[He'll believe in his dream enough for both of them then! Crocodile can judge him all he wants, like so many other people have. They'll eat their words if he manages to pull this off!

He finishes off his glass and then pulls a little bit of a face.]

Who says I'm drinking because of that stupid Red Hair?! If he wants to go off being a flashy idiot, that's his business! And not my problem.

[He... might have definitely been drinking because of that red haired idiot. But he's trying to save some dignity here!]