Not as trash and hollow as your take to categorize that as
"a throwaway line from Zeff"
and fail to understand the impact such a request would have on Sanji after said arc where we explored the issues of Judge as a parent to him in name only, as well as the source of much of his pain and sorrow, and the finding of Zeff as the one who took it upon himself to become the father Sanji never had.
"a throwaway line from Zeff"
and fail to understand the impact such a request would have on Sanji after said arc where we explored the issues of Judge as a parent to him in name only, as well as the source of much of his pain and sorrow, and the finding of Zeff as the one who took it upon himself to become the father Sanji never had.
He has a reason not to hit women.
His mum and his sister
The only 2 people to show him kindness in his life at that point
That being his reason is far better than a throwaway line from zeff
Who gives a shit about the father he never had when its more poignant coming from the perspective of the mom and sister he did have