## One Piece Chapter 552, pages 7-8: Ace and Whitebeard - Chapter: 552 - Pages: 7-8 - Characters: Whitebeard, Luffy, Sengoku, Marines, Portgas D. Ace, Whitebeard Pirates, Spade Pirates, Pirates ### Summary Page 7: Whitebeard makes his first move. The sea heaves into an enormous wave around Marineford, and Marines scream as they realize the scale of the attack. One asks what the explosion was, another says it is not good and points to the height of the wave, while Luffy, watching from afar, says he still cannot see because the mist is too thick. Sengoku recognizes the danger and calls it a seaquake. Whitebeard cracks the air with both hands, and the Marines ask whether the air itself is cracking. The quake power throws the battlefield into chaos before a single ordinary exchange of fire begins. Page 8: Ace remembers the beginning of his pirate life. As a young captain, he tells Luffy, "Yeah! See ya, Luffy...!! I'll be going on ahead!!" and says that in three years, when Luffy sets out to sea, Ace will have gotten stronger too. Pirates react to the Spade Pirates' flag, saying they have never seen it before and wondering where this boy came from. Others note that Ace's background is a mystery, that he is only a rookie, and that he has a Logia ability. Whitebeard notices him, laughs "Gurarara..." and remarks that a promising young pirate is making a name for himself on the Grand Line.