[As a Devil Fruit user increases their mastery of their fruit, they begin to understand the difference between the natural limits of the fruit and the limits set by their own mentality. Belief something is impossible makes it impossible.
... so he's skeptical of that. Curious how many people his age and beyond have actually been bothered to been taught - Shikamaru's society puts such a premium on youth after all. Wonders how many approached it with the mindset of it was impossible - being told they were too old. Wonders how old the first ones were when they developed it. Certainly when it was being spread all over, not only children were being taught?]
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... so he's skeptical of that. Curious how many people his age and beyond have actually been bothered to been taught - Shikamaru's society puts such a premium on youth after all. Wonders how many approached it with the mindset of it was impossible - being told they were too old. Wonders how old the first ones were when they developed it. Certainly when it was being spread all over, not only children were being taught?]
Then what makes this different?
[Law's genuinely curious here.]