One Piece: A Guide for Ordinary Players

The Indian man was slightly taken aback, then raised his head and said, "That's right, I am a tycoon!"

Chapter 24 Toy Story

Robert looked puzzled: "Wasn't the robot in that box supposed to be a millionaire?"

Ah San had a sly smile on his face: "I'm new here and can't run any business at all, so I first joined a group of powerful people."

"That robot had previously used its large size to gather a lot of toys and formed a considerable force in the underground factory, but at most it would just arrange easy jobs for its own people and help the disabled toys take care of their families."

"After I arrived, I spent half a month gathering information about the underground toy factories and collecting their needs. Then I quickly organized the industrial transformation."

Robert's expression was strange: "They listen to you?"

Ah San said, "Why not listen? I can really make money and have the toys bring more wealth to the house. They would love to worship me. I don't have to do anything. I can just sit there and assign tasks."

Robert felt that he had really held India back. Once his talents were unleashed, he could have made a name for himself even in the hellish environment of the Dressrosa underground factory.

"So, who's in charge, you or that robot?"

Ah San said, "Of course it's the one in the open. My biggest takeaway from the past six months is that I can't put myself in the open. Since I've been relying on someone else's power, the best way is to stay behind the scenes."

"So only a few deep-rooted participants know that the 'Millionaire' actually refers to the entire organization."

Ah San glanced at the box over there: "That robot isn't inherently bad. When he was involved in the gang, he did a lot of things like helping the toys switch shifts and secretly earning money to support his family. He's proud, straightforward, and can't see through these intricacies..."

Robert understood. This Indian guy had been here for two or three months, and had been sidelined by the big robot, making it stupidly think that it was a newly rich and successful tycoon.

In fact, several of the higher-ups in this gang already follow the lead of the Indians, so the "big brother" that the toy guy who led the way mentioned earlier was also referring to the Indians.

"Ah San, have you inquired whether the toys' disabilities can be repaired, and whether there will be any consequences if they transform back into human form in the future?"

Ah San's eyes gleamed: "Sir, you must have a way to turn everyone back, right? I knew it!"

Robert knew that he was India's only hope at this moment, so he didn't hesitate at all: "Of course, didn't you tell your men that your boss is incredibly strong and no one in Dressrosa can beat me? I can't let you go back on your word, can I?"

Ah San shouted loudly to the toys that dared not approach in the distance, "This is the boss I was talking about! The boss has come to save us, and we will definitely be able to turn back into human form!"

The toys cheered, seemingly used to finding joy in hardship, temporarily forgetting that they were trapped underground with no way out, and tightly grasping the straw that offered the hope of returning to human form.

A voice rang out from the pile of parts beneath their feet: "You really can turn everyone back?"

Gradually, countless voices rose up, and even someone like Robert, who had seen a lot, couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

This so-called recycling center is enormous, with countless piles of toy debris.

Although they were all dismantled into pieces, and no complete shape could be seen, Sugar's Toy-Toy Fruit ability could give the toys the characteristic of immortality. As long as the fruit ability was not removed, even if the toys were smashed to pieces, they would not die for the time being.

At this point, Robert didn't even dare to ask the Indians if they could fix it, because all the toys in this junkyard were the kind that couldn't even be put together. Others' hopes might just be the fuse that ignites their explosion.

Although these parts, taken apart individually, are unlikely to accomplish anything, if they are truly provoked, a collective movement that causes a slight collapse could easily bury the few of them that are still relatively intact.

Seeing that Robert remained silent, the sounds from the parts beneath his feet gradually subsided, eventually returning to a state of near-death silence.

Knowing that there were so many living consciousnesses beneath their feet, none of them dared to speak.

A slightly aged voice rang out: "The missing limbs in toy form will directly affect the original body once the Devil Fruit power is deactivated. You can replace a part in the toy and it will still move, but when it transforms back into human form, that part will still die and rot..."

Robert's expression was grave, but he noticed that the Indians seemed to show no emotional change: "Indians, you knew all along, didn't you?"

Ah San scratched his head: "The brothers have been turned into toys for a long time. They told me... Sir, you don't need to worry about us. We can't just choose to be toys for the rest of our lives because we're still disabled even after turning back into humans, can we?"

After saying this, the Indian man's expression changed drastically, and he immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing.

The few of them who transformed back into human form were merely crippled, but what about these parts beneath their feet? The moment their toy form was removed, they would only meet with death!

Robert also tensed up. He knew that once the evil in human nature was unleashed, it could destroy everything. Now, with so many people at his feet who had lost all hope, the resentment they gathered might tear apart those of them who still had hope!

But then the old voice chuckled softly, "That's right, we can't just stay here rotting like this, living a life worse than death, just because we're afraid of dying, can we?"

Voices around them echoed, "Actually, we died the moment we turned into toys. Even our families and friends have forgotten about us."

"I'm more afraid of them forgetting me than of dying."

"Living like this is worse than being dead. If you have a way, please be sure to defeat those bastards from the Don Quixote family!"

"If you can, please tell my family that I have never stopped missing them!"

The surrounding voices were all talking at once, and gradually the whole garbage dump was boiling over. Robert felt a strong sense of collective belief impacting his mind, and something seemed to be awakening.

"I won't let you die, everyone has to live!"

The first to react was Ah San, who placed an unreasonable trust in everything Robert said: "The lord said! No one will die! We will all survive!"

Upon hearing Ah San's words, his gang's underlings began loudly relaying Robert's message. More and more people joined in, gradually drowning out all the other noises from the parts pile. Everyone was chanting the same phrase:

We will all survive!

Although Robert didn't know exactly how to do it, he had a strange confidence that as long as he started to think of a way, he would definitely be able to do it!

"Hey Indian, do you know what time it is?"

Seeing Robert's serious expression, Ah San felt a surge of energy coursing through his body: "Big watch! Tell us the time!"

A toy shaped like an alarm clock shouted, "Boss, it's 8:56 PM now!"

Robert calculated the time: "Indian, wasn't your plan to make the entire underground factory hear Uta's singing, thus entering the world of the Song-Song Fruit? What method did you use?"

Ah San said, "Peninsula Iron Box, come here!"

A toy that looks like a radio ran up to him: "Boss, I can receive some weak live broadcast signals. I was originally going to broadcast them to the Den Den Mushi inside the underground factory, but now..."

Robert's eyes were firm: "No need for all that trouble. All you need to do now is let me hear the song. As long as we can enter Uta's world of songs, I have a way to keep everyone alive!"

Chapter 25 How the Steel Was Tempered

It wasn't that Robert was blindly confident; he was incredibly grateful that he really did have a backup plan!

Although this backup plan wasn't originally intended for this purpose, it doesn't matter what you initially planned to use it for; having something usable is enough.

Terfalgar Law is not helpful in fighting, and in the original storyline, he was easily seriously injured by Doflamingo more than a year later. Now it's better to put him in the most suitable position.

The Op-Op Fruit is truly a god-level ability in some respects. I just met the Snow Woman Monero yesterday. She was a normal person with all four limbs intact. A year later, Law transplanted her arms into bird wings and her legs below the knees into bird claws, as if she was born that way.

As long as Law's Op-Op Fruit ability remains, those who have undergone surgery by him will not experience any rejection reactions.

If Robert wants to save all these toys, the only way he can think of is to have Robert use the Op-Op Fruit to randomly piece them together to save his life.

Once the sugar's abilities are neutralized, let him work overtime to find the right organ for each person.

The radio toy, named Peninsula Iron Box, struggled to find a signal, but the recycling center was located even deeper underground in the factory, where it received virtually no signal at all.

A voice began to emanate from the pile of parts: "There's an antenna here, a little to the left!"

"I have a semi-circular signal receiver next to someone, everyone look for it!"

With everyone's help, the radio was quickly assembled and modified, covered with various parts to enhance signal reception, and a faint hissing sound began to come from its speaker.

A middle-aged voice said, "This won't work. The signal is extremely weak down here, and it's also affected by various metal parts. We must send the receiving equipment up!"

Everyone fell silent. The lower end of the passage leading to the dismantling room was more than ten meters above the pile of garbage, making it difficult even for a normal human to climb, let alone some toys.

"Look for my butt, there should be a thruster there, attach it to the peninsula iron box!"

Monopoly's voice came from the cardboard box. Ah San hurriedly said, "Your thing can't be used. It crashed once when I performed it for everyone last time. The repairman said it would definitely explode if I tried to fly it again."

The tycoon's voice was resolute: "I'm a tycoon, with a thousand or so men under my command relying on me for their livelihood. It's just a butt, let it blow up! Peninsula Iron Box, believe me or not, I have a feeling it really can fly this time!"

Peninsula Iron Box walked step by step to the cardboard box: "I also think it can fly. I've never flown before in my life. I didn't expect that in the end I would still benefit from the boss's success."

Upon hearing Peninsula Iron Box address him as "boss," the tycoon burst into laughter: "That's right! I'm your boss, don't you believe what I say! This time, we'll definitely fly!"

As Robert watched all the toys working together, he felt a fire burning in his chest. He didn't like the Virgin Mary, but at this moment he at least understood why so many people chose to be Virgin Marys.

Sometimes, it's incredibly easy to succumb to your own cowardly heart and persuade others to sacrifice their personal interests for the sake of the collective good. You can do it with just a few words, without any real harm to yourself, and you can still gain emotional value from feeling self-satisfied.

The toys hurriedly installed the Monopoly booster onto the base of the Peninsula Iron Box, and half of a worn-out earphone, which they had somehow found, was connected to a long wire and handed to Robert.

The other end of the wire was inserted into the Peninsula Iron Box. Robert pressed the earpiece firmly to his ear, and the Peninsula Iron Box and the Monopoly laughed as they activated the thrusters.

Orange flames burst forth, carrying the peninsula iron box up from the ground with remarkable speed, and precisely plunged into the pipe leading to the dismantling chamber.

The hissing sound in the headphones grew louder and louder, and gradually a sound came through:

"Germany is ready for battle..."

"Candella wins the Miss Universe pageant..."

"Madam, you wouldn't want your husband to know, would you..."

"The new era is the future~"

"Everything in the world is different~

"変えてしまえば~"

"ジャマモノやなものなんて出して~"

"この世と~"

"メタモルフォーゼしようぜ!"

Robert's vision blurred for a moment, the dim underground environment was getting brighter and brighter, a burst of bright light flashed, and the scenery in front of him changed.

Robert had entered the world created by the Song-Song Fruit before, but this time the effect was much more magnificent and dazzling than before. It was clear that Uta had put a lot of thought into the concert.

On a sunny island, Uta's singing filled the entire space. Robert curiously observed his surroundings, only to find that there was no one there.

As far as I remember, when watching the movie, everyone who heard Uta's singing was pulled into the same scene, and I don't know why the place I went to was empty.

"who are you?"

Robert was startled by the sudden question, but she quickly realized that it was Uta's voice.

"Uta?"

Uta did not appear, but her voice continued: "It's me. You haven't answered my question yet. Who are you?"

Robert opened his mouth, then suddenly realized he didn't know how to explain, and stammered, "I...we knew each other before, but you probably don't remember me now...but I hope you can believe me, I need your help..."

"I believe you."

Uta's figure appeared in front of Robert, who was somewhat surprised. Uta was indeed set up to be extremely simple-minded because she had little contact with outsiders during her upbringing, but she shouldn't be so easily trusting of others.

"I can sense your emotions."