## One Piece Chapter 1040, pages 3-4: Falling on Deaf Ears - Chapter: 1040 - Pages: 3-4 - Characters: Big Mom, Eustass Kid, Trafalgar D. Water Law, Kid Pirates, Heart Pirates, Samurai, Beast Pirates, Misery, Donquixote Rosinante ### Summary 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. Page 4: Kid and Law refuse to be intimidated. Kid asks, "You think the last gasps... of an old windbag scare me?!" while Law activates "R-Room!" and says Big Mom's death screeches are doing his ears in. The crowd realizes, "Their souls aren't coming out!!" and wonders whether Big Mom's power is failing because "She's an Emperor, and they're not scared at all?!" Kid curses her, "Damn Emperor! You just don't know when to quit!! I'm sending you packing straight to hell!!" Misery tries to rescue Big Mom, crying, "Hold on tight, Mama!! I'll save you!!" but Law prepares to handle the homie and says he will do it like the man who saved his life. The page ties Law's silencing move to Corazon's legacy and makes fearlessness the counter to Big Mom's soul theft.