## One Piece Chapter 698, pages 12-13: Doflamingo Appears - Chapter: 698 - Pages: 12-13 - Characters: Trafalgar Law, Caesar Clown, Monkey D. Luffy, Sanji, Donquixote Doflamingo, Kaido, Straw Hat Pirates ### Summary Page 12: Law begins explaining the chain of events that led to the current plan. Caesar, still furious and terrified, reminds everyone of his warning: "...SHURORORO. DON'T THINK YOU ALL ARE GOING TO GET AWAY WITH WHAT YOU'VE DONE...!!" He adds, "YOU'LL HAVE SOME REAL BIG PLAYERS AFTER YOU NOW, YOU FOOLS!!" Law explains why Luffy was suddenly accused of kidnapping: "SO THAT'S WHY LUFFY WAS GOING ON AND ON ABOUT 'KIDNAPPING'..." and Sanji realizes Caesar had tried to manipulate them: "BECAUSE IF YOU WERE ABOUT TO TELL ME TO COOK UP THIS WEIRD SHEEP THAT YOU'VE CAUGHT EVEN I MIGHT HAVE TAKEN ISSUE..." Caesar snaps, "AND YOU WILL DIE!!" and warns, "YOU WILL COME TO UNDERSTAND HOW STUPID YOU'VE BEEN...!!" Law ignores the panic and points to the core of the Punk Hazard operation: "ON PUNK HAZARD, I ASKED YOU TO KIDNAP CAESAR. AND I DESTROYED THE EQUIPMENT USED TO PRODUCE THE CHEMICAL KNOWN AS S.A.D." Page 13: Law pulls the curtain back on the New World structure. "THE BIG PIRATE CREWS IN THE NEW WORLD HAVE DIVIDED MOST OF THE SEA INTO SPHERES OF INFLUENCE, WHERE THEY COMMAND COUNTLESS UNDERLINGS." If a single pirate crew tried to challenge them, it would barely even reach the captain: "IF JUST A SINGLE PIRATE CREW WERE TO RISE UP TO CHALLENGE THEM, YOU WOULDN'T EVEN GET AN AUDIENCE WITH A CAPTAIN...!!" Law describes the system as underground power on an unprecedented scale: "THE CURRENT SCALE OF THIS SETUP IS UN-PRECEDENTED!!" These crews "REIGN OVER LIKE A GIANT CRIME SYNDICATE." The underworld operates in shadow, "WITHOUT ATTRACTING TOO MUCH ATTENTION FROM THE MARINES," and "THEY CONDUCT THEIR NECESSARY DEALINGS IN SHADOW...!!" Law says its most trusted and powerful dealer is Doflamingo, and adds the key alias: "IN THE SHADOWS, HE GOES BY 'JOKER.'" His greatest client is the target of their alliance: "MOREOVER, JOKER'S BIGGEST CLIENT IS CURRENTLY THE YONKOU, 'KAIDOU OF THE HUNDRED BEASTS.'"