## One Piece Chapter 690, pages 8-10: S.A.D. - Chapter: 690 - Pages: 8-10 - Characters: Vergo, Smoker, Trafalgar Law, G-5 Marines ### Summary Page 8: Vergo explains why Smoker's strategy should be a mistake. He says, "AGAINST A SUPERIOR HAKI USER, TURNING INTO SMOKE AND INCREASING YOUR SIZE JUST MAKES YOU A BIGGER TARGET!!" Then he raises his bamboo staff and continues, "WHEN CLAD IN MY COLOR OF ARMAMENTS, EVEN THIS ORDINARY BAMBOO STAFF BECOMES A DEADLY WEAPON... OR DIDN'T YOU KNOW THAT?" The note identifies the attack as "Demon Bamboo," and Vergo brings down "ONITAKE!!" The blow lands brutally, smashing into Smoker with a huge impact. The page emphasizes Vergo's confidence in his Armament Haki. To him, Smoker's smoke body is no advantage at all; it only gives Vergo more surface to strike. Page 9: Vergo's attack sends Smoker crashing across the production room. Blood and smoke trail through the air as Smoker is driven back, the bamboo staff still cutting through his defense. The impact carries him across the floor and leaves him badly wounded. Yet the page also reveals the hidden point of the fight: while Vergo focuses on Smoker, Law is moving behind the exchange. Smoker's apparent recklessness has pulled Vergo's attention away from Law's real objective. The violence looks like a one-sided beating, but in the structure of the scene, Smoker is buying time and space for Law to recover what Caesar and Vergo took from him. Page 10: Vergo stands over Smoker and lectures him. He says, "I BESMIRCHED THE NAME OF THE MARINES, AND YOU TRIED TO TAKE ME DOWN. BUT WITHOUT ANY REAL POWER... SMOKER, MERE BRAVERY WILL NOT BE ENOUGH FOR YOUR MEN REST IN PEACE." Smoker coughs and bleeds, seemingly beaten. Then footsteps approach. Vergo turns and sees Law standing upright with his heart back in his hand, the heart beating with "BA-DUM" and "BA-DUM." Law says, "MY HEART... YOU DID WELL TO GET IT BACK TO ME, SMOKER." The page reveals the truth of Smoker's fight. He let himself become the target so that he could recover Law's heart from Vergo, restoring Law's ability to fight at full strength.