[he lets out a huge sigh. He doesn't know yet. He has to ask Marco. Because he wants to make sure... this isn't... betraying Pops somehow... Because acting legitimate?

Fuck that noise.

Fuuuck it.

He'd never even left an iou rock.

Not in his whole life.

And... aside from that...

He's sure Smoker knows because he's always sure all Marines know. It's just better to be safe that way]

Yeah. So pretend to be legitimate. It's just pretend. Jiijii comes by and sees something he'll never believe anyway--

Or maybe you think I'll take it back to my pocket somehow eh? Start up a store or something. Or maybe join the Marines. [he snorts] But you know how that would turn out, don't you.

[he shakes his head]

Anyway, you know Luffy right? He's a pirate and I dare you to say he's not better than anyone you've ever met.

[he doesn't care if Smoker only met him for a few minutes or a few days. He has to know because that's who Luffy is]

So I'll keep my piracy and you can keep your dignity and we'll both know the truth how it stands.