"Teacher Zephyr is forming the [Pirate Guerilla Squad], so I have to go help him." Ain's voice was soft, but Leiyin heard her clearly.
Hearing Ain say that, Leiyin immediately understood. He recalled the history of [Black Arm] Zephyr:
When Zephyr was sixty-five, the training ship he led was attacked by the great pirate Edward Weevil, who was later known as [Whitebeard II]. All his beloved students except Ain and Binz were killed, and Zephyr's right arm was also severely injured.
Afterward, scientists remodeled Zephyr's right arm into a mechanical arm equipped with Seastone, the "Crusher," to deal with Devil Fruit users. Not long afterward, he formed the [Pirate Guerilla Squad] to capture pirates. It was at this time that Ain joined the squad.
At the age of seventy-three, after learning that the pirate who had cut off his arm had been invited by the Marines to become one of the Shichibukai, he developed intense dissatisfaction with the Marines. He resolutely left the Marines and founded the "NEO Navy," whose purpose was to destroy and wipe out the Marines across the world.
At seventy-four, he completely broke with the Marines and ultimately died in battle against them.
Everyone knew what happened afterward.
No matter what others said, Zephyr was a hero in Leiyin's eyes.
And this [Pirate Guerilla Squad] was the predecessor of the [NEO Navy] that Zephyr would later establish.
Judging by the timeline, Zephyr was currently around sixty-six to seventy years old.
Leiyin knew clearly that if Ain joined the [Pirate Guerilla Squad], she would most likely be heading into grave danger.
So Leiyin tried to persuade her to stay. "Then, can't you stay?"
"Absolutely not!" Ain's beautiful eyes immediately hardened with resolve. "Teacher Zephyr's kindness to me is as weighty as a mountain. He's taken care of