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

A voice came through the phone: "Your time to die has come!"

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Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The Hypnotic Fruit can't be given to two little children. If they did, this book would be finished. You all know what I mean.

We are gentlemen; we have standards, depth, and bottom lines!

From the heart...

Chapter 81 The Final Mission

Martin silently entered Joel's house through the backyard, then held his breath and used his Observation Haki to sense Joel's location.

Then, his Observation Haki activated, and images and figures vaguely appeared before his eyes.

Nami and Nojiko are having dinner at their home.

In the bedroom, Joel was holding a Den Den Mushi and talking to someone.

And a familiar, deep male voice came through the Den Den Mushi.

"Princess Thorn, you really don't know what's good for you. We sent you to find Nico Robin, but you've been gone for years. Do you really want to betray the organization and betray me?"

The man's voice was filled with a sense of oppression.

"I'm just tired of it. If I were to betray you, I would tell you straight up. You don't need to come looking for me."

"Princess Thorn, this is my last warning to you. Have you found Nico Robin? Tell me where Nico Robin is..."

"Otherwise, I'll just tell Nico Robin."

The man's voice was threatening, but then softened: "As expected of a killing weapon I personally trained, you have guts."

"Yor, I know you don't want to fall out with me. How about this, if you complete one more mission, I will let you go completely and never bother you again."

Joel took a deep breath: "The last mission? That's a tempting offer."

"Write down the mission information. The mission list is at 342323, 96123. Go and complete it, then give me the information there. Once you've completed the mission, I won't look for you again."

"Remember, if you fail to complete the mission, or refuse the mission, I will use all my abilities to find you, kill you, and kill everyone around you, understand?"

This is your last chance!

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Joel gazed out the window at the harbor, where the cold wind was howling, for a long time.

Suddenly, a pair of warm, large hands covered her eyes, and a deep, strange voice came from behind her: "Guess who I am?"

Joel smiled and said, "Martin, I lost."

Martin chuckled, lowered his hand, and said to Joel, "As agreed, the loser has to grant me one request."

Joel blushed: "You rascal, let me have a drink of water first..."

Shortly after, the bed board shook violently.

[Review: Fantastic!]

[Gains: Significantly increased affinity - level up, significantly increased Observation Haki experience - level up, Shave - level up, significantly increased Paper Drawing experience, significantly increased Bloodline Factor Vajra experience, Tempest Kick - unlocked]

[Special: Thorn Fruit Power +5]

This was absolutely fantastic!

Martin couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Not only is the Tempest Kick unlocked, but my Observation Haki level and Shave level also increase.

Martin stretched and glanced at Joel's portrait in the red book; the other's image gleamed silver.

[Partner: Yuri Jol]

[Abilities: Thorn Fruit ability, Observation Haki - Expert, Shave - Expert, Paper Drawing - Proficient, Tempest Kick - Expert, Unlocked Ability *1, Bloodline Factor Kong - Beginner]

[Affection: Infatuation 3.2%, Attribute Bonus +5]

[Blessing: Physique +35, Spirit +8, Perception +21, Relationship uncertain, cannot be blessed]

[Output: Devil Fruit power, Observation Haki experience, Shave experience, Paper Drawing experience, Tempest Kick experience, Bloodline Factor Vajra experience]

Looking at the information on the pages, Martin took a deep breath.

The Tempest Kick has also been unlocked, giving me three expert-level skills. Unfortunately, the added attributes and bloodline factors are still unavailable due to the unconfirmed relationship.

Joel is already deeply in love, so there shouldn't be any problem with proposing.

Martin did not choose to propose immediately.

Joel has a knot in his heart, a knot that cannot be untied simply by reaching a certain level of affection.

It takes a special event to resolve the other person's inner conflict.

In short, it's not the right time to propose.

The knot in her heart must be from that phone call just now; she has to go and complete her final mission.

Looking at Joel lying there sprawled out, Martin couldn't help but recall a quote from Hawking: "Even if only a finger can move, it cannot stop humanity's exploration of black holes."

Unfortunately, my skills are on cooldown. Forcing my way through would be disrespectful to the black hole, so I'll explore it another day.

Stretching, Martin got up and went to the back of the mountain.

Observation Haki, breakthrough!

Shave! Breakthrough!

Arriving at the battlefield in the back mountains, Martin silently recited to himself.

After Martin's Observation Haki reached the expert level, he could clearly sense that his Haki perception range had increased significantly. The radius of his perception doubled from 30 meters to 60 meters, and the diameter of the area he could cover increased to 120 meters.

If you concentrate your Observation Haki, your exploration range will instantly exceed three kilometers, and you can sense the situation at a port five kilometers away.

It is worth noting that the perceived clarity has also been further improved, especially the long-distance perception, which is like the resolution has been instantly upgraded to 1080P.

Next, we'll discuss expert-level shaving techniques.

In the blink of an eye, his legs began to tremble slightly and swell and heat up, followed by a feeling of relief.

shave!

Martin vanished in the blink of an eye, appearing fifty meters away in an instant.

"It's faster now."

"The improvement is probably around 30%!"

Martin felt the power of the expert-level shave and could also feel a significant increase in his speed.

In terms of shaving speed alone, he is already about the same as Joel.

For a martial arts master, the faster the shaving speed, the higher the attack and evasion efficiency, which directly improves combat power.

Below is the storm foot.

Martin already had all the techniques of the Tempest Kick in his mind, and he was an expert at it.

He suddenly contracted and extended his leg muscles rapidly to generate kinetic energy, then kicked out at high speed, exceeding the speed of sound and causing air compression in his leg, creating a "vacuum" shockwave blade.

Whoosh!

As Martin suddenly raised his leg, an invisible wind blade was kicked out by him.

With the force of a whirlwind, it struck the opposite rock, splitting it in two.

Then another kick was delivered, another invisible wind blade was unleashed, cleaving the stone in two once more.

"It has very good cutting power, which is stronger than that of ordinary blades."

Martin observed the smooth cuts in the stone, estimating the power of the wind blades.

The power of the Tempest Kick depends entirely on the vacuum blade generated by the leg muscles. Its power essentially relies on the explosive force of the muscles, which means that the stronger the muscles and the higher the skill level of the Tempest Kick, the greater its power.

My own foot can easily cut through granite blocks that are over 50 centimeters thick, but it becomes more difficult to cut through anything thicker.

Tempest Kick, Slices Through Iron!

Martin kicked at a distant iron stake, leaving a notch in the stake as if it were being slashed by a sword, but not completely cutting through the iron.

It's clear that my leg muscle strength is still not up to the level of cutting iron; I probably need a significant boost to my physique attribute.

There are actually many ways to use the Tempest Kick, and more are yet to be explored, but this has provided Martin with ideas for developing the Flying Slash.

Flying Slash is actually sword energy!

This is also one of the symbols of a swordsman.

He drew his blade and slashed with it in the same way as the Storm Kick, immediately creating a sharp gust of wind that cut through the vegetation three meters away and left a white gash on the rock. The vegetation three meters away only swayed as the rock was cut open.

Sure enough, the two slashes have something in common.

The essence of Flying Slash is the same as that of Tempest Kick: using extremely high-speed swings to create a "vacuum" attack, which is essentially compressed air to the extreme.

Compared to the Tempest Kick, the flying slash performed with the blade is more difficult because the blade is narrow, making it hard to compress a vacuum. To achieve this, one needs extremely explosive power in the arm and a deep understanding of swordsmanship.

This is also a symbol of becoming a swordsman, stronger than the so-called Iron-Cutting Swordsman!

Unfortunately, although he could unleash sword energy, it couldn't exceed three meters, making it a rudimentary version of a flying slash.

When he flies and slashes, he can only hit grass, trees, and rocks three meters away.

This is likely due to insufficient swordsmanship and physical strength.

It seems I need to prepare a proper marriage proposal ceremony.

However, Miss Joel seems to be quite busy lately, as if she has a mission to complete.

Martin narrowed his eyes slightly as he recalled the coercive mission message he had heard.

Although I can't interfere in my wife's work, I feel sorry for her.

Let's just go and beat up this boss.

No, would I dare to speak to my wife like that?

Let's just kill him!