## One Piece Chapter 157, pages 11-12: Ace Appears - Chapter: 157 - Pages: 11-12 - Characters: Portgas D. Ace, unidentified restaurant patrons ### Summary Page 11: Inside a restaurant, a man is slumped forward, face-down in a large plate of food. He wears an orange cowboy hat with goggles attached to it and a red beaded necklace. The restaurant is filled with shocked patrons. One bystander says, "I heard he suddenly died while in the midst of a conversation with the restaurant owner." Another adds, "Since he's a traveller... Some of the people think he might have unknowingly eaten the 'Desert Strawberry'..." The man is shown from behind, revealing a large tattoo on his back: a purple cross with a skull that has a white crescent mustache. A bystander explains the poison, "The Desert Strawberry? It's the nickname for the poisonous spider whose body looks just like a red strawberry. Its poison will cause an abrupt death several days after. The poison spreads throughout the entire body. And for several hours following death," Page 12: A close-up shows the man's face still buried in his meal. A bystander continues, "...There's a lot of unknown dangers in the desert that can take your life. So that's why no one's dared to approach him yet." Another patron points out, "Look. His arm froze up at the exact moment, He was about to raise it up to his mouth... It's no wonder the venom of the Desert Strawberry, Is the stuff of legends...!" Suddenly, the man bursts awake, spitting out food with a loud "PFFFT!?" The entire restaurant erupts in shock, patrons screaming, "AGHH! HE CAME BACK TO LIFE!" The man casually wipes his face with a napkin. A timid patron asks, "A-are you alright?" The man simply replies, "Hmm? Mnn."