After retiring from the Navy, I became a doting husband.

"Okay, watch me."

As the cloaked man spoke, he snapped his fingers, and an invisible dome enveloped the area, completely isolating them from the outside world, preventing any sound from emanating, and also enveloping the beautiful woman opposite them.

"Hey little girl, I'm a Devil Fruit user. My ability will silence any screams. Nobody will know where you are or how you died!"

He grinned widely and let out a smug laugh.

"A devil fruit user?"

"Coincidentally, me too."

The beautiful woman smiled calmly, crossed her arms in front of her chest, and parted her red lips: "Thirty-round Flower - Throat Lock!"

To the pirates' astonishment, almost simultaneously, two enormous arms, each consisting of 30 arms, sprouted from their bodies and strangled their necks in a U-shape.

Click! Click! Click...

With a series of sharp cracks, the pirates' necks were snapped, and they fell to the ground dead without uttering a sound.

The seemingly strong Devil Fruit user only lasted three seconds longer than others before his neck was snapped in two by two large hands.

"Who...who are you?"

Before he died, he looked at the other person with an incredulous expression and asked a question.

He never imagined, even in death, that he would encounter such a powerful demonic ability user.

"Me? I'm just a woman searching for the truth in history, and who also wants happiness..."

After the woman finished speaking, she turned and disappeared into the darkness.

Twenty seconds later, Martin, brimming with murderous intent and ready to chop everything down, arrived at the scene.

He barely managed to catch up with these guys thanks to his high perception. With the help of the Silent Fruit, these people ran silently in the dark, making them very difficult to track. If it weren't for his high perception, which allowed him to smell blood, he probably wouldn't have been able to catch them at all.

"Huh? Someone beat me to it."

"Are they all dead? Their necks were snapped, all facing the same direction."

"Could it be..."

As Martin examined the corpses scattered everywhere, he seemed to have guessed something.

"Wife, you're so careless. Not everyone knows how to break a neck. You have a criminal record with the World Government. Let me clean it up for you."

Martin swung his sword and beheaded them.

He turned around immediately after finishing and rushed back home in no time, where he saw Robin reading a book on the second floor.

Robin, wearing a black silk nightgown, was sprawled on the sofa: "Honey, where did you go? I called you, why didn't you answer..."

Without saying a word, Martin stepped forward, grabbed the other person around the waist, and carried him into the bathroom despite Robin's symbolic resistance.

Robin is sweating!

Soon after, the sound of splashing water came from the bathroom...

[Rating: Excellent]

[Gains: Significantly increased affinity, significantly increased forging experience]

[Special: Flower-Flower Fruit Power +2]

That's a rare and excellent review!

Is it necessary to relax after committing murder?

Feeling refreshed, Martin carried the limp Robin to the bedroom and gently placed her on the bed.

So, if there are excellent ratings, when can I get a rating of "excellent" or higher?

There's plenty of time; let's figure it out slowly.

Martin glanced at his tired, sleeping wife, his eyes softening and a smile playing on his lips, and tucked her in.

He was certain that Nico Robin had killed the person.

As expected of the devil's son with a bounty of 7900 million Berries, he's ruthless when it comes to killing.

However, in the future, it's better to leave these kinds of fighting and killing to my husband!

Martin gently kissed his wife's forehead.

Goodnight, Robin-chan.

Chapter 14 Master Ma

The next day, news spread throughout the town that a great pirate with Devil Fruit powers had been killed.

This relieved all the residents of the town. After holding funerals for the few families who were victimized, the Navy also received a "Punishing Evil" commendation banner made by the town's residents.

This left Tashigi and the other marines who received the small banner speechless, and in order to appease everyone, they didn't say much.

"Major Smoker, what exactly happened? These people showed almost no resistance; they were all killed in an instant?"

Looking at the several decapitated pirate corpses in the morgue, Tashigi asked her superiors.

I don't know who did this good deed, but they actually killed a Devil Fruit user and these pirates who were hiding around the town causing destruction and revenge.

Smoker exhaled a smoke ring before beginning his analysis:

"These pirates all died by having their heads cut off. One of them was a Devil Fruit user with the ability to use the Silence-Silence Fruit, and his bounty was 5 million Berries. The combined bounty of these pirates exceeded 10 million Berries."

"The person who attacked the pirates was either a master swordsman or a Devil Fruit user, capable of killing several people in an instant."

"The other party may have some personal grudge against these pirates, and he should also be a pirate in the shadows, otherwise he would not refuse to collect the bounty."

"It will probably be difficult to find out the identity of this attacker. We just need to report the matter to our superiors."

Tashigi nodded and adjusted her glasses: "Are there other pirates hiding in this town?"

Smoker shook his head: "After this incident, there shouldn't be any pirates left in Orange Town... The rumors about Golden Island are getting more and more intense. Pirates in the East China Sea are now looking for Golden Island and have already gathered there. Next, our Navy will wipe these guys out in one fell swoop."

"Tashigi, get ready. We're setting sail tomorrow to go to Golden Island and wipe out all these pirates."

Tashigi saluted and looked at her beloved demon sword in her hand: "Little Blood Flower, we have more pirates to slay now!"

……

Springtime in the East China Sea is characterized by gentle breezes, bright sunshine, lush greenery, and a warm wind that makes one feel slightly intoxicated.

Orange Town has returned to peace, and Martin's daily life has become much quieter. He practices swordsmanship, takes walks with his wife after dinner, and enjoys the wonderful time of their married life.

The peaceful and tranquil life made him feel as if he were in paradise, and he had extra energy for both work and martial arts practice.

Indeed, a wife's career and a comfortable life can completely captivate a man.

ding ding ding...

Inside the workshop, as Martin pounded down with his hammer, a fiery red iron blade instantly shattered, turning into a ball of orange-red flames that vanished without a trace.

"Failed again. Forging a good, sharp sword using ordinary forging methods is really difficult. The success rate is less than one in twenty."

Looking at the red fragments scattered all around him, Martin couldn't help but stretch.

Lately, he has been trying to forge a fine, sharp knife using ordinary steel ingots.

Due to the lack of jade and the necessary forging techniques, his success rate in forging fine swords was actually very low. This was due to limitations in materials and technical knowledge, making the forging process extremely difficult.

Swords are in high demand nowadays, and if a better quality, sharp sword can be forged, its price will be much higher than before.

He wanted to take advantage of the booming sword and knife market, make a few fine and sharp knives, and sell them at high prices to make a fortune.

Furthermore, for a swordsmith, crafting a fine and fast sword is both a challenge and a form of honing their skills.

You should know that as long as he can forge a fine and sharp knife, he can be considered a master craftsman.

This plan can be put on hold for now. We'll wait for news from Tashigi's side and deal with the Jade Gang once we get our hands on it.

Actually, you can also try to forge a demon sword using the forging method of Zanpakuto. Zanpakuto are unique, and any Zanpakuto forged afterward are all cut-down versions, having only the appearance but not the effect of bearing the power of the Devil Fruit. They only have a special kind of evil charm, and their quality is also much lower.

However, demon swords are quite expensive; even the most basic demon swords are worth over a million.

Why not sell demon swords to make money and, while I'm at it, figure out how to forge them?

Martin thought about it carefully, then reignited the iron block and began forging the demon sword.

The only difference in forging a demon sword is the requirement for the swordsmith's hammering technique and the infusion of their own blood into the forging process; otherwise, there are not many other requirements.

The demon sword forged using ordinary steel ingots is of the same quality as an ordinary fast sword, so it is relatively quick to forge.

Adhering to the principle of forging only flawed Zanpakuto, not perfect ones, Martin's forging went very smoothly this time.

As the hammer continued to fall, a fiery red demonic blade quickly took shape. Then, Martin pricked his finger, letting drops of blood fall onto the fiery red blade, which hissed and emitted a special red smoke.

After the blood was spilled, the blade trembled slightly, as if some kind of power had been activated. After repeated forging and tempering, a brand new demon sword was successfully forged.

This demon sword is exactly the same as the previous one, with a sinister bloodline on its blade. The bloodline on the blade forms a series of petal shapes, making it even more perfect than the first demon sword.

"Judging by the quality, it's a high-quality, sharp knife, much better than the last one."

"It took less than four hours, which is quite fast."

Martin's knife-forging skills have become increasingly refined, and with his robust physique, he can forge a high-quality knife in three or four hours if he focuses on forging. Therefore, his productivity is unmatched by ordinary knifemakers.

As he examined the blade closely, he noticed something amiss: a line of text had appeared on the demon sword: 【A blade imbued with the power of the Flower-Flower Fruit】

"What? A blade imbued with the power of the Flower-Flower Fruit?"

Martin summoned the Red Book and immediately began to examine his Devil Fruit powers.

He has accumulated 98 points of Flower-Flower Fruit power, of which 90 points were recharged to Senbonzakura. The 8 points of Flower-Flower Fruit power he possesses are the result of his hard work over the past week. At this moment, he has 3 points of Flower-Flower Fruit power left, and the other 5 points have disappeared.

strangeness!

It seems that the blood I just spilled has absorbed all the power of the flowers and fruits.

Unexpectedly, the forging of his modified Zanpakuto was able to absorb the power of Devil Fruits.

Martin tried swinging the blade but found nothing unusual; it felt similar to a regular blade.

He walked up to the sword-testing stake and suddenly swung his sword, splitting the wooden stake in two with a single stroke—quite clean and without any apparent abnormality.

Wait!

Martin observed carefully and suddenly noticed something unusual: at the cuts of the two broken wooden stakes, there were petal-shaped wounds, both in a blooming shape.