One Piece (dub) Episode 701 Link
: Surrounding countries, fearing the non-contagious "Amber Lead Syndrome" was a plague, barricaded Flevance and gunned down anyone attempting to escape, effectively committing genocide. Character Development: Law and Corazon
The episode utilizes a "flashback within a flashback" structure. It begins in the town of Spider Miles, where a ten-year-old Law has already joined the Donquixote Pirates. The narrative then recedes further to reveal the collapse of Flevance. One Piece (Dub) Episode 701
Episode 701 serves to humanize the stoic "Surgeon of Death" by showing the roots of his nihilism. Law is introduced as a child who has "seen hell" and lost his capacity for hope, leading him to stab Corazon at the end of the episode as an act of raw, unchanneled rage. The narrative then recedes further to reveal the
: Law discovers his parents murdered in their own blood and loses his younger sister, Lami, in a hospital fire. : Law discovers his parents murdered in their
Critics from Anime News Network highlight the episode's use of graphic imagery to convey Law's trauma, including:
The episode also establishes the early, antagonistic relationship between Law and Corazon. Corazon is depicted as a man who seemingly hates children, famously throwing Law into a trash heap. This cruelty, however, is later recontextualized as an attempt to drive Law away from the darkness of the Donquixote family. Conclusion
: Law walks through streets lined with the corpses of his classmates and teachers.