[When his hand is clasped over that envelope, he can't help but start to tear up, and he sucks in a breath to hide that. He looks away, thoughts of his terrible time in that other city for so long starting to run through his mind again.]
I -- what if I give all of this to Luffy? [He looks back toward Ace and smiles slightly, but his eyes obviously still show the signs of tears starting to form.] I didn't care for him without you. I forgot all about him and you -- I can't -- take this for myself. Not even half of it. [He won't hand it back, though. His idea is that he should just give it all to their younger brother.] I'll be sure he gets it safely, though. That I can promise.
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I -- what if I give all of this to Luffy? [He looks back toward Ace and smiles slightly, but his eyes obviously still show the signs of tears starting to form.] I didn't care for him without you. I forgot all about him and you -- I can't -- take this for myself. Not even half of it. [He won't hand it back, though. His idea is that he should just give it all to their younger brother.] I'll be sure he gets it safely, though. That I can promise.