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

The fishman guards frantically began checking the bubble membrane, thinking it had been damaged by something. After checking, they found nothing. At this point, the alarm stopped, and the guards had no choice but to turn on the gas generator to refill the bubble membrane on Fishman Island.

Martin, as one of the parties involved, knew nothing about what happened at the Bubble Membrane Management Office on Fishman Island. He only knew that as the last bit of bubble membrane left the bubble coral, the bubble coral in his hand had completed its mission. As for the bubble membrane he created, it was quite large, but Martin didn't know exactly how big it was.

Hard-shell tower.

Crying could be heard from time to time coming from a tall tower not far from the banquet hall. This tower was called Hard Shell Tower, which was Princess Shirahoshi's bedroom and a sanctuary where she hid from pursuers.

Shirahoshi was terrified by Vander Decken IX's attack. She hugged her tail and buried her head between her hands, crying incessantly. A small shark was swimming around her, as if trying to comfort her.

Suddenly, Shirahoshi heard a "slap slap" sound. Her playmate, the little shark Megalo, was stranded, jumping around on the floor and making "quack quack" sounds.

What happened? Where's the water in the tower?!

Bai Xing stopped crying, raised her head, and looked around. The huge bed in the room, covered with long curtains, equipped with bedside tables and two bedside lamps, as well as the intricately carved chandelier, were all exposed to the air. These things, which were originally submerged in water for her convenience, were now all submerged in the air.

What happened outside? Where did all the seawater go? Seeing that Megalo was dying of thirst, Shirahoshi jumped off the bed and jumped to the front door, trying to open it to let Megalo out. However, the door was made so sturdy, thick, and heavy that Shirahoshi, with her petite body, couldn't open it at all.

"Waaaaah! Someone save me! Waaaaah! Someone save me!"

Shirahoshi began to cry loudly, knowing that if the Right Minister heard her crying, he would surely open the gate to check on her.

However, what Shirahoshi didn't know was that the Right Minister had already been summoned away by her father, Neptune.

Looking at the bubble wrap he had made, Martin felt very proud, thinking to himself, "I can make bubble wrap now."

Martin shut off the air pump, preparing to go back and call everyone out to play, when suddenly he heard cries coming from afar: "Who is it? Who is crying there?"

Could it be...?

"Moonwalk!"

Martin pushed off with his feet, leaping into the air and rushing towards the direction from which the crying was coming.

"Clap!"

Martin landed in front of a tall tower. Looking at the various weapons stuck in the tower walls, Martin knew where he was: the Hard-Shell Tower, where a crybaby named Shirastar lived.

"Awooooo! Awooooo!"

Shirahoshi didn't know why the Right Minister hadn't come to find him after so long. Looking at Megalo, who was getting weaker and weaker, he could only continue to cry.

Just then, Bai Xing suddenly heard a sound from the other side of the door, and then the door opened a crack, and a person she had never seen before walked in.

"It's definitely a human," Shirahoshi squinted in disbelief. "How could there be a human in Ryugu Castle? And this human looks exactly like the one my mother described."

Bai Xing stopped crying and curiously looked at the human in front of him, only to find that the human was also looking at him.

Martin grabbed the hard-shell tower door with one hand and opened it with a forceful push. The crying inside stopped as he opened the door.

Martin walked through the door and saw a lovely mermaid looking down at him. Was this Shirahoshi from when he was a child?

Martin looked up at Bai Xing. Calculating the time, Bai Xing seemed to be only a teenager, yet she was already very tall, at least five or six meters.

"Who are you? Why are you here? Where are my father and brothers?!"

Bai Xing asked curiously.

Martin looked at the somewhat timid Bai Xing and said with a smile, "My name is Martin. I am a guest of your father. Your father and the others have gone to avenge you."

He gazed at Bai Xing's beautiful face and couldn't help but swallow. Although her breasts were large, they were incredibly beautiful, practically bubbly with beauty.

If it weren't for the size mismatch, I'd be ready to pounce on him and take down a Zanpakuto right now!

Chapter 197 Wrestle with Me

So beautiful, those curves, that face, that pure and innocent charm.

If I had long legs, I would be perfect!

Also, it's a bit too big; the sword and scabbard don't seem to match at all.

Shirahoshi is a giant scorpion mermaid, the largest of all mermaids. She has long, flowing pink curly hair and wears a taiyaki-shaped hair accessory.

She wore a pair of seashell-shaped earrings, had bright blue eyes, a beautiful face, a full bust, and a fishtail in shades of pink.

She truly deserves to be called the most beautiful woman among the fish-men; she's just as stunning as Hancock.

"What? Father is going to avenge me? I don't have any enemies!" Bai Xing said, her eyes wide.

Shirahoshi was too kind; even when Vander Decken IX cornered her at the Hard Shell Tower, she still didn't hold a grudge against him.

Martin then explained, “We were having dinner in the banquet hall just now when the Left Minister said that Vanderdeken IX was throwing things at the Hardshell Tower, so your father went to arrest him.”

"Oh, is that so! When are they coming back? I've suddenly run out of water, Megalo's dying of thirst, waaaaah!"

Bai Xing started crying again as she spoke.

Martin only noticed the baby shark when he heard Shirahoshi's words. The baby shark was gasping for breath with its mouth wide open, but it looked like it was about to die.

"Leave him to me! I'll take him to a place with water."

Martin said loudly.

Upon hearing Martin's words, Shirahoshi stopped crying, wiped her tears, and said, "Thank you, thank you, Lord Martin."

"Haha, it's a piece of cake, just watch."

Martin walked back to the gate as he spoke. The gate was just wide enough for him to get in and out, but it wasn't wide enough to get the little shark out. So he pushed the gate open with both hands.

"Oh!"

He pushed open the heavy door of the Hard Shell Tower in an instant, and it slammed against the tower wall with a dull thud, causing the entire Hard Shell Tower to tremble.

Realizing he had used too much force, Martin scratched his head sheepishly and said to Shirahoshi, "I think I used too much force. I hope your hard-shell tower won't collapse!"

"Mr. Martin is amazing. I used all my strength just now, but I still couldn't push this door open."

When Bai Xing saw that Martin was so strong, her eyes gleamed and she clapped her hands.

Seeing Shirahoshi's beaming smile, Martin was infected by her joy and started laughing too.

"Go away!"

Martin shouted as he lifted Megalo up and walked out the front door.

After walking a distance, Martin turned around and found that Shirahoshi hadn't followed. He saw Shirahoshi hiding inside the Hard Shell Tower, peeking out and looking around.

"Come out now, or I'm leaving."

Martin shouted at White Star.

"Lord Martin, can I really go out? I'm afraid weapons might come flying at me."

White Star desperately wanted to go out, but was also afraid of being attacked by weapons thrown at her by Vander Decken IX. She said to Martin with a mournful face.

Martin looked at Bai Xing and saw that he looked like he was about to cry again, with tears already reaching the corners of his eyes.

This fueled Martin's loathing for Vander Decken IX, and he shouted at the sky, "Vander Decken IX, you deserve to die!"

"Lord Martin, what's wrong? Is Shirahoshi not well? Shirahoshi shouldn't go out. Lord Martin, please don't be angry."

Shirahoshi thought she had done something wrong to make Martin angry.

"It's alright, Shirahoshi. You can come out now. I'll protect you."

Upon hearing Bai Xing's words, Martin quickly changed his expression and smiled as he spoke to Bai Xing.

"Really? Lord Martin, then I'm coming out." Upon hearing Martin say that he would protect her, Shirahoshi happily jumped out of the hard-shell tower.

"Wow! The air outside is so fresh, I haven't been out in ages."

Shirahoshi stepped out of the hard-shell tower and said happily.

Ever since Van der Decken IX attacked him with weapons after his marriage proposal was rejected.

Shirahoshi has been staying inside the Hard Shell Tower for over a year to avoid Vander Decken IX.

During this period, Van der Deiken IX forbade him from contacting anyone, to the point that he could not even attend his mother's funeral. When soldiers delivered meals or ministers had something to report, he was not allowed to stay for more than five minutes. If he exceeded this time, he would be attacked by Van der Deiken IX.

"Don't worry, you won't have to stay in the hard-shell tower anymore. I promise I won't kill Vander Decken IX this time."

Martin said viciously.

“Lord Martin looks terrifying,” Shirahoshi said, shrinking back.

Martin...

“Let’s go! Let’s get this little shark back into the sea first,” Martin said, striding towards the outside of the bubble wrap.

Reaching the bubble wrap, Martin pointed the fish head outwards and forcefully pushed Megalo out.

After being pushed into the sea by Martin, Megalo floated outwards for a while before taking deep breaths and finally reviving. He then kept spinning and turning in the water for a while before remembering his little master and swimming back to the bubble wrap.

"Awoooooo! Megalo has finally come back to life."

Bai Xing cried while speaking happily.

Megalo saw Shirahoshi crying and plunged into the bubble membrane, but finding no water inside, he retreated and started swimming around outside, constantly calling out, "Quack quack! Quack quack!"

Hearing Megalo's call, Cai Xing wiped away her tears and said, "Alright, Megalo, don't worry, Lord Martin will protect me. Go have fun by yourself!"

Megalo swam outside for a while longer, and only after seeing that Bai Xing was alright did he disappear into the sea.

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle!"

Bai Xing waved goodbye to Megalo, when suddenly her stomach growled loudly.

"Lord Martin, I didn't mean to. I haven't eaten in a long time. I don't know why, but my father didn't bring me any food today."

Bai Xing said shyly.

"It's alright, Shirahoshi. Come on, I'll treat you to some delicious food on land, and I'll introduce you to my friends while I'm at it."

Martin said as he walked toward the Little Harem.

Don't underestimate this small boat; it's his capital for sailing the seas, and he spent a fortune to have it custom-made.

Since Martin remade the bubble, the Little Harem has been stranded. People on board have been coming out of their cabins, wanting to go outside but not daring to go too far, after all, this is Fishman Island, which is underwater.

More and more fishmen gathered outside the Dragon Palace. Although there were no guards at the city gate, people dared not go in.

Just then, someone suddenly said, "Have you heard? The New Fishman Pirates have captured the King and his ministers and are going to execute them in Gilonkaud Square."

"Go and see!"

"No wonder there aren't even any guards here!"