Chapter 1085

Chapter 1085 is titled "The Death of Nefertari Cobra".

Cover Page
Cover Page Request: "Franky rooting on sea turtle hatchlings as they crawl to the water" by PN Ringoyama.

Long Summary
Im says to a speechless Cobra that they have two things they wish to say to Cobra and only one thing to ask of him. Hearing Im's name, Cobra comments how similar it is to one of the First Twenty. Im, however, refuses to confirm his suspicions.

Imu tells Cobra that “D.” is the name of their opposers, but none of the people in the world that bear it know of its importance nowadays. Im says that this recent development's roots goes way back then, which they say is because of a mistake Nefertari Lili made 800 years ago, on par with the scholars of Ohara investigating the Void Century. Im says that it was all Lili’s fault the Poneglyphs were unleashed onto the world, and why pirates use them to search for treasure. Because Im considers the release of the Poneglyphs the “worst possible outcome” for the First Twenty, they wonder if it was all part of some larger plan. As the Five Elders ready their weapons, Im tells him that the truth exists in the letter Lili left, and they tell Cobra to address Lili by her full name as written on said letter. Realizing he will not leave the room alive, Cobra announces that Lili’s name is “Nefertari D. Lili”. In an instant, Imu stabs Cobra with what seems to be an arrow-shaped tail.

Just then, Sabo appears, having been eavesdropping on the conversation, and attacks the Five Elders with Hiken: Rook Check, but his attack is blocked by the Im, having all transformed into large creatures. Sabo laments his inability to destroy all of them as a picture of him is taken standing above Cobra, which would be published in the papers. Cobra calls Sabo Luffy's brother and asks why he saved him, and Sabo replies that the Revolutionary Army’s conflict is with the corrupt World Nobles. When Sabo asks how Cobra knows Luffy, he informs him that he helped him in the past. Im and the Five Elders try to attack, so Sabo starts fleeing with Cobra, but he tells him to leave him behind. Sabo refuses, but Cobra explains he needs to be able to escape if he is to deliver a message to Luffy and Vivi. The message is that the Nefertari Family shares the moniker “D.”, and he knows what path Arabasta must take now.

A shocked Sabo thinks back to his childhood, and when he learned that both Luffy and Ace had “D.” in their names. He gets pulled out of his thoughts when Im attacks Cobra again and Sabo, injuring both and forcing the latter to drop the former. As Cobra forces himself on his feet, he recites the words of Lili’s letter as Im finally kills him, much to Sabo’s horror; Cobra's last wish was for Sabo to relay what he saw and live on. Sabo eventually escapes, but the Five Elder’s attention is turned to another eavesdropper, which turns out to be Wapol. Though he hated Cobra, he was absolutely horrified that he was murdered by what he considers the World Government’s biggest skeleton in the closet. Wracked with fear, Wapol books it for his life.

Meanwhile, in the Grand Round Table, the kings are told that Cobra and Wapol won’t be joining them, which some think is because Cobra exhausted himself giving his speech about abolishing the Seven Warlords of the Sea. As they move to the next topic, Shirahoshi’s brothers decide to take her to the Red Port so they don’t have to deal with anymore World Nobles, though Shirahoshi was sad she couldn’t say goodbye to Vivi. Speaking of, Vivi ends up restrained by CP0, who she demands they let her free. Kalifa, who was watching over her, informs her that when her disappearance is made known, she’ll be living the rest of her life as a pet.

Vivi asks if Shirahoshi is okay, and Kalifa informs her that she emerged from her ordeal unscathed, much to Vivi’s relief. Jabra, who was also watching her, claims that the ones who attacked Saint Charlos, Leo and Sai, proudly proclaimed themselves as members of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. He also reveals that Fujitora ended up helping several slaves escape, which pissed off Ryokugyu so much that they started going at it.

As Vivi ponders what to do, Wapol crashes through the wall begging to be spared, and Vivi takes the opportunity to escape by jumping into his mouth. The CP0 agents were left stunned by Wapol’s sudden action and eventually realize that Vivi had gotten away from them. As he runs, Vivi asks him how long he plans on running, and he says he’ll run to the edge of the world if he has to. The both of them then cross paths with Kinderella, who comes to believe that Wapol is eloping with Vivi.

Chapter Notes

 * Im starts talking to King Cobra.
 * Cobra recognizes Im's name and associates it with the First Twenty, but Im tells Cobra to not pry any further on that matter.
 * Im answers Cobra's question about the Will of D..
 * Im states that the ancient enemies of the World Government once carried the moniker of "D".
 * According to Im, Nefertari Lili committed a "mistake" that allowed the Poneglyphs to be scattered around the world, but is suspicious that this was actually intentional on her part.
 * The Five Elders pull out their weapons with the intent of assassinating Cobra due to him having witnessed Im's existence.
 * Cobra reveals that Nefertari Lili was in truth Nefertari "D." Lili.
 * Cobra is pierced in the stomach by an arrow-like appendage.
 * Sabo shows up and attacks Im and the Five Elders with his flames, but the attack is rendered ineffective by Im.
 * A visual Den Den Mushi photographs Sabo at the exact moment he is standing next to the fallen Cobra, explaining the incriminating picture used by the World Economy News Paper.
 * Im and the Five Elders are capable of transforming themselves into massive, shadowy monsters.
 * Sabo picks up and tries to escape with Cobra, learning about his connection with Luffy.
 * Cobra's final request to Sabo is for him to inform Vivi and Luffy that the Nefertari Family also bears the Will of D..
 * Sabo recounts a conversation he had in his childhood with Luffy and Ace about the Will of D..
 * Sabo is struck down by the one of the transformed Five Elders, prompting Cobra to sacrifice himself and allow the revolutionary to escape.
 * Cobra recites the contents of Lili's letter to Sabo before dying.
 * Wapol witnesses Cobra's actual murder from a peephole and gets noticed by the Five Elders.
 * Wapol attempts to run away by munching his way through the Pangaea Castle.
 * The participants of the Levely were informed of Cobra and Wapol's absences and proceeded as normal.
 * Admiral Fujitora let many of the slaves freed by the Revolutionary Army escape, leading to a fight between him and Admiral Ryokugyu
 * Vivi was caught and tied up by CP0 at some point, being kept in a room somewhere in the castle.
 * Wapol bursts into said room, giving Vivi a chance to escape CP0 by jumping into his mouth.