## One Piece Chapter 681: Luffy vs Master - Chapter: 681 - Pages: 0-18 - Characters: Caribou, Monkey D. Luffy, Caesar Clown, Momonosuke, Smoker, Trafalgar Law, Vergo, Monet, Donquixote Doflamingo, Sanji, G-5 Marines, Nico Robin, Nami ### Summary Page 0: The title page reads "CHAPTER 681 - 'LUFFY VS MASTER'." The cover story caption says, "ARRIVAL AT THE BEATEN-UP MARINE BRANCH G-5." The illustration shows the battered G-5 Marine base rising from the shore, with its huge striped towers and Marine flag visible above damaged walls and debris. A small figure approaches from the water, continuing Caribou's cover-story journey after being carried through the sea. This page is official chapter material and confirms the chapter title, but it is separate from the main Punk Hazard action. Page 1: Inside Caesar's research room, Luffy and Caesar face each other after Luffy's explosive arrival. Caesar's face is bruised and contorted; Luffy grins through his own injuries, ready to continue the fight. Luffy and Momonosuke have crashed in on Caesar, while Law and Smoker are still moving elsewhere. Smoker, looking toward the chaos, tells Law, "WHITE HUNTER-YA AS FOR YOU, DON'T LAY A HAND ON CAESAR!!" The order is sharp because Caesar is central to Law's plan, but Smoker does not trust Law enough to let him decide the scientist's fate. Caesar, cornered but not beaten, stares at Luffy with fury as the room shakes from the impact of the sudden attack. Page 2: Law answers Smoker without changing his course. He says, "IF HEARTS START GETTING CRUSHED, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS." Then he sets the condition clearly: "SO UNTIL I GET MY OWN HEART BACK FROM VERGO, I CAN'T TOLERATE ANY RECKLESSNESS FROM YOU." He continues, "AS LONG AS WE'RE ON THIS ISLAND, YOU WILL DO AS I SAY." Smoker's silence acknowledges the logic, not the trust. Law asks, "YOU GOT THAT?" and moves on. A moment later his urgency breaks through: "!!? WHERE ARE YOU, VERGO!!" Law runs down the corridor, thinking, "I THOUGHT THAT... CAME AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND BY THE SHORTEST ROUTE BUT..." His expression twists as he realizes the enemy he needs is not where expected. The priority is no longer Caesar alone; Law must retrieve his heart from Vergo before Vergo can use it against him. Page 3: Caesar lunges in gaseous form, and Luffy shouts that he has him: "GOT...!!" But Caesar twists the situation instantly, grabbing at Luffy through the smoke. "SO YOU'VE GOT ME, DO YOU!?" he snarls as the gas coils around Luffy. Luffy is caught and yanked downward with a violent "GRAB," his body slammed into the floor. Caesar grins and gathers heat around his hands, preparing his counterattack. His fists ignite as he announces, "BURNING STYLE." The flames crackle with "TCH" while Luffy braces, and the fight shifts from pursuit to direct close-quarters combat. Caesar is not trying to flee yet; he is proving that his body and powers make him dangerous even when Luffy reaches him. Page 4: Caesar's burning attack erupts into "MIOK GAS!!" with a blast of flame and gas. Luffy is blown back, shouting, "WAH!!" and the impact roars "WHOOSH" and "ZOOM" through the room. Luffy lands hard, panting, "HAA HAA," and demands, "STRAWHAT...!!! WHAT'S YOUR REASON FOR COMING AFTER ME!!?" He answers with brutal simplicity: "...!? I DON'T REALLY KNOW, BUT APPARENTLY SOMETHING INTERESTING WILL HAPPEN IF I KIDNAP YOU!!" Caesar understands the implication and panics into anger: "SO YOU'RE IN AN ALLIANCE, THEN!! AND THIS WAS ALL INSTIGATED BY LAW! YOU CAN'T TRUST THAT GUY!! HE'LL BETRAY YOU FOR SURE, SO QUIT WHILE YOU'RE AHEAD!!!" Caesar tries to turn Luffy against Law, but Luffy is not fighting because of careful political reasoning. He has decided to grab Caesar, and Caesar's warnings do not move him. Page 5: Caesar rages, "SO YOU'RE STILL EAGER FOR MORE PAIN, THEN, YOU RUBBER BASTARD!" Luffy answers with a hard stare: "I'M THE ONE WHO DECIDES THAT!!" Caesar changes tactics, clenching both hands while gas gathers around him: "CLENCH" "CLENCH." A note explains that the attack name follows the same format as Shinokuni, with the "kuni" part meaning country or world, and that this one is literally "empty world." Caesar unleashes it with a shout: "KARAKUNI!!" The gas spreads across the room as Luffy leaps away, suddenly forced to confront Caesar's most dangerous advantage: not impact, not fire, but control over the air itself. Page 6: Luffy immediately feels the effect of Caesar's Karakuni. His face tightens, and he thinks, "UHH! THIS IS THE ONE THAT KEEPS ME FROM BREATHING..." Caesar laughs, "SHURORORORO!!" while Luffy is knocked back and gasped for air. The room becomes a death zone where Luffy cannot breathe if he stays too close. Caesar mocks him as Luffy staggers: the attack is not simply a visible cloud, but a space stripped of oxygen. Luffy hits the ground and gasps, and Caesar presses the advantage, forcing him to retreat before he can land another clean blow. Page 7: Luffy measures the da...