## One Piece Chapter 544, pages 0-1: Even Hell's Gates Open - Chapter: 544 - Pages: 0-1 - Characters: Sanji, okama pursuers, Marshall D. Teach, Luffy, Crocodile, Portgas D. Ace, Blackbeard Pirates ### Summary Page 0: Chapter title page: Chapter 544, "Even Hell's Gates Open." The cover illustration continues Sanji's short focused serial, "Keep Your Cool in Hell, Sanji!" volume 2, "Totally a Maiden." Sanji is dressed like a maiden and runs with a horrified expression while smiling okama pursuers crowd around him, laughing "Daho! Ahahaha!!" The page is a side-story title card rather than part of the Impel Down riot, but it introduces the chapter before the action returns to Level 4. Page 1: Blackbeard tells Luffy that he only heard later that the person who defeated the former Shichibukai Crocodile was Strawhat Luffy. Teach explains that at the time he was aiming for a spot in the Shichibukai, and the easiest way was to take Luffy's head and prove his strength to the government. He recalls saying, "I'll kill Strawhat Luffy up ahead in Water 7 and give him to the government as a souvenir." The memory cuts to Ace answering, "There's no way I'll let you do that... That's my little brother!!!" Luffy, Crocodile and the others realize Teach's pursuit of Luffy is tied directly to Ace's capture.