Chapter 557

Luffy and Whitebeard
Chapter Info
Volume:	57
Chapter:	557
Japanese Title:	ルフィと白ひげ
Romanized Title:	Rufi to Shirohige
Viz Title:	Luffy and Whitebeard
Pages:	17
Release Date:	September 19, 2009
WSJ Issue:	2009 Issue 43
Anime:	Episode 456 (p. 1) Episode 466 (p. 2-17)
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Chapter 557 is titled "Luffy and Whitebeard".

Cover Page

Straw Hat's Separation Serial: Brook's "Lodgings and Panties Repayment". The Longarm Tribe kidnaps a girl from the religious cult, to Brook's surprise.

Short Summary

With the arrival of the Impel Down escapees, everyone at Marineford has been thrown into disarray. Crocodile tries to attack Whitebeard, but Luffy stops him, saying that Whitebeard is very important to Ace. Whitebeard and Luffy then decide to team up and attack Marineford.

Long Summary

Previously Before

Luffy and his escapee crew find themselves on top of a frozen wave, all surprised. Someone states that the wave had picked them up and suddenly froze, due to Whitebeard's Gura Gura no Mi and Aokiji's Hie Hie no Mi powers respectively. Crocodile looks down and so does the others, where Jinbe notices Whitebeard's men while Iva notices that the war had already begun. Soon Luffy gets an idea to get the group off the wave and tells them to hurry as they only had three hours. Luffy's idea is to push the ship down the wave into the water. Mr. 3 and Buggy oppose the plan but Luffy persuades them and Buggy suddenly feels that he could do it, supported by his loyal followers.

A Den Den Mushi rings, giving a Marine report, all in code words. However, one thing could be made clear, that Ace was to be executed before the original time. They all shout that they had to hurry, when the wave collapses, forcing the Marine warship down.

Present Time, Marineford

Ace and the Marines look on, bewildered as a Marine Warship crashes into the bay. Sengoku and Whitebeard notice the new addition to the war, while the escapee crew thank their luck as they miraculously managed to land themselves in a patch of water. Jinbe dives down to retrieve the fallen Devil Fruit users, complaining how annoying they were when they fell into the water. Ace shouts Luffy's name; Luffy replies back.

Around him, Marines begin to recognize the new force, starting with the former Shichibukai, Crocodile. Sengoku recognizes Luffy, to Garp's horror; another group of Marines recognize Jinbe, the Revolutionary Iva and other infamous pirates from Impel Down.

Mihawk quietly comments about Luffy making head-turning scenes, while Moria wails his former enemy's name. Jango and Fullbody also ponder Luffy's presence, while Hancock appears relieved that Luffy had managed to escape Impel Down safely. Helmeppo and Koby are surprised that Luffy had escaped Impel Down also, while Aokiji comments on the group as a whole. Kuma remains silent but Kizaru laughs that Luffy and him were to meet again so soon. Marco recognizes Luffy as Ace's brother. Doflamingo chuckles about the Shichibukai present and also at the "outrageous" rookie, Straw Hat Luffy. Tashigi sees them also but Smoker tells her to remain focused while getting slashed, only to go straight through as a wisp of smoke. Akainu finally notes down Luffy as the grandson of Garp the "Hero of Marines" and son of Dragon the Revolutionary.

Sengoku shouts at Jinbe, asking if this was the Shichibukai's choice. Jinbe bellows back, saying that he was fine with this choice and he resigned as a Shichibukai. Garp comments about the group, saying that it was the most "screwed up" group and refused to accept that they all had one common objective. As if on cue, Iva notices Crocodile is gone. The former Shichibukai had appeared at Whitebeard, his hook at the Emperor's neck. Buggy gets angry that Crocodile tried to "steal his glory" while the Whitebeard Pirates begin to react.

Out of nowhere, Luffy, in Gear 2, kicks Crocodile across the face as his leg was coated in water which is the weakness of Suna Suna no Mi. Crocodile asks about their arrangement but Luffy refuses, saying that if the giant old man was indeed Whitebeard, no one was touching him as the Emperor was the only person Ace truly cared about.

As Whitebeard looks back, he notices the straw hat on Luffy's back, belonging to Shanks. He questions it, saying that it bore a strong resemblance to another. Luffy replies that he was borrowing it from Shanks. Whitebeard has a flashback, when Ace was showing Luffy's wanted poster. Whitebeard asks if Luffy was here to save Ace, which Luffy replies that he was. The former states that Luffy would be throwing his life away if he entered the treacherous battlefield. Enraged, Luffy tells Whitebeard to stop telling him what to do, and that he had heard about Whitebeard becoming the Pirate King and states that he was to beat Whitebeard to the status of glory. Whitebeard stares at Luffy and chuckles, telling him to not get in the way, while Luffy talks on, saying that he could do whatever he wanted. Everyone is shocked at Luffy's attitude towards an Emperor, that he would compete against such a pirate. Kizaru asks Sengoku if he was to execute any intruder, with Sengoku agreeing.

Quick References

Chapter Notes

• Brook starts his coverstory.
• Jinbe officially resigns as a Warlord of the Sea.
• Luffy and Whitebeard meet face to face.

Characters

Pirates		Marines		Seven Warlords of the Sea	Others
Straw Hat Pirates Monkey D. Luffy Brook (cover story) Whitebeard Pirates Whitebeard Portgas D. Ace Marco Whitebeard Alliance Little Oars Jr. (K.O.)	Buggy Pirates Buggy Red Hair Pirates Shanks (flashback)	Fleet Admiral Sengoku Admirals Akainu Kizaru Aokiji Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp	Commodore Smoker Master Chief Petty Officer Koby Tashigi Chief Petty Officer Helmeppo Seaman Recruit Fullbody Jango	Dracule Mihawk Gecko Moria Boa Hancock Bartholomew Kuma Donquixote Doflamingo Former Crocodile Jinbe	Baroque Works (disbanded) Mr. 3 Revolutionaries Emporio Ivankov Longarm Tribe Sancrin (cover)

Author Comment

Author Comment
Translation Original Ele-kata is made up of nothing but trouble so I'd rather not bother with 'em but their radio program is too funny to miss. エレ片（かた）はヤバイ人達なので関わりたくないけどラジオは面白いから聴いてます —Eiichiro Oda
English translation by Greg Werner. For comprehensive translation credits, see here.

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