Sakazuki stood before Zephyr. When he saw Zephyr slowly reach out and touch the white Devil Fruit, a proud smile appeared on his face.
As one of Zephyr's many former students, Sakazuki felt rather pleased with himself for being able to help Zephyr. Zephyr held an exceptional position within the Marines. Among the Marines he knew who were around his age, nearly every notable one had graduated under Zephyr.
Zephyr was a single-minded man. Ever since his family died, he had devoted himself wholeheartedly to building the Marine Academy. Usually, students like Sakazuki who wanted to repay Zephyr for his past kindness had little chance to be of help.
And he, Sakazuki, was probably the first person in years who had been able to help Zephyr!
"Yes, it is indeed a Devil Fruit."
"A Logia, the Smoke-Smoke Fruit!"
As Zephyr spoke, he lightly rubbed the round white fruit with cloud-like patterns inside the small treasure chest and nodded in confirmation.
An old Marine as experienced and knowledgeable as him might not have memorized the Devil Fruit encyclopedia word for word, but he knew quite a bit about the rarer Logia Fruits.
The moment he saw this Devil Fruit, Zephyr recognized it.
However, after confirming that it was indeed a Logia Devil Fruit, Zephyr let out a soft sigh, shook his head, closed the lid of the chest, and gently pushed the Devil Fruit back to Sakazuki.
Seeing Zephyr's actions, Sakazuki froze and asked in confusion, "Teacher Zephyr, what is it? Is there something wrong with this Devil Fruit?"
Zephyr shook his head, stood up, and paced over to the sofa. He brewed a fresh cup of tea and placed it on the coffee table, gesturing to Sakazuki at the same time.
Seeing Zephyr's gesture, Sakazuki walked over to the sofa