# WebtoonLib — One Piece #574

## Series
- title: One Piece
- slug: one-piece-46bb51

## Chapter
- number: 574
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The brief euphoria of a successful rescue is brutally extinguished as Admiral Akainu, a merciless enforcer of "Absolute Justice," goads Portgas D. Ace by insulting Whitebeard. Unable to ignore the slight against his captain, Ace falls for the provocation, halting his retreat. In a devastating turn, Ace sacrifices himself, shielding his younger brother Luffy from Akainu's fatal magma fist. As the world watches the tragedy unfold—partially thanks to a live broadcast by an opportunistic Buggy—the monumental effort to save Ace culminates in his shocking death in Luffy's arms.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Ace dies in Luffy's arms after shielding him from Akainu's magma fist.

### Characters involved
- Buggy — Supporting
- Sakazuki — Supporting

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The brief euphoria of a successful rescue is brutally extinguished as Admiral Akainu, a merciless enforcer of "Absolute Justice," goads Portgas D.

### Spoiler summary
The brief euphoria of a successful rescue is brutally extinguished as Admiral Akainu, a merciless enforcer of "Absolute Justice," goads Portgas D. Ace by insulting Whitebeard. Unable to ignore the slight against his captain, Ace falls for the provocation, halting his retreat. In a devastating turn, Ace sacrifices himself, shielding his younger brother Luffy from Akainu's fatal magma fist. As the world watches the tragedy unfold—partially thanks to a live broadcast by an opportunistic Buggy—the monumental effort to save Ace culminates in his shocking death in Luffy's arms.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — One Piece #574](/series/one-piece-46bb51/chapter-574)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/one-piece-46bb51

## Usage
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