One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

The Hobby-Hobby Fruit seals not only the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, but also Haki and physical abilities.

Both Observation Haki and Armament Haki are based on physical attributes. The Hobby-Hobby Fruit directly provides a sealing solution. Fortunately, Conqueror's Haki is based on belief, and only this kind of power that can restrain all Devil Fruit abilities can ignore the Hobby-Hobby Fruit's power.

It seems that apart from his mind remaining unchanged, Robert has been weakened in both body and spirit to the state of a toy.

Just as Robert was thinking about the leaf he had secretly gotten from Padong and which ability it described could help him land safely, he was horrified to discover that he couldn't open his item space either!

Not only can I not open the space, but I can't even bring up my status bar, which is the most basic thing I have since I came to this world.

Only at this moment did Robert truly become afraid.

As Redfield said, he might have been inexplicably transported to the world of One Piece, which made him extremely insecure, and he always prepared several backup plans for himself.

Take the Rumble-Rumble Fruit for example. If an ordinary person obtained such power, they would definitely want to use their fruit ability to solve every little problem they encounter.

However, he had the idea of ​​hiding his Devil Fruit power, which was actually a sign of insecurity. He didn't want anyone to know about his strongest power and planned to use it as a trump card in times of crisis.

Sugar's Playful Fruit had indeed cut off all his escape routes, leaving Robert with no choice but to carefully step on the tiles, trying to slide down to the drain at the edge of the tiles.

The toy's joints were very stiff and its strength was pitifully weak. Even though Robert was very careful, he almost tripped and fell several times.

Robert vaguely remembered that toys turned into Hobby-Hobby Fruits couldn't die, but he dared not try jumping down directly to see if he would fall to his death. The numerous disabled toys in the junkyard below the arena served as a cautionary tale; not dying didn't mean they wouldn't be injured.

"Do you need help, Mr. Toy?"

The sudden noise startled Robert, causing him to slip and fall off the roof tiles. Fortunately, a small hand grabbed his arm and pulled him back onto the roof.

"I'm so sorry, I just wanted to help, I didn't mean to scare you."

Robert turned his head and saw that the person pulling him was a small figure dressed in blue, with light blue hair and a fluffy blue tail that was about the same size as the figure.

"Who are you? From the Dongtata tribe?"

The little blue-haired figure seemed shy, but nodded vigorously when Robert asked the question: "Do you know us? My name is Vika, Mr. Toy, why are you alone on the roof?"

Robert was momentarily speechless, unsure how to explain, but fortunately, Vika's interruption helped him recover from the helplessness of suddenly losing his power.

"I've encountered some difficulties. Could you help me get back to the ground first?"

Vika flashed a bright smile, scooped Robert up in her arms, and leaped to the ground.

Robert finally understood what Karina felt like when he teleported with her. All her senses were beyond her expectations; she was truly disoriented, nauseous, and wanted to vomit.

Vika glanced at the sky: "Mr. Toy, aren't you going to the Toy House?"

Robert paused for a moment, then remembered that all the toys in Dressrosa were meant to serve as special NPCs in the city during the day, and at night they had to work in the factory that produced artificial Devil Fruits, essentially working around the clock like beasts of burden.

She had just been turned into a toy by Sugar, and before Sugar could give any orders, Redfield had already carried her away. That's why she didn't have to carry out any orders that required her to do anything.

Just as Robert was about to tell Vika that he didn't need to go to the toy store, he suddenly seemed to remember something:

"Vika, can you take me to the Toy House? I just arrived today... Anyway, I don't know the way to the Toy House."

Vika nodded somewhat reluctantly: "We are not allowed to approach the Toy House, nor are we allowed to peek inside. This is one of the conditions for the Kingdom of Dressrosa to treat Princess Mansherry."

Robert's previous style of doing things could almost be described as brutal, and he would spoil the plot without explaining the reasons at all, all in order to create the image of himself as unfathomable.

But now that he has no power and is facing the most easily fooled race in the world, he no longer wants to pretend to be an omniscient charlatan.

“I understand. Just take me to that area, and I’ll go there myself.”

Vika cheered up again and led the way, humming a song.

Robert observes the city from the perspective of a toy, and suddenly has a different experience.

I knew so many hidden things, but I never realized that this city was actually full of irrationality.

So many people's memories were erased, how could there be no trace? But at the time, I just couldn't notice anything.

The SMILE factory is located underground in the Kingdom of Dressrosa, and there are passages leading to the underground factory from the so-called Toy Houses in the four directions of east, west, south, and north.

Vika led Robert to a small alley, through which a fairytale-like building could be seen in the distance.

"That's the Toy House. I can't get any closer to Mr. Toy."

Robert smiled and bowed, saying, "Thank you very much. I'll go there myself. By the way, how can I find you again?"

Vika asked, somewhat puzzled, "Is there anything else you need my help with?"

Robert smiled slightly: "Yes, I went to the Toy House to look for my friend. If I can't find him, I'll have to trouble you for help."

Vika patted her chest vigorously: "No problem, I pick up my breakfast at the restaurant on that street every morning. Mr. Toy, just go there to find me."

Robert nodded and walked toward the toy store, not looking back but his voice firm:

"You don't need to be so polite and call me Mr. Toy anymore."

"My name is Robert D. Neru!"

Chapter 17 The Tycoon

Robert's trip to the Toy House wasn't necessarily driven by any intention to unite all forces that could be united.

Redfield said that those who are always looking for favors and appeals will never become strong.

But as his memories returned, Robert finally remembered that the Indian had also come to Dressrosa with Karina.

From his own team's perspective, the sponsorship of India and Karina was a related-party transaction. However, in Doflamingo's eyes, India was the biggest external sponsor of the concert and was going to take the lion's share.

So even though no one told Robert what would happen to the Indian, Robert knew he must have been turned into a toy.

This subordinate, whom he had known since Magic Valley Town, had been blindly trusting him. For both emotional and rational reasons, he had to save him.

Although he had no idea how to save himself, Robert still wanted to make sure that the Indian was safe first.

The Toy House looks glamorous from the outside, but once you step inside, you'll find it's just an empty shell.

After all, the dolls don't actually rest here; they just use the secret passage here to enter the underground factory.

The Hobby Fruit has a bug: when someone is turned into a toy, all their memories are erased. This erasure doesn't just affect close friends and family, but affects every living being in the world except for Sugar, the instigator.

Therefore, now not only have Robert's close associates like Karina forgotten him, but Doflamingo's group has also forgotten about Robert.

So even if Sugar reports her entire story to Doflamingo, they might only notify a few core members, or even no one at all, because the cost of explaining is too high.

This has led to Robert now being able to enter the Toy House and even the underground factory freely as a toy. No one knows that this toy is different from others, or rather, in their eyes, Robert is no different from any other toy.

Although Robert arrived a little late, there were still quite a few toys waiting in line at the Toy House, since the passageway leading into the underground factory couldn't possibly be wider than a main road.

As the current began to flow underground, Robert realized he had been making some assumptions.

The Donquixote Family ruled the Kingdom of Dressrosa for over a decade, during which time all those who attempted to rebel were turned into toys.

This spans such a long period of time that thousands upon thousands of toys are heading underground. The line is so long that you can't see the end of it. And the toy that each person transforms into has no relation to their previous appearance; it seems to be completely random.

For example, Robert's current image is that of a cowboy who looks very much like Woody from Toy Story, even though he has never had any interaction with cowboys in his life.

Finding Ah San under these circumstances was like finding a needle in a haystack. Robert felt a wave of frustration, as if he had suddenly lost all his strength. His once-invincible little schemes were like rootless duckweed, utterly useless.

The underground factory is divided into several areas, including a planting area managed by the Tontatta tribe, a high-tech synthesis area, and a ring of docks on the outermost edge, where countless materials and goods are loaded and unloaded and transported to and from the factory via a network of underground waterways.

All toys have their own fixed tasks, but a toy like Robert, which comes underground but doesn't do any work and just stands there looking around, suddenly becomes eye-catching.

A burly, menacing man carrying a leather whip walked towards Robert: "Hey! What are you slacking off for!"

Robert said frankly, "I don't know what to do. This is my first day here."

The burly man was taken aback: "You're the first person to be so calm on your first day here. Come with me, I'll take you to register!"

Robert's eyes lit up. Since every toy had to be registered, wouldn't he be able to find Ah San by simply screening the newcomers who had been turned into toys in the last two or three months?

The burly man led Robert to a guard post, pulled out a notebook and scribbled a couple of lines on it: "With your long arms and legs, you should be quite agile, but you don't look very strong. Go work in the synthesis area."

Robert followed the direction the man was pointing. In the underground factory, no one worried that the toys would steal or cause trouble, because all the toys had commands implanted in their brains by Sugar: they had to come over when it got dark and then work like crazy.

Sugar's set of instructions, refined over many years, is now quite comprehensive. It not only regulates the toys' schedules but also clearly stipulates that they cannot do anything detrimental to the Don Quixote family, nor can they reveal the truth about being turned into toys to ordinary people.

In the original story, there was only one exception who was not bound by the orders: Cyrus, the son-in-law of King Riku and a legendary gladiator who had a 3000-win streak in the arena. Now, there are two more exceptions: himself and his master Redfield.

The little notebook used to record the toy's operation looked very haphazard. There are countless such booths and notebooks throughout the underground factory. Under such chaotic management, the records might only be synchronized once in a very long time.

Getting just a small notebook is completely useless; this is the limitation of a low-tech society.

Robert's appearance quickly caught the attention of a rabbit toy. Knowing that this new face must have been recently turned into a toy, it assumed he didn't know what to do.

"If you're new, you can help move some unimportant materials first, and they won't hit you."

Robert was jolted out of his thoughts, nodded his thanks to the rabbit toy, and simply took the box from its hands.

The rabbit toy shrugged: "You're right, you don't even know where to move anything, just follow me for now."

Robert asked casually, "How long have you been turned into a toy? What were you doing before?"

The rabbit toy looked horrified: "Are you crazy! You're not allowed to talk about those things among the toys! Do you want to be dismantled and thrown into the trash?!"

Robert apologized, "I'm sorry, I was just... I don't know these rules yet..."

The rabbit toy whispered, "If you don't know the rules, then talk less and observe more. Your recklessness will get me killed. Tomorrow during the day, you can go to the city and try to earn some money. Find a Monopoly guide and learn from it yourself."

Robert was slightly taken aback. He had seen toys performing tricks to earn money on the street before, but he had never thought about what these toys would do with the money they earned. Would they be handed over to the Don Quixote family, or would they be given to their own relatives to supplement their household expenses?

Where can we find that millionaire? Is he in the city or somewhere else?

Rabbit Toy pointed to the dock area: "Its people are distributed in every dock area. You just need to find the toy with a red cloth wrapped around its arm. They sell everything, information, OEM services, family care services, and so on."

Robert's eyes lit up when he heard the news: "They're toys too? How come they're so powerful?"

The rabbit toy looked on with envy: "If I knew why they were so incredibly capable, wouldn't I have started this business long ago? Why would I be watching these newcomers do so well?"

Robert astutely grasped the key phrase: "You mean this group of toys is new?"

Rabbit Toys shook its head: "No, only the tycoon at the top is new. He integrated the previously scattered services of the toy stores in just two months. Most of his subordinates were toy vendors who had previously run small businesses but were not large-scale."

Robert's lips curled into a smile: "It can't be that much of a coincidence, can it? Let me guess, which business genius has just been turned into a toy?"

Chapter 18 also touches on the revolutionary army.

Robert didn't immediately contact the Monopoly's men; instead, he dutifully spent the entire night working in the Synthesis Zone.

His prop space is currently locked, and he can't take out a single Berries from his body. Even if he tries to get close to them, they might not pay any attention to him.

The toys largely mitigated the feeling of being enslaved, and Robert didn't feel particularly oppressed when he first entered.

It's just going to the factory to tighten screws. During the day, they can even go back to their families. At most, it's just working a night shift.