Mm. [Somewhere, in the darker corners of that labyrinthine mental encyclopedia of mushi and their effects, he's heard of a fate not unlike this. Nothing new under the sun, eh?]
And there's no more specific way to prepare for this shift than-- [Armchair psychology? Positive thinking? Medicine? A good night's sleep?] -- staying wary?
[In a sense, that's all he's done his entire life; no weakness left unturned or unchallenged, if not by himself than by circumstance. He can't imagine he's the only one. There's some godlike willpower to contend with, in this village. Luffy, amusingly, comes to mind. As sickening as the thought of such an incisive kind of torment is (and he knows exactly what stop thinking about it), especially suffered by loved ones, friends-- the threat isn't overwhelming.]
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And there's no more specific way to prepare for this shift than-- [
Armchair psychology?Positive thinking? Medicine? A good night's sleep?] -- staying wary?[In a sense, that's all he's done his entire life; no weakness left unturned or unchallenged, if not by himself than by circumstance. He can't imagine he's the only one. There's some godlike willpower to contend with, in this village. Luffy, amusingly, comes to mind. As sickening as the thought of such an incisive kind of torment is (and he knows exactly what stop thinking about it), especially suffered by loved ones, friends-- the threat isn't overwhelming.]