It isn't pathetic. Laughing at the suffering of other people is what's pathetic.

[ it isn't said nicely. everyone has limits. if ryouma doesn't look at him then he doesn't feel bad for taking that tone with izō because it isn't izō. ]

You choose petty things to pick at to hurt him and try to bring him down to your level when you oughta do better and catch up with him. If what you say is true then seeing me here is the last thing Izō would ever want, but he still lets me hang around and make 'im angry anyway. I don't deserve a good friend like him, so I'll be damned if I'm gonna stand around here and let you keep on talkin' like that.

[ there's nothing he can ultimately do about it especially since he won't fight. and he should stop. even as he's saying it ryouma knows he should stop but izō is one area where he fails to think rationally or at all?? ]