Chapter 1038

Chapter 1038 is titled "Kid & Law vs. Big Mom".

Cover Page
Germa 66's Ahh... An Emotionless Excursion, Vol. 3: "Niji & Yonji are held captive in Chocolat Town on Cacao Island"

Niji and Yonji are captured by the Big Mom Pirates and imprisoned by Charlotte Mont-d'Or's abilities.

Short Summary
A recovered Chopper and Franky each go to try and help Zoro, who sees what appears to be the Grim Reaper standing over him. Meanwhile, Izou escapes from the first floor crawlspace into the basement, where he encounters the two CP0 agents; although they say they will leave him alone, Izou confronts them to protect his comrades. Elsewhere, Yamato makes it to the Armory just in time to stop Kazenbo, and begins battling the flaming entity.

On the Live Floor, Big Mom has overwhelmed Law and Kid and prepares to go up to the roof to aid Kaidou; however, the two Supernovas muster the energy to stop her and unleash more powerful attacks that cause harm to her.

Long Summary
On the third floor, both Raizo and Fukurokuju have caught fire, though the former is burning more than the latter. Fukurokuju demands Raizo release him or they will both die, but Raizo stands his ground.

On the second floor, the samurai try to flee from the burning castle, just as part of the ceiling comes down. Thankfully, Jinbe protects them, and as they escape, Jinbe wonders how the fire is spreading so fast. On the Live Floor, Chopper's side effects finally wear off, and he returns to normal, much to Tristan and Myagi's relief. Chopper, however, expresses more concern over Zoro since the super medicine he was given earlier would make him feel even more pain when they wore off. He begs for Zoro not to die, though Zoro wakes up and notices what appears to be the grim reaper preparing to slay him, and he himself cannot move at all. Thankfully, Franky is making his way to his position.

In the First Floor attic, Izou has defeated the Beasts Pirates but sustained injuries himself. His attention is turned, however, to the presence of the CP0 agents. Guernica admits that while they cannot technically ignore a former member of the Whitebeard Pirates, their priorities are the Straw Hat Pirates and decide to leave him alone. Izou, however, refuses to let them out of his sight.

In the Basement Armory, Yamato has reached it, but so has Kanjuro's Kazenbo. Yamato uses Namuji Hyoga to freeze the explosives with ice but the Kazenbo starts melting it. Yamato uses Mahobora to hurt it, and it manifests a hand and slathers Yamato with its fire.

On the Live Floor, Kid and Law are on the ground defeated by Big Mom, while their respective crews plead with her to show mercy. Big Mom, however, laughs at the patheticness of their begging and uses Tenman Tenjin to defeat the two crews. Afterwards, she decides to ride Hera back up to the roof to help Kaidou finish Luffy, having deduced they were still fighting for so long. But before she can go, Law once again uses Kroom: Anesthesia to extend his sword and pierce Big Mom through her arm and head. He then uses Shock Wille again to electrocute her and make her bleed again. All the metal Homies try to attack Law in retribution but they are pulled towards Kid, who manages to get back up again. He forms a giant bull with the metal and rams into Big Mom with Punk Corna Dio, slamming her into a wall. He also says to her that he believes Kaidou is reaching his limit, comparing him and her to a mountain that gets worn down by the rain, meaning that both Emperors have no doubt been taking a lot of damage from these fights. Kid and Law then proclaim that no matter what and even if they die, they will not let her reach the roof.

Chapter Notes

 * The fight between Raizo and Fukurokuju continues.
 * Both become engulfed in flames.
 * Jinbe assists in the evacuation of some samurai trapped in the second floor of Kaidou's castle.
 * Chopper returns to normal.
 * Chopper is worried about how the side-effects of the Mink's medicine is affecting Zoro's body.
 * Zoro wakes up and sees a hooded skeleton wielding a scythe ready to strike him.
 * Franky heads towards Zoro's location.
 * Izou defeated the Beasts Pirates in the first floor crawlspace.
 * Izou encounters CP0, who proceed to ignore him due to their mission concerning only the Straw Hat Pirates, but he stops them.
 * Yamato and Kazenbo reach the weapon vault.
 * Yamato transforms into his Human-Beast Form and freezes some bombs.
 * Yamato starts fighting Kazenbo.
 * The fight between Law and Kid against Big Mom continues.
 * After knocking out Law and Kid, Big Mom uses Hera to attack the nearby Heart and Kid Pirates.
 * Big Mom heads to the roof, but is stopped by Law and Kid.
 * Law uses his powers to extends his sword and uses it to stab Big Mom in the cheek and electrocute her.
 * Kid uses his abilities to force away the steel-beam homies and attack Big Mom with a bull-like mech.