## One Piece Chapter 1022, pages 7-8: The Stars Take the Stage - Chapter: 1022 - Pages: 7-8 - Characters: Killer, Basil Hawkins, Eustass Kid, Trafalgar Law, Big Mom ### Summary Page 7: The answer to Hawkins's trap appears on the second floor, where Law and Kid are still fighting Big Mom. Kid suddenly clutches his chest and yells, "What the hell?! Something stabbed me!!" Big Mom sees the opening and smashes him, while Law shouts, "Eustass-ya!!" Hawkins, still facing Killer, explains the game: if Killer finds a way to kill him, he will just be murdering his own captain. He admits it would have been fun to watch Killer unknowingly kill Kid, but seeing him agonize over fighting back should be amusing too. Hawkins then invites Killer to entertain him, saying he knows Killer will try his best. The page connects the two fights into one problem: Killer cannot freely attack Hawkins without endangering Kid in the battle against Big Mom. Page 8: Hawkins continues taunting Killer, saying that if Killer does kill him, he will only kill his own captain. Killer calls his sense of humor twisted, while Hawkins laughs "Fa fa fafa!!" and asks how Killer will choose to entertain him now. The page shows Killer trapped between rage and calculation, blade ready but no longer free to swing as he normally would. Hawkins's power turns friendship and loyalty into leverage, and he enjoys forcing Killer to hold back. The emotional pressure is sharper because Kid is not only Killer's captain but also the person whose life is being used as Hawkins's shield in a completely separate fight. The scene pauses on Killer's dilemma rather than resolving it.