## One Piece Chapter 440, pages 11-13: Fire Fist vs. Blackbeard - Chapter: 440 - Pages: 11-13 - Characters: Portgas D. Ace, Marshall D. Teach, Monkey D. Luffy, Van Augur, Jesus Burgess, Doc Q, Stronger ### Summary 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..." Page 12: Teach reveals the first step of his plan: "I'LL FINISH OFF STRAWHAT LUFFY IN WATER 7 JUST AHEAD OF HERE, AND DELIVER HIM TO THE WORLD GOVERNMENT MYSELF." Ace immediately reacts: "... LUFFY? WHAT!? HRMM!? YOU KNOW HIM?" Teach answers that Luffy is "YOUR NAKAMA." Ace's face hardens: "MY 'YOUNGER BROTHER'!!!" Teach grins at the discovery: "LOOKS LIKE I REALLY CAN'T LET YOU ROAM AROUND... HE'S YOUR NAKAMA." Ace refuses even before the fight begins: "AND OF COURSE, I WON'T BE." As the Blackbeard Pirates watch, one says, "... HEE HEE... WE'VE GOT SOMEONE WITH BAD MANNERS HERE." Page 13: Ace strikes first. He fires his "HIGAN"!!, a fire-gun attack that punches through the street with burning shots and explosions: "BOBOBOBO!!!" The Blackbeard Pirates scatter with startled cries: "!!!" "POH!!" "JAKIN!" Teach laughs wildly, "WEE-EEEE!!" as flames and bullets tear across the ruined town. Ace stands below as smoke curls around him, ready for the fight to escalate.