## One Piece Chapter 688, pages 8-9: Mochya - Chapter: 688 - Pages: 8-9 - Characters: Mocha, Tony Tony Chopper, Caesar Clown, Caesar Clown's Children ### Summary Page 8: Chopper continues explaining the full cruelty of Caesar's experiment. He says, "AND CAESAR KNOWS THAT!!" and tells Mocha that Caesar is only thinking about "WHAT SORT OF DATA HE CAN GET FOR THE NEXT TRIAL RUN...!!" Mocha asks, "WELL, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO US?" Chopper answers the truth directly: "...YOU'LL DIE. NONE OF YOU WILL EVER RETURN HOME." The words devastate Mocha. Chopper then explains the candy itself: "THAT 'YUMMY CANDY' IS REALLY A DEADLY POISON! YOU DIDN'T KNOW, OF COURSE, BUT YOU'VE BEEN DESTROYING YOUR BODIES BY EATING IT...!!" He adds, "BUT IN SPITE OF THAT, EATING ONE JUST MAKES YOU CRAVE THE NEXT. THE MORE YOU EAT, THE HARDER IT IS FOR YOU TO ESCAPE FROM CAESAR!!" Mocha hears that the sweet thing binding them to Caesar is both poison and addiction, and that makes her present sacrifice even clearer. Page 9: Chopper explains why the children must leave the locked room immediately. He says, "SO YOU MUST SEE NOW, WHY THE CHILDREN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT DOOR ARE ACTING SO SCARY? I'VE ALREADY GIVEN YOU A TRANQUILIZER, BUT IF YOU STAY HERE, THE INEVITABLE SIDE EFFECT OF THE CANDY AND THIS EXPERIMENT WILL BE THAT YOU ALL LOSE YOUR LIVES, BEFORE EVER GROWING UP." Mocha thinks about the promise she once made with the others: "HEY, WHEN WE'RE ALL GROWN UP...!!" In the memory, the children dream together. One says, "WHEN WE'RE ALL GROWN UP, LET'S HEAD OUT TO SEA!!" Another asks, "THE SEA!?" and they joke, "YOU WANNA BE A FISHER-MAN?" "DON'T BE STUPID--WE'LL HAVE ADVENTURES." "WE'LL FIND THE ISLAND OF GOLD AND STUFF LIKE THAT." "SOUNDS AWESOME!" They imagine being cured, returning home, then meeting again at sea. The memory makes the present unbearable: Caesar stole not only their health, but their future.