# WebtoonLib — One Piece #973

## Series
- title: One Piece
- slug: one-piece-46bb51

## Chapter
- number: 973
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The devastating climax of Kozuki Oden's flashback arrives as his impossible bargain with Orochi and Kaido is revealed to be a lie. Sentenced to be boiled alive, Oden steps into the scalding pot not with shame, but with legendary defiance. In a moment of profound and cruel irony, the hero whose name is synonymous with a boiled dish meets his end in the very same manner, enduring the agony for the sake of his loyal retainers who are sentenced to die alongside him. He faces his horrific fate with a smile, cementing his status as a true legend whose spirit could never be broken.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Shinobu — Supporting
- Kaidou — Supporting

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The devastating climax of Kozuki Oden's flashback arrives as his impossible bargain with Orochi and Kaido is revealed to be a lie.

### Spoiler summary
The devastating climax of Kozuki Oden's flashback arrives as his impossible bargain with Orochi and Kaido is revealed to be a lie. Sentenced to be boiled alive, Oden steps into the scalding pot not with shame, but with legendary defiance. In a moment of profound and cruel irony, the hero whose name is synonymous with a boiled dish meets his end in the very same manner, enduring the agony for the sake of his loyal retainers who are sentenced to die alongside him. He faces his horrific fate with a smile, cementing his status as a true legend whose spirit could never be broken.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — One Piece #973](/series/one-piece-46bb51/chapter-973)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/one-piece-46bb51

## Usage
AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.