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

"Hey, Miss Robin, how could you... how could you kiss that Marine?!"

This translates to: Why do you kiss him but not me?

Looking at the rubbing in his hand, Robin said, "Because he was the first man in this world to bring me warmth."

Seeing the happy smile on Robin's face, Sanji was filled with grief. He trembled as he took out a cigarette from his pocket and silently lit it.

He couldn't help but recall running in the sunset as a child, a memory of his lost youth...

"Sanji, what's wrong? You can't be like this, can you? Mr. Karl is perfectly fine!"

Sanji glanced at Chopper and thought to himself, "You'd better put the marshmallow down before you speak!"

"Seriously, what's this guy doing here? Just delivering something to Miss Robin? Oh, and two knives too? For the green-haired girl?"

Robin nodded: "Yes, Karl said it was for Zoro. Sakura Ju, Kokuro, those names sound familiar."

......

"We're back!!!"

Of the three who agreed to go and gather food, only Zoro's basket was full of food, while Luffy and Usopp basically returned empty-handed.

"Hey, Luffy, Usopp, why didn't you bring anything back? Weren't you supposed to go and collect food? Zoro is so obedient, you should learn from him, Zoro, Zoro?"

Nami called out for a long time but no one answered. She turned her head and saw Zoro staring intently at Robin—the two swords in her hands.

"This is... a famous sword, isn't it? Where did you get it?"

Robin smiled slightly and handed Sakura Jutsu and Moku to Zoro: "A lot happened while you were away. In short, the Marine hero Karl came by and instructed me to give you these two swords."

Zoro swallowed hard, and Karl's face involuntarily appeared in his mind. Was this some kind of encouragement for him to become stronger quickly?

"What a fine sword! I reckon only the Wado Ichimonji can compare to it."

"This one is Sakura Ten, this one is Wood Dry. Their previous owner was the legendary pirate, Golden Lion Shiki."

"Shiki the Golden Lion? Who's that?"

Nami said speechlessly, "Don't you guys read the newspapers? It was clearly written in the newspapers a few days ago!"

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Luffy came over to join in the fun.

"Shiki the Golden Lion was a legendary pirate who was on par with Roger and Whitebeard back in the day, so his sword was naturally no less impressive."

"I think the reason Karl entrusted them to you is because he has high hopes for your swordsmanship talent and hopes that you can grow up quickly and fight him. Zoro, you have to do your best!" Robin encouraged.

Zoro held Sakura and Kokuro in front of him, and the reflection of the blades showed that Zoro's eyes were very serious.

"I will..."

Usopp stroked his chin, suddenly realizing a blind spot: "Hey, don't you guys find it strange? This Karl is a Marine, right? Why is he being so nice to us pirates? Is he up to something?"

Sanji strongly agreed, but Zoro, Nami, Chopper, and Robin didn't think so, probably because they already knew Karl before they decided to become pirates!

......

The Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

"What? You mean the red-haired guy..."

"Yes, they're already starting to get restless."

"Hmph, he probably wouldn't go himself, would he?"

"Yes, he started his operation by indirectly sending out messengers, but it would be too dangerous to let Whitebeard and Shanks break off their relationship."

The old man, who was wearing a black hat and had scars on his cheeks, said calmly, "Well, what you said makes sense. Once Red-Haired Shanks takes action, he will definitely be a troublesome guy. But he is not a man who would change the world for his own selfish desires. Don't act rashly. It's best to observe him first."

The blond middle-aged man nodded in agreement: "That's right. The most important thing now is the matter of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. We must appoint Crocodile's successor as soon as possible. A small leak can sink a great ship. Once the alliance of the three major powers collapses, it will definitely have a direct impact on the world."

Holding Onikiri's bald head: "Therefore, we must maintain a balance."

"Yes, I will immediately inform Fleet Admiral Sengoku and have him summon the Seven Warlords of the Sea to headquarters. However, it's uncertain how many will return. After all, pirates are impulsive individuals, and if a forced summons is issued solely for this matter, I'm afraid..."

"Let's inform the Seven Warlords of the Sea first! We'll talk about the rest later."

"Yes!"

The old man with curly hair and a scar on his cheek picked up the wanted poster on the table, and Luffy's smiling face came into view.

"Crocodile is a real piece of trash. He was given so much time, and he still failed. The kid who defeated him is the same. If it weren't for him, Cobra might have agreed."

"Hmph! We absolutely cannot let this guy get away, this Monkey D. Luffy..."

The following day, at Naval Headquarters.

"Why, you didn't find it?"

Carl shook his head: "No."

"Did they really not find it, or did they deliberately not find it?"

Carl thought for a moment and said, "It was intentional."

Sengoku seemed to have anticipated this outcome and didn't say much. After all, the only one who truly wanted Nico Robin to disappear was the World Government; the Navy didn't really care.

"Alright, let's talk about something else! Crocodile has been sent to Impel Down, and the position of Shichibukai is now vacant. The World Government is discussing selecting another pirate to fill the vacancy."

"Yeah, you said it before, I know. So, are we getting ready for a meeting?"

Sengoku nodded: "That's right. I have already issued a summons for the Seven Warlords of the Sea. In a few days, the Seven Warlords of the Sea will arrive at Marine Headquarters."

"Oh, I see! Is there anything I need to do?"

Sengoku took a sip of tea and slowly said, "We found Boa Hancock, and our people went to Amazon Lily, only to find it completely empty. All the Amazon lilies have vanished!"

Karl: ....

Is it impossible for it to disappear? Hancock moved away a long time ago at Carl's urging; you'd be lucky to find her.

Only Carl could do this. Sengoku had long discovered the ambiguous relationship between Carl and Hancock. If anyone in the world knew Hancock's whereabouts, it was Carl.

"Alright, no big deal. But what about Mihawk? Haven't heard from him in ages. Is he dead?"

Sengoku shook his head: "No, he showed up in the New World a few days ago. Although his injuries haven't healed yet, he should be fine. We've already sent someone to inform him."

"Okay, I'm leaving now!"

Chapter 250 The Seven Warlords Meeting

The waters near Jaya Island.

After failing to negotiate a price with the newspaper-delivering seagull, Nami had no choice but to take out a 100-bery coin, put it in the seagull's pocket, and accept the newspaper.

"The summons for the Seven Warlords of the Sea... Hmm, that's none of our business, hmm... hmm?"

"Luffy!!! Luffy!!!"

"What happened?"

Luffy stretched out his arm and swung it in front of Nami, saying casually, "Nami, what's up?"

Nami, trembling, picked up Luffy's bounty poster: "Luffy! Your bounty has gone up! We're all wanted now!!!"

Zoro: !!!

Sanji: ?! ?

Chopper: !? !

Robin: ...

Usopp: !!

Upon hearing the news, most people stopped what they were doing and quickly gathered around.

"What! I've got a bounty on my head too? Let me see!"

"What about me? What about me? Am I also wanted by a bounty?"

Well, as a pirate, it's impossible not to care about your bounty, right?

"Hahaha, so I'm a pirate with a bounty of 100 million now! Hahahaha!"

Luffy held his bounty poster and smiled happily.

When he escaped from Loguetown last time, his bounty was only 4500 million Berries. Now it has more than doubled. For him, it seems that he has taken another step closer to becoming the Pirate King.

Zoro took his bounty poster, a slight smile playing on his lips: "8345 million Berries, not bad."

Upon hearing this, Sanji was shocked and quickly snatched his wanted poster from Nami's hand, exclaiming in astonishment, "What?!"

"7200 Berries? Why? Why am I ranked lower than that green-haired guy?! What makes him better than me?"

Zoro scoffed, "No matter what you say, my bounty is higher than yours, you lecherous kappa."

"Damn it! You want to fight? You're only ten million more expensive than me, what are you so arrogant about?"

"Wrong, it's 1145 million Berries."

"Aaaaaah! I'll fight you to the death!!!"

The two immediately started fighting. Normally, Nami would have intervened, but she wasn't in the mood now because she also had a bounty on her head.

800 million Pelés.