A/N: Sorry for the brief hiatus guys. I kinda got stuck in a rut, then got bogged down with stuff =/. But, never fear…the new chapter is here! Hope you enjoy it!

It was late afternoon when the Straw Hats gathered, once again, on the lawn deck. Leading up to lunch, Robin had gone down to Franky's weapon development room to see how the dice were going. He had almost completed one set and was about to move on when Robin had an idea. They would use one set of dice between the nine of them so Franky wasn't working all afternoon. As he finished the last die, he called for Usopp, who was in his office next door.

When Usopp arrived, Franky handed him the completed set of dice and told him to get painting. Usopp agreed and took the dice into his office. Once Robin showed him the picture of how the numbers were placed, she took the book up to the kitchen, where she sat at the table and started creating a campaign.

Sanji was hard at work making food. He was making much more than he usually did, which caught Robin's attention. It was normal for there to be an abundance of food at mealtime since their captain was a bottomless vacuum, but this seemed excessive. "Sanji-san, why are you making so much food today?"

"Well you see Robin my dear, I thought I would prepare some party food for dinner, now. This way, we can set it up outside while we play our game."

"What a nice thought. That was very smart of you Sanji-san."

"Oh Robin!" he wailed "Do you really think so? I'm so glad you're happy!" Then he began to sing merrily as he finished preparing lunch.

Robin thought to herself that she should check with Nami about the weather. If it was going to turnout to be inclement, they would have to relocate their meeting place. She got up from the table and headed to the women's quarters. "Nami-san?" she called, as she opened the door. "Nami?"

"Oh Robin. What's up?"

"Do you know If the weather will turn out poorly today?"

"It should be clear the entire day by my calculations. Into the night as well."

"Great. We will start our campaign after lunch on the lawn deck then."

The two women smiled at each other, then advanced to the kitchen.

So here they were, all nine of them, gathered on the lawn deck. They formed a circle so Robin would be visible by everyone, and they could communicate better about advancing the campaign. "All right!" Luffy yelled. "What do we do to get started?"

Robin cleared her throat. "Usopp, do you have the dice?" He reached into his pocket, then handed one set of painted dice to her. They were yellow, with green numbering. She thanked Usopp and Franky for working on them, then proceeded to explain how the dice would be used.

After reminding everyone of their characters, she began to set up the campaign.

They started out in a cozy cabin in the woods. It was very well hidden amongst the darkness of the gigantic trees. As a group of wayward vigilantes, they were planning their next move against the oppressive monarchy. The king was a corrupt and selfish man. While he lived a plush life, the people of the land lived in poverty. No one in the land dared oppose him for it would end in death.

"Earlier today, the king announced that he would raise the taxes once more." Robin said "He wants to add another wing to the castle and has ordered that the construction start at once. What are we going to do?"

"Let's kick his ass!" Luffy yelled angrily.

"How are we going to do that Luffy-san?"

"I'm gonna go to the castle and kick his ass."

"There are guards and spies for the king all through out the kingdom. The king fears us and wants to capture us."

"I'll kick their asses too."

Everyone could see that this was going nowhere fast. Luffy didn't quite understand the way this game was played, even though Robin explained it clearly. Taking the opportunity to end this monotonous cycle, Nami spoke up. "What if we wait until nightfall and sneak into the castle. We could steal all of his treasure."

"Is that all you ever think about, Nami?" Usopp and Chopper yelled in unison.

"There are people suffering and living in terrible conditions. I, the brave wizard Usopp, will use my mighty spell casting to aid these poor citizens."

"That is a good idea." Robin started, trying to get the campaign going in the right direction, "Does anyone have any questions about the construction of the castle?"

At first, everyone just shrugged and looked at one another. Robin tried her hardest to give them hints without flat out telling them what to do, but it was failing. Suddenly, Zoro seemed to get what she was saying.

"Well if they're starting construction right away," he said, folding his muscular arms across his sculpted chest, "there should be a shipment of supplies headed to the castle. Right?"

"Very good Kenshi-san. There is a shipment on its way to the castle now."

This time, Franky spoke up. "Where is the shipment coming from Robin?"

"A town that is three days away. It left about a day and a half ago, so it should be passing by quite soon."

Robin encouraged the crew to talk together and discuss what would be the best thing to do. To no surprise, there was some arguing involved. Luffy wanted Sanji's character to make food. He got angry when Robin told him that Sanji's character did not have a cooking skill yet, and decided that his character was going to go look for meat.

Finally, everyone else agreed that it would be a good idea to head out from their cabin and attempt to intercept the delivery to the castle. It took some convincing, but they got Luffy to postpone his character's need for meat and join their quest. Everyone made sure their characters were equipped for whatever may happen along the journey and began walking through the woods.

The group had been walking for about an hour and a half through the dark woods. Luffy had been whining for food the entire time. Nami thought her head was going to explode.

"That's it! I can't take this! Robin, my character wishes to hit Luffy's character to shut him up."

Robin rolled the dice, like the book had instructed. It was a low number, meaning that Nami missed in her attempt to hit Luffy.

"What! This is nuts! You're telling me that I cant hit him?"

"I am sorry Nami-san. That is how we determine what happens in this game."

Nami folded her arms in frustration and sat, glaring at Luffy.

"We have been walking for quite some time now." Robin spoke. "About two hours has passed and we are getting close to the point where we will head off the construction delivery. But in the depth of the forest, we can hear rustling. We stop to listen more intently and come to the realization that the noise is footsteps, and there are many. They seem to pick up speed, until they are so close that the source of the footsteps spring from the thick trees, surrounding everyone. What shall we do?"