"This was a gap in intelligence. If I had known her ability, I definitely wouldn't have fallen for it."
Although he had been taken down in a single exchange, Smoker was far from convinced. After getting back to his feet, his attitude had not changed much.
"Smoker, do you think every pirate will tell you their intelligence? Trusting your comrades is a good thing, but what if the intelligence department makes a mistake? Carelessness, underestimating your enemy—how many mistakes did you make in that fight just now? Do I need to remind you?"
"I don't deny that my earlier carelessness led to my defeat. I'm willing to accept punishment! But I believe I wouldn't lose in a head-on fight!"
A loss was a loss. There was nothing to argue about, and Smoker accepted the result. He just still had doubts about the process.
"Besides, Instructor Zephyr, she only defeated me by relying on a Paramecia Devil Fruit ability. And I think you told her information about me and prepared a weapon specifically to counter me."
If nothing else, Smoker had come to understand just how powerfully Seastone restrained Devil Fruit users. Not only could they not use their abilities, but their bodies would also become weak, leaving them with almost no way to resist.
This was also related to the individual's physique. For people like Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, ordinary Seastone could restrict them from using their abilities, but it could not stop them from moving.
Golden Lion had still possessed enough strength to sever his own legs with his bare hands while wearing Seastone shackles. But against most Ability Users, Seastone remained a specialized countermeasure.
"Smoker, I have never denied the existence of external tools and Devil Fruit abilities. They are all part of combat, but you cannot focus