One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Bruno shook his head: "You're a real headache. Naraku, that defective product, was weak, but what he was doing was quite important. You just killed him like that, and now we have to find someone else to do his job."

Robert and Robert were completely back and forth, each saying their own thing: "When did you arrive?"

Bruno scratched his head: "From the moment I heard the fighting on the phone, I went through the door four or five times. I had just arrived when you killed him."

Robert casually remarked, "While I can't remain elemental indefinitely, I can still play with you for a few hours. And you? Can you withstand the kind of attack I used to kill him?"

Bruno shook his head honestly: "I can't take it, but I'm not a piece of trash. You can't hit me."

Robert curled his lip: "I can fail countless times, but if I catch you even once, you're dead!"

Robert was spouting threats, but with the transformer already stolen, he couldn't unleash a 10,000-volt attack.

Bruno maintained his expressionless face: "So let's save our energy. Let me take you to Enies Lobby. After that, I have other missions to perform."

Robert needed to create an opportunity to get out of his sight, so he cooperated and said, "It's not that we can't go to Enies Lobby, but I'm very hungry right now. Let's find someone to get me something to eat first."

Bruno opened the cabinet next to him: "I can only give you food if you wear Seastone handcuffs."

Robert was fiddling with his flintlock pistol, and seemingly oblivious to Bruno's presence, he put a seastone bullet into it.

Bruno only arrived after Bruno had killed Naraku, and he actually thought that bringing him Seastone would control him.

He walked confidently to the cabinet, grabbed a pair of sea stone handcuffs, and put them on, his eyes glancing intentionally or unintentionally at Bruno.

If Bruno is planning to ambush me, that would be best. His Six Powers are incredibly proficient. Even if I catch up with him using my Devil Fruit ability, I won't be able to kill him. Using a gun can limit his Devil Fruit ability, but it's also difficult to hit him.

Therefore, the best-case scenario is to make him think that he cannot transform into an elemental form to attack him, and then instantly retract the Seastone handcuffs to give him a shock with some Seastone bullets.

To his surprise, Bruno, after seeing him handcuffed, showed no intention of attacking him. Instead, he opened a door in front of him.

"Please."

Robert shrugged: "Look at you, you don't even say where you're going, who would dare go with you?"

Bruno said expressionlessly, "I'll take you directly to your destination. Taking a boat and then a sea train is too slow, and it would be too dangerous for you."

Robert looked utterly astonished: "You can open the door all the way to Enies Lobby from this distance?"

Bruno honestly replied, "No, there are several transfers in between."

Robert readily agreed: "Sure, let's go then!"

After saying that, he stepped into the portal first.

Bruno was slightly taken aback, but quickly followed. The two appeared on an unnamed island. Bruno opened the door again, and Robert walked through it without hesitation.

This was done three times, and Robert cooperated very well each time, but Bruno became increasingly wary.

Because Robert was too calm. How could a Devil Fruit user, wearing Seastone handcuffs, walk step by step towards Enies Lobby, a place known as the graveyard of pirates, be so calm?

Finally, when Bruno emerged from his portal once again, my anxiety finally died.

Robert disappeared.

Chapter 13 Am I playing on a pre-release server?

Robert, now free, strolls down the bustling street whistling, mocking Bruno's self-righteous caution.

Why can't a door be opened wider to ensure that the two of them can enter and exit together? They have to be one in front of the other.

Bruno was certainly not foolish enough to let himself follow behind him; if he did, he would definitely not get in the door.

As for letting himself enter first, it also gave him an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Bruno's Door-Door Fruit, once opened, allows him to appear directly in another location like a portal, but there is an intermediate door space in between.

Moreover, the opposite side of the door cannot be seen before passing through it, so when they passed several deserted islands and arrived at an island where people were obviously active, Robert instantly removed the sea stone handcuffs and escaped in an elemental form.

Although Bruno chose a relatively enclosed building as the location for the door on the island, his elemental body could pass through it as long as there was a conductor.

Bruno passed through the door a second later than Robert, and by the time he came out, Robert was already out of his sight and had long since disappeared somewhere.

The city is crisscrossed by waterways, and Robert quickly identified his location—the Water Seven!

According to the timeline, Luffy and his crew should still be having a party on Skypiea right now. They will probably return by ship in the next day or two. After landing, they will have to stay at the Navy G8 Fortress for a day, and then fight the Fox Pirates on Long Chain Island for a day.

After Aokiji's debut, these people will slowly make their way to Water 7, which means there's still almost a week before the story begins.

Robert originally had no intention of getting involved in the Water Seven storyline, including Enies Lobby.

Although both chapters are very exciting, there's not much benefit for Robert except for the massive number of enemies he can fight to gain experience.

If it were right after they came down from the Sky Island, Robert, who was suddenly relaxed and had nothing to do, might have actually gone with the Straw Hat crew to watch a show.

But now that he's not only been smeared by Blackbeard, he's also run into Ace, so he's not going to waste any more time here.

"I don't know how far Water Seven is from G2 Fortress. Is it too late to go back now? I hope Ace doesn't think I ran away and left too?"

Robert randomly picked a clothing store and bought a cloak that could cover his entire body. Water Seven was holding a mask carnival, so his attire was not strange at all.

Although Akainu has ordered that no more bounties be issued for himself because Blackbeard had just committed a crime and then walked right into the G2 branch, Akainu has already ordered that no more bounties be issued for him.

But now those CP9 members are infiltrating Water Seven, and if Bruno informs the others and they recognize him, it will be troublesome.

Robert asked someone for directions and arrived at the largest dock in Water Seven.

When asking for directions, Robert had already figured out the way back to G2. The fastest way was to take the sea train to the City of Spring Queens first, and then rent a special ship to take him there. If all went smoothly, it would take about four or five hours.

But now Robert dared not take public transportation, so he could only hope to find a ship passing by the G2 branch at the dock and slowly go back to try his luck and see if he could catch up with Ace.

The dock was bustling with activity, filled with workers loading and unloading cargo. As soon as someone like Robert, who was dressed neatly, entered the dock, he was immediately surrounded by a group of people chattering and trying to sell himself.

"Boss! I'm strong, I can unload your goods for a whole day for just 500 Berries!"

"Boss, I can touch up the paint on the boat. You don't need to send it to the shipyard; we can start right here at the dock!"

Since Robert wasn't the ship owner, he naturally had to politely decline the workers who surrounded him trying to sell him their wares.

Suddenly he felt like he was seeing things, because he saw someone in the crowd who shouldn't be there at all, following behind the group and raising his hands to promote himself.

“We're brothers! We're both very strong and can do anything! We only need 700 Berries in total! We'll do it for 600 too! We just need food!”

Robert shouted, "I'm here looking for a job too, what are you all doing surrounding me?"

The surrounding workers immediately scattered, their faces showing disgust, seemingly looking down on Robert's behavior of coming to the dock looking for work while wearing a printed cloak.

The tall young man at the back of the line also looked dejected, slowly turning his head to walk towards the corner, preparing to sit down and wait for the next opportunity.

Robert suddenly called out to him uncertainly, "Big Robert?"

The tall young man stopped and turned around, puzzled. Robert couldn't see clearly through the crowd this time, but wasn't this one of his three employees at Wild Cherry?

"Da Luo, it really is you! What are you doing here? Where's Luo Li?"

When Darrow saw Robert's hood pulled back, he was stunned for a moment, then tears welled up in his eyes: "Boss! We're in such a terrible situation!"

Robert braced himself against Ronaldo's shoulder to prevent him from hugging him: "Tell me slowly, where are Raleigh and Ronaldinho?"

Luo's voice trembled and choked with sobs: "Brother Luo is sick, so Xiao Luo and I are looking for work at the docks to earn money for his medical treatment. We haven't eaten for a day, boss!"

Seeing that he was about to cry again, Robert punched him hard on the shoulder: "What are you crying for? Do you think I'd let you go hungry? Call Little Robert and take me to see Raleigh!"

Luo wiped away his tears and first ran to another recruitment area to call Luo Xiao. The two of them led Luo Ba to find Ah San lying on the ground in the depths of a dark alley next to the dock.

Robert took out some food from his spatial storage, first feeding the eldest and youngest Luo Luo until they were full. He then took out a small aluminum pot, poured in some water and white rice, set up an alcohol stove, and lit it to start cooking porridge for Ah San.

He wasn't in a hurry to ask what had happened. Rather than asking the two clueless shop assistants, he figured he'd rather wait until Ah San woke up and ask him directly.

Before the rice was even cooked properly, Ah San woke up with a sniffle: "Did you get any food? Have you eaten yet?"

Da Luo stretched his neck and swallowed the bread in his mouth: "Big brother, look who's here!"

Ah San struggled to open his eyes, and upon seeing Robert with his hood removed, tears immediately streamed down his face: "Sir! I'm so sorry! I've lost all our money!"

Robert shook his head: "Money is a small matter, and I already said that all that money is yours. Let's get well first before talking about anything else."

Ah San struggled to sit up: "I'm fine, sir. My illness is just urgent. You must go and catch that woman! She definitely hasn't left yet!"

Robert frowned: "Lie down and rest, then tell me slowly what happened."

Ah San's chest heaved violently: "There was a woman! She said she could help me get a booth for Uta's concert! And then she swindled all my money!"

Robert: Uta? Is she this version?

Chapter 14 The Past of Qishui

When Robert made the decision to recruit the Indian into his team, his actual order was to take Ronaldo and Ronaldinho to the Sabaody Archipelago.

Since Robert felt that the only storyline he could be interested in after the Skypiea arc was Sabaody Archipelago, he planned to have the Indians and their crew go there first to establish a foothold.

The treasure left by the former owner of Wild Cherry wasn't actually that much. The Indian guy also bought a lot of custom-made equipment for Robert. At most, he would have five or six million Berries left, which was less than the cash Robert had pocketed.

But this money was enough for them to arrive in Sabaody Archipelago in comfort and use the skills he had taught them to open a mobile food stall.

That's why Robb was so surprised to see the destitute Robb in Water Seven. Robb could accept that these people ran off to Water Seven with money and lived a carefree life, but being so poor was a bit hard to believe.

Ah San was lost in thought: "The three of us left Jaya Island on a merchant ship with half of the cabins occupied by tourists. The captain was a reliable person I had already chosen."

"Nothing happened for the first few days. I followed your instructions and made more friends while traveling, even if it cost me some money or caused me some minor losses, just to build relationships with people."

"Until our ship docked at the food city, a middle-aged woman boarded and brought me some news that caught my attention."

"She said that the world-famous singer Uta would soon make a public appearance in the Sabaody Archipelago, her first time in front of the world, which would surely cause a sensation."

Robert frowned. Uta was a character who appeared in the last One Piece movie before he traveled back in time. Most of the time, he appeared by singing, and at most, he would broadcast live through a video Den Den Mushi.

The only difference between her and Wangzai Xiao Qiao is that although Wuta doesn't often appear in public, all her songs are original.

In the movie, she held her first concert two years later, and there's no mention in the official records that she's going to debut now.

Ah San's face turned a little red: "Of course, I also have some personal reasons for this. I really like Uta... but believe me, sir, the main reason is that I think this is a good opportunity. Uta is very popular, and her debut concert will definitely be packed with people."

"Didn't you ask me to find a way to settle down in the Sabaody Archipelago first and prepare for your future plans? So I thought if our food stall could be set up at the entrance of Uta's concert, it would definitely become well-known very quickly."

Robert handed the cooked porridge to Ah San: "Be careful, it's hot. Have something to eat first. Now that I'm here, don't rush. Don't worry, I'm not blaming you."

But the less Robert blamed him, the more upset he became.

"Sir, you should blame me! I'm such a fool! I was deceived by that woman!"

Seeing that he wasn't eating, Robert had no choice but to personally spoon a mouthful of porridge to Ah San's lips. Ah San was so moved that tears streamed down his face, and he quickly took the porridge and ate it in big mouthfuls.

Although he was grimacing from the heat, Ah San was so hungry that he practically wolfed down the bowl of tasteless white porridge.