Zephyr sat cross-legged on the ground, looking at his two disciples imprisoned in the dim cell, his heart filled with complicated emotions.
These two were both disciples he had been most proud of.
Along with Borsalino, although the three had completely different personalities and vastly different ways of doing things, there was one thing they shared: their pursuit of justice.
Without question, teaching these three had been one of Zephyr's proudest achievements in life.
He had never imagined that one day, he would become enemies with these disciples.
"About the world?"
Akainu was still tightly bound to the ground by chains, the Seastone shackles wrapped around him preventing him from exerting even the slightest bit of strength.
Even though he tried to make his tone cold and harsh when he spoke, he still sounded incredibly weak.
"Do you think this is still the time to play teacher and student, you damned old man?"
Akainu was already in his forties. He was no longer the hotheaded rookie who had just joined the Navy, and he had nothing but disdain for Zephyr's words.
"You aren't planning to persuade us to surrender, are you?"
The man with the fiercest power but the coldest heart sneered. "Don't say such stupid things. You who have betrayed justice—what right do you have to lecture us now?"
Aokiji remained silent, not saying a word.
"No need to refuse so quickly. Let's just chat to pass the time,"
Zephyr did not particularly mind Akainu's attitude. Besides being teacher and student, they had served together in the Navy for decades, and he knew this man's personality all too well.
He smiled. "It has been a long time since we talked like this, hasn't it?"
Akainu snorted coldly.
But he said nothing more.
He had to admit that when he