## One Piece Chapter 1, pages 48-50: Romance Dawn - Chapter: 1 - Pages: 48-50 - Characters: Shanks, Monkey D. Luffy, Red Hair Pirates, Benn Beckman, Lucky Roux, Yasopp ### Summary Page 48: The top right panel shows a close-up of Shanks looking down with a gentle smile. He tells Luffy, "IT'S A SMALL PRICE TO PAY... JUST AN ARM... I'M JUST GLAD YOU'RE OKAY." In the top left panel, Luffy is shown crying uncontrollably, tears and snot streaming down his face. A massive sound effect "WAAAAHHHHHHH" stretches across the middle of the page, emphasizing Luffy's loud wailing. At the bottom, a series of narration boxes read from right to left: "LUFFY UNDERSTOOD WHY SHANKS WOULDN'T TAKE HIM OUT TO SEA." "THE DANGERS OF THE SEA WERE TOO GREAT..." "AND HE WAS NOT YET STRONG ENOUGH..." "BUT MOST OF ALL, LUFFY REALIZED WHAT A GREAT MAN SHANKS WAS." "HE VOWED TO BE JUST LIKE HIM ONE DAY." Page 49: In the top right panel, Luffy smiles and asks, "SO YOU WON'T BE COMING BACK TO THIS VILLAGE AFTER THIS VOYAGE?" In the top left, Shanks stands with his crew by their docked ship. He replies, "THAT'S RIGHT. WE'VE BEEN USING THIS HARBOR AS A BASE OF OPERATIONS FOR A LONG TIME. MAYBE TOO LONG. ARE YOU SAD?" In the middle right panel, Luffy looks determined and says, "YEAH, I'M SAD... BUT I WON'T ASK YOU TO TAKE ME WITH YOU! I'VE DECIDED TO BECOME A PIRATE ON MY OWN!" In the middle left panel, Shanks mocks him by pulling down his lower eyelid and sticking out his tongue with a "NYAH". He teases, "IT WOULDN'T DO YOU ANY GOOD. YOU'RE STILL TOO LITTLE! THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN BECOME A PIRATE!" In the bottom right panel, Luffy yells angrily, his mouth wide open, "OH YES I WILL!!! ONE DAY I'LL HAVE A SHIP AND CREW BETTER THAN YOURS!!" In the bottom left panel, Shanks looks surprised as Luffy continues, "AND WE'LL HAVE THE BIGGEST HOARD OF TREASURE IN THE WORLD!!" Page 50: In the top right panel, Luffy throws his arms up and yells at the sky, "I'M GONNA BE KING OF THE PIRATES!!!" In the top left panel, Shanks smiles warmly and says, "HMM... YOU'RE GONNA BE BETTER THAN US, HUH?" In the middle left panel, Shanks takes off his signature straw hat, saying, "WELL THEN..." In the middle right panel, Shanks places the hat on Luffy's head with a "TMP". Benn Beckman, Lucky Roux, Yasopp, and the rest of the crew watch from the background, smiling. In the bottom right panel, Shanks says, "DO ME A FAVOR..." In the bottom left panel, Shanks holds the hat on Luffy's head and asks, "KEEP THIS HAT SAFE FOR ME?" Luffy looks up in surprise, uttering "!"