Zoro Faces Adversity: A Monster! King the Wildfire

Kazenbo continues to make its way down to the Armory as the he Beast Pirates and samurai try in vain to stop its descent. Realizing that the flame spectre is moving through walls and that it will be reaching the Armory soon, Yamato urgently moves faster, enlisting the help of Fuga. Atop Fuga's head are Brook and Robin. Knowing that the CP0 are just behind the flames, they hop off and quickly put distance between them and the agents. The CP0, still in pursuit, are stopped when Apoo take their pictures to sell the photos to Morgans of the World Economy News Paper. One them of agents attacks Apoo before attacking Drake as well. Drake suggests that they team up to take down the CP0 agents and Apoo gladly accepts. Meanwhile, as Onigashima is inching closer towards the Flower Capital Momonosuke continues try to prevent the floating island from crashing, determined not to betray the promise he made to his friends and keep everyone safe. Inside, Hiyori (under her Komurasaki persona) plays her shamisen while Orochi watches tearfully. The sound of the shamisen causes Enma to drain Zoro's Haki. Seeing Zoro trying to stop Enma from fully draining him, King mocks how Zoro is having a falling out with his "friend." The two continue their clash, with King mockingly allows Zoro to stab him, only to cause a fiery explosion that leaves King unharmed. Elsewhere, Sanji continues fighting Queen, who expresses disappointment in not being able to see Sanji use his Raid Suit. Queen proceeds to provoke Sanji, calling him mentally weak for asking Zoro for emotional support. He tells Sanji that Zoro isn't any better and that he will not be able to defeat King since King is a Lunarian—a thought to be extinct race that could survive in any natural environment and were once revered as gods. Sanji brushes this off, asking how "gods" managed to become extinct. Zoro is at a loss at how to defeat King. He attacks using his Death Lion Song, an attack he deems to be stronger than his previous attacks. However, this does not cause any damage to King. Zoro hears the shamisen and once again, Enma drains his Haki. Meanwhile, King attacks Zoro and lands a hit on him causing him to let go of his swords. King notes that this is the first time he has ever seen a swordsman being held back by his own swords. Zoro falls and tries to retrieve his blades. He recalls the day he obtained Sandai Kitetsu, the cursed sword forged by Tenguyama Hitetsu. King attacks Zoro in midair which sends him crashing onto the side of the floating island. There, he finds Wado Ichimonji, the sword of Kuina, his childhood friend. In a flashback, Hitetsu explains that Enma and Wado Ichimonji were forged by the same person, the legendary swordsmith, Shimotsuki Kouzaburou. This is why Enma fits comfortably in Zoro's hand. These memories make Zoro question how a sword from the Land of Wano ended up in a remote region in the East Blue.