Chapter 1035

Chapter 1035 is titled "Zoro vs. King" and it is set to be released on December 20, 2021.

Cover Page
Short-Term Focused Cover Page Serials No. 25: "Escape Whole Cake Island!"

Long Summary
Sanji’s last attack on Queen has defeated the All Star, and he is literally sent flying far away from Onigashima like Sanji told him to. Sanji then approaches O-Some and presents her with Chuji, having kept him safe in his suit, which she thanks him greatly for. He thinks back to when he made food for a mouse as a child, but just as he is about to ask O-Some if she was okay, he immediately passes out, causing her to call for someone to get the first aid kit.

Down in the castle, Zoro has actually managed to injure King, and even cut open his mask, as Zoro reveals King’s weakness: when the flames on King’s back dwindle, he gets faster but his defense decreases. At that point, King takes off his mask completely, revealing his face for the first time. Several Beasts Pirates see him and mention how the rumors about him being a Lunarian were true, seeing how he has all the traits of one; dark brown skin, white hair, and of course, black wings. However, when one of them mentions how the World Government will pay 100 million Bellies just for notifying them about a Lunarian, King uses Imperial Flaming Wing to incinerate them. Zoro gets to the high ground and calls out King for attacking his men when the castle is already on fire. Zoro then asks King what kind of race he is for the World Government to be so interested in him, but King responds by turning into his pteranodon form and telling Zoro he will die anyway, so there is no point.

King flies straight at Zoro and the two of them return to fighting in the air. Zoro admits if this battle continues for too long, his sword will drain him dry, with King admitting he is reaching his limit too. Zoro tells King that he and his crew have spent enough time being on top, so it’s time for a new generation to take hold, but King refuses, declaring that only Kaidou can be the Pirate King. King then thinks back to his youth, and how he first met Kaidou at Punk Hazard when he was being experimented on. Kaidou deduced he was a Lunarian and that the Government would never let him go, and that he planned on leaving to form his own pirate crew. When Kaidou asks King if he will join him, King asks if he can change the world, which Kaidou confidently agrees. The two escaped setting the facility ablaze as King introduces himself as “Alber,” to which Kaidou rechristians him as “King,” and how from now on, he is his right-hand-man, promising to never sell him out.

Zoro uses King of Hell, Three Sword Style: Rengoku Oni Giri, but King is unfazed as his flames were burning bright again. King uses Imperial Flaming Wings to generate a dragon made of fire, hot enough that Zoro compares it to the heat of magma. King locks blades with him and tries to use the notches in his sword to steal them, but Zoro backs away before he can. King then moves at rapid speed, and though he kicks Zoro in the face, Zoro uses One Sword Style: Yakkodori to cut him again. King admits that Zoro has deduced his weakness, and Zoro realizes that King is now blocking his attacks because he is scared of them now. King jumps back into the air declaring that a simple human can’t beat him as he unleashes Extra Large Imperial Flaming Wings, but Zoro uses a new attack called King of Hell, Three Sword Serpent: Ippyaku Sanjo Hiryu Jigoku to not only cut through King’s dragon, but cut him along with his sword and part of his right wing.

Chapter Notes

 * The battle between Sanji and Queen ends.
 * Queen is defeated by Sanji and thrown away from Onigashima.
 * Sanji hands Chuji to Some, and remembers the mouse that he fed when he was young.
 * Sanji is exhausted afterwards, and collapses in front of Some.
 * The battle between Zoro and King continues.
 * Zoro figures out the mechanics behind King's resilience and manages to damage him.
 * King takes off his mask and his face is fully seen.
 * King attacks his subordinates using flames shaped like a dragon.
 * King's subordinates claim that the World Government are willing to pay 100.000.000 to anyone who may have information about live lunarians.
 * King reminisces about him joining Kaidou.
 * They met at the Third Research Institute on Punk Hazard, where King was experimented on until being released by Kaidou.
 * King's real name is Alber.
 * After trading powerful blows, Zoro attacks King with a powerful, long range, Haki imbedded attack.
 * Half of King's right wing is cut off.