O-Toko the Kamuro

Bowls of noodles are being eaten by Robin, Franky, and Usopp at the stand Sanji now operates, and talk turns to Luffy's location. When Usopp praises the cooking, Sanji dismisses him and says the only opinion worth hearing belongs to Robin, whose own approval leaves him beaming. Franky remarks that the customers skew heavily female and wonders aloud whether heartier dishes might pull in male recruits, drawing only a scowl. At that moment three arrivals push toward the counter.

Introducing themselves as the Kyoshiro Family's Kaku, Kuni, and Suke, the trio demand to know who authorized the stall and attempt a shakedown. Recognizing them from a visit to Kyoshiro's residence, Robin marks them as his men. The gangsters begin overturning pots and batting bowls out of diners' grip, one belonging to a small girl, at which point Usopp and Robin step clear, well aware of how Sanji reacts to ruined food. A kick from Sanji drives Kuni's head into the pavement, Franky hurls Suke down from a rooftop, and Kaku bolts as the queue of customers scatters entirely.

The last of the noodles is offered to a strangely grinning child, who names herself Toko and jokes that an O ought to precede her name. She soon rushes off, late for her duties, promising the courtesans' parade will soon pass. Robin's aged teacher Umi explains that courtesans command celebrity-level fame and that Komurasaki reigns above them all. Word of the stall brawl reaches Kyoshiro, who, too occupied to handle it, instructs Kaku to have Queen send killers after the two Straw Hats.

This is the first time Sanji has been together with Franky, Robin, and Usopp since Dressrosa. Toko is introduced as a kamuro attending Komurasaki, and the reader learns Robin has secured her own invitation to Orochi's banquet, the parade's destination. The castle's name is disclosed here. As Komurasaki advances toward the palace, her beauty is said to spark numerous fights and leave men fainting. The chapter closes on Orochi in shadow, his silhouette a many-headed serpent, foreshadowing the Hebi Hebi no Mi, Model: Yamata no Orochi. The cover request pictures Garp fighting a bear over salmon.