## One Piece Chapter 549: The Ship Departs - Chapter: 549 - Pages: 0-18 - Characters: Franky, Dr. Vegapunk, Shiryu of the Rain, Marshall D. Teach, Laffitte, Van Augur, Doc Q, Jesus Burgess, Magellan, Blackbeard Pirates, Emporio Ivankov, Inazuma, Luffy, Jimbei, Impel Down prisoners, Bon Clay, Buggy, Gol D. Roger, Shanks, Portgas D. Ace, Marines, Crocodile, Gates of Justice, Silvers Rayleigh, Four Emperors, Pirate King, Mr. 1, Whitebeard ### Summary Page 0: Chapter title page: Chapter 549, "The Ship Departs." The cover illustration concludes Franky's short focused serial, "Franky's 'I'm No Good This Week.'" The subtitle reads, "Conclusion: The House Where Dr. Vegapunk Was Born." Franky stands in the snow before a boarded-up building marked "VEGAPUNK," staring at the birthplace of the genius scientist. The image is a side-story title card and not part of the Impel Down escape, but it points Franky's separated story toward Vegapunk's old home. Page 1: The scene returns to Impel Down. On Level 4, Shiryu stands with the Blackbeard Pirates after saving them from Magellan's poison. Teach laughs, "Uiha-hahaha!! But we're alive!!!" while Laffitte admits that for a moment he thought they were done for. Van Augur says their coming here was fate, Doc Q coughs that fortune has been good to them again, and Shiryu says these people live on the edge. He adds that if he had not been carrying the antidote, they would be dead, and that they underestimated Magellan too much. Page 2: Blackbeard says matters of life and death are decided by fate and that those who fear death are the losers. He laughs that they should live in the moment and thanks Shiryu for saving them. Shiryu answers that he already knows what will happen to him if he stays in Impel Down and says he has been waiting to meet a man like Teach. Blackbeard welcomes him again, saying Shiryu seems like he would make a fine addition to the crew. The alliance is sealed inside the very prison Magellan still thinks he controls. Page 3: On the World Government private route, the Tri-Current, the escape ship sails with the prisoners. Ivankov tells everyone to let Inazuma rest and explains that he expelled the poison from his body with a combination of recovery hormones and tension hormones. Iva warns that these are forceful treatments: one shortens the lifespan, and the other has harsh side effects, so if possible it is best to let the body recover naturally. Inazuma is a Newkama needed for the revolution, and Iva says now is not the time to overburden him. Page 4: The prisoners mourn Bon Clay on the deck, calling out "Bon-chaaaan!!" and "Bon bro!!" One man says Bon was not a bad guy, and Luffy says he finally met Bon again and Bon saved him again. Some prisoners try to cheer him up by saying Bon is dead and there is nothing anyone can do, and that they can hold a funeral and send him off with a bang because they broke out of prison. Luffy angrily rejects that, shouting, "We don't know that Bon-chan is dead yet, you giant nose!!!" and even Buggy's nose starts bleeding more from the insult. Page 5: A Marine radio transmission comes in across the sea. The Marines say they thought Buggy was merely another nameless pirate, but they discovered that he was once a member of Pirate King Gol D. Roger's crew. They also found that one of the Four Emperors, Red-Haired Shanks, once thought of Buggy as a brother. Buggy is horrified and asks how they know. The transmission continues that it is impressive a man like him stayed off their radar this long, hiding under the surface only to show himself at this time. They have not found a connection between him and Fire Fist Ace, but they are certain his objective is the same as Luffy's: to rescue Ace. Page 6: The Marine transmission warns that more than 200 prisoners are on the ship, including Jimbei, Crocodile and Ivankov. The speaker says there is nowhere for them to escape and no way for them to survive if the Gates of Justice at Marineford are not opened, because they will not be able to leave the Tri-Current. Luffy grabs the receiver and shouts back, "I'm going to save Ace!!! So you just wash some potatoes and wait!!!" The Marines are stunned that he is picking a fight with Marine Headquarters, but Luffy wastes no words on fear. Page 7: Buggy's followers explode with awe after hearing the Marine report. They shout that Captain Buggy was part of the Pirate King's crew and knew Red-Haired Shanks, and say they always knew their savior was an amazing pirate. Other escapees whisper that Buggy has that kind of history despite being so weak, and wonder why he is such a coward if that is true. Luffy mentions that Rayleigh also said something about a vice captain, and when Buggy hears the name Rayleigh, he remembers the Lord of the Underworld too. The conversation turns Buggy's accidental reputation into a new force on the ship. Page 8: The prisoners keep praising Buggy as a fearsome man and a member of the legendary pirate crew. Buggy tries to...