Huge Panic! Struggle in the Auction Hall

With Charlos laid out, the guards descend on the Straw Hats and the spectators flee, leaving only the Noble's relatives and the crews led by Kid and Law. Usopp, Brook, and Robin reach the hall to reinforce the others mid-brawl, the sniper tumbling through the roof and knocking Saint Rosward senseless before scrambling toward Camie. The Marines ring the building over Luffy's strike. When a seething Shalria moves to kill the mermaid, a sudden surge of Haki from Rayleigh drops her cold, and the old man emerges from backstage to greet Luffy at long last.

Luffy concedes that his outburst will summon a warship and an admiral straight to the archipelago. Chopper sees to Hatchan's wounds while Franky hunts for the key to Camie's tank. Sanji boots the gun out of Rosward's hand, and Zoro slices the tank open so Camie can be heard. Hurled off his ride by the flying fish, Usopp smashes into Rosward and breaks the Noble's glasses. Law observes that the Marines had encircled the house even before bidding started, puzzling over their real quarry. As Shalria takes aim at Camie, she faints mid-motion, and Rayleigh and the giant burst up through the stage. Reading the wreckage around him, Rayleigh looses Supreme King Haki to flatten every remaining guard, stunning the rookie pirates, then tells Luffy the straw hat fits a man without fear.

This is the first episode to carry an abbreviated preview, opening with a brief remark from Admiral Kizaru ahead of the usual next-time flourish, a treatment later reused for other featured characters. It also introduces a new opening narration built around the Straw Hat captain and his crew.