## One Piece Chapter 1040, pages 0-2: Falling on Deaf Ears - Chapter: 1040 - Pages: 0-2 - Characters: Big Mom, Vinsmoke Niji, Vinsmoke Yonji, Germa 66, Eustass Kid, Trafalgar D. Water Law, Kid Pirates, Heart Pirates, Samurai, Beast Pirates ### Summary Page 0: The title page reads "Chapter 1040: Falling on Deaf Ears." It continues Germa 66's cold-blooded voyage, volume 4: "A creature that science cannot overcome." The cover-story image shows Big Mom looming in the background while Vinsmoke Niji and Vinsmoke Yonji remain trapped or displayed in Chocolate Town, with Germa 66 imagery tied to the aftermath of Whole Cake Island. This is official cover-story material rather than the live Wano battle, so it is retained as useful extra context. Page 1: The chapter resumes at the current location as Kid's "Damned Punk" continues firing. Big Mom is blasted by the electromagnetic cannon while the recoil and impact tear through the live floor. A caption shouts "Damned Punk unleashed!!" and Big Mom laughs or cries out under the pressure, but she does not vanish from the attack. Kid smirks at the force of his shot, while the battlefield below buckles and cracks. Big Mom, still conscious despite being hammered by Kid's beam and Law's prior attack, snarls, "You damn brats!" The page keeps the focus on the same clash from the previous chapter: Big Mom is being forced downward, but her durability makes it unclear whether even this combined finishing sequence will be enough. 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.