## One Piece Chapter 971, pages 1-3: Condemned to Boil - Chapter: 971 - Pages: 1-3 - Characters: Amatsuki Toki, Kozuki Momonosuke, Kozuki Hiyori, Shimotsuki Yasuie, Kozuki Oden, Kin'emon, Denjiro, Ashura Doji, Kanjuro, Raizo, Kikunojo, Inuarashi, Nekomamushi, Kawamatsu, Kurozumi Orochi, Kaido ### Summary Page 1: At Kuri, the family prepares for the execution's consequences. Momonosuke reaches for food, but Toki warns, "Don't, Momo-nosuke! It hasn't been tasted for poison yet!" The boy asks, "Why is my life being targeted?" and Toki answers with the burden he has inherited: "Because your father is a grand person... and you, are the man who will someday carry the burden of this country." Meanwhile, Yasuie eats calmly, but the air is heavy. When someone says, "Here you go, Momono-suke-sama... Hiyori-sama," Momonosuke realizes the truth: "Today... Father... is he truly going to..." Hiyori, still small, asks only, "Big bro?" Page 2: At the Flower Capital, a huge pot of boiling oil bubbles beneath the execution platform. The officials announce, "We will now proceed with the public execution... of Kozuki Oden and his 9 retainers!!" The crowd treats the spectacle like entertainment. Men shout, "Quick! It's very rare to see someone getting boiled!" and "They throw them in oil! It will be over in an instant!" while another says there is all the more reason to hurry. Oden and the Nine Red Scabbards stand above the pot, framed by flames and steam, with the country watching what it believes is the end of traitors. Page 3: The people watch the smoke and judge Oden harshly. Some say, "In the end, they couldn't defeat Kaido," and "Even the 'idiot lord' couldn't do it..." Others add, "I thought he was really strong," and "Who was he even?" Orochi, Kaido, and their men sit in view of the execution. Oden, seeing no other path, speaks to Orochi directly: "I want a chance to get through this! I must live no matter what." He is not begging for his life out of fear. He is trying to survive because Wano's burden is still not finished.