## One Piece Chapter 577, pages 7-9: An Unthinkable Incident - Chapter: 577 - Pages: 7-9 - Characters: Jimbei, Monkey D. Luffy, Aokiji, Whitebeard Pirates, allied pirates, Marines, Akainu, Monkey D. Dragon, Portgas D. Ace ### Summary Page 7: Jimbei runs toward the ships with Luffy while allies call, "Jimbei, get on here!!!" but Aokiji freezes the sea around the fleet. Marines and pirates shout, "Damn!! He froze the sea!!!" The ships cannot depart, and voices cry, "Hurry, do something!!" and "We can't depart!!" Aokiji stands calmly in the ice and says, "Push Aokiji back!!!" is shouted from the ships as the escape route begins to close again. Page 8: Akainu returns from underground by melting through the ground, shocking the pirates. They cry, "Akainu!!! You weren't down!?" and explain that he melted through the ground and came around them. Akainu says, "I already said I wouldn't let him escape. Won't you idiots just give up already?" The ground erupts with magma and smoke, cutting off the escape path as Jimbei and the others realize Akainu is still pursuing Luffy despite Whitebeard's final attack. Page 9: Akainu demands, "Give me Dragon's son!!" Jimbei refuses: "I can't do that." Akainu says, "Well then... I won't ask again!!!" Jimbei answers with his decision: "I'll protect this man, even if it costs me my life." The two face each other amid smoke and lava, with Luffy unconscious in Jimbei's arms. This page turns Ace's request into Jimbei's own resolve, setting him directly against Akainu to preserve Luffy's life.