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

"Harmful!"

Garp sighed and waved his hand helplessly: "Don't say anything. Shanks is too slippery. He runs away as soon as he sees me. What kind of pirate is he if he's so cowardly!"

"Red-Haired Shanks? That supernova with a bounty of 24 billion?"

Garp spat out a thick wad of phlegm in disdain: "What kind of bullshit supernova is he? He doesn't even dare to fight me, let alone be a supernova. He's a fraud!"

"Let me tell you, this guy actually took advantage of my absence to secretly instill some fallacies and heresies into my grandson, making him obsessed with becoming the Pirate King. It almost drove me crazy!"

Carl chuckled: "That's easy! Kids are disobedient mostly because they haven't been disciplined enough. I suggest we increase the punishment."

"That makes sense! By the way, what do you want with that Sengoku guy?"

Karl scratched his head: "You'll have to ask Marshal Sengoku yourself!"

"What's there to be afraid of! I'll go ask him myself, you stay right there!"

After saying that, Garp strode towards Sengoku's office, and soon after, Sengoku's roar could be heard.

Karl didn't bother waiting for Karp and went straight into the intelligence department, where he retrieved the list of officers from the Four Seas branch and their annual report sent to headquarters last year using the documents.

There was a whole stack of them. There was no other way; the secret investigation had to start with this. Otherwise, how could we find those corrupt navy personnel?

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Karl put it directly into the system space.

"So you're here, kid! I just heard from Sengoku that you're going to investigate the corrupt navy, right?"

Karl's eyes widened, and he hurriedly said, "Lieutenant General Karp! Don't go spreading rumors!"

"Eh?"

Garp scratched his head: "Did I say something wrong again? Let's pretend I didn't say that last sentence."

Okay, then let's really "withdraw" the Devil Fruit user!

"Lieutenant General Garp, what do you want with me?"

Garp chuckled and whispered, "Weren't you going to investigate the corrupt Navy? How about starting in the East Blue?"

"what?"

Garp said with dissatisfaction, "What do you mean 'huh'? Anyway, you can go wherever you want! Can't we go to the East Blue first?"

The main reason is that I've heard this kid has a lot of clever ideas. Letting him go to Windmill Village with me might help me get Luffy to give up his foolish idea of ​​becoming a pirate.

That's right, that's what Garp thinks.

As for anti-corruption, Garp can confidently guarantee that the East China Sea Navy is absolutely fine, after all, thanks to his efforts, it is now the "weakest sea".

There aren't many pirate crews that dare to show their faces, so where is there room for the corrupt Navy to survive?

Chapter 103 Ain's Awakening

Karl frowned, somewhat hesitant.

To be honest, he planned to go to the East China Sea last. After all, the East China Sea is really weak, with not many naval branches. Wouldn't it be better to go there as a vacation last?

Moreover, as people from Beihai, it's only natural to first target their own hometown!

"What, you don't want to? Fine! I heard your strength has improved quite a bit. Come, come with me to the training ground, let me see just how much you've improved!"

Karl's face paled, and he quickly waved his hands: "No, no, no, Vice Admiral Garp doesn't need to. It's just going to the East Blue first! Of course, that's fine!"

If you had said so earlier, I would have agreed long ago! We're all in the navy, we shouldn't fight among ourselves!

"Hmph! You're smart enough to know what's good for you. I'm heading to the East Sea anyway, let's go together!"

"Lieutenant General Garp, are you on vacation again?"

Garp nodded: "Yeah! I'll go to the New World to hunt down that bastard when Shanks shows up."

What can Karl say about this? Good luck, Shanks.

Ten minutes later, Crescent Bay.

"Look! The man behind Rear Admiral Karl is... the naval hero, Vice Admiral Garp!"

"What? Let me see!"

Karl and Garp walked towards the harbor, chatting and laughing. Then Garp said, "Is this your warship? It doesn't have any special features at all!"

Karl smiled without saying a word. Why wouldn't he have any special characteristics? He was just playing dumb to fool others!

No wonder you can't catch Shanks! The moment anyone sees your dog-headed warship, they turn tail and run. How could you possibly catch them?

"Look, isn't my warship beautiful?"

As the dog-headed warship slowly approached, Karl complimented it, "It looks amazing! It's a perfect match for your hat!"

"Hahaha, of course! Let's go, hurry up and catch up!"

After saying that, Karl jumped onto the warship and directed the ship to leave Crescent Bay.

"Nelson, keep up with Lieutenant General Cap."

"Yes!"

Smoker slowly approached, his gaze strange, and asked, "Why are you following Vice Admiral Garp? Didn't you say..."

"Oh! Don't worry, Fleet Admiral Sengoku has agreed, but we must conduct a secret investigation and arrest a group of corrupt naval officers to see how effective it is. Vice Admiral Garp insists that we go to the East China Sea first."

"Great! Wait, you're not talking about the weakest sea—the East Sea, are you?"

Carl glanced at Smoker indifferently: "What, you don't want to?"

"No, that's not it. You know, the East Blue is a place like that, there's probably not much to be corrupt about! After all, there isn't even a decent pirate crew there."

Anyway, if you ask him to guard the East China Sea, no, he would rather die than go to the East China Sea.

Karl shook his head: "You're wrong about that. Never mind, you'll find out when the time comes. Here, this is the information on all the branch officers of the East China Sea and their annual reports submitted last year."

"Go and investigate, find out who you think is corrupt in the navy!"

Smoker got really excited about this, snatched the documents from Carl's hand and started flipping through them: "Leave it to me! I guarantee I'll find those scoundrels who are lining their own pockets!"

Ain found it somewhat amusing to see Smoker walking towards him. The last time he saw Smoker so excited was when he was developing his abilities.

"Has the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) deal been finalized?"

Carl nodded: "Almost done. Oh, why did you change your clothes?"

"Does it look good?"

"How good can sportswear look? It's just that you're good-looking."

Ain's lips curled up slightly; Karl's words were indeed more pleasant. However, she frowned and said with slight dissatisfaction, "You said you would guide me in my cultivation, but you haven't fulfilled your promise yet. Have you forgotten?"

"How could that be? I was just worried you'd be discouraged. Are you sure you want it now?"

Ain nodded seriously: "Yes, I feel like I've hit a bottleneck lately. If I try a little harder..."

Ian didn't say the rest; only she knew that after boarding Carl's ship, she and Smoker took on all the fighting duties, all real combat, and they learned a lot during this time.

If you put a little pressure on her, she might awaken her domineering aura!

"You want to awaken your domineering aura?"

"Yes!"

Carlton suddenly understood that, like him before, Ian was only one step away from awakening.

"Haha, let's go!"

On the deck, Ain looked at Karl with a solemn expression, then shaved her head and rushed forward.

Instead of launching a counterattack, Karl adopted a defensive strategy, familiarizing himself with Aion's current strength and then adjusting his own strength to be on the same level as Aion's.

After several unsuccessful attacks, Ian kicked Karl in the chest, using the recoil to create distance.

Carl dusted himself off and said calmly, "Good, it's my turn now!"

Sa!

In the blink of an eye, Karl rushed to Ain's side and enveloped her with an impenetrable attack. Although the force was not great, Ain would be knocked away as soon as she let her guard down.

In the process of exchanging blows, Ain seemed to enter a wonderful realm. In her vision, Karl's fists slowed down and their trajectories became clearer and clearer.

Next punch, to the left front...

Next punch, upper left...

Gradually, Ain stopped parrying the attacks and swayed from side to side as if she had no bones. It seemed to be without any rules, but she was able to dodge Karl's punches perfectly every time.

"Go, Ian!"

The soldiers watching seemed to think that Ain was about to give up, so they immediately cheered her on. After all, Ain was one of the few young women on the ship, and the most beautiful and eye-catching of them all.

Ding!

Ain's eyes lit up, and she smiled. After dodging Karl's punch, she clenched her right fist and swung it toward Karl's face, but stopped abruptly just before it hit him.

"Haha, it seems you've awakened! Congratulations, Ain."

It was a natural progression! The speed wasn't fast, but it wasn't slow either.

However, Armament Haki takes some time to develop, since it's closely related to physical strength. If your physical strength isn't up to par, even if you awaken it, its power won't be high.