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

After a while, Carl returned and said to the two of them with a smile, "Excuse me for interrupting, there's something I want to tell you."

"what's up?"

"The Navy branch has already sent people to arrest you. If you want to go to Fishman Island, you'd better hurry. I won't arrest you, but I will help you avoid the Navy's attack. So it's up to you now."

After saying that, Karl took out a deck chair from his system space and found an inconspicuous spot on the deck to lie down.

Robin didn't ask any further questions, and turned to Franky, saying, "Franky, did you hear that? We need to inform Luffy and the others right away."

"Ok, I know!"

Chapter 297 All Members Assemble

Naval Headquarters.

"This guy, really..." Kuzan hung up the phone helplessly, without saying much more. As long as he knew Robin was still alive, that was enough.

As for Karl, let him do whatever he wants; there's nothing he can do about it.

.......

The Sabaody Archipelago has descended into chaos with the arrival of the Straw Hat crew and bounty hunters. In addition to capturing the Straw Hat crew, the Navy's more important task is to maintain order.

The Sunny.

Nami and Usopp have arrived on the ship and are catching up with Robin and Franky. Karl is being completely ignored because no one dares to bother him except Robin.

"Yohohoho~ Usopp-san! Nami-san! Franky-san! Robin-san!"

"lure!"

Usopp: "Brook! (ΩДΩ)"

Franky: "I'm impressed that you're willing to give up your status as a big star."

Brook let out his signature laugh: "How I miss you all, my friends! Ah, Miss Robin and Miss Nami have grown into such beautiful young women. Well then, Miss Nami, it's been two years..."

Brooke sat down and gently stroked the strings: "May I admire your underwear again?"

Swoosh~ Nami immediately delivered a whip kick: "Who wants to show you that!"

"And I haven't let you see it for two years!"

Brook lay on the ground, trembling slightly. "Uh, Miss Nami is as amazing as ever. Hey, who's that over there...?"

Robin laughed and said, "Don't worry about him, he'll tell us after we set off."

Brooke was a little confused, but he didn't ask any more questions, because he had a vague feeling that the man wearing sunglasses and whose face he couldn't see had a familiar aura, and in short, he was not someone to mess with.

"Honestly, none of them have improved at all," Nami complained helplessly.

Brooke slowly stood up and said with a puzzled look, "Speaking of which, it seems like everyone hasn't gathered yet?"

"Chopper has gone to pick up the others; they should be here soon..."

Before Robin could finish speaking, a shout came from not far away.

"Hey! Hey!!!"

"Everyone!"

Chopper, perched on Zoro's shoulder, shouted, "I brought them!"

"Luffy! Zoro! Sanji!"

"Luffy-san, I've missed you all so much!"

"Great, everyone is finally all together!"

While everyone was overjoyed at their reunion, Sanji stared at Nami and Robin's canyon in deep silence. No one noticed that Karl had already entered the cabin, opened the refrigerator, and started drinking two bottles of rum.

It's been two years. Do you know how he's managed these past two years?

Enough said, let me just let out a nosebleed to liven things up!

"Ah! Sanji!!!"

Sanji took off from the spot.

......

"Usopp, is Sanji alright?"

"One, a beautiful woman, two beautiful women..."

Usopp shook his head, looking at Sanji with concern: "Hey! Sanji, cheer up!"

"Oh no, Chopper! Quick, find a way to stop the bleeding!"

On the other side, Luffy was admiring Franky's naked body with starry eyes, almost ready to grab and play with it.

But with the whistling of shells, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Bang! Shells rained down around the Sunny, splashing water everywhere.

"Oh no! Three warships are heading this way. Should we retaliate?"

Zoro leaped up, shattering the cannonball into pieces, and calmly said, "There's no need. As long as we sink as quickly as possible, the Navy won't be able to do anything to us."

"That's right, I'll go prepare now!" With that, Franky plunged into the sea to prepare to coat and inflate the bubbles.

Soon, the bubble coating that was tightly attached to the hull bulged up, forming a bubble roof.

"Listen up, everyone," Nami explained painstakingly. "The coated ship has the ability to reduce various pressures, so as long as we remove the buoyancy bags that are currently supporting the bottom of the pirate ship, the coated Sunny will sink to the bottom of the sea due to the loss of buoyancy. That's how it works."

All I got in return was, "Oh, I see."

Nami: -_-||

"I know you don't understand, but anyway, everyone, raise the sails!"

"sail?"

Robin said with a smile, "Coated ships are propelled by ocean currents instead of wind."

Luffy jumped onto the base of the mast, crossed his arms, and shouted, "Brothers! There's so much I want to say, I can't possibly say it all. In short, thank you all for forgiving my willfulness and for getting through these past two years with me."

"Tch, your capriciousness has been going on for a long time, we're used to it."

"That's exactly what I'm saying! Haven't you always been like this?"

"Hehehehe~ Set sail! We're setting sail!!!"

The Sunny began to sink rapidly and soon sank to the surface.

"Heading to Fishman Island!!!"

Bang bang bang bang~

The sudden applause drew everyone's attention. Luffy turned his head and his pupils suddenly contracted.

"Karl, what are you doing here?"

Carl downed his rum in one gulp and said with a smile, "I thought you would be very depressed after Ace's death, but I didn't expect you to still be so energetic. If Vice Admiral Garp knew, he would definitely be very pleased."

"Ace..."

Luffy took a deep breath. Yes, he had indeed been depressed for a while, but Uncle Rayleigh made him realize that it was all because he was too weak, too weak to even get close to Ace.

How did you end up on my ship?

Karl shrugged: "I want to go to Fishman Island to see a certain little guy, so I'll hitch a ride on your ship to Fishman Island. In exchange, I'll give Nami the sea chart to Fishman Island and guarantee you'll get there safely. How about it?"

Upon hearing this, Nami's eyes lit up: "Really? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Karl chuckled, pulled a sea chart from his pocket, and tossed it to Nami: "Here, this is the latest updated sea chart. The route is definitely correct."

"Yes, this exchange is fair."

"Haha, that's good. By the way, I plan to rest there before we arrive at Fishman Island. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!"

Before Luffy could speak, Nami eagerly asked, "I...I...I have a question."

"Okay, go ahead and ask!"

Nami rested her chin on her hand and asked curiously, "Ever since we came to Sabaody Archipelago, I've felt something strange. It seems like there are fewer pirates now, and people aren't as afraid of them anymore. Why is that?"

"Yes, yes, I feel the same way, and there are even more bounty hunters now!"

Carl chuckled and said, "Looks like you haven't been reading the newspapers much these past two years!"

Brooke: I've seen it, but I didn't pay much attention...

"All of this stems from the Navy's new policy! I would call it the commercialization of pirates!"

Chapter 298: The Descent Begins

"Pirates are being commercialized! What's that?"

Karl smiled slightly and began explaining the concept of pirate merchandising to the Straw Hat crew...

After listening to Karl's explanation, Nami muttered to herself, "So, does that mean someone might want to kill us for a bounty at any time?"

Karl waved his hand: "From the day you decided to become pirates, bounty hunters have never let you go."