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Oden's Log: Exploits of the Great Samurai
Twenty-five years in the past, Kozuki Oden prepared to depart the Roger Pirates to open the borders of Wano. His crewmates offered their help, but Oden was confident that he and his vassals could achieve it in preparation for a certain event two decades in the future.

Back in the present, the day of the Fire Festival arrived and the Wano citizens began their celebrations as Orochi set out for Onigashima, leaving Kyoshiro in charge of the capital. However, at the alliance's promised meeting place of Tokage Port, the Nine Red Scabbards stood alone on a stormy coast with none of their allies in sight and their ships turned into wreckage. Unbeknownst to them, it so happened that Orochi was aware of their plotting due to a spy among their ranks, and the shogun was able to use this information to attack the alliance's ships the night prior as well as destroy the bridges connecting the country's regions, preventing anyone from getting into Udon. Left aghast at their misfortune, the Scabbards nevertheless knew that this day was their only option for attack, and so set sail on a small boat that Inuarashi found still intact, hoping that they could possibly still launch an ambush on Kaidou. They left Momonosuke on the mainland with Shinobu, telling the boy to keep safe so he could live on regardless of what happened to them; they were content to die remaining in service to Oden.

Forty-one years ago, an 18-year old Oden arrived at the Flower Capital after yet another failed attempt to set sail out of the country. This Oden was a delinquent who spent his entire youth getting into violent conflicts, and by this point his father, the shogun Kozuki Sukiyaki, had had enough of him and made the decision to disown him. Meanwhile, a young delinquent named Kin'emon overheard a group of men talking at Tsuru's tea shop about a very valuable white boar they had found; later, he ambushed them and took the boar for himself. Kin'emon went to Flower Capital and met with the swindler Denjiro, who revealed that the boar was the child of the legendary Mountain God which would destroy entire villages to rescue its young. As he said this, the Mountain God arrived at the capital and began devouring numerous civilians and buildings. However, Oden then found Kin'emon and Denjiro and told them to give the boar to him. Kin'emon initially resisted, but then learned from one of the men he mugged that the Mountain God had attacked their group and eaten Tsuru, causing him to go and attack the creature. The Mountain God defeated Kin'emon, but Oden then caught its attention with its offspring. As the Mountain God raced to him, Oden bisected it at the mouth, freeing all of the people it had eaten. In the immediate aftermath of this incident, Oden received notice of his disownment. This news did not bother him at all, as he proceeded to walk out of the capital a liberated man. Kin'emon and Denjiro decided to follow after him, and the rest of the men in the capital all considered it as well, but ultimately hesitated.

Oden, Kin'emon and Denjiro went to stay with Yasuie in Hakumai, where they met his new manservant Orochi. While there, Oden became interested in the lawless land of Kuri and eventually set out to go there. During this expedition, they were joined by Izou, Kikunojo, Kanjuro, and Raizo, all of whom wished to follow Oden due to being downtrodden outcasts; additonally, Oden began keeping a log of his travels. One day, Oden left the others for two days to enter Kuri, which was being ruled by the might of Ashura Doji. His followers eventually realized where he had gone, and as they arrived they were shocked to see that Oden had defeated Ashura and his men. Oden decided that he needed to rule over Kuri, and he and his followers rounded up the outlaws and restored order to the region. Upon receiving news of this, an impressed Sukiyaki chose to revoke his disownment of Oden and grant his son the title of daimyo over Kuri. Upon receiving this title, Oden decided to make his followers, which now included Ashura Doji, into his retainers.

Six years passed, and the minks Inuarashi and Nekomamushi ended up washing ashore on Wano after setting sail from Zou to find it. The fish-man Kawamatsu encountered them, but the three of them were then persecuted by xenophobic civilians. However, Oden arrived and chased the persecutors away, and although he had no intention of having the young minks and Kawamatsu following him, they did so anyway. One day, when Oden was running low on money, his retainers decided to help him by stealing from Yasuie. They were caught in the act, but to their surprise Yasuie not only let them go, but gave them even more money in addition to what they stole. As a condition, however, Yasuie told the vassals to use the money to educate themselves into becoming proper samurai to build up Oden's image. The samurai did as he said, and three years later, Oden traveled to the Flower Capital to meet with his father. The retainers accompanied him in a procession, and the civilians were left in awe over their dignified stature. In their meeting, Sukiyaki expressed his pride in Oden.

Later that year, the Whitebeard Pirates shipwrecked in Kuri. Upon noticing them, Oden rushed toward them and clashed with Whitebeard as he expressed his desire to join their crew and see the world. Whitebeard refused, not seeing Oden as someone who would take command from others. Additionally, Oden's retainers disapproved of him illegally leaving the country. Two weeks later, the Whitebeard Pirates departed in the middle of the night to try to avoid Oden. However, the samurai anticipated this and came to the coast, attaching a chain to the Moby Dick and riding along. Izou had followed Oden and tried to stop him, but ended up being pulled out to sea as well. The Whitebeard Pirates initially planned to sever the chain, but Whitebeard made the decision to give Oden a test: if he could hold onto the chain for three days, he could join the crew. Oden accepted this challenge and held on for nearly the whole time, but ultimately let go before the time passed.

On a nearby island, a woman named Amatsuki Toki was confronted by slavers whom she had trusted to take her to Wano. She prepared to move forward in time to escape them, but they were suddenly scared off by the arrival of Oden, whom they mistook for a sea monster. Oden then fainted, and woke up the next day to Toki tending his wounds; as they talked, she revealed her interest in going to Wano. The slaver gang then returned with their captain Karma to attack the duo, but Karma was promptly taken down by Whitebeard. Whitebeard offered Oden the chance to join his crew, as he knew Oden had let go of the chain to save Toki. Oden and Toki came aboard the Moby Dick, where Oden reunited with Izou as well as Inuarashi and Nekomamushi who had stowed away. Oden went on numerous adventures across the world with the Whitebeard Pirates, and he and Toki fell in love, getting married and having two children, Momonosuke and Hiyori, on their voyage. Oden began to gain infamy, leading to the Roger Pirates learning about and taking interest in him.

On Wano, however, trouble was afoot. Before entering Yasuie's service a decade prior, Orochi was met by two of his relatives, Kurozumi Higurashi and Kurozumi Semimaru. Higurashi revealed that in the past, the Kurozumi Family had power as one of the regional daimyo. When it seemed that the Kozuki Family would have no heir, Orochi's grandfather plotted to poison the other daimyo to assure his chances of becoming the next shogun. However, Sukiyaki was then born unexpectedly and Orochi's grandfather's plotting was brought to light, causing the Kurozumi Family to lose their power and become persecuted. Orochi believed that the shogunate was his birthright, and Higurashi offered him the ability to take it for himself. As Yasuie's servant, Orochi stole money from him and also asked to borrow money from Oden for the purpose of building weapons factories to attract powerful allies. He then got a job as a servant under Sukiyaki with the help of Higurashi, who impersonated Oden with the power of the Mane Mane no Mi. Later, Higurashi impersonated the ailing Sukiyaki and declared that Orochi would serve as his temporary successor during Oden's absence, and when Sukiyaki finally died, Orochi came into power.

Around this time, Oden and the Whitebeard Pirates came to an island where they heard a disturbance occurring. This disturbance came from the Roger Pirates defeating a battalion of Marines, and when the crew saw the Whitebeard Pirates arriving, they raced toward battle. Oden took the lead and clashed with Roger himself, but was quickly overpowered before Roger and Whitebeard engaged in a powerful clash. The Whitebeard and Roger Pirates battled for four days before the fighting eventually settled into a gift exchange, and Roger met with Whitebeard and Oden to try to get the latter to join his crew. He revealed that he wished to reach the final island on the Grand Line, but was unable to read the Road Poneglyphs which pointed there and needed someone like Oden who could. Whitebeard refused, but Oden wanted to do this and so was able to convince his captain to let him depart temporarily. Oden and his family boarded the Oro Jackson, leaving Izou with the Whitebeard Pirates; however, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi ended up stowing away with them once again. The Roger Pirates were cold towards Oden at first, but quickly began warming up to him as they went on many adventures together.

The Roger Pirates came to Skypiea during their voyages, and found the Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell along with a Poneglyph which told of Poseidon. Roger had Oden carve a message from the crew in the Poneglyphs' language. Later, the Roger Pirates went to Fish-Man Island; it was there where they learned that Poseidon was a future mermaid princess; the young fortuneteller Shyarly stated that the mermaid princess would be born in 10 years' time. The Roger Pirates also found one of the Road Poneglyphs as well as the Poneglyph with Joy Boy's apology. Upon entering the New World, Oden and the minks revealed that the final two Road Poneglyphs were located on Zou and Wano, so the crew headed to those places. Before they reached Wano, Toki came down with an illness which necessitated that she remain there. Oden offered to stay with her, but she insisted he see this voyage through to the end, and so Oden's return to Wano was a brief one. He did not ask about current events in the country, but noted that things had undoubtedly changed. Following this, the Roger Pirates were prepared to reach the final island, though Shanks and Buggy had to remain behind due to the latter falling ill. Upon reaching the island, the crew learned the truth about the Void Century, the Ancient Weapons, and the name D. They also came across a treasure left behind by Joy Boy, and this resulted in Roger and his crew laughing as they found Joy Boy's story to be quite humorous. It was due to this "tale full of laughs" that Roger decided to name this island Laugh Tale.

News of the Roger Pirates' accomplishment quickly spread throughout the world, and Roger attained the title of "Pirate King" with the treasure he gained being referred to as the One Piece. The crew spent their days fighting off challengers until one day Roger announced that he would be disbanding the crew. The Roger Pirates had a final party before bidding a tearful farewell to their captain, and they then headed to Wano to have another emotional goodbye to Oden; Oden decided to leave Izou with Whitebeard as he was happy there. Oden returned home and happily reunited with his family and retainers; however, he soon learned that Orochi was now shogun and had allied with the pirate Kaidou; under his rule, the citizens were being forced to work in weapons factories. Despite Toki's wishes, the retainers then revealed that Orochi had sent a squadron to assassinate Momonosuke, with their attack leaving a scar on Toki's leg. This revelation enraged Oden, who headed to the Flower Capital to depose Orochi.

Oden came into Orochi's palace and attempted to attack the usurper, but was unable due to Semimaru protecting Orochi with the Bari Bari no Mi. Orochi stated he had no intention of relinquishing the shogunate and revealed that his military network could kill any civilians he saw fit, using this to make an ultimatum forcing Oden to dance naked in the streets for five years. If Oden did this, Orochi would not kill any civilians or prisoners, and he also insinuated that he and Kaidou would leave Wano at the end of those five years. Oden agreed to do this, and spent the next five years dancing naked and humiliating himself. This caused his reputation to degrade sharply among the populace, but his family and retainers remained loyal to him. A year into this punishment, Oden learned via the newspaper that Roger had been executed, and cried tears of joy over his former captain. However, following these five years, Orochi met with Oden and showed that he had no intention of leaving Wano. In addition, Orochi revealed that he had had Kaidou and his forces take Hyogoro prisoner and massacre his family due to the yakuza boss defying his control. These revelations set Oden over the edge, and he and his followers took up arms to take down Kaidou.

Oden and his vassals intended to ambush Kaidou at his new base on Onigashima, but the Beasts Pirates somehow anticipated their move and met them in Udon. The samurai were joined by their comrade Shinobu, a ninja who defected from the Oniwabanshu following Orochi's takeover, and despite only numbering 11 compared to the Beasts Pirates' 1000, they put up an extremely intense fight. Oden went toe-to-toe with Kaidou, and as the pirate prepared to attack in his dragon form, Oden performed an attack which gave Kaidou a giant x-shaped scar on his chest. As Kaidou lay wounded, Oden was suddenly distracted by what appeared to be a captive Momonosuke. This allowed Kaidou to take him down with a kanabo strike, and Momonosuke turned out to be a disguised Higurashi. Oden and his vassals were then imprisoned and sentenced to execution by boiling alive.

Three days later, Oden and his followers were taken to a giant pot of immensely hot boiling oil. However, before they went in, Oden asked Orochi and Kaidou to make a deal for anyone who survived being in the pot for a selected time to go free. Kaidou agreed to this, giving them an hour. Oden then stepped into a pot, but then grabbed a large plank and told his vassals to get on it. Thus, Oden was left standing in boiling oil carrying all nine of his retainers over his head, a feat that left the onlookers in shock. When the viewers expressed shock and derision at Oden remaining alive, Shinobu attacked one of them and revealed to the crowd why Oden had made a fool of himself in front of them for the last five years. The onlookers' opinion of Oden then changed as they spread this revelation to the rest of the country, but Orochi simply responded by silencing and attacking them. As Oden persisted through the boiling, he told his retainers that he would not live past this execution. He thus asked them to fulfill his dream of opening Wano's borders in his stead, saying that Wano needed to welcome a certain figure in the future that the entire world was waiting for. Oden managed to make it through the hour, but quickly found himself surrounded by a firing squad as Orochi revealed he amended the deal to have Oden shot to death instead. In response, Oden restated his dream as he launched his vassals out of the pot, and they ran off to Kuri with Shinobu as Kaidou decided to put Oden out of his misery himself. The pirate apologized to Oden for Higurashi's interference, saying he killed her, and Oden proclaimed his name to the onlookers as Kaidou shot him in the head and his body fell into the boiling oil.

Oden's retainers were assaulted by Kaidou and Orochi's forces, and Inuarashi and Nekomamushi were separated from the main group as well as Ashura Doji and Denjiro. Toki made the preparations that Oden told her about and then comforted her children until Kaidou attacked Kuri Castle personally; he knocked out Toki and took Momonosuke, holding him over a chasm and asking what his name was. Momonosuke stated he would fulfill Oden's legacy, but Kaidou was left unimpressed with him and threw him back into the castle to burn to death. Kin'emon, Kanjuro, Raizo, Kiku, and Kawamatsu then arrived to save Oden's family, and it was that time when Toki sent Kawamatsu and Hiyori into hiding whilst transporting the rest forward in time. Once she did this, she went to the entrance of the castle and spoke her prophecy to the onlooking civilians before falling over and dying.

Meanwhile, Denjiro was left alone and enraged over Oden's death. He entered a shack and remained there for a significant amount of time, emerging with a considerably different appearance. He then walked into the Flower Capital, where some men tried to accost him. He dispatched them with ease, causing them to follow him out of admiration for his strength. Calling himself Kyoshiro, he quickly rose to become a yakuza leader and one of Orochi's most trusted servants. At night, however, he snuck into the homes of the wealthy and took money to give to the poor, becoming the figure known as Ushimitsu Kozo. Additionally, seven years after Oden's death, a young Hiyori was brought before Denjiro, who revealed himself to her and took care of her, raising her to become the oiran Komurasaki. One day while they were together, Denjiro told her to wear blood bags under her kimono so they could stage her death in the event that Orochi threatened her.

Friends and Foes Revealed: The Battle Begins at Sea
A few months before the present day, Orochi had received correspondence from a source confirming that Momonosuke and some of the Scabbards had recently reappeared after 20 years. When Kaidou questioned the legitimacy of the source, Orochi revealed that this agent was a relative of his who performed in a theater troupe, but lost his parents due to persecution against their family. The agent came to Orochi over four decades ago, and Orochi entrusted him the mission to live as a member of the Kozuki Family unto death, giving him a Devil Fruit to assist in this task.

Back in the present, as the Scabbards set out for Onigashima alone, Kin'emon began to broach the suspicion that there was a spy in their ranks. After a brief bout of discussion regarding this, Kanjuro decided to clear up the mystery and reveal that he was the agent. He informed the shocked Scabbards that he was a member of the Kurozumi Family who was set to play this role for the remainder of his life. A trio of Beasts Pirates battleships then arrived to confront the Scabbards' boat, and Kin'emon decapitated Kanjuro, only for his body to disappear as a drawing. The real Kanjuro then appeared on the coast, dispatched Shinobu, and captured Momonosuke. However, as the samurai faced their certain doom, the Beasts Pirates ships suddenly came under attack as the Straw Hat, Heart, and Kid Pirates arrived on their ships.

The Beasts Pirates remained confident, revealing their impediment of the samurai allies as well as the fact that Kaidou and Big Mom had entered into an alliance. However, Luffy, Law, and Kid pulled themselves onto one of the ships and quickly destroyed it with a single round of combined attacks. The Kyoshiro Family's ship then arrived and the Beasts Pirates assumed that they would provide backup; however, Kyoshiro cut one of their ships with a sword slash and offered the services of himself and his men to the Kozuki Family. He then revealed his true identity to Kin'emon by bringing up the Mountain God Incident, and said that under his guise as Orochi's lapdog, he was able to use his authority to free the people imprisoned in Rasetsu Town, and the legions of escapees and samurai then appeared on ships behind him. Denjiro revealed that Yasuie's alteration to the message had actually changed the destination to the wharfs at Habu Port, and their allies had all went there; they made it there before Orochi had blown up the bridges and took all the ships they needed, with the ships Orochi destroyed being those left over. Denjiro assumed that the Scabbards had gone to Tokage Port in order to outwit Kanjuro and Orochi and commended Kin'emon for his genius, although the other Scabbards knew that Kin'emon had legitimately misinterpreted the message.

Kawamatsu went back to the shore to try rescuing Momonosuke, but Kanjuro drew a crane to fly them into the air and unleashed a large-scale attack to shake off the alliance. However, Momonosuke shouted down to the samurai, assuring them that he would find a way to escape and telling them to focus on attacking Kaidou. The remaining Beasts Pirates battleship retreated, but this was only a ploy as it began attacking the alliance's fleet with special long-range cannons. The alliance was put on their heels, but the battleship was then suddenly pierced by a wave of water, sinking it. Jinbe appeared on the wreckage of the ship, introducing himself and saying he had returned to the Straw Hats in time for the battle.

As the Straw Hats embraced their newest crewmate, Kin'emon met with Law, Shishilian, and Hyogoro to discuss the strategy for invading the island. The initial strategy was to sneak around to the back of Kaidou's fortress, and to overcome Kanjuro's information, Law suggested that they have Luffy and Kid's forces attack from the front as a diversion as they would do naturally. Additionally, it was decided that the remaining forces going to the back would also serve as a diversion; the Scabbards would travel on Law's submarine the Polar Tang and be teleported to the back so they could infiltrate the fortress unspotted. As this meeting was occurring, the alliance fleet came to the Torii Gate where some Beasts Pirates soldiers were out celebrating, and the samurai were left aghast when an explosion occurred in front of them. However, they watched as the Straw Hats dispatched the soldiers with ease, allowing them to sail into the island unhindered. They docked at a bay right in front of the Skull Dome, and the samurai sank their ships to leave no option for retreat. As they crossed a bridge, they passed under an archway where Kin'emon used his ability to change their outfits into Beasts Pirates apparel so they could infiltrate the fortress. While the other Scabbards submerged in the Polar Tang, Kin'emon and Denjiro split the alliance forces into two and headed up opposite flanks of the Skull Dome toward the rear entrance.

Inside the fortress, the Tobiroppo arrived as Kaidou and Orochi's groups began eating and drinking, and Kaidou wondered where his son Yamato was, wanting him to make an appearance. Queen then led his crewmates and allies in a song to kick off the Golden Kagura festivities, though the Tobiroppo did not participate, electing instead to sit in a room and talk amongst themselves. Later, they were summoned to meet with Kaidou, who gave them the task of finding Yamato. As a reward for whoever managed to do this, Kaidou would allow them to challenge one of the All-Stars for their title. Meanwhile, Orochi partied carefreely, not knowing that his plans to stop the alliance had been foiled as Kanjuro had not returned to him yet; the samurai was currently lost in the vast maze of Kaidou's fortress which he was unfamiliar with.

Into the Beasts' Den: Invasion Preparations Begin
The Straw Hats brought out the Kurosai FR-U IV and Brachio Tank V to aid in the invasion, but then learned that both Luffy and Zoro had already entered the Skull Dome; Luffy to stop the Kid Pirates who had also entered and Zoro to stop Luffy. Franky and Brook got on the Kurosai FR-U while Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Carrot, and Shinobu boarded the Brachio Tank; Robin and Jinbe elected to walk together, not knowing that someone was spying on them nearby. Denjiro's forces came across the Tobiroppo Sasaki, who still believed Denjiro was an ally and was surprised he had been able to make it to the festival. This allowed Denjiro and his men to ambush Sasaki and chain him to a tree, and Denjiro revealed his true allegiance by showing the Kozuki crest tattoo on his back. Meanwhile, Kin'emon's group and the Brachio Tank team came across a brothel called Woman Trouble which was not in the original fortress blueprints. Some of the samurai went in through its entrance to set up the ambush on more fronts, and Sanji went in with them to rescue any courtesans he might find. The remaining forces continued moving when they suddenly spotted Big Mom behind the windows; hearing noise outside, Big Mom poked her head out. The samurai along with Nami, Carrot, and Shinobu were able to dive into the pond they were crossing over, but Usopp and Chopper were trapped in the Brachio Tank and spotted by the Emperor. Immediately recognizing them, Big Mom came out and pursued the duo, who backtracked to the front of the fortress to let the samurai continue forward. Once Big Mom was out of the way, Nami, Carrot, and Shinobu raced into the pleasure hall. However, they were then spotted by Prometheus, who called Big Mom back to the room. As Big Mom returned and started pursuing the trio to reclaim Zeus, she created several homies to aid her.

Luffy made his way to the Live Floor, a giant chamber in front of the main fortress. There, he spotted a group of Beasts Pirates dumping a pot of oshiruko on the floor due to not liking the taste. Angered at their callous waste of food while Wano citizens like Tama were going hungry, Luffy attacked them with Gear 3. Zoro then called out to Luffy while slicing up a tower in the process, causing everyone to cast their attention on the two of them. Apoo recognized the duo and told Queen, who announced to the Live Floor that there was a certain member of the Tobiroppo he wanted to eliminate and so he would give their position to whoever killed the two pirates. As Luffy and Zoro were forced to fend off the attacking mob, Apoo got involved in the fighting as well and attacked them with his Tatakau Music which overwhelmed them with punches, cuts, and even explosions. However Kid, who had been disguised in the crowd, decided to take revenge on Apoo for betraying him and crushed the Supernova with a giant metal arm. Queen was left aghast wondering how multiple Udon prisoners had managed to wind up here, and Luffy, Zoro, Kid, and Killer started running into the fortress. As Apoo resumed attacking, Killer revealed that they could neutralize his music by covering their ears.

The Supernovas became separated from each other as they were forced to fight off hordes of pirates. As they looked around for Yamato, the Tobiroppo Ulti started roughhousing with her brother Page One, causing the duo to fall down the stairs and land in front of Luffy. Ulti confronted Luffy, not knowing who he was, and quickly became antagonistic after he stated his intention of becoming the Pirate King. Ulti attacked Luffy with a powerful Haki-imbued headbutt which Luffy met head-on; he was ultimately overpowered, though sustained little injury. Luffy then overwhelmed Ulti and Page One with his speed, but Ulti retaliated by transforming into her pachycephalosaurus Zoan hybrid form and grabbing him. As she moved to unleash another headbutt of exponentially greater power, Luffy was prepared to activate Gear 4 to escape her grasp. However, Ulti was then struck down with a single hit from Yamato, who proceeded to grab Luffy and carry him off. Yamato introduced himself to Luffy, saying he had been waiting a long time to meet the pirate. Luffy did not want to go with Yamato and started attacking him, but Yamato was able to fend off his attacks with ease even when he used Gear 3. A clash between the two of them blew away the nearby Beasts Pirates and created a large cloud of dust, allowing Yamato to take Luffy to an attic space. Luffy agreed to stay and listen for five minutes, and Yamato began explaining how he idolized Kozuki Oden and wished to fulfill his dream of opening Wano's borders, thus intending to fight on Luffy's side against his father. Yamato removed his disguise as he talked, and Luffy got confused as to why he said he was Kaidou's son; Yamato responded that he wanted to become Oden and since Oden was a man, he became a man too.

Meanwhile, the Big Mom Pirates were making another attempt to sail up the waterfall around Wano and reunite with their captain; they had received news of Big Mom and Kaidou's alliance and generally opposed it. However, right as they reached the top they were once again stopped, this time by Marco who flew in and kicked them back down the falls. Marco then flew toward Nekomamushi's ship which was drawing near to Onigashima with Izou in tow. Marco noted that due to Nekomamushi's late arrival, the note he gave him to pass along which said that he would come albeit later was no longer needed. Nekomamushi then contacted the Scabbards in the Polar Tang to inform them of his arrival, and they planned to rendezvous at the rear of Onigashima. However, Marco did not fully succeed at pushing the Big Mom Pirates back as Perospero set off alone and successfully scaled the falls on a large blob of candy, and he headed toward Onigashima determined to put a stop to his mother's alliance.

Kaidou was drinking with Orochi and the Tobiroppo Black Maria when Kanjuro arrived with Momonosuke, who had been beaten badly after attempting to escape. Kanjuro revealed to Orochi that their plan had failed and the samurai and pirates had congregated together. However, Fukurokuju then came in and informed Orochi that no samurai ships had been spotted docked at Onigashima and that the only intrusion had come from a few pirates which Queen was dealing with; because of this, he did not believe it necessary to make the shogun worry. However, Orochi could not shake off his paranoia until he knew the Kozuki Family was dead, and so grabbed Momonosuke and decided to execute him to put an end to their bloodline once and for all. Chaining the boy to a crucifix on the Live Stage, he gathered the Beasts Pirates and his subordinates on the Live Floor to witness this event.

The Polar Tang reached the rear of Onigashima, and Law teleported the Scabbards to land. They soon met with Nekomamushi and Izou there, and Kikunojo was especially emotional upon reuniting with her brother. However, Kanjuro then came out with a platoon to confront them, and Kiku clashed with him. Kiku quickly overpowered Kanjuro and struck him down as the other Scabbards took down the rest of his forces. As Kin'emon and Denjiro arrived, the Scabbards were standing over Kanjuro's body weeping over the seeming demise of their former comrade. Kin'emon put his kasa over Kanjuro's head and greeted Izou before leading the Scabbards into the Skull Dome to ambush Kaidou.

Back on the Live Stage, Momonosuke's execution event was interrupted by the arrival of Kaidou and the All-Stars, who decided to take this time to introduce their "New Onigashima Project". Elsewhere, Yamato revealed to Luffy that he had met Ace years ago and wanted to sail away with the pirate, but was prevented from leaving Onigashima by shackles Kaidou had placed on his wrists which he claimed were explosive. Upon hearing Kaidou's arrival on the Live Stage, Yamato and Luffy started spying on the presentation through a gap in the floorboards. As Big Mom arrived at the Live Floor with a reclaimed Zeus in her hand and Nami and Carrot bound by her homies, Kaidou announced their alliance and proclaimed that with their combined might, they would claim the One Piece and use the Ancient Weapons to plunge the world into a great war. Kaidou then stated that he would build more weapons factories in the Flower Capital and subjugate its populace as workers as he would turn Wano into a pirates' paradise; this proclamation drew immediate objection from Orochi, but Kaidou responded by taking King's sword and decapitating the shogun.

Luffy then saw Momonosuke and called out to him, causing the floorboard under him and Yamato to break and sending them falling into a crowded corridor. Kaidou spoke to Orochi's subordinates following the shogun's deposition, giving them the choice to serve him or die. Although the samurai code was for a warrior to serve their master unto death, Fukurokuju and Mimawarigumi leader Hotei immediately pledged their forces' allegiance to Kaidou. Kaidou announced that Wano would now be called "New Onigashima" and Yamato would rule over it as shogun, which Yamato immediately refused. Kaidou then turned his attention to Momonosuke, still having trouble believing a weak boy like him was the son of Oden. He gave Momonosuke the chance to deny his supposed heritage and live, but Momonosuke, despite his abject terror, loudly affirmed his name and family to the crowd. Meanwhile, Luffy ripped off Yamato's shackles and tossed them aside, and the shackles exploded with a massive blast that propelled them onto the Live Floor and interrupted Kaidou's execution of Momonosuke. Enraged at his father for being actually willing to kill him, Yamato disowned Kaidou and tried to go attack him but was held back by Luffy, who said that they would not start this fight. Right then, the Scabbards burst out from behind the Live Stage and drove their weapons into Kaidou, sending him falling onto the Live Floor far below.

The War Breaks Out: Fighting for Oden's Will
The Scabbards were able to plunge their swords into Kaidou's tough body, causing the Emperor to scream as he was reminded of the scar Oden gave him; he wondered in shock if the samurai were using Oden's Ryuo. Kaidou crashed into the Live Floor, and the Beasts Pirates raced to attack the Scabbards, but were stopped by the samurai forces which had successfully infiltrated every part of the fortress. Yamato went to help the Scabbards finish Kaidou off, but was forced to defend against a vengeful Ulti. As he battled the Tobiroppo, Yamato announced to her and the nearby Beasts Pirates that he would become Oden today and was fine with Kaidou dying. Big Mom confronted Luffy, and he proclaimed that he was not here just to defeat Kaidou but to beat up anyone who opposed him. While Big Mom was distracted, Nami and Carrot freed themselves from the homies as Shinobu, who had eluded capture, went to rescue Momonosuke. Meanwhile, Kaidou stood up with the Scabbards' attacks leaving him bleeding, but generally no worse for wear. He reflected on the samurai's ability to operate in the shadows in Punk Hazard, Dressrosa, and Zou with the aid of the Straw Hats, and warned them that pirates would always betray them, though Kin'emon objected to this. Having heard Luffy's proclamation and accepting his challenge, Kaidou transformed into his dragon form and flew up to the Skull Dome rooftop, and the Scabbards hung onto him to go there too with Luffy saying he would join them later.

As Kaidou relished in the open space he had to fight in, he boasted that the Scabbards would not have Oden in this fight. However, they responded by saying they had another trump card as the Mokomo Dukedom forces started gathering around them; with an unobstructed full moon in the sky, the minks were ready to activate Sulong. Jack then led a large army of Beasts Pirates on the roof to back up Kaidou, and as they remembered the destruction that the All-Star inflicted on Zou, the minks activated Sulong and charged into battle, with Inuarashi and Nekomamushi taking on Jack himself. The minks annihilated Jack's forces, but were left too exhausted afterwards to continue fighting. Inuarashi and Nekomamushi defeated the All-Star with ease, forcing Kaidou to intervene to allow his subordinate to retreat. Kaidou attacked the Scabbards with his Bolo Breath, but Kin'emon split the blast in two with Foxfire Style. The Scabbards then assaulted Kaidou with attacks from all sides, with their Ryuo continuing to be strong enough to make the Emperor bleed. Raizo used his Maki Maki Jutsu to intercept and redirect another Bolo Breath attack using a scroll, and Kin'emon, Denjiro, Ashura, and Inuarashi used their own version of Oden Two Sword Style to strike Kaidou in the same place where Oden scarred him, inflicting the most damage yet in the fight and leaving him laying on the ground briefly. However, Kaidou then got back up and stated that although their attack was powerful, it was still not as strong as Oden's and did not even reopen his old scar. He then unleashed blades of wind with his breath, one of which severed Kikunojo's arm. Kiku remained able to fight despite the wound, but Kaidou then reverted back to human form and proceeded to overwhelm the Scabbards with his kanabo, ultimately defeating them.

Back inside the Skull Dome, King spotted Shinobu as she was trying to free Momonosuke and threw her into a tower. However, Momonosuke's chains were suddenly broken as he was carried off in the air by an invisible Raid Suit-wearing Sanji. Sanji's invisibility deactivated as he parried an aerial kick from King, and he threw Momonosuke to Shinobu as the All-Star activated his pteranodon form and divebombed the cook into the ground, attempting to impale him with his powerful beak. Luffy told Yamato to help Momonosuke, and Yamato readily agreed, noting that as Oden he should be protecting his "son". Yamato then called out to Momonosuke and Shinobu, saying that he was Oden and would protect them; the duo were horrified and Shinobu threw a smoke bomb to try to get away. Meanwhile, Big Mom started attacking the Straw Hats and foiled an attempt by Nami to get Zeus back; however, she was attacked by Franky and Brook who struck her with the Kurosai FR-U. The attack only angered her, and the Straw Hats were also confronted by a trio of Numbers, which Big Mom revealed were artificial recreations of ancient giants; one of them, Jaki, was holding the Brachio Tank with Usopp and Chopper inside. However, Franky was able to use a laser to defeat Jaki while Robin and Jinbe performed a tag-team attack to send Big Mom tumbling into another area. Meanwhile, Luffy and Zoro got up to the Live Stage at the same time, and Luffy prepared to pull them up to the rooftop to fight Kaidou. However, Queen stopped them by grabbing them with his mouth in brachiosaurus form and spit them back onto the Live Floor; King further barricaded the passage to the roof by flying in the air with some subordinates. Though the two All-Stars stood in the way, all of Luffy's crewmates mobilized to back him up as he prepared to fight.

The Kozuki samurai forces charged into battle against the pirates and enemy samurai to aid the Straw Hats, but were overwhelmed by the Number Goki. However, Zoro cut Goki's club with ease as Luffy noted that they were much stronger now than during their confrontation with Oars two years prior. Meanwhile, King contacted the Tobiroppo and informed them that the hunt for Yamato was off; they were now to aid in battle against the forces going after Kaidou. Drake was in a room with Hawkins, and suggested that he take the opportunity now to defeat from the Beasts Pirates. Hawkins refused, noting a certain man had a one percent chance of surviving by the next day. Who's-Who then entered the room and indicated that he wanted his comrade's help in going to kill Queen. Drake went with him, but was then attacked by Queen as it turned out they were aware of his treachery and Who's-Who had led him into an ambush. Queen inquired as to Drake's true allegiance, and he managed to break free by creating an explosion. As he jumped out to the Live Floor, Drake weighed his options about what to do to survive, with returning to the Marines not an option at this point. He took down the Number Juki to allow Luffy to defeat Goki, and told the pirate that he would fight on his side as a lone operative.

Luffy accepted this without issue, although Zoro, Franky, and Jinbe opposed trusting Drake. Ulti and Page One attacked Luffy to try to prevent him from entering the fortress, but were stopped by Nami and Usopp. Apoo then tried attacking with his music abilities again, and although Zoro was still suspicious of Drake refusing to reveal his true allegiance, the two of them soon decided to work together and attack Apoo. The Number Hatcha was still fighting on the Live Floor, but then took notice of Franky in the General Franky and chased after him; Franky ran toward the entrance to keep him away from everyone else. Queen then attacked from the Live Stage by shooting bullets from a Gatling gun, and Drake was left in shock as he quickly realized these were Excite Bullets containing one of Queen's created viruses, Ice Oni. This virus rapidly spread across the body of its victims, covering their skin in ice and turning them into mindless monsters attacking anyone they saw. The virus transmitted instantly through physical contact, causing it to spread rapidly across the Live Floor, infecting alliance and Beasts Pirates members alike. Queen proclaimed that everyone infected would die of exhaustion within an hour, and Chopper started thinking about how to get the antibodies from the All-Star. Queen then decided to make things more interesting by publicly giving the lone vial of antibodies to Apoo, causing everyone to chase after him to acquire it. As Zoro and Drake resumed attacking Apoo, Chopper realized he had become infected with the virus.

Back on the Live Floor, Usopp's Pop Green attacks were ineffective against Ulti and Page one, and Ulti brutally injured him and Nami with her headbutts. She offered to spare Nami if the navigator said Luffy would not become the Pirate King, but Nami ultimately refused to do so. However, she was then saved by the arrival of Tama and Komachiyo as the latter bit down on Ulti. Nami and Usopp mounted Komachiyo to retreat, with Hihimaru holding the two Tobiroppo at bay. Meanwhile, Law had gone down to the second basement where he found a regular Poneglyph. This disappointed him, as he was looking for a Road Poneglyph as part of his quest to uncover the meaning of the name D. As he did this, Kid and Killer were heading to the rooftop to confront Kaidou, with Kid collecting all the scrap metal he could find. Luffy was also running up to the roof with Sanji and Jinbe accompanying him, and the trio easily beat aside the Gifters in their way. However, upon reaching the third floor, Sanji heard a woman crying out for help and split off to save her; spotting through a window what appeared to be a harasser undressing the woman, Sanji burst in. However, he was immediately caught in a large spider's web as the supposed assailant and victim proceeded to drop their act and kick him in the face. Sanji was left bound on the floor in front of Black Maria, who took interest in him as a plaything. Luffy and Jinbe kept going and ran into a group of ex-Udon prisoners who built a ladder to the fourth floor for them to use, allowing them to avoid an ambush set by the Beasts Pirates.

King gave his subordinates the command to kill Momonosuke on sight to weaken enemy morale, and Sasaki, who had been freed from captivity by one of Big Mom's attacks and regrouped with his Armored Division, spotted the boy with Shinobu and ordered his men to fire their weapons. Shinobu put her body on the line to protect Momonosuke from their bazooka rounds and arrows, sustaining severe injury in the process. However, Yamato then intervened in the fighting, telling Sasaki that he was fighting for the Kozuki Family. Momonosuke asked Yamato who he was, and Yamato explained his admiration of Oden, revealing that he had tried and failed to save Momonosuke from Kaidou 20 years ago and that now he would use his strength to defend the boy with his life. Yamato used his strength to overpower the Armored Division's defenses and took down many of their number, but became weakened due to sustaining many bazooka blasts. As Sasaki prepared to enter the fight, Yamato was forced to start activating a Devil Fruit transformation to keep going. However, this was interrupted by the arrival of Franky and Hatcha, and the latter slammed his giant club into the floor which created a hole to the level below that Yamato, Momonosuke, and Shinobu fell down. Seeing this as an opportunity to escape, Yamato asked Franky to take care of Sasaki and Franky agreed. To help the Straw Hat member, Yamato unleashed a long-range strike with his kanabo which struck Hatcha in the jaw and took him down. Upon reaching the floor below, Yamato immediately started running and told Momonosuke that he absolutely must survive, as he was the one who would guide the world to the dawn.

In the Flower Capital, the citizens' Fire Festival celebrations were in full swing as they enjoyed luxuries that were only available to them that night and started imagining the possibility of the Kozuki Family returning to depose Orochi and Kaidou. Meanwhile, Big Mom met with Perospero outside the Skull Dome and assured her son that she had proposed the alliance and was still intending on becoming the Pirate King. Perospero accepted this, and Marco stated that the two of could no longer work together as Perospero had proposed because the two of them were fighting for different sides. Meanwhile, Carrot and Wanda raced toward Perospero, as Carrot had spotted the pirate and wished to attack him to avenge Pedro. Marco began to fight Big Mom, and she grabbed him by the neck so Perospero could finish him off with a candy arrow. However, Carrot and Wanda then arrived in their Sulong forms and slashed Perospero across the face. Not interested in this fight, Big Mom went off to rejoin the main battle and Wanda told Marco to follow her while she and Carrot handled Perospero.

The Live Floor fighters were terrified to see Big Mom returning, but she stated that she was only interested in going where Kaidou was. As he watched Big Mom fly to the rooftop and Kiku's severed arm fall through the hole, Zoro was angered at the distraction caused by Queen's game and struck down Apoo with blinding speed. He secured the antibodies and gave them to Chopper, who announced to everyone that they could halt the spread of the Ice Oni by standing next to a flame, which would buy time until he could make enough antibodies for everyone. Queen tried to stop Chopper by shooting him, but Zoro bisected his gun with a flying slash and shouted that he did not come to waste time with nonsense but to cut Kaidou into pieces. As he said this, an earthquake suddenly shook Onigashima. As they were running toward the port to try to escape, Yamato's group discovered the reason for this: Kaidou had used his Flame Clouds to lift the entire island into the air and transport it to the Flower Capital, where it would land on top of the city. As Big Mom regrouped with Kaidou on the rooftop, she inquired about the location of his Road Poneglyph. When Kaidou resisted her inquiry, she reminded him of the debt he owed her which stemmed from her giving him his Uo Uo no Mi on the day of the God Valley Incident.

Yamato took Momonosuke and Shinobu to hide in a storeroom in the Skull Dome. There, he saw Kaidou's dragon statue which he and Ace had destroyed during their meeting, causing Yamato to recount his meeting with the pirate. Ace had attacked Onigashima to kill Kaidou, who was on an expedition with his officers, and so Yamato was the one to clash with him. As the two fought, Yamato steadily revealed his desire to be free of his father and broke off the head of Kaidou's prized dragon statue; Ace quickly responded by dealing further damage to the statue. The two of them then sat around a fire and talked, and Yamato asked Ace about other young pirates that were gaining infamy. Ace replied that the toughest one was his younger brother Luffy, who was still a few years away from setting sail. In the present, Yamato told Momonosuke and Shinobu that he considered their bringing Luffy here as an act of fate, especially given that the pirate had the D. in his name. During their meeting, Ace had accidentally let slip Luffy's dream to Yamato and told him not to laugh; Yamato instead smiled and shed a few tears as he noted that the dream was the same as the one Oden recorded Roger to have. As Ace and his crew departed, Yamato gave him a Vivre Card so they could reunite some day. However, the Vivre Card later burned up and Yamato learned of Ace's death soon afterward through the newspaper. However, he learned that Luffy was now an active pirate and so decided to wait for him, both for his personal goals as well as anticipation of Oden's words foretelling of a new generation of pirates which would come to strike down Kaidou two decades following his writing.

Back on the Live Floor, Marco used his phoenix flames to painlessly halt the spread of Ice Oni and offered to fly Zoro up to the roof. Apoo managed to get back up and tried to get the antibodies back for his own safety, but was attacked by Drake in his allosaurus form, and Drake told Zoro to leave Apoo to him. On the fourth floor, Luffy and Jinbe became surrounded by enemies and Jinbe decided to stay behind so Luffy could keep moving. Jinbe then encountered Who's-Who in his saber-toothed tiger Ancient Zoan transformation; elsewhere, Sasaki and Black Maria respectively activated triceratops and Rosamygale grauvogeli transformations against Franky and Sanji, while Ulti and Page One entered their Zoan forms while pursuing Nami, Usopp, and Tama. King and Queen attacked Marco with their pteranodon and brachiosaurus transformations, but Marco's phoenix body sustained no lasting damage as he got up past them and threw Zoro through the hole onto the roof. Afterwards, Marco recalled how Ace requested for the Whitebeard Pirates to attack Kaidou; Whitebeard had refused as even though they now knew Kaidou was behind Oden's death, they had no wish to risk further casualties by invading Wano. While this happened, Luffy ran into some Mokomo Dukedom warriors who had cleared the final staircase to the roof, allowing him to reach Kaidou and Big Mom unhindered.

The Foretold Clash: Emperors vs. New Generation
Luffy first ignored the two Emperors and went to Kin'emon, who was still conscious despite being beaten badly. Kin'emon expressed shame at his and the Scabbards' failure to avenge Oden, and on his request, Luffy promised to put Wano on his back. As Kaidou moved to attack, Luffy told Law to teleport the Scabbards down into the Skull Dome. He then leapt up to dodge Kaidou's kanabo strike before activating Gear 3 and punching him in the face with Gomu Gomu no Red Roc, which sent the Emperor crashing to the ground and even damaged him. Luffy then repeated his assertion that he would surpass Kaidou and Big Mom and become the Pirate King. Kaidou was left shocked and wondered how high Luffy's ceiling would go before retaliating with Raimei Hakke, which Luffy was only partially able to dodge due to its sheer speed. Big Mom then moved to attack Luffy with Prometheus, but Zoro bisected the homie using Foxfire Style, which he had been able to successfully copy from Kin'emon. Zoro and Killer then performed simultaneous glancing blows against Kaidou before Luffy, Law, and Kid geared up to fight, with Luffy activating Gear 4, Law creating a Room and lifting large pieces of rock, and Kid forming a giant fighting machine out of scrap metal. After a round of attacks by the Supernovas, Kaidou transformed into his dragon form while Big Mom rode on Zeus and set Napoleon alight with Prometheus' flames.

The Supernovas performed multiple Haki-infused and internal-damaging attacks against Kaidou, but struggled to keep up with Big Mom simultaneously. Zoro jumped in the air and was able to successfully exert Enma's Haki, which caused Big Mom to tell Kaidou to look out. The attack missed Kaidou, but sliced off one of the Skull Dome's horns. Big Mom then overwhelmed the Supernovas with lightning strikes, but Luffy was unharmed due to his rubber body and also withstood a blast of Kaidou's fire breath before pummeling Kaidou with rapid punches. However, Gear 4 expired immediately following this, forcing the other Supernovas to protect Luffy from the two Emperors until he regained his Haki. Kaidou generated several tornadoes which thrust Luffy into the air, and Kaidou seized Luffy in his mouth. However, Zoro then unleashed a whirlwind attack of his own which successfully managed to cut through Kaidou's scales and forced him to release Luffy. Soon afterwards, Kaidou transformed into his Human-Beast form, telling Big Mom that this fight was fun.

Inside a room in the Skull Dome, three CP0 agents sat, having been invited to the Fire Festival celebrations by Orochi. As fighting raged around them, they had elected to be spectators and keep track of the number of forces on each side using a go board. The Beasts Pirates, which numbered 30000 to start, had lost 3000 fighters, while the 5400-member strong samurai alliance had fared better proportionally, losing only 400 members to this point. However, CP0 kept a close eye on the Beasts Pirates' All-Stars and Tobiroppo, saying that if the new generation could not stop them, then they would quickly overwhelm the rest of the alliance.

The Foretold Clash: Emperors vs. New Generation
Yamato took Momonosuke and Shinobu to a hidden storeroom in the Skull Dome, and there he found the dragon statue that he and Ace had destroyed during the pirate's time on Wano. Four years ago, Yamato clashed with Ace on Onigashima as the latter was going after Kaidou, though the Emperor and his top executives were out on an expedition at the time. Although Yamato initially intended to protect Onigashima on his father's behalf, as the battle raged on he slowly confessed to Ace that he wished to be free from his father's control, and this culminated in him damaging a highly prized dragon statue as an outward display of rebellion. Expressing approval at this, Ace damaged the statue too before he and Yamato settled at a campfire to talk. Yamato asked him about other infamous pirates out on the sea, and Ace listed some names before stating that his younger brother Luffy, who would not sail yet for another couple years, would be the toughest of all of them. Ace then revealed Luffy's dream to Yamato and tried to take it back out of fear that Yamato would laugh; however, Yamato did not do so and was in fact quite ecstatic as the dream was the same one which the Pirate King Roger was recorded to have in Oden's logbook. The next day, Ace set sail and bid farewell to Yamato, who gave him a piece of Vivre Card to allow them to find each other again. However, the card burned up two years later when Ace died, which Yamato learned about from the newspaper. Despite the unfortunate news, Yamato did also find out that Luffy had set out to sea and become a great pirate himself, and so made it his goal to wait for Luffy and go out to sea with him. Yamato viewed it as an act of fate that the Kozuki Family brought Luffy here, especially given the D. in Luffy's name; such an event aligned with what Oden had written in his journal, that a new generation of powerful pirates would arrive and take down Kaidou. He then gave Oden's logbook to Momonosuke.

Luffy, Zoro, Law, Kid, and Killer converged on the roof to confront Kaidou and Big Mom. Luffy first moved past the two Emperors to speak to the fallen Kin'emon, who was heavily injured but still alive. An ashamed Kin'emon asked Luffy if he would save Wano, which the pirate affirmed. As Kaidou moved to attack, Luffy told Law to teleport the Scabbards down below. Law did so, and Luffy leaped into the air to dodge Kaidou's attack. Recalling the sacrifices made to get them here, Luffy activated Gear 3 punched Kaidou in the face with Gomu Gomu no Red Roc, which knocked the Emperor into the ground and inflicted damage on him. Luffy then reintroduced himself to the two Emperors, saying he would surpass them and become the Pirate King. Shocked at how much stronger Luffy had become since their last battle, Kaidou got back up and attacked him with Raimei Hakke. Luffy was able to use future sight to dodge the attack, but only partially avoided it due to Kaidou's sheer speed. Big Mom tried attacking Luffy with Prometheus, but Zoro intervened and bisected the fire homie, revealing he had managed to copy Kin'emon's Foxfire Style. Zoro and Killer then performed simultaneous slashing attacks on Kaidou which dealt glancing blows, before Luffy, Law, and Kid each unleashed some of their most monstrous Devil Fruit-powered techniques on the Emperor; in response, Kaidou transformed into his dragon form while Big Mom readied her special homies.

The Supernovas performed specially-designed attacks to counteract Kaidou's superhuman durability by damaging him internally, as well as using their abilities to help each other with positioning and avoiding attacks. Zoro managed to tap into more of Enma's power and unleashed a powerful cut that Kaidou was forced to dodge, and Kaidou recognized Enma as one of Oden's swords. However, the Supernovas struggled to deal with Big Mom simultaneously with Kaidou, allowing her to strike them with powerful blows while they were distracted; additionally, Luffy's Gear 4 eventually ran out which rendered him a nonfactor and target for a brief period. Despite this, the Supernovas were able to keep up and Kaidou eventually entered his Human-Beast Form.

Meanwhile, in a room within the fortress, three agents of CP0 were sitting and keeping track of the developments of the battle, using pieces on a go board to represent the number of fighters on each side. The Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance's forces were down to 5000 after starting at 5400, while the 30,000 member strong forces of the Beasts Pirates had lost 3000 fighters already. Despite the good start for the alliance aided by their successful ambush, the agents noted that the Beasts Pirates' top officers would wipe out hundreds of enemy fighters by themselves if left unchecked. In the meantime, CP0 rooted for the two sides to weaken each other as much as possible.

Elsewhere in the Skull Dome, Speed and some of the tamed Gifters from the Prisoner Mine fed kibi dango, which Tama had created a large stockpile of during their voyage to Onigashima, to their Gifter comrades which tamed them and caused them to fight on the Straw Hats' side. In the Right Brain Tower, Sasaki threatened to damage the General Franky with his powerful triceratops form, and Franky started being overwhelmed by Gifters who attempted to restrain him. However, Nami, Usopp, and Tama then came riding in seemingly being chased by Gifters, only to reveal that they had been tamed as the Gifters starting attacking their former comrades. Ulti caught up to the trio and prepared an attack, but Nami was able to stun her with a lightning bolt; however, she noted she would need stronger lightning to defeat the Tobiroppo. The mass chaos left Sasaki distracted, allowing Franky to slash him in the belly with his giant Franken sword. In the third floor banquet hall, Black Maria told Sanji to speak through one of the Marys' eye masks to call out for Robin, as Kaidou had ordered for her to be captured. At the same time, Bao Huang broadcasted that the Scabbards had been spotted in the Treasure Repository, and King contacted Black Maria to go and kill them; Bao Huang then noted that there was a tenth person in the room with them, who was treating their wounds. Black Maria tried to get Sanji to call for Robin before she went and did that, and inflicted brutal punches to his face. To the shock of Black Maria and her subordinates, Sanji did indeed cry out for Robin to come and save him. As the Tobiroppo prepared to incapacitate Sanji and leave him with the other men she collected as pets, Robin arrived and attacked her with a Gigantesco Mano slap. As Brook arrived to cut through the webbing binding Sanji, Robin derided Black Maria's assumption that she would be an easy opponent. Sanji went off to rejoin Kin'emon's group, and before he left, Robin expressed appreciation for him trusting her to help out.

At Onigashima's entrance, Perospero had defeated Carrot and Wanda due to the moon being covered by clouds which caused their Sulong forms to wear off; he then headed into the Skull Dome to provide assistance to the Beasts Pirates. Back on the Live Floor, Marco held King and Queen at bay while those who were infected by Ice Oni were rapidly running out of time for Chopper to make a cure. Hyogoro had reverted back to his much larger younger physique due to the energy gained from the virus, and was able to use his dying strength to overpower and defeat several of Orochi's former subordinates, with the onlookers having not seen such a display of strength from a samurai since the days of the Kozuki. The infected Pleasures and Waiters called out to Queen to help cure them, but Queen replied that he actually intended this for them as they had no chance of eating a SMILE fruit to become stronger; thus, they were now best served to be strengthened with Ice Oni before dying. With the Ice Oni on the verge of turning him into a mindless monster, Hyogoro had his men prepare to decapitate him so that he would not put anyone in danger. However, Chopper intervened to announce that he had successfully developed the cure. After administering an injection to Hyogoro, Chopper fired a cannon which spread a chemical mist into the air. Chopper revealed that since it would have been impossible to administer antibody injections to the thousands of infected fighters, he had instead developed a counter-virus called Chopperphage which could be transmitted through the air, instantly eliminating the Ice Oni in anyone who breathed it. He had no issue with curing the infected Beasts Pirates as well, as he believed that sicknesses should not be weaponized. This act of kindness caused the Pleasures and the Waiters on the Live Floor to defect to the alliance's side and defend Chopper from Queen, and Marco then restrained Queen by the neck, allowing Chopper to activate Monster Point and strike the All-Star in the face, drawing blood.

Jack, who had managed to recover rapidly from his injuries, contacted Black Maria to say he would go and kill the Scabbards while she was occupied with Robin and Brook. In the Treasure Repository, the Scabbards started to regain consciousness. The person who had tended to them was now gone, and based on their faint members it appeared to have been someone familiar to them, though they were shocked if it was indeed that person. Right as the samurai prepared to leave the room to resume participating in the battle, they were greeted by yet another familiar face: this one being seemingly Oden himself, looking unchanged from his execution 20 years prior.

Meanwhile, Yamato's group discovered a mouse Mary in the storeroom rafters after hearing Sanji speaking through it, and Yamato knew that they had likely been spotted. A group of Beasts Pirates then arrived to break in and attack, and Yamato told Momonosuke to hide inside his shirt before he and Shinobu broke out to ambush the pirates and escape. As they ran through the corridors, Momonosuke expressed dissatisfaction with himself and his weakness, and this agitation caused him to accidentally transform into his dragon form, shocking Yamato and Shinobu. As this happened, one the CP0 agents talked to his comrades about how Vegapunk once developed an artificial Devil Fruit on Punk Hazard that was created from Kaidou's Lineage Factor. When questioned about his reason for bringing this up, with it being pointed out that the fruit had likely been lost in the labs' explosion four years ago, the agent simply said that he was grateful the fruit had been declared a failure.

































































































































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