Luffy Engages in a Secret Maneuver - The Wedding Full of Conspiracies Starts Soon!

Bege's pirates and the crew sent to recover Sanji finish working out their scheme, agreeing to escape through a mirror powered by Brulee the moment Big Mom is struck down. With that settled, Sanji heads back to his chamber inside the chateau to dress for the occasion. On a different part of the island, the Sun Pirates bind Pekoms to a rock and ready their exit, and as more guests arrive, the festivities edge to within an hour of starting.

A knot of Charlotte siblings gathers at the groom's door, and the servant inside panics because Sanji cannot be found. The moment Galette and Mont-d'Or shove it open, however, there stands Sanji, demanding the reason for the racket. Mont-d'Or asks where he has been and turns to the servant for confirmation; rattled, the man swears the groom never left the room. The officer keeps a doubtful glare locked on him until Sanji insists he must get ready for the wedding.

As Sanji moves to close the door, Mont-d'Or wedges it open, claiming he has news. Pressed by an annoyed Sanji, the officer states that Straw Hat is dead, watching for any flicker of reaction. Sanji feigns alarm, prompting Mont-d'Or to voice his suspicion that Luffy is alive and plotting alongside him. Sanji waves the notion off, noting that he is a Germa prince here to wed Pudding.

Cheese Island and Nuts Island make their location debuts here. The anime layers in extra material: Mont-d'Or and Galette finding Bobbin's corpse, Sanji's return to his quarters with the pair coming to verify, and the servant's nervous claim that he stayed put. In the manga it was Sanji who warned Luffy that Pudding meant to shoot him, whereas the anime gives that revelation to Brook, who tells the group when Chopper asks why the kiss could not occur. A flashback reflects Praline's updated rank as the 21st Charlotte daughter, revised from her earlier billing as the 29th in Volume 87. The eyecatcher pairs Sanji and Franky.