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

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"call!"

Sakazuki watched as the lava engulfed Martin, who disappeared into the lava without a struggle. He breathed a sigh of relief and lit a cigar. Sure enough, this kid wasn't as strong as he had imagined. Last time, Martin had only been able to dodge his attacks, and he hadn't used his full strength because he was worried about losing.

"Hoo! Hoo!"

Sakazuki puffed on his cigar with a smug look, exhaling a long plume of smoke. What did it matter if he killed Charlotte Linlin, one of the Five Emperors, or fought Kaido for ten days and ten nights? All of that was nothing compared to his own magma.

"boom!"

Just as Sakazuki was feeling smug, a strange noise came, and a burst of fiery red magma suddenly exploded, from which a person emerged.

"Snapped!"

Sakazuki dropped the snow lotus from his mouth. He'd never encountered anything like it before; even the other powerful warriors he'd fought had only broken through the lava with their attacks, never dared to remain inside it.

"How could you be alright? This is impossible!"

"Why is it impossible? Who do you think you are? It's just some lava, what's the big deal!" Martin said dismissively.

"shave!"

Martin pushed off with his feet and charged toward Sakazuki.

"A powerful punch!"

Bang bang bang!

Sakazuki realized Martin was coming, but it was too late to dodge. He could only transform into his elemental form, but it seemed to be useless, as Martin's attack still hit him.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Sakazuki rolled a few times on the ground and then fell back to his original spot.

"This! This! Cough cough!"

Sakazuki stood up, clutching his chest, blood gushing from his mouth. He asked incredulously, "I've already become an elemental being, so why was I still hit? Even Armament Haki doesn't have this ability. Armament Haki can only prevent elementalization, not hit someone who has already become an elemental being."

Sengoku, Kuzan, and Borsalino were no longer in the mood to watch the show. They had also seen Sakazuki get hit in his elemental form. As powerful figures on the sea, they understood what this meant: the innate advantage of elemental form was gone. And all three admirals of the Navy were currently Logia-type Devil Fruit users.

"shave!"

Martin pushed off with his feet again and charged at Sakazuki once more. He wasn't the type to just suffer without retaliating; if someone punched him once, he would retaliate with ten punches in return.

"Bang bang bang!"

Sakazuki kept swaying, getting hit by Martin again and again. Accustomed to elemental combat, he was somewhat unaccustomed to it for a while.

Martin prepared for another three-hit combo, but this time Sakazuki was prepared and used Armament Haki before Martin could even land the blow.

It's no wonder that Sakazuki is considered the strongest among the three admirals. Besides being a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, he is also a master of physical combat. He is the only one among the three admirals who focuses on physical training because he is more ambitious than the others. His goal is not just to become a Marine Admiral; everything he does is for justice, and achieving justice requires high position and power.

"Bang bang bang!"

Martin and Sakazuki's fists collided in mid-air, producing the same thunderous roar as before, which made people's ears ache.

“Martin, you’re nothing special. I was too careless before. You really are just good at taking shortcuts,” Sakazuki laughed loudly after parrying Martin’s attack.

"is it?"

Martin countered, admitting that he had indeed underestimated his opponent. The ease with which he had defeated Sakazuki had made him somewhat complacent, and his subsequent attacks had been haphazard, without even activating his inner energy.

"shave!"

Martin charged at Sakazuki again, this time using his strongest attack, which was greatly enhanced by the addition of Conqueror's Haki.

"Bang bang bang!"

Sakazuki blocked Martin's attack again, but this time the result was completely different. The attack was the same, but Sakazuki was sent flying like a cannonball.

"Borsalino, catch Sakazuki!"

As Sakazuki was about to fly out of the Red Line, Sengoku decisively gave the order. His face was even worse now. The Navy's top combat force, the Navy Admiral, was being knocked away and defeated time and time again.

"Oh!"

Borsalino stood behind Sakazuki, forcefully pushing his retreating figure to a stop just off the edge of the Red Line. Sakazuki almost performed an aerial acrobatic act like Shiki.

Sakazuki stopped, his old face flushed red. He was a man who often tried to catch eagles, but the eagle had blinded him. He had actually lost face in front of Sengoku and the other two generals. How could he ever pretend to be cool again?

Sengoku's expression grew increasingly grim. "Martin, you're not giving me face, so don't blame me then!" Thinking this, a smile finally appeared on Sengoku's face. The whole world knows that no one can defeat two admirals simultaneously. "I have three admirals! Surely we can defeat Martin? Today, I'll show him the strength of our navy!"

"Sakazuki, Kuzan, Borsalino, all of you go together and teach this arrogant brat a lesson, show him what proper manners are."

Upon hearing Sengoku's words, Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino were stunned. This was something that had never happened in the Navy before. Even back then, powerful figures like Roger and Shiki had never mobilized the three admirals. This time, the Fleet Admiral actually asked the three of them to take action together just to teach this kid a lesson. This was the first time they had been recommended for such a task.

Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino looked at each other, too embarrassed to make the first move. In the end, Sakazuki obediently accepted Sengoku's order, knowing that the three of them would definitely be no match for Martin in a one-on-one fight.

"A massive fireball!"

Sakazuki unleashed his Devil Fruit power, sending a massive magma fist hurtling toward Martin. This fist was several times larger than a giant's fist, but he knew he couldn't hurt Martin, and his goal wasn't to injure Martin, but simply to distract him so that the others could make their move.

Seeing Sakazuki make his move, Kuzan and Borsalino dared not stand by and watch, and rushed forward as well. Although the three of them did not have a good relationship, they were in the same system after all and had conducted several joint exercises, so their coordination was quite good. However, this was their first real combat exercise.

Just as Martin shattered Sakazuki's magma fist, Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino launched their attacks, with three jet-black fists striking Martin's upper, middle, and lower body respectively.

"Bang bang bang!"

Martin was hit by all three of them, and he was sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground and leaving a long trail behind him.

"Damn it, how can the navy be so shameless, letting the three admirals fight our captain alone? No, I have to go up and help!" Monet said, picking up a frying pan and heading up to help.

Enel quickly grabbed her. This kind of battle was not something they could participate in, not even himself. Although he had the strength of an admiral, it was only a part of it. In fact, there was still a certain gap between him and a true admiral. Moreover, the former admiral and current fleet admiral Sengoku was standing in the distance.

"Monet, what are you worried about? Who is our captain? He's the man who killed a Yonko and fought off a monster. Do you think the three admirals can do anything to him? Besides, if you go up there, you'll only distract him. What about you!"

Monet stopped abruptly, and the others, who had also wanted to help after hearing Monet's words, also stopped. They all felt that Enel's words made a lot of sense, and their confidence in Martin was now overflowing.

Only one cat saw Martin being sent flying and causing trouble somewhere. He was praying that these people would kill Martin so that it could return to the Enchanted Island and continue its carefree life, receiving the worship of the islanders.

"Hehe, hehe, that's great, finally we can have some fun," Martin laughed loudly. As a martial arts fanatic, he wasn't afraid of fighting.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Clap clap clap!"

Lava sprayed everywhere, icebergs flew across the sky, and flashes of light were fired every now and then. The entire top of the Red Line looked like the end of the world. This made the Celestial Dragons, who were waiting for the outcome, restless. They prepared to evacuate from this dangerous area. The first mass exodus since the establishment of Mary Geoise officially began, and the entire Mary Geoise was in chaos.

The few people fighting on the top of the Red Line were having a great time, completely unaware that they had terrified the Celestial Dragons. Sakazuki had no idea that this battle would cost him his promotion opportunity and cause him to be sidelined by the Five Elders.

"Stop! What are you doing? This is the Red Line, right next to Mary Geoise! ​​Are you trying to rebel?"

Martin, Sengoku, Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino all turned to look when they heard the shout. A person wearing a white mask was shouting at them.

"The CP0 members, these five elders know about this place. These five old men must have a lot of free time," Martin suddenly thought.

As Fleet Admiral and three Admirals, they knew about CP0, the organization directly under the Five Elders of the World Government, but they didn't expect the Five Elders to send agents here.

The previous CP0s were all taken down by him, so these CP0s must have been replaced later.

What brings you here?

Zhan Guo went out and asked the question, as he was the highest-ranking person here and had the most authority to speak on the matter.

Martin disliked the World Government to begin with, so he ignored CP0 and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, attacking Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino once again.

"Uh, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, what are you doing here!" The CP0 agent exclaimed in surprise, not expecting to see a Marine Admiral here. He had only noticed the few who were fighting earlier. As a special agent of the Five Elders, he was good at dealing with admirals, but he was not up to the task when facing a Marine Admiral. The Marine Admiral was only responsible to the Five Elders, and he was just an ordinary CP0 agent.

Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino were attacked again. Due to the CP0 agents' warnings, they were unable to retaliate and could only defend themselves.

The CP0 agent was surprised to find that, besides Fleet Admiral Sengoku, someone else dared to disregard his orders. Just as he was about to get angry, Sengoku's voice rang out again.

"I'm asking you! What do you want?"

"The Marshal is one of the Five Elders, and the Five Elders wish to see you." The CP0 agent's eyes darted around. With Sengoku present, this was a problem he couldn't solve, so he could only recite the name of the Five Elders.

"The Five Elders, how did the Five Elders know we were here?"

"Marshal Sengoku, I don't know either. I only received orders to stop. I don't know anything else." Although the CP0 agent was annoyed that Martin ignored him, he had to answer Sengoku's questions patiently.

“Sakazuki, Kuzan, Borsalino, stop! Let’s go to Mary Geoise to see the Five Elders.”

Upon hearing the order that the CP0 agent was one of the Five Elders, Sengoku knew he couldn't delay and immediately gave the order to the three admirals.

Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino were somewhat at a loss when they heard Sengoku's order. They immediately stopped what they were doing and jumped to Sengoku's side.

"Martin, you better behave next time, or you'll be sorry," Sengoku said, still unwilling to give up.

"Rules? What rules? My rules are these: old man, don't mess with me next time, or else..." Martin gave a meaningful smile, his hand already on the hilt of his knife.

When Sengoku heard Martin's laughter, his heart skipped a beat. He really felt that this lawless kid might do something.

"No, we need to make sure the Navy is careful next time we have a meeting. If we really offend Martin, it will be hard for us to handle. After all, the Five Elders seem to have some special ideas."

The CP0 agent originally wanted to leave with Sengoku. He had just lied and borrowed the name of the Five Elders. Sengoku would definitely go straight to the Five Elders after returning, so he had to rush back to report. However, when he heard that Martin and Sengoku were at odds, he wanted to stay and teach this kid a lesson. At this moment, he completely forgot about Martin's one-against-three performance and thought that with his strength, dealing with Martin would be a piece of cake.

As Sengoku walked away, the CP0 agent grinned wickedly at Martin, cracking his knuckles as if to say, "I'm going to beat you up."

"Pfft!"

Martin couldn't help but laugh when he saw the CP0 agent's appearance. This guy was hilarious; he looked like a clown in a circus.

The CP0 agent was completely enraged by Martin and raised his hand to strike Martin in the chest.

"Fingergun Strike!"

The CP0 agent twitched his hand. The other person fired a finger gun with their fingers, while he fired it directly with his wrist, making his finger gun fire like a cannonball.

"Boom!"

The CP0 agent's fist was pressed against Martin's chest, and the finger gun struck Martin's chest with a loud thud like a bell.

The CP0 agent lowered his head and grinned at Martin, as if mocking Martin's overestimation of his abilities, that he couldn't even withstand a single blow from him.

But he realized something was wrong as soon as he finished laughing. Martin, whom he had hit, looked normal and showed no signs of pain. What was worse, a tremendous force came from his hand.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The CP0 agent fell to the ground, rolling around until he finally crashed into a rock and came to a stop. The hard rock shattered completely upon impact.

Martin dusted his chest a few times, as if the CP0 agent's finger gun had dirtied his clothes. In fact, the attack hadn't even hit him; it had been blocked by his domineering aura.

Martin thought that as a CP0 agent, he must have some tricks up his sleeve, but he didn't expect his offensive capabilities to be so low.

Actually, this can't be blamed on Martin. The main reason is that his recent enemies are all powerful figures on the sea: Charlotte Linlin, Doflamingo, Kaido, and the three admirals just now. This is why he has the illusion that CP0 agents are weak.

The CP0 agent quickly got up from the ground, still a little confused. He was the one who was attacking, so why was he the one who ended up getting hurt?