The One Piece logo dominates the top of the page above the chapter title "CHAPTER 873: TRAPPED LIKE SWEETS IN A CAGE*". A massive pirate flag bearing a skull with crossed swords and a diagonal scar flies over a whimsical town of cake-inspired towers and buildings nestled among mountains. In the foreground, a group of characters gathers: a skeleton-like figure in a top hat holds a small skull-faced person while gesturing, a woman with a long braid points upward, a large man in a hat and cape stands with hands on hips, and smaller figures including a child look on. A text box states: "TALES OF THE SELF-PROCLAIMED STRAW HAT GRAND FLEET VOL.9: BARTOLOMEO AND HIS CREW WERE ADVERTISING -- HALF-PRICE STICKERS TO THE PUBLIC, BUT--". A footnote reads: "*N: THE TITLE IS A PUN ON RATS IN A CAGE".
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A massive striped cake structure collapses in a cloud of debris and icing as panicked voices cry out. "I'M GOING TO BE CRUSHED BY THE CAKE!!" "I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE!!" "GIVE ME A HAND HERE!!" "ARE YOU ALL RIGHT!I" "THE CHATEAU BECAME A CAKE AND IS COLLAPSING!!!!" In the next tier of panels a bird-masked figure in a top hat exclaims, "HOWD THE TEA PARTY BECOME LIKE THIS - CHOCOLATE!I THE STRAW HATS DID THIS!!" Nearby, a turbaned man points and shouts, "WHATI! WAIT A MINUTE!! I HEAR VOICES FROM OVER THERE TOO! PULL THEM OUT!!" Below, a group including a long-haired man in a coat, a bandaged figure, and others react in horror: "AND ON TOP OF THAT, BEGE BETRAYED US AND PLOTTED TO ASSASSINATE MAMA!!!" "WE WERE PREVENTED FROM ASSASSINATING THE VINSMOKE FAMILY..." "THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S AWFUL!! BOTH THE WEDDING CEREMONY AND THE WEDDING CAKE ARE RUINED!!"
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Charlotte Compote, labeled "CHARLOTTE FAMILY ELDEST DAUGHTER COMPOTE", glares with an intense expression and declares, "EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS STILL A MYSTERY, HUHI BUT THAT EXPLOSION..." A tall figure in a top hat and fur collar snaps, "AND I EVEN THOUGHT HIGHLY OF YOUR ABILITY-NOIR! BEGE, YOU BASTARD...!!!" In the following panels the group discusses the chaos: "ALL METHODS OF COMMUNICATION TO THE HALL WERE CUT OFF-BON!!" "THE TRUTH IS, DURING THE TIME OF THE TEA PARTY..." "...BUT ONE MYSTERY HAS BEEN SOLVED-MOULE." "THE CHANCE OF THAT IS LOW." "IF ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE UP ON THE ROOFTOP WITH US DID IT, THEY'D BE SUICIDAL!!" "IT PROBABLY WASN'T THE DOING OF BEGE'S GROUP." A sudden outburst reveals, "PEKOMS!I" as a lion-like fishman is shown in distress. "THAT'S RIGHT! THOSE BASTARDS RAN AWAY-GAOOH!! ALL OF THE FISHMAN PIRATES GATHERED THEIR BELONGINGS AND RAN!!...WHAT EXACTLY WERE THEY..." Another voice adds, "THAT'S...!!! DURING THE TEA PARTY, THE SUN PIRATES WHO WERE BASED ON THE EASTERN BAY..." "...WAS THERE ANYTHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATEDI"
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The crew reacts in shock as news spreads that Jinbe has left and joined the Straw Hat crew. "THAT'S RIGHT...IT WAS PROBABLY FOR THAT REASON." "LEFT AND JOINED THE STRAW HAT CREW!I" "JINBE, HE...!!!" "EH!I" A translator note adds: BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY. Katakuri reports urgently: "KATAKURI! OUR SQUADS HAVE HEADED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE STRAW HATS AND BEGE!!" His siblings analyze the situation: "IT'S JUST LIKE JINBE TO THINK OF SUCH A METICULOUS PLAN..." "SO THAT SHE WOULD GO INTO A FIERY RAGE, SIGNALLING TO HIS CREW FOR THEM TO RUN." "IT'S CLEAR THAT JINBE WITHDREW THE CREW FROM IN FRONT OF MAMA." Oven roars in fury, "WON'T YOU KILL THE STRAW HATS FOR ME!!I THEY'RE UNFORGIVABLE!!" Brûlée answers, "OF COURSE, BROTHER!!" "GOOD... BRÛLÉE...COME WITH ME!!" "A SEPARATE SQUAD IS ALREADY INVADING GERMA." Someone growls, "THEY USED ME FOR ALL THOSE AWFUL THINGS... HHMMPHH!"
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Katakuri's face twists with resolve. "I HAVE TO KILL HIM BEFORE HE BECOMES AN EXISTENCE... THAT WILL SERIOUSLY THREATEN MAMA." Luffy grins wildly behind him: "...THAT'S WHAT I PLAN TO DO... I WILL TAKE STRAW HAT LUFFY'S HEAD MYSELF...!!!" Suddenly alarmed, Katakuri shouts, "!!I GET AS FAR AWAY AS YOU CAN!!!" while others yell, "EVERYONE, GET AWAY FROM THE TOWN!!!" "WHAT IS IT, AT A TIME LIKE THIS..." "SMOOTHIE..." Panic spreads as Mont-d'Or cries, "!!!I NO WAY... AT A TIME LIKE THIS...!I" and a voice orders, "RUN AWAY, MONT-D'OR!!" Smoothie asks, "WHAT'S THE MATTER, SISTER SMOOTHIE!I"
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Big Mom rampages in a massive rampage, her face contorted as she screams "GAAAAAARK-KEEEEE!!!" and "WEEEEDD-DIIINNNGGG" while smashing through buildings. Her children react in terror: "!!! EVEN IF YOU'RE RECKLESS, YOU SHOULDN'T'VE KNOWN NOT TO STAND UP TO HER!!" "IT'S BROTHER OPERA!!" "DON'T TELL ME YOU GOT YOUR LIFESPAN SUCKED OUT!!I" "THAT PERSON SHE'S HOLDING IN HER HAND...!!!" Streusen notes, "...THAT'S THE THING... STREUSEN-SAMA IS..." "WHERE'S THE HEAD CHEF!I HE'S THE ONLY PERSON ABLE TO REMAKE THE CAKE!!" "UNLESS YOU BRING OUT THE FOOD SHE WANTS!!!" "YOU SHOULD ALL KNOW THIS ALREADY!! THERE'S NO WAY TO STOP MAMA'S EATING DISORDER..." The family debates stopping her: "...IT'LL BE BAD TO LET HER RAMPAGE IN THE CAPITAL..." "WHAT DID YOU SAY!I THEN HOW THE HELL ARE WE GOING TO STOP MAMA!I" "HE FAILED TO MAKE A GOOD LANDING HIMSELF!!" "EVEN THOUGH HE SAVED EVERYONE'S LIFE..." "IT'LL TAKE MORE THAN A FEW DAYS FOR HIM TO RECOVER..." "I JUST REMEMBERED THAT SHE COULDN'T EAT THE WEDDING CAKE, SINCE IT GOT DESTROYED!!" "SHE'S HAVING ANOTHER TANTRUM AGAIN SO SOON...!" "OH NO!! IT'S THE QUEEN'S EATING DISORDER!!!!"
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Big Mom continues her rampage, smashing everything as Perospero yells, "!!I BROTHER PEROS!! STOP!! WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!I" Big Mom bellows, "MAMA!! THERE IS A WEDDING CAKE!!" while a small figure shouts, "TURNS" and another cries, "BROTHER PEROS!! STOP!! WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!I" Perospero explains desperately: "THE BEEBEST WEDDING CAKE ONE THAT WAS MADE USING CAREFULLY SELECTED INGREDIENTS, TO THE POINT OF MAKING YOU DROOL..." "THERE WAS A SPARE CAKE MADE, MAMA!!" The family realizes in horror: "RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE TRYING TO ESCAPE AND ARE HEADING TOWARDS THE SOUTH-WESTERN BAY!!" "WE WANTED MAMA TO EAT IT NO MATTER WHAT, BUT!!" "SHOCKINGLY, IT WAS STOLEN BY THE STRAW HAT CREW!! PERORIN~♪"
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A man in a polka-dot outfit and top hat snarls with a wide grin, "SHE SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO HEAR TO SOME EXTENT!! IF SHE GOES AFTER THEM, IT'LL BE TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE~" Nearby, another figure shouts, "WEDDING CAKE...!!!" and "THAT'S RIGHT!! THEY HAVE IT!!!" A blonde woman stares ahead tensely, thinking, "STEERING HER AWAY...IS IT POSSIBLEI" The polka-dot man looms over a terrified subordinate, roaring, "YOU'LL DEFINITELY PAY FOR IT WITH YOUR LIFESPAN...!!!" while demanding, "IF YOU'RE LYING...!!!" Sweat and panic fill the air as the group reacts to the unfolding crisis.
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Big Mom soars through the sky atop Zeus, the thundercloud homie, who cries out "ZEEEUUUUSSS!!" A small homie beside her yells, "YES, MAMA!!" Big Mom bellows with fury, "WEDDING CAAAAAKKEE EEEEE!!!" as massive impact lines and debris erupt around her. The ground shakes violently under the force of her movement, with "ドドドドド!!" shaking the entire scene.
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The blonde woman reflects, "I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO STEER HER AWAY, BUT..." as the polka-dot man adds, "...THIS IS BAD..." Below, the group discusses desperately: "...BUT WE MANAGED TO EARN SOME TIME." "IF WE ARE UNABLE TO MAKE A CAKE DURING THAT TIME, IT'LL BE THE END OF THIS ISLAND TOO!" "EVEN IF SHE TAKES DOWN THE STRAW HATS, THERE'S NO CAKE!!" "WHEN SHE COMES BACK, IT'LL BE THE END OF ME...!!!" A character warns, "THE ONE IN CHARGE OF MAKING IT IS UNCONSCIOUS!!...THERE'S NO WAY TO MAKE THE CAKE!!!" and notes the loss of mythical ingredients. Another voice questions the theme: "...THEN, THIS TIME'S 'SWEET THEME' IS!I" while others react with shock, "!!I" and "UPI" The narration continues about the cake Mama never tasted.
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A scarred man with a fur collar growls, "WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT IS 'UNKNOWN'...!!!" while another figure declares, "THIS IS BAD... AT THE VERY LEAST...THIS ISLAND WILL BE DESTROYED!!" and "THAT KIND OF THING... EXACTLY WHO FROM WHERE CAN MAKE IT!!I" A subordinate offers, "SHALL I HELP YOU!I" In the lower panel, Pudding stands prominently on a giant cake structure, with a homie beside her. She announces, "THE WEDDING CAKE THIS TIME WILL BE A CHOCOLATE CHIFFON CAKE!" and "...AND SISTER CHIFFON IS AN EXPERT ON CHIFFON CAKES!!" The homie adds, "IF IT'S THE TWO OF US, WE CAN MAKE THE CAKE!!" and "IF IT'S THE TASTE OF THE CHOCOLATE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, I WON'T LOSE TO EVEN THE HEAD CHEF!!" Pudding calls out, "AH, PUDDING-SAMA!!" as large SFX "ドドド" rumble across the scene.
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Pudding appears with a rifle, her expression shifting as she aims. "HUHI SOMEHOW, PUDDING-SAMA SEEMS..." someone mutters. "OH, SHE'LL DEFINITELY LISTEN TO ME..." another voice replies confidently. "SHE APPEARED! IT'S EVIL PUDDING!!" a shocked figure yells as a click sounds. "SO EVIL!!" Bege shouts in alarm. "BUT, RIGHT NOW, CHIFFON IS NOW THE WIFE OF OUR ENEMY, BEGE!!" Perospero warns. "REALLY, PUDDING!I" someone exclaims. In the next scene, Perospero addresses his siblings from a high vantage overlooking a candy-themed town and a distant ship. "BROTHER PEROS, AFTER MAMA DESTROYS THE STRAW HATS... DIRECT HER TO CHOCOLAT TOWN! I WILL SUBDUE HER!!" he declares. "...TRUTHFULLY, THE INGREDIENTS WE NEED THIS TIME ARE AT THE ENTRANCE OF OUR TERRITORY, IN CHOCOLAT TOWN ON COCOA ISLAND. FOR NOW, WE MUST GATHER THE INGREDIENTS THERE...!! AS FOR THE 'MYTHICAL INGREDIENTS', THERE ARE ACTUALLY SOME IN RESERVE." Later, a close-up shows Pudding's face with a faint smile. "I WILL HAVE TO REWARD HER, AT LEAST..." a voice muses. "WHAT... BEAUTIFUL EYES..." someone notes. "IF SHE GETS RID OF THEM FOR ME..." another adds. "I, WHO WAS DISGRACED BY SANJI...!!" Pudding thinks. "YOU REALLY SAVED US THERE, PUDDING!!" Bege grins with relief.
Nami shouts urgently from the front, sweat on her brow. "PURSUERS WILL BE COMING HERE SOON!! HURRY, EVERYONE!!" A massive tree homie, King Baum, carries the group through the forest while speaking. "I'M CUTE AND WEAK." "AHAHA!" he laughs. "IT'S FINE, SINCE NAMI-SAN IS SO CUTE," a voice replies with a heart. "DON'T TALK ALL HIGH AND MIGHTY WHILE RIDING ON JINBE'S BACK!!" someone retorts. "CUTTING THROUGH HERE IS THE SHORTEST WAY OUT OF THE SEDUCING WOODS." The note clarifies King Baum ends sentences with "-jyuu," referring to himself as a tree. In the lower panels, Lady Tree appears with hearts floating around her. "MY SEAMS HURT-JYUU!" King Baum cries as he is cut. "LADY TREE~" he calls. "OW OW OW OW...!!" "ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, KIN-CHANI" she asks. "AH! WHAT'S THAT!I" Nami reacts in surprise. "...WE WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THESE WOODS AGAINI" a worried voice questions as the group flees.
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King Baum's massive face looms with a scar and sharp teeth. "AH." "I" small reactions come from Nami and Luffy, who both look shocked and relieved. "KING BAUM! YOU'RE ALIVE!" Nami cries happily. "AH." Luffy echoes. The group discusses quickly. "SINCE HE'S THE MASTER OF THE SEDUCING WOODS, WE CAN CUT RIGHT THROUGH THE FOREST!" someone suggests. "OOH, THIS SURE IS FAST." "YEAH, BUT ONLY ONE HALF OF IT. I CUT IT INTO TWO PIECES." "HUHI NAMI, DIDN'T LOLA'S VIVRE CARD GET TAKEN FROM YOUI" Luffy asks. "REMEMBER THIS--JYUU!! YOU BASTARDS!!!" King Baum roars as he charges forward, smashing trees. "KIN-CHAAAAN!!" Nami calls. In the final panel, a figure in a fur coat stands before the rampaging tree. "COMMENCING PURSUIT!!" the figure orders. "LOOK BEHIND US!! IT'S AN ENEMY!" "THE STRAW HATS ARE CONFIRMED TO BE UP AHEAD."
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Big Mom's enormous face fills the sky with wild hair and a gaping mouth, roaring "CAAAAKKKEEEEE!!!" as the group on King Baum reacts in terror. "HUUU UUUUH!!I" King Baum panics. On the right, pursuers on living furniture charge forward. "OUR TARGETS ARE JUST UP AHEAD!! TAKE THEM DOOO-OOWN!!" a rider yells. "YEEAAAH!!" the homies cheer. "I'LL RIP YOUR STUFFED EYES OUT!!" a voice threatens. "HOW CRUEL!" Bege protests. "HURRY UP, KING BAUM!! IF THEY CATCH UP TO US..." Nami urges. In the lower section, Big Mom's eye appears close. "CAAAAKKKEEE, HAND IT OVEEEERRR!!! SHE'S HERE!!" the crew screams. Luffy yells "BIG MOOOOOM!!!" with a terrified face. The final panels show the pursuers still advancing. "WEEEEDD-DIIINNGGG...." a voice trails off. "THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE SKY!!" someone notices as the chapter ends.
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Discussion
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The cake was made with carefully selected ingredients.
p7Straw Hat crew is escaping toward the south-western bay with the cake.
p7Perospero attempts to redirect Big Mom using the cake information.
p8Polka-dot man proposes using Big Mom to attack the escaping targets.
p8Blonde woman considers feasibility of steering Big Mom.
p8Subordinate is threatened with lifespan drain for information accuracy.
p9Big Mom is flying on Zeus toward an unknown destination.
p9Big Mom is shouting about wedding cake.
p9The scene shows heavy impact effects and shaking ground.
p10Big Mom subordinates are panicking about the missing cake.
p10The head chef is unconscious.
p10Mythical ingredients were stolen from other countries.
p11Pudding proposes making a chocolate chiffon cake.
p11Chiffon is identified as an expert on chiffon cakes.
p11The island faces destruction if no cake is made.
p12Pudding appears with a rifle and third eye visible.
p12Perospero plans to direct Big Mom to Chocolat Town.
p12Ingredients are available in reserve at Chocolat Town.
p13Group is fleeing through Seducing Woods on King Baum.
p13King Baum ends sentences with -jyuu.
p13Nami leads the urgent escape call.
p14King Baum survived being cut in half.
p14Luffy inquires about Lola's Vivre Card status.
p14Group confirms Straw Hats are being pursued.
p15Big Mom appears in the sky pursuing the group.
p15Charlotte pursuers on homie mounts close in.
p15Group remains on King Baum fleeing through the woods.
What is said, page by page
p0Caption text describes self-proclaimed Straw Hat Grand Fleet advertising half-price stickers to the public in narrative mood.
p2Panicked voices cry out about being crushed by collapsing cake in desperate mood.
p2Bird-masked figure accuses Straw Hats of causing the tea party chaos in angry tone.
p2Turbaned man orders rescue after hearing voices from rubble in urgent intent.
p2Group discusses Bege's betrayal and ruined wedding ceremony in shocked context.
p3Compote states everything remains a mystery but notes the explosion in serious mood.
p3Top-hatted figure accuses Bege of betrayal in furious tone.
p3Group reports all communication to the hall was cut off.
p3Pekoms identified as the one who ran away with fishman pirates.
p4Crew reacts in shock that Jinbe left and joined the Straw Hats.
p4Katakuri announces squads have headed toward Straw Hats and Bege.
p4Siblings note Jinbe's meticulous plan to enrage Big Mom.
p4Brûlée is ordered to lead a separate squad invading Germa.
p5Katakuri states resolve to eliminate Luffy before he threatens Big Mom, serious and determined tone.
p5Luffy declares intent to take his own head, confident and defiant mood.
p5Katakuri urgently orders everyone to evacuate far away, alarmed intent.
p5Background voices shout for town evacuation and question the sudden danger, panicked context.
p5Mont-d'Or reacts with disbelief at the timing, fearful mood.
p6Big Mom screams loudly while rampaging, uncontrolled rage.
p6Family members warn not to approach her and identify Opera's condition, terrified.
p6Characters note Streusen's role and the need for the head chef to remake the cake, urgent.
p6Blonde woman questions how to stop the rampage, concerned.
p7Perospero yells for Big Mom to stop, urgent and pleading.
p7Big Mom shouts about existence of wedding cake, frenzied.
p7Perospero describes the high-quality spare wedding cake in detail, desperate persuasion.
p7Perospero reveals the cake was stolen by Straw Hat crew, shocked realization.
p8Polka-dot man suggests steering Big Mom toward targets as opportunity, scheming tone.
p8Crowd confirms targets possess the wedding cake, excited realization.
p8Blonde woman questions if redirecting Big Mom is possible, doubtful.
p8Polka-dot man threatens subordinate with lifespan payment if lying, menacing intent.
p9Zeus cries out in distress while flying under Big Mom.
p9Small homie affirms loyalty to Big Mom with energetic shout.
p9Big Mom roars furiously about wedding cake while soaring.
p10Blonde woman reflects that steering Big Mom away was a bad idea.
p10Polka-dot subordinate states the situation is bad.
p10Subordinates discuss earning time but lacking a cake.
p10Subordinate warns that the cake maker is unconscious.
p10Character notes loss of mythical ingredients.
p10Smoothie comments on impossibility of making the cake.
p11Scarred man states the outcome after the current events is unknown.
p11Another figure declares the island will be destroyed.
p11Subordinate offers to help make the cake.
p11Pudding announces the wedding cake will be chocolate chiffon.
p11Pudding states sister Chiffon is an expert on chiffon cakes.
p11Homie praises Pudding and notes they can make the cake.
p12Character notes Pudding seems willing to listen.
p12Perospero warns that Chiffon is now Bege's wife.
p12Bege shouts about evil Pudding.
p12Perospero directs siblings to gather ingredients in Chocolat Town.
p12Perospero states he will subdue Big Mom.
p12Pudding is praised for saving the situation.
p13Nami shouts warning that pursuers approach and urges everyone to hurry with urgent mood.
p13King Baum states he is cute and weak with self-deprecating tone.
p13Unknown voice replies that it is fine because Nami-san is cute accompanied by heart.
p13Retort tells speaker not to act superior while riding on Jinbe's back.
p13King Baum notes that cutting through here is the shortest way out of the Seducing Woods.
p13Lady Tree asks if Kin-chan is all right with concerned tone.
p13Unknown voice wonders if they will have to go through the woods again.
p14Nami cries happily that King Baum is alive.
p14Luffy echoes surprise with short reaction.
p14Crew notes that King Baum as master allows cutting straight through the forest.
p14Crew comments that the ride is fast.
p14King Baum reveals he was cut into two pieces earlier.
p14Luffy asks Nami if Lola's Vivre Card was taken from her.
p14King Baum shouts threat to remember this while calling pursuers bastards.
p15Big Mom roars for cake with overwhelming presence.
p15King Baum panics with loud reaction.
p15Pursuer announces targets are ahead and orders attack.
p15Homies cheer in pursuit.
p15Voice threatens to rip out stuffed eyes.
p15Bege protests the cruelty of the threat.
p15Nami urges King Baum to hurry before pursuers catch up.
p15Big Mom continues demanding cake while approaching.