## One Piece Chapter 1040, pages 2-3: Falling on Deaf Ears - Chapter: 1040 - Pages: 2-3 - Characters: Big Mom, Eustass Kid, Trafalgar D. Water Law, Kid Pirates, Heart Pirates, Samurai, Beast Pirates ### Summary Page 2: The crews panic when Big Mom is still not blown away. They shout, "Wha?! She wasn't blown away?!" and "That's not enough to put her down?!" Others see that Kid and Law are already at their limit and yell, "You've gotta be kidding me!! She's taking it!!" Big Mom turns the fear back on everyone with Soul Pocus. She says, "I'll let you choose your fate... When this attack is done tickling me, you can either give me 50 years from your lifespans... Or you can live on as my slaves!!" Her mouth opens wide over the words "Life or... Slave!!" and a fighter realizes, "Crap! She's using Soul Pocus!!" The page shows that Big Mom's threat is not only physical; she is trying to regain control by weaponizing terror itself. Page 3: Big Mom's Soul Pocus reaches the nearby crews, and fighters scream, "Gyaaah!! She's stealing our lifespans too!!" Kid's men yell, "Boss!! Maybe we should fall back!!" and others stare at Big Mom's continuing strength, saying, "What a monster!!" and "She doesn't look like she's anywhere near death's door!!" They beg their captain, "Captain!! We've gotta get outta here!!" but Law tells them, "You guys go ahead." Big Mom's face fills the side of the page as she is still fighting through the cannon blast and the crater. The scene shows why Soul Pocus normally works: everyone around her is afraid enough to lose lifespan, except the two captains who are too committed, angry, or exhausted to give her the fear she needs.