## One Piece Chapter 553, pages 7-8: Ultimate Showdown - Chapter: 553 - Pages: 7-8 - Characters: Dracule Mihawk, Whitebeard, Jozu, Marines, Whitebeard Pirates, Kizaru, Marco ### Summary Page 7: Mihawk unleashes a gigantic sword slash toward Whitebeard. Pirates and Marines scream "Hawkeye!!!" as the cut tears across the frozen bay with terrifying force. The attack, called the world's greatest sword strike by those watching, is suddenly stopped before it reaches Whitebeard. The blocker is revealed as the third division commander, "Diamond" Jozu, whose body turns into diamond as he intercepts the slash. Whitebeard smiles at the challenge while the battlefield realizes that even a strike from the world's strongest swordsman can be met by Whitebeard's commanders. Page 8: Kizaru enters the exchange from above. Seeing Jozu block Mihawk's attack, Kizaru says, "Dear, dear... That's a little bright..." and uses "Yasakani no Magatama," showering Whitebeard's side with countless light bullets. Marines shout that it is Kizaru, and another voice says the admiral's attack was blocked when a figure covered in blue flames intercepts it. The blocker is Marco, first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates. Marco tells Kizaru he cannot have the king taken right off the bat, while Kizaru answers that the Whitebeard Pirates sure are scary.