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

Katakuri was stunned. He hadn't expected this to happen. More importantly, Snack had been defeated. Such an efficient battle could only mean one thing: the two were vastly different in strength, and Snack had been crushed. Snack was one of the Sweet Commanders, and although he wasn't as strong as Katakuri, the difference wasn't that great.

Katakuri took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. Saving his younger siblings' lives was the most important thing now; everything else was secondary.

“You’re Martin, right? I apologize on behalf of Snag. He was incredibly reckless!”

"Oh…"

Martin never expected that the other party would apologize to him. In the Big Mom Pirates, besides Charlotte Linlin, only Katakuri could command Snack, the Minister of Snacks.

"What? Katakuri, you don't hate me? I killed your mother!"

"Martin, you don't need to provoke me like this. Our entire Big Mom Pirates know that although we were born of a mother, we don't have much kinship. All we have is a superior-subordinate relationship."

"Oh, oh, oh, I see. But I don't think everyone has this kind of understanding. Just now, some idiot was shouting that he wanted to avenge his mother and tried to kill me with a sword! Now he's lying at my feet!"

Upon hearing Martin's words, Katakuri quickly said, "This is all a misunderstanding. I hope you can let him go. I promise it won't happen again!"

"Let him go... I hate trouble. Anyone who dares to lay a hand on me or has murderous intent will be eliminated to avoid future problems!"

No, no, no!

Upon hearing Martin's words, Katakuri repeatedly stopped him, saying, "Martin, look, Smoothie is with you now. Snag is still her brother, no matter what. For Smoothie's sake, let Snag go. I'll teach him a lesson when he gets back."

Upon hearing Katakuri's words, Martin hesitated. Although he didn't like Smoothie, he still felt indebted to her for leaving the Big Mom Pirates to follow him and for being so devoted to him.

"Alright then! You have to promise Snack won't bother me again. You know I hate trouble. If there's a next time, I'll definitely kill him, and the rest of your pirate crew will too!"

Upon hearing that Martin was going to let Snag go, Katakuri readily agreed, "Okay, okay, I'll warn the others properly. Our two families should keep in touch more often in the future. Could you give the phone to Smoothie? I'd like to say a few words to her."

"Here you go! Katakuri wants to talk to you!" Martin handed the Den Den Mushi to Smoothie.

"Katakuri, I really can't help you this time. Snag attacked Martin!"

“Smoothie, I don’t need you to beg Martin to let Snag go. Martin just agreed to spare Snag because of you.”

"Really, Katakuri-nii! I never imagined I was so important to Martin, yet he still puts on such a long face and doesn't even smile at me!" Smoothie was overjoyed to hear Katakuri's words.

"It's true, Martin and I have talked it over. Brother, I have a favor to ask you!"

"Katakuri-nii-san, if there's anything you can do, I'll definitely help you," Smoothie replied immediately, in high spirits.

"Tell your younger siblings and other pirate crew members to return to Whole Cake Island as soon as possible. The news of Mom's death can't be kept secret for long. I'm afraid some pirate crews will try to take over Whole Cake Island."

"Understood, Katakuri-nii-san!"

"I'm leaving the Smoking Res Rosa matter to you. Don't let your younger siblings and Martin clash again!"

“No problem, Katakuri-nii-san. I will make sure they return to Whole Cake Island immediately. Although I am with Martin, Whole Cake Island is still my homeland, and I do not want it to be destroyed.”

Katakuri felt relieved after hearing Smoothie's words, believing that Martin wouldn't make things too difficult for his younger siblings out of respect for Smoothie.

"Get up! Stop lying there pretending to be dead!"

Smoothie walked over to Snag and kicked him a few times. Smoothie knew very well that although Snag had been injured, it wasn't fatal; the guy was just lying there pretending to be dead.

Snag was knocked down by Prometheus's attack, but he recovered in no time. At their level, their physical functions are powerful, and as long as they are not instantly killed, they recover very quickly.

He lay motionless on the ground, partly because he knew he was no match for them and didn't want to humiliate himself, and partly because he heard Martin discussing things with Katakuri.

"Smoothie, stop kicking me, I'll get up right now." Snag said, getting up from the ground and walking back to retrieve his sword.

However, he dared not approach Martin, standing far away to the side, yet he dared not leave the place.

"What are you standing there for? Go gather your younger siblings and take them back to Treasure Country!" Smoothie shouted at Snag, who was standing there in a daze.

Seeing Smoothie swing her sword at him, Snag immediately ran towards the palace, repeatedly saying, "I know, I know, I'll get them assembled right away."

Martin watched Snag, that big, clumsy guy, stumble away. The difference was huge. He was so imposing when they first met, but after being defeated, he turned out like this.

"Let's go! We should head back too. I've already killed Doflamingo, and we've accomplished what we were here for. Next, we'll take Leo back, and then continue our new journey!"

Martin grabbed the sugar and was about to leave with it.

Bonar and his crew were also carrying people. While he was away chasing Doflamingo, they also dealt with Trebol and Diamante.

Enel also floated over riding Zeus, with a tall figure hanging below Zeus. This person was Pica, the user of the Stone-Stone Fruit. Although he hid underground, he was eventually knocked unconscious by electricity. Fortunately, he was smart and rushed out at the last moment, otherwise he would have suffocated underground.

"Etc., etc!"

Martin had only taken a few steps when Snag's shouts came again.

"What, is there something else you need, or do you want to have another match with me?"

Upon hearing Martin's words, Snag quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, I don't want to ask you to take back my mother's body. She is still our mother. I want to take her remains back for burial."

“Take it! Charlotte Linlin is a legend of the seas. Although she wasn’t a great person, she still deserves respect in death. Take her remains back with you!”

"thanks, thanks!"

Snag carried Charlotte Linlin's body and ran towards the kingdom, disappearing from everyone's sight.

Martin and his group returned to the port, where the battle had long since ended. A group of Donquixote Family executives had been captured by Lily and her group, and those who resisted were knocked unconscious or killed. Several Devil Fruit users were separated and left aside to await Martin's disposal.

"Captain, Captain, you're back! How did it go? Did you kill Doflamingo?"

When Lily saw Martin and his group return, she hurriedly went up to them and asked what was wrong.

"Yes, I've already killed Doflamingo!" Martin nodded affirmatively.

"Impossible! The young master couldn't possibly be dead! How could you possibly have killed him!"

Deringer sprang up from the ground and yelled at Martin.

"Do I need you to believe that I killed Doflamingo? You're really overestimating yourself!" Martin said disdainfully to the suddenly enraged Dellinger.

"I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!" Deringer lunged at Martin, baring his teeth and claws.

"boom!"

A thick bolt of lightning struck Deringer on the head, killing him instantly.

"How could you be so wasteful? You used so much lightning to strike him! You should have eaten all that lightning!"

Zeus, beneath Enel, watched Enel regretfully strike Deringer with lightning, feeling it was a waste.

"Hmph! This lowly mortal dares to question the gods. Death is the only way out for him!" Enel said coldly, continuously sending thin bolts of lightning into Zeus's mouth in an attempt to appease him.

Seeing Dellinger electrocuted by Enel, Martin stopped paying attention to him. He didn't expect Doflamingo to have such a loyal follower. He then carried Sugar to the Harem.

Martin threw several people into the mouth of the Harem snail in succession. Torrepol, Diamanti, Machabais, Gladius and others were all thrown into the Harem by Martin.

"It's been eaten! You actually fed the sugar to this monster! Damn it, I'll kill you, Martin!"

Monet then stood up. She had secretly followed Martin from the palace all the way here, hoping to find an opportunity to save her sister. Unexpectedly, Martin fed her sister to the monster as soon as he arrived at the port.

"snowstorm!"

Monet's body was filled with a great deal of cold air, which he then exhaled as frigid winds composed of snow. These winds, rotating and gathering at high speed, would form widespread snow tornadoes.

The snow tornado blew rapidly toward the port, and soon the port was transformed into a world of ice and snow, the entire port turning white.

What was originally a bright sunny day suddenly turned into a freezing cold, leaving Lily and the others, who were not wearing many clothes, shivering with cold. The biting wind blew against them again and again, affecting everyone's movements. Even Zeus, the thundercloud, was frozen into a block of ice by the cold wind and fell from the sky, unable to fly anymore.

"boom!"

Martin channeled the golden Conqueror's Haki he had generated into Prometheus, causing its flames to surge.

The heat emanating from Prometheus finally countered the cold wind, allowing everyone to recover. Once recovered, the group began to be cautious and on guard.

"I feel like something's missing. Turns out, someone's missing. Monet, the Snow-Snow Fruit user, what, you want to avenge Doflamingo?"

Martin shouted into the air, "Honey, we meet again, my wife!"

"Hehehe!"

Amidst laughter, a gust of wind and snow swept through, and a stunningly beautiful woman appeared before everyone's eyes. She had long, wavy, grass-green hair, golden eyes, and a graceful figure.

"Who's your wife? But there's no reward for that. Are you guys ready to turn into snowmen?"

Monet waved his arms, and a large amount of snow and wind blew out from his arms, heading towards Martin and the others.

Monet was surprised that Martin called out her name so readily. She hadn't forgotten Martin all these years and had always been thinking about this heartless man.

It seems that Monet's wife harbors a lot of resentment towards him; he should win her over first.

"Gigantify!"

Martin suddenly increased the output of his Conqueror's Haki. When Prometheus waited for Martin to replenish his energy, it was like a drop of water falling into a pot of hot oil, immediately boiling over.

Upon hearing Martin's command, his entire body suddenly expanded like an inflating balloon, blocking the path of the wind and snow and protecting everyone behind him.

"Flame Jet!"

Prometheus, now a colossal being, opened his mouth, and an enormous pillar of fire shot straight towards Monet, engulfing the entire harbor. Fortunately, because of the battle earlier, everyone in the harbor had fled.

Chapter 226 Monet Beats Her Husband

"boom!"

Monet tried to use her elemental powers to dodge, but found that the area covered by the fire pillars was too large, exceeding her ability to evade. She could only activate her Devil Fruit powers on the spot.

"A domed igloo!"

A large amount of snow swirled around Monet, quickly gathering together to form a semi-circular protective shield before the pillar of fire arrived, protecting Monet in the center.

Monet had tested it and found that as long as he used this move, even Diamanti's swordsmanship would be unable to break through her defenses.

However, she misunderstood Prometheus's attack. Prometheus's attack was not a physical attack, but a fire attack. The heat from the flames quickly broke down Monet's defenses, and a huge pillar of fire slammed into her.

After the flames subsided, a huge fire pit appeared before everyone's eyes. Monet lay in the middle of the fire pit, her hands crossed to protect her head. A faint chill emanated from her. At the end of the attack, she used her Devil Fruit power to counteract the high temperature of the flames with the chill she created. Finally, before her strength was exhausted, she managed to withstand the attack.

“Wife, surrender! I just happen to need a secretary,” Martin said with a smile.

"Get lost! Who's your wife?"

Monet took out a remote control from her pocket and strapped a bundle of high-powered explosives to her body before chasing Martin.

"Wait, you don't want to reunite with your sister anymore? You don't want to be my wife anymore?"

Martin saw that Monet was about to commit suicide and immediately shouted.

"Heh, do you think I'd believe you? I just saw you feed my sister to the boat, my sister was eaten by the boat!"

"And you abandoned me!"

Monet roared and reached for the remote control again.