## One Piece Chapter 1072: The Weight of Memory - Chapter: 1072 - Pages: 0-15 - Characters: MADS, Dr. Vegapunk, Caesar Clown, Vinsmoke Judge, Queen, Stussy, Germa 66, Jewelry Bonney, Medics, Egghead, Bartholomew Kuma, Red Port, Red Line, Civilians, Kuma's Memories, West Blue Scientist, Marines, Mary Geoise, Dr. Vegapunk Shaka, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Nico Robin, Franky, Brook, Roronoa Zoro, Rob Lucci, CP0, Thousand Sunny, Frontier Dome, Dr. Vegapunk Edison, Dr. Vegapunk Lilith, S-Snake, S-Hawk, S-Bear, S-Shark, Kaku, Seraphim, Labostratum, Vegapunks, Straw Hat Pirates, Miss Buckingham Stussy, Rocks Pirates ### Summary Page 0: Cover story page: Chapter 1072, "The Weight of Memory." The cover-story caption reads, "Germa 66's Cold-Blooded Voyage Vol. 28: Mass-producing deadly weapons." The illustration shows the scientists of MADS with their weapons and research, continuing the Germa and MADS cover-story thread, so it is retained as useful extra context rather than main Egghead action. Page 1: A flashback begins with Dr. Vegapunk writing or speaking about a remarkable step. He says that even if the world does not accept how the girl came to be, she is unmistakably human, that it was a success, and that he bears witness to the achievement while maintaining it is a huge step toward world peace. The speaker is identified as Dr. Vegapunk, chief of MADS, the Laboratory of Peace. Back in the present, Bonney lies injured and sobbing that it hurts and that she thinks she broke something. Vegapunk rushes toward her, shouting, "Bonney!!" and calling for medics because Bonney has been injured. Page 2: Bonney suddenly springs her trap. Vegapunk leans in to help her and is shocked when she uses "Distorted... Future!!" to transform into an enormous, muscular version of herself. Vegapunk cries "Whoa!!" as she towers over him, and then she slams or kicks him away while he shouts in panic. He calls for her to stop, but Bonney is furious and says, "Even if you kill me--" while pressing the attack. Vegapunk tries to flee through the lab as Bonney chases him, still demanding answers about Kuma. Page 3: Bonney thrusts at Vegapunk and he screams as she strikes. Her power pops him into a helpless child form, leaving him surrounded by shiny, jewel-like objects scattered across the floor. Bonney, panting, says, "You turned me into a helpless child!! Give me back my golden years!!" Vegapunk begs her to calm down and explains that her power does not last forever on living things. She snaps that if he said he had a reason then he had better start talking, asking, "Why the hell did you kill my father?!" At Red Port, Kuma continues trying to climb the Red Line while people shout that there is no way he can make it all the way to the top. Page 4: Vegapunk, trapped in child form, tells Bonney that if he divulges the reason for Kuma's fate, it would only serve to hurt her. Bonney asks what that means, and Vegapunk insists, "That's why I can't..." At Red Port, Kuma climbs the Red Line with tremendous effort. The scene cuts between his painful ascent and the promise Vegapunk remembers: "I promised Kuma... that I would keep his secret from you no matter what!!" Bonney is shocked, while the real Kuma keeps forcing himself upward despite his battered body and the chaos below. Page 5: Bonney presses harder, saying Vegapunk claims he cannot tell her why he had to kill her father. Vegapunk protests that he is not trying to pull a fast one and asks if he looks like he was born yesterday. He says she has to believe him. Bonney refuses, shouting that nobody made the decision for Kuma and that Kuma chose that fate for himself. She calls Vegapunk a liar, insisting her father would never choose to die and abandon her, and threatens to kill Vegapunk. Vegapunk says it has been hard on him too and wishes he could forget the whole ordeal. Page 6: Vegapunk says Kuma is an incredible man and that he has always been proud to call him his close friend. He begs Bonney to understand that he cannot say anything more on the matter. Bonney rejects the excuse and attacks the childlike Vegapunk again, accusing him of half-assed explanations. As alarm beeps sound nearby, Vegapunk tells Bonney not to pay attention to what is over there because it has nothing to do with Kuma. Bonney notices his reaction and runs toward the restricted area anyway, while Vegapunk calls after her. Page 7: Bonney reaches a sealed door marked Keep Out and Caution. Vegapunk tries to stop her with an "Oil Breakdown!!" distraction, but she dismisses his denial as an obvious lie. She opens the locked room and enters, panting. Inside she finds a huge glowing paw-shaped mass hanging in the chamber. The object resembles Kuma's Paw-Paw Fruit power, and Bonney stares at it in shock, sensing that it is connected to her father despite Vegapunk's desperate attempts to keep her away. Page 8: A flashback clarifies the experiment behind the glowing paw. Bonney recognizes it as memories. Vegapunk tells Kuma that...