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

Shirahoshi looked at Ain with surprise: "Really! That bad guy won't bully me anymore, right?"

Ain said with certainty, "Of course, I believe your father will not let him off the hook."

"Thank you, Sister Ain!" Bai Xing happily hugged Ain and spun around on the spot.

And indeed, when Neptune learned of Vander Decken IX's capture, he was overjoyed and imprisoned him, planning to finish him off at some point to eliminate any future trouble.

He then immediately apologized to all the residents of Fishman Island and explained the cause and effect.

After that, Fishman Island was completely safe, and Karl even wrote a diary entry about it.

January 12th, the seventh day on Fishman Island.

The Fishman Island matter is basically over, and I plan to use the remaining time to familiarize myself with my powers in order to prepare for an unpredictable future.

1 month 13 day.

Mermaid Cafe.

1 month 14 day.

Mermaid Cafe.

1 month 15 day.

Mermaid Cafe.

1 month 16 day.

When Ain discovered that he went to the Mermaid Cafe every day, he comforted her and waited until she was no longer angry before secretly going to the Mermaid Cafe.

1 month 17 day.

Karl, Karl! How could you fall so low? Are the girls at the Mermaid Cafe really that alluring? Don't forget you're a Marine; what happened to upholding justice?

This can't go on any longer. Starting today, I will never forgive gambling and drugs!

That's right, I'm not going to the Mermaid Cafe!

1 month 18 day.

Mermaid Cafe.

1 month 19 day.

Mermaid Cafe.

......

February 2nd, the 28th day since arriving at Fishman Island.

I'm heading back to Naval Headquarters tomorrow, and it'll be hard to come back again. Let's go to the Mermaid Cafe one last time!

On the way back.

Carl sat in the lounge, staring blankly at the ceiling, yet he seemed to feel a sense of detachment from the mundane world.

"Smoker, stop smoking your damn cigar! The whole room is filled with smoke. It's not just you who's suffering, it's smoky!"

Smoker shook his head helplessly, and with a snap of his fingers, all the smoke returned to his body.

"Hey, is the coffee brewed by the mermaid really that good? If headquarters hadn't been urging you, you probably wouldn't have left, would you?"

Carl sighed deeply: "You don't understand."

"By the way, did headquarters mention what kind of mission it is?"

Carl shook his head: "I don't know, let's go back and talk about it first!"

......

Marineford, Marshal's office.

"I never imagined that there was actually more to Queen Otohime's death than met the eye! You didn't know all along that Hody Jones was involved, did you?"

Carl shook his head: "How could that be! Who told him to jump out on his own?"

"By the way, Marshal Sengoku, these are things I found at Hody Jones's base. They're said to be treasures from Fishman Island."

bang~

Carl placed a full bag of E.S. poison on Sengoku's desk.

"Huh~"

Zhan Guo picked up a black and red capsule and frowned: "What kind of medicine is this?"

Karl scratched his head: "It's like a power-up drug! This stuff can temporarily enhance a person's physique, but the side effects..."

Before he could finish speaking, Sengoku exclaimed in delight, "That's the same as your ability!"

"Marshal Zhan Guo, please listen to me. This medicine can indeed greatly improve physical functions in a short period of time, and will greatly enhance strength, speed and endurance."

"But this comes at the cost of lifespan, and the stronger one is, the less effective the drug becomes."

Karl ate one when he was bored, which reduced his lifespan by three days, but the effect was not satisfactory.

Upon hearing that the side effect was a reduction in lifespan, Sengoku immediately lost interest.

"I see! This medicine doesn't seem to be working. You gave it to me so that the naval science unit could study it?"

Karl nodded: "That's right. Although this medicine has its drawbacks, if we hand it over to Dr. Vegapunk for research, it might bring some pleasant surprises."

"Alright, I'll make the arrangements." After saying that, Karl handed over a bounty poster and some information. "Take a look."

Carl took the bounty poster. The man with the bounty was wearing a naval uniform, had a broad chin resembling a white beard, and golden-brown hair.

“Naval traitor, Gaspard.”

Sengoku nodded: "He was originally a lieutenant in the Navy Headquarters. During a mission, he suddenly attacked, killed his colleague, stole a warship, and escaped."

Karl, who was looking through documents, looked up and said, "For a Devil Fruit?"

“Indeed, Gaspard has seriously damaged the Navy’s reputation. I want you to bring him to justice as soon as possible and not let him get away with it.”

Karl nodded: "I guarantee I'll complete the mission. By the way, Marshal Sengoku, this is a senbei (rice cracker) from Fishman Island. It's delicious, so I brought it for you to try."

Zhan Guo smiled and said, "Haha, good boy, you've got a kind heart."

After accepting the senbei, Sengoku cautiously looked around and secretly hid it in a secluded corner.

Seeing Karl's strange look, Sengoku explained, "I have no choice. That bastard Garp always comes to me to freeload. I have no choice."

Carl: You two are really good at this!

Chapter 99 Naval Traitor

They left headquarters and returned to the Seastone warship.

Nelson was coordinating supplies for the next voyage, and Ain and Smoker's eyes lit up when they saw Carl approaching.

"What's the next mission? I've been on Fishman Island for almost a month, my bones are practically rusting!"

Carl glanced at Smoker indifferently. So what if his bones were rusty? His bones were practically brittle.

"Look for yourselves!"

Karl slammed the bounty order and documents on the table, mimicking the style of the Warring States period.

Ian took the bounty poster, and Smoker took the documents.

"9500 million Berries?" "A naval traitor? It's Gaspard!"

Carl scratched his head: "What, do you know him?"

Smoker nodded heavily: "I remember. He was in the same training camp as me. That guy was very lazy back then, and Teacher Zephyr didn't like him very much."

"I never imagined he would dare to betray justice so blatantly!"

Smoker's mentality is that if you're in the Navy, you can criticize or disdain justice however you want, but if you dare to defect, don't blame me for taking drastic measures!

"Let me see, how could he even think of defecting from the Navy? I just can't understand it!"

Ain snatched the file from Smoker's hand and scanned it quickly: "Found it! For a Devil Fruit, they killed their comrades, stole a warship, and then escaped..."

"What a bastard!"

Smoker became unusually angry.

Carl waved his hand: "Calm down, calm down. Our mission is to bring him to justice, isn't it?"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

Half an hour later, the supplies were replenished, and the Seastone warship immediately set sail.

According to intelligence, Gaspard's last known location was Port Borios in the park, an island on the seventh shipping route near the South China Sea. Karl and his team were heading to Port Borios to investigate.

"Hoo~" Smoker exhaled a smoke ring, looking preoccupied.

Clearly, he was affected by Gaspard's defection.

"Smoker, don't overthink it."

Smoker shook his head: "Do you think I'm still thinking about that Gaspard guy? No, I'm thinking that if a mere naval ensign dared to defect from the Navy, what about the others?"

"Even if they don't dare to openly defect, they've probably already strayed from justice!"