luo.

Apart from Aokiji not coming in person, former Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who was extremely concerned about Dressrosa, Zephyr, who dispatched many new recruits this time, and Vice Admiral Tsuru, who had been pursuing Doflamingo for many years, all arrived.

On the one hand, they brought in more troops; on the other hand, they aimed to negotiate with Luo.

Zephyr loathed pirates, and after bringing his soldiers aboard, he turned and left.

Vice Admiral Tsuru and Sengoku were authorized by the World Government to handle the negotiations.

Luo held the lives of tens of thousands of civilians in his hands; no one but him could separate the mangled pieces of flesh and put them back together.

No one dared to abandon the lives of these tens of thousands of people, not to mention the countless ordinary people outside who, having heard that their families were still in danger, were waiting for news every day in front of the only intact building in the country, the Imperial Palace.

Fortunately, Law now has an officially recognized status, so it's in accordance with procedure for the Navy to negotiate terms with the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

First, there's Law's demand. He claims he'll be spending the next year or two in Dressrosa dealing with the dismantling of these people. Plus, he played a significant role in overthrowing Doflamingo, so he wants to take over Dressrosa as a protector.

The Navy didn't raise any objections to this, since their control over the New World was already very low. Even if Law didn't occupy Dressrosa, other pirate crews would come and plant their flags once the reconstruction was complete.

On the contrary, King Riku, who has regained his throne, is still wary. Having been tricked by the Donquixote Family, he now naively believes that all pirates are after money and murder, and that so-called protectors may one day turn into dictators.

However, Luo's attitude was also very straightforward: if you agree, we can continue to talk; if you don't agree, you'll have to figure out how to deal with that huge meatball of tens of thousands of people yourself.

King Riku, who had finally regained his throne, would be abandoned by his people again the very next second if he dared to say that he would abandon those tens of thousands of people, drive Law away first, and then slowly figure out a solution.

So he gave up after just two sentences and moved on to the stage of discussing profit sharing.

Law's spending accounts for fifty percent of the nation's fiscal revenue, and he will provide protection for Dressrosa when other pirate crews land and plunder.

This request sounds outrageous, but surprisingly, the amount is incredibly generous compared to other pirate crews in the New World.

The most typical example is the Big Mom Pirates, who not only control all the money in Whole Cake Island, but also take away one month of the citizens' lifespan every year.

Kaido's Beasts Pirates weren't much better off. All the countries under their rule were like war machines, with the crew either forced to work as laborers producing weapons and food or conscripted into warriors to invade other countries.

Even the original ruler, Doflamingo, controlled all the nation's fiscal revenue. Apart from the Heavenly Gold offered to the Celestial Dragons, he only used a small amount for the people's livelihood. He even turned people into toys to work illegally.

Compared to them, pirates like Law, who only care about money and not the lives of ordinary people, and even leave half of their wealth for the sustainable development of the country, are simply role models in the industry.

If you change your perspective and consider 50 percent of the nation's income as military spending, it becomes much easier to accept.

However, the newly appointed Minister of State, Mr. Rowley, stepped forward and argued his case, starting with the current predicament in Dressrosa, and appealing to reason and emotion, thus reducing Rowley's share to thirty percent.

To this end, he even relinquished some of his own interests, promising that Luo would have a stake in all projects he spearheaded, and that he would compensate Luo for his losses as long as the people could recover and thrive.

Nobody knows that the two of them are actually in cahoots, working together to fool everyone.

The post-war distribution meeting in Dressrosa concluded smoothly with all parties satisfied. The Navy and Law will not be involved in the more detailed reconstruction details.

All the Donquixote Family executives will be escorted to Enies Lobby for trial and then imprisoned in Impel Down. In particular, Doflamingo, a former member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, will be personally escorted by Sengoku, Kizaru, and Vice Admiral Tsuru.

When the Don Quixote family's war criminals were being counted, a few were missing.

The combat duo consisting of Buffalo and Baby-5 are combatants who are deployed overseas year-round and rarely operate in their home country. They don't even have any bounties on their heads, and the Navy didn't bother to capture them when they disappeared.

What truly put the navy on high alert was Sugar, the core of the Don Quixote family's rule, who turned more than half the nation's population into toys.

According to Doflamingo, Sugar was ambushed and knocked unconscious by Robert D. Neel, and then sent to the medical room. Later, a major battle broke out, and even the Donquixote Family executives couldn't take care of her.

But when the navy came to arrest them, Sugar had disappeared along with all the doctors in the medical room!

Chapter 3 The Dust Settles

Sugar's abilities sound rather ordinary; at least in terms of combat power, she's rather weak. Any skilled fighter could easily kill her before she could turn herself into a toy.

However, any major power that controls Sugar will essentially gain a powerful tool for dealing with prisoners.

It could even be said that if the World Government and the Navy were to capture Sugar, the entire Impel Down system would have to be completely transformed.

Yet this criminal, capable of wreaking havoc on any country, has vanished, even with the navy completely surrounding Dressrosa.

Along with Sugar, the vast wealth accumulated by Doflamingo's Dark Kingdom also disappeared.

Knowing he had no hope of turning the tables, Doflamingo pragmatically confessed a great deal, including crucial evidence such as his vast wealth accumulated over the past ten years, his channels for trading with people all over the world, and ledgers.

However, when the navy followed the map and opened the door to the vault buried deep underground, they found it to be completely empty.