It's been over a month. Do you know all through Marineford I put saving Ace second? I had to... I knew he'd never forgive himself, us, anything if he lost Luffy during it. Pops ordered me to protect Luffy but I was going to anyway. [Getting too emotional for Marco so he slides down lower.]

Words can't reach Ace. I couldn't... he said he wanted to be captain. In that impetuous way, eh? But he's... even in person I can't reach him. When I'm there I can't make him get involved, I thought maybe if I left and he had to look after them he'd pull himself out and now I really can't talk to him at all. It's like the gap is growing. I should be able to fly it, but if he turns his back, then I'll always be screaming for him to look this way.