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

Helpless, Karl could only pat Ain on the back and comfort him, "Don't worry, of course I'm fine. Thanks to Admiral Kizaru for his help, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to get away so easily."

Keywords: Admiral Kizaru.

Ain quickly released Karl, turned to look at Kizaru, and said awkwardly, "Thank you, Admiral Kizaru."

"How interesting! How long have you two been together?"

Ain said shyly, "Admiral Kizaru, yeah, we didn't..."

Kizaru waved his hand dismissively: "No need to explain to me, I understand. In that case, I won't disturb you two young lovers any longer. Hmm~ Youth is truly wonderful..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kizaru's figure vanished, as if he had never been there at all.

Suddenly, only Ain and Karl remained in the room.

Carl wanted to say something, but a delicate white finger pressed against his lips, signaling him to be quiet.

Then, Ain walked to the office door, looked down the corridor, and after confirming that no one was there, closed the door and locked it from the inside.

She walked up to Karl, took his hand, and looked at him with her misty eyes.

"Thank you for saving me today. What reward would you like?"

Karl's lips curled into a slight smile: "What do you think?"

Ain blushed, stood on tiptoe, wrapped her arms around Karl's neck, and pressed her red lips to Karl's mouth.

It was very awkward, and even Ain's body was trembling slightly... Just as Karl went a step further, Ain quickly pushed Karl away.

It's still daytime...

"Hehe, you're right. I'll come find you tonight. Isn't it your birthday in a few days? Then I'll give you your birthday present in advance!"

"Um..."

Ain smiled shyly, her eyes full of tenderness.

At night, Carl carried large and small boxes into Ian's room.

"Aion, these are the twin swords I specially commissioned to be made for you. Aren't they beautiful?"

"Yes, I like anything you give me..."

Karl grinned and took out an exquisite gemstone necklace from the gifts: "This is a pink gemstone, a specialty of the North Sea. It's very beautiful. Here, let me put it on you."

He brushed aside Ayn's hair and placed a pink gemstone necklace on her head, instantly turning the atmosphere pink...

The next day.

Carl walked out of Ian's room. Overall, Ian was very satisfied with the birthday present he had bought for her. Of course, the gift was one thing, but Ian was another.

Their relationship evolved from classmates and colleagues to lovers.

After Karl left, Ain came out a while later, looking around furtively, as if afraid of being discovered by someone she knew.

After confirming that no one was around, he casually walked into the base building.

"Good morning, sir! You look so beautiful today! What cosmetics are you wearing? I'll have my wife buy some for me later."

Ain touched his face, smiled, exchanged a few simple pleasantries, and then walked into the base building.

"Bang bang bang~"

"Come in!"

"Karl, this is breakfast."

Carl patted his stomach seriously: "I really need to eat something. I was almost exhausted last night."

Ain glared at Karl, annoyed. "No way! It was all me... Ugh, so annoying! Eat it or don't, it's up to you!"

Carl chuckled, accepted the lovingly prepared breakfast from Ian, and began to eat it with relish.

His eyes, however, were fixed on the newspaper, which reported on the Navy's encounter with the Whitebeard Pirates the previous day.

"Sigh... I guess I should take it easy for a while now..."

Chapter 140 Three Years in the Blink of an Eye

In the year 1517 of the Haiyuan calendar, Karl had been guarding the G10 base for three full years.

For the past three years, life has been uneventful. I haven't made any great achievements or caused any major problems. I've been a sincere and conscientious base manager.

But on this perilous waterway, it also earned the nickname "White Raven".

The nickname was given to him by Nelson, because Carl always wore a white suit and rode a black raven when he went on missions, so Nelson gave him the nickname "White Raven," which is similar to "White Horse."

Carl didn't pay much attention to the title at first, but it spread far and wide, and his codename became White Raven.

Carl had nothing to say about this. After all, a codename is just a codename. White Raven was at least much better than names like Tea Pig or Green Bull.

G10 base.

"Tsk, it's really hard to leave! After three years here, you still have to go. What do you think, Ain?"

Ain gave Karl a charmingly disdainful look, and sighed inwardly. What could she do if she was reluctant? Military orders were hard to disobey.

Karl must return to Marineford to be tested by the Admirals and prove that she is qualified to become an Admiral candidate, while she will lead a team independently to capture pirates around the world.

Seeing that Ain remained silent, Karl shook his head. Such a nice office could only be given to the next base commander.

......

"Why did the Warring States Marshal suddenly make you a candidate for general? With your abilities, wouldn't you have been qualified long ago?"

Karl stroked his chin: "Well, it's probably because Shanks became the fourth Emperor of the Sea, and the situation in the New World is rather chaotic. On the other hand, my qualifications may be sufficient."

"Besides, being a candidate for the grand prize is just a title; the important thing is to get me to carry out some more important tasks."

In fact, Karl seriously suspected that Sengoku had discovered that he was slacking off every day and couldn't stand it anymore. But it didn't matter. After three years of accumulation, Karl had already undergone a transformation.

Host: Karl

Age: 28 years old

Physique: SS+ (Bonus for being a heartbreaker)

Perception: SS-

Willpower: SS+

Haki: Armament Haki MAX (hardening, binding, external projection, internal destruction), Observation Haki MAX (weakness perception)

Conqueror's Haki LV6 (Intimidate, Entangle)

Special Abilities: [Still as a Virgin] [Agile as a Mad Rabbit] [Father of the Sea] [Max Swordsmanship] [Fishman Arm Strength] [Heartbreaker]: Stamina: +62.102%, Stamina Recovery Speed: +124.204%

(The following are the results of a lottery drawn during the three years that were skipped)

[Iron Bones]: Defense increased by 50%.

[Rurouni Kenshin]: Flying slash power increased by 20%, flight speed and distance increased by 50%.

Holy Light Fruit: 72.1% (Awakening Progress)

Active Skills: Vulnerable (available), Shadow Vision (already used).

Holy Light Blessing gathers Holy Light, strengthens allies and heals injuries. It has a 100% effect on Karl, a 50% effect on a single target, and a 25% effect on multiple targets.

Purification: Condenses white holy light representing healing, instantly restoring the state to perfection and removing all abnormal statuses, including those caused by Devil Fruit abilities.

Blessing of Courage: Condenses golden holy light representing enhancement, greatly strengthening the physique. The effect is 150% on Karl, 75% on a single target, and 50% on multiple targets.

Weapon Blessing: Condenses golden holy light, representing enhancement, onto the weapon, increasing its strength and power.

Holy Light Domain: Releases a Holy Light domain centered on Karl. Allies within a 500-meter radius will receive a constantly refreshed Holy Light blessing effect, with a buff and healing efficiency of 25%.

Divine Protection: Releases holy light from within, forming a spherical holy light shield centered on Karl, enveloping the entire body. It has extremely strong defensive capabilities, but its drawback is that it consumes a lot of stamina and cannot be kept active at all times.

Compared to three years ago, Karl has become so much stronger. Big Mom, Kaido, Whitebeard, and Shanks probably never imagined that Karl would become a big boss while slacking off right under their noses.

At least when facing Whitebeard, Karl would not be so easily defeated by him. If he had to find someone to compare him to, Karl felt that he was 60/40 against Shanks now, with Karl being 60/40 against Shanks.

In terms of physique, with all the advantages, Karl is definitely stronger than Shanks, who only has one hand; in terms of swordsmanship, Karl is not inferior either.

Shanks' only advantage is that his Conqueror's Haki is stronger than Karl's, but the difference is limited and not enough to create an overwhelming advantage.

Naval Headquarters, Marinevandor.

Ian and Karl disembarked from the Holy Light and headed straight for the headquarters building.

"Karl, Ain, you've come at the right time. Ain, here's your appointment letter, as well as a list of some pirates who have recently come to the Grand Line from all over the world. Go and train first."

Ain accepted the letter of appointment and saluted Sengoku: "Yes, sir!"

Sengoku nodded in satisfaction and then said, "Aien, your Seastone warship is ready and is docked at Port 23 in Crescent Bay. Go and take a look and familiarize yourself with it."

Ain glanced at Karl and nodded: "Yes, Marshal Sengoku. I'll be going now! Goodbye!"

After Ain left, only Sengoku and Karl remained in the office, along with a white, silly sheep. It was a bit silly, but it was quite cute.

goo goo~

Zhan Guo poured a cup of tea and handed it to Karl: "Here, have a cup of tea."

"Marshal Sengoku is too kind. Hmm~ fine tea. This is... tea from the island of Srilanka, isn't it?"