Chapter 1101

Chapter 1101 is titled "To Bonney".

Cover Page
Color Spread: Vegapunk and the satellites along with the Vegaforce-01.

Long Summary
Kuma watches Luffy perform his Gomu Gomu no Axe attack on some rocks, completely pulverizing them and scaring the local wildlife. Kuma thinks back to his time with Dragon and he mentioned how familiar Dragon seemed to be with the land, and when he went off to stretch his legs he found a remote village with a young boy living there that seemed to remind him of Dragon. Dragon, however, tells Kuma if he keeps talking about this he might as well kill him himself, confusing Kuma. Dragon says that a child is their parent’s weak spot, and Kuma drops the topic. Luffy, meanwhile, is amazed by his new move and decides to save it when he confronts a super strong enemy after he gets his crew so he can protect them. The Den Den Mushi on Kuma then starts to ring and Kuma quickly teleports himself away before Luffy can notice him. He comments that he felt a super strong presence but ultimately pays it no mind.

The mission Kuma received was to destroy a pirate crew that raided a nearby merchant ship. However, he first stops to check on the merchants, choosing to get them to a hospital first before going after the pirates. When he does, he instead tells the pirates to turn themselves in, and they nervously return all of the cargo they stole to avoid any more trouble. All the while, Kuma continues to write letters to Bonney, who eagerly awaits to read them. Unfortunately she has not received any of them. Gyogyo says he might have forgotten because of work or the News Coos keep messing up. Either way, Conney says that one day a letter will pop up. Unbeknownst to all of them, Alpha has been intercepting the newspaper and Kuma’s letters, giving the paper to Bonney while tearing up Kuma’s letters in disgust, which apparently he has been sending around ten a month.

Alpha comes in to give Bonney her medicine though she is surprised to see her on top of a clearly beaten Gyogyo. He gives her the medicine (which is actually a bad tasting placebo) as Gyogyo asks Conney why they are hush-hush about Bonney’s powers, and Conney says it is to be safe. Meanwhile, on Lab 08, Dr. Vegapunk has successfully removed his brain from his head, and now all he has to do is lift it and the lab itself into the air. Stussy, who was with him, comments that his new appearance suits him, and Kuma, who was also there, asks what will happen when he loses his individuality, causing Stussy to wonder which is worse: a human with no free will, or a clone that has it (prompting Dr. Vegapunk to remind her that he considers her human).

Dr. Vegapunk tells him that without his personality, he won’t hesitate to harm anyone if ordered to, like a child. However, he roughly has one more year until the procedure is complete so he should still have some free will. Kuma starts writing another letter, saying he wants to let Bonney know how much he loves her right until the very end, which Stussy finds very sweet. In the letter Kuma wishes Bonney a happy ninth birthday, which she celebrates with her family in Sorbet. At night, she doesn’t receive the letter, and she starts to cry.

After a year and a half pass, Bonney is now ten years old and completely healed of Sapphire Scales. Also, Kuma continues to aid the Revolutionary Army whenever he can but he leaves without saying a word. Dragon says they need to respect Kuma’s wishes to keep them uninformed. As for Bonney, Alpha continuously refuses to let her outside, stating she needs to stay put before her tenth birthday, but it has already passed. It turns out, Conney overheard Alpha reveal herself as a government agent, making her even more suspicious that she won’t let Bonney go free. Conney then comes up with a plan to sneak Bonney out of the country and have her set sail to locate Kuma, sending Gyogyo and his buddies with her in her search.

The plan involved Bonney transforming herself to look like Conney and walk away with some luggage, with Alpha none the wiser. She basks in the outside world as she reaches her friends, who show off their new ship made to look like a pizza. Alpha, however, finds out about the deception and starts chasing after her, planning to beat Bonney to an inch of her life and chain her up and kill any of her accomplices. Bonney intercepts her, using her Distorted Future move to make her look like Nika based on the stories Kuma told her. With a giant fist, she knocks out Alpha, allowing her and her new crew to set sail.

Word eventually got out to the World Government that Bonney had escaped them, and eventually, Bonney would make a name for herself as an infamous pirate in the new era.

Chapter Notes

 * As Bartholomew Kuma watches a younger Monkey D. Luffy train in the Goa Kingdom, he remembers a conversation he had with Monkey D. Dragon while passing by the island years earlier.
 * It was from this conversation that Kuma learned about Luffy being Dragon's son.
 * As Kuma continues to work for the World Government, he writes numerous letters to Jewelry Bonney.
 * Unbeknownst to them, these letters are intercepted and destroyed by Alpha.
 * As Bonney remains in the church for treatment, Conney urges her to keep her powers hidden out of suspicion against Alpha.
 * Before her tenth birthday, Bonney is fully cured, but Alpha refuses to let her outside yet claiming Bonney is still ill.
 * Conney discovers that Alpha is a Government agent and concocts a plan to help Bonney escape.
 * Bonney uses her powers to disguise herself as Conney and leaves towards the port, where a ship has been prepared for Bonney.
 * When Alpha tries to attack the escaping Bonney, Bonney uses Distortion Future: Nika Mitaina Mirai to temporarily give herself the powers of Nika, giving her a rubbery body with the strength to knock out Alpha.