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

Most importantly, Nami felt that the Straw Hat Pirates weren't really bad people; they were just a group of people chasing their dreams. How many bad intentions could they possibly have? Besides, they didn't even seem very bright.

Going Merry

The Straw Hat crew, who had just rescued Johnny the Sword God and Joseph the Sword Saint, held a small meeting. It wasn't really a meeting, but rather a discussion about naval logistics.

Finally, Luffy slammed his hand on the table and shouted excitedly, "I've decided! Let's go find a chef at sea!"

Usopp, standing nearby, agreed, saying, "Yeah, that means we can enjoy delicious food on the ship too!"

Johnny, posing with his chin resting on his hand, said casually, "If you're looking for a chef at sea, I know a good place."

"Where where?"

"Yes, that place is very close to the Grand Line, and there are rumors circulating there about Hawkeye, whom Big Brother has been searching for. The direction is... northeast by north!"

"Our target is the floating restaurant, Baratie!"

Meanwhile, Karl also set off with Ain toward the Baratie sea restaurant. At the speed of the Holy Light, they should arrive soon.

"The East Blue truly lives up to its reputation as the weakest sea. Guess how much the highest bounty on a pirate Smoker captured last year was?"

Karl stroked his chin: "Eighteen million Berries?"

Ain shook her head innocently: "Hmph, you guessed wrong! It's 1200 million Berries. A pirate like that wouldn't even make a ripple in the first half of the Grand Line, but he'd already be a great pirate in the East Blue."

"What a world of diversity!"

Ain shook her head and sighed, while Karl smiled without saying a word. The weakest sea? Perhaps!

"And you? How's the battle going?"

Ain boasted with a touch of pride, "How do you think I got my lieutenant general rank?"

"Sigh, that's true. You used to be my little shadow, but now you're on par with me."

Ian pinched Carl in annoyance: "Who's your tagalong? Nelson is clearly your tagalong, okay?"

Nelson: ? ? ? How could this accidentally hurt me?

"Haha, enough talk, we're almost there. Hmm, there seems to be something ahead."

What appeared in the sea ahead was a huge pirate ship, about 20% larger than the Holy Light. However, strangely, this pirate ship was very dilapidated, as if it had just been through the battlefield in Ukraine.

There wasn't a single person in sight. If there were some sea fog on top, it would definitely be a ghost ship.

Bharati.

Luffy, who became a waiter after damaging the room, touched his chin in surprise: "What a huge ship! Hey, Shanks, is that Gin guy here to repay a debt?"

With a cigarette dangling from his lips, Shanks said seriously, "I don't think so. The atmosphere is too strange."

"Yes, this ship is indeed very strange."

"It doesn't look like it was shelled, nor does it appear to be damaged..."

Luffy interjected, "Were you blown by a tornado?"

At that moment, a tall figure appeared on the ship, and Shanks's gaze sharpened: "They're coming out!"

Supported by his subordinate Akin, Creek walked to the entrance of Baratie and weakly raised his head.

"I'm sorry, could you give me some water and food? I have money, as much as you want. I don't know how long it's been since I last ate anything."

"Please, give me water and food..."

Chapter 218 I've been looking for you for a long time

The fact that Admiral Krik, whom the people of the East Sea called the overlord, was as humble as a dog shocked everyone present.

"Is this still the same Krieg?"

While people were discussing it, Klick collapsed onto the floor, unconscious.

On the sea.

Ain walked over to Karl and said with some helplessness, "I just confirmed with Smoker that this ship belongs to the Krieg Pirates."

"They went to the Grand Line a while ago, so Smoker didn't pay much attention to them. I didn't expect them to come back so soon. No, 'stray dogs' would be a more accurate description."

"The Krieg Pirates? They sound like trash. What did Smoker say? He wants us to take care of them for him, right?"

Ain nodded helplessly: "Yeah, to use your words... we're already here."

"Hahaha, yes, since we're already here, we might as well just do it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Karl's smile vanished, and Ian, who knew Karl well, immediately noticed something was wrong: "What's wrong?"

"Sigh, it's nothing. A troublesome fellow has arrived; looks like I won't be able to eat in peace today..."

Ain asked, puzzled, "A troublesome guy? There's someone in the East Blue who you find troublesome? It's not Vice Admiral Garp, is it?"

"No, he's even more troublesome than Garp." "That's..."

"Jorah Kolmikhok".

Ain's body trembled: "Hawkeye? How could that guy be in the East China Sea?"

Carl shook his head: "I don't know, nobody knows what he's thinking, but if this guy runs into me... he definitely won't just say hello and leave."

"Hehe, yes! You two haven't fought since you clashed on Shipwreck Island. And since then, people have called you a great swordsman who is on par with him. In any case, there will definitely be another battle between you two."

"What's wrong? Feeling stressed?"

Karl shook his head. Pressure? What a joke! Now he has swordsmanship, physique, stamina, and ability. How can Mihawk fight him?

Even when Red-Haired Shanks was alone, Karl could subdue him. So how strong could Hawkeye be?

"Slow down, the Krieg Pirates shouldn't need our help."

......

The Delidorod Saberu.

Having just caused a ruckus, Krieg returned to his ship, full and satisfied, and looked at his men with a cold expression.

"First, we need to abandon this wrecked ship that could sink at any moment and take back the restaurant. Our opponents are just a few thug-like chefs; they seem tough, but they're actually useless..."

"Fuck me!"

"Ughhhhhh!" "Ohhhhhh!!!"

Bharati.

"They're coming! I can hear the pirates roaring! We must defend the restaurant to the death! We can't let them succeed!"

"This ship is our restaurant!"

The members of the Krieg Pirates swarmed forward, running and shouting.

"Go to hell, you stinking cooks!"

However, the next second...

With a whoosh, a green flying slash instantly cut the Delidomod Saberu in half, then flew straight towards the Holy Light, which was about to arrive in Barati.

Karl, standing at the head, smiled slightly, gripped the raven in his right hand, and slashed horizontally with his sword.

A dazzling golden flying slash swept across the sea, instantly colliding with the green flying slash and creating a violent tremor.

In an instant, the sea began to "boil," churning up towering waves nearly 50 meters high.

As the saying goes, when gods fight, mortals suffer. The Krieg Pirates' ship was reduced to a pile of sea debris by such an impact, broken beyond repair, with not even a place where a person could stand.

“A reputation is well-deserved, and this guy certainly didn’t disappoint me…” Mihawk muttered to himself as he sat on the coffin lid.

A glint of light flashed in his eagle-like eyes, and the sword in his hand seemed to tremble slightly, excited by the prospect of encountering a worthy opponent...

The floating restaurant, Baratie, was like a small boat, trembling under the onslaught of towering waves. Fortunately, it wasn't too close to the center of the collision, so it wasn't reduced to dust.

"What happened?"

"Look there, the Krieg Pirates' ship... it's completely gone!!!"

"Who did this? Is this kind of power truly something a human could possess?"

While everyone else was tense and confused, Zoro suddenly felt a jolt, something only a swordsman could sense.

That was a clash of swordsmanship, a sharp confrontation like needle against wheat awn, an aura that commanded respect.

In this world, there are not many swordsmen who possess this power; if we were to name one, there would probably only be two.

One is Dracule Mihawk, the world's greatest swordsman, and the other is the naval hero, Carl.

For some reason, Zoro's whole body began to tremble slightly.

When he last met Karl, he really wanted to give Karl a try, even though he knew he couldn't beat him, he just wanted to give it a shot.

Unfortunately, at that time... well, the situation was a bit awkward, so he didn't bring it up.

But now... it's highly likely that both Karl and Mihawk are here, how could he not be excited?

The turbulence on the sea gradually subsided, and a coffin lid, glowing with green candlelight, slowly made its way towards the floating restaurant, Barratier.

Meanwhile, Carl's Holy Light was also heading towards the Baratie restaurant.

In short, the floating restaurant Barratier is in danger.