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

But Smoker wouldn't give up. Suddenly, his eyes lit up when he spotted a man in the corner with a scarred face and a windmill on his head.

He was dressed like a security guard, looking like a sheriff, and Smoker quickly went over to him.

Kensuke's expression changed, and he turned and ran. A puff of white smoke drifted by, and the man who looked even more ferocious than him blocked his way.

"I am Lieutenant Commander Smoker from Naval Headquarters. You must be the local sheriff. I have a few questions for you. Please cooperate."

Kensuke swallowed hard and looked up at Smoker: "I'm Kensuke, a patrolman from Cocoyasi Village. What... what do you want to ask me?"

Seeing an opportunity, Smoker immediately smiled and said, "It's like this, we suspect that Captain Rat is a corrupt navy officer, possibly involved in embezzlement and other corruption."

“This is his jurisdiction, and we want to talk to the local residents beforehand to get some information about the situation.”

Kensuke's eyes lit up with surprise; heaven had finally opened its eyes!

"Is this true?"

Smoker nodded seriously: "It's absolutely true, but I hope you can tell the truth, because anything you say will be evidence against Colonel Rat!"

Kensuke quickly replied, "Of course I wouldn't lie. What does the officer want to know?"

"Hmm...why are you all so afraid of the Navy? I just asked a lot of people, and they all seem to be afraid of us."

"Sigh~ It's not their fault, the evil dragon is just too powerful!"

Smoker frowned: "A dragon? Is it a pirate?"

Kensuke said as if facing a formidable enemy, "That's right, they are a fishman pirate crew from the Grand Line. They are incredibly powerful, and we have no way to fight back."

"Around one year... to be precise, around 1512, they came here and forced us to pay money every month to save our lives. It cost 10 Berries for adults and 5 for children. If we couldn't pay, we would be killed. People were forced to live under the rule of the evil dragon."

Smoker clenched his fist and continued, "What about the Navy? Don't they care?"

Kensuke glanced at Smoker and said through gritted teeth, "Because the Navy is in cahoots with them. The Captain Rat you mentioned has long been bribed by Evil Dragon, and Captain Rat has allowed Evil Dragon and his gang to run rampant."

"What?! That bastard!"

Smoker was instantly enraged. He originally thought that the Rat Colonel was just greedy for money, but he never expected that he would dare to collude with pirates. Is this still a navy?

Carl, who had appeared beside Smoker without anyone noticing, said softly, "Calm down."

Smoker took several deep breaths to suppress his anger.

"This is my superior officer, Rear Admiral Carl of the Navy Headquarters."

Kensuke looked at the tall, handsome, and upright naval officer and quickly bowed, pleading, "Sir, please save our village! We really can't hold on much longer!"

Before Karl could speak, Smoker patted his chest and said, "Don't worry! The real Navy will never stand idly by!"

"Where is that evil dragon? I'm going to destroy it right now!"

Karl nodded slightly. That was indeed the right thing to do. Since the rats were colluding with the pirates, they should eliminate the pirates first and obtain irrefutable evidence from them.

"But, but, the evil dragons are too strong. There are only a few of you, there's no way you can beat them."

Smoker sneered: "Pirates with bounties over 100 million are no match for me. How much power can a pirate like Arlong, who only dares to show off in the East Blue, possibly have?"

Kensuke thought Smoker was just bragging and scratched his head anxiously, wondering how to persuade this arrogant navy man.

shuh~

Carl drew his Thunderstorm sword and slashed at Smoker, but of course, he didn't apply Armament Haki, otherwise Smoker might have been killed.

"You did... Oh, hahaha, Mr. Kensuke, did you see that?"

I, Smoker, am invincible!

Chapter 108 Smoker's Fury

Kensuke stared wide-eyed in disbelief. How could this be?

How can someone be slashed with a knife and be completely unharmed?

"Mr. Kensuke, now you should believe in our abilities!"

Kensuke nodded with difficulty: "Believe me, believe me! Sirs, I'll take you to find the evil dragon right now."

"There are quite a few of them, and they are all concentrated in the Dragon Paradise that is currently under construction, which is not far from here."

Carl stroked his chin, glanced at Smoker, and Smoker immediately understood, pulling out a Den Den Mushi and calling for help.

"Are you... are you from the Navy?"

Carl turned his head and saw no one. He looked down and realized he had found the answer.

She was a little girl with short, light blue hair, darker skin, and a headscarf on her forehead; she was charming and adorable.

The little girl was looking at Karl with expectant eyes.

Karl chuckled, squatted down, and patted Nojiko's hair: "That's right, we are the Navy."

"So, you're here to help us defeat the evil dragon?"

Karl shook his head: "No, we're here to take down the corrupt Navy Rat Captain. As for the evil dragon, it's just a side job."

Upon hearing the first half of Carl's words, Nojiko's eyes dimmed instantly, but upon hearing the second half, she immediately smiled.

As expected of a woman, she's known for her amazing ability to change her expression since she was a child.

"That's great, big brother, there's something I need to tell you."

"Okay!"

Nojiko took a deep breath and began to explain: "My name is Nojiko, and my sister is Nami. Nami has a talent for drawing nautical charts, so Arlong and his gang forced her to become their surveyor by offering to buy the village for 100 million Berries."

"But she's not a bad person. If you can really defeat the dragon, please don't hurt my sister, okay?"

Karl chuckled and pinched Nojiko's cheek: "Don't worry!"

Nojiko smiled, then suddenly remembered something and quickly said, "Oh right, Nami has short orange hair and is a little younger than me, about 11 years old."

Carl nodded, stood up, and said, "I understand. If you're worried, you can come along later!"

Nojiko opened her mouth in surprise, pointing at herself: "Huh? Me, can I?"

"Of course, don't you want to see what happens to the dragon?"

Upon hearing this, Nojiko couldn't help but think of Bellemere, Nami's mother...

He immediately made up his mind and shouted, "I'm going with you!"

A few minutes later, Nelson led a squad of naval personnel over and saluted Karl: "Sir, the combat team is assembled. Please give the orders!"

"Let's go, destination: Dragon Paradise."

"Yes!"

Dragon Paradise.

Ah Long sat on the imposing chair, chin in hand, looking down at the "human slaves" below.

"Hahaha~ These humans are really born cheap! They won't work seriously unless a few of them die. Wouldn't it have been better if they had done this earlier? Really."

"Boss! Boss, something terrible has happened!"

The pale-skinned Croobi (a soft-boned fishman) looked anxious, with large beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.

Ah Long raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong? What happened?"

After catching his breath, Crooby quickly said, "The Navy is coming!"

"The Navy? Damn it, this rat is way too greedy! Wasn't it agreed that they'd pay us every three months?"

Croobi quickly shook his head: "It's not rats, it's another group of marines, I've never seen them before."

Ah Long jumped to his feet: "What! That Rat wouldn't betray me, would he? Otherwise, why would the Navy be here?"

"I don't know, boss. Anyway, their ship is anchored on the west coast with a lot of fully armed navy personnel on board. I ran over as soon as I saw it."

Ah Long frowned, his eyes filled with malice, and he gave a cruel smile as he looked at the human slaves who were carrying bricks.

"Don't panic, they're just the navy! They're no match for the fish-men!"

......

"Sirs, this is it!"

Carl chuckled as he looked at the still-under-construction Dragon Park. It looked so familiar; it was exactly the same as the Sabaody Archipelago.

Looking at the estuary not far away, Carl turned to Nelson and said, "Take a few men over there and find a way to block their escape route."

"Yes!"

Nelson called a few people and left.

"Smoker, Ain, the pirates inside are yours to handle. Try not to kill anyone, after all, I need them to indict the rat!"

After Smoker and Ian nodded, they immediately led their men into Dragon Park, where gunshots rang out.

Inside Dragon Paradise.

"Pirates, drop your weapons and surrender immediately, or face the consequences!"

Aaron looked at Smoker with arrogance and shouted disdainfully, "Don't dream about it! You think you can catch me? Ridiculous!"

"Iron Teeth Kung Fu!"