One Piece Chapter 896: The Last Request

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Chapter 896, "The Last Request," opens with the cover-story caption: "Tales of the self-proclaimed Straw Hat Grand Fleet, Vol. 28: Hajrudin Arc: 'On the deserted isle of Buggy's Delivery... The new giant warrior pirate captain Hajrudin.'" Hajrudin stands alone and imposing, gripping a massive weapon while a bird perches behind him. This is useful extra material because it continues Hajrudin's split from Buggy's mercenary organization and shows him stepping forward as captain of his own giant warrior pirates, though it is separate from the main Whole Cake Island escape.

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At 12:28 AM, thirty-two minutes remain until the meet-up on Cacao Island. The island waits under moonlight while the Charlotte forces argue over an unthinkable question: "Is it possible that Katakuri could lose?" Someone snaps back, "Are you really asking that...?" and another voice cries, "Ouch!!" as the debate turns rough. The answer from Katakuri's loyal siblings is immediate: "From the beginning, that possibility has been non-existent!!" and, "That's right, you idiot!! Big brother Katakuri is the perfect man!!" Yet the soldiers still reason through Luffy's promise. If they were Straw Hat, they would think about his crew coming to Cacao Island at 1 AM from another angle. His crew will not arrive until 1 AM, so the only way to escape earlier would be to capture the "key" to the mirror world: Brulee. Someone concludes that Brulee is missing because she is being kept either in the mirror world or on another island, waiting for time to pass.

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The logic spreads through the Charlotte troops on Cacao Island. They realize that if Luffy has Brulee, he can flee the mirror world without appearing in front of their full force. Someone states, "That's right... In other words, he will run away from the duel with Katakuri..." At exactly 1 AM, they believe it is almost certain that Straw Hat Luffy will appear from the marked mirror. Brulee stands bound and silent nearby, her presence proving why the plan matters. Other siblings belittle her, saying, "Big sis Brulee is too clumsy..." and, "That's why she's so easy to capture..." Brulee says nothing, aware of how dangerous the situation is. If Luffy cannot lose the waiting army as soon as he comes out, she thinks, "It'll be the end of the both of us." The island is ready not merely to watch the mirror, but to trap Luffy the moment he crosses over.

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Elsewhere on Cacao Island, Sanji hides with Pudding, preparing to separate from her before Luffy appears. He says, "Hey, Pudding-chan... When Luffy comes out... We'll have to part ways right here..." Pudding is already standing far away, overwhelmed by the thought of Sanji speaking to her, and someone calls after her, "Can you even hear me!? Pudding-chan!" In her imagination, Sanji says, "Lady Pudding!! This is your fiancee!!" and "Let's get married... Tomorrow." When Sanji actually says, "Looking back, we sure met in unusual circumstances..." and, "...It's almost time for us to say goodbye...! Thank you for everything," Pudding's emotions explode. Her angry inner self shouts, "I'm the one who deceived you and tried to kill you!! So please don't thank me, Sanji-san!!! I'm the one who should be thanking you!!! I need to apologise properly!!!" but what comes out is simply, "Shut up!!" Sanji is left startled, answering, "Eh!?"

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Sanji gently tells Pudding, "I'm glad that my fiancee... was you, Pudding-chan." Pudding tries to keep up the mask, answering that the wedding was a trap and only a big show put on by the Big Mom Pirates: "Ahaha, well, we're enemies, after all." But her heart contradicts her immediately: "That's not it!! That's not it!!" She breaks down, sobbing so hard she can barely speak, "Uuughhh hh...!!!" Sanji tries to comfort her, saying, "Ah... no, I wasn't trying to make fun of you...!!" and, "No... don't cry, stop crying!" Pudding gathers herself, small and trembling before him. When Sanji asks, "Hm?" she makes the chapter's title matter: "I have a request...!! I have just one last... request...!!" Sanji answers with surprise, "H... hey, Sanji!!" while Pudding's voice trails into a shy "-san" and a heart.

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At 12:37 AM, the mirror world is almost silent after the enormous collision between King Cobra and Diced Mochi. The battlefield is broken into tiled cliffs and floating rubble. Luffy lies damaged, his face blackened and bloodied, while Katakuri remains upright only by force of will. The spiked mochi mass still hangs at the center of the destruction, and both fighters are shown in fragments: eyes open, bodies shaking, blood dripping, breath heavy. There is no triumphant speech, only the aftermath of impact. This page slows the fight down after the decisive clash. The question is no longer who can launch the next named attack first, but who can keep consciousness and stand after spending everything.

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The two fighters move again with short, exhausted bursts. Luffy flicks his arm forward, and Katakuri answers with his own movement; the ruined floor cracks beneath them with "crack crack crack!!" One body slams down in the distance, and another impact follows with a heavy crash. Katakuri and Luffy keep forcing themselves through the rubble, but the movements are no longer clean techniques. They are reflexes from bodies that have already gone past their limits. Katakuri breathes, "Huff..." while standing over the wreckage, and Luffy lies nearby with the same broken rhythm. The page shows the duel reaching its true end: both men can still move, but neither has enough left to continue the long exchange they have been fighting all night.

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Luffy collapses into the dust and rubble, his body smoking from Gear Fourth's toll. Katakuri's shadow is shown in pieces as he steadies himself, and a quiet "thud" marks a body hitting the ground. The sound of a clock cuts through the silence: "SFX: tick tock." The panels linger on Luffy's damaged face, then Katakuri's equally battered expression. Neither of them speaks. The waiting clock matters because Cacao Island's one o'clock deadline is approaching while Luffy is still trapped in the mirror world. This page gives the aftermath a tense pause: the fight may be over, but Luffy still has to wake, understand the time, and escape before the Charlotte army closes the trap.

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At 12:40 AM on Whole Cake Island, Big Mom has finally reached the cake. The island's clock marks the moment as the cake ship arrives, and someone cries, "We finally made it to this moment!!" The Charlotte side prepares the spectacle around her hunger. Big Mom's forces shout that they are sending tens of thousands of soldiers, even if it looks embarrassing, because they will crush a one-in-a-million chance. Morgans is ordered to be quiet, but he is already thinking like a journalist: "Throw out any hope you have for a scoop...!!" one voice says, while another warns, "It'll be unbelievable big news!" The plan is ugly and public. If Luffy emerges from the mirror, they intend to capture the Straw Hats, execute all of them, line their heads up for display, and record the scene tomorrow as a warning. Smoothie calls the idea vulgar, but the answer is that this is almost too kind.

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At 12:43 AM, Bege's ship is still being chased at sea. The crew panics: "It's impossible, father!! We're at our limit!! We'll be done in before we reach the island!!" Another urges, "Let's throw the cake off and escape already!!" Bege refuses, shouting, "Don't falter now!!" He insists, "We may have all come from different places, but at least in the face of death... we should stay together." Vito answers with tears, "Faaaa-theerrr bri!!" At 12:45 AM, the Sunny's side also calculates the last steps. They think they should be able to make it there by 1 AM, but Nami's concern is Brulee, the "key" of the mirror world. If Luffy wins and Brulee is not there, he cannot escape. Chopper says he does not think Luffy is the type of man who can account for that, and Brook agrees that it is impossible but asks what they should do. Carrot is shocked too, while the Sunny keeps racing toward the meeting point.

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At 12:47 AM, the mirror world stirs. A huge fist hits the ground with a heavy impact, then Luffy's body rebounds through broken rubble with a "boinng" and crashes across the floor. He is alive, but barely. Dust and debris scatter around him as he bounces and skids through the shattered mirror landscape. The clock makes the danger sharper: only thirteen minutes remain until the promised meeting time. Luffy's body is still moving from the aftermath of the duel, not from any easy recovery. The sequence quietly transitions from the fight itself to the escape problem. Winning or surviving against Katakuri is not enough if Luffy cannot stand, find Brulee, and reach Cacao Island at exactly the time he promised.

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Luffy crawls through the rubble, gasping "Huff..." while someone calls to him in memory or expectation: "Listen carefully, Luffy!" The instruction is simple and urgent: after he knocks Katakuri down, he must search for the mirror that leads to Cacao Island, because the meeting time is 1 AM tonight. Luffy drags himself forward and asks, "Huff... huff... what time... is it... right now...?" Then he sees Katakuri standing over him. Katakuri is battered but upright, looming between Luffy and the way out. The page turns the victory question into one final confrontation. Luffy has remembered the escape plan, but Katakuri still blocks the path, and the duel cannot be called finished until one of them truly yields.

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Katakuri, breathing hard, asks the question beneath the whole fight: "Someday... will you come back here... to defeat Big Mom?" Luffy, bloodied but unshaken, answers, "Of course! I am the man... who will be the Pirate King!!!" The words land with full force in the ruined mirror world. Katakuri looks at him and says, "You're looking... pretty far into the future...!!" Then Katakuri falls backward, spitting blood as he finally collapses. Luffy watches in shock for a moment, understanding that Katakuri has chosen to fall on his back after hearing Luffy's answer. This is the emotional conclusion of the duel: Katakuri does not simply get knocked out by damage; he recognizes Luffy's resolve and lets the battle end.

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Katakuri lies flat on his back amid the wreckage, the position that once mattered deeply to his pride now accepted in silence. Luffy stands over him for a brief, stunned moment, then turns away. He is exhausted and still bleeding, but he has no time to stay. With a final "fwip," he moves across the mirror world, leaving Katakuri behind. The page is quiet compared with the attacks that came before it. Its significance is in the image: the undefeated Sweet Commander has fallen on his back, and Luffy walks away not as a triumphant executioner but as a man who still has to keep a promise. The duel is over, yet the escape from Whole Cake Island remains unresolved.

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At 12:50 AM, Sanji spots the coast and says, "I see Cacao Island!!" Pudding warns him, "Luffy hasn't come out yet. Don't get close to the fleet waiting at the coast." Sanji replies, "I'll definitely bring Luffy back over to the ship!!" Five minutes later, at 12:55 AM, the Charlotte forces crowd around the mirror. They ask, "Does everyone have their weapons ready?" and announce, "He'll appear within the next 5 minutes...!!" The order rings out: "Now... come on out...!! Straw Hat Luffy!!!" In the mirror world, Brulee panics over Katakuri's defeat, yelling, "Big brother Katakuriii!!!" and, "It's Brulee!! Straw Haaat!! What foul tricks did you use for big brother Katakuri to...!!" Luffy appears near her and sees a strange helper. The man announces, "Unbelievably!! Gaoh!! My name is Nazoms!!" He says he captured Brulee and has waited to help Luffy escape, because Pedro sacrificed himself for them. Pekoms reveals himself beneath the disguise: "Ah... Pekoms, you're safe..." Luffy says. Pekoms answers that he cannot let Luffy die there. The page labels him "The mysterious saviour Nazoms" and notes that "Nazo" means mysterious.

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