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

Kizaru nodded and slowly took out a document from his pocket and handed it to Karl.

"It's just a small matter. Aren't you supposed to be sending those Seven Warlords of the Sea back to the Calm Belt? Well, it's on the way."

Karl glanced at the document, his brow furrowing slightly. "This... is it sending me to the underwater prison?"

The task was simple: he had to move 500 prisoners from Impel Down and then escort them to Punk Hazard.

"Well, I've been a bit busy lately. I hope you're okay with this task!"

"No problem, I'll take this opportunity to visit Impel Down too!"

"Then I'll leave it to you. I must go now!"

After saying that, Kizaru turned into a flash of light and disappeared. Even Karl couldn't help but sigh, "Kizaru is really a busy man!"

Despite his seemingly lazy demeanor, Yuanzi is a true-blue, handpicked worker.

What is the Navy's most troubling problem?

aging!

Often, the Navy receives word when pirates raid towns, but by the time they arrive, it's too late; the pirates have already escaped.

But that's reality; no matter how fast a warship is, it can't fly over immediately!

The ape is different. If there's a mission, OK, it'll arrive at the scene in no time to start fighting the pirates.

As for the process of the attack, it all depends on the monkey's mood.

"Major General Karl!"

Carl turned his head and saw Hancock standing prettily beside him, looking at him with sparkling eyes, and a blue robot cat next to her.

"I am Major General Karl from this headquarters. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Faced with Karl's gesture of goodwill, Shen Ping said expressionlessly, "Major General Karl, may I ask what business you have with me?"

Carl straightened his expression and winked at Hancock, who then went into her room, leaving only Carl and Jinbe in the hallway.

“I’ve been hunting down a pirate crew that’s planning to travel to the New World via Fishman Island. I plan to ambush them directly on Fishman Island.”

"Since Fishman Island is your territory, I naturally have to greet you first."

Jinbe frowned: "This... can't you just ambush them in the New World? Why do you have to do it on Fishman Island?"

Karl shook his head: "No, these pirates are very cunning. Once they reach the New World, it will be difficult for me to track them down."

"After all, they are a group of vicious pirates with a total bounty of over 3 million. You wouldn't want them to cause any trouble on Fishman Island, would you?"

Jinbe: ......

"No need. It's just a mere three hundred million. I can handle it all by myself."

After saying that, Jinbe turned and left without looking back, not giving Karl any chance to speak.

Karl, who remained where he was, stroked his chin, looking rather unapproachable. Was his excuse too perfunctory?

Oh well, we've already taken precautions, so we can just berth the boat there when the time comes!

Inside the VIP room, Hancock leaned lazily on Carl's shoulder, fiddling with the buttons on his chest.

"Alas~ After returning to Daughter Island, I will hardly see you anymore. What should I do!"

Hancock, deeply in love, wished she could be by Carl's side every moment, but that was impossible.

She is the emperor of a country, and she bears the heavy responsibility of the nation on her shoulders. As things stand, she is not yet able to shake off this burden.

"If we love each other, why do we have to be together every morning and evening? Will you suddenly stop loving me one day?"

Hancock quickly covered Carl's mouth with her fingers: "No, no, I will only love you in my life."

"Me too..."

The next day, the Seastone warships were already ready, and Smoker, Ian, and Nelson were all in position.

"set off!"

"Yes!"

After escorting Hancock into her room, Carl came out and saw Ain and Smoker chatting, so he sneaked over to them.

Hey! What are you two talking about?

Ian smiled serenely: "It's nothing, Major Smoker was just curious about my abilities."

"Yeah! What an amazing ability! Sigh~" It feels like it's much stronger than his ability.

How did he end up eating the Smoke-Smoke Fruit?!

Look at Tina, with her Cage-Cage Fruit, she's incredibly good at catching pirates!

Look at Karl, with his Holy Light Fruit, he can strengthen and heal—he's incredibly versatile!

Look at Ain, with the Rewind Fruit. If you could get close to her, she could make people younger and younger in no time. She's insane!

Look at him again, blanched!

Karl looked at Smoker with a mocking expression: "You're not envious of Ain's Devil Fruit ability, are you?"

Smoker didn't mince words and nodded: "Yeah! Don't let my Logia-type fool you, the destructive power of my smoke is nowhere near that of the Admirals. In the end, I still have to rely on physical combat."

"I'd rather eat a Psychic-type Devil Fruit! At least that would make me stronger than I am now!"

Carl shook his head, indicating that he did not agree with Smoker's opinion. In his view, the Smoke-Smoke Fruit clearly still had great potential.

"Smoker, can you control the density of the smoke now?"

Smoker nodded. "Sure! What's wrong?"

"Have you ever considered spreading the smoke over a wide area to create a suffocating effect?"

"Or even go further, directly sending smoke into someone's body and then controlling it to damage their internal organs?"

Listening to Carl's story, Smoker's eyes lit up. "That's right! How come I didn't think of that before?"

Smoker became increasingly convinced that Carl's idea was correct, and couldn't help but release a large amount of smoke, enveloping the three of them.

"Cough cough cough~" Ain suddenly felt short of breath, as if there was something stuck in her throat, which was quite uncomfortable. She quickly used her razor to escape from the smoke.

Surrounded by swirling smoke, Carl held his breath, seemingly searching for Smoker, but found he couldn't find him no matter what he did, so he had to activate his Observation Haki.

Only then did Carl spot Smoker in the smoke, and suddenly a brilliant idea flashed in his mind.

"Smoker, try elementalization!"

"Elementalization? Okay!"

After Smoker activated his elemental transformation, he completely merged with the smoke, and even Carl, who had activated his Observation Haki, couldn't find him!

Chapter 73 Communication among Ability Users

According to his Observation Haki, this area shrouded in smoke was filled with Smokers.

It's impossible to sense his exact location. Unless Smoker actively deactivates his elemental form, it's very difficult to find his trail.

"Enough! Stop using your supernatural powers!"

Smoker deactivated his elemental form, and the surrounding smoke vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"How do you feel?" Small's expression showed a hint of excitement, as if he had discovered a new continent.

"Very strong! I think your previous use of it completely wasted the advantages of the Smoke-Smoke Fruit."

Smoker nodded. To be honest, he had been learning how the three admirals developed their abilities, but could smoke compare to lava and ice?

Obviously it can't be done.

"That's right, my development direction was completely wrong!"

Karl nodded with satisfaction: "It seems you already have an idea in mind. I also have some thoughts about the Smoke-Smoke Fruit, so I might as well tell you everything!"

Smoker quickly came over, indicating that he was all ears.

"The first direction is what I just mentioned: cover a large area with smoke, use smoke to occupy space, repel air, and make it difficult for people to breathe. In addition, it also has the effect of interfering with the perception of Observation Haki."

Smoker was taken aback. This function existed? How come he didn't know? Did Karl just use Observation Haki?

"That's right, just as you thought. Before you were fully elementalized, I could still sense your location, but after you became elementalized..."

Smoker said, "I become one with the smoke, and even Observation Haki can't detect my location! Is that so?"

Congratulations! You've even learned how to answer first!

"That's right!"

Smoker stroked his chin and nodded. This news was very important to him; his senses were completely unaffected by the smoke!

Isn't this better than his Ten Hands with Seastone?

"What's the second one? Tell me quickly!"

Carl glanced at Smoker indifferently, took a cigar from his pocket, and put it in his mouth.

"Click~"

Smoker tactfully lit Carl's cigar with his lighter, and Carl nodded: "The second is to compress the smoke concentration and volume, and inject it into the enemy's body instantly, achieving the effect of suffocation."