Video version: Covers On the cover, we see that Yamato parts ways with Tama, Komachiyo, Speed, and Raizo, continuing his journey with Ulti a
Artur’s chapter secrets on 1148 and especially 1149 are well worth reading. On a side note, I haven’t come across Brook’s own immortality being mentioned (although I’m sure it has been). If Luffy’s devil fruit wasn’t really what we thought it was, I wonder if Brook’s devil fruit or powers also hold other elements we don’t know of. It seems he’d have some tricks that might work against immortals? Although, he hasn’t had much luck so far.
chapter 1040 spoilers–double wordplay (kid & law edition)
What a title, amiright? Falling on deaf ears and falling on deaf ears, cos’ Big Mom is of course falling, and if she hadn’t landed in the ocean, then she surely would’ve fallen on the deaf and unaware ears of the citizens of Wano.
BUT, more importantly, her soul pocus is not working on the members of the Hearts, Kid and Beast Pirates (although it initially was)
because
Law’s got a R (oom) within a Room. That’s how I’m interpreting it at the moment, anyway 😉
which makes everything that Big Mom (Misery, Law’s crew mate) say fall on deaf ears, and it looks like Law’s in danger, but never fear cos his observational haki and awakened state is obviously something else:
And don’t think I’ve forgotten whose Room inspired this one:
Okay, that’s out of the way! I like that Mama does not give up. She’s great.
I think she’s out for the count for this particular battle, and probably for the rest of Wano, but you can’t keep a good woman down. And so it seems that Kid and Law have more strength than Germa 66 or than Niji and Yonji, although we don’t know the whole circumstances of their capture (see the cover below).
Seems that Big Mom isn’t keen on wiping out the Vinsmokes any more, and would rather keep them pinned like butterflies.
Makes you wonder what kind of slaves she would’ve made Law and Kid if she’d won, if that came about, and the 50 years she threatens to take of their lives is the same amount she took of Pedro’s, I think.
She took all of Zepo’s lifespan, because he only had 30 years left to live (it’s via Mama’s roulette wheel, and it’s a bit complicated, so best to read Zepo’s and Pedro’s wikis if you’re curious). Zepo was Bepo’s brother, so it’s probably just as well that Bepo doesn’t seem to be an onlooker here.
AND Kid’s attacks
by their nature
are bigger than him, so we don’t get so many cool shots of him in action, but more so of his devices (which are also very cool).
There are so many side by side shots of Kid and Law, with their dialogue more levelled at Big Mom than one another (I think), and the back in forth is great. These chapters animated should be golden.
The battle ends, not surprisingly, like this:
with Kid and Law’s crews and the Marys (I think) declaring victory.
Love that equal time and respect is given to each crew. and that we get to see all these new faces.
What do you think? Devo vs Scissor Sisters?
And surprisingly in the final scene, or second to final is Law sitting there on a rock (see two panels above) which is a fairly common pose for him by now. I think the nodachi might play into it). And Kid is perhaps slumped back, but the picture quality is too bad too determine.
It is just that Law was about to be pulverised last week (two seconds ago in the battle) after he lost stamina from using the puncture/shock wille move and
From chapter 1039 (above).
his crew were warning of imminent death, but they were worried this week too. Both crews were.
The R.Room doesn’t look as if Law would have to exert as much energy (but he’s gotta keep it in place until Big Mom crashes into the ocean, right? Cora keeps his ‘room’ active until Law survives. Law keeps his active until Big Mom is defeated. Maybe. Just musing).
Anyway, there was some other cool stuff going on, and I’ll write a separate post for it. I never dreamt that Oda would give us so much Kid and Law (and glimpses of their crew). Yay! But Big Mom is an emperor. A good battle is her due.
Okay, so we get Zunesha and Momonosuke’s besties relationship, and Yamato’s knowledge of Oden’s journal, and that rapscallion Oden, tore out the crucial pages about Laugh Tale (or did he)?
AND we get the Five Elders giving impossible orders to both the remaining CP0 and Drake overhears, I think. Whole page. And watch out for the last panel.
It’s interesting too that CP0 feel for their colleagues here. We haven’t seen that before. And even the Elders aren’t privy to all the details (or CP0 isn’t)?
Maybe because it’s Im’s instruction? Got the feeling that Izou’s playing dead there, but just in case he isn’t, take the panels below.
Okay, we do not want that to be the end of Izou. Nup. Nope. Never. Was it @ninhaoma-ya who noticed the foreshadowing on this last chapter? AND, CP0 asks:
why Izou was there wanting to help out, and so the family connection, and Wano connection is unknown. Man, I’m gonna be so sad if it’s curtains for Izou.
But I wonder also if the Whitebeards being involved links into something larger. Maybe Raizou is also referring to this his talk of ‘preparations’. After all, why did Nekomamushi deliberately seek out Marco? For the past connection, for sure, but is there something else in those ripped-out pages of the journal?
It seems that CP0 would’ve known that Ace was Luffy’s brother, so—not dismissing that connection, but why wouldn’t they think that the Whitebeards would help Luffy? Not knowing about the Kiku connection is another thing altogether and very poignant.
Okay, so Kiku and Kin’emon are hanging by a thread, and so is this guy (above. Our man Zoro). He’ll be okay, but, and these two (below) are knocking on death’s door, or will be if Kaidou (or any other opponent) comes down/out to play:
So last chapter I said it was unusual that Law was upright after such a wild ride, ant “THUD”, there you go, he’s out for the count.
Kid too. Law said, and Kid agreed, that their awakened powers would put them in jeopardy. It was a great fight. Don’t care what unawakened dude bros say anywhere, I loved it.
Now, also a chapter of bullies somewhat getting their comeuppance:
Pudding’s not happy with the Vinsmokes, but more so, Komurasaki plays the song that her father requested he play at his funeral, he loved it so much (and caused her to cry for the day). The below is from chapter 973.
And from the current chapter:
I’m also hoping that her playing the tune somehow helps this guy:
due to the Enma connection, but I don’t think it will contribute to Zoro’s survival, but who knows?
And Nami crediting Law, and Luffy crediting Kid (or Tora-o and Giza-o: Like, credit can only be given on Straw hat terms, and fair enough), the crews kinda know their names:
But that brings us to Lin-Lin, and Kaidou’s Weepy Drunk stage. Man, I guess the Emperors need to be taken out, but I don’t want to think it’s the end of Big Mom. I’m not surprised that the woman got taken out first, or in conjunction with Kaidou, but at least her strength wasn’t underestimated, even if she was basically a running gag. Though I know aspects of all the emperors and bad guys are lampooned.
Kaidou’s still as drunk as, and it seems he was a quiet kid. I’m not gonna show that panel, but Big Mom asks if he knows how to talk and asks how old he is, 15? (yup).
Now that I think about it, he says, we were great friends! Sentimental drunk is sentimental. Even if we say he’s weeping. And she did rule the seas of certain domains. Vale Big Mom, if it really is an end.
Oh, Carrot, Wanda and Neko are going in to the castle (I think), or away from the edge of the island. Nami and Zeus cement the contract between them, Marco is with Toko, Nami, and Toko’s dog and baboon (I know they have names. Forgive me). Luff’s fighting, of course.
