## One Piece Chapter 574, pages 16-17: The Death of Portgas D. Ace - Chapter: 574 - Pages: 16-17 - Characters: Portgas D. Ace, Monkey D. Luffy, Whitebeard, Whitebeard Pirates, townspeople, allied pirates ### Summary Page 16: Ace says, "Just like... we swore... I've lived... with no regrets!!" Luffy cries, "No!! You liar!!" but Ace answers, "Haa... It's not a lie..." He explains, "The thing I really wanted... wasn't fame or anything. What I really wanted... was to know... that it was okay for me to be born..." Ace says he cannot talk much longer and asks Luffy to tell everyone else. Across the page, memories of people calling him worthless and others trying to save him surround his final message to "Old man," "Everyone," and "Luffy." Page 17: Ace gives his final thanks. As nearby pirates shout, "Ace...!!" and Luffy stares in disbelief, Ace smiles through tears and blood and says, "Thank you... for loving me!!!" The huge close-up shows him crying and smiling at the same time, with the final words filling the page. Luffy reaches toward him from the side panels, unable to stop what is happening as Ace's strength leaves him.