## One Piece Chapter 697, pages 2-3: Dealings - Chapter: 697 - Pages: 2-3 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Trafalgar Law, Smoker, Nami, Tony Tony Chopper, G-5 Marines ### Summary Page 2: Luffy does not weigh the numbers like a strategist. He lets the danger sit for a moment, then answers with his usual blunt certainty: "IS THAT SO... ALRIGHTY." A beat later, he commits: "LET'S DO IT." The reaction is instant: "LUFFY!!?" Law's dangerous alliance has been accepted almost casually, and that very casualness leaves everyone else scrambling to catch up. Nearby, Law turns his attention to Smoker and makes it clear that mercy was not given for sentiment alone: "IT'S NOT AS IF I HAVE A PARTICULAR REASON... FOR LETTING YOU LIVE ...WHITE HUNTER." He is already thinking ahead, planning to head for Green Bit, while Smoker looks at the Straw Hats with a tired, wary expression and mutters about the chaos he has been left to handle: "I WONDER IF I'LL REALLY BE ABLE TO MANAGE ...STRAWHAT-YA'S CREW...!!" The alliance has begun, but no one around Luffy seems certain they can survive the practical consequences of his answer. Page 3: The party winds down into logistics. The noise of celebration still clings to the scene, but the next move is being arranged. Law and the others discuss the tanker, and the question is raised: "SO AM I TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'LL BE USING THE TANKER...?" Luffy refuses that plan. Nami and Chopper will not leave until they know the kidnapped children have safely departed, so he explains, "NAH, NAMI AND CHOPPER SAID THAT THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE LEAVING UNTIL WE KNOW THAT THE KIDS HAVE SET OFF SAFELY." He also knows it would be dangerous if the wrong Marines handled them: "AND THERE COULD BE TROUBLE IF ANY MARINES BESIDES YOU GUYS TAKE THEM." The solution is simple in Luffy's mind: "SO WE NEED YOU TO GO AHEAD USE THE TANKER FOR THAT." The Straw Hats hand the practical burden to G-5 because, despite being Marines, these are the people the children can now be trusted with.