Chapter 179: Smoker's Judgment

Karl walked toward the lounge without hesitation, refusing to fight this guy Garp no matter what.

It's fine for him to bully others, but it's not okay for others to bully him!

Karl looked at Karl walking away quickly, scratching his head in confusion. Why was this kid's reaction different from what he thought?

Kuzan back then was very happy to spar with him, even though he never won once, but this kid Karl was straightforward and avoided the fight!

That's really a fresh thing!

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

Garp looked at Ain and shook his head: "Forget it! If I fight you, that kid will definitely feel heartache, hehehe."

A blush immediately appeared on Ain's face, and she turned her head away shyly. Garp immediately showed a motherly smile, which couldn't help but remind him of little Tsuru back then.

"It's really good! This kid Karl and you are indeed a perfect match. Keep it up, little Ain!"

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

"Nelson, hurry up and call someone to repair it!"

"Got it!"

In the lounge, Karl held a piece of deerskin in his hand, gently wiping the blood and dust off the blade of the Shusui sword, then applied a small amount of sword oil with cotton gauze to evenly coat the blade.

Gradually, under Karl's wiping, the black-purple blade of Shusui became increasingly moist and glossy, like a mirror.

This was a new type of slacking-off method he discovered, referred to as 'Great Sword Maintenance'.

It just so happened he had three swords; after maintaining them all, half a day would pass. For the remaining time, he would read newspapers, drink tea, and develop his abilities, and the day would pass by.

With an order, Nelson escorted the Arlong Pirates to the island. Seeing the Fish-Men, Colonel Nezumi's face turned pale, and his heart beat wildly.

Karl placed Shusui flat on the table. A strand of hair fell onto the blade and was instantly split in two, showing the sharpness of Shusui.

"Tsk tsk~ Not bad. Next is... Raven."

Bang~

The door of the lounge was pushed open rudely, and Smoker burst in with an excited look.

"Karl, I've picked out the most suspicious ones; do you want to take a look?"

Karl nodded and took the files Smoker handed over. The first person Karl felt was somewhat familiar: Navy Branch 16, Colonel Nezumi.

"This guy..." He was indeed a corrupt Navy officer, a shameless Navy scum who colluded with the Arlong crew to oppress the common people, committing many despicable acts in the name of the Navy.

Before Karl could finish, Smoker said impatiently: "This guy is the base commander of Branch 16; the annual report he submitted is too perfect, too fake!"

"Oh?"

Karl revealed a smile. It seemed Smoker was quite sharp! He had already sensed it himself.

"And this guy looks very sleazy. Anyway, I just feel he's the kind of guy with crooked intentions."

Karl nodded: "Not bad. We'll investigate him first when the time comes. Anything else?"

"Nelson Roy, commander of Navy Branch 8. To be honest, his annual report has no problems, it's very normal, but this guy... he's actually so fat. The salary of a branch commander doesn't seem to be that generous, right!"

Karl looked at Nelson Roy's photo and nodded in agreement. He was as fat as a pig; investigating him was not wrong.

"Anything else?"

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

"Not bad, you did very well. How about this! We'll focus on investigating Colonel Nezumi and Nelson Roy, and then randomly select 5 branch commanders to investigate."

Smoker rubbed his hands excitedly, ready to do a big job at any time.

The lounge was suddenly left with only Karl, enjoying this peaceful time of slacking off alone.

"Bang!"

The door of the lounge was kicked open, and a tall and sturdy figure walked straight into the lounge.

"You kid really know how to enjoy yourself! Tsk tsk tsk~"

Garp didn't treat himself as an outsider at all, looked around casually, and then pulled open a nearby cabinet, which was filled with Happy Potato Chips, rice crackers, and other small snacks.

"Rip~"

Karl opened his mouth, poured a whole bag of Happy Potato Chips into his mouth, and mumbled with a crunching sound: "Mmm, really delicious! I like this!"

One look and you could tell he was an old offender. No wonder Sengoku guarded against Garp like he was guarding against a thief.

"Hehe, Vice Admiral Garp, as long as you like it, I have plenty here. If you like them, just take them and eat."

Garp nodded, swallowed all the potato chips in his mouth, looked at Shusui on the table, and said: "Hey, this sword looks pretty good! It's a black blade too! Where did you get it, kid?"

"This, Black Blade Shusui, Moria gave it to me."

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. Although he couldn't understand why, he was greatly shocked.

"I remember Zephyr saying you don't use swords! How come you got three swords?"

"This? Probably because it's faster to kill pirates with a sword!"

Garp scoffed at this: "What's the use of speed? Close-quarters combat, fist-to-flesh, is a man's way of fighting!"

Indeed, it's just that Karl usually uses this method to deal with women.

"Vice Admiral Garp, if you have nothing to do..."

Before Karl could finish, Garp's snoring sounded in the lounge, and snot bubbles were even blown out.

Karl was immediately filled with awe. What is this? The undefeated champion of slacking off, who has reached the realm of slacking off anytime, anywhere.

Kuzan didn't learn it well; he had to wear an eye mask to sleep. Look at Garp; he can fall asleep while talking.

Sure enough, in terms of slacking off, Karl still has to learn from his seniors.

Seeing Garp sleeping so soundly, Karl shook his head helplessly, thinking that if he gave him a slash now, he probably wouldn't even be able to react because he was truly asleep.

Otherwise, how did Morgan become famous later? Wasn't it by taking advantage of Garp sleeping to bleed him?

Mentioning Morgan, Karl remembered some things. This guy also seems to be a corrupt Navy officer, right?

Abusing power, oppressing the people, and even building a statue of himself, no, no, no...

At the current point in time, Morgan should still be just an ordinary Navy officer, a hot-blooded recruit full of justice.

Thinking of this, Karl took a stack of bounty posters from the drawer and flipped through them.

Captain of the Black Cat Pirates, Klahadore, bounty 9 million Berries.

Captain of the Arlong Pirates, Arlong, bounty 20 million Berries.

Captain of the Krieg Pirates, Don Krieg, bounty 15 million Berries.

Karl shook his head. A bunch of small fry. In the North Blue, this bounty would just be a rookie-level pirate crew, but in the East Blue, they can become overlords.

This is all thanks to the man who is snoring right now. If it weren't for him slaughtering the novice village with a max-level account every day...

The East Blue wouldn't have become the weakest sea. ===== CHAPTER 181 =====