## One Piece Chapter 542: Another Tale to Tell - Chapter: 542 - Pages: 4-21 - Characters: Luffy, Portgas D. Ace, Whitebeard, Shanks, Sengoku, Aokiji, Kizaru, Garp, Mihawk, Doflamingo, Bartholomew Kuma, Gecko Moria, Boa Hancock, Marshall D. Teach, Buggy, Galdino/Mr. 3, Magellan, Hannyabal, Shiryu of the Rain, Bentham/Mr. 2 Bon Clay, Inazuma, Jimbei, Emporio Ivankov, Daz Bonez/Mr. 1, Crocodile, Usopp, dog, Onigumo, Marines, Impel Down prisoners, Blackbeard Pirates, Lafitte, Jesus Burgess, Van Augur, Doc Q, Stronger, Impel Down guards, Level 2 prisoners, Blue Gorillas, Saldeath, Sadi-chan, Demon Beast Guards ### Summary Page 4: Story recap and character map for volumes 1 to 55. It summarizes the Impel Down crisis: Luffy infiltrated the prison to rescue Ace, was poisoned by Magellan, recovered thanks to Mr. 2 and Ivankov, then learned Ace was already being moved. It lists the Four Emperors, Marines, Royal Shichibukai and Impel Down figures, including Whitebeard, Shanks, Sengoku, Aokiji, Kizaru, Garp, Mihawk, Doflamingo, Kuma, Moria, Hancock, Blackbeard, Ace, Buggy, Mr. 3, Magellan, Hannyabal, Shiryu, Bon Clay, Inazuma, Jimbei, Ivankov, Mr. 1, Crocodile and Luffy. It also diagrams Impel Down's levels from Crimson Hell down to Infinite Hell. Page 5: Volume 56 contents page for One Piece, titled "THANK YOU." It lists the chapters included in the volume: Chapter 542, "Another Tale to Tell"; Chapter 543, "Strawhat and Blackbeard"; Chapter 544, "Even Hell's Gates Open"; Chapter 545, "Out into the Sunlight"; Chapter 546, "Captain of the Fishman Pirates, the Shichibukai Jimbei"; Chapter 547, "Escape From the Island"; Chapter 548, "Thank You"; Chapter 549, "The Ship Departs"; Chapter 550, "Marine Headquarters"; and Chapter 551, "Whitebeard of the Four Emperors." Page 6: Chapter title page: Chapter 542, "Another Tale to Tell." The cover illustration shows Usopp dressed in a bird-like costume, walking through a forest beside a dog wearing a necklace. It is a standalone Straw Hat side-story style image and does not belong to the Impel Down escape sequence, but it serves as the chapter's title card before the narrative cuts to Ace's transfer and the escalating prison riot. Page 7: The narrator explains that Impel Down is currently experiencing the largest prisoner riots in its history, led by Monkey D. Luffy. Outside, Marine battleships move across the sea. Ace is brought toward the Gates of Justice and told, "Take a good look at the sky... It'll be your last time you can." He will be restrained on the execution platform, so he will not be able to look up. The destination is named: "This is Onigumo. Marineford, prepare to open the gates." The scene makes Ace's transfer feel final, moving him from prison custody toward public execution. Page 8: At Marineford, Marine Headquarters, officers search frantically for Fleet Admiral Sengoku. They say they have five hours until Ace's execution and no idea when Whitebeard will appear, meaning they are entering the most dangerous time. Even after searching the island, the Royal Shichibukai Blackbeard is nowhere to be found. Then another report comes in: a single battleship without any clearance has just reached Impel Down. It sounds impossible, but the Marines believe it. The report links the crisis at the prison with the wider war preparations, showing Marine Headquarters losing track of several threats at once. Page 9: At Impel Down's main entrance, Blackbeard and his crew step off the unauthorized battleship. A guard begs them to wait, saying no reinforcements have been requested, the prison is in an emergency situation, and nobody can take responsibility. Blackbeard says he does not care. A crew member asks whether they are on the same side, but another answers that for pirates, no matter the circumstances, they are not. Blackbeard's crew immediately attacks, and the guards are swept away screaming, "Uwa-aaaaahh!!!" Blackbeard smiles with "Zehahaha..." and says the place has a gloomy feel. Page 10: The guards report that the Marines on the battleship Blackbeard came on have been wiped out. Blackbeard's crew ignores orders to stop and advances into the prison. Teach uses his darkness with a cry of "Liberation!!!" and blows through a wall or gate, making guards shout that they are intruders. The report names them: the Royal Shichibukai Marshall D. Teach, also known as Blackbeard, and his pirates. Their objective is unknown, but they have entered the prison and are clearly hostile. A guard is pulled into the darkness, realizing it is the same darkness that made the guards disappear a second ago. Page 11: Hannyabal breaks down under the pressure. He thinks, "It's over... My life is over... No, wait!!! It's only just beginning!! My dark life of being unable to become warden!!! It's starting now." The prison map shows the simultaneous chaos: Blackbeard's crew is at the main entrance, Buggy and Mr. 3 are on Level 2, and Luffy's group is on Level 4 with Crocodile, Jimbei, Ivankov, Inazu...