It's good to see Tashigi again! Hopefully, Smoker will soon appear as well. It seems like the Marines will be heavily involved in this arc, which should be fun. Even better is the prospect of more SWORD action. With Koby's abduction, we will hopefully not only be introduced to more members (as in this chapter) but also receive more information about SWORD's structure and motives. There was a mention of Drake--is he still in Wano?
Speaking of Drake, the Vegapunk numbers remind me of Drake vs. Scotch. Scotch had a number, seemed to by a cyborg, and was on a technologically advanced winter island. Is it possible that he and the island were under Vegapunk's control before Kaido came in?