Nami's First Battle
Leo looked at him with admiration. When Bon Clay had first appeared, he had not been that bad a person.
He and Luffy's group had hit it off well enough. When he saw pirates, he did not immediately start shouting about killing them. It was only later, when they became enemies serving different masters, that they had no choice but to fight and struggle against one another.
In the end, he had lost to Sanji despite their mutual respect. The two sides had eventually become friends and met again in the Underwater Great Prison.
The Clone-Clone Fruit could be said to be an immensely strategic Devil Fruit. Once Leo obtained it, the Marines would probably never be able to catch him again.
However, Leo would not do such a thing to Bon Clay.
If one had to ask why—because he was Bon Clay.
The friendship, loyalty, courage, sacrifice, and dedication he displayed in the Underwater Great Prison were enough to move anyone who had seen them.
He could be said to represent the highest moral standard in One Piece—provided one ignored the pirates he had killed.
If one only saw a "saint" like him for his appearance and his okama identity, then one had completely missed the point of this "saint." He might have been guilty, but he was undoubtedly the brightest diamond in all of One Piece.
Still, despite how much Leo admired Bon Clay, he did not directly tell him that Ivankov was aboard their ship. The moment he said that, Bon Clay would immediately become their companion, saving Leo quite a bit of trouble.
But he still had to test someone.
One of his companions, Nami, who had just gained the Smooth-Smooth Fruit's power.
He slapped Nami on the back and said with a