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

Cyrus raised his sword, lifted one leg high, and slashed down fiercely at Sakazuki. This strike contained his love for Dressrosa and his indignation for King Riku. He wanted to prove to Sakazuki that this general was nothing special.

"Humph!"

Sakazuki dismissed Cyrus's attack with disdain; although it appeared imposing, it posed no threat to him.

"A massive fireball!"

Sakazuki slowly raised his hand and threw a punch in the direction Cyrus was coming from. A stream of fiery red magma shot out from his hand and then quickly crashed into Cyrus.

"boom!"

Cyrus's sword struck the lava heavily, the scalding water causing him immense suffering. Even more terrifying was that his sword could not break the lava.

Cyrus was blasted away by the lava and crashed heavily into the distance. Sakazuki seemed unwilling to let go of the person who dared to attack him, and a larger ball of lava slowly formed in his hand.

“Sakazuki, what are you trying to do? Don’t forget why we’re here!” Kuzan said, blocking the way.

"Stop!" King Riku shouted, stopping Sakazuki and Kuzan.

"I'm handing Doflamingo's body over to you. You'd better leave Dressrosa now; you're not welcome here."

King Riku was also furious. When he was ousted by Doflamingo, the Navy did nothing. Now that Doflamingo was dead, the Navy still ignored him. This made him even more eager to befriend a powerful person.

Sakazuki and Kuzan stopped fighting upon hearing King Riku's words. Sakazuki looked at them with a "you know what's good for you" expression, while Kuzan looked helpless. For a world organization like their Navy, all their soldiers come from member states of the World Government. With the advent of the Age of Exploration, recruiting soldiers has become increasingly difficult. It seems that their Navy will not be able to recruit a single soldier in Dressrosa in the future. Soldiers from the New World are different from those from other places; they are generally stronger than those from other places.

"Aren't you going to lead the way?" Sakazuki said impatiently, seeing that King Riku was standing still.

King Riku ignored Sakaschi and went to Cyrus, having him carried onto a stretcher before finally heading to the palace.

Upon arriving at the palace, Sakazuki and Kuzan confirmed Doflamingo's body. Kuzan then created an ice coffin and an ice path leading directly to the port. He placed the ice coffin on the ice path and slid it down, disappearing from King Riku's sight.

"Grandpa, what happened to my father? Who hurt him?" A girl appeared behind King Riku and looked up at him, asking.

"It's Admiral Akainu from earlier. It's all because your grandfather is useless. First, your mother was killed, and now your father is seriously injured!"

"Grandpa, don't be sad. When I grow up, I will definitely take revenge on them."

King Riku was greatly pleased to hear his niece's words and decided to find her a good master to train her properly. He heard from Cyrus that Rebecca was a very talented swordswoman.

"Hello, Rebecca. You can defeat Admiral Akainu. I will find you the best swordsman to be your master."

"Thank you, Grandpa!"

.....................

The Harem was speeding across the sea, their goal clear: first to the giant kingdom of Elbaf, then to the floating city shipyard, and finally back to Lili Island.

We now have enough money to build Hades, so it's the perfect time to build the ship.

As Martin pondered where to go next, a commotion arose.

"Island! I see an island!" Prometheus's cry came from high above, causing a surge of excitement among those on deck. After several days at sea, they had finally seen an island again.

As for why Prometheus is at the top, it's because it's absorbing sunlight; since this Homie joined, it has taken over the role of lookout.

Martin and the others went up to the bow of the ship and stood on the railing to look into the distance. Martin saw a black dot in front of them, which was an island. The island looked pretty good.

Without Martin giving any instructions, Pesmogey knew what to do. It wasn't in his captain's style to ignore an island. Whenever he saw an island, no matter who occupied it, whether it was the Navy or pirates, he had to go and take a look.

Smoothie began to shut off the forward propulsion, allowing the ship to gradually slow down. The Harem was too huge; only by slowing down from a great distance could the high-speed Harem come to a stop and avoid crashing into the island.

The Harem finally approached the island slowly, but the island looked deserted and was completely in a primeval jungle state. All that could be heard on the ship were the roars of beasts.

The Harem slowly sailed around the island and finally discovered signs of human activity on the back of the island. The last town came into view.

"Oh!"

The Harem stopped at the town's port, where the people looked at Martin and his group with wary eyes, as if analyzing them with their gazes.

More and more islanders gathered at the port, eventually spreading out to both sides, and an old man stepped forward.

Martin discovered that these people were all giants, extremely tall, some possibly tens of meters tall.

It seems we've arrived in Elbaf!

"Young people, what brings you to our island?"

"Hello, sir. I am Martin, an adventurer. We were passing by this island during our voyage, so we came up to take a look. We mean no harm. If it's convenient, we would like to come ashore to rest for a while."

"So you're adventurers. I never thought there would be young people calling themselves adventurers these days. I thought the only people on the high seas were pirates and merchants! As long as you follow the rules, our Enchanted Town welcomes you. I'm George, the mayor of this town."

"Thank you so much!" Martin said quickly.

“Such polite young people. Don’t go into the forest behind here, or you’ll get lost and don’t blame me for not warning you!” George warned.

“Understood, Mayor. We’re not interested in the forest; we’ll just wander around town,” Martin nodded.

“That’s good,” George said, turning around and shouting to the people in the harbor, “It’s all right here, they’re not pirates, everyone disperse.”

"I didn't expect the people here to be so brave. Even knowing it might be a pirate attack, so many people still came," Martin said, watching the crowd slowly disperse.

“Captain, I have a feeling this island is strange,” Mo said cautiously.

Martin nodded; he thought so too. Looking at the islanders who had gathered around, he felt they weren't defending against pirates, but rather seemed to be there to watch a show.

"Alright everyone, disperse. Go do whatever you want. We'll be spending the night on this island!" Martin shouted to the people behind him.

"Long live the captain!"

"Great, Captain!"

Martin watched as everyone dispersed, and even Smoothie went to town alone, leaving only Monet by his side.

Why don't you go shopping!

"Captain, I have a feeling something is going to happen. It's safer to stay with you."

Martin shook his head. When did Monet become so timid? "Alright then! You'll come with me."

After everyone ate, drank, and replenished their supplies in the town, Martin and Monet started playing poker. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and their passion was burning.

After the screams subsided, everything returned to calm, and Monet lay in Martin's arms like a tamed lamb.

Why did you abandon me back then?

"Didn't I tell you to wait for me on Lily Island? Why didn't you go? You're the one who should have abandoned me."

You're so mean!

"You're the bad guy, aren't you?"

The two were flirting in bed.

A moment later, they walked out of the harem.

Martin suddenly noticed that the sky had darkened, and daytime had turned into night. Everyone stopped what they were doing, and so did everyone around them.

Everyone looked up and saw a black dot rapidly approaching, growing larger and larger in no time.

"boom!"

The earth trembled, dust rose everywhere, and a tall figure appeared in the dust, no shorter than a giant.

Giants?

Wow, it's huge!

The ground immediately trembled.

"call!"

A gust of wind blew out of the giant's nose, sweeping up the dust that covered him and blowing it in all directions. Only then could everyone see the giant's appearance clearly: he had two horns on his head, black hair that reached his shoulders, a long beard like a dragon's whiskers on his mouth, and dragon scale tattoos on his left arm.

His upper body was naked, with a cross-shaped scar on his right abdomen. He wore a purple top with two gold chains hanging from the hem. He wore a vermilion battle skirt and dark green wide trousers, with a shimenawa (sacred rope) tied around his waist, resembling an ancient demon god.

"It's Kaido! That's not a monster!"

Someone yelled and fell to the ground, kicking his legs back and forth, trying to escape as quickly as possible, but his trembling legs made it difficult for him to stand up.

"The Fifth Emperor! Kaido, the Fifth Emperor, has arrived!"

"What's this monster doing here? Mom, I want to go home!"

A terrifying atmosphere was spreading, and people were fleeing in droves, trying to escape by water. Everything else paled in comparison to this monster.

"call!"

Another gust of wind blew by, and Kaido suddenly opened his eyes and looked around.

"Ughhhh! Ughhhh! I didn't die again, who can kill me now?"

Upon discovering that he was still alive, Kaido suddenly burst into tears.

"That madman, that monster! We'd better run! We saw Kaido crying; he might kill us!" The pirate captains stumbled to their feet, yelling as they fled for their lives.

"They saw me! I actually lost my composure in front of so many people! What should I do? What should I do? Well, I might as well kill them all! Ahahaha!"

Kaido muttered to himself, then took a deep breath and exhaled it.

"Hu! Hu! Hu!"

Kaido's breath, thick and strong, swept across the Elbaf River, causing pirates along the way to be blown off balance. Several were blown up and then fell heavily to the ground, but not many pirates were killed, which greatly displeased Kaido.

"If I, Kaido, am going to kill, how can I not kill them all?"

"Whoosh!"

As he spoke, Kaido transformed into a giant dragon, and then the dragon opened its mouth, and a fireball appeared inside.

"Heat Breath!"

A fireball was spewed from Kaido's dragon mouth.

"boom!"

The fireball swept across the land, turning it crimson and igniting vegetation with intense heat. Most terrifyingly, the area struck experienced a violent explosion, sending up a mushroom cloud, much like an atomic bomb.

"Hu! Hu! Hu!"

Waves of heat blew back from afar, making Martin's skin feel burning. The giants were also restless. The pirates had been wiped out, so what would happen next? The scene was too terrifying for them to imagine.

The heatwave finally subsided, but steam still rose from the ground. The distant forest had vanished, leaving only a white expanse. The pirates that had roamed the land had also disappeared. Only a few figures remained running along the edges, while hundreds of bonfires on the river further away were moving away.

Kaido nodded his large head, then reverted to his giant form before turning around to look at the giants around him.

"Where's Martin! Where is Martin?!"

Kaido glared and shouted at the giants. He had come to Elbaf to find Martin. He had seen Martin's news in the newspaper and rushed over in a hurry. Afraid of being late again, he transformed and flew over without bringing anyone with him.