Episode 1059

"Zoro Faces Adversity - A Monster! King the Conflagration" is the 1059th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
As Queen reveals to Sanji King's secret, elsewhere as he is struggling against King, Zoro realizes an important fact from his past.

Long Summary
Kazenbo continues to make its way down to the Armory. The Beast Pirates and samurai try in vain to stop its descent. Yamato realizes that the flame spectre is moving through walls and that it will be reaching the Armory soon. He urgently moves faster, enlisting the help of the Numbers, Fuga. Atop Fuga’s head are Brook and Robin. Knowing that the CP0 are just behind the flames, they hop off and quickly put distance between them and the agents.

The CP0, still in pursuit, are stopped when their pictures are taken by Apoo who plans to sell the photos to Morgans of the World Economy News Paper. After Apoo reveals his plans, one of agents attacks him using his Shigan technique. The agent then turns his sights on to X Drake and attacks him using the same technique. He is, however, stopped by Apoo, who survived by defending himself using Busoshoku Haki. Apoo uses Scratch Boom which sends the agent flying. X Drake suggests that they team up to take down the CP0 agents and Apoo gladly accepts.

Meanwhile, Onigashima is inching closer towards the Flower Capital. Momonosuke is still creating Flame Clouds to prevent the floating island from crashing. He remembers his promise to Luffy, Yamato, and the citizens of Wano, and the reason why he asked Shinobu to age him. He is determined not to betray this promise and keep everyone safe.

Inside, Komurasaki plays her shamisen while Orochi watches tearfully. The sound of the shamisen causes Emna to drain Zoro’s Haki. Seeing Zoro trying to stop Enma from fully draining him, King mocks how Zoro is having a falling out with his “friend.” The two continue their clash, with King continuously ridiculing and insulting Zoro.

Elsewhere, Sanji attacks Queen with Hell Memories, which sends the latter flying. However, the All-Star laughs it off, expressing his disappointment that he was not able to see Sanji use his Germa suit. Queen proceeds to provoke Sanji, calling him mentally weak for asking Zoro for help. He tells Sanji that Zoro isn’t any better and that he will not be able to defeat King since King is a Lunarian, a race people once revered as gods. Sanji brushes this off, asking how “gods” managed to become extinct.

Zoro is at a loss at how to defeat King. He attacks using his One Sword Style Iai: Death-Lion’s Song, an attack he deems to be stronger than his previous attacks. However, this does not cause any damage to King. Zoro hears the shamisen and once again, Enma drains his Haki. At the same time, King attacks Zoro with Tempuraudon and lands a hit on Zoro. This hit causes Zoro to let go of his swords. King notes that this is the first time he has ever seen a swordsman being held back by his own swords. Zoro falls and tries to retrieve his blades. He recalls the day he obtained Sandai Kitetsu, the cursed sword forged by Tenguyama Hitetsu. King attacks Zoro in midair which sends him crashing onto the side of the floating island. There, he finds Wado Ichimonji, the sword of Kuina, his childhood friend. In a flashback, Hitetsu explains that Enma and Wado Ichimonji were forged by the same person, the legendary swordsmith, Shimotsuki Kozaburo. This is why Enma fits comfortably in Zoro’s hand. These memories make Zoro question how a sword from the Land of Wano ended up in a remote region in the East Blue.

Anime Notes

 * The anime adds the following:
 * Robin and Brook's conversation while on Fuga's head and their jumping off him is shown.
 * Sanji attacking Queen with Diable Jambe.
 * Momonosuke trying to hold back Onigashima.
 * Komurasaki playing the shamisen.
 * The anime extends the following:
 * Apoo taking pictures of CP0.
 * Apoo and Drake attacking CP0.
 * Zoro vs King.
 * Zoro's flashbacks.