The fight is a good bit of fun, though Luffy deals with the lion’s head quickly to save Otama, and I absolutely loved seeing Zoro and Okiku fight side by side as the two look well-matched in how they handle aspects of it. When the two do spring into action it’s that kind of moment you wait for as it completely puts everyone in their places while reminding that our two leads really have grown so much since their first meeting. It’s hilarious as we get Luffy setting Zoro to handling the food boat’s handlers while he’ll deal with Holdem all while Okiku is just caught off-guard by this shift as she believes it to be unrealistic to a significant degree. Naturally, the arrival of food from Paradise Farms is a huge distraction for Luffy at first, which is delightfully amusing, but the reality of what it means sets in quickly and just reinforces his desire to take down Holdem. Holdem’s bravado and dares are just comically stupid at this point, though once again we have the usual issue in how Luffy’s abilities sway so much depending on the needs of the villain and story.

And that generally doesn’t fly well for someone like Luffy, which Zoro knows full well. The problem is that as Luffy deals with him he realizes that it’s not just Otama’s that a hostage (though she’s literally in the lion’s mouth on his belt) but that the entire village/town is to Holdem and his people. In today's episode we get a lot of posturing as Holdem is now involved in everything more directly and Luffy has a proper target to focus on. “Taking Back Otama! A Fierce Fight Against Holdem!”

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