## One Piece Chapter 679, pages 22-23: The Audacity of G-5 - Chapter: 679 - Pages: 22-23 - Characters: Tashigi, G-5 Marines, Caesar Clown, Sanji, Kin'emon ### Summary Page 22: In the crush before the gate, Tashigi is thrown through the closing gap. Someone yells, "MADE IT!!" while another is hit aside with "OOF...!!" Tashigi lands on the safe side, stunned: "WOAH!!" and someone cries, "EHH!!? CAPTAIN-CHAN CAME FLYING THROUGH!!" She wakes into immediate concern: "HAA... HAA... PLEASE GET OUT OF MY WAY. THERE ARE STILL A NUMBER OF MARINES OUT THERE!!!" Another Marine asks, "CAPTAIN-CHAN, HOW DID YOU FLY IN LIKE THAT!? DID SOMEONE THROW YOU!? AND SO VIOLENTLY!!" But the answer is bitter: "AND THERE'S NO WAY BACK OUT, THE GATE IS ALREADY--" The page reveals that G-5 has chosen to prioritize Tashigi's survival, even if their own escape is no longer possible. Page 23: Tashigi desperately tries to return for her men. She cries, "!! CAPTAIN-CHAN, IT'S NO GOOD!! IT'S TOO LATE!!" and another Marine on the safe side says, "DON'T BE STUPID!! YOUR COMRADES ARE STILL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GATE!! PLEASE GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!" A Marine answers the impossible truth: "SAVING THEM IS IMPOSSIBLE!! CAPTAIN TASHIGI!!" From behind the barrier, the trapped G-5 soldiers raise thumbs and peace signs through the smoke. They shout to her, "...!! WELL DONE, YOU GUYS!!! WE'VE RECEIVED OUR PRECIOUS CAPTAIN-CHAN, SAFE AND SOUND!!!" Tashigi is horrified, unable to accept the sacrifice. Caesar watches through surveillance and laughs, "SHURORORORORO!!! YOU SCUM!!!" then snarls, "YOU'RE A REAL BUNCH OF SURVIVORS, BUT I WON'T LET ANYONE ESCAPE!!!" In a narrow side panel, Sanji runs carrying Kin'emon's head, with the sound "SHURORORO..." trailing into the end of the chapter. The final emotional beat belongs to G-5: crude, reckless Marines who deliberately stayed behind so their captain could live.