One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Robert looked at Robin seriously: "And what about you? What exactly are you trying to do? Do you think what you're doing is noble?"

Robin was speechless for a moment and could only turn his head away from Robert.

"I promised Luffy and the others that I would ensure your safety. As for whether I can win you back, that's their business."

Robin went around to the other side of the bed and lay down. Robert smiled, got up, and walked out of the room.

These CP9 members were so sure Robin wouldn't escape that they didn't even have anyone guarding her.

Dock No. 1 is not far away, and it's bustling with activity right now. Robert guesses that Luffy is probably going through the storyline inside.

With Robert present, Robin didn't leave her room all day, so there was no chance to say goodbye to Sanji and Chopper.

As night fell, Robert followed Bruno and Robin to Iceberg's room once again.

Robert found these so-called plans devised by CP9 agents utterly pointless; they were all about framing Luffy and his crew for attacking Iceberg and threatening Iceberg to hand over the Pluton blueprints.

Robert only started to perk up when Lucci and Kaku realized they had been tricked and gathered in Iceberg's room with fake Hades blueprints.

"Lucci!"

"Kaku!"

"Kalifa!"

"Bruno from the bar!"

"besides..."

Seeing Iceberg's astonished expression as he rattled off name after name until his gaze turned to him, Robert quickly waved his hand and said:

"I have no identity, I'm just an ordinary person."

Iceberg asked with great distress: "Are you all from the World Government?"

Robert shrugged and, while the others were arguing, picked up the fake Hades blueprints that Lucci had thrown on the ground and began to examine them.

Lucci and his companions were all agents trained by the World Government. During their infiltration, they worked diligently in the shipyard and could be considered senior shipwrights. Naturally, they could distinguish the authenticity of the blueprints instantly.

Therefore, they did not stop Robert from looking through what was clearly a design blueprint for an ordinary ship.

Robert idly flipped through the stack of blueprints until the noise outside grew louder and louder, and the Straw Hat crew broke through the walls and doors to gather there.

Lucky and his companions were completely drawn to them, while Robert casually put the blueprints into his inventory. Shipbuilding blueprints that the CP department didn't care about were high-end goods on the black market.

With Robert revealing Robin's predicament beforehand, Luffy and his crew didn't hesitate to defeat the CP9 members and rescue Robin.

But Robin was unmoved. She remained true to her spirit of sacrificing herself to save her companions, uttered a few harsh words, and then leaped out of the window.

Robert thumped his chest at Luffy and the others to show that he was there, and then followed them out.

Robin was in a terrible mood and instinctively vented all her anger on Robert:

"Stop following me! I've already told you I'm a bad person! Why are you still clinging to me like this?"

Robert chuckled and said, "It's one thing to fool others, but why are you even fooling yourself?"

Robin wanted to argue, but Robert ignored him completely and walked ahead first.

"Let's go, aren't we going to take the water train? Actually, you should know Luffy and his crew better than I do. Do you think your clumsy performance will disappoint them?"

Seeing that Robin hadn't followed, Robert simply turned around and pulled her forward, saying, "How about we make a bet? I bet Luffy and the others will overcome all obstacles to catch up and rescue you."

Robin said angrily, "What will it take for you to leave?"

Robert pulled out a 100-Berry metal coin and said, "If Luffy and the others can't come to save you before you pass through the Gate of Justice, I'll consider it a loss. As part of the bet, I'll run away on my own. Don't worry, since I dared to make this bet, I'm confident that I can escape successfully."

Robin calmed himself down and said, "They won't come, or rather, they can't come at all. The giant tsunami 'Gods of Water' is coming. At that time, no ship will be able to go out to sea. By the time the tsunami passes, I will have entered the Gate of Justice. You can just leave. You are bound to lose this bet."

Robert shook his head and casually put the coin into his shirt pocket: "I'm the kind of person who likes to gamble, and I won't admit defeat until the cards are revealed."

"By the way, as your bargaining chip, if Luffy and his crew really come..."

"I need you to promise me one thing."

"If someone invites you to join the Super Robot Fusion Project someday in the future, you can't refuse!"

Chapter 28 Where You Are, You Can Still Make a Living

Robert and Robin waited at the station for a long time before Lucci and the others arrived carrying Franky and Usopp, who were stuffed into sacks.

"Is this the efficiency of the world government? I, the prisoner, am more anxious than you guards."

Usopp was very surprised to see Robert. He was seriously injured yesterday and did not hear what Robert said. When he woke up, he started to quarrel with Luffy and wanted to leave the crew, so naturally no one would relay the information to him.

"Robert! You're here! Thank goodness! Help me!"

Franky kept cursing and swearing, and the two of them were arguing and making a mess of things.

Robert impatiently covered his ears with his hands and said to Bruno, who was carrying the two men, "These two are driving me crazy. Hurry up and load them into the car so they can be quiet."

The group boarded the train, and Bruno casually handed Franky and Usopp over to the other escorts.

Robert strolled along behind them, and the CP9 agents didn't seem to care. They didn't care about any mission; they just wanted to use their identities as spies to kill people. They felt that as long as Robin remained steadfastly with them, that was enough.

Franky and Usopp were left in a carriage further back. Usopp was still nagging Robert, "Hey, Robert, there's no one else here now, let me go!"

Robert stepped forward and gently tapped his neck with his finger.

A slight electric current was instantly sent into Usopp's body, and Usopp's eyes rolled back as he passed out.

Franky, suddenly feeling a sense of shared misfortune, exclaimed, "Hey! Don't you two know each other?! What did you do to him?!"

Robert looked at Franky with interest: "I heard you're a cyborg, so you must be more afraid of electricity, right?"

Although Franky's body is powered by cola, he essentially uses cola as a kind of fuel that can be converted into electricity.

Robert didn't even use his own electricity; he simply placed his hand on Franky's chest, instantly gaining a clear understanding of the electrical circuits within his body. With a slight manipulation of the current, Franky twisted into a strange shape as if he had short-circuited and lost consciousness.

Robert chuckled as he released the two men from the sacks and laid them out on the ground. The staff at the carriage door were already growing impatient and urged them on.

"We're about to drive off, don't try anything funny!"

Robert stood up with a laugh: "I knocked them out for you, and you're not even grateful? Fine, which carriage are Lucci and the others in?"

After speaking, he walked towards the front carriage, and only when he reached the second carriage at the very front did he see the CP9 members.

Where is Robin?

Bruno casually pointed to the first carriage: "She's further ahead."

Robert yawned and said, "Wake me up when we get to Enies Lobby, okay? I'm going to sleep for a bit up there."

In the first carriage, Robin was looking out the window, lost in thought. When Robert came in, she couldn't help but ask, "Is Usopp alright?"

Robert waved his hand: "I knocked him out so he wouldn't have to suffer from someone else. Don't worry, Usopp isn't part of our bet. Oh, by the way, Sanji should be on this train too, probably trying to rescue you. He's not part of that either."

Robin was clearly getting anxious, but Robert rubbed his eyes, found a bench, and lay down without saying another word, which made Robin feel like he had punched a silicone implant.

Anyone who has ever taken a hard-seat train knows that sleeping on the train is pure torture.

Robert woke up at least seven or eight times during that nap, with Usopp coming to rescue Robin one minute and CP members checking up on him the next.

But when the sun breaks through the clouds and the train arrives at the main gate of the perpetually bright Enies Lobby, everything is calm again.

Robert stretched and sat up, only to see a tired-looking Robin and a Franky covered in wounds.

Good morning, Miss Robin.

Robin glanced at Robert: "We've arrived at Enies Lobby. If you really have any escape plans, hurry up and use them. Once we're inside, it'll be too late."

Robert showed no fear on his face: "We're betting on whether everyone will come to save you before you enter the Gates of Justice, not until we reach Enies Lobby. I'm definitely not leaving now."

Robin murmured, "I can't do it. Even just standing with them will hurt them."

Robert straightened the wrinkles in his clothes: "There was a great man in my hometown who said something I think you should listen to. It should help you with your current mistaken idea of ​​trying to win over the enemy through compromise."

Not only Robin raised his head, but even Franky looked at Robert with curiosity, wanting to know what kind of wisdom a person who could be called a great man would say.

"Struggle is the means to unite, and unity is the goal of struggle. Unity will survive if we seek it through struggle, and it will perish if we seek it through concession!"

Robin's eyes widened as the hatch of the sea train slowly opened, and Robert stepped out first.

"Robin, I won't try to stop you from getting stuck in your own thoughts now, but when you realize that the enemy never intended to let you and everything you cherish go, I hope you won't stop me no matter what I do."

At the station of the sea train, a large number of World Government security personnel were already lined up and waiting. When Robert stepped off the train, they all looked as if they were facing a major enemy.

Robert smiled and stretched out his hands: "You wouldn't feel at ease if you didn't put sea stone handcuffs on me, would you?"

A bolder navy officer mustered his courage and stepped forward, tentatively putting handcuffs on Robert before finally letting out a long sigh of relief.

Robin and Franky were also brought down. Robin was handcuffed with Seastone, while Franky was bound with a huge iron chain.

Under the escort of several CP9 members, Robert entered Enies Lobby in the easiest way possible.

Without revealing his presence, he took out Ace's Vivre Paper and looked at it. His location was actually deeper inside Enies Lobby.

Robert hadn't planned to run away as soon as he entered Enies Lobby. If he were to do that, he would rather use the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to sneak in quietly.

As we followed the escorting team towards the inner island, shouts of battle suddenly erupted from the direction of the main gate behind us.

Robin, like a frightened bird, instinctively stopped and looked back.

Robert chuckled and nudged her shoulder: "What? Ready to just admit defeat?"

Robin gritted his teeth and continued walking forward, stubbornly saying, "It might not be..."

He found it laughable after only saying half of what he had said. At a time like this, who would be willing to storm Enies Lobby for him?

The entire island of Judiciary was deserted, and everywhere was in a state of disrepair.

Robert could previously gather some information by sensing electrons within his mental field, but now, wearing Seastone handcuffs, his Devil Fruit ability is completely sealed.

But he had a feeling that there was a great danger around him, a danger that did not even come from the Enies Lobby, but from some kind of threat from a much farther place.

Seeing Robert frowning, Kaku chuckled and teased, "Now you're scared? Instead of being scared, you should be thinking about which level of Impel Down you'll end up in."

Robert smiled broadly: "I'll accept the assignment."

Chapter 29: You Tested Me on Calculus in the First Year Midterm?

The shouts of battle behind them were deafening, and they were gradually catching up.

Rob Lucci and his companions remained calm as they led the three prisoners across the suspension bridge to the massive tower next to the Gate of Justice—the Tower of Justice.