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

As for how to control the direction, it's simple. The temples are distributed all over the world. Knowing that Luffy is the future Pirate King, how could Martin not make preparations? He established a temple branch in Windmill Village as early as then, and assigned people to take special care of it. He even kept that life paper in his cockpit.

The single-player Harem is very fast and uses the same power system as the original Harem, but it is much older and has much higher material requirements.

In recent years, only one ship, the Pluto, has been built, which is the Harem Ship, yet the performance of its hull material is no worse than that of the materials in the Poneglyphs.

East Blue, Goa Kingdom, Windmill Village.

"Please say yes! Be my partner, okay?"

"Luffy is really no good. I'm from the temple, how could I possibly become your partner?"

Monet replied with a smile, having given similar answers countless times. Ever since she displayed her Snow-Snow Fruit powers and defeated a group of bandits, Luffy had been pestering her to become his crewmate.

"I don't care, I just want you to agree to be my partner," Luffy said stubbornly, while continuing to pull at Monet with his hands.

Seeing Luffy's shameless behavior, Monet couldn't understand why the captain had asked her to keep an eye on this person. Was there something special about him?

"Luffy, I will never become a pirate. Pirates are enemies of our temple."

"Why? What's wrong with being a pirate? Pirates are the freest people in the world. Once you become a pirate, no one can control you anymore," Luffy said, stretching out his rubber hand, trying to pull Monet out of the temple.

Monet activated her Devil Fruit power, her entire body becoming extremely cold, and she froze Luffy's arm in no time.

After a while, Luffy finally felt cold, quickly pulled back his outstretched arm, and kept complaining about the cold.

Monet smiled helplessly. He really didn't know what to do with such a thick-skinned person.

"Luffy, you bastard! Instead of training properly, you're here bothering Monet again. Taste my beloved iron fist!"

"Grandpa, didn't you leave?"

Luffy covered his head and ran away. He was really terrified of his grandfather's fists. He was supposed to be a rubber man and not afraid of physical blows, so why was he still in so much pain?

"Monet, I'll come find you again later. You must agree to be my partner," Luffy said, turning back as he ran away.

"what!"

As soon as he turned around, Garp caught up with him and punched him in the head, knocking Luffy unconscious.

Although Monet had seen it many times, she still found it unbelievable—were they really grandfather and grandson?

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

Is it right here?

Martin suddenly realized that his solo harem account had started spinning, and he quickly realized that he had arrived at Windmill Village.

"Hoohoo!"

The single-player harem ship, accompanied by strong winds, began to descend slowly, and then the Windmill Village Temple came into view.

Martin sailed the solo version of the Harem into the temple courtyard, where Monet was already waiting. She had been informed by Martin that her captain was coming.

"What brings you here, Captain?" Monet asked politely.

"Let me see Luffy's kid. What do you think? Isn't he particularly interesting?" Martin said with a smile.

“What’s so interesting about the captain? He’s driving me crazy, always begging me to be his partner,” Monet said, rolling her eyes.

“Haha, that’s just the kind of person he is, you’ll get used to it,” Martin laughed.

“How come you know him so well, Captain?” Monet asked in surprise.

“Of course, do you know who he is?” Martin countered.

“Of course I know that. He’s the grandson of Vice Admiral Garp, a naval hero,” Monet quickly replied.

"Luffy is not only the grandson of the Marine hero Garp, but also the son of the Revolutionary Army leader and the Pirate King chosen by the Four Emperors, Shanks. He has connections in both the legitimate and underworld, making him the most influential person in the world, and also the most pathetic. While he thinks he's pursuing his dream, his life path has actually been preordained; all he has to do is carry it out."

Monet's mouth dropped open in surprise. She hadn't expected to hear such bombshell news from Martin; his identity was truly astonishing.

"Then what do you want to do, Captain?" Monet asked, calming himself down.

“Of course I am who I am. I am the God-King of the Temple of Good and Evil. Of course I am here to save this lost lamb,” Martin said with a smile.

"Hehe! Captain, you're so naughty, don't lead your friends astray," Monet said with a laugh, as if something interesting was about to happen.

Garp carried Luffy, his heart filled with worry. Luffy's seventeenth birthday was drawing ever closer, yet he couldn't change Luffy's mind. Since he couldn't change Luffy's mind, the only thing he could do was make Luffy stronger and more capable of protecting himself. So recently, he had been staying in Windmill Village, rarely returning to Marine Headquarters, even after Sengoku made several phone calls urging him to come back. But Luffy always avoided him, refusing to train properly, and would disappear without a trace at the slightest provocation. His strength had increased somewhat during this time, but not by much.

"I should just let it go. Maybe this is fate!"

Garp said helplessly, "Actually, I knew all this would happen, but the closer it got, the more worried I became. He only has this one grandson."

Mount Gorbo

Dadan's family

"Dadan, come out quickly!"

As Garp roared outside, Dadan inside the room trembled instantly. What had she done to offend the old man and make him so angry?

Dadan took three steps at a time and quickly headed towards the door, afraid of being punched or threatened if she was late.

"Vice Admiral Garp, Vice Admiral Garp, what happened to you?" Dadan called out as she walked out the door. She then stepped out and saw Garp carrying Luffy, who was still motionless and had obviously passed out.

"Dadan! Keep an eye on this kid for me. He's not allowed to leave Windmill Village without my orders. If I come back next time and find Luffy gone, I'll throw you all in jail," Garp said, picking his nose.

“Vice Admiral Garp, you can’t do this! You know none of us here can beat Luffy right now. If he wants to leave, we can’t stop him.” Dadan said anxiously.

"I don't care about that. Anyway, Luffy's gone, so you guys can prepare to go to jail," Garp said, tossing Luffy aside as if he were a toy.

Dadan felt a pang of heartache as she looked at him, thinking, "You're throwing away your own grandson! Aren't you afraid of hurting him?"

However, judging from Garp's actions and tone, Dadan realized that Garp might be leaving again. This was the same thing when Garp left before, and he would stay for a long time.

Just as she thought, Dadan saw Garp leave and immediately prayed that the old bastard Garp wouldn't come back.

Garp glanced back at Luffy a few times. He really didn't want to leave at this time, but his old friend Sengoku was urging him to go back, as the Navy was facing a life-or-death situation.

Not long after Karp left, Martin strolled leisurely along the mountain path. He had learned from Monet where Dadan's house was located, and he also knew that Karp was there. He thought back to their encounter at headquarters a few years ago; it had been many years since they last met.

However, when Martin was halfway there, he saw a warship speeding away from the port in the direction of the sea. He wondered if it was Garp who had left.

"Is this Dadan's house? It's really quite simple," Martin thought to himself as he looked at the all-wood house.

"Boom boom boom!"

Martin knocked on the wooden door.

Who is it?

A rough roar came from inside the house.

Martin fell silent, unsure how to respond.

"Bang! Thud!"

The wooden door was suddenly flung open and slammed against the wooden wall, causing the entire wooden house to shake violently, as if it were about to fall apart.

Dadan looked at the young man in front of him. He was sure he had never seen him before. Could he be a lost traveler who had come here to ask for directions?

Looking at Martin's attire, Dadan was certain that he was neither one of her colleagues nor a criminal operating in the shadows.

If only they really came to ask for directions, that would be great. I haven't had any customers in ages. I can finally pick up my forgotten profession as a mountain bandit again, Dadan thought to herself.

Martin recognized the person as soon as the door opened; she was Dadan, Luffy's foster mother and a bandit.

"Who are you, and what are you doing here?" Dadan asked to confirm.

Martin looked around but didn't see Luffy. He then looked up and asked, "Where's Luffy? Is Luffy here? He was just brought back by that old man Garp. I'm here to find him."

Upon hearing the words "that old man Garp," Dadan's heart skipped a beat. She instantly sensed that this young man was no ordinary person. Garp was a naval hero and a powerful figure of the sea, yet he dared to speak of him like that.

Luckily, I didn't directly rob him, otherwise I wouldn't even know how I died.

"Luffy, what do you want with Luffy? I absolutely will not go with you anywhere Luffy went," Dadan said firmly. It wasn't that she didn't want to tell Martin where Luffy went, but rather that she herself didn't know where Luffy went. Just now, as soon as Garp left, Luffy revived. It turned out that Luffy had been pretending to be unconscious, and as soon as Garp left, he jumped up and disappeared.

"Is that so? Then I'll take my leave," Martin said, about to leave. He had already used his Observation Haki to sense that there was no one else in the house, but he gently knocked on the door before leaving.

"call!"

Dadan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Martin leave. The pressure Martin put on her was no less than that on Karp, and perhaps even more. At least she knew Karp well, but she knew nothing about the young man from earlier.

"Creak! Creak! Creak!"

Dadan suddenly realized that her house was shaking violently, with planks falling off one after another, and then the whole wooden house suddenly collapsed.

"Waaah! How dare that despicable thief do this!" Looking at the ruined Dadan's house, Dadan finally understood what Martin meant when he left. It turned out that the slap was not a random one.

"Who are you? Why did you destroy my home?" Dadan hurriedly chased after him, but the mountains were deserted and there was no one to be seen.

Martin heard Dadan's roar. By then, he had left Dadan's house far away and entered the forest. Martin knew that Luffy had a secret base in the forest, which he had built with Ace and Sabo.

Unfortunately, the forest was very large, and unlike humans, it couldn't be sensed using Observation Haki. Martin searched for a long time but couldn't find Luffy's base or Luffy himself.

However, Martin saw a high wall, the legendary isolation wall. On one side of the wall was the Uncertainty Terminal, which had been burned down and was now restored to its original state, with mountains of garbage and thugs and vagrants everywhere. On the other side was the Kingdom of Goa, where nobles and commoners lived.

Looking at the towering city walls, Martin couldn't help but wonder if Luffy had sneaked into the city. He remembered that in the anime, Luffy and his crew often sneaked into the city and then ate and dashed at various restaurants.

With that thought, Martin no longer hesitated. He stepped forward several times, and after a few moonwalks, he was already flying high in the sky. He crossed the isolation wall from the sky and entered the Kingdom of Goa.

Unlike the desolate and bleak area outside the city, the city of Goa was bustling with activity, and the streets were clean and tidy. It truly deserved its reputation as the most beautiful country in the East Blue. Of course, if it weren't for the desolation outside the city, it would indeed be considered a perfect country.

Martin was in a dilemma at this moment. He didn't know where to start searching, and he didn't know if Luffy had come to the Goa Kingdom.

Just as Martin was in a dilemma, a disturbance suddenly broke out at one end of the street, seemingly at a restaurant.

"The restaurant... Could it be that Luffy got caught for trying to dine and dash?!"

Thinking of this, Martin kept stomping his feet and flew over quickly, wanting to see what was going on.

"Sir, I can confirm that I did put the cooked roast meat into the plate and then put the lid on before serving it. As for why the plate was empty, I really don't know."

A waiter patiently explained with his head down that he couldn't understand why the plate was empty when the customer received it, even though he had personally put the grilled meat in it.

"What do you mean by that? Do you think I ate it myself and then framed you? Do you think I, a nobleman, would do such a thing for a little money for a meal and a few insignificant Berries? Call your boss here. You have to give me an explanation today, or I'll have your restaurant shut down!" A well-dressed man pointed at the waiter and yelled.

"What happened?!"

At that moment, a slightly overweight middle-aged man came down from another building.

"Boss!" the waiter greeted the man immediately.

"So you're the owner of this barbecue restaurant? Very well! Give me an explanation! Why did you bring me a plate of barbecue when I ordered it? I heard your barbecue is especially delicious, so I came all the way here to try it. I'm so disappointed."

"I'm so sorry, sir. I'll have someone bring you another serving right away. This meal is on me today," the owner said immediately.

"Come with me," the boss said to the waiter.