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

"What did you hear?"

"I'm a major now! Oh, and I also feel..."

"Crack~"

Smoker hung up the phone decisively. He knew Carl too well; wasn't calling at this hour just an attempt to mock him? Was Carl trying to assert his superiority over him? No way!

At night, Smoker stood by the window, the room filled with smoke, with three cigars dangling from his mouth.

He thought about it all night but still couldn't figure it out. When he graduated, his rank was only second lieutenant. How could this bastard Karl be his equal?

Chapter 30 Garp

The next morning.

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"Karl, the phone is ringing. Go answer it; it's probably for you."

Karl opened his sleepy eyes and saw the lewd-looking Den Den Mushi. Without even thinking, he knew it was Kizaru.

"Hey, Admiral Kizaru, yeah, I got it. I'll wait at Marine Headquarters for another day. Okay, bye."

Carl hung up the phone, yawned, and hugged Monica, who was wearing a camisole nightgown.

"What's wrong? Are you going on a mission so soon?"

Karl listlessly played with Monica's curly hair and sighed, "Yeah! We can still rest for another day today, and we won't leave until tomorrow. I can spend another day with you."

Monica gave Karl a sweet smile and kissed him on the cheek, then felt something awakening.

"You were up all night yesterday, how do you still have so much energy?"

Karl looked completely innocent. "Who told you to insist on being a knight? Besides, with the double blessing of 'still as a virgin and swift as a rabbit,' I wasn't even holding back!"

Training Course.

Zefa smiled as he looked at the empty playground. His students all had bright futures, and as their teacher, he was naturally happy for them.

"Hey! Zephyr, you're still as valiant as ever! I heard you killed a pirate with a 3 million Berry bounty the other day?"

Hearing this nonsensical voice, Zefa couldn't help but grin: "You, your vacation's over?"

Garp, who was walking towards them, chuckled and picked his nose: "I released them a long time ago, but I've been chasing after that bastard Shanks lately."

The two bumped fists, found a place to sit down, and crossed their legs.

"I heard you've trained another excellent apprentice?"

Zephyr grinned slightly. He hadn't intended to show off, but Garp had insisted on forcing him...

"Hahaha, how did you know?"

Garp pursed his lips: "I saw it when I was looking for senbei in Sengoku's office. Was it that little guy named Karl?"

"That's right, he is the most talented new generation of naval officer I have encountered in the past decade. Given time, he will surely achieve great things."

Hearing this, Garp looked at Zephyr with surprise: "Such a high evaluation, that kid is also a Logia type?"

Zephyr chuckled, guessing that Garp wouldn't look closely, because if he had, he wouldn't have asked such a question.

"No, he's a Paramecia."

Garp scratched his head. Paramecia type, just like his unfortunate grandson.

Just thinking about Luffy and Garp makes me angry. Damn it, what kind of spell did Shanks cast on Luffy that he's so determined to become a pirate? Even if I beat him to death, he still won't change his mind.

"Not your average Paramecia?"

"That's right, the Devil Fruit he ate is called the Holy Light Fruit, which can release holy light and has the effects of healing and strengthening the body. The key point is that it can also affect other people."

Kap was stunned: "What?! There's such an ability in the world?"

Garp served as a Marine his entire life and had seen countless Devil Fruit users, but he had never heard of this kind of Devil Fruit ability before. It sounded perfect for the Marines.

"Yes! In previous years, several students would die at the hands of pirates during the internship mission, but with Karl, there were no student casualties this time."

"Moreover, thanks to Karl's healing and enhancement effects, two pirate crews were wiped out, and even a student who was shot more than 20 times was saved by Karl."

"Now you know just how powerful he is!"

Garp gasped and quickly asked, "Does this kid have anywhere to go? If not, I can take him in!"

"Hmph~" Zefa sneered disdainfully, "Too late! You have no idea how sought-after Karl is!"

"So who is he with now? Akainu?"

Zephyr shook his head: "No, Akainu invited him, but he refused. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be reporting to Kizaru."

"Kizaru?! Are you sure?"

Garp was almost speechless with surprise. He had thought it was either Akainu or Aokiji, but who would have thought it would be Kizaru, that unpredictable guy.

"Sigh...it's a long story..."

Zeff then told Garp about Kizaru discovering Karl's abilities and what happened afterward, enjoying Garp's surprised expression.

After an unknown amount of time, Karp's curiosity about Karl grew stronger, so he simply said, "Zeffa, why don't you call Karl out so I can see him? I'd like to experience that holy light myself!"

I'll give it a try...

In Crescent Bay, Carl, who was strolling with Monica, took out a Den Den Mushi (snail phone) and placed it in front of him.

"Teacher Zefa?"

"That's right, it's me. Are you still at Naval Headquarters? If so, come to the training ground. Someone wants to see you."

Karl was taken aback, but then thought that he had nothing else to do anyway, so he decided to go.

"Okay, Professor Zephyr, I'll be right there."

After accepting the Den Den Mushi, Carl took Monica's hand and said, "Come on, let's go together!"

Monica quickly waved her hand: "This, isn't that inappropriate!"

"Hey, what's there to be afraid of? Teacher Zephyr isn't going to eat us. Let's go!"

In the training ground.

The sharp-eyed Garp spotted a handsome, cheerful young man walking in with a blonde girl in his arms and quickly asked, "Zeffa, isn't that Karl?"

"It's definitely him."

"Zeff, uh, Vice Admiral Garp!"

As Karl saw, it was indeed so. On the way here, he had vaguely guessed that the person he was going to see was most likely the naval hero Garp, because he had met most of the high-ranking naval officers, but he had only heard of Garp but never met him.

To be honest, he had always been quite curious about what kind of person the naval hero Garp really was, since he had heard the most about his deeds.

I finally met him in person today. Just as I remembered, he was tall and robust. Even with a full head of silver hair, he couldn't hide his powerful aura. He truly is a representative of someone who gets more formidable with age.

"Hahahaha, I am Garp! Zephyr was just bragging to me about your abilities!"

"Uh...hehehe, Professor Zephyr is too kind. I'm just an ordinary Marine."

Garp and Zephyr exchanged a smile. Garp stood up and patted Karl on the shoulder: "Kid, I won't waste any more words. Let me experience that holy light, you say?"

"no problem."

Karl immediately condensed a ball of holy light and merged it into Garp's body. Garp closed his eyes and carefully sensed it.

After a long while, Garp slowly opened his eyes, looking at Karl with a complicated expression. He felt a little emotional. No wonder Zephyr valued Karl so much; this kind of ability was exactly what the Navy needed.

"Karl, do a good job! Don't let your abilities go to waste."

Chapter 31 Setting Sail into a New World

The next day.

After bidding farewell to Monica once again, he stood upright at the edge of Crescent Bay, dressed in a black suit and carrying the Justice Cloak, waiting for Kizaru's warship.

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"Ready for your first mission, Lieutenant Carl?"

Karl slowly turned his head, and what came into view was Kizaru's tall figure.

"Of course, Admiral Kizaru, what is our mission?"

Kizaru said with some distress, "It's a very troublesome mission. The target is a rookie in the Beasts Pirates."

The Beasts Pirates, new recruits? Karl recalled the mission Tina mentioned a month ago, which involved capturing Jack. It seems that Advisor Tsuru has already succeeded.

"Isn't escorting pirates Impel Down's job? Why are they making us do it?"

"Get on the boat first! I'll explain later."

After Carl boarded the ship, the warship headed straight for the Red Line, passing through the pass of the Holy Land of Mary Geoise to reach the New World.

Kizaru also explained the origin of this mission to Carl.

In short, after successfully capturing Jack, Advisor Tsuru discovered that his identity was not simple. At only 19 years old, he had become one of the three great members of the Beasts Pirates and was highly valued by Kaido.

In addition, with the Beasts Pirates becoming increasingly rampant in the New World, Strategist Tsuru devised a plan to target Kaido of the Beasts and curb his arrogance.