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

"Now it's time for shooting practice."

"Aim at the butt first!"

Chapter 48 Sniper King

Seeing the pirate ship suddenly raise its sails and start moving, Bodor and Togo, the owner of the pirate ship, were completely confused.

They didn't understand what was going on until they saw Jason and the others waving to them after they were freed, which made them feel a little relieved.

What puzzled the two was why the rescued children didn't run away, but instead looked happy. What were they up to?

"This is insane! Absolutely insane!"

"Waaaaah..."

Despite the excruciating pain from her three wounds, Alvida still paddled with all her might, propelling the small boat whirlwind across the sea.

"That's...that's terrifying."

"Ordinary swords and knives have almost no chance of hurting me, but he can easily pierce my flesh."

With tears in her eyes, Arrita rowed the boat with all her might.

She was able to climb onto the roof and remove tiles at the age of three, break a large stone on her chest at the age of five, gamble in groups at the age of eight, commit murder and arson at the age of ten, become a pirate at the age of thirteen, and become famous in the East China Sea at the age of fourteen.

Since his debut, he has always crushed his opponents with his powerful physique and strength, but he never expected to encounter such a ruthless character today.

He didn't even see how the other party made their move before he was severely injured.

That's terrifying!

Fortunately, I haven't suffered any fatal injuries and should be able to hold on for a while longer. I must escape as soon as possible.

Whoosh!

As a flash of white light appeared, a huge splash of water erupted in front of them.

"It's...it's that kind of attack again!"

Alvida trembled with fear as she turned around to see her Miss Labu Daku chasing after her menacingly.

A man can be seen on the bow of the ship; it is none other than Martin, who defeated him earlier.

Was he using a gun?

If it's a gun, how come it made no sound at all, and yet it could pierce through all this fat on my body?

"Damn it, they're still chasing after me."

Tears and snot streamed down Alvida's face as she frantically rowed the boat, speeding away to escape.

Fortunately, the other person was not a good shot, and she still had a glimmer of hope to escape.

"Wow, this fat woman has really good stamina."

On the bow of the Miss Labu Daku, Martin continued to take aim.

My marksmanship is really bad, you could say it's terrible, so missing shots is inevitable.

Alvida's physical attributes are truly astonishing. Even while injured and bleeding, she turned the sampan into a speedboat, speeding along and riding the waves.

In the world of One Piece, the physiques of the strongest characters are mostly abnormal.

The pirate ship could barely keep up with her, which shows how strong Alvida is.

"This woman's physical attribute points are probably over 40."

"Eating the Smooth-Smooth Fruit can make you beautiful and stunning, but I have no interest in women who have undergone excessive plastic surgery. Besides, this fat woman won't find that fruit for another ten years, and I can't wait that long..."

Martin continued aiming, familiarizing himself with the aiming technique of the sharpshooter.

He was too far away from Alvida, about 100 meters apart. Such a distance was indeed difficult, and the initial release range of the Divine Spear was only about 100 meters; any longer and it wouldn't be able to reach her.

Several shots were fired in succession, but they only managed to splash water around Alvida; forget about hitting her butt.

Martin was not anxious.

Shooting is all about composure and avoiding arrogance or impatience. As long as you seize the right moment, you can hit the bullseye with one shot.

"Practicing shooting slowly is too slow, and my sharpshooter doesn't have a scope. It's almost impossible to become a sharpshooter in a short time."

After firing about ten more shots, Martin simply stopped.

My shooting skills are poor, and Alvida is a moving target. At a distance of 100 meters, hitting her is purely a matter of luck.

He pondered for a moment, then activated his Observation Haki, making everything about Alvida incredibly clear.

In a way, Martin felt that he was connected to the Divine Gun, that he could sense the Divine Gun's presence, and that an invisible thread extended from the Divine Gun and connected to Alvida.

Martin sensed that Alvida's movements had slowed down, making it easier for her to aim. It seemed that as long as he aimed the line at her, he could hit her.

Shoot him, sharpshooter!

Martin hesitated for a moment, then fired the gun again.

The accuracy of this shot was unexpected; it actually hit the fat woman.

"what!"

Alvida, who was paddling at high speed, felt a sharp pain in her buttocks and immediately screamed.

I actually got hit?

It hurts!

Under the threat of death, Elital felt a great thrill, and she more than doubled the speed of her oars, the sampan splashing white water across the sea.

"As expected, using Observation Haki in conjunction with a sharpshooter can achieve the best sniping effect."

Martin had an epiphany.

Practicing gun techniques on your own is a waste of time. You can achieve highly efficient aiming by connecting your gun with your target using Observation Haki.

This is similar to the Death Eye skill in shooting games. Activating Death Eye slows down the target's speed, and Observation Haki also provides an aiming effect similar to a 4x scope on a sniper rifle.

If nothing unexpected happens, I can hit the bullseye every time. The requirements for marksmanship are very low. As long as my hands don't shake and my heart doesn't panic, I'll be fine.

"From now on, please call me Sharpshooter Martin!"

Martin smiled, feeling as if he had instantly transformed into a sniper.

Seeing Alvida's powerful will to survive surge through her, and her speed increase dramatically, he suddenly turned around and looked at the pirates on the ship.

"Listen to me, all of you. You have 20 minutes to catch up with Alvida. If you don't, I'll kill you all."

Martin's voice echoed throughout the pirate ship, startling the pirates.

This mysterious man from Orange Town was extremely powerful, and he played a game of chasing and toying with Alvida the whole way, which instilled fear in all of them.

Is he... also a pirate?

Time flew by, and Martin noticed that the sun was almost setting below the horizon, where a touch of orange-red appeared.

The pirate ship unfurled its sails and began to accelerate with the wind, gradually catching up with Alvida.

When the two were about a hundred meters apart, Martin raised his gun again, began to aim, and intended to end the other's life.

Alvida is indeed a stunningly beautiful woman after eating the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, but it will be ten years before the other person eats the Smooth-Smooth Fruit.

Make me wait ten years? I'm not an empress.

Besides, this woman was a ruthless pirate by nature, so killing her was no big deal. Consider it my contribution to the peace and stability of the East Blue.

And incidentally, to intimidate those bastards in the East China Sea.

Despite her strong physique, Ariel had been paddling for so long and was now at her limit. Coupled with several injuries, her speed had clearly decreased, and she was exhausted. She was quickly overtaken.

Sharpshooter, aim!

Just as Martin was aiming at the fat woman's back to deliver a fatal blow, a sudden change occurred.

"There's a pirate ship!"

"An unidentified pirate ship is approaching us."

The pirate on lookout duty shouted at that moment.

Martin, annoyed that his aim had been interrupted, looked up at the pirate ship.

This ship is quite distinctive, with a red dragon head as its bow. Although it is a single-masted ship, its hull has a very imposing, general-like belly, making it look quite domineering.

Martin looked at the ship and felt it looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before. Then, when he saw that the pirate flag was a skull with two swords stuck in it, he suddenly realized what it was.

In the world of One Piece, only one man owns such a ship. That man doesn't have any allied ships and has always relied on this one ship to roam the seas. It feels like this person's personality is very similar to that man's: aloof and calm.

Yes, this ship is the Red Fosse.

The flagship of Shanks, one of the Four Emperors of the New World!

The Red Fosse sailed straight toward the Miss Labu Daku, where Martin was, and stopped in front of it.

Exhausted, Alvida saw a lifeline and used her arms to paddle towards the Redfords. She was then pulled aboard by several crew members using ropes.

Martin never expected to run into Shanks, one of the future Four Emperors. He didn't know if it was good luck or bad luck.

His face was expressionless as he stood at the bow of the boat and coldly ordered, "Stop the boat!"

Chapter 49 The Face-Saving Fruit User

Martin's ship came to a stop, and the Redfords, which was sailing in the opposite direction, also slowly came to a stop. The two pirate ships faced each other from a distance on the sea.

On the Redfords, a man wearing a yellow straw hat and a black cloak waved his left hand toward Martin at the bow of the ship.

"Hello, friend, can we chat?"

With that, the man in the straw hat leaped up, lightly crossing dozens of meters, and landed on the deck in front of Martin.

Needless to say, the newcomer was none other than Shanks, the Red-Haired.

Shanks is well-proportioned, has red hair, and a short stubble.

He wore a white shirt, often only buttoning halfway up, brown cropped trousers with a floral print, flip-flops, and the famous sword "Griffin" at his waist.

Shanks is still wearing Roger's straw hat, which means he hasn't given it to Luffy yet. Also, Luffy's left arm is still intact, so it seems the attack by the Lord of the Coast hasn't happened yet.