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

"Karl, the Musketeer Pirates consist of 32 people. We killed 20 and captured 12 alive. We suffered no casualties, so it can be called a great victory!"

"This is all thanks to you! If it weren't for your abilities, how could we have taken down the Musketeer Pirates without taking any damage!"

"Yes! Long live Karl!" "Long live Karl!"

The recruits were very excited and praised Karl, making Karl a little embarrassed, since he really had been slacking off!

"Ahem, everyone, don't get excited. Although I used my abilities to assist you, ultimately it was you who took down all these pirates. This is not my achievement or that of any one person."

"This is the result of everyone's joint efforts! The Navy will prevail! Justice will prevail!"

Karl used this combo with ease, just like he used to encourage his subordinates back in the 108th branch.

Seeing the excited expressions on his colleagues' faces, Karl couldn't help but sigh that inspirational quotes are indeed the greatest source of human productivity!

Just as the navy was cheering, a middle-aged man excitedly approached Karl.

"Thank you! Your navy arrived just in time. If it weren't for you, the residents of our town would probably be in grave danger!"

"You flatter me. This is what our navy should do. Binz, take your men and return the treasures and other items that the Musketeer Pirates stole to the townspeople."

"Yes!"

Hearing Karl say this, the middle-aged man was even more grateful and thanked the sailors one by one. The new recruits all stood tall and proud, full of vigor.

Ain walked over to Karl and pointed at a group of pirates who were tied up, saying, "What should we do with these scumbags?"

"What else can we do? Send these guys to Impel Down?"

Ain was taken aback and asked hesitantly, "You mean, take them all..." Then Ain made a throat-slitting gesture.

"Who told them to become pirates? If you're going to be in this business, you have to be prepared for that."

Upon hearing this, Captain Deokman of the Musketeers Pirates excitedly shouted at Karl, "No, you can't kill me! I've already surrendered! According to Navy regulations, you can't kill me!"

"That's right, you can't do this! We know we were wrong! We're willing to go to Impel Down to repent!"

The pirates were immediately enraged; they would die whether they surrendered or not.

Wouldn't that have been a pointless surrender?

These pirates seem to know a lot about the Navy's system, but systems are rigid, while people are flexible.

With a smile on his face, Karl, a veteran of ten years, slowly walked up to Deman, who was shouting the loudest, and took out his military knife and swung it at Deman.

Deman instinctively closed his eyes, and a yellowish liquid seeped from his trouser leg, pooling on the ground to form a black puddle.

He waited for a long time but did not feel any pain. He opened his eyes in confusion and found that the ropes binding him had been cut by Karl, and his hands were now free to move.

“Here you go!” Karl picked up a pistol and handed it to Deman.

"Ok?"

Deman swallowed hard, trembling as he hesitated to take it.

The new recruits watching from the sidelines also looked puzzled, wondering what trick Karl was up to.

"I told you to take it!"

Carl shouted and pointed his pistol at Deman, as if he would shoot him if he didn't.

"I'll take it! I'll take it!!!"

Deman's back was already soaked with sweat, and he slowly raised his trembling right hand toward the pistol.

'boom! '

A bloody hole appeared between Deman's eyebrows, his eyes were full of confusion, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Captain!" "Boss!!!"

"Everyone saw it! He tried to steal my gun and attack me, so I shot him dead! I was forced to retaliate!"

"Don't you dare tell on me to Professor Zephyr!"

The new recruits were taken aback for a moment, then realized what was happening and quickly agreed, "Yes, yes, yes!"

"Don't worry, Carl, we're not those kinds of people." "That's right, we can all vouch for you."

The pirates looked as if they had lost their parents, their eyes filled with fear as they stared at Naru.

The navy's hearts are truly filthy! They could have just killed the captain outright, but they insisted on making the captain die a "reasonable" death. It's truly heartbreaking...

"Sir, if I'm not mistaken, you're the mayor of this town, right?"

The middle-aged man nodded: "Yes, my name is Rajed, the mayor of Spring Rain Town."

"Crack~"

Carl slapped the pistol into the mayor's hand, intending for him to decide the fate of the pirates, but the mayor was startled.

"Ahem, Uncle Rajed, don't be nervous." Then Karl whispered in his ear, "These pirates are yours to handle. I think you understand what I mean..."

Rajed calmed down, turned to look at the bound pirate, and a flash of anger appeared in his eyes.

"Don't worry, sir! I will never let these scumbags get away with this."

Karl patted the mayor on the shoulder with satisfaction, then turned to the recruits and shouted, "Let's go! The Hunter Blade Pirates are waiting for us!"

"Oh oh oh!!!"

The navy that landed on Spring Island retreated like the tide, leaving not a trace behind.

After the navy left, the townspeople, who had survived the ordeal, turned their attention to the 11 pirates who were now tied up.

"It was you! You killed my husband and stole all our money!"

A flicker of panic crossed one of the pirates' eyes, and he roared in anger, "What do you think you're doing! I didn't do it on purpose! Who told him to defy me!"

"I want you to pay with your life!"

A middle-aged woman with red eyes rushed towards a pirate wearing a yellow shirt and slashed him hard with a scimitar she had picked up at random.

Blood splattered on her face, but it did nothing to alleviate the grief in her heart.

On the way back to the training ship, listening to the occasional gunshots and screams, Karl smiled without saying a word.

This is the fate that pirates deserve.

Chapter 20 Returning with great victory

On the training ship, seeing that all the new recruits were present, Zefa breathed a sigh of relief.

But soon, he frowned: "Karl, where are the pirates?"

Karl's heart skipped a beat; he really couldn't escape it after all! After all, Professor Zephyr was once known as the "Unkillable General".

This shows that he did not advocate killing pirates, but instead chose to let them repent for their sins in Impel Down. Even so, Zephyr's family was still brutally killed by the vengeful pirates.

“Zeff, the Musketeer Pirates consisted of 32 people. 20 were killed in the battle, and 12 were captured alive. However, when we left SpringRain Town, I handed them over to the mayor of SpringRain Town.”

"They should all be dead by now!"

Hearing Karl say that, Zephyr's brows furrowed even deeper.

“Karl, you’ve been a Marine for ten years, don’t you know that doing this violates naval regulations? Any pirate captured alive must be handed over to Impel Down, not left to the civilians to deal with.”

"Do you know what they might do to the civilians of Spring Rain Town if word gets to other pirates and they land on this island?"

After a moment's thought, Karl said, "They will slaughter civilians even more recklessly."

"If you knew that, why did you still do it?!"

This sudden roar startled the other recruits. They had been in the training camp for so long, and this was the first time they had ever seen Instructor Zephyr so angry.

"Teacher Zephyr, aren't pirates just reckless creatures? The Navy did follow the rules in the past, but haven't pirates slaughtered villages and towns countless times?"

"Placing your hopes on pirates is ridiculous in itself."

Zefa was speechless for a moment, and after a long silence, he said to Karl, "You, come with me."

"Brother Karl!" "Karl..."

Carl turned to look at the group of recruits, signaling them not to worry, and then resolutely walked into the room.

Inside the room, Zephyr sat on a bench, silently smoking a cigar. When Karl entered, he asked in a low voice.

"Tell me, what are you thinking?"

Carl found a stool and sat down, then expertly took a cigar from Zephyr's drawer and lit it.

"We are in our internship period. Bringing that group of pirates along would be a waste of energy and resources, and it's impossible for us to wait for Impel Down's transport ship in Spring Rain Town."

"The Hunter Blade Pirates are our top priority. The sooner we capture them, the safer the civilians will be, so we can't afford to wait."

"On-site disposal is the best solution."

After Karl finished speaking, he chuckled and said with some emotion, "To put it bluntly, they're just the stuff on the first level of Impel Down. Rather than wasting the Navy's resources, they might as well return to the earth and become nutrients."

“Karl, I am very dissatisfied with what you did today. The reason why the navy is the navy is because it has discipline and regulations.”

"We are soldiers! Not pirates!"

Karl nodded innocently, then said, "What about Admiral Akainu? I heard he's willing to kill civilians to hunt down pirates! Is that also part of the Navy's regulations?"

Zefa fell silent, his face turning pale and then red.