Tesoro was not being arrogant when he said that.
The Gold-Gold Fruit's ability was simply that unusual.
Once it turned a person entirely into gold, no one could break free.
Holding Kikoku in his arms, Luo narrowed his eyes. "Whatever the case, developing the Gold-Gold Fruit to the point of Awakening is impressive."
"Our enemies probably won't think to guard against your gold dust."
"So that move will be useful in a real fight."
Bartolomeo's eyes lit up. "The Gold-Gold Fruit really is powerful."
"Anyone who doesn't know your trump card won't think to watch out for gold dust."
"So even if Crow lost because he let his guard down, that's still on him."
"A win is a win. Chris said that on the battlefield, only victory and defeat matter, not how you get there."
Lindbergh nodded in agreement. "The truly strong never fear any tactic."
"I'm sure Chris wouldn't have fallen for it."
Crow had no objection. "In the end, I wasn't vigilant enough."
"You made use of your advantage, and I didn't make use of mine."
"So I accept this defeat completely."
Crow was no sore loser. He had lost, and there was no point making excuses.
Besides, he had a great deal of respect for Tesoro's strength.
Panz—Fry looked at Tesoro curiously. "Tesoro, have you fully awakened the Gold-Gold Fruit now?"
"Is there a good way to awaken a Devil Fruit?"
Panz—Fry had only just obtained the Glass-Glass Fruit, but he refused to fall behind.
He wanted to keep pace with everyone else and awaken the Glass-Glass Fruit someday.
Tesoro gave an awkward smile. "I'm embarrassed to say this."
"I've only just reached the threshold of Devil Fruit Awakening. So far, this is the only thing I can do with it."
"I'm still a long way behind