Summary:
In the present, Brook sings a song about meeting Nekomamushi as he remembers Nekomamushi asking Nami what happened to Sanji and Caesar two days ago. Nami said that Sanji had decided to leave and Nekomamushi understood what she wanted and told Wanda and Carrot not to tell anyone what just happened. Back in the present, Brook continues to sing about Nekomamushi and Robin asks if Nekomamushi is what Brook describes, but Brook replies that he is singing about how he imagines the ruler. Luffy asks if Sanji is getting married based on what his note said, and Nami replies that she isn’t sure, but she knows that Sanji promised to come back. Luffy is excited because he thinks that Sanji will bring his bride back with him, which means that their crew will have a new member. However, Brook reveals that the bride is Big Mom’s daughter, meaning that they will become Big Mom’s subordinates after Sanji’s wedding. Brook says that Sanji was against the idea and wonders if there’s a way he could get away with it, so he cut himself off from the crew to prevent them from having to serve under Big Mom, which Luffy says is even worse than being Big. Mother’s goons.
Usopp wonders what Sanji’s family was like, and Robin vaguely remembers the name Vinsmoke. Nami apologizes for not holding him back before the rest of the crew arrived, but Robin replies that they had no choice in the matter. However, Chopper is surprised that he will never see Sanji again, but Zoro expresses apathy towards the situation. He says that Sanji has never apologized for his actions and reminds his crew that their actions on Dressros angered Kaidou of the Four Emperors and Kin’emon and the samurai were also targeted by Kaidou. Soon they would be fighting Kaidou himself and Sanji was now involved with Big Mom, another emperor. Nami yells that Sanji had nothing to do with it and she and Zoro argue. Luffy interrupts their argument by asking Sanji himself. His crew reminds him that they can’t invade Big Mom’s domain without a strategy, and Robin says that as Emperor, Big Mom was on a completely different level than any of their past opponents. However, Chopper says that Pekoms stayed behind so they could ask him some questions.
The Straw Hats make it to the Guardians residential area and the Guardians cheer when they see them. Roddy and Blackback apologize to Luffy for attacking him earlier, and Pedro, the captain of the Guardians, expresses his thanks and apologizes to Luffy at the top of the tree. Pedro jumps down and tells Luffy that the Heart Pirates were waiting for him, but Luffy wants to see Nekomamushi and Pekoms first. Pedro then approaches Luffy and reveals that Pekoms just woke up in the building in the back and that the Guardians would be willing to help find Sanji. Chopper is told by the mink reindeer he is smitten with that Nekomamushi is inside taking a bath, shocking him.
Inside, Nekomamushi eats lasagna while taking a bath, and Chopper yells at him that he can’t take a bath because his wounds would reopen, and he should eat light meals and not use his left hand. Nekomamushi replies that he loved freedom when he got out of the bath and Chopper yells at him for ignoring his orders. Nekomamushi hugs Robin and Usopp and thanks them for saving his tribe, promising to pay them back one day. He then starts playing with the ball, causing his wounds to reopen. Nekomamushi ends up in bed, which he claims is because he wants to be. He tells Robin to grab the fox’s tail, playing with it while Chopper gives him an injection, and Usopp realizes that Nekomamushi is afraid of injections. Nekomamushi claims to be feeling better now, but Chopper slaps him and tells him to lie down. Meanwhile, Luffy talks to Pekoms, who curses Bege for shooting him and leaving him behind. Luffy asks him who arranged Sanji’s marriage and he replies that Big Mom and Dad Vinsmoke Family. Nami asks what kind of person Sanji’s father is, and Pekoms replies that he is an infamous man in the underworld, revealing that the Vinsmoke family is a family of assassins.