## One Piece Chapter 896: The Last Request - Chapter: 896 - Pages: 0-15 - Characters: Hajrudin, Charlotte Brulee, Charlotte Katakuri, Monkey D. Luffy, Sanji, Charlotte Pudding, Big Mom, Charlotte Smoothie, Morgans, Capone Bege, Vito, Nami, Brook, Tony Tony Chopper, Carrot, Pekoms, Pedro ### Summary Page 0: 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. Page 2: 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. Page 3: 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. Page 4: 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!?" Page 5: 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. Page 6: 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....