#chapter 574

Thoughts:

- New Volume. Honestly, how does Oda manage to end his volumes on such cliffhangers? The last Big One I remember was Zoro vanishing

- but coming back to the issue at hand, ACE HAS A GIANT FIST IN HIS TORSO

- “ACE IS HIT!” I should be more shocked, like these guys, but I’m more…

- …and I really want to meme but don’t know what yet

- let’s start with “wait, that’s illegal” and go from there. Because he was already FREE, GODDAMMIT, HE WAS ALREADY FREE

- I think Marco’s soul left his body

- huh, why is Aokiji like this? I thought he would expect it from Akainu?

- Garp… I think he stopped expecting Ace’s death when Luffy punched him. All whole 2 seconds of nepotism for NOTHING

- Whitebeard… I think he’s angry  

- Sabaody saw that

- shooting Akainu now won’t change a thing, man. But where is the most important reaction? Luffy?

- Jimbei!

- FUCKING STOP TRYING TO SACRIFICE THEMSELVES HOLY SHIT JUST STOP IT STOP IT! WE ALREADY GOT A DEAD MAN HERE! JUST STOP

- “What are you doing, GARP?” Sengoku?

- “Keep holding me down, Sengoku! If you don’t, I… I’ll kill Sakazuki!” “YOU FOOL!” !!! (he means Akainu) FUCKING SAME. He really is a father

- Marco and Vista are attacking Akainu with haki!

- “Ugh, you haki users… can be such a handful. Can’t you see that fire fist can’t be saved?” that step of grief is called ANGER FOR A REASON AKAINU

- jhfsgjfdbshjk Ace is falling into Luffy’s arms. Fuck

- “I’m sorry… Luffy…”

- sir, are you aware that this is horrifying

- “I’m sorry you didn’t get to save me. I’m sorry…” DON’T

- “Hurry up, Doctor! He needs first aid!” HOW DO YOU TREAT A HOLE DOES HE EVEN STILL HAVE LUNGS

- “It’s no use! I know I’m dying! My guts have been burned out! I’m not gonna last long! So… listen to me Luffy!” what will be your last wo….  

- “What are you saying!? Are you gonna die, Ace?! Y-you promised me, remember?! You said you’d never die!! Isn’t that what you told me, Ace?!” you did promise him, Ace, why are you breaking your word

- “Yeah. It reminds me of Sabo. If I didn’t have a little brother that needed to be taken care of… I would’ve given up then.” …ok, I heard the name Sabo and not much else but truly? Ace, you were like that that long?

- “Nobody wanted me. It couldn’t be helped.” Everyone wants you! Luffy wants you! Whitebeard wants you! The whole Whitebeard Fleet and whole World Government wants you! You were adopted through a literal kidnapping! You have a fucking ‘Wanted’ poster!

- Who cares what some stupid bandits thought about you! This is so unfair

- “I know. If you ever see Dadan again… please give my regards. Dying makes me nostalgic… even for Dadan.” Why is this happening. What is the point of this

- “But there’s one thing I’ve left undone. I wasn’t able to see your dream through to the end.” Ace

- “But you… I know you can do it. You’re my little brother!” Ace, don’t die

- “Just like I swore back then… I have no regrets!” “Liar!” “I’m not lying!”

- “What I really wanted… wasn’t fame. All I wanted was to know… whether or not should I be born.” What kind of dream is that?

- “I can’t even shout anymore. Tell everybody what I say to you.” Stop traumatizing your brother, Ace. And me, too

- “Pops! Fellow Pirates! And… Luffy.” OH GOD WHITEBEARD’S CRYING THIS IS THE LAST STRAW 

*becomes a fountain*

- “I’ve always been such a hopeless person… I was demon spawn… the son of the devil!”

- “Thank you… for loving me!”

- …is that a smile

- “Ace?”

- I can’t breathe

Same. Hard same.