Chapter 1014

Chapter 1014 is titled "Life's Lousy Actor".

Cover Page
Cover Page Request: "Law puzzling over a riddle in front of a painted tiger screen" by PN Takashi

Short Summary
As Luffy lands in the ocean, Kaido states that his Haoshoku Haki infusion was crude and that he seemingly could not have been Joy Boy. Bao Huang then contacts Kaido to tell him that Momonosuke has been found, and as Yamato fights through the Beasts Pirates in the fortress, Momonosuke reads Oden's logbook and realizes from its contents that he must not die. On the Live Floor, Chopper attacks Queen with Monster Point, which has been lengthened with the aid of Caesar Clown; however, he cannot figure out a way to injure the All-Star. Additionally, Perospero has arrived at the Live Floor and attacks the whole area with candy arrows.

Kaido has Bao Huang announce his victory over Luffy to everyone in the Skull Dome as he heads down to take out the remaining alliance fighters. Soon after Kin'emon and Kikunojo reunite with Momonosuke and Shinobu, Kanjuro arrives in another Oden drawing disguise. Kiku goes to attack him, but ultimately hesitates due to the disguise, allowing Kanjuro to stab her. Kin'emon then cuts Kanjuro down, and as he collapses the traitorous Scabbard states it was fitting for his closest companion to have done so. Kaido then comes to the room and attacks Kin'emon, with the samurai's defenses being no match for him as Shinobu desperately flees with Momonosuke. As this happens, Onigashima finally reaches Wano's mainland.

Chapter Notes

 * Luffy falls into the sea.
 * Kaido notes that Luffy could not be Joy Boy.
 * Bao Huang alerts Kaido about Momonosuke's whereabouts.
 * Yamato fights with the Beasts Pirates while Momonosuke continues to read Oden's logbook with Shinobu.
 * Momonosuke suddenly gets a headache after learning something important from the logbook.
 * Chopper fights Queen in the Live Floor.
 * Chopper was able to improve the duration time of the Rumble Ball's effects to 30 minutes, with the aid of Caesar.
 * Perospero is shooting candy arrows around the Live Stage, hitting Chopper, Samurai and the Waiters.
 * Bao Huang announces Kaido's victory through the Marys around Onigashima, with the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance learning about it.
 * Kin'emon and Kikunojo reunite with Momonosuke and Shinobu.
 * Shinobu discovers a Mary in the crawl space.
 * Kanjuro finds Momonosuke's group disguised as Oden.
 * Kikunojo attacks Kanjuro but is distracted by his disguise and is fatally wounded.
 * Kin'emon intervenes and cuts Kanjuro down.
 * Kaido finds Momonosuke's group and tries to attack Momonosuke.
 * Kin'emon is struck down by Kaido while Shinobu takes Momonosuke away.
 * Onigashima finally reaches Wano Country's mainland.

Trivia

 * The title of the chapter is a reference to a song called "Le Cabotin" (1968) by Charles Aznavour. The song was translated into Japanese and perfomed by Akihiro Miwa under the title 人生の大根役者 (Jinsei no Daikon Yakusha), which is the Japanese title of the chapter. The song has also been translated into English by Bob Morrison and performed by Aznavour himself under the title "The Ham", which is the official English title of the chapter.