#chapter 550

Thoughts:

- Fpos/cs: Forest of Gluttony? Better than I expected for Usopp but not exactly good either

- (I watched OP 12 and while it’s fine, I have a feeling at least half of episodes it was running during ended up fillers. It’s like they decided there’s not enough Straw Hats in the manga and made their own content. Probably that’s when they did all these stories from cover pages. I generally approve but, like, we have a war going, isn’t it exciting enough??)

- South Blue? East Blue? All of them really. People all around the world are anxious. They’re not stupid, they know war is looming over. It’s kinda chilling to be honest

- Everyone wonders if Whitebeard will show up at Marineford. They don’t know how strong Whitebeard is now and they DON’T WANT war

- In Marineford, all citizens (mainly families of Navy personnel) has been evacuated. It’s only soldiers now, on the whole island

- In Sabaody Archipelago, Ace’s execution will be broadcasted there. Insert ‘that’s what happens when you don’t have Eurovision” joke here. It’s very grim for me. Bet Celestial Dragons would be very happy to see that execution, with Luffy there no less

- NOT THAT THE EXECUTION WILL ACTUALLY HAPPEN GODDAMMIT show the world your moves Luffy and save your brother

- they already put Ace on the platform (just like with King Roger. Is that WG custom or what)

- “Only three hours until Ace’s head rolls” …they’ll make him kneel there for 3 hours? With these 2 marines guarding him like that? On live TV and while waiting for Whitebeard to attack? WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THIS PLAN???

- (Garp, probably. I hope for Sengoku to be smarter than this)

- everyone in Marineford is super antsy and stressed and no wonder

- “100 000 elite troops) wow, that’s a lot of people, who’s feeding them all

- Fifty warships too! That’s so much

- (by the way, Marineford looks nice but clearly very military)

- FIVE WARLORDS ON THE SEA ON THE STAND BY

- seriously, how will that pan out. We got two Warlords and Crocodile doesn’t even care about fighting a Navy, he wants Whitebeard. The rest of our prison bunch is nice but no match for FIVE WARLORDS

- …looking at the bright side, at least Blackbeard isn’t here. He’s off at Impel Down, doing God knows what, and now I’m concerned againdamnit *nervous laughing*

- but damn if these Warlords don’t make a great picture, all grouped together

- Ace is guarded by 3 Admirals!!!! They make a great picture too! There’s my man Aokiji, sitting differently than other two and breaking the symmetry! Kizaru looks very disapproving. And Akainu is angry napping like damn. Never saw the last one (he was in Robin’s flashback but I don’t count that) but I know he’s a bastard (again, Robin’s flashback)

- ok, I think all Navy forces are accounted for. Back to Luffy’s Bunch!

- another Gate of Justice. There’s too many Gates and not enough Justice, really

- Sengoku and Garp!

- ?

- Sengoku will talk to Ace?

- No, wait, he’ll make a speech to the world!

- “I have something to say to you all. The execution of this man, Portgas D. Ace… is a matter of enormous import!” …yes? It’s starting a war?

- (Tashigi and Smoker!! And… Momonga? The Badass Captain)

- “Ace… what is your father’s name?” !!!!!!!!!!!!

- …bet he’ll say Whitebeard?

- “My father is Whitebeard!” YEEEEEAH

- no but really, it’s not Dragon., so who? I suspected Fisher Tiger, for like half a second, but that’s not it either so who

- “NOT TRUE!” TELL IT ALREADY

- “We were looking everywhere when we got word from Cipher Pol about the possibility that one of his children might be on a certain island. We examined newborns, unborn infants and and their mothers and found nothing.” …this is disgusting. I’m remembering Herod and Baby Jesus now

- “But that was only natural. Your mother used a trick to hide you… that cost her her life!!” oh no

- “We were fooled. The whole world was fooled!” Hina, Coby and Helmeppo are here

- “Your mother lived on the island of Baterilla in the South Blue. Her name was Portgas D. Rouge.” D.!!!!!?????? She was a D. too!!!!????

- (ok, no, I’m know who father is now. SAY IT MANGA!!! SAY IT!!!)

- “She did something we never imagined was possible. She hid her child in her womb for 20 months… in order to save it!” …that’s… not possible. Guys, that’s not possible, when baby’s due, baby’s due, everyone knows that. What the heck

- “She bought your life… at the cost of her own.” That poor woman… and poor Ace, WHY ARE YOU TELLING HIM THIS he’s supposed to die in few hours come ON

- “Your father was executed one year and three months before you were born. The blood of the most terrible fiend the world has ever known… runs through your veins.” !!!

- oooooohhhhhh, marines are catching on

- “Don’t pretend not to know!”

- “Your father… WAS GOL D. ROGER, THE PIRATE KING!!!!” YES!! HE WAS!!!

- What the hell, be proud Ace!! What the hell!

- “My unborn child… is innocent, Garp! Take care of my son!” wait, what

- No, what the hell? Why is Sengoku so dramatic? Why is Ace ashamed? And Garp knew Roger? Enough for Roger to entrust his kid to him?

God, Garp, you couldn’t fuck this up more if you tried! Holy shit!