[Those few words just made Ace far happier than he ever thought he could be. He made it. He always knew Luffy would make it, but to be able to hear that is the biggest relief in the world. And actually hearing it from his little brother made him so unbelievably proud. But at the same time, it's bittersweet. He can only ever hear about this stuff when Luffy leaves, and then comes back. It's a little saddening to know he'll only ever hear about it, and not actually see it. But that's the way things are now, and being able to at least know about it means something.] That's great, Luffy! I knew you'd make it! I'm so damn proud of you!

[He could say a lot more, but that's enough gushing for now. AND THEN THERE'S THE. MEAT THING.] Maybe you should ask him more about how you can do stuff to meat.