## One Piece Chapter 157, pages 14-15: Ace Appears - Chapter: 157 - Pages: 14-15 - Characters: Portgas D. Ace, restaurant owner, unidentified restaurant patrons, Smoker, Marines ### Summary Page 14: The patrons yell at Ace in frustration, "WE WERE WORRYING ABOUT YOU! ARGHHHH!" Ace looks amused and asks, "You running some kinda comedy club here?" The restaurant owner, sweating, replies, "No, but... Well, I'm just relieved that you're alright." Suddenly, Ace falls asleep mid-chew again, his face slamming back into his plate with a "SLUMP". The patrons scream in exasperation, "AGAIN!?" Outside the restaurant, Smoker arrives with his Marines. He looks at the commotion and says, "What, so nobody died? Hmph! All that fuss over nothing..." Page 15: Smoker enters the restaurant and stands behind Ace. The restaurant owner asks Ace, "Something else you need?" Ace, holding up a piece of paper, replies, "By the way... Did a guy like this show up in this town? He's this kid wearing a strawhat..." Smoker observes Ace and says, "You seem to be eating without a care in the world, despite all the attention you're drawing." Smoker then addresses him directly, "What brings the Whitebeard Pirates' 2nd division commander to this kingdom? Well, Portgas D. Ace...?" The patrons in the restaurant overhear this and panic. "W-WHITEBEARD!? HE'S ONE OF THEIR CREW-MEMBER...!?" "AHH! NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, I'VE SEEN THAT MARK ON HIS BACK BEFORE!" "WHAT'S HE DOING IN A PLACE LIKE THIS!?"