A mysterious country, a rampaging slasher, ancient samurai rituals of seppuku - and Zoro in the crosshairs! When a street assault occurs, all signs point to Zoro! Meanwhile, Luffy finally arrives at the Land of Wano but all his friends are nowhere to be found.

After securing the Sunny, O-Tama takes Luffy to the house where she lives with her master, the sword-smith Tenguyama Hitetsu, and prepares him a meal to thank him. She walk away for a moment when her stomach started growling. Now, the capital is the only place that is not a desolate land, but the two still live there waiting for the return of the pirate, Ace. Luffy reveals to them that unfortunately they waited in vain since Ace died. Hitetsu explains that, wrecked on the island, Ace helped them four years earlier during a famine. Meanwhile, Basil Hawkins, now a subject of Kaido, goes to investigate the soldiers defeated by Luffy.

Luffy faces against Urashima in a sumo match. Holdem tries to pull off Tama's cheek until Luffy sends Urashima crashing into Holdem's residence.

Zoro goes to a gambling house with Tonoyasu. After a brawl, they go to Ebisu Town. Meanwhile, the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai Alliance works to steal weapons and food. Franky learns that Minatomo no longer has the blueprints of Kaido's mansion. He goes all over the Flower Capital searching for them but hits a dead end. At the shogun's castle, CP-0 attempts to negotiate with Orochi.