## One Piece Chapter 550, pages 1-2: Marine Headquarters - Chapter: 550 - Pages: 1-2 - Characters: Civilians, Whitebeard, Marines, Portgas D. Ace, Children ### Summary Page 1: Around the world, civilians wait for Ace's execution and Whitebeard's possible arrival. In the South Blue, people say, "There are only three hours left..." and wonder whether Whitebeard is already there. In the East Blue, others ask if he will really show up, saying even Whitebeard is getting old and has not made major news in years. An older man calls him "a pirate from another age" and asks whether the Marines could lose. Another voice says that win or lose, there will be many deaths, and that it would be best if Whitebeard never showed up and the execution simply ended. Page 2: The anxiety spreads through other seas. In the North Blue, a desperate drinker yells at "Boozie" and the old shopkeeper, asking if he is really supposed to work on a day like this and demanding booze because he cannot live without something to drink. In the West Blue, men insist Whitebeard is not just some old man and remember that only a year ago, when he glanced at them for a second, they gave up on their lives. On the Grand Line, children skip rope while singing, "Whitebeard the Pirate, scarier than a demon," and adults listen in fear, asking what will happen to the world.