## One Piece Chapter 687, pages 3-4: Beast - Chapter: 687 - Pages: 3-4 - Characters: Roronoa Zoro, Tashigi, Monet, Kuina ### Summary Page 3: In the Biscuit Room, Zoro and Tashigi face Monet in the snow. Zoro says, "WELL, SINCE I'M A PIRATE, I SUPPOSE I'M ALSO 'FREE' TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF YOU FIRST!!" Tashigi immediately challenges him: "RIGHT, MARINE WOMAN...!?" Zoro replies bluntly, "YOU CAN'T." Tashigi is offended: "WHAT!? YOU WON'T CUT ME... AND NEITHER WILL YOU CUT THAT WOMAN!! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TO DECIDE THAT!!" Monet watches with a smile and thinks, "I THOUGHT SO... JUST AS I EXPECTED..." She spreads her wings and rises into the room, laughing, "UFUFU..." The page sets the trap clearly. Tashigi sees Zoro's refusal as discrimination and arrogance, while Monet sees it as a usable weakness. Zoro's actual intent remains unreadable, but both women think they understand him. Page 4: Tashigi presses Zoro directly, asking, "WHY DO YOU REFUSE TO CUT ME!!" and then, "IS IT BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN?" Her anger grows because Zoro's face reminds her of an old wound. She says, "Your very existence bugs the hell out of me!!" Then she explains the resemblance: "LISTEN UP! THAT FACE OF YOURS? IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME AS THAT OF A FRIEND OF MINE WHO DIED A LONG TIME AGO!! AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, YOU ACT EXACTLY LIKE HER, TOO!!" Zoro shouts back, "SO STOP IMITATING HER, YOU FRAUD!!" Tashigi has no idea what he means and yells, "WHA--!? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?" She accuses him, "YOU JUST THINK WOMEN ARE WEAKLINGS!! THAT'S WHY YOU REFUSE TO FIGHT!!" Zoro turns away in silence. The argument is not just tactical; it is tangled with Kuina's memory, Tashigi's pride, and Zoro's discomfort at seeing that face again.