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

"They weren't affected at all? What an incredible physique!"

Karl clicked his tongue slightly, thinking that this kind of strength was definitely not something he could compete with. He'd better leave it to Teacher Zephyr! His target was Miss Bakkin, who called herself Whitebeard's lover.

"Kill me!"

Zefa's gaze sharpened, he gathered his energy in his dantian, and roared, "Six Styles Profound Technique - Nether Arm!"

First, he used Shave to quickly dodge Weevil's greatsword, then raised his right hand high, and a terrifying energy began to gather before it exploded!

bang~

Weevil let out a scream as he was sent flying by the punch, rolling on the ground before crashing into the lookout tower and falling down, leaving a large, human-shaped crater on the deck.

Just five seconds later, Weevil jumped out, his eyes bloodshot, clearly enraged by Zephyr's attack.

"Damn old man, you hit me hard! Weevil is furious, and the consequences will be severe!"

Zephyr frowned, thinking to himself that this guy was indeed exactly like the young Whitebeard, possessing superhuman strength and an unusually tough body.

What are those idiots in the Navy's assessment department doing? Such a powerful guy only got a bounty of 3 million!

Then, Zephyr fearlessly charged towards Weevil's greatsword, and the battle had only just begun.

Chapter 26-Awakening

"Bang~"

"Dang~"

Intense collisions echoed continuously from the training ship, the aftershocks of Zephyr and Weevil's battle nearly tearing the ship apart.

Karl watched the fight with a frown, roughly estimating their strength.

Currently, Weevil's strength is comparable to Zeff's, perhaps even 40-60, but he is completely outmatched by Zeff in terms of combat skills.

Or perhaps, Weevil's fighting style has absolutely no technique involved; it's all about brute force and miracles!

This means that Weevil is physically very strong, with superhuman strength and a similar white crescent-shaped beard, which explains why people might mistake him for a descendant of the white-bearded man.

"Ahhh!"

Weevil let out a scream and flew backward, rolling on the ground in pain. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Zephyr's attack had hit him in the face, causing him excruciating pain.

"Blessing of Holy Light!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Karl immediately fired a Holy Light Bolt to relieve Zephyr's fatigue and heal his injuries. Fighting against such a powerful monster would put a great strain on the body, and the Holy Light could provide some relief.

Zefa turned to look at Karl, forced a smile, and then immediately went into battle mode, not daring to relax for a moment.

"Karl was right to be cautious. This guy is definitely a monster. Could he really be Whitebeard's son?"

Zefa thought to himself, but the next second, Weevil leaped up from the ground, raised his greatsword and slashed down. Zefa took a deep breath, and instead of retreating, he advanced to fight Weevil in close combat, preventing him from taking advantage of the long-handled weapon.

"My dear son, are you still not done fighting?" Miss Ba Jin's voice came from not far away. It turned out that she had already maneuvered the ship to the vicinity of the training ship.

Weevil, who was in the middle of the fight, was stunned. He sniffled and quickly said, "Mom! This old man is really strong. It hurts so much!"

"He's just an old man, how powerful could he be? Good son, hurry up and kill him, then you can have something to eat!"

Miss Bajin, who was called Weevil's mother but was actually Weevil's manipulator, knew very well how to control Weevil, and sure enough.

Upon hearing this, Weevil swallowed several times, saliva dripping down the right side of his sausage lips, instantly boosting his fighting spirit significantly.

Karl, watching from a safe spot, smirked slightly. They'd finally delivered themselves to his doorstep; all his hiding had paid off.

"Clap clap~"

Karl used Moonwalk to leap into the air, appearing above Miss Bajin in the blink of an eye from the training ship, and then kicked at Miss Bajin.

"Bang~"

"Aaaaaah~ You stupid son, come save your mother!!!"

Miss Ba Jin covered her face and let out a pig-like scream, snot and tears streaming down her face. When she opened her hands and shouted, a huge shoe print appeared on her wrinkled, ugly face.

"You bastard! You're not allowed to hurt Mom! I'm going to kill you!"

When Weevil saw this, he immediately tried to break through Zephyr's defenses and rush over to save his mother, but Zephyr wouldn't let him have his way.

"Damn it, don't stop me! Get out of my way!!!"

In a fit of extreme rage, Weevil somehow remembered to use Observation Haki, predicting Zephyr's location and slapping him away. He then strode towards Karl with his long, thin legs.

At this moment, Karl was pointing his knife at Miss Bakkin. When he saw Weevil rushing over, he was not afraid at all and simply stabbed Karasuma forward a little.

"Aaaaah! Weevil, you idiot, stop it! Can't you see Mommy's about to be killed?"

Weeble slammed on the brakes, scratched his head sheepishly, and said dejectedly, "Oh! Sorry, Mom, I didn't see it."

"Hey! You absolutely mustn't kill my mother, or I'll definitely kill you!"

Listening to Weevil's silly voice, Carlton was both amused and exasperated. Weevil, whom he considered a formidable rival, turned out to be such a simpleton... This feeling was truly...

Miss Bajin's small eyes darted around, seemingly noticing that Karl had become somewhat lax, and she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Weebull, kill him!"

With a shout of "Oh!", Weevil slashed at Karl without hesitation.

Karl felt the air around him freeze, everything turned black, and all he could see was the gleaming greatsword, its trajectory so clear...

Upon arriving quickly and witnessing this scene, Zephyr roared in fury, his eyes wide with rage, "No!!!"

In the blink of an eye, just as the broadsword was about to strike Karl, a black sword appeared in front of him.

"Dang~"

Sparks flew as Karl gripped the hilt of the Karabusa sword with one hand and the blade with the other. Blood flowed down the blade to the tip and dripped onto the deck.

Looking at Karl's expression, his face was flushed and his veins were bulging. He had used every ounce of strength he had to block Weevil's attack, but even so, he almost failed to block it.

But neither Zephyr, Karl, nor Weevil noticed that Karasuma's blade was also stained with a faint black tinge.

Zefa breathed a sigh of relief, leaped into the air, and kicked Weevil in the head, saving Karl from the predicament.

"Huh~"

With Weevil knocked away, Karl's pressure immediately decreased. At that moment, the worm landed on the deck with a clatter. Karl stretched out his trembling hand, condensed a ball of holy light, and slapped it into his body, finally recovering.

Karl sighed softly, "A monster..."

Zephyr and Weevil are fighting again, Miss Bakkin is nowhere to be found, and Karl is safe for the time being.

But even now he still feels lingering fear, because that was the closest he had ever been to Roger.

But seeing the [Observation Haki LV1 (Max Level LV10)] and [Armament Haki LV1 (Max Level LV10)] that suddenly appeared in the system panel, a difficult smile appeared on his lips.

So this is the life-or-death crisis that Professor Zephyr was talking about! That's really damn bad.

No wonder Master Zephyr always says that fighting powerful pirates is the best opportunity to awaken one's true potential.

Today he finally got to experience it for himself...

Karl used his newly awakened Observation Haki to clearly sense the intense battle between Zephyr and Weevil, as well as Miss Bakkin, who was lurking in an inconspicuous corner.

There were only four of them on the ship, so who else could it be but her?

"Miss Ba Jin!"

A murderous glint flashed in Karl's eyes. He picked up the Karasu Maru from the ground, gripped it in his hand, and silently approached again.

"How can that damn navy be so strong! Weevil can't take him down anytime soon!"

"What bad luck! I should have known better than to cause them trouble. I didn't expect them to be such a tough nut to crack."

While watching the game from the corner, Miss Ba Jin muttered complaints under her breath. Suddenly, she felt a chill on her neck, that familiar touch.

"you..."

"Shhh~ Quiet down, or you'll die!"

Chapter 27 Ba Jin's Demise

Miss looked at Karl behind her in horror, her lips turning slightly pale.

She saw undisguised killing intent in Karl's eyes, and if she screamed, she might really die!

"You, do you know that I am Whitebeard's lover? If you kill me, Whitebeard will never let you get away with it!"

Karl chuckled, glancing disdainfully at Miss Bajin, who was short, wore thick red lipstick, and had a wrinkled face. His eyes were full of contempt.

For someone like this, how much pesticide would Whitebeard have to ingest to bring himself to kill him? Besides, his size...

Whitebeard is over six meters tall, and Miss Bakkin isn't even as tall as Chopper. How did these two... wait, this is the world of One Piece, anything is possible!

"Heh, so what? Even if you really are Whitebeard's lover, does he think he would attack Marine Headquarters for you?"

"In the end, you're just a pirate. It's only natural for the Navy to kill pirates."

Miss Ba Jin exclaimed excitedly, "No, you can't kill me! I... I'm Weevil's mother! If you kill me, he'll go berserk!!!"

Karl gently pierced Miss Ba Jin's wrinkled neck with the tip of the knife, a nonchalant expression on his face: "Shh! Don't get excited, old woman!"

Ba Jin swallowed hard, nodded, and then felt her body lighten as Karl lifted her up, a cold blade held against her neck.

"Tell your good son to stop!"