Chapter 1053

Chapter 1053 is titled "New Emperors".

Cover Page
Color Spread: Promotion for One Piece Odyssey.

Short Summary
Despite the Five Elders attempt to cover up the information, Morgans releases the full details of Luffy, Law, and Kid's new bounties. As the festival begins, Robin learns that Tenguyama Hitetsu is really Kozuki Sukiyaki and that Pluton is in Wano Country. As Ryokugyu prepares to take action against the pirates without Sakazuki's approval, Kid reveals to Luffy that he, Luffy himself, along with Buggy, Shanks, and Blackbeard are being called the new "Four Emperors".

Long Summary
In Mary Geoise, Five Elder Saint Topman Warcury is yelling at a marine telling him to reprint the newspapers and change the image of Luffy's bounty and remove the D. from his name. The marine tells him that the photo was sent in by CP0 agent Guernica. He also says that they can't contact the printing company. As the elder tells him to cease distribution of the newspapers, Morgans is seen laughing and saying that it's up to him to spread this news "around the globe". He also says that Cipher Pol's transmission from Wano Country broke off right after they encountered the Big Mom Pirates' ship.

As a result, news of Big Mom and Kaidou's defeats spread all across the world and the three responsible for it; Monkey D. Luffy, Eustass “Captain” Kid, and Trafalgar D. Water Law, were issued huge bounties as a result: 3,000,000,000 each! This news shocks the Heart and Kid Pirates as Scratchmen Apoo asks where Kid is going off to, and Killer suspects what he wants as he and the rest of the crew go off to celebrate, while Law calls the situation complicated.

In the castle at the Flower Capital, a cook is seen making dishes for the big party. Jinbe is the only person in there and is drinking sake. Luffy, Yamato and Chopper are having fun at the party and eating while Brook is having a concert playing "Moon Princess", the song that Kozuki Hiyori used to play on the shamisen. Meanwhile, in the castle basement, Tenguyama Hitetsu finds Robin looking around. She asks why his collection of Kokeshi Dolls are in the basement, and he reveals that it was once his secret hobby room before becoming his prison, as it also has a Poneglyph present. Robin questions what he means since she thought he was a swordsman, to which he admitted he had talent in smithing but found it simply as a hobby since governing was so weary for him. That is when he takes off his mask and reveals that he is actually the former shogun Kozuki Sukiyaki!

Robin is shocked, and asks him if Momonosuke knows that he is still alive, to which Sukiyaki replies that he doesn't and that he has no plans to tell him out of shame for letting the country be overtaken by Orochi, although Sukiyaki suspects that his retainers have probably already deduced his identity. He says that when he got out and saw the state of Wano, he planned on committing seppuku there and then, but Robin cuts off his sentence by telling him that the Poneglyph in the Arabasta Kingdom revealed that the ancient weapon, Pluton, rests in Wano Country and she asks him if it truly does. Sukiyaki confirms, saying that it is in fact in Wano.

At the former prison mine in Udon, Admiral Ryokugyu, whose real name is “Aramaki”, has subdued all of the Beasts Pirates imprisoned there, including King and Queen. It turns out he has the ability to turn his fingers into roots, which he uses to drain all of them of their liquids, and other liquids nearby. Ryokugyu picks up a transmission and notifies the Marines to bring a warship to Wano, and also to not tell Sakazuki what he is doing before hanging up. Afterwards, he reveals that he finds Sakazuki’s extreme methods cool and wants his approval, which he thinks he can achieve if he brings him Luffy’s head.

Speaking of, Luffy congratulates the Ninja-Samurai-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance, retainers, yakuza, and all of Wano for their outstanding victory. As Momonosuke watches, he remembers Luffy telling him not to tell the people who he is because he doesn’t want to be called a “hero”. That’s when Kid arrives announcing his intent to kill Luffy, but Luffy quickly grabs him, and everyone starts partying.

After a bit, though, Kid breaks free of Luffy’s grip as he tells him he cares nothing for the party and simply came to kill him, though he does tell him that the outside world has announced the names of the new Emperors, which are “Red-Haired” Shanks, “Blackbeard” Teach, Luffy himself, and, in a surprising twist, “Jester Clown” Buggy!

As for Ryokugyu, he approaches the Capital while hearing the festivities, but says that he isn’t in the festive mood considering the state the whole world is in now.

Chapter Notes

 * Morgans sends newspapers reporting the defeat of Kaidou and Big Mom's alliance all over the world.
 * The Five Elders attempted to suppress the news, but were unsuccessful.
 * The World Government fleet outside Wano Country was seemingly attacked by the Big Mom Pirates.
 * Luffy, Law, and Kid all receive new bounties of 3,000,000,000 each.
 * They also each have updated bounty posters.
 * Luffy's wanted poster now depicts his awakened form.
 * The picture was taken and sent to the government by Guernica of CP0.
 * The Five Elders ordered the picture to not be used and the D. in Luffy's name to be erased, but the Marines were unable to comply with it in time.
 * The alliance party with the Wano Country citizens in the streets of the Flower Capital.
 * Luffy told Momonosuke to cover up his own involvement in Kaidou's defeat to Wano's citizens.
 * Tsurujo is revealed to be alive and is reunited with Kin'emon.
 * Jinbe and Robin stayed in the castle.
 * Robin heads to the basement and finds the Poneglyph Brook talked about.
 * She encounters Tenguyama Hitetsu, who shows his real face, revealing himself as Kozuki Sukiyaki.
 * It is also revealed that Orochi imprisoned Sukiyaki under the castle basement for years until Sukiyaki managed to escape.
 * Sukiyaki asks Robin to keep his true identity a secret due to the shame he feels for being partly responsible for Orochi's rise to power as the Shogun.
 * Sukiyaki confirms to Robin that Pluton is indeed in Wano Country.
 * Ryokugyu, whose real name is Aramaki, is fully seen for the first time.
 * He defeats King, Queen, and several Beasts Pirates in the Prisoner Mine.
 * Ryokugyu's plant-based Devil Fruit abilities are shown further as he turns his fingers into wooden branches and uses them to drain his targets.
 * Ryokugyu decides to take action against the pirates without Sakazuki's approval.
 * As the party continues at the Flower Capital, Kid charges at Luffy.
 * Kid shows Luffy the newspaper which contains the new members of the Four Emperors.
 * It is revealed that Luffy and Buggy have replaced Kaidou and Big Mom as new members of the group.
 * Ryokugyu heads to the Flower Capital.

Trivia

 * After the chapter was finished, Oda started his second long manga hiatus of One Piece. The first long hiatus was twelve years before in Chapter 597. Both breaks were four weeks long. This would later be repeated a third time nearly a year later after Chapter 1086 when Oda was forced to take a month-long break due to eye surgery on astigmatism.