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

And after expending a lot of energy last night, and then practicing martial arts early this morning, it would be strange if I wasn't hungry.

Back home, Robin had already prepared breakfast: chickpea and lean meat oatmeal porridge, caviar bread, and hot milk, all served in bowls.

Martin was wolfing down his food when Robin suddenly spoke up: "Honey, what exactly happened last night?"

"I remember hearing some strange noises last night."

"It sounds like Mrs. Joel's voice."

cough cough...

Martin remained calm and composed: "I also drank last night... I didn't hear anything."

"You must have had some strange dream, hmm!"

Robin suddenly said after hearing this, "I just went to return Joel's stockings to her, but she kept apologizing to me and saying that she had caused me trouble and that there were some things she didn't want to happen."

puff!

Martin couldn't hold back any longer and spat out a mouthful of milk, spraying Robin's face all over.

"Feel sorry……"

"It's nothing, I'll just wash my face and go to school. I was just asking. What's wrong with you?"

Robin was about to leave when Martin put his arm around her and gently wiped her face with a tissue. He asked, "Honey, are you doubting me?"

"A little."

Robin smiled slightly, enjoying having her husband wipe her face.

"I can prove my innocence!"

Martin gave it a gentle push as he spoke.

Immediately afterwards, the dining table shook violently...

Chapter 34 Zanpakuto - Shinsou

It's not easy being a man.

Does this count as cheating?

Of course not. Cheating is intentional, but I did it unintentionally; I mistook someone else for someone else.

It's at most an accident.

However, it is necessary to understand Joel's attitude in order to resolve this misunderstanding.

With Robin gone, Martin was left alone at home.

He sat on the bed, smelling the perfume Mrs. Joel had left on it, and looked thoughtfully at the information about Joel in the red book.

Yes, the information about this woman is strange and mysterious.

First and foremost, physique is related to a person's physical fitness.

For example, Robin has a physical attribute of 9, is 188cm tall, and has considerable athletic ability, making her a relatively healthy and strong adult female.

Based on this calculation, the physical attributes of an average adult woman should be around 6, and those of a strong adult man should be around 10.

After years of blacksmithing and martial arts training, Martin's physique score was over 20, making him much stronger than ordinary soldiers. This allowed him to learn the Iron Block technique, which heavily relied on physical strength.

Mrs. Joel's physical attribute is as high as 35!

35 Ah!

Dude, is this the kind of physique a petite girl could have?

Logically speaking, a person with such a physique should be at least two meters tall, but Mrs. Joel is only about 1.7 meters tall, with a slender body and her only prominent feature being her chest.

Is there some mistake?

That being said, while physical attributes are closely related to body type, it's not absolute.

For example, I can increase my physical attributes through training, but my muscles don't grow much bigger.

Haki is the passport of the strong, Shave is one of the Six Powers of the Navy, plus a Thorn Devil Fruit, not to mention the three unlocked skills and the unlocked physique, no matter how you look at it, Mrs. Joel is somewhat overpowered.

She is definitely not an ordinary person, so who is she? And why is she staying in this obscure little town in the East China Sea?

Since she was a widow, why were there bloodstains on the bed sheets?

Based on my understanding of the characters in the One Piece storyline, Yoel doesn't appear in the story, so anything about her is hard to guess.

In short, there are too many secrets about Mrs. Joel that need to be uncovered.

With such exaggerated skills, it seems that without using Senbonzakura, I might not be a match for this pretty widow.

There's no use thinking too much; let's focus on forging the Zanpakuto first.

[Zanpakuto Shinsho Forging Blueprint Unlocked - Extractable]

extract!

As Martin thought about it, the forging method of the Zanpakuto Shinsho flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern.

The forging method of the Divine Spear is different from that of the Thousand Cherry Blossoms. The main difference lies in the hammering process. In addition to the user's own blood, it also requires the power of a Devil Fruit to activate it.

Pushing open the door, I arrived at the open-air workshop across the street.

A clear blue sky, distant green mountains and clear waters—it's another beautiful day.

Martin took a deep breath, turned on the furnace and bellows, and fed the furnace coke, causing the forge to blaze with fire.

Before leaving, Tashigi sent over a piece of Tamahagane, weighing about fifteen pounds. It wasn't a lot of material, and there would be a lot of heat loss during the forging process, but it was more than enough to forge one or two top-quality sharp swords.

As the tamahagane was slowly melted, it turned into reddish-brown molten iron.

Martin took a deep breath, closed his eyes, focused his mind, and recalled the forging method of the divine spear in his mind.

After gathering his thoughts, he suddenly opened his eyes, used pliers in his left hand to pull out the red-hot iron bar, and slowly raised the hammer in his right hand.

Ding Ding Ding!

With the experience gained from forging Senbonzakura for the first time and his improved forging skills, Martin's control over the hammer in his hand was significantly enhanced, and his accuracy was also noticeably improved. He handled each strike with ease, and his forging efficiency increased accordingly.

With a series of rapid hammering sounds, a blade slowly took shape. After being repeatedly hammered and quenched, it was then watered with the user's own blood and hammered again.

The hammering technique used to forge the Divine Spear is fundamentally different from that used for the Senbonzakura. The Senbonzakura requires a light hammer for forging, while the Divine Spear uses a continuous striking technique, requiring a smooth, uninterrupted process.

This forging process took much longer than before. Martin worked from day to night and then from night to day before the forging was finally completed.

"I...I finally succeeded!"

"They even forged the Zanpakuto, Shinsho!"

Martin was overjoyed, clenching his fists so tightly that his body trembled.

It's tiring, but having an extra Zanpakuto is something to be happy about.

The sword was rather cold and aloof. It was about the length of a wakizashi, a short sword with an S-shaped guard. The blade was silvery-gray, yet it also emitted a strong, cool light. The sword's quality was as dark and lustrous as the walls of a well, and it exuded a chilling aura.

[God Spear - Shikai 5/100, requires the corresponding Devil Fruit power]

It still requires the power of 100 Devil Fruits.

The problem is that it's impossible to accumulate 100 Devil Fruit powers in a short period of time.

Martin picked up the blade and tried swinging it in front of the wooden stake where he was testing the knife.

Puff puff!

The blade is extremely sharp; cutting hardwood is as easy as slicing melons and vegetables.

Senbonzakura is a long sword, and Shinsho is a short sword; the two of them, one long and one short, can be paired together perfectly.

"As expected, only fruits with similar functions can be forged into corresponding Zanpakuto."

"The Zanpakuto in my hand should all be powered by the power of Devil Fruits, since there is no such thing as spiritual power in the world of One Piece."

Martin stared at the divine gun in his hand, constantly calculating the abilities of the other Devil Fruits.

The Shinja usually resembles a wakizashi, with a short and seemingly ordinary blade. After its Shikai release, it can freely extend and retract, changing its length to enhance its attack speed and power.

It's like a long spear that can extend and fire freely, similar to the power of the Thorn Fruit.

Based on this calculation, Ryujin Jakka possesses the ability to control flames, which is comparable to Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit!

Ace was killed by Akainu ten years later, and his Devil Fruit was lost. As for the Zanpakuto Ryujin Jakka, Yamamoto never dared to use it because he heard that the temperature would be too high and melt the Soul Society. If Ace had died, he might have been able to forge the strongest Zanpakuto.

Fujitora's Devil Fruit is the Gravity Fruit, while Kira Izuru's Zanpakuto Shikai: Wabisuke from Bleach is also a low-end version of the Gravity Fruit. It's not as domineering as Fujitora's ability to pull down meteorites, but it can still double the gravity of objects it touches, and this effect can be stacked infinitely!

Furthermore, this Zanpakuto has not yet reached Bankai, so it's unknown what form it will take after Bankai.

Similarly, Admiral Aokiji's Devil Fruit ability is freezing, similar to the most beautiful Zanpakuto used by Lucia in Bleach, Sode no Shirayuki. Any enemy within its attack range and touched by the light wave will be completely thawed, eventually crumbling into dust like ice. For some reason, although they don't belong to the same fighting style, it feels like Aokiji's freezing ability is more suitable for Hyōrinmaru.

Of course, there's also the Zanpakuto of the 13th Division Captain Jushiro Ukitake, Sōgyō no Ritsu, which has the same ability as the Paw-Paw Fruit, its basic function being absorption and reflection.

It seems that as long as I have the corresponding fruit, I can forge quite a few Zanpakuto.

However, many of them are not women... It seems that I can only target those with female Devil Fruit abilities.

We can't exactly have the Demon King come and turn those powerful men into women, can we?

It's evil just to think about it.

As Martin was lost in thought, an alarm bell suddenly rang out from the harbor. Using his Observation Haki, he looked towards the harbor and heard someone shout, "Pirates! Pirates are attacking!!!"

Looking more closely at the coastline, one could see a pirate ship steadily approaching the port.

Are pirates coming to rob us so soon?

Martin vanished from the spot with a single shave...

__

Thank you Silver Sky for the donation, and thank you Flying Dante for the donation.

Chapter 35 Investment Returns

"A pirate ship is coming!"

"Everyone run away!"