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

The speaker was a kind-looking man. Despite his unremarkable appearance, he was one of the most powerful bounty hunters in the New World before the Adventurers' Guild was established. He once captured a pirate with a bounty of nearly 5 million by himself, which made him famous and gave him a high status among bounty hunters.

After the Adventurers' Guild was established, those who registered as adventurers were directly assessed as A-rank adventurers based on their past achievements.

"Boss, the Straw Hat crew shouldn't be so easy to deal with! After all, Straw Hat is the Pirate King!"

Gato grinned sheepishly: "Yes! The Pirate King is indeed not so easy to deal with, but his crew is another story."

"They are in the open, we are in the dark. When dealing with pirates, there's no need to talk to them about morality and ethics. No matter how vigilant they are, there will be a day when they are careless."

"That way, even if we can't kill the Pirate King, we can at least kill his crew. His crew is worth 106 billion Berries!"

"Boss, you forgot about their pet, which is worth 5 Berries."

Kado was stunned for a moment, then glared at his subordinate with annoyance: "You think you know everything? Why aren't you going to find out where the Straw Hat crew is?"

"Yes, boss!"

Such situations are not uncommon.

Because these bounty hunters are well aware that the Straw Hat crew is not a pirate in the traditional sense. Anyone who has studied the Straw Hat crew's history can see this.

This means they are good people; to put it bluntly, they are a bit stupid.

Sacrificing a boatload of good people in exchange for their wealth and glory—well, that's a good deal.

In an instant, a wave of searching for the Straw Hat crew swept across the entire ocean, whether they were pirates, adventurers, or ordinary people who wanted to change their fate.

178 billion peles is enough to break the bottom line of humanity.

Two days later.

"Yue!!!"

Seeing Luffy spit it out, Chopper breathed a sigh of relief and said with a hint of reproach, "Luffy, how could you dare to eat something given to you by a stranger! If you hadn't found out quickly, you would have been in big trouble!"

Luffy said weakly, "That old woman seemed nice! Why was there poison in the rice ball she gave me?"

Zoro frowned and looked at the nearby port. It seemed peaceful, but if you paid a little attention, you could see that everyone's eyes would occasionally turn to them, as if they were some rare treasure.

Nonsense, the Straw Hat crew is practically walking 178 billion Berries, so this test for the officers... who wouldn't be confused?

"It's no longer safe here. If it weren't for their concern about our strength, they would have attacked us long ago."

Chopper, bewildered, cried out, "Why? We didn't do anything!"

Looking at Chopper's innocent and foolish eyes, Zoro shook his head: "Chopper, everyone here has a huge bounty on their head. Do you think those people won't take the risk?"

“This…” Chopper looked at Luffy and sighed inwardly. This was not the kind of pressure someone with a bounty of 50,000 Berries should be under!

Usopp said with lingering fear, "Yeah! When we first arrived in the New World, the bounty hunters took extra good care of us!"

Now, they seem to have become highly sought-after by bounty hunters—no, they should be called adventurers now.

"Let's go! Staying here makes me feel uncomfortable all over."

However, just as the anchor was pulled up, a loud crash came from the bottom of the water, and water splashed everywhere.

"what happened?"

Franky's expression changed: "Oh no, someone planted a bomb on the bottom of our ship, and now the bottom has been blown up."

Zoro said with a dark face, "These guys are really going too far!"

Franky plunged into the sea and didn't come out for a while.

"We can't leave for the time being. It's fortunate the dragon's bones weren't damaged, otherwise..."

Hearing Franky say that, everyone except Brook and Jinbe was furious.

"This is outrageous! Who did this? Show yourself! I challenge you to a duel!" Usopp shouted angrily at the people on the dock.

The "commoners" on the dock looked up at Usopp; some shrugged, some shook their heads.

"Don't you know?" "I don't know!" "Young man, what are you yelling for?"

Seeing such a poor acting performance, Usopp was furious: "Damn it!"

"Usopp, don't be impulsive!"

Sanji exhaled a smoke ring and looked at Franky: "How much longer until the ship is repaired?"

"With Jinbe's help, the ship can be started again in ten minutes."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you. Please fix the boat as soon as possible! We can't stay in this godforsaken place any longer."

Meanwhile, on the sea, one ship after another of various shapes and sizes rushed toward the Thousand Sunny.

"Hahaha, the Straw Hat crew is here after all! Brothers, 178 billion Berries are right in front of us, get your spirits up! Fire!"

"Bang bang bang~"

Countless shells flew toward the Thousand Sunny.

Zoro assumed a fighting stance and leaped off the deck, while Sanji flicked away his cigarette butt and immediately activated his battle form.

These adventurers were utterly powerless against them.

Yes! After all, they are the men who are known as the Pirate King's right and left hands.

Half an hour later, the group of mad dogs of adventurers finally realized their fear and fled in a panic.

Slightly out of breath, Zoro recalled Enma and looked at the group of adventurers with disdain. To be precise, they should be considered bounty hunters, only disguised as adventurers.

"A bunch of useless trash. They think they can take us to exchange for the bounty with this? They're overestimating themselves."

Sanji retracted his raid suit, lit a cigarette, and said calmly, "After this lesson, I hope they'll calm down! You can't expect to be constantly on guard against thieves if you're always stealing."

"You idiot cook, if bounty hunters were so easy to deal with, they wouldn't be bounty hunters. They can't beat us, but they'll use every dirty trick in the book to make us lose our fighting ability."

"Tch, I'm not afraid at all!"

"You? Hmph, you lecherous kappa, dealing with you couldn't be easier."

"What did you say? Say it again if you dare!"

"Hey, you two, shut up! The ship is all set and ready to depart anytime!"

Zoro snorted coldly: "I'll deal with you later, you stinky cook."

"Just you wait, you green algae head, see if I don't kick you and you're done for."

The Thousand Sunny departed the port and headed west.

Meanwhile, in the sky.

"Reporting to Lieutenant General Peng En, the Straw Hat crew has set off and is heading towards the ten o'clock direction."

"receive......"

Chapter 360 Dieterre Island

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Lieutenant General Peng En sighed softly.

T. Penn, a lucky man, or at least that's what most people think.

Before the Marineford War, he was at least an unremarkable naval captain, but his luck seemed to improve after being appreciated by Admiral Karl during the war.

Thanks to his outstanding performance, he was promoted to Rear Admiral of the Marine Headquarters and unexpectedly found the Devil Fruit of the legendary pirate Shiki, the Float-Float Fruit, thus becoming a highly sought-after member of the Marines.

Everyone said he was lucky, but he didn't think so. In fact, he believed that it was all thanks to General Karl.

As we all know, a Devil Fruit user's power is reborn after death, and Shiki the Golden Lion died at the hands of Admiral Karl. The fact that he was able to find the Float-Float Fruit at the Marine Headquarters fruit stand was definitely more than just luck.

Because the last person to find a Devil Fruit at the Marine Headquarters fruit stand was Admiral Karl.

"The Straw Hat Pirates should be the last one... Phew~ That doesn't seem so bad."

Peng En opened the sea chart and, based on the Straw Hat Pirates' route, found their next stop: Dieterre Island, an unremarkable little island in the New World with a population of no more than 1.

Peng En frowned and rubbed his chin.

Naval Headquarters, Marshal's Office.

"Bulu Bulu~"

Kuzan saw that it was Lieutenant General Peng En calling and immediately answered the phone.

"Lieutenant General Peng En, what's the situation? Have you confirmed the Straw Hat Pirates' movements?"

"Reporting to Fleet Admiral Kuzan, it has been confirmed that the Straw Hat Pirates' next stop will be Dietrell Island. The journey is expected to take another two days, giving us ample time to prepare."

“Dietrell Island…” Kuzan murmured, then looked at the map ahead and soon found the island’s location. It was an ordinary island, originally Whitebeard’s territory, which was taken by Big Mom after Whitebeard’s death.

"Vice Admiral Peng En, you will immediately take your troops to Dieterre Island and arrange for the emergency evacuation of the civilians. After the evacuation is completed, you will immediately return to Naval Headquarters and lead Admiral Karl and others to Dieterre Island to prepare and give the Straw Hat crew a surprise."

"Yes, Marshal Kuzan."

Peng En agreed without hesitation, even though he had just spent more than ten days pulling islands for Admiral Akainu, and he had no complaints at all, because this was exactly what he wanted.

As a righteous naval officer, he did not want to see innocent civilians affected by the war.

One day later, on the Sky Island, in the Kingdom of Women.

May the Holy Light bless you!

A milky-white holy light emanated, its power to relieve fatigue and heal ailments permeating the bodies of every resident of the Women's Kingdom present.