## One Piece Chapter 696, pages 1-2: Common Interest - Chapter: 696 - Pages: 1-2 - Characters: Smoker, G-5 Marines, Monkey D. Luffy, Straw Hat Pirates, Brownbeard, Caesar Clown ### Summary Page 1: On the tanker after the escape, the Marines draw a literal line across the deck. They tell the pirates, "LISTEN UP, PIRATES!! YOUR 'PIRATE TEAM' CAN HAVE THE TANKER!!" Then they declare, "BUT THIS LINE MARKS THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN 'JUSTICE' AND 'EVIL'!! SO DON'T CROSS OVER TO OUR SIDE!! GOT IT, STRAWHAT CREW!?" Smoker sits with the S.A.D. container and asks, "WHOSE DUMB IDEA WAS THIS?" A Marine answers, "ALL I SAID WAS THAT YOU SHOULDN'T GET TOO FRIENDLY WITH THE PIRATES. I FIGURE IF WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, WE OUGHTA DO IT RIGHT, VICE ADMIRAL SMO!!" Smoker reports, "I'VE RECEIVED WORD FROM THE G-5 BASE. WE ARE TO WAIT HERE FOR A SHIP TO COME PICK US UP." The G-5 Marines also insist, "AND WE'RE LETTING THE MEDICAL TEAM COME AND GO AS THEY PLEASE!!" The rescue is over, but the absurd boundary shows that the Marines still need to pretend order exists. Page 2: Luffy talks to Brownbeard, who has chosen arrest after everything Caesar did. Luffy asks, "SO YOU'VE BEEN ARRESTED, BROWNBEARD?" Brownbeard answers sadly, "THAT'S TOO BAD, HUH. AND RIGHT AFTER WE BECAME FRIENDS... UOHOHO IT SEEMS THAT WE'VE STILL GOT A BIT OF POISON IN OUR BODIES, FROM THOSE EXPERIMENTS..." The G-5 Marines say they can receive treatment if they turn themselves in, but the Straw Hats object: "WHOA WHOA, STRAWHAT!! DIDN'T WE JUST SAY NOT TO COME OVER HERE!!?" and, "WHO CARES. YOU GUYS JUST WENT AND DECIDED THAT ON YOUR OWN!!" Brownbeard explains his decision clearly: "RATHER THAN BEING USED BY TRASH LIKE CAESAR, GOING TO PRISON SEEMS LIKE THE BETTER OPTION." He thanks Luffy: "THAT BLOW YOU DEALT TO CAESAR WAS REALLY SATISFYING. THANKS FOR THAT... AND ALL MY FRIENDS ARE GONE, AS WELL...!!" Brownbeard has lost his crew and his faith in Caesar, but he still leaves with enough dignity to choose his own punishment.