## One Piece Chapter 684, pages 16-17: Stop It, Vegapunk - Chapter: 684 - Pages: 16-17 - Characters: Caesar Clown, Vegapunk, Monkey D. Luffy, Momonosuke, Trafalgar Law, Smoker, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Sanji, G-5 Marines ### Summary Page 16: The scientists finally condemn Caesar directly: "WHAT THE HELL...!! VEGAPUNK! YOU'RE HEREBY BANISHED FROM THE SCIENCE DIVISION, CAESAR. I CAN NO LONGER STAND BY AND CONTINUE TO COVER UP FOR YOUR... ECCENTRICITIES." Caesar explodes, "STOP FUCKING AROUND!!" and someone pleads, "DON'T DO IT!! CAESAR!!" A hand presses a switch with "CLICK." The result is catastrophic: an enormous mushroom cloud erupts from Punk Hazard, the blast consuming the island as the chapter marks "CH.684 END." The flashback makes the truth undeniable. Caesar was not the scientist who tried to stop Vegapunk; he was the one who triggered the disaster after being rejected, and Shinokuni is his attempt to repackage that old crime as genius. Page 17: A following story page returns to the current laboratory layout after the chapter-end panel. The B to C passage is closing, the B to D passage is also closed, and entry from B-Block is now impossible. The labels show the separated groups: "C-BLOCK'S 'GARBAGE CAN' - LUFFY SIDE," "D-BLOCK, S.A.D. PRODUCTION ROOM - SMOKER AND LAW SIDE," "B-BLOCK, NEAR THE BISCUIT ROOM - ZORO AND NAMI SIDE," and "THE MIDDLE OF B-BLOCK - SANJI AND G-5 SIDE." Voices react across the lab: "DID YOU SPEAK, JUST NOW!?" Luffy, down in the garbage can, suddenly sees the small dragon-like Momonosuke before him and asks, "WHAT ARE YOU!?" The creature answers in archaic speech, "IT... IT IS I WHO SHOULD ASK-- WHO ART THOU!?" Another voice cries, "WH-WHAT'S THIS?" The page confirms the lab has been split into isolated battle zones, while Luffy has unexpectedly encountered the boy-dragon far below.