Tension Rises in Onigashima! Two Emperors of the Sea Meet?!

As the alliance gears up for the festival, Zoro returns with Hiyori to Oihagi Bridge and again challenges Gyukimaru for Shusui, until Kawamatsu steps in and halts the duel. Far off on Onigashima, Big Mom is brought before Kaidou, and the pair of Emperors waste no time trading blows.

Kanjuro pauses in Ebisu Town and is granted leave to bury Yasuie in Kuri, recalling how the old man laid down his life to protect Kin'emon's liberation plan, and he chooses to inter him at Oden's grave. Robin, Usopp, and Brook find wanted bills now papering the entire country, and to clear a checkpoint Robin and Usopp pull face faults before rafting downriver toward Kuri. The rebels continue readying the raid: Kin'emon is amazed that Ashura has secured ships for transport, while Luffy keeps splitting rocks in his struggle to master Ryuo and is thrown back when sparring with Hyougoro.

At Ringo, Zoro faces the Oihagi Bridge thief once more and gains the advantage, yet the thief will not give up the blade, insisting it once belonged to the renowned Ryuma. Their bout ends the instant Kawamatsu arrives, and both the thief and Hiyori freeze on recognizing him. Across on Onigashima, Big Mom is led into Kaidou's mansion, where he has her cuffs removed, and the two pitch straight into combat.

Inserted scenes include Usopp's group puzzling out the checkpoint, a sequence where Ashura escorts Inuarashi together with Kin'emon to the deserted Kuri port, and Hyougoro sparring with Luffy as Chopper marvels at the former boss's advanced Armament Haki. Zoro snaps one of Gyukimaru's weapons and the rematch is extended, while the Beasts Pirates' snack-delivery bit is cut. Kaidou appears shirtless when meeting Big Mom despite being clothed on the page. Tamikebao debuts, and the episode runs within the Wano Country arc.