## One Piece Chapter 697, pages 11-13: Dealings - Chapter: 697 - Pages: 11-13 - Characters: Donquixote Doflamingo, Baby 5, Buffalo, Trafalgar Law ### Summary Page 11: Far from the warmth of the farewell, Doflamingo cuts across the sky at high speed. The page narrows the world to motion: his face, his sunglasses, his coat, and the sharp rush of air as he travels along his invisible route. The sound of movement dominates the silence, a long "WHOOSH" carrying him forward. There is no conversation here, only pursuit. Punk Hazard's battle may be over for the Straw Hats, but Doflamingo has not accepted the outcome. He is already moving toward the island, and the empty sky makes his approach feel colder and more dangerous than a normal chase. The story shifts from rescue and parting back toward consequences: Law's operation has wounded Doflamingo's business, and the man himself is coming to answer it. Page 12: Doflamingo's route suddenly fails him. Hanging in the air, he exhales with irritation: "HAA... LOOKS LIKE I'VE RUN INTO A SPOT OF BAD LUCK." He glares ahead, realizing that his path has been broken. His anger sharpens into accusation: "YOU BRATS...!!" Then he laughs with that cruel edge of his, unable to ignore the absurdity of being delayed in the sky itself: "HOW CAN IT BE THAT THE 'SKY ROAD' HAS BEEN INTERRUPTED...!!! FLUFFLUFFU!!" The interruption is not a battle, but it matters. It slows him just enough for Law's plan to keep moving. Doflamingo is powerful enough to cross the sky, yet even his route can be cut by circumstance, and that small delay becomes another piece in Law's gamble. Page 13: Doflamingo finds his subordinates left behind in humiliation. Baby 5, wounded and furious, spits, "SHIT!! WE WERE REALLY BETRAYED BY LAW!!" Buffalo calls out desperately, "YOUNG MASTER!!!" Their bodies and pride have both been used as messages. Doflamingo stands over the scene while they prepare themselves for punishment. One of them declares, "THERE'S NO EXCUSE!! WE'LL ACCEPT DEATH AS PENANCE...!!" Baby 5 twists her failure into personal anguish: "EVEN THOUGH I WAS NEEDED... I COULDN'T ANSWER THE CALL!!" Law's betrayal is no longer abstract. It has reached Doflamingo through his own people, displayed like damaged goods, and the sight makes clear how deliberately Law is provoking him. Baby 5 and Buffalo are alive, but their condition tells Doflamingo that Law has already taken control of the rhythm of this negotiation.