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

Martin gave the order.

Aokiji was taken aback, his expression strange: "What are you talking about? You want me to call you dad? Are you crazy?"

Martin frowned and said to Momousagi and Monet, "Kneel down and call me Dad."

"dad."

"father!"

Momousagi knelt down shyly, her face flushed, and she knelt down decisively.

Monet hesitated for a moment, then knelt down as well, seemingly struggling with his inner conflict.

There's something wrong with this illusion!

It is ineffective against Logia-type Devil Fruit abilities like Monet's.

Logically speaking, anyone who has read "The Mirror Flower Water Moon: The Beginning" should be hypnotized.

Including the recent battle with the Corpse Princess, Mirror Flower Water Moon has now failed twice.

Could it be...?

Martin looked at Aokiji, whose face was half covered in frost.

It's a matter of constitution!

Martin astutely discerned the reason for the failure.

Both the Corpse Princess and Aokiji possess special physical attributes. The Corpse Princess is a ghost, and Aokiji is an ice element. These attributes transcend the limitations of a living being's physical body, allowing them to conceal their bodies.

Monet is also a Devil Fruit user, and seems to have resistance to the Mirror Flower Water Moon.

Perhaps it is precisely this characteristic that renders the "mirror image" hypnosis ineffective.

In other words, this version of the Mirror Flower Water Moon is somewhat different from the original. It cannot hypnotize beings that have no physical form, or its hypnotic effect is weaker, such as Logia-type Devil Fruit users or Devil Fruit users without a physical form.

Could it be because of the awakening of a Devil Fruit?

That's not right, could it be due to mental strength?

In short, the inability to hypnotize a Logia-type general-level powerhouse is a real problem!

Aokiji didn't say anything more, opened his arms, and pounced on her.

Frozen moment!

The movements appeared gentle and slow, giving the impression that they could be easily dodged, but the instant he made his move, Martin felt as if he had suddenly been placed at the bottom of an ice cellar, and the surrounding temperature plummeted to more than minus thirty degrees Celsius.

The rapid change in temperature made it difficult for his muscles and bones to adapt, causing him to experience brief spasms. His brain also seemed to go blank for a moment due to the sudden cold.

Although both the spasm and the blankness lasted for less than 0.5 seconds.

In that short time, Aokiji had completely embraced Martin, and the chill penetrated his body, rapidly enveloping Martin.

Martin's shoulders were frozen instantly. He followed two paths along the ice crevice: one from his shoulders, neck, and head to his vest, and the other from his shoulders, chest, waist, and legs to his buttocks.

It sounds slow, but it only took a second. Martin was transformed into a brand new ice sculpture after Aokiji reopened his arms.

"Martin!"

The women gasped in surprise, but were forced back by the icy cold. Their feet were frozen, and the wind stung their faces.

"Crack!"

However, just as Aokiji approached the ice sculpture, a crack suddenly appeared on its chest.

"Crack... Bang!"

Once the crack appeared, it rapidly spread throughout Martin's body. At a certain moment, with a shudder as his muscles stiffened, the ice shards covering his body instantly turned into countless shattered ice crystals, which drifted down from his body and vanished into nothingness in the blink of an eye.

Martin aimed his sniper rifle at the man: "Shoot him, sniper!"

"Boom!"

The dark sword light was like a dragon. The next second, Aokiji slammed into the ice surface like a meteorite, creating a crater tens of meters in diameter.

"call……"

Martin exhaled a puff of white mist, stretched lazily, and his body crackled like popping beans. Looking up, he saw Aokiji slowly rising to his feet. Looking down at him, Aokiji smirked and said, "That feels good~"

Seeing Martin's provocative smile, Aokiji suddenly raised his hand, palm facing Martin: "Hot hockey!"

Five ice pillars shot out from his palm instantly, their speed ridiculously fast.

"collapse!"

Martin reacted the instant Aokiji raised his hand, and by the time the ice pillar was launched, Aokiji had already vanished.

"puck!"

Unexpectedly, just as Martin dodged to the next spot, Aokiji's hand followed in sync, preventing him from stopping in time and forcing him to dodge in the opposite direction.

"puck!"

"puck!"

"puck!"

Aokiji then unleashed a three-shot barrage, each shot seemingly impulsive and casual, but in reality, the timing was perfect. Every single one of them struck Martin's face just as he was about to stop.

"collapse!"

"collapse!"

"burst!"

Martin easily dodged all the attacks, especially the last one, which not only dodged his attack but also pulled him fifty meters away, forcing Aokiji to stop his attack. At such a distance, any further attack would pose no threat to Martin and would be meaningless.

Aokiji's Observation Haki had already foreseen Martin's strategy of creating distance, but he didn't follow immediately. Instead, he stood there and asked curiously, "Aren't you planning to use your sword?"

"There are no such plans at the moment."

Martin smiled and said, "Actually, I'm waiting for someone!"

"Waiting for someone?"

Aokiji was slightly taken aback: "Waiting for whom?"

Martin grinned: "Wait for the Buster Callers!"

Waiting for the people to carry out the Buster Call?

Aokiji scratched his head, feeling like his CPU had burned out.

He could never figure out what the other person was thinking.

With the Buster Call coming, Enies Lobby is doomed. Even if Martin has the strength of an admiral, he can't stop it together.

What exactly is Martin trying to do?

Chapter 142 Warring States Period: You're All in Trouble

Aokiji looked at Martin: "You're not planning to run away? If you want to, I probably can't stop you."

Are you trying to help me escape?

Martin asked curiously, "Are you pitying me?"

But on second thought, Aokiji has always admired Garp the most. Garp is an old man who always seems a bit silly and clueless. So, after spending so much time getting close to him, it's understandable that Aokiji would have such a big heart.

"Your personality is so endearing, it's hard to dislike you."

Martin sighed inwardly, but didn't mince words, replying directly, "It would be easy to seriously injure you with a knife, or even kill you. But it would be a pity if you died, after all, you once helped Robin."

"I see... Wait, are you pitying me?"

Aokiji nodded in realization, then paused, before asking in return, "I'm your enemy, so you're not going to hold back, are you?"

Martin shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.

"Do you think I can't kill you?"

Aokiji understood Martin's meaning. He looked at Martin, his eyes suddenly flashed, and a chilling aura rushed towards Martin from beneath his feet.

Martin leaped forward, easily dodging the chilling aura, but the next second, Aokiji appeared right in front of him.

"So fast!"

Martin's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately pushed off with his left foot in the air, his body instantly retreating backward.

But he had only retreated halfway when Aokiji suddenly appeared like a ghost and grabbed him:

Ice Age!

He uttered just four words, and unleashed a super move—a condensed and enhanced version.

"Armament Haki, my entire body hardens!"

Martin's pupils trembled, and his entire body instantly turned pitch black. The next second, his body was frozen solid in an instant. Unlike the last time, when he was simply frozen into an ice sculpture, this time the ice continued to grow at a visible rate after the freeze ended.

One point, two points, three points...

One inch, two inches, three inches...

When the ice sculpture grew to a foot thick, a crack suddenly appeared inside, but it disappeared in an instant, then reappeared, and then disappeared again.

This process was repeated four or five times, until the ice was a full meter thick. Martin's figure inside was almost invisible, but countless tiny cracks appeared simultaneously on the ice covering Martin's body. Starting from the outer edge of Martin's skin, the ice broke outwards in circles until finally, the cracks reached the outermost edge of the ice and could no longer hold on.

"Click!"

The ice that was encasing Martin finally shattered into pieces in an instant.

"Splash splash splash..."

Ice shards rained down on Martin, piling up on the ground and glittering in the sunlight like a pile of broken glass.

"call……"

Even Martin couldn't help but shiver at this moment. The temperature just now was so high that if his Armament Haki hadn't been strong enough, his bones would have been frozen into ice shards long ago.

However, the wounds were also cooled down by the ice, which not only relieved the pain but also provided a cooling effect.

However, it's about time, isn't it?

"You weren't playing seriously with me."