Very nice segue chapter. Capone's cover story just about reaching its conclusion as Wano segues to Kaido and Big Mom's side of things.
This is why I'm glad Jinbe is back, even if premature. All these little wholesome crew moments now include the big fish. Wonderful to see Franky be enthuastic about the best helmsman finally steering the best ship. He's been waiting years for a Jinbe. Looks like we're not finding out what happened in the WCI cliffhanger just yet, most likely because a future plot point has been set up. The Strawhats are even in action already. I see Carrot for a second week is getting in the way. Right now, I assume Oda simply wants to save the special all-Strawhat double spread and the rabbit is here to temporarily deny us a crew panel. Oda could turn that mink into something more if he wants, but right now I still don't see it. The crew makes a toast to their victory, Kid Pirates make a similar declaration. Killer is back and that's good because Kid needs every last man to compete. Gonna be great to see these two crews jump into the fight right away.
Good bit of strategy here complete with Onigashima's layout. Law and the heads of the groups all have their serious meeting, Luffy and Kid's group not welcome. Denjiro throwing jabs at Kinemon is great. Which part of the island is supposed to be Winter? I'm not exactly sure how they plan to sneak up on Kaido and his forces as they're all occupied with the distractions. Drunk Kaido is trying to club Luffy, then the Samurai all try to stab him from behind? I guess because they only see two pirate crews, they might lower their guard and not expect things to get worse.
The Flying Six show up and demand an audience. And it is indeed six pairs of legs, meaning the guy with Page One's pants is Page One or he got replaced recently. We won't really know until next chapter. They are definitely the Veterans (Perospero, Oven, Daifuku, Compote) of the Beast Pirates. The Numbers are already there drinking their tails off before Big Mom is even ready, clearly they don't demand such importance. Even though the number cards should follow the face cards such as Jack, it's looking like they sit in a tier below the Flying Six. The Numbers should be the mid-tiers of the Beast Pirates, so equivalent to Pekoms, Tamago and other high bounty fighters. The crew is looking impressive, the only thing missing is more regular Headliners who haven't been introduced since Udon.
Kaido's son is the big reveal of chapter by far. Where has this guy been? Is he a legit son? How old is he? Is he a high ranking member of the Beast Pirates? Who shagged with Kaido? The two strongest possibilities I see are that Kaido's son is Momo's age, or he's a strong pirate of fighting age with an independent mind. The first, Kaido's son being a young tyke could put him at odds with Momonosuke. Momo could end up developing a relationship with him at Onigashima and they inevitably butt heads. I much prefer Orochi for this role seeing as he's the current Shogun, backstabbed and ended Oden, and is the snake Momo can slay with his sword. Orochi has near zero fighting instinct and probably never trained a single day as a samurai, but he's a threat to overcome because of his Devil Fruit. Doable for Momo but he might need some backup. Kaido's son being of fighting age certifies him as wild card. Kaido's son doesn't exist to merely be a 4th calamity, Oda would delve into a more complex plotline such as a son rebelling against their father. Let's take that example. He could openly plot against his father like Blackbeard against Whitebeard, or merely serve him but maintain a distinct moral code and behaviors that don't match their captain such as Senor Pink to Doflamingo or Katakuri to Big Mom. He would be a good guy within the Beast Pirates, not merely a spy keeping up appereances like Drake. The fact that he won't show his face at the banquet does seem to hint that Kaido cannot control him.
Next chapter looks intense. I wonder how many character designs Oda plans to drop on us all at once. I don't believe Kaido's son will make the cut, that guy seems to be doing his own thing right now. All I ask for is a big double page spread with the Beast Pirates and Big Mom pirates having a feast.