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One Piece chapter 1040: Falling on Deaf Ears — what is in it

Wano Country arc · 13 pages · 22 characters

Key facts in this chapter

  • p0Chapter 1040 title page features Big Mom in large circular panel.
  • p0Germa 66 narration box appears on title page.
  • p1Kid activates Damned Punk attack against Big Mom.
  • p1Big Mom remains standing after the blast.
  • p2Big Mom begins using soul pocus on Kid Pirates.
  • p2Crew realizes Big Mom is draining lifespans.
  • p3Big Mom's attack visibly drains lifespan from multiple pirates.
  • p3Kid Pirates begin retreating from Big Mom.
  • p4Kid activates R-Room during confrontation with Big Mom.
  • p4Explosion occurs across the battlefield from Kid's attack.
  • p4Big Mom's subordinates attempt to intervene in the fight.
  • p5Damned Punk attack creates a zone of total silence.
  • p5Big Mom is thrown backward by the impact.
  • p5Onlookers notice the complete absence of sound.
  • p6Big Mom calls for her homies during the attack.
  • p6Explosion occurs in silence due to prior technique.
  • p6Battlefield remains filled with debris and smoke.
  • p7Big Mom continues rampage while noting soundless effect.
  • p7Warning issued about nearby bombs being triggered.
  • p7Scene shifts to shadowy figures mentioning Orochi.
  • p8Explosions rip through the battlefield during the scene.
  • p8A cloaked figure with top hat appears on the page.
  • p8Past voices reference the Great Pirate Era and Roger's time.
  • p9Emperor Big Mom battles the new generation near a castle cliff.
  • p9A colossal explosion erupts from the sea cliff.
  • p9Kid and Law are shown mid-air during the blast.
  • p10Citizens react in shock to the massive smoke cloud.
  • p10Kid and Law are shown screaming in agony and rage.
  • p10Kid Pirates members react to the outcome of the battle.
  • p11Yamato holds a kanabo on a rocky outcrop.
  • p11Momonosuke appears in dragon form near an explosion.
  • p11Zunesha's leg and face are visible in the scene.
  • p11A girl with pigtails reacts to Zunesha's appearance.

What is said, page by page

  • p0Narration introduces Germa 66 volume 4 story about a creature science cannot overcome.
  • p1Kid shouts at opponents with furious glare after unleashing attack.
  • p2Kid Pirates report that Big Mom is taking the attack without being blown away.
  • p2Big Mom offers crew choice between giving lifespan or becoming slaves.
  • p2Big Mom declares she will let survivors choose fate after attack ends.
  • p3Pirates scream that Big Mom is stealing their lifespans.
  • p3Crew member suggests falling back to captain.
  • p3Big Mom calls opponents monsters while continuing attack.
  • p3Remaining crew urge others to escape while some stay.
  • p4Big Mom yells furiously that Kid's death screams annoy her ears.
  • p4Kid retorts defiantly that an old windbag does not scare him.
  • p4Kid activates R-Room ability while continuing his taunt.
  • p4Kid declares he is sending Big Mom straight to hell.
  • p4Kid calls Big Mom a damn emperor who does not know when to quit.
  • p4Subordinate shouts to hold on tight while trying to save Big Mom.
  • p5Kid unleashes Damned Punk attack on Big Mom.
  • p5Allies react in shock that their voices produce no sound.
  • p5Technique described as canceling out every sound made.
  • p5Kid's crew urges him to continue the assault.
  • p5Crew warns Kid to look out during the attack.
  • p5Big Mom's ally cries that she cannot hear Mama.
  • p6Big Mom screams for Prometheus and Hera to help her.
  • p6Big Mom cries out in pain with MAMA and GYAAH.
  • p6Observers shout Big Mom's name in alarm.
  • p6Onlookers question why the explosion made no noise.
  • p7Big Mom states that nothing she touches makes a sound.
  • p7Ally desperately warns Big Mom to stop or trigger other bombs.
  • p7Shadowy figures call out Orochi's name repeatedly.
  • p7Orochi-related speech fragments appear in dark panels.
  • p8Samurai-like figure angrily demands information about the One Piece before the listener dies.
  • p8Voices from the past shout about the Great Pirate Era and how the world was deceived.
  • p8Cloaked figure with top hat blames Roger for leaving the new generation to handle the aftermath.
  • p8Furious man yells that he needs water while glaring intensely.
  • p9Big Mom yells that the country might hold answers and expresses frustration.
  • p9Law shouts Kid's name while both are caught in the blast.
  • p9Kid growls that he will never forgive Big Mom.
  • p10Onlookers shout that the explosion is huge and that Big Mom was defeated.
  • p10Kid Pirates members desperately call out for their captain and boss.
  • p11Yamato explains freezing others before the armory blew up.
  • p11Voices call out to Momonosuke and Yamato after the explosion.
  • p11Girl questions the hole and references the elephant from Oden's journal.
  • p11Zunesha states it is getting close and asks to be listened to.
  • p11Zunesha mentions committing a serious crime 800 years ago as Joyboy's companion.