One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

Robert smiled, though he had known since the moment he changed the outcome of the Marineford War that fate was not immutable.

Despite witnessing firsthand how such a momentous event as the appointment of a naval admiral could be altered by his own plans, Robert still felt a tremendous sense of accomplishment.

In fact, Akainu's fate was sealed the moment he kidnapped a Celestial Dragon. Even if he did so without knowing the truth, the fact remains that the Celestial Dragon died tragically at his hands.

Let alone making Akainu the new Fleet Admiral, even letting him remain in the position of Admiral would be a trampling on the dignity of the Celestial Dragons.

Therefore, even though all the high-ranking officials from the Navy to the World Government knew that Akainu had been tricked, they still had to severely punish him in order to maintain the Celestial Dragons' sacred status for eight hundred years.

Moreover, Robert spread a reactionary nursery rhyme that alluded to Akainu, which probably means that even the high-ranking officials in the World Government who originally favored Akainu will no longer dare to protect him.

Aokiji, who not only avoided making any fundamental mistakes during the Marineford War but also achieved remarkable feats such as freezing a massive tsunami, has essentially become the only candidate for Fleet Admiral.

With the final confirmation of the position of Fleet Admiral, the punishment for Akainu was also announced: he was removed from his position as Admiral and transferred to the position of Deputy Warden of Impel Down.

Even the warden is a deputy, which seems like a humiliation for Akainu, but in Robert's view, it's actually a form of protection for him.

First, place them in a position far from everyone's sight, and then reinstate them based on their achievements once the storm has passed. This has become a common, albeit indirect, method of achieving one's goals.

Akainu's choice was quite interesting. He made the exact same decision as Aokiji in the original timeline. Knowing that he had no hope of becoming Fleet Admiral, he still fought Aokiji and, after being defeated, chose to leave the Navy.

Robert no longer sees this as a plot device; he prefers to call it the tacit understanding between Akainu and Aokiji, two old comrades who have worked together for many years.

In the original storyline, Akainu rose to power, and Aokiji naturally left the Navy, infiltrated the pirate ranks, and made it to the final round.

The choice of the Fleet Admiral is now completely reversed, but the fact that a general-level combatant who has completely turned against the Navy is now roaming the seas as a free agent, waiting to be recruited by a pirate who is qualified to compete for the One Piece, remains unchanged.

Upon seeing this news, Robert knew that his carefree days were over, because with the position of Fleet Admiral confirmed, the internal turmoil within the Navy caused by the Marineford War would soon come to an end.

Both Aokiji and Akainu are highly respected and ruthless figures in the Navy. No matter who takes over, they will quickly seize control of the entire Navy with swift and decisive measures.

Once the navy is reorganized, the next step will be a global conscription.

With one of the three admirals leaving and another being promoted to fleet admiral, two of the highest combat positions in the navy have become vacant.

Meanwhile, the elite naval forces at the lower and middle ranks suffered heavy losses in the Marineford War, which was the most damaging to the navy's vitality.

Robert's plan to join the Navy has never wavered. Whether it's Uta, Padon, or Redfield who has regained his youth, although they are all forces that can help Robert dominate the seas, they may not be able to play a decisive role against the Five Elders or the final boss, Im.

Robert's goal is to ensure that even if Im decides to attack him one day, he can remain invincible. Joining the Navy is the starting point for his plan to achieve this goal.

The global draft is the best opportunity to join the navy. If you demonstrate enough strength, you can even be promoted directly to admiral.

Robert looked at Karina: "We need to speed up our journey, Karina. Let's prepare to cross the Calm Belt."

Karina, who had been humming a song in a good mood, was stunned when she heard this. She immediately looked at the newspaper in Robert's hand: "What happened?"

Robert smiled and comforted him, "Yes, remember when I told you to find a way to get Aokiji to the position of Fleet Admiral? Now we've succeeded. What were we betting on back then?"

Karina swallowed hard. Although she knew that the chances of success were extremely high after learning about Robert's plan, she still felt a sense of unreality when things actually went this far according to Robert's plan. She was such an insignificant person that she had actually been deeply involved in the election of the Fleet Admiral!

"Don't try to trick me. I didn't bet anything with you back then."

Robert looked regretful: "Anyway, we need to find Uta as soon as possible. I'll be joining the army in a month at most."

Karina was somewhat incredulous: "You're actually going to join the Marines? I thought you were just joking. After all, you were planning to take down Doflamingo first, and joining the Marines was just to become his protector after he takes his place. We haven't even had any contact with Doflamingo yet."

Robert waved his hand: "You've got the order wrong. I'm going to become a Marine first, and then I'll take action against Doflamingo. I always keep my word."

Although every plan Robert made terrified Karina, she was an adventurous woman by nature, and instead of backing down, she became even more excited.

Countless nights, Karina would dream of the scene when Robert cornered her in the safe house during their first meeting, and she would feel incredibly grateful that she had made the right choice back then.

Without the slightest worry, Karina trusted Robert's abilities and turned the ship around to head towards the Calm Belt.

The Calm Belt is basically a filter for low-level pirates; those with real strength never take it seriously.

Hawkeye, with just a sword, can paddle a raft across the Calm Belt, while Rayleigh treats the Calm Belt like a swimming pool.

Although Robert is confident that no Sea King can get close to the ship he is protecting, he does not want to use brute force to cross the Calm Belt this time.

His Observation Haki expanded outwards, spreading across the sea.

The Sea Kings seemed completely oblivious to the small boat sailing on the sea, their senses utterly suppressed and distorted by Robert's Observation Haki.

"Advanced application of Observation Haki isn't that difficult."

Chapter 17 Paramecia arena is the real bug.

In the world of One Piece, high-level battles always begin with a contest of Observation Haki, seeing who can anticipate the enemy's next move.

Robert had previously discovered when facing Redfield that, in his Observation Haki perception, Redfield was like a wisp of air, naturally blending into the surrounding environment.

In modern warfare, while developing radar, all countries are simultaneously developing stealth materials.

Detection and counter-detection, tracking and counter-tracking, have always been complementary. As long as you are better than the enemy in any one of these aspects, you can achieve victory.

Robert has been researching for so long how to use Observation Haki to mislead others' senses, and now he's going to test the effectiveness of it in the Calm Belt!

They sailed all the way from the Grand Line into the East China Sea, and their small boat was never attacked.

Later on, Robert was no longer satisfied with simply using Observation Haki to hide himself, and began to study how to mislead Sea Kings into attacking each other.

When the ship sailed out of the Calm Belt, Robert was still somewhat reluctant to leave. Just like when he first obtained the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, he was full of interest in his new toy, Observation Haki.

A pirate ship was drifting in the East China Sea near the Calm Belt. When it saw Robert and his crew's small boat emerge from the Calm Belt, it quickly came to meet them.

"Hey! Kid, you've come back from the Grand Line?"

Robert smiled slightly. These pirates from the East Blue were so weak that defeating them wouldn't even give him any experience points, yet they dared to attack someone who had returned from the Grand Line.

"Yes, are you trying to rob me?"

The pirates on the ship were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "You actually have the nerve to admit it? You think your lousy ship can cross the Calm Belt?"

Crossing the Calm Belt was entirely dependent on Robert's electrically powered propellers. Karina would usually return to the cabin to rest while Robert was training during the day.

Hearing a noise outside, he rubbed his eyes and went out.

The pirate ship immediately became lively: "Captain! There's a stunning beauty! Today's job was worth it, she'll definitely fetch a good price."

Robert's face darkened. He hadn't even planned to lay a hand on these worthless scoundrels, but he hadn't expected them to dare to have such wicked intentions towards Karina.

A metal bullet appeared in his hand, and arcs of electricity surged on Robert's arm as he launched the bullet out with tremendous force.

The air twisted in an instant, and then the pirate ship was torn in two.

Many of the pirates on the ship were killed by Robert's attack, but most of them fell into the water.

These pirates were all seasoned sailors and naturally knew how to swim. However, when they actually started swimming, they found that even though they wanted to stay afloat, the harder they swam, the deeper their bodies sank to the bottom of the sea, as if they were deliberately seeking death.

Soon there was no one left on the sea, only the wreckage of the pirate ship that had not yet completely sunk proved that a complete ship was indeed moored here a few minutes ago.

Karina was delighted to see that Robert had acted so ruthlessly simply because those pirates had targeted her, but she still said something contrary to her true feelings:

"Hey, could you please not use too much force? What if they have valuables on board?"

Robert scoffed, "Do we need that little bit of money?"

He just used his Observation Haki to distort the senses of the drowning pirates, completely reversing their senses and causing them to drown despite their best efforts to swim.

This fighting style and using the Rumble-Rumble Fruit are two completely different experiences, and Robert is having a blast with it.

However, since the global recruitment drive could begin at any time, Robert had no choice but to put aside his experiments with Observation Haki and focus on recruiting Utara.

The small boat is powered by both sails and propellers, making it extremely fast at sea. With Karina leading the way, it didn't take any detours.

Half a day's journey from Eregia, the number of ships at sea increased, and a large portion of them were clearly pirate ships based on their design.

But all the ships, from merchant ships to pirate crews, seemed to be searching for something; not a single one came up to rob Robert and his crew's small boat.

Robert unleashed his senses and quickly detected a key word: Sirens.

In Robert's original world, sirens are sea monsters from Greek mythology who use their beautiful songs to lure sailors, causing their ships to crash into rocks and sink.

However, when the pirates around them talked about the Sirens, they showed no fear whatsoever; on the contrary, they seemed to yearn for them.

Given that this happened around Eregia, even someone with hemorrhoids could guess that it must be related to Uta.

Although Karina couldn't hear the conversations of the sailors on the passing ships, as a navigator, she could still glean some clues from the ships' unconventional routes.

"Darling, didn't you want to get to know Uta? Are you ready to meet her?"

Before Robert could react to what Karina meant, he suddenly heard a faint singing voice. The voice was ethereal and melodious, and Robert felt a momentary daze. But he quickly realized something was wrong and his mind tensed up instantly.

Karina stood at the bow of the ship and began to sing. It was the first time Robert had ever heard Karina sing. No wonder she was chosen by an entertainment tycoon like Tezzolo; she certainly had a superior voice and superb skills.

As Karina sang, another female voice soon came from the front, and the two of them sang in perfect harmony, one after the other.

Robert was completely captivated; this amateur listener was able to discern a variety of emotions in the song.

Suddenly, the sea in front of him emitted a dazzling array of colors, as if neon lights had lit up on the surface. Robert was shocked; he had been tricked!

Even though he knew about Uta's Devil Fruit ability beforehand, and even though he came here specifically for her, he was still unknowingly drawn into the fantasy world created by the Song-Song Fruit.

No wonder that in the theatrical movie, even Fujitora and Kizaru had to wear special headphones before daring to approach Eregia; the power of the Song-Song Fruit was so strong that even Haki couldn't effectively suppress it.

A young and beautiful girl floated across the sea like an elf, and Robert knew who it was from her red and white hair.

"Sister Karina?"

Karina smiled and opened her arms wide: "It's me, Uta! We've finally met!"

Although Robert didn't want to disturb such a warm moment, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "You haven't met before?"

Karina tilted her head and said, "Yes, we've always communicated by phone; this is the first time we've met in person."

Two young and beautiful girls hugged each other excitedly, chattering incessantly. Robert, standing to the side, found an opening and interjected:

"If I'm not mistaken, we're in a fantasy world right now, right? Could you let us out of here first?"

Uta slapped his forehead: "Oh dear, I almost forgot, Sister Karina, you can reach the shore by following my singing after you leave."

Ripples appeared before his eyes. Even when Robert concentrated, he only sensed the abnormality for a moment. When he regained consciousness, he found himself lying on the deck.

Even though he himself is a Devil Fruit user, and even a rare Logia type, Robert still yearns for certain Devil Fruit abilities that are almost impossible to defeat.

Urged on by Karina, Robert started the ship and sailed forward, and soon an island came into view.

Robert squinted: "Karina, you take the boat to shore first."

Karina looked puzzled, while Robert smiled and said, "It seems we've attracted some uninvited guests to Uta. I need to deal with it."

Chapter 18 Your name is Gobu? What a coincidence, I am Gaia, the Giant of Light!