Marineford, Marine Headquarters.
As soon as Zephyr entered the headquarters fortress, officers of every rank saluted him and greeted him along the way.
Zephyr was sixty-three this year. Within Headquarters, fewer and fewer veteran officers of his generation remained.
They had been replaced by the students Zephyr had trained.
Whether they belonged to the doves or the hawks,
regardless of their ideals, they all shared the same respect for their teacher.
Kizaru happened to be passing by. When he saw Zephyr, he stopped and greeted him with a smile. "Teacher Zephyr."
"Mm." Zephyr acknowledged him and walked past Kizaru.
Kizaru did not get angry.
Back when they were at the military academy, Zephyr had never liked him.
Of course, Kizaru had not liked Zephyr either.
Under Kizaru's watchful gaze, Zephyr entered Sengoku's office.
"Sengoku."
As soon as he entered the office, Zephyr asked directly, "What exactly happened before Kuzan disappeared?"
Upon hearing that, Sengoku put on a puzzled expression. "I don't know either."
Sengoku would never tell Zephyr about the Science Unit.
If this matter got out, Zephyr's temper would flare up even more.
"I went to see Victor."
Zephyr obviously did not believe him, so he laid his cards on the table. "He told me it was classified and sent me to ask you."
The moment Sengoku heard that, he cursed Victor inwardly.
Zephyr asked seriously, "What exactly happened?"
Sengoku thought for a moment before saying, "Victor was right. This is indeed classified."
Zephyr frowned. "So Kuzan's disappearance is related to classified information."
"I can't answer you." Sengoku shook his head. "However, I can assure you that we will definitely find Kuzan and have a talk with him in person."
Sengoku was merely buying time. He had not given any specific deadline.
Knock, knock, knock.
At that moment, someone