## One Piece Chapter 1020, pages 8-10: Robin vs. Black Maria - Chapter: 1020 - Pages: 8-10 - Characters: Nico Robin, Brook, Black Maria, Wanyudo, Beast Pirates, Kaido ### Summary Page 8: Robin tells Brook that it looks like he was not affected either. Brook explains why the illusion did not sway him: "I was adrift in that mist for 50 years. Of course I dreamt of my friends surviving... It always hurt when I imagined their faces." Robin smiles and says, "We're two peas in a pod!!" Brook answers, "Yohoho! Now we just have to overcome our current ordeal!!" Black Maria attacks with "Furisode Wanyudo!!" as Wanyudo, a human-faced dog weapon, starts fires while spinning. Someone shouts, "Ah!! It's that strange weapon again!!" and Brook notes that the dog keeps starting fires. The page connects Brook's own trauma to Robin's, then immediately returns to the practical threat: the hall is burning and Black Maria's weapon is alive enough to make the fire worse. Page 9: Black Maria learns that simple illusions will not break Robin and Brook. She swings down from the ceiling and asks, "So, illusions don't sway you?!" then taunts Robin: "But dreams do, right?! After all, you're deluded enough to think you can win against Kaido-sama!!" Her enormous spider body lands in the burning hall while the Wanyudo weapon and subordinates laugh around her. Brook and Robin watch carefully as the attack pattern changes from deception to mockery and force. The page clarifies Black Maria's next angle: if she cannot trap Robin in memories, she will attack her hope for the alliance and the Straw Hats' dream of toppling Kaido. Page 10: Black Maria spins "Spider Net!!" and catches Robin, saying "Much appreciated..." when the web restrains her. Fire spreads across the great banquet hall, and someone warns, "The whole floor is ablaze!!" Black Maria threatens that if Robin keeps this up, she will burn down the entire castle. Robin, hanging in the web, answers that worrying about her enemies is rich coming from Black Maria. Black Maria counters, "If you care so much, surrender and let us catch you, Nico Robin." Brook asks, "Robin-san, can you hold me for a little longer?" and notices, "If that weapon is alive...!!" The page sets up Brook's countermeasure: while Robin is under pressure, Brook identifies that the living fire weapon can be targeted like a soul-bearing enemy.