I understand. The Grand Line seems to work on a different set of physics sometimes. It's weird for me too, because it's completely counter intuitive. Working too hard at it has the opposite effect.

...still, you are always saying that you should do things to make you stronger. Do you think that trying would help you? You are made of smoke.

[That was actually the chief reason why Lupin didn't ask for Smoker's aid during the Apep debacle. With Saori, a storm god, involved in the mess there was no way for Lupin to be sure that Smoker would be okay.]