[ don't mind them as they switch back to regular non-devil fruit form... ]

I have never encountered a substance like that... but if you do, we can try!

[ they laugh, and peter can see them lifting up a large kanabo club that they're apparently just carrying around with them at all times. beaming, they respond: ]

Don't worry, you should be scared anyway if you were to fight me for real! I'm pretty strong. [ if "pretty strong" means being able to withstand heavy artillery fire with minimal injuries and knock out full-size dinosaurs with one blow. oops. ]