"Th-this... so Longinus was a Devil Fruit user too?" a new recruit asked in disbelief.
"That can't be, can it? If he were a Devil Fruit user, there's no way Admiral Zephyr and the others wouldn't have noticed!"
"Th-this is Life Return!" The brigadier general standing at the front cried out in shock, then hesitantly looked toward Zephyr. "Admiral Zephyr, should we investigate who taught him Life Return?"
Granted, with Longinus's potential and talent, it was only a matter of time before he would qualify to train in Rokushiki and Life Return. But that did not mean Marine officers at G2 Branch could privately teach it to him. That was a challenge to Marine regulations and standards!
Admiral Zephyr shook his head. "The reason Life Return was separated from the Six Powers was because this technique is too difficult—so difficult that it cannot even be widely taught at Marine Headquarters. More critically, the gains Life Return offers in its early stages are far smaller than those of the other Six Powers. The effort and reward are disproportionate, so very few people are willing to learn it."
"I'm telling you all this because I want you to understand: very few people at Marine Headquarters have learned Life Return, and there isn't a single one at G2 Branch!"
"Then... could it be..." The commodores and rear admirals around them showed shock in their eyes, not even daring to voice their speculation.
"He comprehended Life Return on his own!" Admiral Zephyr said, the appreciation in his eyes growing stronger.
He did not reject Devil Fruits, but he had always maintained that the power of one's body was the only power that truly belonged to oneself.
That was why he was deeply dissatisfied with Kizaru's complete disregard for Martial Arts.
Even Akainu and Aokiji