## One Piece Chapter 1044, pages 5-6: Warrior of Liberation - Chapter: 1044 - Pages: 5-6 - Characters: Kozuki Hiyori, Kurozumi Orochi, Kozuki Oden, Kaido, People of Wano ### Summary Page 5: Hiyori recounts Oden's sacrifice to Orochi. She says Oden danced like a fool for five long years because he believed Orochi and Kaido would honor their secret arrangement and free Wano, yet he never even told his own family. He still expected the same of Orochi when he agreed to let the hostages go. Hiyori says her father was a man who kept his word, even while he withstood being boiled for an entire hour and his body burned by oil. Despite everything, Oden always smiled, but she cannot even fathom the suffering he carried by himself because the entire nation was held hostage. Orochi, cornered and pinned, can only ask what is the matter with Hiyori as she keeps playing and laying out his crimes. Page 6: A memory shows Hiyori as a child asking her father whether he is really okay with what everyone says about him. Oden answers, "Of course I am! You know why? Because... I have you guys!!" Hiyori remembers swearing that she would always be there for him, and Orochi tries to twist the story by claiming that as shogun he can ensure Oden's legacy is recognized. Hiyori finally tears away every mask of politeness and declares, "Hold your tongue, you miserable wretch!! I am Kozuki Hiyori!!" Her tears and rage make the reveal absolute. She is not Komurasaki playing a role anymore; she is Oden's daughter confronting the man who used Wano, humiliated her father, and profited from twenty years of suffering.