One Piece: Starting as a Marine Lieutenant, I Slack Off and Get Stronger

Kaido slammed his hand on the armrest and said meaningfully, "Whether he's there or not, I'll go take a look around sometime."

Upon hearing Kaido's words, King seemed to want to say something, but then thought better of it. He was just a Marine Vice Admiral; how could he possibly defeat Kaido?

Moreover, even if it's a trap, it won't have much impact on the boss; the Navy can't do anything to him.

G-10 base.

Carl was sitting in his office, slacking off, drinking tea and reading the newspaper, having a great time, when unfortunately, a phone call shattered the office's tranquility.

"Guess who I am?"

Carl recognized the voice immediately as Gion's, but he still asked knowingly, "Who are you? How did you get my number? Tell me the truth, I'm from the Navy!"

"Hahaha, little Karl, it's your older sister now! You're really funny."

Carl exclaimed dramatically, "Oh, it's Gion-nee! What can I do for you?"

"I heard you were promoted to lieutenant general and now you're in charge of G-10 base? I just happened to be passing by and thought I'd drop by to see Ain and give you a heads-up as the base commander!"

"What? You're only here to see Ain? That's so hurtful. Couldn't you have come to see me too?"

"Hehehe, what can I do? Ain is such a good little sister! By the way, I'll be there soon. Don't tell Ain yet, I want to give her a surprise."

"No problem, I definitely won't tell Ain."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ain walked into the office, carrying some desserts and snacks, her eyes filled with surprise.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you, little brother Carl."

After Gion finished speaking, she hung up the Den Den Mushi. Ain looked at Karl with a surprised expression: "Was that Gion-neechan?"

"Uh, no, you misheard..."

Ain snorted, "Don't lie to me. I know Gion-neechan's voice all too well. It's definitely her, there's no mistake."

Sigh~ Karl sighed helplessly. The slap in the face always comes so quickly: "Okay, it's her. But when you go later, don't tell her that I told you. She said she has a surprise for you."

"Great! I'll head to the port and wait for Gion-nee!"

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't rush me! Give me some face, can you pretend you don't know? I just promised I wouldn't tell you anything."

Ain wrinkled her nose, thought for a moment, and readily agreed. She returned to her office and quietly waited for Gion-nee's arrival.

At the port, a rather feminine-looking warship slowly approached. After Gion disembarked, Nelson immediately saluted.

“Lieutenant General Momousagi, this is Nelson, Lieutenant General Carl’s adjutant. Commander Carl has been waiting for a long time.”

Gion smiled charmingly: "Then I'll have to trouble you to take me to Lieutenant General Carl, Nelson."

Nelson blushed slightly: "Yes!"

bang bang bang~

"Come in, oh, Gion-nee, you're here so soon!"

As soon as Gion entered, her eyes were fixed on the two swords hanging on the wall, completely ignoring even Karl.

"My God! Black Blade Autumn Water! The legendary sword of the Dragon Slayer Samurai, and this one is... a cursed sword? These are all good swords! Where did you get them, kid?"

Carl said casually, "It was a gift from a friend."

"Oh, what?!"

Gion looked at Karl in disbelief, her big eyes filled with question marks.

"A friend gave it to me; it's a priceless, high-quality knife! Which friend is so generous? Maybe I should introduce him to my sister; perhaps he can give her a good knife too!"

"Ahem, isn't Kim Pira good enough?"

Gion said irritably, "What swordsman would complain about having too many good swords? Even if we can't use them all, it's good to look at them!"

Zheng~

As Gion spoke, he drew Raiyu, and a strange red light flashed.

"Tsk tsk tsk~ The demon sword truly lives up to its name. What's its name?"

Seeing that Gion was completely unaffected by the thunderstorm, Karl was slightly surprised, thinking to himself that Gion was indeed a powerful swordswoman with a strong will.

"Thunderstorm, the sword of Shiryu of the Rain, the former warden of Impel Down. He was imprisoned in Infinite Hell for indiscriminately killing jailers and prisoners. When I went to Impel Down last time, I helped Warden Magellan solve a small problem, and he gave it to me directly."

Gion looked on with envy. This must be fate! She and Magellan were old acquaintances, so why had he never given her anything?

"Sigh~ These are all fine knives! You mustn't let them go to waste."

Karl patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Gion-neechan, we take good care of them every day!"

"Da Baojian? Hahahaha, that's interesting. I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to find Ain!"

After saying that, Gion hung Shusui and Raiyu on the wall and walked towards Ain's office.

Soon after, screams erupted from Ian's office. Karl wanted to go and see what was going on, thinking he might get a good look, but then decided against it.

"Little Ain, how are things going with you and Karl lately?"

A blush crept onto Ain's face: "Well, soon..."

Gion quickly hugged Ain and asked with a gossipy look, "How soon is 'soon'? Have you confessed to him yet?"

"Not yet, Gion-nee, you know perfectly well that this guy is still in contact with the Empress!"

Gion said nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? They rarely get to see each other, but you two spend every day together. Just take the initiative and win Karl over."

"Then, hehe..."

Chapter 130 A gift from heaven

Ain covered her burning face and lay on the table, remaining silent for a long time.

"Hmm~ Gion-nee, I'm not ready yet, let me think about it some more..."

Gion chuckled and said, "Silly boy, I'm not forcing you. You can do whatever you want. At worst, you can leave this womanizer and come to my ship. We can be best friends for life, how about that?"

"Hehe, Gion-nee, you're so naughty! Do you want me to end up like you, entangled with a man like Lieutenant General Kake?"

Upon hearing Kaji's name, Gion's face darkened instantly, and she vigorously rubbed Ain's (V) hand: "Don't mention him in front of me, just hearing his name makes me nauseous."

"Sigh~ If only my sister were twenty years younger!"

Ian asked curiously, "Why?"

Gion grinned mischievously, "Now I'm confident enough to compete with you girls for Karl! Tsk tsk tsk, the world's most handsome man!"

A deafening roar shook the earth.

Gion and Ain immediately looked around warily.

"Something's up?" *2

The two immediately left the office and bumped into Karl, who was coming out: "What was that loud noise just now?"

Karl shook his head, his face serious: "I don't know, but it's definitely not good news. Prepare for battle."

Karl then looked at Gion: "I'm sorry, Gion-neechan, I can't entertain you for the time being."

Gion smiled and waved her hand: "It's alright, I have nothing to do anyway, so I might as well go with you guys!"

"Quack~"

The raven flew to Karl's shoulder with two knives in its beak and handed them to him.

"Thank you, Raven!"

Carl hung Qiu Shui and Lei Yu on his waist, and hurriedly left the base building with Ain and Gion.

Upon arriving at the parade ground and training area, which was already crowded with naval personnel, Nelson quickly reported to Karl: "Sir, an unidentified flying object suddenly landed just now. The dust hasn't cleared yet, so we don't know exactly what it is."

Karl took a deep breath. He already knew what it was; he had seen this fierce aura before.

Kaido, the King of Beasts!

"Nelson, take all the Marines from the G-10 branch to evacuate the civilians. Immediately request assistance from headquarters and tell them... Kaido of the Beasts is attacking the G-10 branch."

"Kaido of the Beasts! How could he possibly..."

Carl frowned and yelled, "Didn't you hear me? Go do your own thing and stop asking so many questions!!!"

"Yes!"

Nelson immediately sprang into action, leading the naval soldiers away from G-10 base and evacuating the crowd.

"There's no mistake, it's definitely Kaido!" Gion said confidently.

Carl nodded: "That's right, it's him, Gion-nee. I'll have to trouble you later."

"What are you talking about? We're the navy!"

"Hahaha, yes!"

Karl slowly pulled out Autumn Water, gripped Raven in his other hand, and cautiously looked at the large pit not far away.

"Aion, don't make a move rashly later. Find an opportunity to use your ability on Kaido and see if it works."

Ain nodded. Since she hadn't even mastered Armament Haki, she couldn't break through the defenses at all and could only assist.

"Ororororo~~"