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

Afterwards, Hancock told Martin how they had been trafficked and enslaved by human traffickers.

The fish-man Tiger stormed the Red Line, freeing countless slaves, who then took the opportunity to escape.

Martin knew all of these things.

One thing he had a question about was whether Hancock had been defiled during her childhood, given that it was true that the Celestial Dragons liked to mistreat slaves.

Of course, he could only think about it in his heart and didn't ask it out loud. He would just have to use the divine gun to verify it later.

"After returning to the country, I used the power of the Devil Fruit to inherit the throne... but this secret must never be revealed, because we are the kings..."

"If you hadn't kept this secret from us and prevented the other members of the Kuja Pirates from seeing it, we sisters might have been overthrown..."

When she got to the emotional part, Hancock lowered her head and started sobbing.

"Alright, alright, stop crying. These Celestial Dragons are all bastards, but I've beaten up a few of them, stripped them naked, and whipped them in front of everyone."

Martin didn't know how to comfort Hancock, so he could only tell her about how he had beaten up a Celestial Dragon.

He actually knew about the tattoos on the Empress's body all along, but he didn't expect Hancock to be so fragile, getting all teary-eyed at the mere mention of the tattoos, which was quite amusing.

However, he also knew that the Empress was not that fragile, and that she was probably showing weakness to him.

Upon hearing Martin's words, Hancock trembled and said, "There are actually people in this world who are not afraid of the Celestial Dragons?"

"Wait a minute, you actually beat up Celestial Dragons and stripped them naked?"

She paused, as if remembering something, then smiled and said, "You're joking. I heard that someone recently fought a Celestial Dragon in the Sabaody Archipelago, but was surrounded by Marine Admirals and ultimately died under the Buster Call..."

"Hmm! Han... I'll call you Hancock then! Do you know what my goal is?"

Martin interrupted the other person, tilting his head back and speaking with a look of reminiscence.

Looking at that handsome face, Hancock blushed slightly, shook her head, and said, "I don't know, but what does this have to do with the Celestial Dragons?"

"My goal is to kill all the Celestial Dragons, become the strongest person in the world, overthrow the hypocritical world established by the Celestial Dragons, and liberate all slaves. With such a goal, why should I fear the mere Celestial Dragons?" Martin said with great pride.

That's right, overthrowing the Celestial Dragons is just an idea right now, but I want to state my thoughts first.

After staring at Martin for a long time, Hancock's eyes immediately changed, as if she were seeing a man who was shining brightly, tall, upright, and worthy of her worship.

"By the way, we've been talking for so long, and I still don't know your name?" Hancock asked, her face slightly flushed.

"Oh! My name is Martin. By the way, I also don't like being restrained or controlled. We're somewhat similar in that respect!"

Martin winked at Hancock and said in a serious tone.

"Martin, that name sounds familiar... but that person is dead..."

When Hancock saw Martin give her a flirtatious wink, her heart skipped a beat and her face flushed slightly.

Then, as if remembering something, Hancock asked in a trembling voice, "Would you look down on... us who were once slaves?"

Looking into Hancock's expectant eyes, Martin said seriously, "You are beautiful and strong. You are a good woman. If I could, I would even like to marry you."

Martin walked in front of her, gazing intently at her: "You must have confidence in yourself!"

Looking into Martin's sincere eyes, Hancock sobbed with emotion, "Thank you, Mr. Martin."

"Hancock, I'll call you Hancock from now on. You seem to have forgotten something..."

Martin looked at the stunningly beautiful Snake Queen and gave her a reminder.

"What is it?"

Hancock was somewhat puzzled.

"Your clothes... cough cough!"

Martin reminded him.

"Excuse me."

Hancock looked at Martin, who suddenly realized what was happening, and her face turned even redder with embarrassment.

Luckily, she was wearing a bra, otherwise the other person would have seen everything.

Strangely, the other party remained unmoved. You know, her body is the most beautiful body in the world. Any man would be unable to resist it and would reveal his lust.

But the other person has always been so sunny and innocent. I was originally thinking of using the Sweet Fruit to completely win them over.

It's just idiotic dreams.

This man is not only powerful, but also different from other men.

After she put on her cheongsam, Martin asked again, "Could you help my crew remove the petrification?"

"I'm very happy with our conversation today. I'll undo the petrification of your men in a bit. Will you leave immediately afterward?" Hancock asked with some reluctance.

“I wasn’t planning on leaving. I was thinking of finding a place to stay nearby, and then I ran into you, Hancock. What a coincidence.”

Martin said without any hesitation.

Indeed, his original goal was to hide and get close to the Empress.

Because there are very few women who possess the domineering aura of Conqueror's Haki.

To become the world's top being, Conqueror's Haki is absolutely essential.

Unexpectedly, the Empress herself delivered herself to our doorstep as soon as we arrived in this sea area.

……

The two chatted happily, and Martin and Hancock left her large ship and returned to their own merchant ship.

Hancock kept her promise and restored the petrified people to their original state.

In addition, Martin received an invitation to a dinner party.

"The Empress's charm is just too strong. I'm so glad I was given my life, otherwise I would be a stone by now."

Martin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Empress return to the ship.

He knew Hancock was testing him, and if he did anything strange or showed any interest, he would be doomed.

Fortunately, he was still alive and could forcibly control any muscle in his body.

"A dinner invitation? Honey, you're quite popular!"

“Take us with you. There are so many women on that ship. I’m afraid you won’t be able to get off the ship the next day.”

The two wives said worriedly.

That evening, Martin hosted a lively banquet with the Kuja Pirates on their ship.

The women of the Kuja Pirates are all very bold and have the potential to be female hooligans, but Robin and Yoel keep a close eye on them, and Martin doesn't get a single bite.

After experiencing the naval incident, Robin and Joel realized one thing: if Martin was left unchecked, he would become a wild horse, enter a collecting mode, and a large number of sisters would emerge to share his affections.

Therefore, the decision between the two people to adopt a control strategy, although it may bring happy troubles, is better than letting the wild horse run rampant.

That evening, the two helped Martin back to the ship...

The next morning, Martin was frantically woken up by Hancock's sister, Marigold, before he had even gotten out of bed.

This guy almost smashed his hatch to pieces.

"What's wrong with Marigold? Why is she so panicked?"

Martin put on his clothes and asked, puzzled.

Marigold, who had just arrived in front of Martin, said impatiently, "Mr. Martin, something terrible has happened! My sister is sick!"

"Seriously ill!"

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"Get ill?"

"what happened?"

"Wasn't she perfectly fine last night?"

Martin was speechless.

Last night, the Empress was happily hosting the banquet, and apart from seeing that Robin and Joel were a little angry, she did not show any signs of illness.

Why are you suddenly sick?

“There was nothing wrong when I went to sleep last night, but when I went to see my sister this morning, I found out that she was sick and could barely get out of bed.”

"Marigold said anxiously."

Judging from his expression, it doesn't seem fake.

Have you taken your sister to see a doctor?

Martin then asked Mary Gord.

“We had a ship’s doctor on board who examined me, but he couldn’t figure out what was wrong.”

"This is what Marie-Gruud replied, following behind Martin."

Moonwalk!

The two ships were not far apart, and Martin leaped directly onto the deck and easily made his way into the cabin.

At this moment, several female guards were already standing in the cabin. When they saw that it was Martin, they immediately made way for him.

Martin immediately saw Hancock, who was lying in bed.

Hancock lay on the bed, drenched in sweat, panting heavily, one hand clutching her chest and the other resting on her forehead, her cheeks flushed. Her condition was not good.

"Sister, Mr. Martin has come to see you."

Marigold came to Hancock's bedside to report.

"Ah! Has Mr. Martin arrived?"

Hancock suddenly sat up in bed, her uncomfortable expression turning into one of extreme shyness.

"Hancock, are you alright?"

Seeing Hancock's sudden surge of energy, Martin sensed something was wrong: "Are you really sick?"

"I'm fine! I'm really okay."