Bluejam stared at Ace with cold, sinister eyes, but then the corner of his mouth curled upward again as he spoke.
"Isn't that brother of yours the same? They think they're different from everyone else and treat all other people like trash!"
A mocking glint flashed through Bluejam's eyes as he said this, as though he were laughing at Ace and the others for being deceived by those hateful nobles, just as he had been. But he had still underestimated the bond between Jig, Ace, and their brothers.
Even held in that crushing grip, Ace shouted when he heard Bluejam's words.
"Sabo never thought that!"
But Bluejam, already blinded by betrayal and rage, had no interest in listening. He cut Ace off again, shouting even louder than him.
"They're all the same! You idiot, he felt superior to you every second he was around you! That brat's family is filthy rich. How could he ever feel threatened? You three are nothing but toys for those nobles. Once they get tired of playing with you, they throw you away!"
"Deep down, he looks down on you! He's laughing at you behind your backs!"
By this point, Bluejam was screaming. He was a pitiful man himself, at least when it came to being deceived by the king.
"Don't you dare slander Sabo!"
Ace's face burned with anger as he glared viciously at Bluejam, who was still pointing at his nose and hurling abuse.
Despite Bluejam's forceful tone, it meant next to nothing to Ace and the others now that he had crossed their bottom line.
"Sabo is our brother!"
Jig thrashed violently, trying to break free of the two pirates holding him, and shouted just as loudly.
"That's right! Sabo only wanted to be free!"
Luffy took a more direct approach. Perhaps