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

Disco gritted his teeth and said, "Notify the head of the family immediately!"

Meanwhile, the two people who entered the auction house witnessed a scene they would never forget.

A group of male and female slaves of various races huddled in an iron cage, wearing collars around their necks, their eyes numb, showing no emotion even when Karl and Ian entered.

"Those damned human traffickers!"

Ain clenched her fists tightly, wishing she could rush out and kill all those despicable human traffickers.

"Don't be impulsive. This is Doflamingo's territory. We can't just take action without a legitimate reason."

Ain glanced at Karl, her chest heaving: "Can't you come up with a legitimate reason?"

"rest assured."

This was actually a last resort. If Doflamingo were a pirate, Karl could have just killed him. But he was one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and without a proper and legitimate reason, he would definitely be held accountable by the World Government.

Although he is likely to be fine given his connections, if he is suspended for a few days, how will he accumulate time to slack off?

"Huh! There are mermaids too?" "Where?"

Following the direction of Ain's finger, there was a mermaid with long, wavy red hair, dressed rather shabbily with only a small piece of cloth, and of average appearance.

Carl nodded slightly. Today's fishing enforcement trip was worthwhile; they successfully caught a real "fish," making their arrival at Fishman Island much safer.

Just then, Disco rushed over and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Karl hadn't harmed the slaves. He quickly said, "Major General Karl!"

Carl turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Our master has something to say to you!" He then took out a Den Den Mushi (snail phone) with sunglasses on and held it up respectfully.

"Doflamingo?"

"Fufufufu~ Rear Admiral Karl, how audacious! Don't you know that the properties of the Seven Warlords of the Sea are protected by the World Government?"

Karl straightened his expression and calmly replied, "Of course I know that, but don't worry, there's a group of pirates trying to rob your auction house. As a member of the Navy, I certainly won't stand idly by. Just leave it to me."

Doflamingo was speechless for a moment; he had never been so speechless in his life.

"Fufufu, my men will take care of those pirates, so there's no need to trouble Rear Admiral Karl."

Karl said with a serious expression, "That won't do. The Seven Warlords of the Sea are allies of the Navy. Your property belongs to the Navy. Now that your property is about to be invaded by pirates, I absolutely cannot stand idly by!"

Doflamingo: ......

Thank goodness he's well-mannered, otherwise he would have already started cursing! Pretending to be ignorant when you know the truth, huh!

"Major General Karl, you're playing with fire!"

"Lord Doflamingo, you flatter me. I was merely fulfilling my duty as an ally. There's no need to thank me too much!"

*Snap!* Doflamingo slammed down the phone on the spot. *Thank you so much!*

"Karl, you better not come to Dressrosa, or I'll make you wish you were dead!"

It's just a human auction house, right? He can afford to lose it, but this grudge has been formed.

......

After the call ended, Carl smiled, while Disco broke out in a cold sweat.

"Hey! This guy, Ain, isn't that him! What a cunning pirate, disguising himself as a slave and hiding here. Now you can't escape!"

At this moment, Carl felt exactly like a corrupt cop in the United States, spouting accusations and slander without batting an eye.

The burly slave pointed to by Karl was completely bewildered, but then a glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes!

The other slaves also realized that this navy seemed to have come to rescue them!

His numb eyes immediately regained their sparkle, his body trembled slightly, and he looked at Karl with excitement.

"Hey! Where's the key?" Carl stared directly at Disco.

What else could Disco do? The head of the family had given up, so how could a mere subordinate like him possibly cause any trouble? He could only pull out the key from behind his back and open the iron cage.

He could have just taken the key, but he insisted on finding a reason.

He really made me cry to death.

Chapter 85 Familiar People

"Bulu Bulu~"

The Den Den Mushi rang again, and Disco stiffly turned around to look at Carl.

"What are you looking at me for? Answer the phone!"

"Homeowner!"

Is that navy officer next to you?

Disco felt the cold blade against his neck and swallowed hard. "No, it's not there."

"Very good, deal with it immediately, right away..."

Ming paused, seemingly sensing Disco's insincerity, and after a long silence, immediately hung up the phone.

"The phone call's already ended, what are you all standing there for? Hurry up and take off those pirates' collars!"

Soon, under Disco's control, the slaves' collars were opened, and they all looked excited, thanking Karl profusely.

Ain frowned: "Shut up! You're hanging out with pirates, there's definitely something wrong with you. You're all going to be taken to the naval base for investigation!"

Carl looked at Ain in surprise and secretly gave her a thumbs up. "You're learning pretty fast!"

Ain's lips curled up slightly, but he quickly suppressed it, and with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression, he tied up the "pirates" one by one, and then looked at Karl.

"Mr. Disco, the pirates have been found. As for these guys who are suspected to be his accomplices, we will send them over if we confirm they are safe."

"After all, this is the property of one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

Disco was numb; it nodded blankly, "Hurry up and destroy it! I'm tired..."

"go!"

Half an hour later, all the slaves had been taken back to the Sabaody Naval Base, but regaining their freedom would not be so easy.

Since the possibility that some of them might be pirates cannot be ruled out, interrogation is necessary.

After interrogation, the identities of these 32 slaves were clarified.

Of the 25 people, including the mermaid, 7 were suspected to be pirates, but since they had no bounty, their identities could not be confirmed.

"Gray, these seven people are yours. The others are civilians, and I will take care of them."

Gregory nodded and ordered his men to take the seven suspected pirates away.

At this moment, Ain and Smoker walked in together. Ain said, "Except for the mermaid Mina, all the other civilians have been properly taken care of."

"Um, where's Mina? I have some questions for her!"

"It's in the lounge next door."

Carl immediately stood up and went to the next lounge.

"Hello, I am Rear Admiral Karl from the Navy Headquarters. You must be Miss Mina, right?"

Upon seeing Karl, Mina quickly bowed and thanked him, "Thank you, thank you so much, Major General Karl! If it weren't for you, sob sob~"

"Don't cry, you're safe now."

Mina wiped away her tears and nodded, her eyes slightly red: "Yes, Major General Karl, you're right, I'm free!"

"So what are your plans next? Go back to Fishman Island?"

"Yes, my parents must have been so worried about me since I went missing for so many days!"

Karl grinned: "That's great, Miss Mina. We're on our way to Fishman Island on a mission. If it's alright, could you please be our guide?"

Mina readily agreed; Karl was her savior, and she had been looking forward to repaying him.

"No problem, Major General Karl. When do you depart?"

"Ms. Mina, could you please stay here for a day tomorrow at noon? You can also tell me about the current situation on Fishman Island."

"Hmm, no problem. What would Major General Karl like to know?"

Two hours later, Carl smiled and said goodbye to Mina before returning to his room.

Thanks to the information provided by Mina, he now has a general understanding of the current situation on Fishman Island, which is roughly what he expected.

Currently, Fishman Island is protected by the Whitebeard Pirates, and pirates dare not cause trouble on Fishman Island. However, there are always some fools who want to try, and the result is that they die after trying.

Fishman Island is also the base of Jinbe, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Pirate crews with bounties of one or two hundred million berries are easily defeated when they come here.

Of course, that doesn't mean Fishman Island is completely safe, otherwise Mina wouldn't have been captured and enslaved.

According to Mina, Fishman Street is currently the most hostile place to humans, with many "fishman supremacists" there, and ordinary Fishman Island residents dare not set foot in this place at will.

In other places, things are alright; the hostility isn't as severe, but it's only not severe.

Queen Otohime's death had a huge impact on race relations!

"Looks like we'll have to lure Hody Jones out this time if we want to catch him!"

Karl didn't bother to think too much about it; he figured he'd deal with whatever came his way and just take it one step at a time.