## One Piece Chapter 1044, pages 7-8: Warrior of Liberation - Chapter: 1044 - Pages: 7-8 - Characters: Kozuki Hiyori, Kurozumi Orochi, Kurozumi Kanjuro, Kazenbo, Kaido, Monkey D. Luffy ### Summary Page 7: Hiyori tells Orochi that she was always proud to carry her father's name, even when she was starving and covered in rags, while Orochi never had a trace of honor. She says every day he was shogun was one too many, and that as each day passed, more and more lives were lost. Orochi begs her to stop and says that seeking revenge is dated ideology and that killing him makes no difference because Kaido is still unbeatable. Then the remaining Kazenbo flame appears, answering in Kanjuro's dying voice. Orochi thinks Kanjuro's timing is perfect and laughs that this is the ideal stage for Kanjuro's final performance: "The failed revenge of a shrew, 20 years in the making." He orders the flame to take Hiyori. Page 8: Orochi's command backfires. The Kazenbo flame calls for Orochi but moves the wrong way, and Orochi screams as it ignites him instead. Hiyori, standing firm before the burning traitor, says, "The dawn will come... The Kozuki clan... always keeps its promises!!" The rhythm of Luffy's heartbeat returns on the page as the scene shifts back to the roof. Luffy says his heartbeat sounds funny and that he feels like anything is possible now, as if he can keep fighting a bit longer. He identifies the feeling: "This is my peak!! This is... Gear Fifth!!" The page links Hiyori's faith in the dawn with Luffy's awakening, making the political revenge below and the liberation above part of the same turning point.