Chapter 1049

Chapter 1049 is titled "The World That Should Be".

Cover Page
Germa 66's Ahh... An Emotionless Excursion, Vol. 11: "Why?! The book in the lab burned up, freeing the brothers!!"

Short Summary
In the past, Kaidou was placed in the custody of the Marines so his country could join the World Government until he escaped and joined the Rocks Pirates. In the present as the remaining CP0 agent flees and the water from Raizo's scroll spreads throughout the rest of Onigashima to douse the rest of the fire, Kaidou's Flame Clouds disappear around Onigashima. As Luffy declares that he will create a world where his friends can eat as much as they like, he administers the final blow. Momonosuke successfully creates his own Flame Clouds to safely land Onigashima, just as both he and Luffy collapse from exhaustion.

Long Summary
During their clash, Kaidou commends Luffy for making it this far, but he believes he can never change the world.

Kaidou then thinks back to his youth. When he was 10 years old, he was already formidable in his home of Vodka Kingdom. A few years later, however, the kingdom was revealed to be struggling to make ends meet with the Heavenly Tribute, resorting to going to war to seize loot to pay for their position in the World Government. In order to guarantee a spot in the Levely (and because they couldn’t handle him anymore), the king of the country offered up the young Kaidou to the World Government, much to his personal fury. Still, he was able to escape the Marine’s custody, earning himself a bounty and a rumor that he only gets captured to eat something on the prison ships.

Two years later, on Hachinosu, Kaidou furthered his reputation with his formidable strength, which led to Edward Newgate bringing him to Rocks, news that shook the world. Eventually, the Rocks Pirates fell and Kaidou struck out on his own. As he was forming the Beasts Pirates, he was approached by Kurozumi Higurashi, who offered him a proposition that led to his alliance with Kurozumi Orochi in Wano. Kaidou accepted her terms and much later, he declares he will teach the “peace loving” nobles the hellish nature of war, and create a world where one’s worth is determined by strength. Later, he confides to King that he overheard Yamato mention “Joy Boy”, and if he is the person King is waiting for, then he knows exactly who he is.

In the present, the remaining CP0 agent decides to flee as Yamato cheers for Momonosuke to create large Flame Clouds, which he desperately tries to. Inside the castle, Raizo and Jinbe’s water reaches the rest of the interior, swallowing up everyone and putting out all of the fire before flowing out of the island. Everyone tries to hold on for dear life, and down in the Treasure Repository, Denjiro commends Hiyori for enduring her suffering for so long for this moment, which brings her to tears.

However, Kaidou’s Flame Clouds have completely disappeared, meaning the island will fall soon. Kaidou asks Luffy what kind of world he wants to make, just as Momonosuke finally produces his own Flame Clouds to support the island. As for Luffy, he tells Kaidou that he wants to create a world where his friends can eat as much as they like as his fist tears through Kaidou’s fire dragon and punches him in the face, sending him straight and deep into the ground. Momonosuke drops Onigashima safely and passes out from exhaustion, as does Luffy.

In the past, Kaidou told King that Joy Boy is the man who will no doubt defeat him, though King confidently believed he would never appear.

Chapter Notes

 * A flashback of Kaidou's past is shown.
 * Kaidou was placed in the custody of the Marines in exchange for allowing his country to join the World Government.
 * His first bounty was 70,000,000 after he escaped.
 * He met Whitebeard on Hachinosu.
 * He met Higurashi sometime after recruiting King to the Beasts Pirates.
 * Kaidou's dream is to plunge the world into war due to his hatred for the World Nobles.
 * The remaining CP0 agent escapes Onigashima.
 * The water continues to flood Onigashima, reaching the Live Stage.
 * Kaidou's Flame Clouds have completely disappeared.
 * Momonosuke successfully creates his own Flame Clouds and lands Onigashima.
 * The battle between Luffy and Kaidou concludes.
 * Luffy declares that he will create a world where his friends can eat as much as they want.
 * Luffy lands a hit on Kaidou, making him crash straight through to the ground in Wano Country.
 * As he is passing out, Kaidou remembers once telling King that Joy Boy is destined to defeat him.
 * Both Luffy and Momonosuke collapse from exhaustion.