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Chapter 988: Sorry for the Wait

Arc: Wano Country · Saga: Four Emperors (Yonko) · Released: 2020-08-23

Summary

On the Skull Dome’s Live Floor, the minks fight under the full moon: Duke Dogstorm’s Three Musketeers (Giovanni, Shishilian, Concelot) and the Whale Forest Guardians (Roddy & BB) — all in Sulong “Moon-Lion Berserker” form — tear into the Calamity Jack, joined by the ninja Raizo, who declares himself the very samurai the minks once hid from Jack on Zou (“the one they claimed was not there”). They warn each other to save their strength for Kaido and to press hard because “the Sulong life span is short,” while a Number named Nangi wades in. Jack, however, has gone up to the rooftop with the others. Below, Shinobu’s attempt to protect Momonosuke goes wrong and a flying Gifter snatches the boy; Sanji — fighting invisibly in his Germa Raid Suit — intercepts the bird-Gifter, hands Momo off to Shinobu, and takes a wound through his unseen body. Big Mom rampages across the floor (Ikoku Sovereignty), terrifying the samurai who realize Wano now faces “two Kaidos.” Nami snatches the Zeus that Big Mom summons and works to turn him to her side; Big Mom, furious, renounces the homie. The chapter ends with Franky roaring in on the Kurosai FR-U IV and comically running Big Mom down.

New reveals

• The minks fight in Sulong form on Onigashima’s Live Floor: Dogstorm’s Three Musketeers — Giovanni, Shishilian, Concelot — and the Whale Forest Guardians, Roddy & BB, all transformed under the full moon (pp. 2, 4).
• Raizo confronts Jack directly: “I am the one they claimed was not there, Jack!!! They saved my life, and I intend to repay it many times over!!!” — payback for the minks’ protection of him during Jack’s razing of Zou (p. 3).
• A Number is named on-page for the first time: “Nangi” (p. 5) — one of Kaido’s giant “Numbers” soldiers, now fielded in the raid.
• New Sulong mechanic: “Don’t fall back. The Sulong life span is short!” (p. 5) — the minks must spend the form fast because it cannot be sustained.
• Jack has gone up to the rooftop with the rest (“Did Jack go up with them?” / “Unlike you, he was considerate enough to leave”) (p. 6).
• Sanji rescues Momonosuke from a flying Gifter while fighting invisibly in the Germa Raid Suit (“the invisibility’s just a visual thing”); the Gifter blows a hole clean through his unseen body (pp. 9–10).
• Big Mom is loose on the Live Floor and unleashes “Ikoku Sovereignty”; the samurai are terrified and conclude Wano now faces “two Kaidos” (pp. 12–13).
• Nami catches the Zeus that Big Mom summons (“Busted!!”) and pressures him to choose her over Big Mom; Big Mom renounces Zeus (“I hate your guts!! We’ll never be friends again!!”) (pp. 13–14).
• Franky arrives on the Kurosai FR-U IV (“I’m Franky, the Freedom Rider!!”) and runs Big Mom over (p. 15).

Foreshadowing seeds planted

Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)

Mentions / appearances

Kaido · Jack · Raizo · Inuarashi (Duke Dogstorm) · Shishilian · Roddy · Shinobu · Momonosuke · Sanji · Nami · Luffy · Big Mom · Zeus · Franky · Nangi (Number — first named) · BB · Giovanni · Concelot · Yamao (samurai — named on p. 11, not shown) · Minks · Animal Kingdom Pirates · Big Mom Pirates · Straw Hat Pirates · SMILE · Raid Suit · Onigashima · Wano Country

Notable panels

• Page 1 — Title page. Cover serial: Gang Bege’s Oh My Family, Vol. 32 — “Despite the navy bombardment, I’m still, like, your father!!!” (Bege’s family flees by ship through a storm).
• Page 2 — The minks in Sulong form (“Moon-Lion Berserkers known as Sulongs!!”) under the full moon; Kaido (dragon) muses “Ah, yes. Beneath the full moon…”; “JACK!!!”
• Page 3 — Raizo: “I am the one they claimed was not there, Jack!!!”; a mink: “Jack is the very man who brought ruin to a thousand years of peace in our city!!!”
• Page 4 — Caption splashes: Whale Forest Guardians RODDY & BB; Dogstorm Three Musketeers GIOVANNI & SHISHILIAN & CONCELOT — the Sulong minks pile onto Jack.
• Page 5 — Caption: NUMBERS NANGI; “Do your worst!! We’re all animals too!!!”; “Don’t fall back. The Sulong life span is short!”
• Page 6 — “Did Jack go up with them?”; Shinobu appears; “That was clumsy work…”
• Pages 8–10 — Momonosuke airborne; a flying Gifter (bird, marked “3”) grabs him; Sanji intercepts invisibly in the Raid Suit, takes a hole through his unseen body, and passes Momo to Shinobu.
• Page 12 — Big Mom splash: “Ikoku Sovereignty!!!”; samurai: “Who is that monstrous crone?!”
• Pages 13–14 — Nami catches Zeus (“Busted!!”); “they have TWO Kaidos?!!”; Big Mom: “We’ll never be friends again!!”
• Page 15 — Franky on the Kurosai FR-U IV (“Freedom Rider!!”) runs Big Mom down. “Next chapter hits Sept. 6!”

Open questions raised

• What is the true nature of the Numbers (Nangi and the other giant soldiers) — and how were they made?
• Will Nami succeed in turning Zeus permanently to the Straw Hats now that Big Mom has cast him off?
• Can the Sulong minks hold out long enough to matter, given the form’s short, life-shortening duration?
• The flying Gifter threatens to “split” the invisible Sanji — does the Raid Suit’s invisibility leave him more vulnerable than it protects?