## One Piece Chapter 548, pages 15-16: Thank You - Chapter: 548 - Pages: 15-16 - Characters: Bon Clay, Luffy, Jimbei, Marines, Impel Down prisoners, Gates of Justice, Sea Kings, Emporio Ivankov, Buggy, Crocodile, Mr. 3, Magellan, Den Den Mushi ### Summary Page 15: As the Gates of Justice close behind the ship, the prisoners keep calling Bon Clay's name. Bon answers faintly through the fading signal, while Marines order the ship sunk and the gates continue shutting. Once the gate is closed, the connection dies. Outside, the Marine ships are left behind, and someone says, "They escaped...!!!" The ship has crossed beyond the barrier, while sea creatures churn in the water and the prison staff watch helplessly. Bon Clay's sacrifice has succeeded. Page 16: On the escaped ship, the prisoners understand that without Bon Clay they would be at the bottom of the ocean on the wrong side of the gates. Narration compares friendship to a flower blooming even in hell: "Even in Hell, the single flower known as friendship blooms. As waves break on the shore, it leaves its petals as mementos. May it one day bloom again, Okama Way." The image shows the prisoners mourning, the Den Den Mushi quiet, and Bon Clay left before Magellan inside Impel Down. His friendship has made the impossible escape possible.