Chapter 559

Destiny
Chapter Info
Volume:	57
Chapter:	559
Japanese Title:	天命
Romanized Title:	Tenmei
Viz Title:	Destiny
Pages:	17
Release Date:	October 5, 2009
WSJ Issue:	2009 Issue 45
Anime:	Episode 456 (p. 1) Episode 468 (p. 2-17)
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Chapter 559 is titled "Destiny".

Cover Page

Straw Hat's Separation Serial: Zoro's "Where the Hell are they? What a Pain in the Ass" Vol. 1.

The cover page shows Zoro wandering around a graveyard (with Perona high in the sky). He seems to stop as he notices an exceptionally large cross gravestone.

Short Summary

While Luffy fights through the Marines, Buggy plans to kill Whitebeard with the help of his Impel Down escapees. However, Whitebeard overhears him, but offers him the opportunity to team up in order to acquire the aid of the notorious criminals Buggy has on his side. Whitebeard then orders his allies to scatter, while Moria fights Jinbe. Smoker pins Luffy, but Hancock knocks him away. Meanwhile, Ivankov meets Kuma and is told Kuma is "dead" by Doflamingo.

Long Summary

The chapter starts with Ace recalling what Luffy said to him in the previous chapter ("I'll save you even if it kills me"). He then tells Garp that if someone comes up to rescue him, he will not struggle and he will run away. It would be disrespectful to do otherwise. Luffy and Iva begin taking a lot of fire from the marines and the inmates from Impel Down start complaining that Luffy is stealing all the glory. They urge Buggy to get on with the plan to kill Whitebeard. As Buggy starts thinking to himself about how everyone around him is so strong, Whitebeard calls down to Buggy (Rednose). Whitebeard notes that he is surprised to see him still alive. Buggy becomes instantly terrified with the idea that Whitebeard is about to kill him but the escapees stand amazed that Whitebeard is speaking directly to Buggy. Whitebeard asks if Buggy is after his head and with some hesitance, Buggy says he is. Whitebeard proposes a truce with Buggy until the battle is over, and then he can attempt to take his head. The escapees again are astounded that Whitebeard is talking to Buggy like an equal. Buggy accepts and as Marco notes how easy it was to win him over, Whitebeard tells him that it will be a problem if all the inmates become their enemies. Whitebeard then calls Squard (leader of the Shore Party), who redirects him to the Decalvan Brothers. Whitebeard instructs the Brothers to take control of all pirates. The two brothers tell him okay. The rest of the pirates begin announcing whether they will go left or right and a marine informs Sengoku of what they are doing. Garp and Sengoku realize that Whitebeard has already guessed the plan.

The scene changes and we see Moria grabbing more and more shadows. He gets angry at Jinbe, shouting that while he is there, he cannot make any more zombies. Moria starts grabbing more shadows from the marine soldiers and tells Jinbe that he will take his as well. Jinbe gets into position and then uses Samegawara (Shark Tile) and Seiken (True Fist) to nail a punch into Moria (who then appears to have gone unconscious). The scene changes again and we see Luffy being attacked by several marines including Tashigi. Smoke surrounds him and Luffy gets punched in the face by Smoker's Jutte. Luffy recognizes Smoker ("Smokey") and uses Jet Gatling on Smoker to no avail. Luffy notes that Smoker has gotten stronger who replies that Luffy has as well. As Smoker pins Luffy, he tells him that he now knows why Dragon saved him in Loguetown. As he is being pinned down, Hancock knocks Smoker off of Luffy. Smoker questions how she hit him while he wasn't solid and then angrily asks her why she is not doing her job as Warlord. Hancock retorts that no one can hit her "beloved" and hold him down. She also fumes that she has never been this angry in her life and that she is going to kill Smoker (and feed him to animals). Smoker receives a strain on his body and wonders if this it is the Kuja Haki. Luffy says "Hancock" in surprise and all the rage Hancock previously had instantly disappears as she turns to respond (ecstatic that he called her Hancock correctly again).

We then go on to see Iva fighting Kuma. Iva is dumbfounded that Kuma would attack him, asking if he remembers him. He says he does not want to attack Kuma but he will if he does not stop. Doflamingo enters the fight and informs Iva that Bartholomew Kuma is dead.

Quick References

Chapter Notes

• Zoro starts his coverstory.
• Zoro has got his swords back, implying that Perona and he have some sort of agreement.
• Buggy forms an "alliance" with Whitebeard over Whitebeard saying he'll let Buggy kill him later, though this is a lie.
• Moria's scissors are revealed to be able to be detached and used as swords.
• Luffy and Smoker meet again for the first time since Arabasta.
• Hancock defends Luffy from Smoker and kicks him, revealing she is capable of harming Logia users with her Haki. Also, she publicly is seen by Smoker, Tashigi and other Marines defending Luffy and referring him as her beloved, thereby having put her status of Shichibukai at risk.
• Ivankov confirms he does know Kuma. However, Doflamingo tells Ivankov that Kuma is "dead".

Characters

Pirates		Marines	Seven Warlords of the Sea	Others
Straw Hat Pirates Monkey D. Luffy Roronoa Zoro (cover) Whitebeard Pirates Whitebeard Portgas D. Ace Marco Kuja Pirates Salome Thriller Bark Pirates Perona (cover)	Whitebeard Alliance Oars Jr. (K.O.) Decalvan Brothers Whitey Bay Epoida Ramba Islewan Bizarre Amadob Karma Blondie Buggy	Fleet Admiral Sengoku Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp Commodore Smoker Ensign Tashigi	Donquixote Doflamingo Bartholomew Kuma Boa Hancock Gecko Moria Former Jinbe	Baroque Works (disbanded) Mr. 3 Revolutionaries Emporio Ivankov

Author Comment

Author Comment
Translation Original One of the modelers who worked on the Portrait of Pirates series, Kuroiwa-san, has passed away. I'm deeply grateful for all of your work. P・O・P（ポート・オブ・パイレーツ）シリーズの造形師の1人黒岩さんが亡くなられた。最期に深い感謝を。 —Eiichiro Oda
English translation by Greg Werner. For comprehensive translation credits, see here.

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