I agree with you. So does Kuzan. Fujitora completely had it. He took out his eyes rather than see all the injustices of the world anymore. [Shakes his head, and slowly folds his arms and rests his head on them.]

[Sadly enough, he suspected it might make up her mind about how to handle Ace. And even though he didn't want to, he knew he had to. One of the things he learned from fixing things with Maribelle. If she hadn't been upfront as possible with him, they'd have been in far more of a mess. And if someone ever wanted to deal with the headache that was Smoker; he wanted them to know what they were getting into.]

[Even more so with Ace. Because of the way Ace wanted to protect his friends from himself. And the only way they could prove they were strong enough to deal with things was to survive it. Smoker was the same way. Even with Maribelle. And it was why he knew Adela had to be told.]

[Smoker got up and moved around the little table to hug Adela's shoulders -- chair backing including.]

Sorry, kiddo.

[Gently ruffles her hair.]

I wish his nakama had told you instead, but I guess they'd rather live in a fantasy for a little longer, but I know you're tougher than that, and I promised to treat you like an adult, yeah?