## One Piece Chapter 684, pages 11-12: Stop It, Vegapunk - Chapter: 684 - Pages: 11-12 - Characters: Caesar Clown, Straw Hat Crew, G-5 Marines, Vegapunk ### Summary Page 11: Caesar explains the plan to his subordinates in the secret room. He says, "NO, NO, THAT'S ALRIGHT, YOU GUYS ARE MY LAST RESORT WHEN IT COMES TO FIGHTING. I DON'T WANT ANY UNNECESSARY BLOOD BEING SPILLED." Then he lays out the route: "HERE'S THE PLAN...!! LIKE I SAID BEFORE, IF WE CLOSE THE GATES TO C AND D, THEN ALL PASSAGES IN THE LAB WILL LEAD TO THE FLOOR BELOW US. THEY ALL CONNECT TO THE FIRST FLOOR OF R-BLOCK...!!" The map shows survivors from the Straw Hats, G-5, and the children being funneled toward Block R, first floor, where R66 is located. Caesar says, "THE STRAWHAT CREW, G-5, THE CHILDREN-- IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER THEY'RE ENEMIES OR NOT. ALL THE SURVIVORS UP TO THIS POINT WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO COME TO THE ROOM BELOW." Then the cruelty becomes clear: "ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF R-BLOCK, THERE ARE VENTS THAT WILL LET IN THE OUTSIDE AIR. THAT IS TO SAY... WE'LL BRING IN 'SHINOKUNI!!' THERE WILL BE NO ROUTE FOR THEM TO ESCAPE BY." Page 12: Caesar revels in the scale of his staged massacre. He says, "WHO COULD POSSIBLY SURVIVE AFTER THAT!!? WITH ALL THE GATES CLOSED, THAT ROOM WILL BE A GIANT GAS CHAMBER!!" He intends to turn the mass death into a sales pitch: "AND I CAN SEND IMAGES OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT ROOM TO ALL THE SHADOW BROKERS IN THE NEW WORLD!! I WILL DISPLAY MY TRUE POWER TO THE UNDERWORLD!!" His subordinates shiver at the thought, saying, "IF I MAY... IT'S JUST... MASTER CAESAR... THAT TERRIFYING POISON GAS. DID YOU CREATE IT, MASTER...!?" and another notes, "IT'S JUST THAT IT REALLY SEEMS LIKE VEGAPUNK'S POISON GAS FROM THE INCIDENT FOUR YEARS AGO AND, TO BE QUITE HONEST, WE REALLY DON'T LIKE IT...!!" Caesar snaps the answer as an ideological confession: "THIS IS A BATTLE IN THE NAME OF SCIENTIFIC VENGEANCE, MY DEAR MEN...!!"