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

The Straw Hat crew slumped down under a big tree, panting heavily. They were exhausted every day.

"long time no see!"

"Ah!" "Who is it?"

The Straw Hat crew turned around and saw Karl in his navy uniform, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"You're not here to arrest us, are you?"

Karl waved his hand and said with a smile, "Of course not, on the contrary, I should thank you! Kaido is a big problem for the Navy. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to penetrate Kaido's lair so easily and capture him."

You guys are really nice!

Usopp quipped, "Is all you Marines do is pick up scraps?"

Karl glanced at Usopp and said with a faint smile, "Picking up a bargain? Not really. You might not know, but Big Mom has already fallen. Now only Kaido and Shanks are left."

"The Navy dealt with Whitebeard and Big Mom themselves, how can you say the Navy only knows how to pick up the scraps?"

Changing the subject, Karl revealed a sly smile: "However, this was indeed a lucky break, thank you guys!"

Karl even patted Zoro on the shoulder in a serious manner.

The Straw Hat crew was utterly speechless at Karl's nonchalant expression.

Finally, Robin asked, "The Navy recently defeated Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors, and now they're hastily sending troops to Wano Country. It can't just be for Kaido, right?"

"That's right, Robin is really smart! Wano Country has resources that the Navy desperately needs, so the Navy has no choice but to come. Even if you don't challenge Kaido, the Navy will take care of Kaido themselves in a few months."

Robin's gaze sharpened: "Seastone?"

"That's right, it's good that you know this. I can only tell you that the Navy will not do anything to Wano Country. All the Navy wants is Seastone. It's a fair trade. Don't spread this around."

Karl crossed his arms and looked at the Straw Hat crew in front of him, saying with great emotion, "When I first met you, you were just a bunch of small fry, a bunch of greenhorns. I never expected that in just two years you would have grown to this level. You really impressed me."

"Honestly, if I hadn't known that you weren't real pirates (pirates playing house), I probably would have wiped you out in the first place two years ago."

"I hope you will not forget your original aspirations. Once you fall into depravity, I will not hesitate to eliminate you. Do you understand?"

Everyone here has their own dream, and as long as they move towards their dreams, Carl believes they shouldn't become enemies. Besides, they weren't enemies to begin with.

Nami replied earnestly, "We'll remember that."

"Alright, that's enough! You should leave Wano Country as soon as possible! Leave the rest to the Marines. Oh, right, there's something I forgot to tell you, it should be very important to you."

"Is Weiwei your friend?"

Nami, Usopp, Zoro, Sanji, and the others were stunned, then asked worriedly, "Yes, Vivi is our friend. What happened to her? Did something happen to her?"

Carl sighed and, with a worried expression, recounted the major events that had occurred during the World Conference to the Straw Hat crew.

......

"How dare the World Government do this? Mr. Cobra was clearly a good king, why kill him?"

Nami, Usopp, Zoro, and others with low political sensitivity were outraged by the World Government's actions. Robin, however, was focused on a different issue.

"Karl, is it true that the Revolutionary Army declared war on the World Government?"

When Robin asked him a question, Carl didn't answer. Instead, he took out a newspaper from his system space and handed it to the Straw Hat crew: "You guys can read it yourselves!"

"The situation at sea is very volatile right now; war has already begun."

Usopp looked at Sabo's picture in the newspaper and exclaimed in shock, "Sabo, the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army, isn't he Luffy's brother?"

Karl waved his hand: "I know all about these things. Luffy is still unconscious. Tell him when he wakes up! As for the specifics, let your captain decide!"

"gone!"

Watching Karl's departing figure, Zoro couldn't help but clench his Enma sword. However, looking at his own injured body, he gave up the idea of ​​challenging Karl. Now was not the time.

The next day, the sun rose from the sea, bringing light to the Land of Wano.

After a busy night, the Navy finally managed to wipe out all the remaining members of the Beast Pirates in Wano Country. Those who should be arrested were arrested, and those who dared to resist were killed on the spot.

Overall, the Navy had a very satisfying and easy time picking up the stray pieces.

Even though Momonosuke is dead, he still has a courtesan sister!

So Karl talked to her about the sea stone transaction, and the price was reduced to more than three times the original price. It's great that there are no middlemen making a profit.

Finally, the main event: the public execution of Kaido.

Even Karl had to admit that it was indeed difficult to kill Kaido by ordinary means. In the end, Karl used a sea stone longsword to cut off Kaido's head, and thus the Wano Country affair was over.

Chapter 331 Where to Go Next

The following day, Mary Geoise.

Upon seeing Luffy in his Nika form and the conspicuous "D" on the newspaper, the Five Elders collectively flew into a rage.

"What are you doing? Don't you know that 'D' is not allowed on bounty posters? I order you to stop printing newspapers immediately! Right now!"

"Sorry, this is big news, I can't pretend I don't know." Morgans immediately hung up the phone, showing no respect to the Five Elders.

Just kidding, he's a news king!

"That damned Morgans, he's got a death wish! Quick, send men to kill him right now!!!"

"Mars, let's report this to Lord Im first!"

Amidst the power struggles, listening to the Five Elders' report, Im couldn't help but recall the future Karl had told her about.

"It really did come true..."

The news of the Straw Hat crew defeating Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, spread throughout the entire sea, causing quite a stir.

Who is Kaido? He's a formidable figure from the Rocks era, yet he was defeated by a pirate crew that had been around for less than two and a half years! If it weren't for the pictures and evidence in the newspapers, no one would believe it!

At the same time, Luffy's bounty also rose to 39 billion Berries, a standard Yonko-level bounty, only slightly less than Shanks' bounty by a little over 100 million. As for the others, their bounties also increased significantly, especially Chopper's, which increased several hundred times to a staggering 10,100 Berries.

Naval Headquarters, recruit training ground.

"Hahahaha, as expected of my grandson! He can even defeat Kaido! He's amazing!"

The white-haired Sengoku roared speechlessly, "Shut up, you idiot! Your grandson is a pirate! What's so great about that!"

Garp picked his nose dismissively: "Sengoku, we're all retired, why do you still care about these things? Or are you just envious that I have a grandson?"

"You! You old bastard, give me your thing!"

Sengoku snatched the senbei from Garp's hand and ate it all in one go.

"Ah! Sengoku, you bastard!"

Kalai Bali.

Bucky threw the newspaper on the ground, stomped on it a few times, and shouted domineeringly, "Uncle Bucky hereby declares the Cross Guild officially established!!!"

Standing beside him were Old Sha and Mihawk.

When the Cross Guild was first established, Bucky was ready to do something: announce the existence of the Cross Guild to the world.

After sleeping for seven days, Luffy slowly opened his eyes and, in a daze, saw a familiar figure in front of him.

"Meat! Venison!"

Chopper immediately bristled: "Luffy! Wake up! I'm Chopper!"

"Huh? Oh, I see. Chopper, I'm on... the Thousand Sunny?"

Chopper nodded: "Yes, we've left Wano Country and been wandering aimlessly on the sea for seven days. It's good that you're awake. I'm calling everyone over now."

"Wait a minute! Chopper, why? Why are we in such a hurry to leave Wano Country?"

Chopper scratched his head with his little hoof: "Well, after you defeated Kaido, Mr. Karl came, and then the Navy came. Mr. Karl told us to leave as soon as possible and to leave the Beasts Pirates to the Navy. Then we left."

"Oh~ Hey, is everyone alright?"

Chopper grinned: "Don't worry! It's fine, I'll go get everyone right away."

"Hey everyone! Luffy's awake!"

"Really? That's great!" Usopp excitedly ran over...

Looking at his crewmates, Luffy smiled with relief. Everyone was alright, that's great.

"What a pity, I didn't get to say goodbye to Xiaoyu, and Taozi too, he..."

Nami said nonchalantly, "Anyway, you avenged Momoko, didn't you?"

Luffy nodded silently, and Nami quickly changed the subject: "By the way, Luffy, you're the captain of this ship, so where should we go next?"

"Let's continue towards the next island! Our ultimate destination, isn't it?"

Sky Island, Kingdom of Women, Golden Palace.

Karl stepped out of the Empress's bedroom to breathe in some fresh air. The room smelled a bit stale. Cough cough, last night Hancock had started experimenting with folk remedies to help Karl get pregnant again.

"Hmm~ Darling, why are you up so early?" Hancock's languid voice came from the bedroom. Karl instinctively shuddered, then chuckled, "Nothing, you can go back to sleep!"

"Oh, I really need to rest. You're not leaving today, are you? Then let's continue tonight. I refuse to believe that after trying so many methods, I'll get pregnant eventually!"

Carl looked at Hancock's shaky Baby Dining Hall and couldn't help but sigh. It was already 1522 in the Sea Calendar. Perhaps it was time for Hancock's Baby Dining Hall to welcome real guests.

"Caw caw~" The raven, as usual, brought over the newspaper, gesturing for Karl to take it away quickly.