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

Charlotte's children looked in the direction Katakuri was pointing, and were immediately terrified.

"Damn it! Kill that guy! We can't let him ruin the photos!"

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let Mom hear!"

Karl watched with amusement as the cadres rushed toward him, then flashed and appeared not far from the old woman in the next second.

"Old hag, how dare you bully our captain! Die!"

After saying that, he raised the raven and unleashed an unreasonable golden sword aura that struck the old woman solidly. No matter how thick her skin was, the old woman still bled profusely under the powerful sword aura.

Shanks was stunned. When did he get such a powerful subordinate?

giggle~

The woman looked down at her bleeding body, clenched her fists, and glared at Karl with a ferocious expression: "Die!"

He then grabbed Prometheus and pinned him to Napoleon's sword, and then Napoleon was upgraded!

The sword lengthened, fangs sprouted from the middle section, and flames ignited around it. The old woman gripped it with both hands and slashed fiercely at Karl.

"Emperor's Sword: Broken Blade!"

Calmly retrieved the nun's photo from his system space, tossed it at the sword energy unleashed by the old woman, and then quickly disappeared.

The moment she saw the photo, the woman's eyes widened, and she screamed, "No!!!"

Unfortunately, the next second, the nun she cherished most was cleaved in two by her own sword energy, falling to the ground in pieces.

"Ahhhhh!!!!"

The old woman suddenly emitted a piercing, strange sound, the sound wave even forming a shockwave—no, it also contained Conqueror's Haki.

"Oh no, Mom's gone berserk!"

Charlotte's children, who were closer to the old woman, covered their ears in pain, blood flowing from their nostrils. Shanks, who was directly opposite, could not bear the sound waves and quickly fled.

Because he only has one hand but two ears, he can't even stand still and "tough it out".

Katakuri, who reacted the fastest, immediately conjured countless mochi balls and distributed them to his brothers and sisters: "Quick, use these to plug your ears!"

"Thank you, Katakuri-nii-san!"

The younger siblings quickly thanked them and stuffed their ears with glutinous rice balls. Surprisingly, it worked well; at least they could stand up.

Meanwhile, the woman was still screaming, and no one dared to approach within a 20-meter radius.

Chapter 122 Help the Superior, Not the Inferior

Carl, who had dodged several hundred meters away, breathed a sigh of relief.

That old lady is still amazing! That "ear-piercing sound" alone is enough to wipe out 80% of the pirates on the high seas.

The older woman has now "broken down" with him, so he's about to go all out, right?

"Hehe, it's time to watch the show!"

Carl, the amused guy, happily found a prime spot to better watch the game.

This kind of task is both easy and fun, although the travel is a bit troublesome, but it's worth it!

As a Marine, he doesn't care if pirates fight each other until their brains spill out; in fact, he applauds and even wishes they could fight every day.

After an unknown amount of time, the woman's screams finally stopped, her eyes turned bloodshot, and she exuded a chilling aura.

"Shanks, I'm going to kill you!!!"

He then leaped up and launched a fierce attack on Shanks.

Shanks was now in a difficult position, unable to express his grievances. The man from earlier was clearly not his subordinate; he had been framed!

Who did this? Your conscience is absolutely wicked!

"Hey, ma'am, let me explain!"

"Kill you!"

"Wait, calm down!"

"Kill you!"

"Damn it! Do you really think I'm an easy target?"

Shanks saw that Big Mom had completely lost her mind and was completely unable to communicate, so the "Face Fruit" failed to activate.

Therefore, he could only use another method: do it!

Swish swish swish~

The battle between the two was a display of sword energy, producing intense collisions and rolling shockwaves that shook the earth.

Karl was stunned. Was this a clash between top-tier experts from the ocean? It was terrifying.

Shanks is fairly normal; he's far weaker than Big Mom, but he's extremely agile, which is how he managed to keep up with her.

The older woman was different; Karl's assessment was simply two words: monster!

Every move he makes is a testament to his talent, but it is precisely this kind of "powerful" technique, devoid of any skill, that makes Shanks unable to defend against it and forced to avoid its sharp edge.

"Let those two fight it out! I'm not getting involved, but as for the rest... hehe~"

On the other side, Perospero, Katakuri, Daifuku and other core members of Big Mom were locked in a fierce battle with Beckman, Yasopp and others from the Red-Haired Pirates.

Overall, however, the Big Mom Pirates have the advantage, since they have more people and can look out for each other.

Adhering to the principle of helping the strong and not the weak, Karl secretly buffed Katakuri and others.

bang~

Beckman fired a shot at Katakuri's head, but Katakuri anticipated it and dodged it by "transforming into his element." Beckman acted decisively, extending his small, dark hand to punch Katakuri.

Katakuri staggered backward, on the verge of falling, when he quickly spun his trident and braced it against the ground to regain his balance.

"As expected of Shanks' right-hand man, he certainly has some skill!"

"Haha, not bad either! A masterpiece of the Charlotte family!"

Katakuri snorted, but suddenly felt a warm sensation all over his body. The minor injuries he had sustained in the battle healed instantly, and even his strength had increased considerably.

"This, this is..."

Katakuri quickly looked around. They were all his brothers and sisters, and he knew their abilities all too well. As for the Red-Haired Pirates, it was even less likely that they would do such a thing.

Who's helping him? Forget it! Let's beat this man up first!

Chop and slice the rice cake!

Katakuri transformed his arm into a mochi and expanded it into a mace-like shape. He then combined this with Armament Haki, spun it at high speed, and struck Beckman like a meteor hammer.

The speed was extremely fast, almost instantaneous, and Beckman had no time to react. He could only use Armament Haki to enhance his defense and block his vital parts.

Even so, after being attacked, he was sent flying and crashed into several houses.

"How is this possible? His power has actually increased?"

This clearly made Beckman sense something was wrong, but no matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't figure out that it was Carl who was secretly behind it.

Not only Katakuri, but also Perospero, Smoothie and others received Carl's secret help, and each of them became as fierce as a war god.

The Red-Haired Pirates, who had been barely holding on, immediately fell into a slump, and casualties began to appear.

Beckman's face turned grim as he watched his comrades die one after another. He had been very confident that he could hold off the Big Mom Pirates before Shanks and Big Mom were decided.

But for some reason, these people suddenly became much stronger, and their recovery speed also increased significantly. They were impossible to kill, and they couldn't outlast them either.

Even if he can take on two opponents at once, what about the others?

On the contrary, the children of the Charlotte family became more and more successful in the fight. With that warm power by their side, they were not afraid of being injured!

They quickly wiped out the Red-Haired Pirates' henchmen, and now only some troublesome high-ranking officers remain who are difficult to deal with for the time being.

"Shanks! They outnumber us! We can't hold out much longer! Let's retreat!!!"

Shanks instinctively wanted to turn his head to check on Beckman's situation, but the next second, Big Mom's attack arrived, and Shanks had to calm himself down and deal with Big Mom's attack.

"Mommy, mommy~ Red-haired kid, your men are about to give up! If you join BIGMOM, I'll pretend none of this ever happened!"

Shanks remained silent with a dark expression, simply raising Griffin and pointing it at Big Mom.

"Hmph~ Then you'll die here today!"

"The Flame of the Blade Mother!"

Napoleon, imbued with intense flames, slashed down at Shanks from above, like a falling meteor. Shanks, unfazed, unleashed his unrestrained Conqueror's Haki, condensing it onto the sword.

"Conqueror's Haki Entanglement? A child's play, anyone can do that!"

Boom! The old lady's Conqueror's Haki also erupted instantly, and the two faced off head-on, neither able to overpower the other in terms of aura.

thump~

Griffin and Napoleon clashed, swords drawn, instantly unleashing an incredibly powerful shockwave. Black and red lightning crisscrossed, engulfing the entire Whole Cake Island.

"Ughhhh! Die, you red-haired brat!"

Shanks' neck veins bulged, his whole body was taut like a string, and his expression looked like a constipated patient finally about to defecate.