Sanji continuously shouted out Nami and Robin's name, only to be warned by Usopp not to again and again then be attacked by oncoming creatures. Sanji and Usopp face a big-ass giant blue tiger, after they hung on a tree like Tarzan by using its whiskers as vines. Encountered by another enemy which makes the ground they were standing on to crumble down, they drop to a water body at a village.
The next scene shows a little girl holding an IQ plant closely to her chest. Zoro cut the creature descending towards her and Chopper arrives right behind them on a giant mammoth.
Zoro: Chopper, let her wear your fur.
Chopper: Yeah. She looks cold.
*Chopper reaches to take off his fur*
Chopper: I obviously can't take it off!
They told the girl (Xiao) they've been stuck in the snow for days, but the girl points a certain direction where it was tropical-like, and said that it only takes half a day to exit the winter zone. The girl lead them to her village down the river.
Sanji and Usopp woke up on a small boat in a village and they notice something unusual.Sanji: Did you notice something, Usopp?
Usopp: Yeah.
Sanji: This village...has no young women.
Usopp: THAT'S what you noticed?!
A lady came to give them drinks. When Sanji asked about the feathers on the arms, she said that they don't know exactly why everyone has them. She told them that they cannot defy Shiki and they were under Shiki's control. Suddenly, she pushed them down to take cover. When they looked up, they saw a giant Transponder Snail (Self-Propelled Surveillance Transponder Snail). The live footage taken is sent to the palace.
The mammoth Zoro and Chopper were on suddenly stopped walking and howled as if in pain then ran away, dropping all three of them in the process. Chopper said that it was the stinky smell that was strong enough to cause his nose to feel prickly. Xiao explained that it was due to the trees called 'Daft Green', planted around the village. It was to avoid the creatures from attacking the village, however, it was poisonous to the body if inhaled too much.
Xiao brought them to their house, and told her mother she went to search for IQ Plants to cure her grandmother. Chopper noticed the green markings on the grandmother's face and asked them about her sickness. The sickness called 'Daft', made the body with the green marks to become rigid until eventually, the patient will not be able to move. The cause of it was when large quantities of Daft Green particles were inhaled, and it can only be cured with the IQ plant. They then found out that Shiki took all the IQ plants and ruined the coexistence of the creatures there.
Zoro and Chopper then took a rest by the stairs. Soon, Sanji and Usopp also took a seat by the stairs. They rest as they've been unable to rest properly for a whole week. Coincidentally, they rest on the same stairs and reunite.Nami takes her backpack and goes into the swimming pool, followed by the bird. The next scene showed a ton of people entering Merveille. Shiki and his team discussed the preparation; Shiki was informed that all captains have arrived at the port, then Shiki said to release the men. When asked by his subordinate, he said just to free one man.
"You give them hope before you give them despair. The desperate look on someone's face as he falls from an even higher place is extraordinary. Don't you agree?"
Dr Indigo reported to Shiki that Nami escaped through the drainage connected to the sea. Nami rode onto the bird as transportation to escape and landed in another waterbody. They found themselves surrounded by sea creatures but the bird electrocutes all of them, killing them. The bird let our a victory scream, "Gaoo!!!" but realized Nami wasn't on his back but her body was floating in the water. He freaked out and quickly brought her to land. Desperate, the bird pecked her continuously until she woke up. (Cute interaction honestly)
The bird lifted her up to see the view and she found herself facing Sunny Go. She ran towards Sunny but stopped when there was a nearby crash. Then, Luffy appeared from the forest, and ran towards Nami, followed by a chain of monsters. The bird then electrocuted all oft them.
The trio, Franky, Robin and Brook are showin riding a crawfish-shaped motorbike. It turns out, it actually is a crawfish. Franky called it, 'Crawley Davidson'. When all of them noticed something similar to a town nearby, the crawfish freaked out and jumped backward. Unbeknownst to them, it was avoiding the Daft Green. On the other side, Billy also avoided the Daft Greens and took a rest on top of a small island. They saw a village surrounded by Daft Greens, and met up with the rest of the crew (Usopp, Chopper, Zoro, Sanji).
After Sanji told her how much he was worried for her and hardly slept, he collapsed BUT woke up because "Robin-chan was still missing!". Invited in by Xiao's mother, Luffy suggested Nami to take her offer and rest in the house. Unaware of the transponder snail watching them, they rested in front of the house.
In another setting, the trio (Franky, Robin, Brook), were relaxing in the town they saw earlier, with a bunch of pirates as well. Robin noticed they all have an Eternal Pose leading to Merveille. One of the pirates recognized them as Straw Hats and asked them if they were joining Captain Shiki's brotherhood.
Xiao told her family that one of her friend's (Shu) father returned. This meant that Shiki was leaving and taking the animals to the Sea of Schemes, East Blue. The family was incredibly happy, ignorant of Nami's distraught of having her family hometown destroyed. Anxious, Nami walked out, muttering Luffy's name.
The trio, collecting information, found out that the East Blue article they saw on the newspaper that day was a warning to the World Government and the Navy. Shiki's aim was to destroy East Blue, then overthrow the world. He was going to send all the vicious animals to East Blue, hoping to make the World Government surrender. There was also going to be a demonstration which was to destroy the village on the island.
Nami opened the door to see the crew's belongings on the floor, but they were nowhere to be found. Suddenly, Luffy said, "Nami, stay away!". They were facing against Shiki, in the sunset. Shiki knew that Nami knew his plan, however, the crew started to attack him. They were overpowered by Shiki, and he ended the fight by burying them all in erected soil, leaving their heads out.
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| Nami looking at Luffy and the rest, unconscious. |
Nami begged him not to hurt her friends and East Blue, however, Shiki said that he only listens to favours from his crew members. As she weighed her options, Usopp tries to talk her out of it. Annoyed, Shiki threw a rock the size of his head to Usopp, knocking him unconscious. Nami then joined his crew. Shiki then passed her a Tone Dial, and she recorded her goodbye message, leaving the Tone Dial on the floor.
After Shiki signaled to the Transponder Nail, Dr Indigo then ordered for the plan to proceed.
