But Mousse was still not satisfied. Smoothie's "Gear Three" should have an effect close to Luffy's original version, but unlike the diminutive protagonist, Smoothie herself was already very tall. In most battles, her "Gear Three" was like using a cannon to kill a mosquito—there was nowhere to apply the force. Its practicality was actually quite low.
Moreover, swords were external objects. If one's swordsmanship and Armament Haki were lacking, relying solely on increased brute force to boost lethality often meant that the enemy had not yet been cut down before one's own sword broke first.
Fortunately, the Squeeze-Squeeze Fruit did not have gigantification as its only practical ability. Even if Smoothie insisted on learning swordsmanship and wasted its most important water-absorption ability, there was still plenty of room for development in other areas—for example, the reverse of absorbing water: spraying it.
"Water is far denser than air, so its speed-retention effect is much better as well. Don't understand? Fine, it doesn't matter if you don't. You just need to learn how to spray water with your sword. Once you can unleash Flying Slashes in the future, you can try mixing water into them. Their power at longer distances—especially their range—should improve greatly."
After saying that, Mousse added another idea in a somewhat uncertain tone. "If, after fully developing your ability, you can spray water at extremely high pressure, then the water itself will become incomparably sharp blades!"
Smoothie was thoroughly fired up by what she heard, but for now, she could not activate her ability through a weapon. She could only spray streams of water or mist directly from her body.
But after trying to spray water a few times, she found it rather fun. Then the young lady happily ran around spraying water everywhere and causing trouble.
Although she