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

He used to be a skilled gunman when he was in the 108th branch, but his accuracy dropped after two months without touching a gun.

"Brother Karl, to hit the target from such a distance is really amazing!" Ain had clearly become his little fangirl, cheering him on wildly.

"Alright, stop flattering me, let's get ready to land on the island!"

Spring Rain Town.

"Hahaha! As expected of an island in the Grand Line, it's really rich!"

A tall, slender man carrying a long spear greedily stared at the gold and silver treasures looted by his underlings, grinning with delight.

He is none other than Deman, the captain of the Musketeers Pirates, with a bounty of 1350 million Berries. Unable to make a living in the West Blue, he had no choice but to lead his crew to try their luck on the Grand Line. Unexpectedly, their first raid went so smoothly.

Thinking that he had just seen reporters taking pictures, he figured his heroic act of killing would soon be reported in the news! How much would his bounty increase then?

"Boss Deman, that's enough. If we take any more, our ship won't be able to hold it all. Let's get out of here quickly! It would be troublesome if the navy arrived!"

Deman looked at the town being devoured by flames, the trembling civilians, the sobbing women, and the weeping children, a fierce glint in his eyes.

"No rush, we're already here, let's go all out with something big. Men, listen to my command! Slaughter this town, kill all the men and children, and as for the women..."

"Hahahaha! Brothers, deal with it yourselves!"

The henchmen immediately erupted in a frenzied, howling cry: "Oh! Boss is brilliant!!!"

bang~

The door of a decent medieval-style building was broken open, and a tall, burly pirate barged in, greedily eyeing the luxurious interior.

"I'm rich! This place has never been visited before, hahaha! No wonder I'm making a fortune today!"

After letting out a strange cry, Gao Hai, the pirate, barged into the room and ransacked the place, taking whatever he thought was valuable.

In the corner of the room, a beautiful mother and daughter huddled together tremblingly under the bed, afraid to make a sound, hoping that the despicable pirates would never find them.

Otherwise, this mother and daughter, who were powerless to resist, would certainly have been doomed.

Soon, the slightly anxious footsteps grew closer. The mother and daughter instinctively held their breath. An old shoe heel appeared in front of them, and the pirate was squatting on the ground rummaging through their wardrobe.

"Huh~ Why are all these women's clothes? Could it be..." Gao Da the pirate's eyes lit up. He had been wondering why the house was so quiet; someone must be hiding there.

If nothing unexpected happens, it'll still be a woman!

"Hehehe~" The man let out a lewd laugh and couldn't help but reach into his pants.

"Stop hiding! I know you're hiding here. You can't escape. I promise I won't hurt you!"

The wardrobe was violently knocked over by the pirates with a loud crash.

"what!"

The daughter, held in her mother's arms, cried out in fright, which was keenly noticed by the tall pirate.

"Hahaha, so you guys were hiding here! I've been looking all over for you!"

Just as the pirate was about to reach out and lift the large bed, urgent shouts came from the street.

"The navy is coming! The navy is coming! Retreat! Retreat!!!"

"Damn the Navy!"

The man stomped his foot in frustration and quickly left the room. The mother and daughter breathed a sigh of relief; their clothes were almost soaked with sweat, but thankfully they had escaped a disaster.

On the training ship.

"Karl, you are the most experienced naval officer here. I'll put you in charge of this operation!"

"Please remember, although this group of pirates is not very strong, you must be careful in everything you do."

Carl smiled slightly. Anyway, he had already used up his time for slacking off for the day, so he might as well stretch his muscles.

"Don't worry, Professor Zephyr, leave it to me!"

After speaking, Karl walked up to the group of eager recruits and conjured holy light in his hand.

"May the Holy Light bless you, and may the Navy prevail!"

"The navy will win!"

The eager recruits shouted slogans and, under Karl's command, formed an encirclement around the town, gradually narrowing it to block all the pirates who were plundering the town.

"Damn it, it's the navy! Men, charge!"

"Bang!" The battle was about to begin.

The best recruits effortlessly dodged the pirates' bullets and launched a counterattack. These rabble were utterly no match for the well-trained camp cadets.

Ain looked at the tall, thin man, a glint of light flashing in her eyes.

shave!

"Damn woman, you think you can beat me? I'm the Musketeer Deman! Die!"

Deman quickly aimed his musket at Ain, and after a brief charge, he fired more than a dozen bullets in a row. As expected of a pirate captain, he was quite skilled.

"hateful!!"

Ain hurriedly used Shave to dodge to the left, but was still grazed on the arm by a barrage of bullets. The intense pain from her arm made her frown.

But soon, a warm power soothed her pain. Turning her head, she saw that her wound was healing rapidly under the healing power of the golden energy, and it was completely healed in just three seconds.

"Is this the healing effect Karl was talking about? Only by experiencing it firsthand can one truly understand the power of this!"

With no worries about anything else, Ain suddenly became incredibly brave. He quickly approached Musketeer Deman and slapped him.

"What, what have you done to me?!"

Deman watched in horror as he shrank smaller and smaller, transforming from a middle-aged man into a young lad in the blink of an eye. If that were all, he would have let it go, but then Ian slapped him again.

Now he's gone from a young man back to a child, unable to even lift his favorite musket.

"Tie them up!"

......

The interim commander, Karl, was sitting on a simple wooden stool in the center of town, legs crossed, leisurely exhaling smoke rings, as if the battle had nothing to do with him.

A bearded pirate with a gun quietly emerged from the alley, aimed his musket at Karl who was sitting motionless, and roared.

"Go to hell, you pretty boy!"

Pull the trigger, bang!

Having already sensed something was amiss, Karl easily dodged the pirate's sneak attack by slightly tilting his head, and calmly looked at the pirate who had attacked him.

He hadn't noticed the pirate before, but he had a premonition that he would be attacked. However, the pirate hadn't awakened his Observation Haki yet; Karl preferred to call it a half-step awakening!

"Hey, that's going too far! You're not just jealous that I'm handsome, are you?"

"Damn it!" The pirate saw Karl easily dodge and frantically loaded his rifle, but just as he was about to aim, Karl's right hand appeared in his line of sight.

"Point gun!"

huh~

A bloody hole appeared between the pirate's eyebrows. He collapsed to the ground in disbelief, unable to comprehend how this seemingly harmless pretty boy could be so deadly.

"You died a worthy death, at least because of your death, the average attractiveness of all men has increased a little bit."

After a while, a new recruit from the training camp ran over, looking around, and his eyes lit up when he saw Karl.

"Karl, someone's injured, it's an emergency, come quick!"

Karl was taken aback. What was going on?

He must have all the buffs applied! How can someone still be seriously injured!

Chapter 19 This is One Piece

When they carried him over, good heavens, he had been shot more than twenty times.

If it weren't for Karl's Holy Light keeping him alive, he probably would have kicked the bucket long ago.

Karl helplessly healed him with holy light, asking, "What happened?"

"Uh, this guy thinks that with your holy light around him, he can be fearless, so..."

"Sigh~"

Karl gasped, looking in shock at the brute who had been shot more than twenty times. "I didn't give you the berserk buff!"

How can you still think of yourself as a berserker? No wonder you got shot more than twenty times, serves you right! If it weren't for his holy light keeping him alive, this guy would definitely be dead.

"Ah~"

Karl sighed deeply, silently repeating to himself, "He's my teammate *3"

After two holy light bullets, the brute finally regained consciousness. Upon seeing Karl, he seemed to understand something, and his expression became excited.

"Thank you, Karl! Yes, I was too impulsive. Mainly, seeing those civilians killed by pirates, I don't know why..."

"It's not your fault, but you must remember that only living naval personnel can uphold justice."

"Well, I remembered it!"

Ten minutes later, the gunfire in the town gradually subsided, and the navy was cleaning up the mess.