[It's not completely foreign to him, the thought that there are other things needed beside strength -- after all, the Vinsmoke children are all well-educated, all taught things like science and math and strategy -- but strength has always been prized above all, and the lack of it has been the source of so much suffering for him.
You can't bash your way through everything, this stranger-Vinsmoke says, and Sanji wonders quietly if he's someone else who has not been able to meet the standard they set.
But right now, he's going to help him get out of the mask, somehow (somehow) and that means that whoever he is, he's more than willing to defy the will that put Sanji in it to start with. And that...
... That gives him hope.]
Mister? [He hesitates, unsure.] What... what should I call you?
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You can't bash your way through everything, this stranger-Vinsmoke says, and Sanji wonders quietly if he's someone else who has not been able to meet the standard they set.
But right now, he's going to help him get out of the mask, somehow (somehow) and that means that whoever he is, he's more than willing to defy the will that put Sanji in it to start with. And that...
... That gives him hope.]
Mister? [He hesitates, unsure.] What... what should I call you?