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

Karl raised an eyebrow slightly, recalling what Sengoku had told him before: the World Government was initiating its final negotiations with Cobra.

What does this mean? The World Government is paying close attention to the situation in Alabasta, and will naturally send its own CP division to investigate. As long as they investigate Crocodile, Robin will be caught off guard.

After thinking it through, Carl looked at Sengoku: "Although I don't know how the World Government knew Nico Robin was in Alabasta, what does that have to do with me?"

"No, quite the opposite. The World Government has specifically asked you to eliminate Nico Robin."

Carl took a deep breath: "Give me a reason."

Sengoku sighed: "Since you've heard of the Ohara incident, you should know that Aokiji and Akainu were two of the generals who participated in the Buster Call back then."

"To prevent anyone from escaping, Akainu chose to fire on the evacuation ships, but Aokiji stopped him, and from then on, a rift developed between the two..."

Sengoku recounted the details of the Ohara Buster Call to Karl in detail, and Karl listened attentively.

"Afterwards, the World Government held Kuzan, who was still a vice admiral, accountable. Aokiji patted his chest and promised that he would personally capture the Devil Child, Nico Robin, and only then was the matter considered closed."

"Over the years, Aokiji has indeed been searching for Robin's whereabouts, but to no avail."

"It's been almost five years since we last got news of Nico Robin. The World Government doesn't really trust Aokiji anymore, and you should understand why."

"So they want you to take Aokiji's place and bring the criminal Nico Robin to justice."

Karl curled his lip in disdain: "Bring them to justice? That sounds nice. The people of O'Hare were just studying the lost historical world. They're just a group of scholars. What crime did they commit?"

Besides, Nico Robin was only a few years old back then, what would she know? What exactly is the world and the government hiding? Why don't they dare to openly reveal history to the public?

Sengoku said seriously, "This is not a problem for us to consider. All you need to know is that Nico Robin is a wanted criminal, and your mission is to send her to Impel Down."

Karl looked at Sengoku seriously: "Do you really have to go?"

"Phew~" Sengoku sighed and covered his face, saying, "I don't know either. Anyway, if you don't go, someone else will. Kuzan? Akainu? It's all possible."

"Alright, I'll take this mission. Please tell the World Government that I was very unhappy with this mission, and if there's a next time... don't blame me for getting angry."

After saying this, Karl stormed off. Sengoku shook his head helplessly. "Young man..."

"Lieutenant General Karl, Lieutenant General Karl, wait a minute, this is the information that Marshal Sengoku asked me to give you!"

Carl nodded slightly, accepted the document, and opened it. Good heavens, it was a photo of Robin, probably taken recently.

Just like he remembered: wheat-colored skin, a light blue gemstone necklace, and so on... this necklace...

Carl stared wide-eyed at Robin's necklace in the photo, his mind drifting back to the dirty little beggar he had met 18 years ago at the southern port of the Kingdom of Lubnir.

......

"Hey, eat this. Eating junk food is bad for your health."

The dirty little beggar looked at the boy in front of him warily, then looked at the cake in his hand and couldn't help but swallow.

But years of wandering have taught the little beggar that there is no such thing as love without a reason in this world, and that the kinder a person seems, the more wicked they may be, and the same goes for children.

Thirteen-year-old Carl seemed to sense that the little beggar was very wary, so he scratched his head, took a bite of the cake in his hand, swallowed it, and then put the rest of the cake on the ground.

"I've already eaten it; it's not poisonous. If you don't mind wasting it, just let the wild dogs take it..."

Watching the boy's departing figure, the little beggar pursed his lips, softly said thank you, and then picked up the cake from the ground and began to wolf it down.

the next day.

"You're still here! Look, my family made a lot of delicious food today, but I can't eat any more. Here, take it!"

Day three.

"You're in luck today! My mom made roast chicken and brought some over for you to try. How is it? You've never had it before!"

On the fourth day, the fifth day... the eleventh day, the twelfth day, the pirates arrived.

Carl hid tremblingly in the closet, barely daring to breathe, until he heard two screams, at which point Carl's face turned pale.

Outside, the little beggar arrived breathlessly, only to find the boy's parents dead. A bad feeling immediately settled in his heart, until he heard the sound of something being rummaged through the room.

"Damn it, where did they hide the money?"

The little beggar crossed his arms and whispered, "Ten-Flower Flower - Neck Breaker!"

......

Only after all the noise subsided at night did Karl dare to crawl out of the closet. He was horrified to see the pirate foaming at the ground, followed by his parents lying in a pool of blood...

three days later.

"You're still alive! That's great. I'm like you now, homeless... My parents are dead."

"So what are you going to do in the future?" This was the first time the little beggar had spoken to him. Karl was somewhat surprised, but grief and indignation quickly overwhelmed his emotions.

Little Karl took a deep breath and looked out at the distant sea: "I heard from the adults that it only takes three days by ship to reach the 108th Marine Branch. I want to join the Navy!"

The little beggar nodded thoughtfully: "Will you come back in the future?"

Little Karl looked at the town behind him and shook his head: "I'm not coming back. There's nothing left for me to miss here."

Little Robin's expression darkened slightly: "Then, what about me?"

Karl forced a smile: "Of course I won't forget you! Come join the navy with me!"

"Yes, I'm sorry, I... I can't..."

For some reason, the little beggar was somewhat resistant to becoming a navy officer, and no matter what Karl said, he refused to go with him.

Seeing that lecturing was useless, Karl could only sigh and take out an exquisite light blue gemstone necklace from his pocket, which was his mother's keepsake: "What a pity. Here, this is for you. If fate allows, we'll meet again on the high seas!"

woohoo~

"Oh, the ship arrived so quickly. I'm sorry, I have to go!"

Carl left in a hurry, and little Robin stood there, wanting to ask him his name, but unable to say it.

He wanted to join the navy, but she was a criminal. What difference did it make if he knew her name?

Robin could only clutch the necklace tightly in her hand, watching Karl's figure gradually disappear into the distance.

"Hey, little beggar, stop picking up trash to eat from now on. You must live to see the day we meet again!"

Robin burst out laughing, tears welling in her eyes, and waved frantically at Karl on the ship until it disappeared into the sea.

"We will meet again someday, but unfortunately, I can only watch you from afar..."

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Chapter 248 The Two Who Are About to Meet

"Phew~" Recalling the past, Karl couldn't help but feel a little sad. At that time, he just felt sorry for the little beggar. How could he have known that the little beggar was Robin?

Moreover, Robin was already very wary at that time, and never revealed her name from beginning to end. In addition, she was disheveled and dirty, so how could Karl recognize her?

"Heh heh, I thought that little beggar was dead! Tsk tsk, I never expected her to be Robin..."

To be honest, if he hadn't seen the necklace around Robin's neck, he really wouldn't have recognized Robin as the little beggar from back then, let alone associated the little beggar with Robin.

So, does that mean he had a chance to meet Robin when he went to Alabasta to have friendly talks with Crocodile last time?

No, no, no, there shouldn't be a chance. Crocodile would never allow the Devil Child to be exposed to the Navy, otherwise even if he had 10 lives, he wouldn't be able to keep it a secret.

"Robin probably doesn't recognize me now, otherwise... Well, I've only known her for less than a month, and 18 years have already passed."

Carl put Robin's photo into the system space, looked up at the distant sea, and smiled slightly.

Meanwhile, the Going Merry.

Robin rested her chin on one hand and rubbed the necklace on her chest with the other, looking at Luffy and saying, "I have nowhere else to go, so let me stay on the ship!"

Luffy nodded thoughtfully: "What? Oh, I see. Well then, there's nothing I can do. Okay!"

Others: "Luffy!!!"

Luffy turned his head and grinned, "Don't worry! This guy isn't a bad person."

Everyone else present was speechless, except for Sanji, who happily swayed his body and shouted infatuatedly, "Big sister! Big sister!"

The crew, led by Nami and Usopp, were still worried about Robin, so they set up an interrogation table to thoroughly interrogate her.

Watching Robin constantly use her abilities to tease Luffy and Chopper, Usopp slammed his hand on the table: "Stop looking around and answer my questions honestly."

"I'll ask you one more time, what's your name?" Usopp was stunned. It seemed better to state his own name before asking someone else's name.

"Uh, my name is Usopp, nice to meet you."

Nicole Robin.

"Very good, Nicole Robin, what is your profession?"

"Archaeologist."

Usopp stared at Robin in shock: "An archaeologist?"

That sounds so high-class!

"That's right, my family has been like this for generations. I see, that's my family background. And then?"

"I became an archaeologist, and then I was wanted by the world government when I was 8 years old. For the next 20 years, I lived a life of hiding and running away."

"Did it start when you were 8 years old? And you've always been alone?"

Robin tucked a strand of long black hair behind her ear and smiled slightly, "Even though I said that, a child can't survive at sea alone!"