## One Piece Chapter 1044, pages 2-3: Warrior of Liberation - Chapter: 1044 - Pages: 2-3 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Sanji, Eustass Kid, Trafalgar D. Water Law, Marco, Hyogoro, Nami, Tama, Alliance Fighters, Five Elders, Kaido, CP0, Sun God Nika ### Summary Page 2: Across Onigashima, Luffy's revival is felt by his allies. In the Pleasure Hall right brain tower, people yell and someone cries, "Sir Pirate! You're awake!!" Sanji, badly battered but alert, says, "Luffy...?" On the live floor, Kid looks up and asks, "What the--?!" Law, Marco, Hyo, Nami, Tama, and others react as they sense that Straw Hat is still breathing. Nami and Tama weep and shout, "Luffy's still alive?!" and "You've gotta be okay, right?! Big Bro..." The page spreads the news of Luffy's return through the alliance like a heartbeat. His presence has not simply returned on the roof; everyone who had been crushed by the announcement of his death begins to feel hope again. Page 3: The scene shifts to the Holy Land Mary Geoise, inside Pangaea Castle's Hall of Power. The Five Elders question whether their priorities are straight after sacrificing one of their best agents and enraging Kaido, but they decide this may be better than the alternative because it was imperative to snuff out something problematic. They explain that, no matter the era, the World Government has always failed to acquire the Gomu-Gomu Fruit, even after 800 years of trying. One elder suggests it is almost as if the fruit itself is evading them. Another says all Zoan fruits have a will of their own and that this one carries the name of a god. They reveal that the Gomu-Gomu Fruit is actually the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Nika.