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

"Don't act on your own!!!"

"No, you will! My child, I'm entrusting him to you..."

......

Garp took a deep breath, covered his face with his calloused hands, and a tear rolled down his cheek.

"Two years ago, you used your mother's surname to sail the seas, and with your outstanding skills and powerful Logia-type Devil Fruit abilities, you became the captain of a pirate crew that was famous far and wide!"

"We only discovered then that Roger's bloodline had not actually been severed. However, Whitebeard, who realized this at the same time as us, brought the son of his former rival onto his ship in order to train you to become the next Pirate King."

Upon hearing Sengoku mention his father, Ace couldn't hold back any longer and loudly denied it, "No way! I only joined that ship so that my father could join the pirate crew!"

Sengoku turned to Ace and said, "You're the only one who would think that way!"

"The truth is, we can't just attack you! It's because you're protected by Whitebeard! If we just ignore you, you'll unleash the potential of your evil bloodline, stand at the pinnacle of piracy, and cause unimaginable damage to the world!"

"Therefore! Taking your head here today is of great significance!"

"Even if it breaks out into a full-scale war with the Whitebeard Pirates, I'm prepared to go all in!!!"

"Oooo!!!!"

The shouts of the navy rose and fell, echoing through the sky.

"Marshal Sengoku! Report!!! We've received news that the Gates of Justice opened automatically without any instructions! We also cannot contact the power room!"

"What did you say?"

At the gates of justice.

Luffy, who had been struggling with how to open the door, was stunned. The massive iron door, which had remained unmoved no matter how hard he pounded on it, suddenly opened automatically!

"What the hell? Didn't that navy guy just say the Gates of Justice would never open? How come now..."

"The power room should be in Marineford, but who is it?"

At this moment, Baji stood at the bow of the ship, and all that could be seen was his imposing back.

"We're here! We're finally here! Don't ask why, it's because my shoulder blades were so overjoyed they started dancing the Lombard! It's open! It's finally open!!!"

"Captain Bucky, could it be..."

"Could it be that you did it! You are actually a messenger of God, aren't you!"

Luffy's eyes widened: "What? Buggy, did you do this?"

Mr3 roared speechlessly, "How could it be true! Bucky doesn't have that kind of ability!"

......

At the execution platform, Sengoku fell silent after receiving news that the Gates of Justice had been opened, and the Navy Headquarters was now shrouded in an eerie stillness.

Hancock looked at the calm sea ahead, frowned, and said, "It's too quiet! It's eerily quiet!"

Ming Ge gesticulated his nimble tongue: "Yeah! It's so unnatural."

Under the sea.

"It's almost time, let's prepare for battle!!!"

Suddenly, a large amount of smoke billowed from the calm sea, and then one after another, black ship shadows appeared on the surface.

Ughh ...

Soon, all sorts of pirate ships appeared on the sea, charging towards Crescent Bay like a swarm of locusts.

Kakakka~

Karl cracked his neck and walked over to Sengoku: "Looks like the battle is about to begin, Fleet Admiral Sengoku. Is it my turn to go on stage?"

"There's no rush. These are just a rabble. The real boss hasn't shown up yet!"

"When did Whitebeard start using this trick? Tch!"

Gubuluru~

A wave appeared in the center of Crescent Bay, and then quickly expanded, as if something was about to burst out from the seabed.

A dark shadow appeared in the center of Crescent Bay, could it be...?

Looking at the commotion on the sea, Sengoku said with a grim expression, "So that's how it is. Whitebeard and his crew's ships were coated and came from the seabed?"

No sooner had the words been spoken than a giant, whale-shaped ship burst forth from the seabed, creating waves.

"It's the Moby Dick! Whitebeard is here!!!"

After the Moby Dick came to a stop, three more ships surfaced around it, surrounding the Moby Dick. On board were all the division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Clang~ Clang~ Clang~ Clang....

The sound seemed to have a magical power, silencing everyone.

Ace suddenly looked up, tears welling in his eyes, and cried out in a trembling voice.

"Daddy!!!"

Chapter 274 Holy Light Apocalypse

Not long after, Whitebeard walked to the bow of the ship, holding the Murakumogiri sword, and looked ahead with a smile.

"Gurararara~ It's been decades since we last met, Warring States period!"

"Is my dear son alright? Gurala~"

Sengoku said with a grim expression, "I never expected him to get so close. At least half of our setup is ruined!"

Having fought Whitebeard for so many years, he never expected Whitebeard to resort to this tactic. It's not that Whitebeard was brainless, but he probably disdained using such a move.

Tsk, this made Sengoku feel inexplicably frustrated.

He was hailed as a wise general, yet he couldn't even guess the enemy's motives.

"Gurarara~ Wait for me a moment, Ace."

Upon hearing this, Ace burst into tears and cried out excitedly, "Dad!!!"

Clang!

Murakumogiri's blade plunged straight into the bow of the ship. Whitebeard spread his arms wide, striking a pose, his cloak fluttering in the sea breeze.

Suddenly, the white-bearded man raised his head, a slight smile playing on his lips, and swung his arms to the left and right.

A crisp sound was heard, as if the air itself had been cracked open, revealing pale blue spiderweb-like fissures.

With a teeth-grinding crunching sound, the sea began to churn.

Crescent Bay... no, the entire sea area surrounding Marineford began to rage, the sea level suddenly rose, blotting out the sky, as if the end of the world had arrived.

Karl glanced indifferently at the surrounding tsunami and remarked with a slight sigh, "What a terrifying ability!"

Although Sengoku looked rather grim, he wasn't panicked, because someone would intervene.

However, the tsunami did not crash directly onto us, and the tremors gradually subsided, as if Whitebeard had merely given a greeting.

Ace looked up at Whitebeard, Marco, Jozu... on the sea ahead.

"Dad, everyone, I ignored the warnings and ran away, why are you still bothering me!"

Hearing Ace's roar, Whitebeard said calmly, "No, I told you to go, son."

Ace froze, then his whole body began to tremble. He shouted excitedly, "Don't joke around! It was clearly my own fault for being willful and not listening to your advice..."

"I told you to go, I told you to go, right Marco?"

"Yes! I heard everything. I made you suffer a lot, Ace."

Marco said with a smile that they all knew the truth, but why did they still say it? Because they didn't want Ace to feel too guilty.

"On this vast ocean, everyone knows what the consequences will be if you attack your own comrades."

“That’s right, we will never let anyone who hurt you get away with it, Ace!”

"Just you wait, I'm coming to rescue you right now!!!"

"Oooo!!!!"

The Whitebeard Pirates' morale was soaring that even Sarutobi was somewhat surprised: "This is really unsettling!"

On the Shichibukai side, Moria chuckled, "This side has the strongest fighting force of our Shichibukai and the Marine Headquarters, 3 Marine Admirals and 30,000 Marine elites, and oh right, there's also a young Marine hero, Whitebeard. How are you going to beat Whitebeard?"

Ming chuckled, his tongue darting about, "This is really exciting~"

After saying that, he looked at Mihawk standing to the side and said, "Are you planning to stand by and watch again? Well, you're just passing the time anyway. You should be more concerned about how to take back the title of the world's greatest swordsman from Karl!"

Hearing the conversation of the other Shichibukai, Hancock unconsciously turned her head away, not wanting to see them. She couldn't help but think: "There are so many stinky men everywhere, I really can't stand it. But, even though we're all men, my dear is just so different. Ah, I really want to see my dear show off his skills!"

On the execution platform, Karl turned to Sengoku: "It's about time. Now is the perfect time to declare war."

Sengoku nodded slightly: "Go ahead!" He then handed the Den Den Mushi to Karl.

Karl stepped forward, and Sengoku stepped back to make room for him.

"All Marines! The end has come for the Whitebeard Pirates! Their actions have crossed the line. Hereby, as a Marine hero, I declare: War has begun!"

We will annihilate the Whitebeard Pirates with unparalleled strength and courage!