## One Piece Chapter 696, pages 12-14: Common Interest - Chapter: 696 - Pages: 12-14 - Characters: Sanji, Monkey D. Luffy, Momonosuke, Kin'emon, Caesar Clown's Children, G-5 Marines, Straw Hat Pirates ### Summary Page 12: Sanji serves the exhausted group. The food drops into bowls with a "PLOP," and he warns, "IF YOU HAVEN'T EATEN ANYTHING IN DAYS...!! I RECOMMEND STARTING SLOWLY WITH THE SOUP." The smell overwhelms everyone. Luffy yells, "WOWW WNW!!" and wants to devour everything at once. Sanji scolds him for reaching too far, while Momonosuke sits formally before the feast and insists, "UN...!! UN-NECESSARY!! MY STOMACH... IS DOING JUST FINE!! SUCH A THING!!" Luffy sees through him at once: "YOU'RE REAL HUNGRY, AREN'TCHA, MOMO!! SANJI'S COOKING IS THE BEST!!" Even Kin'emon twitches at the smell. The page turns the rescue into a shared meal where pride, hunger, and exhaustion finally surface together. Page 13: Momonosuke tries to maintain samurai dignity in front of the meal, but his hunger wins. Sanji snaps at him, "HOLD UP THERE, YOU. WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING ON DOING WITH THAT PLATE? I WON'T FORGIVE A BRAT WHO TREATS FOOD WITH SUCH DISRESPECT!!" Momonosuke declares, "I HUMBLY RECEIVE THIS MEAL!!" then cries, "HEAVENLY!!!" as he eats. Kin'emon sees his son's reaction and lets himself soften. He says, "MOMONOSUKE! BE AT EASE. IT'S ALRIGHT, THAT IT IS!!" and reflects, "THE TRUTH IS, WHILE ON THIS JOURNEY, MY LIFE WAS ALSO SAVED BY THESE PEOPLE." He admits, "THEY ARE TRUSTWORTHY!!! HAVE YOU REALLY CONSUMED NOTHING, ALL THIS TIME?" Then he follows his son's lead: "THIS...!! AND THIS AS WELL!! THIS IS INCREDIBLE FOOD, THAT IT IS. LET US RECEIVE THIS BLESSING OF A MEAL!!" What begins as suspicion becomes gratitude through the most ordinary proof possible: food shared after survival. Page 14: Kin'emon and Momonosuke break down completely while eating. Kin'emon sobs, "LET US LIVE, MOMONOSUKE!!" and Momonosuke hiccups with tears. Sanji and Luffy watch as the two cry into the meal, and Sanji says, "STUPID... THAT CAN'T BE ALL IT IS. THESE GUYS... SO TASTY IT MAKES YOU CRY, RIGHT!!!?" Luffy asks, "WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM...?" Around them, the children and survivors settle into the food, laughter, and warmth. The father and son have survived the burning island, the dragon transformation, Caesar's experiments, and the collapse of the lab. The meal gives them permission to feel everything they have been holding back.