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

In Karl's memory, this guy hunted down the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates all over the world after Whitebeard's death, single-handedly decimating them and causing more than 600 deaths and injuries.

But that wasn't his limit. After being stripped of his status as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Edward Weevil's bounty reached 24 billion Berries, while Luffy, Kid, and Travis, who defeated Kaido and Big Mom, only had a bounty of 30 billion Berries.

Most importantly, Edward Weevil was always alone. His vengeful mother can be ignored. He basically earned his bounty through his own strength, without any faction bonuses.

This is enough to show how terrifying his strength is.

Although it was only 1513, his strength may not have reached that level yet, but how much less?

Do you really expect someone with this level of intelligence to cultivate on their own initiative?

Carl nodded worriedly, wondering if he should call Kizaru for help since he had Kizaru's Den Den Mushi number.

No, let's see how things go first. Even if Zephyr can't beat him, he can hold out for a while. If things get really bad, we can call Kizaru to come and help.

"All ships, fire a volley as soon as the enemy ships enter the firing range!"

"Yes!!!"

Carl then immediately turned and went into the cabin, wanting to eliminate all uncertainties.

"Wow~"

The cell door was opened, and Karl walked into the cell carrying Karasuma, looking at the pirates with terrified eyes.

Since a battle with Weevil is unavoidable, Karl must ensure there are no uncertainties, and this group of pirates is the biggest uncertainty.

If a fight breaks out later, it will be troublesome if these guys take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble. After all, this is not a Seastone prison, but just an ordinary iron cell.

It's fine if there are guards, but once there are no guards, these pirates will definitely try to escape and create chaos.

Karl absolutely cannot accept any accident happening to them, so it's best to just deal with the troublemakers directly.

"You, what do you want to do?"

What are your dreams?

The pirates looked at each other, wondering what trick Karl was up to, and no one responded.

It wasn't until Karl held Karasuma across one of the pirates' necks that the guy said tremblingly, "We've found the One Piece, the treasure of the Pirate King Roger."

Carl nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, that's ambitious. As a reward, I'll send you to find Roger and ask him personally right now!"

Swish~ hiss~ Exclamations erupted...

Karl, wielding the Wujuan sword, swiftly and decisively killed thirty people without even blinking.

He then kicked a large hole in the ship's cabin, throwing all the pirates' corpses into the sea...

Karl keenly heard the sound of cannons firing simultaneously; it seemed that Weevil's ship had entered the firing range.

Karl frowned at the sight of his blood-soaked uniform, quickly went into his room, changed his clothes, and then came up to the deck.

"How is the situation now?"

Ain turned to look at Karl, pouting, and said, "Not very good. The enemy ships are small and very agile, so the cannon fire wasn't very effective."

"Ignore it, continue shelling!"

"Yes!"

After saying that, Karl came to Zeff's side, condensed a holy light the size of a basketball, and emitted a dazzling golden light. Without saying a word, Karl slapped it into Zeff's body.

"This, Karl, your ability has become stronger again?"

Zefa was amazed to feel the power surging through his body. He clicked his tongue in wonder. His strength had increased by at least 5%, not to mention that the holy light was continuously injecting vitality into his body, making him feel much younger.

Karl smiled slightly: "Of course, after all, I've been developing it for more than two months. Even the slowest person should have made some progress by now!"

"I'll have to trouble you later, Professor Zephyr."

"Hahaha, leave it to me! I'll show you my true strength!"

Looking at Zephyr showing off his biceps, Karl chuckled to himself. This old guy...

Chapter 25 Weevil's Attack

"Damn navy, they almost blew me away!"

"My dear son, you must avenge your mother!"

Miss Bajin, rubbing her aching back, yelled at Weevil in frustration, and Weevil, not being very bright, nodded.

"Don't worry, Mom! Once we get a little closer, I'll kill them all, then eat all the food on their ship to avenge you!"

"Yes, yes, that's my good son! Hurry, hurry, drive faster!"

"Okay mom!"

Weebull nodded in a simple, honest voice, his eyes fixed intently on the approaching training ship, drool dripping from the corner of his mouth.

"It's getting closer and closer!"

Karl sighed slightly, then turned to the new recruits of his class and shouted, "Cease fire!"

The recruit operating the cannon was taken aback, but still chose to obey Karl's order, stopped loading, and looked at Karl with a puzzled expression.

Karl nodded to Zephyr, who coughed lightly and then said, "Binz, now, you immediately take everyone except Karl and Ian onto the lifeboat and get away from the training ship."

"What!" "No, Professor Zephyr, we want to fight alongside you!"

"Yeah! He's just a pirate with a bounty of 320 million Berries! With Professor Zephyr and Karl around, we're not afraid of anything!"

"Nonsense! This is an order. Do you intend to disobey military orders?"

"There's no room for negotiation on this matter. You'd better leave now! Don't force me to throw you into the sea myself!"

Zefa's tone left no room for doubt, and the recruits looked conflicted, hesitating to set off.

“It’s not that Professor Zephyr doesn’t want to fight alongside us, but rather that Weevil is too strong, and our presence would interfere with Professor Zephyr’s battle.”

"If Weevil were to attack you, Teacher Zephyr would inevitably be distracted and might even be seriously injured. Is that what you want to see?"

Karl said to the group of new recruits with a look of disappointment, "Your intentions are good, but please don't set off yet!"

Perhaps in the original story, Zephyr was restrained in his fight because of his students, and it wasn't until he lost control of his emotions and had an asthma attack due to the loss of his students one by one that he had his arm cut off by Weevil.

Only by ensuring the safety of the new recruits can Zefa focus more intently on the battle and avoid being affected by external factors.

“Karl is right, let’s not stay here and bother Teacher Zephyr!” Binz was the first to react, urging the recruits to board the lifeboat.

Soon, the recruits left one by one, leaving only Karl, Ian, and Zephyr on the huge training ship.

"Aion, use your ability on Teacher Zephyr!"

Ain nodded. She had a vague suspicion when Professor Zephyr told her to stay, and now it seemed that was indeed the case.

"Karl, you're being way too cautious! Is Weevil really that strong?"

Karl nodded solemnly and said to Zephyr, "He's the monster known as Whitebeard II!"

“Whitebeard…” Zephyr remained silent for a long time, then gradually made up his mind and stretched out his arm toward Ain: “Come on, Ain.”

Ain took a deep breath, and a purplish-red halo appeared in her palm as she touched Zephyr's arm.

The fruit reversal activates its power.

Zefa's wrinkles gradually diminished, and his aura grew stronger. Even Zefa himself couldn't help but clench his fists, his muscles bulging high, brimming with explosive power.

"Phew~ Is this what it feels like to be young? Hahaha, this feeling is truly amazing!"

Aion's current limit is to go back ten years. Continuous touches can be stacked. Aion then began to touch for the second time, but the purplish-red aura disappeared without a trace the moment it touched Zephyr.

Karl raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong?"

"I don't know. It seems that my ability can only be used on Professor Zephyr once. Maybe it's because Professor Zephyr is too strong, and this is the limit."

Karl stroked his chin, finding it both unexpected and reasonable; Ain had already done quite well to reach this level.

"Thank you for your hard work. You should go now! Leave this place to me and Teacher Zephyr!"

Ain pursed her lower lip: "Then, Karl, be careful, don't overexert yourself."

"Haha, don't worry! I'm not stupid, go on!"

Ain immediately turned and left. The next second, a tall figure descended from the sky, raising a large sword high and slashing it down at the equally tall Zefa.

"Well done!"

With the combined support of Ain and Karl, Zephyr is now an ultimate enhanced version, able to block Weevil's powerful slash with his bare arm.

"clang!!!"

With a crisp sound, Zephyr's arm, as black as ink, was struck by the blade without leaving a mark. Instead, the shockwave sent Karl flying several meters away.

"Holy crap!" Karl clutched his chest in pain, feeling as if he had just been blasted away by a giant truck.

Is this a clash between the strong?

As expected, I am trash.

"Hahaha, you've got some skills after all. Karl, you better watch yourself, or I won't be able to handle you later!"

After saying that, Zephyr excitedly grabbed Weevil's blade and, with a powerful and overwhelming force, slammed Weevil, blade and all, onto the deck with a loud bang.

Weevil scrambled to his feet, roaring furiously, "Ugh! You wretched old man, you hurt me! I'm going to kill you!"