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

Martin was filled with questions, so he could only stop exerting his strength and stand up.

"Captain, you've recovered so quickly?" Enel asked in surprise when he saw Martin get up. He remembered that Martin used to sit for a long time.

“No, something seems wrong here. I can’t feel myself recovering. Something is missing.” Martin looked around.

"Where are we now, Smoothie?"

"Based on the situation here, the captain believes we should be in the calm zone!"

"The Calm Belt... We've actually ended up in the Calm Belt! Let's find a permanent pointer for the New World, go back to the New World, and take the final route one more time." Since things can't be restored here, Martin is prepared to return to the New World and try again.

“Understood, Captain.” Smoothie began to adjust course, heading towards the direction of the permanent log pointer, returning to the New World.

Morgans was just about to find a chance to slip away when Martin prepared to leave again, so he went back into hiding. He was also curious whether it was bad for Martin and the others to faint.

After sailing for some time, the weather suddenly changed, with strong winds, huge waves, and strange currents reappearing. Martin felt a long-lost energy rushing towards him, quickly restoring his physical strength and energy.

It wasn't a problem with his own body, but rather a lack of this energy in the Calm Belt. Could this be the reason for the formation of the Calm Belt? Martin couldn't help but think.

After a few days of rest, the Harem once again reached its final course. Under Martin's orders, the Harem once again plunged into the ocean currents without hesitation. After drifting in the currents for a long time, the Harem reappeared in the calm zone. This time, Martin completely gave up.

“Let’s go back,” Martin said helplessly.

Upon hearing Martin's order, Enel and the others were dejected. Their exciting search had ended in failure, something they hadn't expected.

……

A few days later, the World Economic News Agency's newspaper once again caused a sensation around the world. A report on the existence of Lavrov was published on the front page, along with a large amount of coverage of the perilous journey to the end, which turned out to be that the ship appeared in the calm zone.

The newspaper ultimately concluded that Roger's claim of reaching Laugh Tale was false, because apart from a slogan, there was nothing else to prove that Roger had ever reached Laugh Tale.

After Martin said goodbye to the cats and dogs and sent them back to Zou, he saw the newspapers delivered by the seagulls. Seeing the photos, he broke out in a cold sweat. He had been followed by someone for so long without knowing it, which made him reflect on whether he had been too arrogant.

Mary Geoise.

"As expected, we still can't find it. It's the same result as when we sent people to look for it. It seems that place has really been destroyed. Roger may have really lied to the whole world, making us worry for so long for nothing."

"They are too powerful. Although we have won, they may still have some tricks up their sleeves. It's best to be careful!"

"That's right, we are still more capable than them now. If we hadn't possessed that national treasure, we might have been the ones who failed that time."

"Should we go ask Lord Im and see if he has any instructions?"

"Never mind, we shouldn't disturb the adults!"

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

Marineford

"Good! Very good! With this report, I think it can calm down those hot-headed people, reduce the number of people going to sea to become pirates, and lighten the pressure on our navy. Martin is a great help to our navy."

Zhan Guo looked at the newspaper and praised it, his face completely free of the gloom of the day before.

The various pirate crews received the news immediately. They were initially relieved that Martin had not been able to find Laugh Tale, but then they began to wonder whether Laugh Tale even existed.

The words "Laugh Tale" reappeared in the public eye, reigniting the surging enthusiasm for finding the Pirate King. Instead of retreating as Sengoku had predicted, even more people headed towards the sea.

In the East Blue, a boy wearing a straw hat is shouting at me, "The Pirate King will definitely be mine, and no one can take him away from me!"

After several years of development, Sky Island is now more prosperous than ever before, and the lives of the people on the island have undergone earth-shattering changes. Some items and knowledge from the land were taken up there by Eagle Super, giving Sky Island a better understanding of Qinghai below. After receiving Martin's call, Gan Fall began to get busy preparing to welcome God back to Sky Island.

The Harem sped through the air. After failing to find Laugh Tale in the New World, Martin decided to return to Skypiea. It had been a while since he left Skypiea, and he was starting to miss it.

"Look, we've arrived at the Red Earth Continent."

Monet lay on the ship's railing, gazing outwards, when suddenly she saw the Red Line, the continent that divides the Grand Line, towering into the clouds, which thrilled her immensely.

Hearing Monet's call, everyone gathered around. The Red Line is very large, but it is too high, making it extremely inconvenient to go up and down. Moreover, plants cannot grow on the Red Line, so most of it is abandoned.

Only Mary Geoise, the sacred land connecting various places, is suitable for plant growth, and it is occupied by the Dragonkin and the World Government.

“Let’s go down and take a look,” Martin shouted.

As Martin finished speaking, the Harem, which had been moving at high speed, slowed down and finally came to a stop at the top of the Red Line.

Martin jumped down first. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he felt that the ground here was different. The ground of the Red Earth Continent was particularly hard, much harder than ordinary stone.

I played around on top of the Red Line for a while. Although it felt great to stand at a high place and look out over the whole world, the Red Line was too monotonous, just rocks and rocks.

While the others were having fun, Monet didn't stop. She took a lot of cooking utensils and various ingredients from the Harem ship, and decided to have a barbecue and a gourmet feast on the top of the Red Line.

In no time, delicious food was cooked and placed on a long table. Everyone could choose what they wanted to eat, just like eating at a buffet. Standing on high ground and looking out over the distance while enjoying the food was quite a unique experience.

"What's that smell?!"

High in the sky, above a large cloud layer, a person was rapidly twitching their nose, smelling a peculiar fragrance in the air.

"Gurgle, gurgle!"

He took a few deep breaths, and his stomach involuntarily growled, his stomach churning rapidly, as if telling him that he was hungry and needed to eat.

"Sizzle!"

The man took a few deep breaths, and then he flew up into the air. His eyes closed somehow, and he continued to move forward through the air.

Following the direction from which the fragrance wafted, the man flew faster and faster, higher and higher.

"Puff puff……!"

A farting sound followed, and another person emerged from the clouds, shouting at the man flying in the air, "Lord Shiki, where are you going!"

The person flying in the air was none other than Shiki the Golden Lion, who had disappeared for over a decade. He was a great pirate who dominated the New World during Roger's era. He almost ended Roger's flight school during the battle with Edd Wall. In the end, he was captured by Roger and stormed Marineford, the Marine Headquarters, and was imprisoned in Impel Down. After becoming the first person to escape from Impel Down, he disappeared from everyone's sight.

Of course, this guy was also tricked by Martin once, recognized Martin as his father, and later escaped on the Skypiea.

Shiki, flying through the air, ignored the person calling him from behind. After flying out of the clouds, he descended rapidly and soon approached the Red Line.

Shiki suddenly opened his eyes and saw that there was actually a banquet being held on the Red Line. It wasn't just a banquet; it was practically a vacation.

"These people really know how to enjoy themselves!"

Shiki said viciously, his tone full of envy, jealousy and hatred.

Martin and his companions on the Red Earth were completely unaware that someone was flying overhead watching them. They were busy with their own things, some chatting, some playing cards, some sunbathing, and some cooking.

"Wine! They even have fine wine!"

As the golden lion flew lower and lower, it suddenly smelled wine, and it knew that this was no ordinary wine, but fine wine.

"Snapped!"

Shiki the Golden Lion landed on his feet and began to eat the food on his own, occasionally taking a few sips of wine. The taste was indescribable; in short, it was "delicious!"

"Clap!"

Just as Martin was about to pick up a piece of roast meat, he noticed that someone else was also holding the huge piece of roast meat at the same time.

Just as Martin was about to give up the piece of roast meat to this person, he suddenly realized that this person was not one of his group members.

It looks very familiar.

This man had golden hair that reached the ground, like a lion's mane. In addition, his sideburns and beard were also golden, and his sideburns were also very long.

In particular, he had a ship's wheel stuck in his head, and his traditional clothing with orange and yellow stripes made him look exactly like a yellow-feathered rooster. Finally, his two legs turned into two swords, and he was floating in the air.

"Shiki the Golden Lion, my dear son, what are you doing here!"

Martin blurted out his name.

"Golden Lion, I miss that title so much. It's been so many years since anyone called me that."

Shiki muttered to himself, then continued to eat large chunks of meat and drink large gulps of wine.

It seems that Martin's arrival has not been detected.

"What's going on?!"

"What happened?!"

"????"

Startled awake by Martin's shout, Enel and the others looked up at their captain, only to be shocked to find that there was an extra person in their group.

This is high up on the Red Earth Continent, and our group of people are all considered experts, yet we didn't even notice there was another person beside us.

"Crackling and popping!"

Enel and the others hurriedly finished their work and then surrounded Golden Lion.

"Shiki the Golden Lion, it's been a long time!" Enel called out as he approached.

He witnessed the Golden Lion's former glory and even intervened to stop Martin, which made Enel break out in a cold sweat.

Smoothie and the others didn't have a direct understanding of the man who had fought against the Pirate King; they had only heard of him at sea.

"It tastes really good. Who made this food? It's so delicious, much better than the chefs on my ship," Shiki praised as he ate.

Monet was not happy to hear Shiki's praise; instead, her face was filled with anger. She didn't cook for just anyone; she only made food for her own family.

Monet flung the frying pan in his hand, trying to knock the roast meat out of Shiki's hands. The frying pan slammed towards Shiki with great speed and force, showing how furious he was.

"Clang clang!"

Shiki seemed weightless as he was sent flying by the fan created by Monet's frying pan, finally managing to block the pan with the sword on his foot.

"What an impolite girl," Shiki said, lifting her foot and unleashing two swift slashes.

"Oh!"

Martin shattered Shiki's slash with a single punch and yelled, "Son, what do you think you're doing!"

Seeing that his attack was easily blocked, Shiki finally looked up at Martin.

For years, Shiki has been researching IQ, a drug that can greatly enhance the fighting ability of animals, and he has been flying in the sky to avoid being discovered.

The seagulls that deliver newspapers can't fly that high, which makes him somewhat disconnected from the people on the sea, and he doesn't know who Martin is.

"Hahaha! I, Golden Lion, can do whatever I want. What, do you think you can control me, Golden Lion!"

Shiki laughed arrogantly, not taking the young man in front of him seriously at all. At such a young age, his strength was limited, how could he possibly be his opponent?

"This tastes good, this tastes even better. When I get back, I'll kill those idiot chefs. They can't even cook, yet they dared to get on my ship."

"What sins have I committed to deserve eating such disgusting food every day? Tell me who made this food, or I'll kill you all!"

Shiki started eating with both hands, and after taking a few bites of food, he spoke again.

"go to hell!"