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

"Camon, what is your dream?"

Camon paused for a moment, then said, "Dream? My dream? For the past 20 years, my biggest dream has been to obtain the treasure on this island. Now... the treasure chest is empty, and I have no regrets."

"My only dream now is to live carefree on this island with these rare and exotic animals."

Upon hearing this, Mihawk couldn't help but look at the strange creatures around him and give a helpless smile.

"You really are... In that case, I'll be going now. I'll come find you for a drink when I have time."

"Hehehe! That's great, I'll wait for you!"

Stepping onto the coffin lid, bidding farewell to Camon, Mihawk embarks on his journey once more.

This time, he was no longer a king standing at the pinnacle of swordsmanship, but a challenger climbing the mountain.

......

Grand Route, Small Garden.

"Thank you, Mr. Sanji. If it weren't for you getting the Alabasta pointer, I really wouldn't know what to do!" Vivi hugged Sanji tightly. The fragrance of the young girl intoxicated Sanji, and he couldn't help but show a lovesick smile.

"It's nothing, no need to be so polite, hehehe..."

Nami glanced at Vivi and said seriously, "We don't have time to dawdle here now. We have to hurry to Alabasta and save Vivi's country."

Luffy nodded and turned to look at the two giants behind him.

"Well then, Uncle Yuanyuan and Uncle Long Beard, we're leaving now."

"Really? Well, it seems you're on your way!" "It's a pity, but we won't keep you any longer. We hope your country is alright."

"Really? Thank you!" Vivi said gratefully.

Goodbye! Don't die again!

"Master, I will go to Elbaf one day!"

As the Merry sailed out of the bay, the sea ahead suddenly boiled, and a huge red creature appeared abruptly—a giant goldfish.

"Has it appeared? The Island Eater!" "Let us pave the way for you! In the name of Elbaf!"

Blue Oni Tori and Red Oni Brogi roared and raised their weapons high.

Red and blue halos surrounded the greatsword and great axe.

On the sea, the Straw Hat Pirates had nowhere to hide and could only believe the words of the two giant uncles, charging straight into the mouth of the Island-eating Goldfish.

"If you want to hurt our friends, you'll have to get past us first, you Island Eater!!!"

"Taste the strongest spear of the giants from the legends of Elbaf!!!"

"The Spear of Elbaf - Mighty Nation!!!" *2

Two shockwaves, one red and one blue, flew straight toward the island-eating monster and gradually merged together, forming a huge shockwave interwoven with red and blue.

With a loud bang, the island-eating monster had a sudden inspiration, allowing the Straw Hat crew to embark on their journey to Alabasta.

However, Nami's health isn't quite right...

Sky Island, the Land of Women.

"My dear, what brings you here! Why didn't they inform me?"

As usual, Hancock came up with a meatball and scallion chicken, snuggling into Carl's arms. Those two round things almost sent Carl flying, but luckily they were very elastic and had excellent shock absorption.

"I've been free lately, so I came to check on you, just to stop you from nagging me all the time. Oh dear, why haven't you come to see me in so long..."

Seeing Carl mimic her speech, Hancock blushed and said shyly, "I'm not that long-winded. You must have misheard me."

"Okay, okay, I must have misheard you. By the way, I have a gift for you. Can you guess what it is?"

Carl smiled mysteriously, and Hancock gasped in surprise, saying, "Darling, have you left the Navy?"

"Great! Now you can finally spend every day with me!"

Carl:? ? ?

"Cough cough cough, Hancock, it's not that exaggerated. Why would I leave the Navy for no reason?"

"Oh..." Hancock visibly became disappointed.

“But, my dear, you have already given me so many things, and I don’t need anything else. If you really want to give me a gift, then give me a child! I want to be a mother.”

Carl got a headache as soon as he heard about the child, so to change the subject, he simply stopped hiding it and took out the pure gold ring that had been made.

"Look, what is this?"

Hancock stared wide-eyed at the gold ring in Karl's hand, grabbed Karl's hand with one hand, covered her mouth with the other, and her eyes glistened with tears.

"My dear, I do, I want to be your wife!"

Hmm? This is a little different from what he expected. But Karl was now in a difficult position and could only bite the bullet and say it.

"Yes, darling, if you're willing, let's get engaged first! We can wait a bit before getting married."

"Engagement? That's wonderful! I'll go find Granny Kokoro right away and have her officiate."

"Hey! Don't panic, put the ring on."

Hancock pursed her lower lip and shook her head: "No, I want to save it for the engagement ceremony."

Carl pulled Hancock into his arms and whispered, "Do you remember what I told you a long time ago?"

"A long time ago?" Hancock murmured, her mind replaying the events that had happened between Carl and her a few years ago, which seemed as vivid as ever.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea, the relocation, what else? Oh right, that's right, pure gold!

She initially longed to possess the legendary metal that could grant immortality, but Karl remained silent, forcing her to eventually abandon the idea and focus instead on finding Karl to have her child.

Could it be that this ring...

"Is this pure gold?"

Karl smiled and nodded: "It's genuine. Yesterday in the New World, I happened to run into Lord Lantern, who ate the Iron Island more than 200 years ago. After killing it, I found the long-lost Iron Island and pure gold in its stomach."

"This, is this true?"

"What, don't you believe me? I came here without stopping after I got the pure gold!"

Hancock took the pure gold ring from Carl's hand, gently stroking the surface of the ring with her fingertip, feeling the power it emanated.

"It seems like nothing has changed..."

Chapter 239 Brothers meet

"How could it be that fast, hahaha."

Carl took the ring from Hancock's hand and instructed her, "There's no doubt that pure gold has the effect of granting immortality, but you need to wear it constantly for it to work its magic."

"Do you mean that as long as I wear it, my appearance will be frozen in time?"

"Smart, that's about right. Here, let me put it on you."

Karl took Hancock's fair hand and slowly slipped a pure gold ring onto her ring finger: "Wear this, and you'll be mine forever. You can't go back on your word!"

Hancock nodded, deeply moved: "Yes!"

"By the way, if we wear it, will we still be able to have children?"

Carl: Just how obsessed are you with having children?!

"Ahem, Hancock, now that you have eternal life, you no longer need to worry about aging, so why should we rush to have children? Don't you think so?"

That's true, but...

Karl immediately covered Hancock's mouth and said firmly, "Our relationship doesn't need to be maintained with a child. Why don't we take advantage of the unlimited time ahead to properly raise the heir to the Kingdom of Women? That way, you can get away and stay by my side every day, right?"

"Yes, I will do as you say."

......

Five days later, on Daughter Island.

In front of all the people of Amazon Lily, Carl took Hancock's hand and looked at her with love.

"Dear Hancock,

Today, I, Karl, formally pledge my lifelong commitment to you.

I love you deeply. I thank God for letting us meet and for giving me the privilege of walking with you on this long journey of life.

From this moment on, I will always be by your side, protecting you, cherishing you, and bringing you happiness and joy.

I solemnly promise that in the days to come, I will always respect you, cherish you, support you, take care of you, be your strong support, and face life's challenges and difficulties with you.

Finally, I want to tell you that I love you, and I will love you forever.

Will you accept my vow, my love, Boa Hancock?

Hancock took a deep breath, fighting back tears of emotion, and choked out, "Yes, I am willing!"

Then, Carl took out a pure gold ring and solemnly slipped it onto Hancock's ring finger. After the ring was on, Hancock could no longer contain her excitement, hugged Carl tightly, and gave him a sweet kiss.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

"Waaaaah, this is amazing! Lady Snake Princess and Lord Karl are finally together! Waaaaah! It's so sweet!!!"