Slacking Major?

Episode 1, Ocean Calendar mid-October 1498, one week after the Pirate King Roger was just executed, the Loguetown Marine Branch was bathed in warm sunshine, and a cool sea breeze blew through the windows into the office, making people feel exceptionally refreshed.

Only a figure could be seen inside the office, wearing a white military t-shirt, lying comfortably on a lounge chair with a gull military cap pressed over his face, obscuring his silhouette.

A lazy voice sounded from the lounge chair, "Is Vice Admiral Garp still not leaving?"

"Major Mu Chen?"

Vice Admiral Garp was still strolling around Loguetown, and right beside him, a young marine soldier was opening a coconut.

As this marine soldier spoke, he held the opened coconut in his hand, preparing to hand it to Mu Chen on the lounge chair.

"Ah, what a cozy life!"

Mu Chen enjoyed it immensely, especially in the safest East Blue.

And right at that moment, with a loud crash, the office door was directly smashed open, fragments of the door scattering all over the floor, and Mu Chen was instantly jolted awake, getting up quickly as his hat also dropped to the ground.

Ah!

Mu Chen stood about 1.9 meters tall, with a masculine and handsome face, black hair, black pupils, yellow skin, and muscle lines that could be faintly discerned through his t-shirt.

"One of the cripples of the pirate world, Mu Chen!"

The marine soldier nearby also subconsciously blurted out.

Actually, the marine soldier was also scared, after all, the Pirate King Roger had just been executed right here, and the Great Age of Pirates had been kicked off, making him terrified that some blind pirate would come here to cause trouble.

And the next second, a middle-aged man wearing a dog-head hat, sturdy build, and nearly 3 meters tall walked in.

Mu Chen took one look and thought, isn't this Vice Admiral Garp?

Though Mu Chen was 1.9 meters tall, in front of Garp who was nearly 3 meters, he truly looked like a baby.

Good grief, what kind of act was Garp putting on after the execution was already finished?

The Pirate King Roger was already gone, yet Garp ran over to smash his door with the Fist of Love.

Garp simply laughed mindlessly first, a scene so familiar that his nerves jumped wildly.

Mu Chen didn't give Garp any face at all; did he not know what kind of character Garp had?

"Vice Admiral Garp, don't, don't think you're a Marine Hero and can just smash my door, pay for the damages—"

"Hahaha, anyway, anyway—speaking of which, you brat are slacking off again, ah hahahaha!"

"Roger has already been brought to justice and executed, can't I enjoy myself?"

Mu Chen also retorted, knowing that back then, for the sake of executing the Pirate King Roger, all the marines in the East Blue had started bustling about months in advance—that kind of life was simply not something a wage slave could endure, and on top of that, he was frequently bossed around by Garp, a grudge he still remembered. "Enjoying yourself now when everyone wants the One Piece left behind by the Pirate King, and they're all going out to sea to become pirates—as a righteous marine, how can you sleep at night?"

Garp also said unhappily. Although he was strolling around Loguetown just to see how the East Blue was reacting now, the number of people going out to sea to become pirates was increasing more and more, which immediately brought a lot of trouble to marines like them.

So facing the slacking Mu Chen, Garp felt both utterly helpless and somewhat indignant.

Mu Chen didn't feel like there was anything wrong with it at all. "It's the general trend, what can a mere major like me do? Isn't it enough to just manage my own patch of land?"

After all, he alone couldn't stop so many people's determination to go out to sea. Knowing that was the One Piece left behind by the Pirate King Roger, everyone wanted to be the Pirate King, so who wouldn't be tempted?

Seeing Mu Chen speaking with that lazy look, Garp's anger flared up. He was a vice admiral, a Marine Hero, and a tough guy who even refused to take the position of marine admiral, yet Mu Chen still maintained that lazy demeanor. Was he himself not fierce enough, or did he simply have no prestige?

Garp suddenly shifted the topic, his tone turning serious.

"Adrian Mu Chen, age 19, major of the Loguetown Marine Branch, formidable strength, possessing combat prowess at the rank of colonel or above, suspected of being able to use Haki, his eyes turning red during battle, yet he has a lazy disposition, often idling on the job during work hours, and has even coined a new term for this slacking: slacking."

"The soldiers in the base call you the Slacking Major, Mu Chen, while pirates refer to you as Blood Eyes."

After Garp finished speaking, the entire office instantly fell into silence.

Mu Chen furrowed his brows tightly. Garp investigated me? Did I even bring this surname with me when I crossed over?

It had been so long since anyone called him that, and besides, didn't this title of Blood Eyes conflict with the pirate world? Shouldn't it be Red Copper Mu Chen?

He had crossed over to this pirate world for over two years now. Back on the Blue Star in his previous life, he had been a corporate drone for several years, directly working himself to death in the company. Being a corporate drone was out of the question—his previous life had ended in exhaustion. Upon coming to the pirate world, he had bound the Slacking System, which meant slacking off at work every day to earn Slacking Points, and those Slacking Points could be exchanged for many rewards.

As for why he became a marine, the reason was very simple: marines could clock in for work every day, come rain or shine.

As for pirates, they could forget about that. Not only were they heinous and vicious, but if he weren't careful, he might lose his little life while trying to slack off.

To put it bluntly, if the profession of pirates didn't have Luffy as the protagonist propping it up, probably no one would even read this manga.

What could pirates do besides burning, killing, and pillaging?

They were simply scum.

The world's two major pests were pirates and Celestial Dragons.

Right now, Mu Chen was very curious why Garp had investigated him.

He only slacked off a bit and hadn't committed any major faults. Even though he still slacked during missions, he always managed to capture the pirates in the end.

Mu Chen asked Garp doubtfully, "Vice Admiral Garp, I don't know what you mean by saying all this." After all, under these circumstances, Mu Chen didn't know which nerve Garp had pulled this time.

The man who had walked in just moments ago laughing cheerfully was now solemnly reciting his personal information the very next second.