When Leo received Sabo's report, he was attending Zephyr's funeral.
The old man Zephyr had truly devoted everything to the Navy until his dying breath. Even at the end of his life, he had still wanted to preserve a few more powerful fighters for the Navy and let his students survive.
He knew full well that he was already terminally ill, so when facing Aokiji and Akainu, he had not retreated at all, attacking purely by trading injury for injury.
Aokiji could only keep his distance from him, but Akainu's temperament needed no explanation—he directly struck with his strongest attack.
Zephyr had countless ways to deal with Akainu's Great Eruption.
But in the end, he chose to take the blow with his body in exchange for an opening, then seized Akainu with the Seastone in his hand.
Akainu killed him.
But he saved Akainu's life.
Though he was part of the Revolutionary Army's ranks, his heart had always remained with the Navy.
No one could fail to be moved by such an old man, and no one could fail to respect him.
Thus, today's funeral was held with the highest honors reserved for a Revolutionary Army hero.
And Zephyr was certainly not the only one being mourned at the funeral.
There were also the countless Revolutionary Army soldiers of the past and present who had died.
Though their ranks had been low, they had died for the people and for the Revolutionary Army.
For more than a month, the Revolutionary Army had gathered records from all over the world, bringing back the names of these heroes and placing them on the western side of Sky Island. There was no cemetery here, only a massive stone monument rising high into the air.
This sturdy monument, crafted with Wano Country techniques and