## One Piece Chapter 558: Brother - Chapter: 558 - Pages: 0-12 - Characters: Brook, villagers, Luffy, Whitebeard, Portgas D. Ace, Whitebeard Pirates, Impel Down escapees, Sengoku, Kizaru, Marines, Emporio Ivankov, Buggy, Mr. 3, Bartholomew Kuma, Royal Shichibukai, Hina, Gecko Moria, Oars, Moria's zombies, Jinbe, young Luffy, young Ace, Monkey D. Dragon, Smoker, Mihawk, reporters, Marco, giant Marine ### Summary Page 0: Chapter title page: Chapter 558, "Brother." The cover concludes Brook's Lodgings and Panties Repayment with the caption, "Conclusion: 'Satan Composes a Melody.'" Brook sits at a table with villagers dressed in dark, horned and occult-looking clothing, apparently writing or playing music while the villagers look on. This cover is separate from the Marineford battle, but it closes Brook's short cover serial after his strange arrival among the people who do not fight. Page 1: Whitebeard questions Luffy about the message that Ace will be executed early: "They mean to execute Ace ahead of schedule!? Are you certain that is what you heard!?" Luffy answers that the Marines said they would do it when their preparations were ready, but he did not really understand the codes. He adds, "Since we both want to save Ace, I figure you should at least know that much!!" Whitebeard accepts the warning: "I see... This is indeed valuable information. I must thank you!!" Luffy says, "Nah, don't worry about it!!" and then shouts toward the platform, "I'm coming for you, Ace!" The pirates around them are stunned by Luffy's confidence and by how casually he talks with Whitebeard. Page 2: Whitebeard reasons through Sengoku's plan, saying that the Marines do not feel the need to adhere to their promised schedule for a mere pirate, and that the "preparations" seem to be the key. Sengoku confirms that the pirate side intercepted a message to the Marine troops indicating Ace's execution time is to be moved forward, then notes calmly that this information reaching Whitebeard was undoubtedly part of their plan and that accidentally allowing a key strategy to be overheard is not a mistake he would make. Luffy charges ahead, but Kizaru fires at him and says, "If we don't capture you, the Tenryuubito will never let us hear the end of it, you know... Strawhat Luffy..." Marines shout that Admiral Kizaru has appeared and that Straw Hat Luffy is done for. Page 3: Kizaru's attack blasts across the battlefield, but Ivankov intervenes with "Death Wink!!!" and redirects the danger with a huge shockwave. Kizaru only murmurs, "Hmmm~" while Buggy and the other escapees panic, screaming, "Noooo!!! I want to go hoooo-ooome!!!" Someone points out that Buggy had been acting like he wanted to send Kizaru crying home, and his followers call him the man on the Legendary Crew and say even Admiral Kizaru does not frighten him. Buggy protests that they are hearing only what they want to hear. Luffy thanks Ivankov, "That was close!! Thanks, Iva-chan!!!" and Ivankov answers, "I consider it my duty to see to it that you do not die!!" Page 4: Luffy recognizes Bartholomew Kuma and shouts, "Ahh!! That's the guy who looks like a bear... The one who sent all of us flying!" Ivankov also sees him and cries, "Kuma!!!" Kuma attacks from the battlefield, and Ivankov counters with "Rolling Aesthetic!!" while spinning through the blast. Ivankov calls Kuma "Bartholomew Kuma...!!" and says, "How horrible!! Certainly, he has his duty to uphold as a member of the Shichibukai... but still, to fire a laser like that at an old friend like me...!!" Kuma stays silent, showing no recognition or mercy. Page 5: Marines surge to stop Luffy, shouting that he is not getting away. Hina uses "Awase Baori!!!" and her cage-like power snaps around the path, with a note explaining that an awase-baori is a haori coat with lining and that here it is written as "wing-cage." Luffy recognizes her from Alabasta, yelling, "You!! I remember you from Arabasta!" Hina says, "All unlucky enough to pass through my body will be locked!!" and then, when Luffy slips through too quickly, admits, "So fast!! I couldn't see him move!! Hina outmatched!" Mr. 3 is caught in the black-bar cage and cries for Hina while Luffy keeps running toward Ace. Page 6: Moria enters Luffy's path, ordering, "Come, my zombie minions!!!" and "Now, my zombies, go and capture Strawhat for me!!!" His stitched zombies rise into the battlefield, and Moria laughs that this is a battlefield where the more soldiers die, the more zombies he can create. He says he will take Luffy's shadow one more time and implant it into Oars. Luffy snaps, "Moria...!! Not that annoying guy again...!!" while Ace shouts, "Luffy...!!" Kizaru watches the struggle and tells the troops that Luffy is the one who freed all those prisoners, ordering them to take down Straw Hat and keep at it. Luffy pushes on through the undead attackers. Page 7: Ace screams from the platform, "Stay back!!! Luffy!!!" Luffy keeps fighting and shouts at a Marine to move i...