Chapter 1045: Chomp
- Kaidou tells Luffy about a certain past incident involving Gomu Gomu no Mi.
- A few years ago, Shanks arranged for abduction of Celestial Dragon Royal Princess by paid underworld assassins as proxy. It served as an urgent distraction for the Marines, while Shanks used that commotion to steal Gomu Gomu no Mi by himself.
- Vegapunk gave an official research result statement to Gorosei, that Gomu Gomu's Nika is a Devouring God which eats its users from within, thus also inevitably devours any living being coming into physical contact with it. That was why the fruit was classified as [Unawakenable] for 800 years.
- Gorosei decided to let Luffy roam free since Vegapunk estimated Luffy's death in three years after eating the fruit. Information about the nature of Gomu Gomu Fruit was kept secret by Gorosei, since they did not want to risk the live of The Admirals.
- Shanks offered Kaidou this secret information about the nature of this secret fruit, for the price of time. Shanks said, it will be most beneficial for Kaidou to wait for a few years. Until the emergence of a certain someone being able to tame and wield Gomu Gomu no Mi, without the fruit devouring him. Shanks promised that the certain boy will give the true meaning to Kaidou's life.
- Hearing this, Kaidou decided to back off from Marineford and thanked Red Hair for the valuable information.
- Back to the past, Kaidou laughs as he told Luffy that Red Hair apparently sent Luffy to him, therefore keeping his promise.
- Luffy vs Kaidou clash, their Conqueror's Infusion invisible zone completely breaks Onigashima Island itself and the giant skull into small crystal-like shards
- Everyone screamed as they fell from the destroyed floating island. Trafalgar Law created a giant "T-Room", teleporting everyone safely to Flower Capital.
- Law also teleports the rest of Onigashima's bombs from the storage within T-Room, ready to use them if the situation requires
- Luffy and Kaidou fiercely battle miles high in the sky, too fast for everyone else to see. Citizens of Flower Capital thought that someone set up giant continuous fireworks, but it was actually the chains of Conqueror's Black Lightning and elemental blasts encompassing the entirety of Wano.
- Luffy yells, "Yodel-oh-ee-dee-NIKA-ay-dee Yodel-oh-ee-dee-yodel-oh-LUFFY-dee-JOY !!!" and his yodel voice transforms into a devastating golden-crimson beam of blinding light. Sensing that energy which never exists in this world, Kaidou uses Awakening, every ounce of his strength to dodge. The golden-crimson beam flattens every single mountain near its path until it splits even The Red Line itself in two, miles of its center area disintegrated into nothing.
- Pangaea Castle shakes violently. The Gorosei's face become all pale with fear. Luffy cackles from Wano as they hear his threat, "Don't gossip all day about me, Grandpas! Wait in line to party with me!"
- Kaidou lands in the peak of Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in whole country of Wano. He is already in Awakened Form, Elemental Dragon God capable of eating and even creating all elements.
- Suddenly a huge face of a child with blazing hair emerges from nowhere. The face is impossibly massive, deeply shocking every person in Flower Capital.
- Nami recognize the face, "That grin..it's Luffy!"
- In an scenic but hilarious double spread, Luffy's island-sized face chomps Mount Fuji, eating the entire mountain like a chocolate bar along with Kaidou. Then Luffy burps Kaido's body out with the remains of the mountain, saying that the taste is awful.
- Luffy's face reverts back to its original size. Kaidou is in poor condition, his body flattened and mangled. Both of his legs are eaten.
- Luffy said, "Give up and let your people eat, freak!"
- The alliance yelled, "The only freak here is yooouuuuu!"
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Break next week
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source: Oda's step sister Honjo Suzu
