One Piece's previous chapter was quite intense and gave the fans a glimpse of the ongoing events on Onigashima. Although most fights have been dealt with already, the alliance still needs to wait for Luffy to finish his fight against Kaido before they can plan the escape from the island. Raizo and Izo's fights against Fukurokuju and Maha respectively concluded as well and, once again, those on Kaido's side suffered a major blow. One Piece 1042 will be crucial for the progress of the story and expectations from Luffy's fight against Kaido are very high.
Furthermore, Orochi is nearing the end of his reign as well as Komurasaki ensured that he is weakened severely after hitting him with a sea prism stone nail. Most importantly, CP0's mission to kill Luffy in order to prevent the worst-case scenario might be tackled in One Piece chapter 1042 and there's every reason to be excited about it.
One Piece: Will There Be A Gear 5th Luffy?
As with the last chapter, One Piece 1042 will likely give the fans a look at several events unfolding at once. The most important issue at hand is the CP0's mission to eliminate Luffy. Although the leader of the group rightfully looked worried about having to intercept the fight between two Yonko level characters, given that this is an order from the Gorosei, he will have to carry them out. Interestingly, X Drake was nearby when he received the call meaning he could very well help Luffy and deal with the leading member of CP0. However, Drake is already quite injured so he'll likely have some trouble dealing with the CP0 leader.
It goes without saying that One Piece 1042 will focus on Luffy's fight against Kaido as well. In the previous chapter, Luffy underwent his Gear Fourth: Snakeman transformation
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