Chapter 122

Kizaru nodded and slowly took a document out of his pocket and handed it to Karl.

"There is indeed a small matter. Aren't you just about to send that Warlord back to the Calm Belt! Here, it's on the way."

Karl looked at the document, his eyebrows slightly furrowed: "This is... asking me to go to Impel Down?"

The mission was very simple: have him extract 500 prisoners from Impel Down and then escort them to Punk Hazard.

"Yes, I've been a bit busy lately. You don't have a problem with this mission, do you?"

"No problem, I happen to want to visit Impel Down as well!"

"Then I'll leave it to you. I have to go!"

After saying this, Kizaru turned into a flash of light and disappeared. Even Karl had to sigh that Kizaru really is a busy man!

Don't look at him as always slacking off; Kizaru is a genuine, born-to-work employee.

What is the Navy's most troublesome problem?

Timing!

Many times, when pirates are looting towns, the Navy has already received the news, but by the time they arrive, it's too late, and the pirates have already fled.

But this is reality; no matter how fast a warship is, it can't just fly over, right!

Kizaru is different. There's a mission? OK, he arrives at the scene in minutes to start fighting pirates.

As for the process of fighting? It all depends on Kizaru's mood.

"Rear Admiral Karl!"

Karl turned his head to look. Hancock was standing prettily beside him, looking at him with flowing eyes, and there was a blue fatty beside her.

"I am Headquarters Rear Admiral Karl, nice to meet you."

Faced with the goodwill released by Karl, Jinbe said expressionlessly: "Rear Admiral Karl, may I ask what business you have with me?"

Karl's expression turned serious, and he gave Hancock a look. Hancock then walked into her room, leaving only him and Jinbe in the corridor.

"I have been chasing a pirate crew recently that is preparing to pass through Fish-Man Island to head to the New World. I want to ambush this pirate crew directly at Fish-Man Island."

"Since Fish-Man Island is your territory, I naturally have to greet you first."

Jinbe frowned: "This... can't you just ambush them in the New World? Why must it be Fish-Man Island?"

Karl shook his head: "No, this pirate crew is very cunning. Once they reach the New World, it will be very difficult for me to track their movements."

"After all, that is a vicious pirate crew with a total bounty of over 300 million. You wouldn't want them to cause any trouble on Fish-Man Island, would you?"

Jinbe:...

"No need. A mere 300 million, I can solve it alone."

After saying this, Jinbe turned and left without any attachment, not giving Karl any chance to speak.

Karl, left in place, rubbed his chin. He seemed like a difficult guy to talk to. Was the excuse too perfunctory?

Forget it, the preventive shot had been taken in advance anyway. When the time comes, just dock the ship and be done with it!

Inside the VIP suite, Hancock leaned lazily on Karl's shoulder, playing with the buttons on his chest.

"Sigh~ After returning to Amazon Lily, it will be very difficult for me to see you. What should I do!"

Hancock, who was in the heat of love, wished she could be with Karl every moment, but this was impossible.

She is the emperor of a country; she shoulders the heavy burden of the nation. Currently, she still cannot shake off this burden.

"As long as we love each other, why must we be together day and night? Do you think you will suddenly stop loving me one day?"

Hancock hurriedly covered Karl's mouth with her finger: "No, I won't. I will only love you alone in this life."

"Me too..."

The next day, the seastone warship was already ready. Smoker, Ain, and Nelson were all in place.

"Set sail!"

"Yes!"

After sending Hancock into her room, Karl walked out and saw Ain and Smoker chatting, so he snuck over.

"Hey! What are you two talking about?"

Ain smiled quietly: "Nothing, Commander Smoker is just curious about my ability."

"Yes! What a magical ability! Sigh~" It felt much stronger than his ability.

Why did he have to eat a Smoke-Smoke Fruit!

Look at Tina, the Cage-Cage Fruit, fierce at catching pirates!

Look at Karl, the Holy Light Fruit, can strengthen and heal, comprehensive!

Look at Ain, the Reverse-Reverse Fruit, can get close, making people younger by the minute, perverted!

And look at him, damn!

Karl teased Smoker: "You aren't envious of Ain's fruit ability, are you!"

Smoker didn't pretend and nodded: "Yes! Don't look at me as a Logia user; the lethality of smoke is completely incomparable to the Admirals. In the end, I still have to rely on martial arts to fight."

"I might as well have eaten a Paramecia Devil Fruit! At least it would be stronger than now!"

Karl shook his head, indicating he didn't agree with Smoker's view. In his opinion, the Smoke-Smoke Fruit clearly still had great potential.

"Smoker, can you control the density of the smoke now?"

Smoker nodded: "Yes, why?"

"Then have you ever thought about spreading the smoke over a large area to achieve a suffocating effect?"

"Or even further, sending the smoke directly into someone's body and then controlling it to destroy internal organs?"

Listening to Karl's explanation, Smoker's eyes lit up. That's right! Why hadn't he thought of that before?

The more Smoker thought about it, the more he felt Karl's line of thinking was correct. He couldn't help but release a large amount of smoke, enveloping the three of them in it.

"Cough, cough, cough~" Ain suddenly felt her breathing obstructed, her throat feeling as if a foreign object was stuck, very uncomfortable. She hurriedly used Shave to escape the smoke range.

Smoke swirled around. Karl, holding his breath, seemed to be looking for Smoker's figure, but found he couldn't find him no matter what, so he had to activate Observation Haki.

Only then did he find Smoker's figure in the smoke. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Karl's mind.

"Smoker, try elementalization!"

"Elementalization? Alright!"

After Smoker activated elementalization, he completely merged with the smoke. Karl, who had activated Observation Haki, couldn't find him anymore! ===== CHAPTER 124 =====