Good chapter, though I have some gripes.
Firstly, Luffy bringing morale back to the alliance happened a bit too quickly. We didn't have enough time to process how his defeat would affect everyone. That was lowest point of the whole raid, and it wasn't explored as much as it should've been.. But I am glad the message was passed on to Momo, who is coming to his own as a leader. He will rule over these Samurai, so he should. Luffy's little stint at telepathy seems like an evolution of the Voice of All Things. At first it allowrf someone to communicate with creatures they normally wouldn't, but reading or relaying something to someone's thoughts is also not a standard mode of communication. It'll be interesting if Luffy refines this, as it will prove useful in the final war.
Sanji vs Queen finally starts, and it was always going to happen. Aside from the obvious pattern Sanji fights the 3rd strongest of the enemy side, his opponents are usually eccentric individuals, and Queen is the most eccentric of them thus far. But most of all, Oda solidified the fight with Queen's remark on Sanji.
This is because Sanji's running subplot since WCI ended was coming to terms with his family background.
Queen offers a natural development and resolution to this plotpoint, and it gives Oda opportunity to write funny fight banter between Sanji and Queen. Sanji will not take well being referred to as "Judge's son," and Queen might try to egg him on just from that. But other than Sanji, Queen will also get fleshed out via this fight. We will learn more on his background.
The Zoro/Sanji banter we see little of these days is in full swing. I could not stop laughing at Sanji using Zoro as a bat to take out Gifters, or even the macho posturing over who's worth more men, and a neat callback from Zou. Speaking of Zou callbacks, this chapter proves part of why Luffy went to WCI to get Sanji back. Luffy originally didn't feel the need to rush to Sanji's rescue, not because he didn't care, but because he thought Sanji could handle whatever situation he was in. He only agreed after Nami's insistence and the truth about Sanji's wedding. He also rationalized bringing Sanji back due to his strength as a war asset.
Sanji's going to put that faith to good use by defeating Kaido's second strongest subordinate.
The last part I want to talk about is Yamato and Kaido's meeting. This was anticipated since Yamato's appearance. It's a two pronged opportunity to learn more on Yamato and Kaido, though Oda has hinted or used clever wording and imagery to inform us of the relationship the two have had as Father and Child.
Yamato's existence is seen as being "chained."
And it is. Yamato is trapped on Onigashima, their entire life has been mapped out by Kaido, and they've even been literally chained for good measure.
This echoes Oden's childhood, though it's to a lesser degree than Yamato's situation. Like Yamato, Oden was a prisoner to parental, even societal expectations of him. He wanted to go out to sea where it was open and free. He viewed Wano as "two cramped," much like Yamato harbors Onigashima as a "chained" existence.
They now face Kaido, and the composition of the panels really express the scene's intent.
First, Yamato is coming out of the skull, the heart of Onigashima. They have been confined there for 20 years. They are coming through through a hole created during the chaos. The hole and chaos around the island is their "window of opportunity" to finally be free from their fate imposed by their father. And they stand over Kaido, not to be under his shadow. But he still stands before them as a final obstacle. It is up to Yamato and their new allies to finally crush this obstacle, the physical manifestation of Yamato's shackled life.