Chapter 466

Having unraveled her scheme, Usopp realizes the Perona he has fought is a spirit she split from her sleeping physical body. She corrects him only slightly: it is her actual soul, separated at will. He fires Daibakuhatsu Boshi at her body, and though it seems to miss, she retaliates with a Toku Hollow, a larger detonating ghost. As it bites him, Perona returns to her body to trigger the blast, but Usopp absorbs it with an Impact Dial, and she finds her arm stuck to the bed by his earlier Torimochi Boshi.

Usopp explains that the shot he supposedly fumbled was meant all along to pin her once she rejoined her body, letting him handle both her forms at once. A Wild Zombie, the Gallant Hippo, charges in to avenge Kumashi and is instantly downed by the released Impact Dial. Usopp then scatters fake roaches with Gokiburi Boshi, sending the terrified Perona screaming, and finishes with the ten-ton Usopp Hammer, actually a balloon. The psychological shock alone knocks her out cold, foaming at the mouth.

Across Thriller Bark, Zoro is shown crashing through a tower window as a flaming Ryuma stands above; Brook senses the fight has ended and suspects the samurai never took him seriously. A flashback to five minutes earlier shows their bout beginning in Hogback's laboratory, where Zoro announces he wants Shusui to replace his broken blade. Ryuma, intrigued by Zoro's Three Sword Style, fires the air-cutting Aubade Coup Droit, which Zoro narrowly dodges, pleased by his opponent's strength.