Summary:
Kaidou’s attack causes Luffy’s Gear 4 to finally wear off, and when he returns to normal, he lands on the ground unconscious again, with Momonosuke even realizing that he can no longer hear Luffy’s “voice”. Although Kaido was named the winner, he was enraged that history had repeated itself and he had achieved victory through the intervention of another person. Kaidou goes to Guernica and asks if he is ready to face the consequences for his actions. Agent CP0 says nothing as Kaidou brings Hassaikai to him, with Joseph silently acknowledging his fellow agent’s fate.
Kawamatsu orders the samurai to find a way to escape the burning castle, as there is no way to put out the fires and he sees no honor in being burned alive. Just then, Kaidou descends into the castle in his dragon form and declares to the samurai that Luffy is dead, prompting Momonosuke to step forward and surrender to him. The Beasts Pirates cheer Kaido’s victory while the Samurai despair, and even Kid and Law acknowledge this bitter turn of events. While the likes of Chopper and Tama cry over the loss of Luffy, Nami refuses to believe Kaidou’s words, even revealing herself to him to say so. He fires a Bolo Breath at her, but Marco blocks it and yells at everyone to not give up until it’s over.
Kaidou then states that Onigashima will still attack the Flower Capital, and unlike Orochi, he will let everyone who lives in Wano work to make weapons because that’s all he sees Wano to be; a source of cheap, free and replaceable labor. His words cause the samurai’s morale to waver as he once demands that Momonosuke introduce himself, while the Beast Pirates decide to take out Law and Kid, only to be held back by their respective groups. Carrot and Nekomamushi decide to rejoin the fight, while Kid and Law force themselves to stand up to let Kaido kill them both.
As for Momonosuke, he decides that surrendering might be the best option for everyone if Luffy can’t beat him anymore, but Yamato counters that while surrendering might save everyone present, they’ll all end up dying of exhaustion as Kaidou’s slaves, and he won’t stop for that to fight, although he will claim that Kaidou is also at his limit. He also reminds Momonosuke that this battle has 20 years on the Wano people, so he would rather die with them than give up. Momonosuke accepts his words and the battle rages on, stopping to drag the island away to join the fight.
Suddenly, Zunesha is talking to Momonosuke, telling him that he hears the “Drums of Liberation” for the first time in 800 years, and declares that Joy Boy is back, just as Luffy begins to smile and steam comes out of his mouth. an unknown substance begins to envelop him.