Aokiji knew Jones was still alive. That was not good news.
It wasn't that Loa didn't trust Kuzan or had deliberately kept it from him.
The matter was simply too important. The fewer people who knew, the better.
Besides, even Zephyr and Sengoku knew only what Loa had told them, not what he had planned in his head. If Aokiji started investigating on his own, Loa would never be able to hide his little schemes from the man closest to him.
So as soon as he returned to the house Sengoku had assigned him after his promotion to Vice Admiral, Loa hurried to pick up his Den Den Mushi.
Buru buru, buru buru.
"Hello, Loa. What is it?"
At the other end, Zephyr was guiding Arudo through his training. Seeing that Loa was calling, he waved Arudo away and walked to an empty spot by the window.
By the time Loa finished explaining, Zephyr's teeth ached.
"What the hell? How did Kuzan find out Jones was still alive?"
"Who knows?" Loa said helplessly. "Luckily, Admiral Akainu and Admiral Kizaru don't know yet, or we'd really have a mess on our hands. As things stand, only you, me, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, and Vice Admiral Tsuru know about it. Could one of them have leaked it?"
Zephyr dismissed the suggestion outright.
"Absolutely not! Why would Tsuru agree to something so pointless?"
Tsuru?
Loa gave him a dead-eyed look and chuckled.
Teacher Zephyr, you really ought to spend less time around that shameless old man Garp!
That guy has no shame, no dignity, and no sense of responsibility!
But setting the nickname aside, Zephyr had a point.
This might not have been the strongest era in Marine history, but it was certainly the smartest.
Wise Strategist Sengoku and Chief of Staff Tsuru carried