Chapter 312

Watching in dread, Chopper braces for a second straight loss, but Itomimizu and the spectators are blown away when both Zoro and Sanji climb back to their feet. Foxy commands his trio, Big Pan together with Pickles and Hamburg, to dish out a "Monster Burger," an order that horrifies even his own crew. Hamburg produces two metal clubs, Pickles draws his blades, and Big Pan readies two huge pans he can clap like cymbals, all while the Foxy Pirates sing about burger ingredients. Although Nami notes aloud that these weapons break the rules, nothing comes of it, and the referee deliberately stretches along the sideline with his gaze turned away from the illegal gear. Luffy lunges at the biased official but Usopp restrains him.

Sanji springs at Hamburg with several backflips, then delivers Troisieme Hachis followed by a launching Bouquetiere Shot that hurls Hamburg into Big Pan, where the clashing pans crush him flat. Seeking payback, Pickles tries to cut Sanji but Zoro catches the strike barehanded, reminding him this is a team fight, then spins him off with No Sword Style: Tatsu Maki straight into Big Pan, whose own swords end up slicing the giant. Sanji rights the staggered wotan with an Anti-Manner Kick Course. When Pickles moves to stop Zoro, a Sanji kick sends him smashing into the referee, who reaches for a red card only to find Nami has stolen every one, earning a teasing scold from Robin.

Zoro jumps onto Sanji's leg, prompting Itomimizu to mistake them for fighting again, but Sanji instead uses that leg to fling Zoro right at Big Pan. Catching the giant by the lip, Zoro raises the entire body overhead, leaving Foxy's crew amazed at such raw power. They reel in disbelief that the Groggy Monsters could fall at all. Driving the giant's head down into the net, Zoro finishes him at the goal and clinches the second round for the Straw Hat Pirates. This chapter also marks the first time Zoro is shown using No Sword Style, while Nami's theft of the referee cards rounds out the round.

The Animal Theater cover finds Nami sprawled on a sofa with a romance novel, flanked by a pair of baboons, one buried in a book of its own and the other munching a banana. Big Pan is identified as a wotan, a hybrid of Fish-Man and giant. The chapter belongs to the Long Ring Long Land Arc within the Water 7 Saga.