## One Piece Chapter 697, pages 17-18: Dealings - Chapter: 697 - Pages: 17-18 - Characters: Trafalgar Law, Donquixote Doflamingo, Caesar Clown, Baby 5, Buffalo ### Summary Page 17: Law finally names the price: "RESIGN FROM THE SHICHIBUKAI!!!" The demand hits Doflamingo like an attack. It is not just money, not just Caesar, not just a prisoner exchange. It is the legal shield and political structure Doflamingo has used for years. Doflamingo snarls, "WHAT AN IMPUDENT BRAT!!" Law does not soften it: "JUST THROW AWAY EVERYTHING YOU'VE BUILT OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS ... AND BECOME A SIMPLE PIRATE AGAIN." The implication reaches Dressrosa itself. Doflamingo says, "WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO STAY AT DRESSROSA ANYMORE." Law agrees by making the danger even sharper: "BUT OF COURSE, IF YOU DO THAT, MARINE HQ'S ADMIRALS WILL HUNT YOU DOWN...!!" He gives Doflamingo a deadline that turns the newspaper into a weapon: "YOU HAVE UNTIL TOMORROW'S MORNING EDITION!!" Page 18: Law closes the terms with the same precision he used to open them. "IF THE NEWSPAPER REPORTS THAT YOU'VE SHED YOUR SHICHIBUKAI TITLE... I'LL BE CONTACTING YOU AGAIN." If Doflamingo refuses, there will be no bargaining left: "IF THERE'S NO SUCH REPORT ... THEN THAT'S THE END OF OUR NEGOTIATIONS. ... LATER." Doflamingo snaps back, "WAIT A MINUTE, LAW!!!" but the line is already dead. The call ends with a hard click, and Baby 5 can only murmur, "YOUNG MASTER..." Doflamingo's control finally breaks in a visible gesture: "SNAP!!!" The chapter leaves him caught between every force Law has named: Caesar, Kaidou, the SMILE trade, the Shichibukai title, Dressrosa, and the Marines. Law has not defeated him in combat here; he has trapped him in consequences.