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

Ding!

Karl unleashed his Conqueror's Haki with a deafening roar, emanating a terrifying pressure. Although some of the onlookers fainted, many felt difficulty breathing, were drenched in cold sweat, and looked at Karl with fear in their eyes.

"That kind of aura, could it be the legendary Conqueror's Haki?"

"That's for sure. Apart from Marshal Sengoku, only Lieutenant General White Raven possesses such spirit!"

The surrounding recruits didn't feel anything because Karl controlled the range of his Conqueror's Haki very well. The only one who felt immense pressure was Kaji.

"Damn it! I'm not afraid of you!"

With gritted teeth, Jia Ji charged toward Karl despite the suffocating pressure. His fist had turned black, and his entire arm was like a compressed spring, just waiting to explode.

Seeing Jia Ji rushing over, Carl was not afraid at all. He grabbed Lei Yu with his right hand and pulled it out with a hissing sound.

"The Spear of Elbaf - Overlord!!!"

A massive flying slash, nearly 30 meters long, tore through the air, darkening the sky so that only the crimson flying slash could be seen, hurtling straight toward Kaji.

"what!"

Jiaji was shocked; the speed was too fast, and there was no time to dodge. He could only take the hit.

He crossed his arms and released his Armament Haki, attempting to block Karl's flying slash, but it wasn't that easy.

Propelled by the flying slashes, Kaji's feet began to plow the ground, constantly retreating, carving two shallow black trenches in the earth.

Sweating profusely, veins bulging all over his body, and his face flushed red, Jia Ji shouted, "Get out of my way!!!"

With a loud roar, Jiaji flung Karl's Overlord Sword Qi into the sky, then stood there stunned, panting heavily, his eyes filled with disbelief as he looked at Karl.

How could Karl be so strong! Such swordsmanship, such power! Even the generals wouldn't be able to match him!

The new recruits watching from the sidelines covered their mouths in surprise: "That's too strong! No wonder he's Lieutenant General White Raven. With just one move, Lieutenant General Tea Pig looks like he's about to die."

Tashigi, standing in the crowd, held her chin and looked at Karl with great excitement, thinking to herself, "This is the White Raven Vice Admiral who can rival the world's greatest swordsman!"

By the way, that move just now was a secret technique of the giants, wasn't it? Lieutenant General White Raven used it so easily, could it be that his physique is comparable to that of the giants?

Thinking of this, Tashigi looked at Karl with longing. If only she could follow Lieutenant General White Raven after graduation, she could not only learn swordsmanship from him, but also personally observe Lieutenant General White Raven's three famous swords.

However, with Lieutenant General White Raven being so strong, there's no way he'd be interested in me; I'm still too weak...

Zephyr, who was watching the battle up close, smiled. Karl had indeed lived up to his expectations. In fact, Karl was his most satisfying student to date, without exception.

At least Karl's presence made him feel that there was still hope for the Navy.

"Vice Admiral Chaton, what's this? This is just the beginning? You're not tired already, are you?"

Jiaji glanced at Karl with resentment, took a deep breath, and said, "How could that be? That was just a warm-up! Let's do it again!"

Jiaji quickly charged forward, and Karl had no choice but to fight back.

Overall, Kake's strength is indeed much stronger than that of a typical lieutenant general, but there is still some gap between him and a general.

No wonder neither Kake nor Gion, the two rightful candidates for admiral, were able to become admirals after Akainu became Fleet Admiral; they simply didn't have the ability.

Soon, the battle between Karl and Kakei was nearing its end, lasting about two hours, and Kakei was already on the verge of collapse.

"Lieutenant General Kaji, do we still want to fight?"

"Hoo hoo hoo~ I'm not fighting anymore, I give up!" Jiaji hurriedly waved his hands, he couldn't take it anymore, Chun Chun was a monster!

He tried his best to get close to Karl, but it was difficult. When he finally succeeded, Karl could withstand the physical attacks without any problem. How could he fight him?

And then there's that incredibly unfair Holy Light Fruit, which makes the fight increasingly desperate.

Let whoever wants to fight, fight; he's not going to fight anymore.

Karl shrugged at Zephyr, then condensed a ball of golden holy light and merged it into Gage's body.

"Hahaha, Vice Admiral Chaton, it seems I have the upper hand! Gion-nee, we still have plenty of time, would you like to continue?"

Gion's beautiful eyes widened, she pointed at herself, and quickly waved her hands: "No, no, Karl, don't you know your own strength? No need to fight, I acknowledge your ability!"

"Then, this..."

Teacher Zephyr laughed heartily and patted Karl on the shoulder forcefully: "Well done! I knew I hadn't misjudged you! Looks like you haven't been slacking off all these years!"

Karl smiled but didn't say anything. Ian pursed her lips. It would be strange if he wasn't slacking off. Apart from developing his abilities, she had never seen Karl train on his own initiative.

Moreover, the development ability is used to recover physical strength after each event, euphemistically called conserving energy for unforeseen circumstances.

"Professor Zephyr, there's something I want to tell you."

Zefa nodded: "Speak, what is it that I can help with?"

Karl quickly pulled Ain over and said with a smile, "Ain is already a major general and will soon be going out on a mission alone. You happen to be training students, so could you recommend someone?"

Zefa frowned slightly and looked at Ain, saying in a low voice, "Ain, it's not that your teacher doesn't want to help you, it's just that the students these days are getting worse and worse."

"To be honest, there isn't a single student in this year's class who has impressed me. I really don't know how to recommend them to you."

Ain covered her mouth in surprise: "Not a single one?"

Zephyr nodded. Even in Karl's class, only Ain and Karl made it big; the others... were mediocre.

This year's class doesn't even have someone of Binz's caliber, which shows how scarce the new generation of naval talent is.

Chapter 143 The General's Test

Karl stroked his chin, observing the new recruits not far away, hoping to spot a familiar face.

Hey, believe it or not, he actually found one. Isn't this... Smoker's sidekick? What's her name again? Kuina, no, Tashigi!

"Hey, look! Lieutenant General White Crow is looking at us! Is he choosing an adjutant? I heard..."

Tashigi, standing in the crowd, was secretly delighted. She quickly adjusted her glasses to make herself look reliable, unaware that she looked rather silly in the process.

"What about that one? The girl with glasses?"

Zefa glanced at her and nodded slightly: "Good eye. This little girl is not even 20 years old yet. She is good at swordsmanship, but her foundation is a bit weak and she has some personality issues. If she is properly trained, she may be able to stand on her own in the future."

"Then it's her, Ain. Remember to take her with you when you graduate."

Ain looked Tashigi up and down and thought she was alright. Since Karl had chosen her, then it would be her!

"Alright, I'll tell the others later."

Karl grinned: "Then we'll leave you in the future, Professor Zephyr. We won't bother you any longer, goodbye!"

Two days later, on an unnamed island.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Staff Officer Tsuru, three Admirals, two Admiral candidates, and Karl, who is about to become an Admiral candidate, are all gathered here.

Karl's goal was to challenge a general and prove that he had the ability to become a general candidate.

The three admirals are the challengers, and they are also very curious about who Karl will choose as his opponent, besides Kizaru.

He figured they were all old acquaintances, and Karl probably wouldn't bother this old man. If he wanted to cause trouble, he should mess with Sakazuki or Kuzan, just not him.

As for the others, they were just there to witness the event; they were what we commonly call bystanders.

On the nameless island, Sengoku patted Karl on the shoulder: "Are you ready?"

Karl smiled slightly: "Of course, it's a bit difficult to decide who to choose as my opponent."

Zhan Guo chuckled: "This old man can't help you with that; it's all up to you."

Akainu turned his head to look at Aokiji and Kizaru beside him, took two steps forward, and stared directly at Karl, his face still cold and stern.

“Let me do it! Karl, to be honest, I’ve been curious about your strength for a long time.”

"I remember when I first met you, you were so vulnerable, but I never expected that in just a few years you would grow so quickly and even awaken Conqueror's Haki..."

"I'm really curious."

Karl's smile gradually faded. When dealing with Akainu, you can't be all smiles and jokes; it's best to have a grumpy face like him, and he'll fall for that.

"In that case, I'll trouble General Akainu to fight me! Let's see if my strength meets your expectations."

Akainu gave a rare smile: "Just what I wanted."

Sengoku nodded, glanced at Akainu, and said, "I'll just say one thing: you're colleagues, so you should stop here no matter what."

"Let's go, we'll leave this place to Sakazuki and Karl!"

Then, Sengoku led the onlookers onto a warship, sailed away from the unnamed island, and stopped about 200 meters from the coastline to watch the battle from a distance.

Zheng~

Karl gripped Raven and Autumn Water, his gaze turning solemnly to Akainu not far away, and he condensed a ball of golden holy light: "Blessing of the Holy Light!"

Call ~

I've been enhanced, hurry up!

"That's a really good knife. Before I got the Magma Fruit, I used a sword too, but I found that magma is much more lethal! Karl, you'd better watch out."

"I won't go easy on you just because you're injured."

Karl replied without changing his expression, "Me too... Weapon Blessing!"

A golden halo emanated from Qiu Shui and Raven's blades, leaving a trail of light with each gentle swing, making them appear incredibly powerful.

"Hmph~ Arrogant!"