## One Piece Chapter 542, pages 7-8: Another Tale to Tell - Chapter: 542 - Pages: 7-8 - Characters: Luffy, Portgas D. Ace, Onigumo, Marines, Impel Down prisoners, Sengoku, Whitebeard, Marshall D. Teach ### Summary Page 7: The narrator explains that Impel Down is currently experiencing the largest prisoner riots in its history, led by Monkey D. Luffy. Outside, Marine battleships move across the sea. Ace is brought toward the Gates of Justice and told, "Take a good look at the sky... It'll be your last time you can." He will be restrained on the execution platform, so he will not be able to look up. The destination is named: "This is Onigumo. Marineford, prepare to open the gates." The scene makes Ace's transfer feel final, moving him from prison custody toward public execution. Page 8: At Marineford, Marine Headquarters, officers search frantically for Fleet Admiral Sengoku. They say they have five hours until Ace's execution and no idea when Whitebeard will appear, meaning they are entering the most dangerous time. Even after searching the island, the Royal Shichibukai Blackbeard is nowhere to be found. Then another report comes in: a single battleship without any clearance has just reached Impel Down. It sounds impossible, but the Marines believe it. The report links the crisis at the prison with the wider war preparations, showing Marine Headquarters losing track of several threats at once.