Released 28 Nov 2021 · 18 pages · Wano Country arc

One Piece Chapter 1033: Shimotsuki Kozaburo

What happens in chapter 1033

Zoro fights King outside Onigashima while Enma drains his strength without permission. King lands a direct blast that sends Zoro crashing through wreckage, then follows with elastic beak strikes and twin blades that scatter his swords. Zoro retrieves Sandai Kitetsu and Wado Ichimonji amid the assault and recalls acquiring both blades, along with lessons from Shimotsuki Kozaburo in the East Blue village.

  1. p.0This is the cover page for chapter 1033.
  2. p.10Shimotsuki Kozaburo left Wano illegally over fifty years ago.
  3. p.16Chapter 1033 ends on a close-up of a scarred swordsman making a vow.
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The title page reads "Chapter 1033: Shimotsuki Kozaburo." It is a cover request by Soda Susu: "Tashigi plays the villain for baby penguins that make-believe as heroes." Tashigi wears a witch-like costume and holds a net while small penguins dressed as heroes surround her in a snowy setting. This is official cover-request art rather than the chapter's main narrative, but it is kept as useful extra material because it includes the chapter title and One Piece character art.
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The fight resumes at "Zoro vs. King." Enma flares up in Zoro's hand and drains his strength, making Zoro shout, "Enma!! Stop draining my energy... without permission!" A caption frames the danger: "Zoro has to deal with a rogue sword?!" Zoro struggles to steady himself while King watches and asks, "Trouble in paradise?" Even with King in front of him, Zoro's immediate problem is his own blade. Enma is pulling Haki out of him by force, leaving Zoro huffing and vulnerable while King's dark, winged form closes in through the smoke and rubble outside Onigashima.
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King looms over Zoro with his wings spread and flame still burning on his back. Zoro, still fighting Enma's drain, asks, "What're you tryin' to pull?" King suddenly launches a beam-like attack directly at him, and King reacts with surprise when it lands: "Ahh... a direct hit." Zoro is knocked into a massive explosion that tears through the exterior wreckage of the island. The blast leaves a towering black plume of smoke and debris, while Zoro is momentarily swallowed by the impact. The page shows how dangerous it is for Zoro to lose control of his sword even for an instant against an opponent as fast and destructive as King.
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Inside the Skull Dome's left brain tower, in the pleasure hall, bystanders react to the huge explosion outside and laugh that Zoro is the "pirate hunter." They say he does not stand a chance against King. Sanji, still fighting Queen nearby, hears the discussion. Queen explains that King is a surviving Lunarian and that the Lunarians were once considered gods in the distant past. He says those monsters could thrive in any inhospitable environment the world threw at them, but they were all supposedly eradicated. Sanji asks how beings like that could get wiped out, and Queen answers, "That's something... you'll have to find out for yourself!"
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Back outside, Zoro survives the explosion and thinks that it was a close one: he would have been a goner if he had used Armament Haki even a second later. He also notices the impossible part of the exchange, asking how King is still unscathed when King just blew himself up. Zoro shifts to one-sword style and launches "Lethal Lion Song!!" directly at King. The attack cuts in hard at close range, but King's body and flame-backed durability continue to make the fight feel wrong. Zoro is not only trying to land a clean strike; he is trying to solve what King is before his own stamina and Enma's demands run him dry.
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Zoro's strong technique appears to do nothing, and he stares in disbelief, saying, "Nothing?!" King stretches his pteranodon head and beak again, preparing the bizarre elastic strike from the previous battle. Zoro is stunned that one of his strongest techniques did not work, but Enma interrupts him again, flaring and pulling at his arm. Zoro yells, "Stop it!! Enma!!" while King builds another attack with "Imperial... Tempura..." Zoro realizes he cannot afford this distraction now and cries, "Not now!!" The page stacks two threats on top of each other: King's lethal body mechanics and Enma's refusal to stay quiet.
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King fires the stretched-beak attack with "Udon!!" and hammers Zoro into the wreckage again. The impact drives Zoro through stone and smoke while his swords scatter. King mocks him: "A swordsman beaten by his own sword!! That's a first!!" As Zoro tumbles, he spots one of his blades and calls out, "Sandai Kitetsu!" The page makes the danger personal for Zoro. Losing his swords would mean losing the foundation of his fighting style, but diving after them while King keeps attacking leaves him open to being crushed. King sees that and sneers at him for risking himself to save a sword.
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As Zoro reaches for Sandai Kitetsu, he remembers the day in Loguetown when he first took it from Ipponmatsu. Ipponmatsu warned, "You already wield Sandai Kitetsu. That is one of mine." Zoro called it cursed, and Ipponmatsu panicked that he could not sell it because Zoro would end up dead and Zoro's blood would be on his hands. Zoro answered, "I'll take it," accepting the risk. In the present, King attacks again and asks whether Zoro has lost his mind, shouting, "Risking yourself to save a sword?" Zoro still burns from Enma's drain, but the memory reminds him that he has always chosen dangerous blades knowingly.
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Zoro grabs Wado Ichimonji and remembers asking his teacher for Kuina's sword after her death. He pleaded, "Sensei!! Please let me have her sword!" and Koshiro answered, "Okay, it's yours." The memory shifts to Zoro and Kuina's vow: Zoro declares he will get stronger, "stronger for the both of us," until his name reaches the heavens, and says, "I am going to be the world's greatest swordsman!!" In the present, Zoro connects Wado Ichimonji to Enma. Tenguyama Hitetsu had told him that the white katana is Wado Ichimonji, forged by the same man who made Enma: the master swordsmith Shimotsuki Kozaburo. Zoro wonders how a sword from Wano wound up in the East Blue.
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King presses the attack, asking whether Zoro has picked up his three swords. He swings with "Imperial Twin Blades!!" and Zoro has to call out for Enma while being smashed and slammed through more rubble. The shock of the battle triggers another memory from Shimotsuki Village. A child there calls him "Zoro-juro" and says, "I was told not to say 'sunacchi.'" Zoro remembers that he once heard the word from an old geezer in his village but never used it himself. In the present, the connection between Wano sword culture, the forbidden cry "sunacchi," and the old man from the East Blue begins to come together while King continues trying to finish him.
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Zoro remembers hearing that the old man by the shore always said "sunacchi," though Zoro never bothered learning his name. He also remembers only finding out that the man was Kuina's grandfather after he died. The narration reveals that the master swordsmith Shimotsuki Kozaburo left Wano illegally over 50 years ago. Thirteen years earlier in Shimotsuki Village, the village dojo students shouted during practice, and the old man explained that "sunacchi" is a battle cry that gives courage. The page reframes a forgotten childhood detail as proof that a Wano swordsman had been living in Zoro's East Blue hometown all along.
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In Zoro's memory, young Zoro finds the village geezer strange and asks whether he was really a samurai, because everyone at the dojo says he was. Kozaburo barks, "Quiet, boy!!" and warns Zoro that talking about him will bring the Marines down on his head. Zoro fires back, asking why the old man would care, and insults him as a useless old windbag. Despite their bickering, the old man trains with the children and lets them shout. This memory shows Kozaburo not as a distant legendary smith, but as the cranky old man Zoro knew by the shore. The page also explains why Zoro never understood the importance of the connection until now.
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Young Zoro returns to Kozaburo after losing to Kuina again and says he needs to train nonstop. Kozaburo offers him practice swords, saying, "It's fine, take 'em, they're not much anyway," while Zoro protests that he has no money. Kozaburo explains his philosophy: swords exist to cut people down, and when smiths create them, they ensure the blades can take as many lives as possible. Zoro is shocked, but Kozaburo continues that each blade is like a person with a unique disposition, and a swordsman is someone who tames a sword's wild nature and bends it to his will. The memory gives Zoro the key to understanding Enma's behavior in the present.
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Kozaburo rejects the idea that deadly swords are simply cursed. He calls it a joke that named blades are said to be cursed just because weak swordsmen fear them. To him, if a blade fulfills its purpose well, that is praise, and weak people can spread whatever nonsense they like. He remembers crafting his magnum opus when he was young, a blade so terrifying that someone would get chills merely holding it. He says he named that blade after "the lord of the underworld": Enma. In the present, Zoro realizes the meaning of the name as Enma continues to burn and pull from him. The old man's lesson turns Enma from a cursed inconvenience into a proud, demanding weapon.
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Zoro pieces the history together: Shimotsuki Village was founded by pirates, his grandmother told him about it, and the master swordsmith Shimotsuki Kozaburo left Wano illegally over 50 years ago. He realizes, "That geezer was a samurai of Wano!!" Kozaburo's teaching echoes in his mind: named blades stay vigilant and wait patiently to find a swordsman worthy of them; it is said that a sword chooses its wielder. Zoro finally understands what Enma is doing: "That's what this is... It's testing me...!!" King still advances with the flame on his back, but Zoro's confusion is gone. He sees Enma's draining not as malice, but as a trial.
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Zoro concludes that the sword is not acting out of malice; he simply has not been measuring up to its standards. He tells himself that Oden was easily able to wield Enma, even while so much Haki poured out of him. Zoro asks, "Is that it, Enma?!" and understands the price: he can only appease the sword if he keeps going all out with his Haki, but that could kill him. Below, Beast Pirates spot him and shout to King that the Pirate Hunter is there. They rush in, saying they should help take Zoro's head and will surely get promoted. Zoro rejects hesitation, saying, "No... This is how it's meant to be!!"
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Zoro releases a burst of Haki so powerful that the surrounding Beast Pirates collapse before they can interfere. King watches and says, "I see..." then asks whether Zoro has also got "kingly ambitions." Zoro briefly remembers Luffy's old expectation that the world's greatest swordsman is perfect for the future King of the Pirates, since the future Pirate King would not settle for anything less. Zoro answers King's question through his grin and resolve: "I guess you're right... after all... I made promises to my captain... and my oldest friend!!" The chapter ends with Zoro embracing Enma's demand, surpassing his limits, and tying his ambition to both Luffy and Kuina.
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Chapter 1033 summary

Zoro fights King outside Onigashima while Enma drains his strength without permission. King lands a direct blast that sends Zoro crashing through wreckage, then follows with elastic beak strikes and twin blades that scatter his swords. Zoro retrieves Sandai Kitetsu and Wado Ichimonji amid the assault and recalls acquiring both blades, along with lessons from Shimotsuki Kozaburo in the East Blue village. He realizes Kozaburo forged Enma and that the sword tests him by forcing maximum Haki output. Zoro accepts the trial, unleashes a burst of Haki that drops nearby Beast Pirates, and tells King he will meet the demand because of promises made to Luffy and Kuina.

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Key facts in chapter 1033

  • p0This is the cover page for chapter 1033.
  • p1Zoro and King continue their aerial battle.
  • p2King lands a direct hit on Zoro during the clash.
  • p3Scene shifts to Skull Dome interior where King discusses Lunarians.
  • p4Zoro survived a self-inflicted explosion by timing armament haki.
  • p4Zoro performs One-Sword Style Iai Lethal Lion Song technique.
  • p5Zoro sits on rock while extending arm toward King.
  • p5Enma sword resists Zoro's control during the fight.
  • p6Zoro's sword breaks during the clash with King.
  • p6Sandai Kitetsu is the sword that breaks.
  • p7Zoro claims ownership of the broken sword.
  • p7Zoro already possesses Sandai Kitetsu.
  • p8Wado Ichimonji is revealed as the sword being transferred.
  • p8The young scarred swordsman is Roronoa Zoro in flashback.
  • p8Shimotsuki Kozaburo is identified as the master swordsman who forged both Enma and Wado Ichimonji.
  • p9The scarred swordsman uses a three-sword style.
  • p9Enma is one of the blades in the clash.
  • p10Shimotsuki Kozaburo left Wano illegally over fifty years ago.
  • p10Kozaburo is Kuina's grandfather.
  • p10Shimotsuki Village is Zoro's hometown in the East Blue.
  • p11The young scarred boy is Zoro as a child.
  • p11The old man is referred to as Village Geezer.
  • p11Zoro trained at Shimotsuki Dojo in his village.
  • p12Young Zoro seeks swords for nonstop training after repeated losses to Kuina.
  • p12Shimotsuki Kozaburo works as a swordsmith at an anvil during the conversation.
  • p13Kozaburo crafted the named blade Enma as his greatest work in his youth.
  • p13Enma is presented as a sword with strong unique temperament.
  • p14Shimotsuki Kozaburo is confirmed as the creator of named blades and a Wano samurai.
  • p14Shimotsuki Village was founded by pirates over fifty years ago.
  • p15Zoro wields Enma and recognizes it demands full haki output to control.
  • p15Beasts Pirates identify Zoro as the pirate hunter during the battle.
  • p16Luffy reacts positively to learning the identity of the world's greatest swordsman.
  • p16Intense combat occurs inside a burning ruined building.
  • p16Chapter 1033 ends on a close-up of a scarred swordsman making a vow.
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  • p0One Piece logo with skull and crossbones at top center.
  • p0Chapter title text 'CHAPTER 1033: SHIMOTSUKI KOZABURO' below logo.
  • p0Tashigi in flowing black coat over floral outfit striking playful pose with one hand raised.
  • p0Tashigi holding small flag in right hand.
  • p0Multiple baby penguins in various outfits reacting excitedly around Tashigi.
  • p0Bearded man seated on rocky outcrop smoking pipe in upper left background.
  • p0Snowy mountain landscape with scattered swords and structures in background.
  • p0Cover request caption at bottom describing Tashigi as villain for baby penguins.
  • p0Author credit 'EIICHIRO ODA' at very bottom.
  • p0Bubbles and sparkles filling the scene composition.
  • p1King in massive winged dinosaur form grappling with Zoro.
  • p1Zoro straining while holding swords in midair clash.
  • p1King's masked face shown in close-up on right panel.
  • p1Fiery impact and smoke as King plummets toward ground.
  • p1Zoro's intense facial expression with gritted teeth and sweat.
  • p1Large SFX elements emphasizing energy drain and impact.
  • p1Panel composition shows vertical descent of King.
  • p1Zoro's swords visibly clashing with King's form.
  • p2King spreads enormous black wings marked with symbols.
  • p2Zoro bites sword while reacting with shock.
  • p2Zoro's close-up face showing wide eyes and sweat.
  • p2Massive impact SFX 'ドス' and 'ドォン' across panels.
  • p2Debris and rubble flying from direct hit.
  • p2King delivering crushing blow from above.
  • p2Zoro reeling amid smoke and destruction.
  • p2Panel layout emphasizes speed lines and explosion effects.
  • p3Destroyed interior of Skull Dome Left Brain Tower Pleasure Hall.
  • p3King in dragon-like form with flames and smoke.
  • p3Sanji standing with arms crossed observing silently.
  • p3Small creature with cross expression in lower left panel.
  • p3Long hallway perspective with debris and fallen figures.
  • p3Background figure standing amid rubble and destruction.
  • p3Scattered weapons and broken architecture throughout scene.
  • p3King's winged silhouette visible in distant panel.
  • p4Zoro in black stands amid smoke and rubble after large explosion with heavy breathing posture.
  • p4Zoro grips sword tightly while muttering about close timing with armament haki.
  • p4Zoro draws blade in one-sword iaido stance with focused expression.
  • p4Massive explosive slash erupts forward with smoke, debris, and force lines.
  • p4Large SFX ゴゴゴゴゴ placed around explosion panels indicating ongoing rumble.
  • p4Zoro unleashes downward slash labeled Lethal Lion Song with dramatic impact effects.
  • p4Background shows destroyed rocky terrain and lingering smoke clouds.
  • p4Zoro's body posture shows exhaustion mixed with readiness for attack.
  • p5Close-up of Zoro's intense sweating face with star-shaped impact mark.
  • p5King's armored horned mask fills panel with wide eyes and open mouth.
  • p5Zoro sits calmly on rock while extending arm toward King.
  • p5King's body recoils with stretch SFX and surprised expression.
  • p5Zoro grips Enma sword tightly while commanding it to stop.
  • p5King lunges forward with desperate attack motion and zoom effects.
  • p5Enma sword shows glowing or reacting lines during struggle.
  • p5Multiple reaction SFX surround King indicating repeated shock.
  • p6Zoro hurled backward violently with sword flying from his hand.
  • p6Large explosion erupts with flying rocks and smoke cloud.
  • p6Broken sword blade visible among debris after impact.
  • p6Zoro crashes into rocky ground with pained posture.
  • p6King watches from the side with observing expression.
  • p6SFX ドゴォオオオオオ marks massive explosion force.
  • p6Panel shows close-up of snapped sword edge.
  • p6Background reveals distant structures amid destruction.
  • p7King holds broken sword while speaking with serious expression.
  • p7Zoro grins widely while claiming the broken blade.
  • p7Zoro already wields Sandai Kitetsu in background panel.
  • p7King and Zoro clash with blade impact and crash effects.
  • p7Zoro pants heavily with sweat and burning sensation shown.
  • p7Glowing blade effect visible during final clash.
  • p7King's armored figure towers over Zoro during confrontation.
  • p7Debris and smoke fill the background of the fight scene.
  • p8Scarred woman with ponytail hands over sheathed sword in wooden interior panel.
  • p8Small kneeling figure pleads upward toward the woman and sword.
  • p8Sword blade prominently labeled WADO ICHIMONJI in mid-air panel.
  • p8Bandaged swordsman lies exhausted in rubble with sweat drops and heavy breathing posture.
  • p8Young scarred swordsman grips hilt tightly in powerful close-up flashback with wide eyes and open mouth.
  • p8Young girl with ponytail smiles softly while watching the young swordsman in background panel.
  • p8Large impact SFX and radiating lines emphasize the young swordsman's declaration pose.
  • p8Silhouette of swordsman standing among trees with sword drawn in final panel.
  • p8Close-up of open mouth and intense eyes on the scarred swordsman during dialogue.
  • p8Master swordsman figure labeled Shimotsuki Kozaburo stands with sword in forest setting.
  • p9Three swords drawn simultaneously in dynamic action pose by the scarred swordsman.
  • p9Massive impact lines and debris explosion surround the clash of blades.
  • p9Horned armored figure looms with wide eye and open mouth in shock.
  • p9Swordsman hurled backward with pained expression and flying debris.
  • p9Heavy slam SFX and cracked ground emphasize the impact force.
  • p9Small shocked character stares with wide eyes and sweat drops.
  • p9Three-sword stance maintained mid-air during the clash.
  • p9Enma blade prominently labeled during the sword impact panel.
  • p10Lone small figure sits by the shore with smoke rising from a pipe in wide landscape panel.
  • p10Old man with ponytail puffs pipe while holding a sword.
  • p10Young girl with short hair speaks with hand near face and sweat drops.
  • p10Scarred swordsman reacts with wide eyes and open mouth in shock.
  • p10Flashback panel shows young girl crying with tears visible.
  • p10Signboard labeled Shimotsuki Village and dojo appears in final panels.
  • p10Young swordsmen training with wooden swords in background of village scene.
  • p10Large SFX and radiating lines emphasize the old man's presence.
  • p11Young scarred boy with sword on back shouts at the old man.
  • p11Old man with ponytail and pipe glares angrily while holding a sword.
  • p11Small onlooker with wide eyes comments from the background.
  • p11Young boy sticks out tongue in defiant expression.
  • p11Large SFX and motion lines accompany the old man's angry retort.
  • p11Village sign labeled Village Geezer near the old man.
  • p11Young boy trains by striking wooden posts in flashback panels.
  • p11Old man sits with pipe and stern expression in multiple panels.
  • p11Training dojo visible in the background of the village scene.
  • p12Young spiky-haired boy holds two sheathed swords while standing in grass.
  • p12Older bearded man in wide hat sits working at a large anvil with hammer.
  • p12Boy displays pained expression with sweat drops after being questioned.
  • p12Multiple swords and tools scattered on the ground near the boy.
  • p12Close-up panel focuses on anvil, hammer, and man's intense face.
  • p12Boy grips one sword tightly with both hands in lower left panel.
  • p12Bottom wide panel shows two crossed swords with explanatory text boxes.
  • p12Man has long hair flowing under hat and serious furrowed brows.
  • p12Boy wears sleeveless top and shorts with visible scrapes on face.
  • p12Man's speech bubbles surround the anvil workspace emphasizing sword purpose.
  • p13Young Zoro swings a sword with gritted teeth and motion lines.
  • p13Kozaburo holds a long unsheathed blade horizontally with both hands.
  • p13Distant cliffside silhouette of two figures under starry sky.
  • p13Close-up of Kozaburo's face with wide eyes and open mouth.
  • p13Dramatic radial panel reveals large sword named Enma with smoke effects.
  • p13Young Zoro shows shocked wide-eyed reaction in lower right panel.
  • p13Kozaburo wears patterned robe while presenting the blade.
  • p13Sword emits visible aura lines and impact SFX around it.
  • p13Cliff edge setting with clouds and small human figures below.
  • p14Scarred injured man lies on ground realizing Kozaburo's origin.
  • p14Group of background characters discuss village history with shocked faces.
  • p14Kozaburo smiles while holding a thin needle-like tool.
  • p14Large close-up of Kozaburo's face with speech bubbles around him.
  • p14Muscular swordsman in black headband wields smoking sword from behind.
  • p14Sword emits flame-like aura and haki effects in lower panels.
  • p14Silhouette of swordsman facing away with intense posture.
  • p14Background shows rocky terrain and distant structures.
  • p14Man with facial scar has wide eyes and open mouth in realization.
  • p15Zoro surrounded by smoke and haki aura while gripping Enma.
  • p15Close-up of Enma blade with swirling haki patterns and mouth-like edge.
  • p15Zoro pours massive amounts of haki from his body into the sword.
  • p15Kozaburo's flashback silhouette wields Enma with intense haki flow.
  • p15Beasts Pirates in background react with panic and pointing gestures.
  • p15Explosive background effects and debris around Zoro's stance.
  • p15Pirates show shocked expressions and speech bubbles about promotion.
  • p15Zoro's posture shows strain with visible haki emission lines.
  • p15Sword edge detail emphasizes jagged and powerful design.
  • p16Masked figure with mechanical helmet and goggles in close-up panel.
  • p16Large bird-like silhouette on cloaked warrior amid explosions and debris.
  • p16Multiple impact SFX panels showing smoke, fire, and flying rubble.
  • p16Luffy with wide excited eyes and open mouth looking upward.
  • p16Swordsman in tattered cloak standing amid burning ruined wooden structure.
  • p16Flames and sparks around swordsman's blades and body.
  • p16Close-up of scarred face with intense glare, sweat, and gritted teeth.
  • p16Large bold SFX banner reading SURPASSING LIMITS!! across panel.
  • p16Small inset face of Luffy at bottom right corner.
  • p16Destroyed beams and collapsing architecture in background.
  • p16Scarred swordsman wearing dark headband and striped clothing.

Theories built on chapter 1033

  1. 1030The Impermanence of All Things
  2. 1031Soldier of Science
  3. 1032Oden's Beloved Sword
  4. 1033Shimotsuki Kozaburo
  5. 1034Sanji vs. Queen
  6. 1035Zoro vs. King
  7. 1036Bushido is the Way of Death

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