Start to Counterattack - Great Moves by the Curly Hat Pirates!

Drenched by the Eruption Rain washing over the island, Kin'emon, Kanjuro, and Bariete slide all the way down to the Thousand Sunny atop a warped, ink-dripping Nekozaemon. The drawing is too spent to keep going and slips backward as daylight fades, so the three settle on resting aboard the ship and attempting the climb again at dawn. Within the fortress known as Right Belly, every pirate is pressed against fondly by the minks, a custom only Zoro resents, and Carrot explains the warm reception comes from the crew being friends of the tribe's rescuers. Brook then bursts in dressed in rags, only for a pack of canine minks to swarm and gnaw on him, since he is the bone-loving figure they nicknamed Baron Corpse.

Because the reunited members know nothing of the eleven days since the crew left Dressrosa, Nami recounts the flight from their pursuers. A singing ship crewed by Pekoms, Tamago, and Capone Bege had chased them, set on seizing Caesar Clown. Granted Luffy's permission, Sanji struck back: Brook locked the incoming shells in place with Soul Parade, Chopper went Monster Point and stuffed the rounds onto Caesar before hurling him, and a flaming Diable Jambe kick from Sanji rocketed the lot into the enemy hull for a massive blast. Sanji plucked Caesar from the sea while Nami summoned a downpour whose fog covered their getaway. In the present the crew applauds the Curly Hats, and Robin notes that the earliest damage in Kurau City dates back just past two weeks. The story breaks off when a sloth mink reports that the Duke has surfaced from his coma, sparking cheers and a summons for the Straw Hats.

Wanda explains that Inuarashi co-rules the Mokomo Dukedom with Nekomamushi, each taking a twelve-hour shift, after the country was largely wrecked by ten days prior. The broadcast lengthens the escape flashback with shadowed card soldiers who will only be formally introduced during the Whole Cake Island Arc, layers extra dialogue into the banquet, and notably states that Nekomamushi had likewise been comatose, a point absent from the manga. Monjii and Miyagi debut, and the intro is reworked so Franky now animates into his portrait pose like the rest.