He glanced at Boa Hancock, who was still lying on the bed like a puddle of mud.
An adoring smile spread across Lott's face, and he leaned down to peck her lips.
Then he slowly walked out of the room.
The instant he stepped through the door, his figure slowly vanished!
In the waters surrounding Peach Spring.
Dozens of NEO Marines warships were still floating on the sea.
On the flagship, Ain looked anxious, bound tightly in green vines.
"Binz, let me go! It's been so long, and Teacher Zephyr still hasn't appeared. He must be in danger. I have to save him!"
Binz was pacing back and forth across the deck, his expression equally grave.
He said to the frantically struggling Ain, "Ain, I won't let you go. If something really has happened to Teacher, the entire NEO Marines will have only the two of us to rely on."
Ain's beautiful eyes were red. Her fierce struggling had reddened the places where the vines bound her, but she still refused to give up.
She shouted, "No! Binz! If anything really happens to Teacher, I won't have the courage to go on living!"
Binz tugged at his pink headscarf in frustration.
Then he said, "Teacher Zephyr built the NEO Marines with his own hands. Do you want all his hard work to go to waste?"
"Binz, you can lead them. I have to save Teacher!"
Seeing her like this, Binz could only shout, "Ain! Calm down! If even Teacher has fallen, what do you think you can do with your strength? You'd just be flying into the flames like a moth. It wouldn't accomplish anything!"
Ain stopped struggling after Binz finished speaking.
Tears streaked her face. "I... I know, but Teacher... but he..."
Tears were streaming down Binz's face