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

"Next, would you like to hear a few words from Major General Karl?"

"Good!" "Long live Major General Karl!" "Major General Karl, I want to have your baby fish!!!"

Carl didn't lose himself in the praise. Whether it was praise or insults, it was all insignificant to him. After all, it's just talk, anyone can do that!

"Fellow residents of Fishman Island, I am deeply saddened by the passing of Queen Otohime, but the past cannot be undone. We must not dwell on the past, but look to the future."

"We cannot let Queen Otohime's efforts go to waste! There is no distinction of high or low status between fish-men and humans, fish-men and humans..."

"After saying all this, I just want to tell everyone that regardless of race, there will always be good and bad people. Don't assume that all humans are good, nor should you condemn all humans as evil..."

"Let's maintain goodwill, remain vigilant, coexist peacefully, and create a better future together!"

"Thank you everyone!"

Chapter 96 150 draws

As fish-men and mermaids, we should be peacemakers who advocate for peaceful coexistence with humans.

Neptune strongly agreed with Karl's statement that there are good and bad people, and the same is true for the fish-men.

He believed that most humans or fishmen were friendly to each other, but a small group of greedy humans and fishmen supremacists ruined this good situation.

Hody Jones is a prime example.

After the cheers and applause subsided, Neptune picked up where Carl left off.

"Fellow residents of Fishman Island, what Major General Karl just said is exactly what I wanted to say. Queen Otohime's efforts..."

While Neptune was giving his long-winded speech, Ian whispered to Carl, "Where did you learn all this? You sound so convincing!"

Carl looked around and, finding no one paying attention to him, muttered, "Just some seemingly reasonable nonsense. What, you want to learn it?"

"Forget it, with you here, do I even have a chance to say anything?"

Carl scoffed, "Not ambitious at all."

After a long pause, Neptune finally got to the point.

"Next, I will announce two important things."

"First, starting today, Fishman Street will be closed to all residents, and the Sea King Army will also completely seal off this place."

"In addition, Dragon Palace will fund the establishment of an orphanage to house orphans..."

"Secondly, everyone has heard about Princess Shirahoshi's strange illness, but with the help of Major General Karl and Miss Ian, Princess Shirahoshi's strange illness has been cured."

"Therefore, I plan to find a husband for Bai Xing in advance, so that she can marry him after she comes of age. The requirements are as follows..."

Neptune felt embarrassed as he spoke, but it was meant for fishing after all. However, the men of Fishman Island didn't care about such things and instantly erupted in excitement.

"What! Such a good thing exists! If I become the Dragon Palace's consort, wouldn't I save myself more than ten years of detours!"

"I want to participate! Hahahaha!"

Seeing the excited crowd, Neptune glanced at Carl, who nodded slightly. The objective had been achieved; it was time to leave.

after one day.

"What! Neptune is looking for a son-in-law so early! Damn it! Shirahoshi is mine!!!"

When Vanderdeken heard the news from his subordinates, he was furious. In his eyes, Shirahoshi was his possession, his destined wife, and he would never allow any other male merman to spend his life with her.

Thinking about it this way, he wished he could go to Fishman Island immediately and snatch Shirahoshi back to be his child bride, but the Navy was still on the island, and he didn't have the guts to do so.

"Damn the Navy! What if they keep refusing to leave..."

Van der Decken grew increasingly anxious, thinking he might as well just rush to Fishman Island and fight the Navy.

"Boss, the navy has left!"

Van der Deiken was taken aback, then exclaimed in surprise, "What did you say? The navy is gone? Is the news reliable?"

The younger brother nodded: "Of course, after the public execution of Hody Jones, the Navy's warships had already left Fishman Island and are probably already ashore."

Vander Decken sprang to his feet, exclaiming with fervor, "Let's set off immediately! Land on Fishman Island! We absolutely cannot let anyone else lay a finger on Shirahoshi!"

When the navy is around, I am obsequious; when the navy leaves, I strike hard.

As for the Sea King's army, sorry, in Vander Decken's eyes they are a bunch of good-for-nothings. The only one to watch out for is Jinbe, but all you need to do is send a few of your men to lure him away.

Meanwhile, in Ryugu Castle, at the White Star Palace—White Star's former residence.

"Sister Aien, come find me! You'll never guess where I'm hiding!"

Ain feigned annoyance and said, "Oh dear, where are you, Shirahoshi?! I can't find you anywhere!"

In reality, Shirahoshi's large tail had already given away her location, but she thought she had hidden it well.

Carl scoffed dismissively, "Just a kid!" and continued reading his newspaper.

There's no way around it; to make it look more convincing, even he can't just show his face on Fishman Island. Sigh~ He was originally planning to stroll around the Mermaid Cafe, since he just got a membership card!

Ain was having a lot of fun. For some reason, she really liked Shirahoshi, this innocent and carefree little princess, and she enjoyed playing some very childish games with her.

Now, Shirahoshi's favorite is Ain, and Mecaro is almost out of favor, only serving as Karl's chair.

As for Carl, Shirahoshi always wanted to play with him, but she was always rejected. She felt that Carl was like one of her older brothers.

Although I like myself very much, I... don't want to play with her.

"Ding~ You have accumulated 8 hours of slacking off. Daily task completed."

"Reward: 7x Enhancement to Specified Attributes, 4x Random Rewards (Storable)"

Karl's eyes lit up. With the random rewards he had accumulated before, he now had a total of 150 rewards to unlock, which meant 150 draws!

With a 7% chance of getting a rare reward, and 150 pulls, he's bound to get something good! He's been holding back for so long!

"System, activate all random... etc."

Just drawing it like that doesn't seem very ceremonial. It would be better to wash your face and use some face wash first. But Hancock isn't here, so I can't do it.

So, Karl set his sights on Shirahoshi. After all, she's a sea king; she should have some luck or something!

He just rubbed against it.

"Hehe, Sister Ain, I'm here!"

Bai Xing suddenly jumped out from behind the sofa, startling Ain. Then Bai Xing looked at Ain expectantly.

"Yeah, Shirahoshi, you're awesome!"

Bai Xing scratched her head sheepishly, revealing a silly, innocent smile.

Karl thought about it and decided against it; luck can't change fate, and money can't change destiny.

"System, activate all random rewards!"

"Drawing prizes in progress! Please wait while we tally the rewards!"

"Draw successful. Congratulations, host, you have obtained 10 rare rewards, details are as follows."

"Special Grade Attribute Enhancement Card *2, High Grade Haki Enhancement Card *5, Observation Haki - Weakness Detection, Special Skill Upgrade Card *2,"

“普通奖励如下：指定属性强化卡*21,500万贝利*39，寿命694天（30次合计），肥宅快乐水、嗨皮薯片...共50件。”

【Observation Haki: Weakness Detection】: One of the advanced Observation Haki techniques. After activating Observation Haki, you can perceive the weaknesses of living beings. It can be used when your Observation Haki level is LV6.

Special Skill Upgrade Card: Can upgrade all special skills already acquired by the host, with a maximum of 1 skill per use.

Carlton's eyes widened immediately. This was just too amazing!

The fact that he had been holding back for so long was enough to make the weakness hidden and the special skill upgrade card worthwhile.

After letting out a long sigh, Karl silently recited to himself.

Use all enhancement cards to strengthen your physique, and use all Haki enhancement cards to strengthen your Observation Haki!

Chapter 97 Great increase in strength

With a shudder, everything became utterly meaningless.

Karl has become stronger, but he hasn't gone bald yet.

The Observation Haki was upgraded from LV5 to LV7, far exceeding the usage requirements of Weakness Detection.

"Use Observation Haki: Weakness Detection".

Thus, Karl's attributes became as follows.

Host: Karl

Age: 24 years old

Physique: A- (Heartbreaker, Fishman Strength Bonus)

Perception: B

Willpower: B+

Haki: Armament Haki LV6 (Hardening, Entangling, External Release, Internal Destruction), Observation Haki LV7 (Weakness Detection)

Special Abilities: [Still as a Virgin], [Swift as a Rabbit], [Child of the Sea], [Fishman Arm Strength], [Swordsmanship LV3]