## One Piece Chapter 1041: Komurasaki - Chapter: 1041 - Pages: 0-15 - Characters: Charlotte Pudding, Vinsmoke Niji, Vinsmoke Yonji, Sanji, Germa 66, Kozuki Momonosuke, Yamato, Zunesha, Kozuki Oden, Gol D. Roger, Raizo, Fukurokuju, Jinbe, Monkey D. Luffy, Samurai, Kurozumi Orochi, Komurasaki, Kurozumi Kanjuro, Kozuki Hiyori, Izo, CP0, Kikunojo, Nico Robin, Five Elders, Whitebeard Pirates, Kaido, Hamlet, Beast Pirates, Marco, Wanda, Carrot, Franky, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Zeus, Trafalgar D. Water Law, Eustass Kid, Big Mom, Hihimaru, Komachiyo, Usopp, Kid Pirates, Heart Pirates, Rocks Pirates ### Summary Page 0: The title page reads "Chapter 1041: Komurasaki." It continues Germa 66's cold-blooded voyage, volume 5: "This is for bullying Sanji-san! Pudding Punch!!" The cover-story image shows Charlotte Pudding angrily punching one of the captured Vinsmoke brothers, with Niji and Yonji still displayed in Chocolate Town. This is official cover-story material connected to Germa 66 and Whole Cake Island rather than the main Wano battle, so it is kept as useful extra context. Page 1: Momonosuke tells Yamato that he spoke with Zunesha briefly, though he still does not have the whole picture. Zunesha calls to him, "Momonosuke...!! I await your orders...!! I have come... to fight... by your side!!" Yamato is amazed that Momonosuke can really speak to the giant elephant and says, "Incredible, Momonosuke-kun! You really can speak to it!!" She adds that, just like Oden predicted, Momonosuke is the one meant to lead the world to its dawn. The page confirms that Zunesha has not simply arrived near Wano by chance; it came because it recognizes Momonosuke's voice and is prepared to act under his command. Page 2: Momonosuke says he learned why he cannot die here from his father's journal, but he also reveals a painful problem: Oden tore out the most crucial pages. Momonosuke wonders what made his father and Roger laugh at the final island and admits that the true importance of opening Wano still eludes him. He says it is not as if his father was an all-seeing prophet and asks whether Oden would still want to open Wano under the current circumstances if he were alive. Momonosuke confesses that he is not as wise as Oden, thinks of the potential dangers to the people of Wano, and wants to keep the borders shut. He asks Yamato whether that makes him a coward. Page 3: Inside the castle on the third floor, the corridor battle between Raizo and Fukurokuju finally ends. Fukurokuju gasps and collapses from the flames, while Raizo, still burning but conscious, shouts, "Not hot at all!!" The narration marks Raizo as the victor. Elsewhere, Jinbe moves through the burning castle and sees Raizo. He calls out, "Hey!! You're one of the samurai!! Why are you still here?!" Raizo, barely able to move, says that in this era even shinobi are free to choose, and that Fukurokuju was one of Luffy-dono's enemies. He also warns that the preparations are almost complete and urges Jinbe to hurry, hinting that Raizo has a plan tied to saving the castle from the fire. Page 4: On the second floor treasury, Orochi rages at Fukurokuju for being useless and wonders where he has gone. He orders the whole place blasted, worries that the earlier tremor may have been due to Kanjuro, and hopes this island will soon be history. Then he hears music and recognizes Komurasaki's shamisen, asking if she still thinks this is the time for music. He demands that she take off her mask, yelling that this is life or death. Komurasaki calmly keeps playing and says she still cannot tell whether he is the real Komurasaki or some kind of wrathful spirit. Orochi, trapped and unsettled, is forced to confront the woman he thought he had lost amid the collapsing castle. Page 5: The treasury collapses further as Orochi panics and tries to transform, only to discover that he cannot. He shouts, "Damn it... Why can't I transform?!" and then realizes, "I can't get loose!!" Komurasaki explains that he was so distracted he still has not noticed what she did. Orochi coughs at her and asks why she is just sitting there. She says she used a seastone nail to ensure he would not be able to change into his monstrous form. Orochi protests, "What are you saying?! I thought you loved me?!" but Komurasaki answers coldly, "Loved you? Don't be ridiculous... There isn't even a shred of affection for you in my heart." The page exposes her apparent loyalty as a deliberate trap. Page 6: Komurasaki turns Orochi's favorite song against him. He asks what she means, and she says the song is almost poetic: his favorite song is also "Moon Princess." A memory shows young Hiyori learning the tune while a retainer says, "I love that tune, Hiyori!!" and she happily answers that she will practice it even harder. Komurasaki tells Orochi that Oden cherished it too, then reveals the truth: "Kozuki Oden... my father!" Orochi stammers, "F-Father?!" while she asks how he could possibly smile when she played it for him. The ch...