Huh. [ Whatever answer he's expecting from her, it's not the one that Rise gives. It's not that it's outlandish or anything. Actually, it's perfectly believable as far as he's concerned. Smiling behind the partition, he gives his head a little shake. ]

You know, I, uh, started work in restaurants when I was pretty young. The cooks all did the same thing to me, too, you know? So to look more grown up, I started smoking. [ His hand fiddles with the lighter in his pocket as he talks. ] I don't think it actually worked, and what you did was a helluva lot healthier, but I get that. Uh, why you did it.

[ Sanji still remembers how bad the smoke had burned those first few times… and how fast he'd gotten used to it. ]

But– yeah, sounds like you just need some lessons in how to make food that's not super spicy. Should be easy to learn, if you want?