## One Piece Chapter 697, pages 16-17: Dealings - Chapter: 697 - Pages: 16-17 - Characters: Trafalgar Law, Donquixote Doflamingo, Caesar Clown, Kaido, Baby 5, Buffalo ### Summary Page 16: Law explains why Doflamingo cannot simply rage his way through this. "MAKE YOU ANGRY? RIGHT NOW, YOUR MOST IMPORTANT BUSINESS PARTNER IS ONE OF THE YONKOU... THE GREAT PIRATE 'KAIDOU OF THE HUNDRED BEASTS'." The threat is not Law's strength alone, but the chain of business that Caesar's capture has broken. Law presses the weak point: "I'D IMAGINE THAT, RATHER, IT'S YOU WHO SHOULDN'T GO AND MAKE HIM ANGRY...!!" He asks what will happen if Kaidou learns the supply has stopped: "WHAT'LL HAPPEN IF HE'S INFORMED THAT YOU CAN NO LONGER PRODUCE SMILES?" Baby 5 and Buffalo see their master's expression shift and whisper, "YOUNG MASTER... YOUR FACE..." Law states the danger plainly: "HE'S NOT A VERY UNDERSTANDING MAN...!! IT WOULD RESULT IN A TERRIBLE CONFLICT, NO?" Then he delivers the final knife: "YOU'D BE KILLED." Doflamingo's patience cracks: "ENOUGH WITH THE JOKES, LAW...!! WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET CAESAR BACK...!? HURRY UP AND TELL ME YOUR DEMANDS!!" Page 17: Law finally names the price: "RESIGN FROM THE SHICHIBUKAI!!!" The demand hits Doflamingo like an attack. It is not just money, not just Caesar, not just a prisoner exchange. It is the legal shield and political structure Doflamingo has used for years. Doflamingo snarls, "WHAT AN IMPUDENT BRAT!!" Law does not soften it: "JUST THROW AWAY EVERYTHING YOU'VE BUILT OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS ... AND BECOME A SIMPLE PIRATE AGAIN." The implication reaches Dressrosa itself. Doflamingo says, "WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO STAY AT DRESSROSA ANYMORE." Law agrees by making the danger even sharper: "BUT OF COURSE, IF YOU DO THAT, MARINE HQ'S ADMIRALS WILL HUNT YOU DOWN...!!" He gives Doflamingo a deadline that turns the newspaper into a weapon: "YOU HAVE UNTIL TOMORROW'S MORNING EDITION!!"