Summary:
Sanji gets involved with some gang members who disrupt his business and discovers that one of his customers has friends in high places.
Sanji becomes popular from his reindeer business, but attracts some unwanted rivals. He is approached by members of the Kyoshiro family and demands that he pay for running his business. When Sanji refuses, the thugs start attacking the store and terrorizing the little girl, knocking her bowl of soba onto the floor. Strangely, tears form in the girl’s eyes, but she laughs.
Sanji is very angry at the wasted soba. They quickly start fighting and Sanji easily comes out victorious. Franky also joins in and defeats the thug. Sanji then force-feeds the lost soba to one of the fighters.
After tying up the fighters, a little girl will appear. He introduces himself as Otoko, a name that the Straw Hats find funny because it means “man”. She also reveals that she works as a kamuro (servant to a courtesan) and worked hard to pay for the reindeer. A woman joins in and explains that there is only one oiran (courtesan) named Komurasaki. He also reveals that Robin has been invited to Orochi’s mansion.
At Udon’s excavation camp, Luffy becomes a celebrity among the inmates for beating up Dobon. He also gives some meal tickets to the old man he saved earlier. Raizo then appears, having sneaked into the prison. He reveals that he knows the location of Luffy’s handcuff key from the Seastone, but it is kept under heavy security. Raizo disappears and goes to steal the key.
Back in the Flower Capital, Komurasaki goes to Orochi’s mansion.
The anime adds the following:
After Toko loses her bowl of soba, Franky wonders if she was crying or laughing.
Before Sanji beats up the thugs, Usopp tries to tell him not to cause trouble.
A flashback is shown of Usopp showing the toad oil to Toko.
While talking to Sanji’s group, Toko also mentions toad oil.
The confrontation with the thugs from the Kyoshiro family is depicted differently in the anime.
In the manga, Sanji was only shown kicking Kuni. In the anime, Sanji kicks Suke and Kaku first.
While fighting Kuni, Sanji also shatters his sword.
When Luffy gives Hyo some of his food stamps, Hyo at first tries to refuse them.