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

"Why is it so lively here?"

The navy personnel present were startled, their eyes filled with excitement as they looked at the tall man before them.

"Vice Admiral Garp!" "A naval hero!"

Most of the new generation of Marines are fans of Garp, which shows how high Garp's reputation is in the Navy.

"That's really impressive! Little girl, you've awakened Observation Haki at such a young age. It seems it won't be long before you surpass that kid Karl, hahaha!"

Ain shook her head shyly: "Vice Admiral Garp, don't joke around. My aptitude isn't that good."

"That's true, Karl is a monster."

"Hey kid, I'm getting a little itchy for a fight too. How about a match with me?"

Karl: Please don't! This is a newly acquired warship.

"Ahem, um, my stomach isn't feeling well, I need to go to the restroom."

Chapter 104 Smoker's Judgment

Karl walked towards the lounge without hesitation, refusing to fight Garp no matter what.

He can abuse others, but he can't be abused by others!

Carl stared blankly as Carl quickly left, scratching his head in bewilderment. Why was the kid's reaction so different from what he had expected?

Kuzan was very willing to fight him back then, even though he never won a single time, but Karl was straightforward and simply avoided the fight!

That's really something new!

"Um, Vice Admiral Garp, how about I spar with you for a few rounds?"

Karp glanced at Ain and shook his head: "Forget it! If I were to fight you, that kid would definitely feel bad, hehehe."

A blush immediately appeared on Ain's face, and she shyly turned her head away. Garp immediately showed an aunt-like smile, which reminded him of Little Crane from back then.

"That's great! Karl, you two are really a good match. Keep it up, little Ain!"

Garp winked at Ain, stomped his foot, and disappeared from the spot, leaving behind a huge footprint.

"Nelson, quickly call someone to fix it!"

"okay!"

In the lounge, Karl held a piece of deerskin in his hand, gently wiping away the bloodstains and dust from the Autumn Water Blade, and then used cotton gauze to apply a small amount of sword polishing oil evenly to the blade.

Gradually, under Karl's wiping, the dark purple blade of Qiushui became more and more moist and shiny, like a mirror.

This is a new way of catching fish that he discovered, which he calls "Da Bao Jian" (Big Sword).

He happened to have three knives. After servicing them all, half a day would pass. He could then spend the rest of the day reading the newspaper, drinking tea, and developing his skills.

Boom boom.

Karl placed the Autumn Water blade on the table. Strands of hair fell onto the blade and instantly split in two, demonstrating the blade's sharpness.

"Tsk tsk~ Not bad, next up is... Raven."

bang~

The door to the lounge was pushed open roughly, and Smoker burst in, looking excited.

"Karl, I've picked out the most suspicious ones. Would you like to take a look?"

Carl nodded and took the information Smoker handed him. The first person looked familiar to Carl: Navy 16th Division, Captain Rat.

"This guy..." He is indeed a corrupt navy officer, a shameless scum of the navy who colludes with Arlong and his gang to oppress the people, and has done many despicable things in the name of the navy.

Before Carl could finish speaking, Smoker blurted out, "This guy is the base commander of Branch 16. His annual report is too perfect, too fake!"

"Oh?"

Carl smiled. It seemed Smoker was quite perceptive; he had already noticed it.

"And this guy looks really sleazy. I just think he's the kind of guy with bad intentions."

Carl nodded: "That's right, we'll investigate him first. What else?"

"Nelson Roy, the commander of the 8th Naval Division, to be honest, his annual report is fine, nothing wrong with it, but this guy... he's so fat, a division commander's salary doesn't seem that high!"

Carl looked at Nelson Roy's photo and nodded in agreement. He was as fat as a pig, so it wouldn't hurt to investigate him.

"Any more?"

Smoker shook his head: "For now, these are the two. I don't see any major problems with the others."

“Good, you did a great job. Here’s what we’ll do! We’ll focus our investigation on Colonel Rat and Nelson Roy, and then randomly select five branch officers to investigate.”

Smoker rubbed his hands together excitedly, ready to make a big splash at any moment.

Carl was left alone in the lounge, enjoying this peaceful time to relax.

"boom!"

The door to the lounge was kicked open, and a tall, burly man walked straight in.

"You sure know how to enjoy yourself, huh? Tsk tsk tsk~"

Karp acted as if he were one of the guests, casually glancing around before opening a nearby cabinet filled with potato chips, rice crackers, and other snacks.

"Tear it down~"

Carl opened his mouth and poured the whole bag of Happy Potato Chips into it, muttering with a crunching sound, "Mmm, really delicious! I love this!"

He's obviously a repeat offender; no wonder Garp treats him like a thief.

"Hehe, Vice Admiral Garp, I'm glad you like it. I have plenty more here, feel free to take and eat if you like!"

Garp nodded, swallowed all the potato chips in his mouth, and looked at Qiushui on the table, saying, "Hey, this knife looks pretty good! It's a black knife! Where did you get it?"

"This, the Black Blade Shusui, was given to me by Moria."

Garp nodded, then suddenly looked up at Karl: "Moria! Is that the fat guy who became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"

"Yes, that's him!"

Garp scratched his head, greatly shocked, though he couldn't understand why.

"I remember Zephyr saying that you don't use knives! How come you have three?"

"Oh, that's probably because it's faster to kill pirates with a sword!"

Garp scoffed at this: "What's the use of speed? Close combat and punches landing are the way men fight!"

Indeed, but Karl usually dealt with women in this way.

"Lieutenant General Garp, you have nothing better to do...?"

Before Karl could finish speaking, Karp's snoring filled the lounge, and he even blew snot bubbles from his nose.

Carlton was immediately filled with awe. What was this? The undisputed master of slacking off, who had reached the point where he could slack off anytime, anywhere.

Aokiji's skills aren't great, and he has to wear an eye mask to fall asleep. Look at Garp, he can fall asleep while talking.

Sure enough, Karl still has a lot to learn from his seniors when it comes to slacking off.

Seeing Karp sleeping so soundly, Karl shook his head helplessly, thinking that if he were to stab him now, Karp probably wouldn't even react, because he was truly asleep.

Otherwise, how would Axe King have become famous? Wasn't it just because he bled Garp while he was sleeping?

Mentioning Monka reminded Karl of something; wasn't that guy also a corrupt navy officer?

He abused his power, oppressed the people, and even built a statue for himself! No, no, no...

At this point in time, Morgan should still be just an ordinary navy officer, a passionate recruit filled with a sense of justice.

With that in mind, Karl took out a stack of bounty posters from the drawer and started looking through them.

Captain of the Black Cat Pirates, Kuro, with a bounty of 900 million Berries.

Arlong, captain of the Arlong Pirates, has a bounty of 2000 million Berries.

Krieg, captain of the Krieg Pirates, has a bounty of 1500 million Berries.

Karl shook his head. A bunch of small fry. In the North Blue, a crew with a bounty like that would be considered a rookie pirate crew, but in the East Blue, they could become overlords.

This is all thanks to this snoring man; if he weren't constantly using a max-level character to slaughter newbies in the starting village...

The East China Sea is not necessarily the weakest sea.

Chapter 105 The Kingdom of Goa

After crossing the Calm Belt, the Kingdom of Goa is not far away.

It has to be said that the Seastone warship is really convenient. Without this thing, it would be extremely troublesome to come to the East China Sea.

"Major Ian, we're about to arrive in the Kingdom of Goa. Should we inform Major General Karl?"

“I’ll go and inform them, Nelson.”

"okay!"

When Ain pushed open the door to the lounge, she froze.