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Chapter 901: Don't Let Even Death Stop You!!!

Arc: Whole Cake Island · Saga: Four Emperors (Yonko) · Released: 2018-05-13

Summary

The Whole Cake Island escape reaches its climax. At Fluffy Island, a now-sated Big Mom has returned to “the old Mama” after the re-baked wedding cake ended her craving rampage, while Charlotte Perospero marvels at her bliss and prepares a status report. At Cacao Island, the pursuing Big Mom forces spot a ship surfacing — not the Thousand Sunny but Fisher Tiger’s legendary Sun Pirates ship, surfaced as a decoy while the giant blowfish Wadatsumi hides the real Sunny inside his mouth. The Sun Pirates — back to shield Jinbei now that he has thrown in with the Straw Hats — knowingly risk Big Mom’s wrath (she kills anyone who tries to leave) to buy the escape. Wadatsumi apologizes to Luffy for his old crimes on Fish-Man Island. Jinbe coaches Nami and the crew on seamanship and resolves to stay behind as rear guard “and return alive,” but Luffy refuses to let him die in his place — “Your captain is me now!!!” — ordering him to show up alive in Wano: “Don’t let even death stop you!!!” Jinbe answers “I am in your debt.” The Sun Pirates’ fish-men change the ocean currents to hurl the Sunny away. Out at sea, a recovered Big Mom vows to chase Luffy to Cacao and make him one of her homies. At Cacao Island, Morgans and Stussy watch the escape, Morgans declaring that in the near future one of the Worst Generation will rise to claim the mantle of the Pirate King.

New reveals

• Big Mom’s craving rampage is over. Sated by the wedding cake, she is “back to the old Mama” — happy and lucid again (p. 2). Her family is stunned by her bliss.
• The Sun Pirates came back for Jinbe. The crew Jinbe sent home under Aladdin at Cacao (last seen Ch. 860) has returned to Cacao Island present-day to act as his shield, fully aware Big Mom executes deserters (pp. 4-9).
• Fisher Tiger’s ship used as a decoy / Wadatsumi as a transport. The Sun Pirates surface Fisher Tiger’s “legendary ship” to draw the pursuers while Wadatsumi conceals the Thousand Sunny inside his mouth (pp. 3-6).
• Wadatsumi’s atonement. He apologizes to Luffy for “a bad thing I did on Fish-Man Island” (his time with the New Fish-Man Pirates), now loyal to Jinbe’s cause (p. 7).
• Luffy claims Jinbe as crew. “Your captain is me now!!!” — Luffy overrides Jinbe’s self-sacrifice and books a reunion in Wano (pp. 13-14).
• Morgans’ Pirate-King prophecy. To Stussy at Cacao Island: “In the near future, one of the worst generation is going to rise… to claim the mantle of the Pirate King!!!” (p. 17).

Foreshadowing seeds planted

Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)

Mentions / appearances

• Characters: Luffy, Nami, Jinbei, Big Mom, Charlotte Perospero, Wadatsumi, Aladdin, Stussy, Morgans, Fisher Tiger (referenced — his “legendary ship”)
• Crews / groups: Sun Pirates, Big Mom Pirates, Straw Hat Pirates, Vinsmoke / Germa 66 (referenced — “let’s hope Germa’s okay”)
• Locations: Fluffy Island, Cacao Island, Totto Land, Wano Country (named as the reunion destination), Fish-Man Island (referenced by Wadatsumi)
• Ships: Thousand Sunny, the Sun Pirates’ ship (Fisher Tiger’s “legendary ship” — no dedicated note)
• Cover story: Hajrudin, Gerd, the New Giant Pirates (see Notable panels)

Notable panels

• Page 1 — Chapter title page doubles as the cover-story panel: “THE SAGA OF THE SELF-PROCLAIMED STRAW HAT FLEET, VOL. 32, HAJRUDIN: ‘BUGGY’S DELIVERY ESCAPEE LIST: DOCTOR GERD OF THE NEW GIANT PIRATES’.” A caped female giant (Gerd) stands on a ship deck — captioned as the Doctor of the New Giant Pirates (Hajrudin’s crew). (Cover-story annotation only; defer entity edits to the cover tracker. No color spread this chapter.)
• Page 2 — Big Mom, sated and beaming, “back to the old Mama,” at Fluffy Island; Perospero’s “Perorin!?”
• Pages 3-4 — Cacao Island: the pursuers realize the surfacing ship is the Sun Pirates’ / Fisher Tiger’s legendary vessel, not the Sunny.
• Pages 5-6 — Wadatsumi hides the Straw Hats inside his mouth; a giant sea monk’s hand strikes; “Torpedoes!!!”
• Page 7 — Wadatsumi apologizes to Luffy for his crimes on Fish-Man Island; “GO!! KEEP GOIN’!!”
• Pages 8-9 — The Sun Pirates resolve to be Jinbe’s shield knowing Big Mom kills deserters; “We made up our minds!!”
• Pages 11-13 — Jinbe coaches the crew on seamanship and prepares to hold the rear guard “and return alive.”
• Pages 13-14 — Luffy’s declaration: “Your captain is me now!!! …We’ll be waiting in Wano!!! Don’t let even death stop you!!!” / Jinbe: “I am in your debt!!!”
• Page 15 — Big Mom at sea, recovered, vows to chase Luffy to Cacao and turn him into a homie.
• Page 16 — The Sun Pirates’ fish-men change the ocean currents to speed the Sunny off.
• Page 17 — Morgans to Stussy: a Worst Generation pirate will rise “…to claim the mantle of the Pirate King!!!” / “TO BE CONTINUED.”

Open questions raised

• Will the Sun Pirates survive their stand against Big Mom’s fleet at Cacao Island?
• Can Jinbe escape and keep his promise to reach Wano alive?
• Big Mom is set on pursuing Luffy off Totto Land — does she break out of her own territory after him?
• Which of the Worst Generation does Morgans expect to become Pirate King (and why is he so confident about Luffy)?