Cross Guild

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At the Flower Capital after the festivities, the aftermath of Ryokugyu's assault is still visible. People call out, "Hang in there, Raizo!" and "Don't die, Shinobu-san!!" while another says, "They're so thin now..." and someone wonders, "What terrifying sorcery!" The Scabbards lie bandaged and drained. One of them admits, "We may find it hard to admit, but that man... had a point. Kaido's presence did keep other threats at bay. He was a tremendous deterrent." Kin'emon apologizes for not being in Kuri when the attack happened, saying, "Forgive me! I should not have been in Kuri when all this happened! I was completely oblivious!" The others reassure him that Momonosuke-sama's bravery helped them avoid more casualties, then ask how Otsuru is.

Kin'emon explains that Okobore Town was reduced to ashes and that Tsuru suffered a nasty burn to the face, though he is thankful she survived. Someone asks whether he brought Kin-san home, and Kin'emon says yes, but he had to return to the capital. Tsuru is asked whether she plans to move back after living in the capital herself, and she answers, "Yes... I always want to be by his side." The others tease Kin'emon, saying, "But wow! Even after 20 years... Tsuru is as gorgeous as ever!" and "Enough already, even puppy love isn't this sappy!!" while Kin'emon tells them to focus on recovery. The page restores the human aftermath of liberation: homes burned, bodies wounded, and long-separated couples trying to begin again.

Carrot is suddenly summoned before the Mink leaders. She asks, "Duke! Boss! You summoned me? What's up?!" and Nekomamushi greets her, "Ahh, you're here, Carrot." Inuarashi and Nekomamushi then announce that Carrot will be the next ruler of the Mokomo Dukedom. Carrot is shocked, saying, "Me, ruler?! Sure, no biggie!!" before immediately panicking, "Wait!! Ruler?! No way! I can't possibly take charge!!" The dukes explain that they, the Cat and Dog, have decided to stay in Wano as Kozuki retainers and protect Momonosuke-sama. They say Carrot has grown very dependable after her adventures with Luffy and the others, and that she has what it takes to lead the next generation. The page turns Carrot's voyage with the Straw Hats into a new responsibility at home.

The minks reassure Carrot that she will not carry the burden alone. Inuarashi's Three Musketeers step forward and say, "True enough! That's why you can trust us to protect the country for you!" Carrot protests that some of the others are much stronger than she is, but Wanda tells her, "It'll be by your side too, Carrot. The dukes chose wisely." Wanda says Pedro's will lives on more in Carrot than it does in anyone else. Carrot quietly repeats Pedro's name, absorbing the weight of that legacy. Outside, the minks say, "Yeah! We leave Zou... to you-gara youngsters!!" Meanwhile, Kozuki Sukiyaki tells Momonosuke that Oden was his son, prompting Momo to ask, "You're our grandpa?!" The page links two inheritances: Carrot receives Pedro's will, and Momonosuke regains living family.

Sukiyaki breaks down in front of Momonosuke and Hiyori, saying, "Sorry... I am so sorry... I am in your debt." Momo hugs him and says, "Grandpa!" Sukiyaki replies, "You truly are the spitting image of your father, Momonosuke!" After losing their parents, Momo says it means a lot to find out they still have family, and Hiyori tearfully tells Sukiyaki not to apologize. Sukiyaki then explains that some of them clearly knew about him already, noting that wearing a tengu mask outside the festival is odd and that they knew there were no ordinary swordsmiths. He apologizes to the Straw Hats for putting them in that position, while Luffy is hilariously shocked that Hitetsu was Sukiyaki-sama all along. The page provides an emotional family reunion after decades of hidden shame.

Sukiyaki says there may be some things he can shed light on, and that this is all an old codger like him is good for anyway. When he finishes telling the group about Pluton, Franky shouts, "What?! Pluton's in this country?!" Luffy asks Franky whether he once torched the blueprints for that thing, and Franky confirms, "Yeah, Pluton. It's an ancient weapon named after a god." Luffy asks if Franky wants it, but Franky says, "Nah! I'm good!" Robin wonders why Oden would want to unleash it, and Sukiyaki says he thought Luffy might be able to help, but Luffy has no interest. The page shows how casually the Straw Hats reject an ancient weapon, even while the revelation confirms Wano's importance.

Shinobu reappears transformed, telling the group, "It's me, Shinobu! I know, I'm nothing but skin and bones after that accident." Sanji immediately swoons, and the others marvel that she has had "some glow up." O-Tama announces, "Big bro! Big bro! I'm gonna be Shinobu's apprentice! Nin-nin!" and asks whether she can get strong enough to join Luffy's crew next time they meet. Luffy smiles and tells her, "Sure, if you keep up on your ninjutsu training! Shishishi!!" Nami calls Tama adorable. The page turns Tama's goodbye into a promise for the future: she cannot sail now, but she has chosen a path toward becoming strong enough to do so someday.

News of Pluton leaks into the room's excitement. Caribou overhears and thinks, "Pluton's in Wano!! First Poseidon, now this! There's a certain someone who'd love to hear about this!!" A few days later, the Flower Capital begins restoration planning. Officials tell Momonosuke, "My lord, we have finished the restoration plans... for all the various villages. The necessary funds have also been calculated." Momo looks somber as citizens greet him as shogun-sama. The page shifts from huge ancient-weapon secrets to practical reconstruction, but Caribou's eavesdropping adds danger: one of the world's most sensitive secrets may be carried outside Wano by the worst possible gossip.

Momonosuke rushes through the castle looking for the Straw Hats. He calls, "Hey!! Zoro!! Can you teach me some sword... moves?!" but finds the room empty. He shouts for Luffy and Zoro, then for Sanji, Chopper, Emon, Nami, Usopp, Robin, Franky, Bone-kichi, Jinbe, and Yamato. No one answers. The castle corridors echo as he realizes everyone has already left their usual spaces. The page captures Momo's panic not as a political crisis, but as a personal one: the friends who helped save Wano are already moving on, and he has not even said what he wanted to say to them.

Momonosuke keeps searching and calls for Robin, Franky, Bone-kichi, Jinbe, and Yamato. He asks Hiyori whether she has seen Luffy and the gang, but Hiyori, playing music with Toko, says they all came to say farewell this morning and it is lonely without them. Momo is stunned: "What?! But no one said anything to me... I just found out myself!!" Kin'emon arrives equally upset, saying that Kiku told him Momonosuke-sama, Kin'emon, Luffy, and the rest have all given their goodbyes to Denjiro and the others, so why leave them out? The page turns the impending departure into a comic wound for the two men most emotionally tied to the Straw Hats.

At Tokage Port in Udon, the three pirate crews prepare to leave Wano. Law explains that their log poses have locked on to three different directions: northeast, east, and southeast. He says northeast is the most direct route, then offers to pick a route. Luffy, Kid, and Law immediately argue over it. Kid says they should at least pick different routes if they are all leaving now; Luffy insists they have already decided to set sail today; Law complains that their alliance has run its course and they are rivals again. They draw lots and Luffy loses, crying, "Nooooo!! I lost the draw! Sorry, guys! East!" Kid mocks him for randomly picking the middle one, while Luffy snaps that Kid should get over there and help load cargo. The page turns the end of the alliance into competitive chaos.

Kid pushes Luffy by revealing the newspaper's new shock. A huge poster announces the "Cross Guild," featuring Buggy as "The Bombastic Clown" with Sir Crocodile and Dracule Mihawk beneath him. Luffy reacts, "What in the world?!" Kid calls the new emperors an eyesore and says Luffy is the one that annoys him most, while Luffy, offended, declares, "I'm the emperor, I should be the best at drawing lots!" The reveal implies that Buggy, Crocodile, and Mihawk are now being presented as one organization under Buggy's banner. The page gives the chapter its title and throws a new world-power configuration into the farewell scene.

The crews process the Cross Guild news. Luffy reads, "Crocodile and Hawk-Eye!! They're working under Buggy?!" Zoro says, "I can't imagine Hawk-Eye doing that..." but Luffy jokes that if Buggy is capable of commanding men like that, he is definitely worthy of being an emperor, even as Law says Buggy is just an idiot. Kid explains the real danger: whatever happened, this Cross Guild is issuing bounties on Marines. The newspaper shows reward posters for Navy officers, and Kid says the Navy dogs now have to watch their backs too because "the hunters have become the hunted." Killer asks whether everyone is done whining about routes, and Law says once they leave Wano, it is every man for himself and he does not want to hear excuses. The page shows how much the outside world changed while Wano was isolated.

Law gives Kid a copy of the Road Poneglyph, saying, "You earned it too. It wouldn't be sporting to keep it from you." Kid realizes Kaido had one as well and compares it to the copy Big Mom's commander had to hand over. Killer laughs that if they want to stay ahead in the scramble for the One Piece, they should get serious about a certain man. Kid asks, "You wanna go after the man marked by flames?" but admits they have no leads. Luffy asks, "Marked by flames? What are you talking about?" Robin silently reacts, and Kid laughs that he guesses they are a step ahead of Luffy. The page introduces a new mystery target connected to the race for the One Piece.

Back in the Flower Capital, Momonosuke and Kin'emon finally find Yamato on the roof. Momo asks, "Are you gone too, Yamato?!" and Yamato answers, "Not yet." Kin'emon asks whether Yamato is on the roof like usual, and Yamato declares, "Yeah, I've made up my mind! I'm about to head over to Luffy and the gang!" With a smile, Yamato says, "It's finally time for me... to live like Oden did!!" The chapter ends on Yamato's decision to leave Wano and join the departing pirates, framing the choice as heroic and free. After the nation's liberation, Yamato is ready to claim the life outside that Kaido denied.

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