Chapter 135

A herd of lapahns, enormous and savage rabbits, halts Luffy and Sanji short of the castle. Sanji insists the fight belongs to him alone, since any blow Luffy throws could endanger the sick Nami on his back. The cook boots the creatures aside, but the herd turns vicious once they watch him strike down one of their young.

Down in the valley, Dalton leads Vivi and Usopp to Cocoa Weed, the last place Kureha was spotted, only to find she has already moved on. Worse news follows when a stunned guard reports that the old king Wapol has come back. On the shoreline, Wapol has already crushed the village defenders and is eager to retake his castle, but word that the Going Merry sits nearby and that the Straw Hats made for Bighorn redirects his fury toward revenge. Dalton, meanwhile, abandons Cocoa Weed at once, racing to block the tyrant from regaining power.

Dalton discloses that he once commanded Drum's military. Wapol, having landed on the island, sets his sights on attacking Drum and specifically on hunting down the Straw Hats at Bighorn, diverting from his original march to the castle. Dalton learns of both Kureha's departure and Wapol's return, and immediately turns back toward Bighorn.

The cover advances the Jango's Dance Paradise serial to its eighth installment, with Jango reaching Mirror Ball Island, celebrated across the East Blue for its dance culture. The chapter introduces additional members of Wapol's crew, including Kuromarimo and his mount Robson, alongside the White Walkie among the local wildlife.