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

"Hmph, you pretty boy are hilarious!"

Carl nodded noncommittally: "We'll wait and see."

Jack immediately wanted to make a sarcastic remark, but Carl had already turned and left, so he had no choice but to keep the grudge to himself and let this pretty boy Carl know what a big shot was when he got out!

"It'll be soon, it should be soon, the boss should be coming to save me."

In the future, Jack will be able to escape from prison on his own without Kaido's help. But right now, he's just getting started and isn't very skilled at using Armament Haki. He can only rely on his powerful physique to overwhelm his enemies, let alone break free of the Seastone handcuffs.

The G-2 branch is now on high alert, and any disturbance will trigger an alarm.

Karl benefited from Kizaru's influence, being able to comfortably sit in the lounge and drink tea, unlike Tina who was busy running around.

"I heard you've awakened dual-color Haki?"

Karl took a small sip of tea and nodded: "It was just luck. I can only say that I've mastered it, but I'm not very skilled at using it."

Kizaru shook his head with a touch of melancholy: "I wasn't even a Marine at your age! You've already awakened both types of Haki, it's truly enviable!"

"Admiral Kizaru is too modest. With your speed, even without dual-color Haki, there aren't many people in the world who can do anything to you."

Hearing Karl's flattery, Kizaru suddenly laughed for some reason, and said with a forced smile, "You don't seem like a young man at all!"

Young people at 24 are usually full of passion! Even he was no exception back then.

But Karl's work ethic saved him 20 years of hard work, no wonder he was able to convince Zephyr to legitimately stop training, something he couldn't do back then.

"Ding~ You have accumulated 8 hours of slacking off. Daily task completed."

"Rewards: 3 designated attribute enhancement cards, 1 Armament Haki enhancement card, 1 Observation Haki enhancement card, and lifespan +50 days."

Karl's face lit up with joy, but he quickly regained his composure, thinking to himself, "What great luck! Is this the treatment I get after leaving the newbie village? This is amazing!"

If you keep slacking off for a few years, won't you be ready to take off again?

"Admiral Kizaru, excuse me for a moment." With that, Karl took the newspaper and went into the restroom.

Kizaru pursed his lips speechlessly, thinking to himself that this kid had not only avoided 20 years of detours, but at least 30 years, and was almost on par with him.

Chapter 33 Small talk

bathroom.

Karl casually tossed the newspaper aside and impatiently muttered, "System, use all attribute enhancement cards to enhance perception, and use all the domineering enhancement cards as well!"

After the enhancement was completed, Carlton immediately felt much clearer-headed and more sensitive to the outside world, but his perception still did not upgrade.

The only pleasant surprise was that both my Armament Haki and Observation Haki leveled up, reaching LV2.

To verify the effect of LV2, Karl extended his right hand and used Armament Haki to harden it.

His arm instantly turned pitch black, reflecting light under the lamp. Then Karl placed his hand on the sink, and the pristine white porcelain sink was instantly covered in a layer of black.

"Hehe, not bad, the strength has increased a lot, but it's a pity it can't entangle yet, it still needs to be upgraded."

As for the change in Observation Haki, it is not obvious; it is estimated that the difference can only be seen in battle.

"Not bad."

After a while, Karl emerged from the bathroom looking refreshed, plopped down opposite Kizaru, crossed his legs, and lit a cigar.

"Whoosh~ Kizaru Dai..." "Bang bang bang!"

Kizaru glanced at Karl, who had no choice but to get up and open the door.

"Aien? What brings you here? Oh right, I almost forgot, you went to Staff Officer He's place after your internship ended. Come, come, have a seat."

When Ain saw Kizaru reading the newspaper in the room, she quickly waved her hand and said, "No, no need, Karl, come out for a moment."

"Uh, okay!"

Carl had no choice but to follow Ain out, closing the door behind him.

"what happened?"

Ain's expression turned serious as she looked directly into Karl's eyes and said, "Karl, do you know what you've done?"

"???"

Carl looked puzzled. He'd only just arrived today! What could he possibly do?

"Oh! How would I know! Just tell me straight, I don't like playing riddles!"

Ain sighed helplessly, hands on her hips: "Several older sisters came to me earlier asking about you, wanting to know if you could help them remove their scars. Oh, they just want you to use your holy light to heal them!"

"Oh, um? Remove scars? Wait, I get it!"

Karl recalled that not long ago, after he used his ability on Gion, her tattoo disappeared. It must have gotten out later, since Chief of Staff Tsuru's side was full of female soldiers.

Women! It's normal for them to love beauty, especially female marines like them who often fight pirates and inevitably have scars of all sizes. Seeing that Gion's tattoos could be removed, they naturally had their eyes on it.

"Ahem, Ain, go back and tell them that there will be opportunities in the future, but not now."

"Kaido of the Beasts is coming soon. As a righteous Marine, I cannot waste my energy on such trivial matters."

Ayn looked at Karl, who was speaking righteously and still holding a cigar in his right hand. It wasn't that she didn't trust Karl, but rather that Karl had too many criminal records, making him untrustworthy.

"Uh, I think so too. I'll help you refuse this time, but next time..."

Karl thumped his chest loudly: "Don't worry!"

Who knows when we'll meet again, unless Staff Officer Crane can snatch him away from Ape, but Karl probably won't agree to that.

Just kidding, with twenty-seven or twenty-eight old women, wouldn't they devour this young heartthrob alive?

Ain left with some doubt, and sighed silently as she recalled her sisters' pleas.

Wano Country, Onigashima.

"Damn the navy, they actually kidnapped my beloved subordinate! No way, I have to go rescue him!"

Quinn exhaled a smoke ring and said calmly, "Boss, it's good to let Jack suffer a bit. There's no rush to save him. I seriously suspect this is a Navy conspiracy."

Jin nodded in agreement: "Boss, think twice before you act!"

Kaido slammed his fist on the table, shattering it into pieces. He glared at the two men and said, "I'm Kaido of the Beasts! Even if the Navy has some kind of scheme, do you think they can kill me?"

"Boss!"

“Jin, there’s no need to say anything more. Jack is my subordinate, and I certainly can’t just sit by and watch him be taken away by the Navy.”

Kaido waved his hand and strode out of the hall, transforming into a blue dragon and soaring into the sky.

"Tch, that Jack kid is useless. Even if I got caught, I didn't need the boss to come and save me!"

Jin glanced at Quinn indifferently: "Jack is still young, he'll grow up eventually. But you, you're eating like a pig, I really find it hard to believe you managed to escape from the Navy!"

"You idiot Jhin! I'm not fat, I'm muscular, you know what muscles are?"

"Haha~"

G-2 Branch.

Carl comfortably rolled over in bed; he had slept very well last night.

Bang bang bang!

"Karl, the meeting's about to start! Remember to come!"

"understood!"

That's one good thing about Kizaru. He doesn't care about sleeping in late or having afternoon tea. After all, let alone his older brother, if it were Akainu, he probably would have kicked the door down!

Carl quickly got out of bed, washed up quickly, put on his uniform, and leisurely made his way to the conference room. Luckily, he wasn't late.

After a while, Staff Officer He walked into the conference room with a serious expression, holding a stack of documents in his hand.

"We received a message from the intelligence department. The bad news is that Kaido has left Onigashima and is heading towards G-2 base. The good news is that he is alone."

"Based on my prediction, Kaido will arrive at the G-2 branch no later than tonight, so everyone be on your guard and be ready to fight Kaido at any time."

Karl glanced around: Kizaru and Aokiji, Momousagi and Chaton, Momonga and Kashoyama, two admirals, two admiral candidates, and two lieutenant admirals.

As for Staff Officer Tsuru, he should be in command and not participate in the battle. This configuration shows great respect for Kaido. It's just unknown how long he can hold out.

In high-level matches like this, Karl can only play a support role. If Karl were to go head-to-head with Kaido, he would probably get beaten so badly he'd roll his eyes all over the place.

After the meeting, Kizaru and Aokiji were called away separately by Staff Officer Tsuru, leaving Karl to slack off alone. Who could understand this loneliness?

With a broad smile, Gion teased Karl, "Little Karl, I'm counting on you today!"

"Gion-nee is too kind. I can only offer a little bit of help. In the end, we still have to rely on you!"

"Hehe~ That's not necessarily true! Kaido isn't so easy to deal with."

Karl smiled noncommittally, his eyes lighting up when he caught sight of the golden sash around Gion's waist.

"This sword must be the Kinpira!"

Gion immediately drew out the Kinpira sword for Karl to admire, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect my little brother Karl to have such a good eye! The Kinpira is a famous sword among the 21 Great Grade Swords! It has been with me for over twenty years!"

It's not surprising that Kinpira is the Great Grade Sword Karl, but what is surprising is that Gion is so old.

40? 50? Karl didn't dare to think about it too much.