Ain had not been all that difficult to deal with. Although she was Zephyr's prized student, she was still no match for the combined strength of Barn and the Revolutionary Army. It took Barn and Dragon only a year to find Ain and the remnants of the NEO Marines in hiding. Just as Zephyr had said before his death, Ain had diligently carried out her teacher's dying wish, and she had done it well. She had merely moved her operations underground. But when Barn and Dragon found them, all of it vanished like a bursting bubble, and Zephyr's grand ambition became a joke.
Ain's loyalty to her teacher was beyond question. Barn actually thought highly of her capabilities-or rather, her devil fruit ability-and had once urged her to join the FFF Guild. But to a proud woman like Ain, that was an insult. In the end, she chose the most extreme way to reject him.
Although Barn had not wanted to see Ain die, he had no inclination to waste tears on a woman who had nothing to do with him. He did not have many tears left, either. For the rest of that time, Barn devoted himself to the matter that was most important to him, the Revolutionary Army, and even Doflamingo.
The Primordial Stones-that was Zephyr's secret. Although Ain had died without revealing it to Barn, that did not stop him and Dragon from discovering it. That very secret made Barn reassess Zephyr, the enemy-or perhaps friend-who had once caused him so much trouble. His talk of wiping out pirates had not been without substance.
"This is power beyond even the ancient weapons."
After learning of Zephyr's entire plan, Dragon could not help marveling at it. Barn nodded in wholehearted agreement.
"What do you intend to use it