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

Chapter 82 Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game)

That evening, Martin broke into Joel's house again, easily blindfolded him, and the two continued their judo match.

Nami and Nojiko have already been invited to stay at Robin's house, so there's no need to worry about them making the children vomit.

"It was so crazy, it was the first time I'd ever felt my legs go weak."

The next morning, looking at Martin fast asleep, Joel couldn't help but marvel; it seemed that Martin's stamina was even stronger than before.

What an admirable man.

She tiptoed to get dressed, got up and packed her luggage, putting the Den Den Mushi and two long golden needles into the suitcase, along with her black leather skirt and boots.

She left a note with only the word "Goodbye" written on it, then picked up her suitcase and left the room, heading towards the port.

I've always been a loner, coming and going as I please, simply searching for meaning in life, never lingering over any particular place.

This time, she lingered.

Joel stood at the end of the street, looking back at the house where she had poured out her sweat and enjoyed the pleasures of being a woman. The image of that cheerful and energetic man appeared in her mind, and her heart warmed slightly.

"Martin, if you come back alive...we will meet again."

She took a step, and after only a few steps, she saw a familiar, robust figure.

The man was dressed in a sharp suit, carrying a large backpack. He looked incredibly handsome, with two knives hanging from his waist. A hearty smile played on his lips as he held a note in his left hand and deliberately read aloud, "Goodbye?"

"What do you mean, Joel? I found your ticket for the Baratie sea restaurant in your drawer."

"Do you want to sneak out by yourself? The weather is so nice today, I'm planning to go on a trip with you to the Baratie floating restaurant. I've already bought the tickets in advance."

What do you think?

Joel: ...

Just as Joel was at a loss, a bright and clear female voice came from behind him: "Hey, aren't you two being a bit too selfish? You're going out to play without taking me with you? Even if it's your honeymoon, you should take me with you."

The speaker was Robin, who was carrying a large suitcase and wearing a travel coat, and seemed ready to set off.

Martin smiled readily and said, "No problem, let's go to the legendary seaside restaurant, Barratier!"

Just as the three were about to leave, Nami and Nojiko rushed out after them.

"What? You're going to the legendary sea restaurant Baratie? Please take us with you!"

"Yes, I heard the food there is delicious."

Martin immediately shook his head: "This is a honeymoon trip for couples, and your children are not allowed to come along."

Nami immediately looked like she was about to cry: "Brother Martin, you're so cruel, waaaaah!"

Immediately, Nami took the lead in crying, looking very aggrieved and pitiful.

"Oh dear, let's take the kids with us."

Robin immediately picked up Nami; after spending time together, she quite liked the little girl.

Nami is very smart, with a good memory and strong comprehension, and she also has a composure that other children don't have.

She learns everything very quickly, just like she did when she was young.

Seeing that Robin insisted on bringing Nami and Nojiko, Martin could only shrug, speechless.

Joel was completely dumbfounded. She had originally left Orange Town alone to carry out a mission, but now she was followed by a whole family. This was completely unexpected.

What should we do next?

When the group arrived at the town's port square, they saw Django standing next to the gallows, receiving the adoration of the crowd.

The corpses of Kuro and Django from the Black Cat Pirates were hanging on the gallows.

"That's right, I'm the one who killed those two vicious pirates. They were Kuro, the captain of the Black Cat Pirates, and Django..."

Django patted his chest and loudly showed off his victory to the surrounding crowd: "...I noticed that the two of them were acting suspiciously, so I simply finished them off. Later I found out that they were from the Black Cat Pirates."

As he spoke, he looked at Martin with a look of admiration.

Looking at Robin, Martin noticed that his wife was smiling brightly, and the gloom that had previously graced her face was almost completely gone.

Great, my wife is at ease and so am I.

Twenty minutes later, the five boarded the liaison boat and headed south of Orange Town into the sea, facing the sea breeze.

Although the situation in the East China Sea has become tense and many communication vessels have stopped their routes, the route to the floating restaurant Barati has not stopped.

It's a place that even pirates linger in. Even pirates won't attack Baratie's communication ships; they'll generally let them pass if they encounter them.

The waves were rolling, and there weren't many passengers on the ferry.

Martin, Robin, and Joel were playing Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game) in the living room.

Nami and Nojiko were very interested in this game. They knew that it was called Dou Dizhu and was only popular in Orange Town and a few nearby villages.

The gameplay is simple and fun, and Nami and Nojiko learned it when they were in school.

"Martin, let's play!"

Nami looked very serious.

Martin raised an eyelid: "Do you have money?"

"Don't play with me if you don't have money!"

Nami pulled a small gold coin from under her skirt, slapped it on the table, and asked, "Is this enough?"

Martin looked at the coin, then at Nami's slightly immature face: "Of course you will. Don't cry if you lose."

Nami wasn't angry: "I should be saying that. Shuffle the cards!"

Twenty minutes later...

"Four Aces! Three Kings and a pair of Tens! A Royal Flush!"

Martin, sitting at the table, won again, grabbing all the coin chips in front of him and making a hefty profit.

"You...you won again?"

"This is money I earned through hard work!"

"You...you must have cheated!"

Nami and Nojiko, the two young girls, had tears in their eyes and clenched fists, clearly not expecting to lose so badly.

In less than five rounds, they had won all their money, money they had painstakingly saved up.

"You two little girls are really bold, daring to play Dou Dizhu with Martin?"

"Don't you know he invented the Dou Dizhu game? In the whole town of Orange, only Joel and I can play cards with him. Everyone else will lose everything."

Looking at the two crying children, Robin smiled and said.

"Why are only the two of you willing to play with him? Aren't you afraid of losing?"

Nami asked in surprise.

Robin smiled without saying a word, while Joel's face turned red: "We didn't lose money."

Nami: "If it's not money we lost, then what did we lose?"

Martin replied, "They play cards with me at night."

Nami straightened her chest and clenched her fists: "I can play cards at night too."

Martin: Go away!

……

Nami, who was sleeping in the same room as her sister that night, was woken up again.

An incredible, violent tremor was coming from Martin's room next door, as if the entire ship was shaking, accompanied by what sounded like a woman's screams.

Little Nami opened her eyes, rolled over, and muttered a complaint:

"The Tremor-Tremor Fruit user is beating his wife again."

Nojiko yawned: "Cover your ears to block the damage. The Tremor-Tremor Fruit user can't hurt us."

Nami suggested, "Sister, Martin won all our money. Let's play cards with him next night and get our money back."

"fool."

Noki rolled her eyes: "Silly girl, you're usually quite smart, so why can't you figure things out when it comes to this?"

"Go find Brother Martin to play cards when you turn eighteen. I won't stop you then."

Nami: (⊙_⊙)?

She seemed to understand something, yet she also seemed to understand nothing at all.

Chapter 83 The Baratie Sea Restaurant

A gentle sea breeze blows, and waves crash against the shore.

Located in the East China Sea, in the waters off Sambas, there is a famous attraction shaped like a giant ship with fish-shaped figureheads at both ends. The entire ship can be transformed into a combat mode.

This is Baratie, the most famous restaurant in the East Blue. Many people come here specifically to taste the delicious dishes made by the owner and head chef, Zeff. Even important figures in the Navy come here to eat.

"Wow! It's so big!"

"It's so huge, it's practically like a small island."

The next morning, the liaison ship arrived at Baratie. Nami and Nojiko saw the floating restaurant from afar and immediately opened their mouths wide, looking up as if they were looking at a giant.

Before them was an enormous ship, at least six or seven stories high, and about the size of a dozen or so communication ships.

Martin explained, "The manager here, Zeff, used to be a pirate. His crew was shipwrecked while attacking a passenger ship, and he and the trainee chef Sanji on the passenger ship starved for 85 days on a deserted island. After being rescued, Zeff felt the pain of hunger and decided to sell all his treasure and open Baratie with Sanji. Later, Zeff, who survived, and Sanji established the Baratie floating restaurant in the East Blue."

"This place not only caters to ordinary people, but also to pirates, and even the navy, and so on."

Martin smiled and told the two girls about the restaurant's history, and even Robin and Joel nodded repeatedly.

There were many ships anchored around the floating restaurant, but no pirate ships were seen. There were only merchant ships and communication ships, including a large naval warship.

"I never expected to find high-ranking naval officers here. I really didn't expect that."