## One Piece Chapter 1099, pages 12-13: Pacifist - Chapter: 1099 - Pages: 12-13 - Characters: Dr. Vegapunk, Bartholomew Kuma, Jewelry Bonney, Monkey D. Dragon, Buccaneers ### Summary Page 12: Vegapunk explains that to be precise he will perform a stem cell transplant. He warns that with the amount of money and effort involved, the procedure will be like making a cyborg. Kuma asks whether Vegapunk is going to turn Bonney into a cyborg, but the scientist says he is simply comparing the cost. Vegapunk then asks whether Kuma is a Buccaneer, admitting he does not have enough samples to explain the special nature of their blood in detail. Kuma says he trusts Dragon, and Vegapunk confirms he works for the government. Then Vegapunk reveals what he really wants: Kuma's blood and permission to use him as the model for a clone soldier project. In return, Vegapunk will waive all the medical expenses for Bonney's treatment. Page 13: Kuma asks whether the clone army will make soldiers who look just like him, like Marines. Vegapunk says that is the idea and describes using electromagnetic energy so the bodies can deflect bullets and become heroes who protect the weak and helpless. He dreams of giving them lasers too, saying pirates would be scared speechless and that the clones could end pointless conflict through overwhelming scientific power. Kuma listens and thinks that if copies of him someday save people, maybe he can have a good reason for why he was born. Vegapunk also explains that Dragon warned him about being eccentric but trustworthy, and Kuma accepts the arrangement because he has nothing but gratitude if it saves Bonney.