One Piece Chapter 1041: Komurasaki

A massive dragon emerges from stormy seas near a rocky island, declaring 'I AWAIT YOUR ORDERS...!!!' and 'MOMONOSUKE...!!!'. The dragon continues, 'I SPOKE WITH ZUNISHA BRIEFLY... BUT I STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PICTURE. WHAT HAS HE LEARNEDI!' An enormous elephant stands in the waves, responding '...TO FIGHT... BY YOUR SIDE!!' and 'I HAVE COME...'. In the final panel, a young woman with a headband and scar on her cheek smiles and exclaims, 'JUST LIKE ODEN PREDICTED, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S MEANT TO LEAD THE WORLD TO ITS DAWN!! INCREDIBLE, MOMONOSUKE-KUN!! YOU REALLY CAN SPEAK TO IT!!'

The dragon tears through the air, with narration noting '...HE TORE OUT......THE MOST CRUCIAL PAGES!!' A burning object falls as a voice states 'I LEARNED WHY I CANNOT DIE HERE......FROM MY FATHER'S JOURNAL.' The dragon coils above a map-like landscape while reflecting: 'IT'S NOT LIKE FATHER WAS AN ALL-SEEING PROPHET!! IF HE WAS STILL ALIVE... WOULD HE STILL WANT TO OPEN WANO UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCESI!' Speech bubbles question 'WHAT MADE FATHER AND ROGER LAUGH AT THE FINAL ISLANDI! THE TRUE IMPORTANCE OF THIS TASK STILL ELUDES ME!!' In close-up, the young woman stares intensely and asks 'DOES THAT MAKE ME A COWARD, YAMATOI!' as the dragon roars back 'AND IT MAKES ME WANT TO KEEP THE BORDERS SHUT!! I THINK OF THE POTENTIAL DANGERS TO THE PEOPLE OF WANO... I AM NOT AS WISE AS HE WAS!!'

Explosions rock the castle interior with labels 'CORRIDOR BATTLE' and '3RD FLOOR, CASTLE INTERIOR'. A massive creature gasps 'GASP!!' amid debris. Raizo appears in the chaos, shouting 'RAIZO!! NOT HOT AT ALL!!' while others yell 'ARGH!! IT'S... IT'S... NOT HOT!!' and 'VICTOR:'. In the lower panels, a shark-like fighter pants 'PANT... PANT... WE MUST HURRY...!!' as another character demands 'YOU... ARE ONE OF LUFFY-DONO'S... HEY!! YOU'RE ONE OF THE SAMURAI!! WHY ARE YOU STILL HEREI!' A third figure huffs 'HUFF... HUFF... IN THIS ERA EVEN SHINOBI ARE FREE TO CHOOSE. FUKUROKUJU!!' with the note 'THE "PREPARATIONS" ARE ALMOST COMPLETE...!!'.

A furious figure with wild hair and a mask roars, "WHERE THE HELL IS HEI!" while another voice yells, "FUKUROKUJU!! YOU GOOD-FOR-NOTHING NINJA!" A sign marks "2ND FLOOR, TREASURY" as someone orders, "BLAST IT ALL!!" Below, the masked figure plays a shamisen with notes "BEN BEN BEBEN BEBEN" and sings while Komurasaki demands, "DOES THIS LOOK LIKE THE TIME FOR MUSICI!" The masked one replies, "WITH ANY LUCK, THIS ISLAND WILL SOON BE HISTORY!!" muttering, "HE BETTER NOT HAVE ESCAPED ON HIS OWN... WAS THAT TREMOR EARLIER DUE TO KANJUROI!" The scene shifts as debris flies and the mask begins to come off. A voice insists, "I STILL CAN'T TELL IF YOU'RE THE REAL KOMURASAKI OR SOME KIND OF WRAITH!!" while another shouts, "IT'S NOT LIKE YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO WEAR IT! TAKE IT OFF!! THIS IS LIFE OR DEATH!!"

Explosions rip through the castle with massive sound effects "ガラガラガラ ガシャーン!!" and "GYAAH!!" as structures collapse. The masked figure struggles, panting, "I CAN'T GET LOOSE!!...WHY CAN'T I TRANSFORM...I! DAMN IT..." A voice taunts, "YOU WERE SO DISTRACTED......THAT YOU STILL HAVEN'T NOTICED..." The figure gasps in shock. Komurasaki stands firm as the masked one cries, "LOVED YOUI DON'T BE RIDICULOUS... THERE ISN'T EVEN A SHRED OF AFFECTION FOR YOU IN MY HEART." The masked figure reveals, "I USED A SEASTONE NAIL TO ENSURE YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CHANGE INTO THAT MONSTROUS FORM OF YOURS... GET THIS DEBRIS OFF OF ME!!" and demands, "COUGH! KOMURASAKI, YOU HALFWIT!! WHY ARE YOU JUST SITTING THEREI!" Komurasaki reacts with stunned disbelief, "WHAT ARE YOU SAYINGI! I THOUGHT YOU LOVED MEI!"

Flashback panels show a young girl excitedly saying, "REALLYI IT'S CALLED 'MOON PRINCESS!' I'LL PRACTICE IT EVEN HARDER NOW!" while a smiling man with a shamisen replies, "I LOVE THAT TUNE, HIYORI!...IS ALSO 'MOON PRINCESS.' IT'S ALMOST POETIC THAT YOUR FAVORITE SONG..." The present erupts in chaos as the masked figure realizes, "KOZUKI ODEN... MY FATHER! HE CHERISHED IT TOO..." with massive impact effects. Komurasaki's face twists in anguish, tears falling as she cries, "HOW COULD I POSSIBLY SMILE WHEN I PLAY IT FOR YOUI!" and a broken voice calls out, "F-FATHERI!"

In the castle basement, a bloodied woman with a topknot gasps, "KIKU!!" and whispers, "LIVE ON..." A sign labels the area "CASTLE BASEMENT." Elsewhere, a fierce duel erupts between a cloaked swordsman and a white-haired fighter with a massive weapon, blades clashing violently with impact lines and debris. The fight sends both combatants flying amid shattering structures and smoke. The cloaked figure is hurled backward as the white-haired fighter presses the attack, the entire area exploding into rubble with sound effects "ガシャーン" and flying wreckage.

Explosions rock the battlefield as a CP0 agent in a top hat laughs, "MAHA!" Nearby, another masked agent with a wide-brimmed hat glares furiously, shouting, "DAMN YOU, IZO!!" A surviving Whitebeard crew member lies wounded amid rubble while the first agent snarls, "...HELPING THESE UPSTARTSI! WHY IS A SURVIVING MEMBER OF THE WHITEBEARD CREW..." A voice urges, "HURRY... GET NICO ROBIN..." The wounded fighter retorts, "DAMMIT!!! TAKING ONE OF US DOWN WITH YOU WAS YOUR PLAN FROM THE START." A transponder snail rings as a direct order arrives: "LISTEN. THIS IS A DIRECT ORDER... FROM THE FIVE ELDERS." The agent reacts in shock, "WHAT IS IT NOWI! IT'S JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER!!" Another panel shows the ringing snail and heavy breathing, "RING RING... PANT... PANT..." while the order repeats, "FROM THE FIVE ELDERS...I!"

A CP0 agent with a spotted mask demands, "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUTI STRAW HAT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF FIGHTING KAIDO!! YOU CAN'T EXPECT ME TO INTERFERE IN THAT BATTLE!! IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!" In the burning castle interior, a figure in a long coat stands amid smoke and debris as a massive speech bubble declares, "YOU ARE TO ELIMINATE 'STRAW HAT' LUFFY IMMEDIATELY!!" The agent protests, "DON'T YOU GET IT...I! THIS ORDER IS A NECESSARY PRECAUTION. DO THEY EXPECT ME TO JUST GO DOWN EMPTY-HANDEDI!" Another replies, "THE WORLD-CLASS NATURE OF THIS BATTLE IS WHAT MAKES THIS IMPORTANT... WE ARE AWARE OF THE DIFFICULTIES." The scene shifts to the collapsing castle with cries of "THERE'S NOWHERE LEFT TO RUN!! THE WHOLE CASTLE IS BURNING UP!!" and narration noting "ELSEWHERE IN THE BASEMENT" while an agent pants, "PANT... PANT..."

A giraffe SMILE user carries a rider shouting, "THIS PLACE IS COMING DOWN!! HAMLET, WE NEED TO GET OUT!!" while the rider yells, "JUST HOLD ON A LITTLE LONGER!! I WON'T LET YOU DIE!!" The giraffe responds, "LEAVE IT TO ME, MASTER!!" Below, a fiery lion-like figure roars amid chaos as Carrot and Wanda run, with one saying, "IS THIS ISLAND GOING TO HOLDI" and the other replying, "WE DON'T WANNA GET THROWN OFF THE EDGE. RIGHT!! WANDA, CARROT, LET'S GO BACK TO THE DOME!" Elsewhere, a battered man in a striped hat calls out desperately, "TELL ME YOU'RE STILL KICKING!! ZOROI!" A voice answers from the smoke, "HEY, YOU'RE STILL ALIVE DOWN THERE, RIGHTI!"

Inside the dome, a girl cries out in panic, "WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE FIREI! I HOPE USOPP AND THE REST ARE OKAY!! TRAFFY AND THE OTHERS MUST'VE TAKEN DOWN BIG MOM...!! WHAT A COMMOTION!! THAT SHOCKWAVE WAS INSANE!! WE GOT HER!!" A small cloud-like figure wails, "MAMA...!!" On the ground level, a centaur-like guard warns, "WE CAN'T DROP OUR GUARDS YET... THIS ISLAND IS STILL THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE ON THE PLANET, YO!!" while allies shout, "MASTER!! COME HERE!! THEY'LL BE ALRIGHT, YO!! JUST WATCH OUT FOR THE DEBRIS RAINING DOWN! HIHIMARU, KOMACHIYO, YOU TWO WERE AMAZING!! REMEMBER, ZEUS!! WHO MATTERS MORE NOWI ME OR BIG MOM" with Zeus replying, "WAAAH!! YOU DO, NAMI, OF COURSE!" The massive impact crater shakes the area as voices yell, "CAPTAIN! BOSS!" and narration confirms, "THEY REALLY BEAT BIG MOM!!"

A battered man with goggles and wild hair pants heavily, "PANT... PANT... SHOULD WE BRACE OURSELVES...I!" An enormous explosion erupts above the ruined capital as debris rains down, "WHOA!!" Below, survivors watch the sky: "...THAT COMES BACK DOWN." "EVEN IF KAIDO IS THE ONE..." "HUFF... HUFF... NO, WE'VE DONE OUR PART..." "KAIDO'S STILL UP THERE...!!" In the devastated landscape, a massive dragon coils and clashes violently with another figure amid shattering rocks. The dragon roars, "...TO PUT UP A FIGHT..." while a voice gasps, "I HAVE NO STRENGTH LEFT..."

Big Mom's enormous face looms, eyes wide, "THEY ACTUALLY DID IT...!! BUUURP~~~~" Kaido snarls beside her, "HEY, DID YOU FEEL THATI!" A distant figure tumbles through the air, "PANT... PANT..." The sky erupts as the dragon form of Kaido plummets, "THEY BEAT HER!!" "LINLIN!!" "WHOA!!" Luffy, in Gear Fourth, stands atop the fallen dragon, "IS THAT MOUTH OF YOURS JUST FOR SHOWI HELLOOOI DON'T YOU KNOW HOW TO SPEAKI JAGGY AND THEM REALLY ARE AMAZING!!" Big Mom pants, "MAMAMA HAHAHA!! HOW OLD ARE YAI"

Big Mom grins fiercely in close-up, "I'M THE WOMAN WHO'LL RULE THESE SEAS!! THE NAME'S LINLIN!!" Kaido's silhouette looms behind her, "HE'S A GOOD-FOR-NOTHING, DON'T TRUST HIM." "15I! AHH TO BE YOUNG!!" "SO THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME TEAMING UP WITH ROCKSI" In the clouds above the shattered island, the two Emperors face each other: "ME AND THAT OLD HAG'S A LOT OF HISTORY TOGETHER!!" "NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT... NICE TO MEET YOU!!" Kaido's face twists in rage, "WE JUST SWORE THAT WE'D HELP EACH OTHER GET THE ONE PIECE!!" "HOW COULD I LET THIS HAPPEN..." A sake gourd labeled "WEEPING DRUNK" lies nearby.

Luffy's massive Gear Fourth: Snakeman form smashes into Kaido with a barrage of punches, "HYDRA!!" "FISTS BACKED BY FURY - LUFFY'S FIERCE ONSLAUGHT!!" Kaido reels, "UGH!!" Luffy's face fills the panel, eyes blazing, "I'M KICKING YOU OUT......OF THIS COUNTRY FOR GOOD!!" Kaido roars back, "DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT YOUR DREAMS!! YOUR DREAMS MADE THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY STARVE!!" Luffy continues, "I WON'T STOP SWINGING UNTIL I HAVE NOTHING LEFT!! I'M GIVING GEAR FOURTH ONE LAST GO!" The clash sends shockwaves through the battlefield.

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