## One Piece Chapter 697, pages 13-15: Dealings - Chapter: 697 - Pages: 13-15 - Characters: Donquixote Doflamingo, Baby 5, Buffalo, Trafalgar Law, Caesar Clown ### Summary Page 13: Doflamingo finds his subordinates left behind in humiliation. Baby 5, wounded and furious, spits, "SHIT!! WE WERE REALLY BETRAYED BY LAW!!" Buffalo calls out desperately, "YOUNG MASTER!!!" Their bodies and pride have both been used as messages. Doflamingo stands over the scene while they prepare themselves for punishment. One of them declares, "THERE'S NO EXCUSE!! WE'LL ACCEPT DEATH AS PENANCE...!!" Baby 5 twists her failure into personal anguish: "EVEN THOUGH I WAS NEEDED... I COULDN'T ANSWER THE CALL!!" Law's betrayal is no longer abstract. It has reached Doflamingo through his own people, displayed like damaged goods, and the sight makes clear how deliberately Law is provoking him. Baby 5 and Buffalo are alive, but their condition tells Doflamingo that Law has already taken control of the rhythm of this negotiation. Page 14: The insult becomes clearer when Doflamingo recognizes the small craft: "THIS IS THE LIFE RAFT FROM MY TANKER, ISN'T IT..." Baby 5 and Buffalo sink deeper into shame, saying, "WE'VE LOST ALL HONOR...!! IN THE END, WE..." Doflamingo cuts them off with cold control: "IT'S FINE. SAY NO MORE." He does not blame them for obeying him, telling them, "YOU TWO... WERE JUST FOLLOWING MY ORDERS." Then the real speaker enters the exchange. Law sits with Caesar Clown under his control, the prize Doflamingo needs most. The narration underlines the scale of the moment: "THE BOSS HIMSELF MAKES AN APPEARANCE..." Law answers that appearance with a calm taunt: "WELL THIS IS SURPRISING..." The board is set. Doflamingo has found his men, but Law has Caesar, and that means the conversation will happen on Law's terms. Page 15: Law opens the negotiation without pretending: "IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR CAESAR, HE'S WITH ME." Caesar panics from captivity, crying, "...JO... JOKER, HELP ME!!!" Doflamingo keeps his voice playful, but the threat underneath is plain: "LAW... IT'S BEEN SUCH A LONG TIME... YET WE STILL CAN'T MANAGE TO MEET PROPERLY..." His first question is for his subordinates: "WHERE ARE BABY-5 AND BUFFALO'S BODIES?" Law refuses to be pulled off course: "COME NOW... DON'T ASK SUCH SUPERFLUOUS QUESTIONS." Doflamingo laughs, "FU... FLUFFLU FLUFFLU FFU!!" and warns him, "HEY LAW, HOLD YOUR HORSES. CHILDREN SHOULDN'T GO AROUND ACTING LIKE GROWNUPS!! WHERE ARE YOU NOW!?... DON'T MAKE ME ANGRY...!!" Law answers the threat with the real purpose of the call: "LET'S MAKE A DEAL..."