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

Hancock stiffened, then gradually calmed down.

Then Karl extended his right hand, and a ball of golden light appeared in his palm, which he then merged into Hancock's body.

At that moment, Hancock's pupils dilated slightly, and she felt a warm current flowing through her body, healing all the injuries she had sustained in the battle, before gathering on her back.

The mark, which she had always considered a source of shame, began to itch. The itching gradually subsided after about three minutes.

Looking at the smiling Marine standing in front of her, Hancock had a delightful guess in her mind, but she didn't dare to confirm it with Carl, fearing that it would all be just an illusion and a false hope.

"Believe me!"

Carl slowly pulled out Autumn Water and placed it on the deck behind Hancock, saying softly, "Want to take another look?"

After a long while, Hancock blushed slightly and gave a shy "hmm~", loosening her grip on her clothes behind her back and letting them fall.

Karl saw a smooth, jade-like back through the dark, mirror-like blade, but this time, he really saw nothing.

As Carl stared intently at the blade, he smiled and said to Hancock, "Look into my eyes, and they will tell you the answer!"

After saying that, Carl took half a step forward, standing only a few centimeters away from Hancock, and squatted down so that she could see everything he saw.

"This, this man..."

Chapter 62 Attitude Reversal

Hancock's gaze met Carl's, and her heart began to race.

In her eyes, Karl's face was angular, handsome and dashing, absolutely the most handsome man she had ever seen in her life, without a doubt.

The black suit looked so good on him, and even though it didn't reveal any skin, she could still feel his strong physique underneath.

Fixing my gaze on Karl's eyes, what eyes they were! Clear and bright, showing not a trace of disgust or contempt because of her status as a slave.

Soon, in Karl's pupils, she saw everything she wanted to see.

Although she couldn't see very clearly, her expression grew increasingly joyful, and she felt completely relaxed, as if the heavy shackles had vanished instantly.

At this moment, her eyes no longer held the fear and inferiority of her past experiences; instead, they held only a sense of liberation and joy.

"how did you do it?"

Karl looked at the holy light in his palm and said, "This is my ability. As long as I have enough strength, I can heal all injuries."

Hancock was stunned. Healing all injuries... Yes, she was indeed healed!

Looking at Karl's face, she gradually became somewhat mesmerized, her heart began to race, and her body felt slightly warm.

"Miss Hancock? Miss Hancock?"

Called by Carl, Hancock snapped out of her reverie. Her cheeks flushed and her legs went weak when she saw Carl's eyes.

Carl was caught off guard by Hancock's 180-degree turn in attitude. Just a moment ago she was acting arrogantly and unpleasantly, but now...

Oh no, am I going to get entangled with this?! No, what is he afraid of?

If you've got the guts, let's have a real fight!

No matter how deep the water is, we can handle it!

"Just call me Hancock, Major General Carl."

Carl nodded, stood up from the deck, and tugged at his collar: "Well, Hancock, now that your brand... uh, the Gorgon curse has been lifted, you don't have to live in fear anymore."

"Thank you, Major General Karl, sob sob~ thank you..."

Hancock hugged Carl tightly, sobbing uncontrollably against his shoulder. Carl smiled and patted Hancock on the back.

"Just call me Karl from now on..."

After a while, Hancock seemed to realize that apart from a justice cloak, her upper body was almost bare, and she held Carl like that for several minutes.

Is this what a man's embrace is like? It's so warm, but Karl's knife hilt is a bit rough.

"Hancock, you should go back and put on some clothes! We'll talk about the Shichibukai recruitment order later. Oh, and by the way, you petrified my soldiers, please undo the petrification for them!"

Hancock blushed, covered her private parts, and nodded.

"I will immediately remove the petrification from them."

Hancock made a hand gesture, her petrification dissipated, and she pretended to calmly brush past Carl before covering her burning face, too nervous to breathe...

On the warship.

The petrified marines gradually regained consciousness, unaware of what had happened after they were petrified. They only remembered that they seemed to have been cheering for the Pirate Empress, and then nothing more.

Ain was the first to regain her senses, her face suddenly turning extremely gloomy. She had actually fallen for that woman's trick.

However, upon seeing Karl jump onto the deck, the sky instantly brightened, and he quickly asked, "How are you?"

Carl gave an OK sign: "Don't worry, I've got her sorted out!"

Ain breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the mission wasn't affected. However, she still frowned as she looked at the traces of battle not far away.

"You...you guys had a fight?"

Karl patted Ain on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't worry! She'll agree to come back to Marine Headquarters with us. Just wait and see."

After saying that, Karl's expression changed dramatically as he looked at the bewildered naval officers and men: "You have disappointed me greatly!"

"For a navy officer, to have such a weak will, sigh~"

Nelson's face flushed red, and he quickly bowed to Karl and apologized: "I'm sorry, Major General Karl, I, I don't know how... I, I'm willing to accept the punishment!"

The other naval soldiers lowered their heads in shame and said in unison, "Yes, Rear Admiral! We are willing to accept the punishment!"

With his goal achieved, Karl nodded in satisfaction.

"To err is human, to forgive divine. From now on, I want you to be even more dedicated to fighting crime and pirates. Can you do that?"

All the naval soldiers shouted in unison, "Yes!!!"

"Very good, get to work right now! Get the deck ready!"

"Yes!"

the other side.

"Lady Snake Princess! Are you alright?" "Lady Snake Princess, did that Marine bully you?! That despicable Marine!"

Hancock looked at the indignant female warriors and shouted, "Shut up, all of you!"

“Marigold, Sandasonia, come with me!”

......

"Sister, what just happened?"

Hancock smiled and showed her back to her two sisters without any hesitation.

Looking at their older sister's flawless back, the two sisters gaped and exclaimed in disbelief.

"Ah! This, this..." "Sister, how did you do that?"

“Thanks to Karl, it was he who used his power to remove the mark of shame from me.”

"Karl? Is that the same navy officer from earlier?"

Hancock smiled sweetly: "Yes! It's him."

After a brief moment of surprise, the two sisters hugged Hancock and wept, "Thank goodness! Sister, you finally don't have to live in fear every day anymore... Waaaaah~"

They were genuinely happy for Hancock, but at the same time, a thought arose in their minds: if that Marine named Carl could remove the mark from his sister, what about them?

"My two sisters, please rest assured, I will go and ask Karl to help you remove this mark of shame!"

After a while.

The empress, now dressed in a purple cheongsam, boarded the warship again. However, compared to before, she was less arrogant and willful, and more shy and adoring.

Ain glanced at Hancock, who had a lovestruck expression, and then at Carl, who had a normal expression. Something was wrong, very wrong!

The woman's intuition told her that there was definitely something wrong between the two of them!

"What happened just now?"

Karl glanced at Ain and chuckled, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. Didn't Chief of Staff Crane teach you that?"

"Humph~"

Hancock moved gracefully to stand in front of Carl, looking at him with a captivating gaze.

"Admiral Karl, I am willing to accept the summons to the Seven Warlords of the Sea, but there are some things I would like to discuss with you privately. If possible, would you please come to Amazon Lily for a chat?"

Carl stroked his chin, roughly guessing what Hancock wanted to say, and turned to call out to Nelson.

"Nelson, bring the ship to port!"

Chapter 63 Landing on Daughter Island

Daughter Island.

As the name suggests, it's an island where only women exist.

The island is inhabited by a warrior tribe composed entirely of women called the "Nine Serpents," whose distinctive feature is that each woman has a snake coiled around her body, which can be transformed into a weapon at will.