Gin pleads with Sanji to leave the ship, warning him that staying could cost him his life. In the meantime, Luffy provokes the Don Krieg pirates by correcting their claim of being the strongest pirate in the East Blue, stating that quantity means nothing compared to quality and strength. Don Krieg takes offense and decides to face Luffy himself.
Don Krieg readies a round golden shield to fire a poison bomb at Luffy and the others. Luffy tries to deflect the cannonball, but to everyone’s surprise, it turns out to be a bomb that releases a rain of shrapnel, injuring Luffy and the rest of the crew. Don Krieg boasts that he has numerous ways to defeat Luffy and is confident in his strength.
Meanwhile, Sanji calmly lights his cigarette and confronts Gin. Gin wields a T-shaped weapon called a tofa and launches an attack at Sanji. However, Sanji skillfully evades the strike and counters with a low kick. Unexpectedly, Gin’s swift reaction causes him to miss Sanji’s kick, but he immediately traps Sanji’s head between the surface and his tofa. With a powerful force, Gin rotates the other end of his tofa to strike Sanji’s head, intending to end his resistance.