## One Piece Chapter 440, pages 10-11: Fire Fist vs. Blackbeard - Chapter: 440 - Pages: 10-11 - Characters: Portgas D. Ace, Marshall D. Teach ### Summary Page 10: The story moves back three days to Banaro Island on the Grand Line, where "an event of great importance was about to unfold." In the ruins of the town, Blackbeard sees Ace and calls out, "OOH... ACE... COMMANDER ACE...!!!" Ace replies coldly, "DON'T... DON'T CALL ME 'COMMANDER' ANYMORE... ONLY PEOPLE WHO CAN RESPECT OTHERS USE THAT WORD... YOU'RE MOCKING ME...!!" Blackbeard recognizes him: "... OH, YOU'RE... FIRE FIST ACE." Ace answers, "YES, I AM. HELLO THERE." He identifies his target fully: "YOU... HAVE BECOME A FINE CAPTAIN ON YOUR OWN, HUH...? BLACKBEARD PIRATES, CAPTAIN MARSHALL D. TEACH?" Page 11: Teach greets him with a laugh: "ZEHAHAHA... WHAT'S GOING ON, ACE? LONG TIME NO SEE!!" Ace asks, "WHAT'S UP!? HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS HERE!?" and sits calmly in the middle of the destroyed street. He says, "TEACH, LET'S STOP BEATING AROUND THE BUSH. YOU'VE LIVED TWICE AS LONG AS I HAVE; THERE'S NO WAY YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION." Teach answers, "... ALL RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND... THEN... LET ME ASK YOU ONE THING." He makes his offer: "ACE!! WHY DON'T YOU BECOME MY NAKAMA!? CONQUER THE WORLD WITH ME!!! I'VE ALREADY PLANNED HOW TO DO IT!!!" His ambition is naked: "WHITEBEARD'S ERA IS OVER!!! I WILL BE THE PIRATE KING!!! TO START WITH..."