Summary:
Viola discovers Mansherry’s cell and sends the information to Leo, who remembers the room from when Scarlett was alive.
Meanwhile, Luffy’s group is now fighting the giant nutcrackers as Farul is injured in the process as they cannot defeat the nutcrackers. Usopp then learns from Viola that Sugar has revived and his friends are in trouble. Sugar, now afraid of anyone with long noses, vows revenge on Usopp and his friends. Usopp is dismayed that he forgot about Robin when she was turned into a toy, and asks Viola and Kanjur for help in sniping.
After reaching level three, Robin’s group is attacked by Gladius. He causes Robin and Bartolomeo to fall down while Rebecca pushes forward. He will land at the location of Luffy’s groups. Law wants the key to his handcuffs so he can join the fight, but Robin says he’s with Rebecca. She tells Luffy and company to continue towards the next level while she and Bartolomeo prepare to fight Gladius and the giant toys.
Viola searches the entire palace for Mansherry, trying places she’s never been while serving the Donquijote family. Viola then relays the information to Leo and Rebecca, to whom Leo expresses his concerns about Mansherry. Viola tells him the location and he realizes it’s a “time out” room. Leo then starts crying because it reminds him of Scarlett and that whenever he and the others visit the palace they get into trouble with Viola from Dold, but Scarlett brings them food to which Leo admits that he misses Scarlett. Leo thanks Viola for the information and she tells him to be careful.
On the third level, Cavendish tells Farul to run away, but the horse is bitten by a nutcracker. Luffy blasts him with a jet gun while Cavendish tends to Farul noticing that his head is crushed. The toy easily recovers despite the hole in his chest much to Luffy’s shock. Cavendish angrily retaliates against the toy with Biken: Round Table, which cuts off the toy’s head. However, he regains consciousness when the trio stand in front of many toys, thinking they are immortal. Law curses the situation, noting that he could make short work of them if he was uncuffed.
Back on the plateau, Usopp hears from Viola that she saw some ugly toys in her direction and discovers that Sugar is awake, much to Usopp’s horror. Usopp says she should be out for at least two or three days after his face. Viola is worried because Luffy doesn’t know about her powers and they are in trouble. At the palace, Sugar screams in horror when she sees a foot soldier with a long nose and gives her sausages to eat, to which Sugar yells at him that people with long noses should die and she won’t eat anything that looks like a long nose and just wants grapes. She then turns him into a nutcracker while frustrated at Doflamingo’s failure and vows to turn everyone in the land into toys, especially Usopp. Usopp tells his crew about the seriousness of Sugar back on the loose. He remembers how he forgot about Robin when she turned into a toy and tries desperately not to forget about Luffy as well. He is ready to do anything at any cost to protect his captain from Sugar, but Kanjuro asks him how he will do anything when he is so far away from the palace and especially when Luffy and Sugar are inside the palace walls. Usopp replies that he has no other choice as he readies his Kabuto and is ready to fulfill his role as the straw pirate sniper by providing ranged support.
When they reach the third level, Robin notices some black orbs heading their way as he tries to warn Bartolomeo, but he is too engrossed in working with the Straw Hats and is attacked by an explosion. As Bartolomeo falls, Kabu warns them of Pamu Pamu no Mi as Robin begins to fall as well. Gladius sees them and goes after Rebecca, noting that he didn’t see people coming from above, but Robin uses her powers and grabs him, telling Rebecca that she’ll deal with Gladius and telling her to move on. Just then, Luffy sees something fall from the sky as Bartolomeo lands on a soldier and Robin flies down. As Robin reacquaints himself with Luffy, Law demands the key to his bonds. Gladius falls as he berates Rebecca on the run, as he muses that she was able to escape on her own, vowing to finish her off himself. He then introduces himself as he prepares to face off against his opponents. Robin and Bartolomeo tell Luffy and the others to advance, saying that they will fight Gladius and the Nutcrackers. He then tells them that Rebecca is in the flower fields waiting for them and has Law’s key.
The anime adds the following:
Bartolomeo dreams of meeting Luffy in the Sunflower Field.
Luffy uses Gomu Gomu no UFO against the Nutcracker toys.
Baby 5 uses her anime-exclusive Disc-Girl technique.
The anime expands on the following:
Flashback to young Viola’s time with the dwarves.
The fight between Sai and Baby 5.
The fight between Chinjao and Lao G.
In the manga, one of the nutcracker toys bit off Farula’s head during the beginning of the battle against Luffy, Kyros, and Cavendish. In the anime, Farula’s head is bitten off after the initial defeat of the Nutcracker toys.
In the manga, only one man with a long nose was seen interacting with Sugar. There are several in the anime.
In the manga, Orlumbus’ ability to make people do what he commands was first seen when he was helping Zoro. The anime shows this ability before.