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

Chapter 34 Kaido attacks

"I also acquired a famous sword a few days ago, but unfortunately it was damaged in battle."

Karl sighed, recalling the Karasuma that had been destroyed by Weevil shortly after he acquired it. Now, seeing Kinpira in Gion, he couldn't help but feel a little envious.

After all, unlike Kizaru and Akainu, he doesn't possess extremely strong attack power after transforming into an elemental form. He has no choice but to cultivate swordsmanship to enhance his attack power.

Karl couldn't help but think of the black sword Autumn Water in the hands of the zombie dragon horse. After this mission was over, he had to go to the Devil's Triangle Sea no matter what.

"Oh, really? That's a pity, look."

Gion held the Kinpira sword up in front of Karl, and the blade was instantly stained black. She then said, "Once you awaken Armament Haki, you can harden your weapon, making it less prone to damage!"

"I know that. I have already awakened dual-color Haki."

Gion covered her mouth in surprise: "Really? Wow! No wonder Tsuru-neechan always says you're a genius!"

"Gion, what are you all talking about?"

Jiaji eagerly approached, casually glancing at Karl.

"Lieutenant General Kakei, I saw that Lieutenant General Gion Kinpira was somewhat eager to try her luck, so I decided to discuss it with Gion-nee."

"Oh, I see. Actually, I also have some insights into famous swords. Gion, let me tell you..." Then Kake began to talk incessantly to Gion.

Gion was somewhat exasperated: "Sorry, Vice Admiral Kakei, I have to go on patrol and don't have time to chat with you. Goodbye!"

"Hey, don't rush! Let's patrol together, it'll keep us company!"

Jiaji glanced at Karl, then quickly chased after him.

Upon seeing this, Karl couldn't help but shake his head. "A sycophant, a sycophant, will end up with nothing."

If he were to add more schemes, he would definitely not put all his eggs in one basket with Gion. Whether he licks one or 100, it's still licking one. The chances of succeeding instantly increase by 100 times, so why not?

"Phew, luckily I'm handsome."

As time ticked by, tension gradually rose throughout the G-2 branch, as if a dark cloud hung over the hearts of all the marines.

Kizaru, who was having coffee and dessert with Karl, suddenly focused his gaze on the door.

"What a terrifying aura! Carl, get to work!"

Karl's expression turned serious, and he quickly followed Kizaru to the center of the G-2 branch.

After a few breaths, the sky gradually darkened, as if a huge object had blocked out the sunlight, and the air gradually became oppressive.

"Major Karl, thank you for your help." Staff Officer He nodded to Karl.

"Ah."

Under everyone's gaze, Karl spread his hands, and dazzling golden holy light emanated from his body, condensing into a huge golden sphere of light.

May the Holy Light bless you!

As soon as he finished speaking, the huge ball of holy light scattered and transformed into six identical balls of light, which merged into the bodies of high-level combatants such as Kizaru and Aokiji.

"What amazing power!" Aokiji exclaimed softly.

The expressions of the others were also quite interesting, especially those lieutenant generals. Compared to generals, the enhancement effect they felt was much stronger, with their physique increasing by about 10% out of thin air, which was at least equivalent to the improvement they had gained from nearly a year of hard training.

Seeing their amazed and envious expressions, Kizaru pouted and smiled slightly. Envious, aren't you? I can enjoy holy light anytime, anywhere, while you can only enjoy it a few times a year.

"Oh ho ho ho~ The Navy really thinks highly of Jack! They actually sent two admirals to guard him. Is it my reputation that scares you?"

Karl looked up and saw a huge dragon head appear in the clouds, followed by a long body suspended in the air.

As expected of a Mythical Zoan, its transformation alone is different from that of ordinary Zoan-types.

"Prepare for battle! Kizaru, Aokiji, proceed according to plan!"

Aokiji nodded, and Kizaru, after transforming into photon form, flew directly into the sky, appearing right in front of Kaido. He crossed his arms, raised his pinky finger, looked directly at Kaido, and pouted, saying, "Yasakani no Magatama!"

Countless light projectiles flew towards Kaido, who was enormous in his beast form and a sitting duck.

Even if Kizaru had his eyes gouged out, he could still hit him easily.

As expected, the Yasakani no Magatama shot directly at Kaido's face. A small portion of it was dodged, but it still exploded on his body.

After a painful cry, Kaido opened his blood-red maw, and flames began to accumulate in his throat.

"Hot breath!!!"

With a loud bang, a fiery breath burst from Kaido's mouth. Seeing that the situation was not good, Kizaru immediately used photon transformation to escape.

The heat aura stretched for kilometers and was about to approach the G-2 branch when Aokiji snorted coldly, instantly disappearing from his spot and taking to the air.

"Frozen time capsule!"

A large amount of cold air shot out from Aokiji's hand, freezing everything in its path, directly countering Kaido's heat breath, creating a scene of both ice and fire.

In the end, Aokiji used his extremely cold freezing air to exhaust Kaido's heat breath, and the G-2 branch was able to escape disaster.

"Eight-foot beautiful magatama!"

Kizaru relentlessly wore down Kaido in mid-air, making Kaido suffer greatly, but Kaido had no way to deal with Kizaru, because he was the fastest man in the world.

"Damn it, that damned Kizaru!"

Kaido roared and transformed back into human form, plummeting from the sky to the ground.

"Ah, what a pity! I finally got to play so comfortably!"

With the live target gone, Kizaru was furious, which also shows that although Kaido is stubborn, he's not stupid.

"Bang~"

A huge humanoid creature fell from the sky and crashed heavily onto the ground of the G-2 base training ground, creating a large crater in the shape of a human.

Gion and the others exchanged a glance with Advisor Tsuru, then rushed toward the large pit, intending to wear down Kaido's stamina as planned.

At this point, Karl was a little doubtful. It wasn't that he looked down on Gion and the other vice admirals, but Kaido was so strong, could they really wear down Kaido's stamina?

Advisor Crane seemed to see Karl's doubts and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Karl, when you grow up, you will also have the opportunity to fight against the Four Emperors."

A thunderbolt flashed through Karl's mind: So that's how it is.

"Does Staff Officer Tsuru mean that having the vice admirals fight Kaido is to train them?"

"That's right. Fighting against the overlord of the sea is a rare experience. The pressure from an enemy of this level can help them grow quickly."

"I see."

Karl nodded, wondering if Strategist Tsuru had also discovered Kaido's hidden talent—the greatest teacher in One Piece? No, no, no, that's just a joke, don't take it seriously.

However, among the three sea lords, none can train people better than Kaido. First of all, he is very durable, his speed is not particularly fast, and his attack power is not as terrifying as Whitebeard's.

Most importantly, the Navy has experience capturing Kaido multiple times and knows him very well.

Wouldn't that make them the perfect sparring partner?

Chapter 35 Taking turns

Navy personnel can train with pirates, and pirates can train with either Navy personnel or other pirates.

Pirates spend most of their time fighting for their lives, which is probably why they grow so quickly!

Kaido leaped out of the giant, human-shaped crater, laughing loudly, a thick, black spiked club in his hand.

Only then did Karl get a clear look at him. He was extremely tall and burly, with long black hair, a pair of long horns like dragon horns, a long beard like dragon whiskers on his face, and a red dragon scale tattoo on his left arm.

His upper body was naked, draped in a purple fur cloak, with a purple shirt hanging from his waist, tied with a shimenawa rope, and a wine gourd with the character "Tian" printed on it. His lower body was dressed in dark green wide trousers, with two gold chains hanging from them.

Overall, he was pretty much the same as the image Carl remembered, except that his body proportions were a bit exaggerated; his upper body was too muscular compared to his lower body.

"Why does he seem shorter than his underling Jack?"

Hearing Karl's mutterings, Staff Officer He couldn't help but chuckle. This kid's focus was really peculiar. However, he didn't seem shocked or afraid at all when he saw such a powerful enemy, which surprised her a bit.

"Hey! Where are Aokiji and Kizaru?! What happened to you bunch of useless trash?!"

"Shameless talk!"

Gion's gaze turned cold as she gripped Kinpira with both hands and slashed at Kaido with her sword.

"Golden Edge Slash!"

Kaido yawned dismissively, and just as Gion was about to strike him, he suddenly sprang up and slapped Gion.

"Gion, watch out!"

A glint flashed in Gion's eyes. She flipped over and kicked Kaido's arm, using Kaido's strength to fly above him and slash down with her sword.

A line of blood appeared on Kaido's chest instantly, and blood gushed out, but after a few breaths, the wound began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it was completely restored in the blink of an eye.

"Put some force into it, I almost felt the pain!"

Before he could finish speaking, Kaido's right hand, which was holding the spiked club, twitched instantly: "Thunder Bagua!"

Gion quickly raised her sword to block, but the overwhelming force still sent her flying. She tumbled several times in the air before regaining her balance and landing steadily on the ground.

"Are you alright, Gion?" Kake rushed over to ask how she was doing, but little did he know that this had touched a nerve with Gion.

"Get out of my way! I don't need your concern. Just focus on your job! Lieutenant General!"

Kaji scratched his head awkwardly, his face looking rather unpleasant. Why did Gion seem to be belittling him more and more lately? Was it because of that kid? But now was not the time to think about such things; the mission was more important.