Oda will make Kaido awaken so he can drag out this arc and fight even more, make Luffy lose again, Luffy will have to fight Kaido YET AGAIN and get ANOTHER powerup somehow and Morj will be moister than the waterfall at Wano especially if the Raid fails!
Seriously though, I think Oda held off Kaido awakening due to Luffys real DF reveal and thus its awakening, especially as its a Mythical Zoan like Kaido's ofc and thus the 1st on-screen Myth Zoan awakening too! The 1st Zoan awakening since Impel Down too! But why no Ancient Zoan awakenings then Oda?! Sigh...
At least give it to Drake since he's on the verge of death and can finally be redeemed and get a W that he truly deserves finally!
So whats the current schedule?
1046
Break
1047
Break
1048
Break
?
There should be 2 chapters in a row an after 1047 and a break after 1049 instead. Next weeks break is an Oda break so we have 3 chapters until another one.