## One Piece Chapter 1, pages 17-19: Romance Dawn - Chapter: 1 - Pages: 17-19 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Shanks, Makino, Higuma, Red Hair Pirates, Benn Beckman, Lucky Roux, Yasopp ### Summary Page 17: The peaceful atmosphere in the tavern is suddenly interrupted by a voice shouting from outside, "MAKE WAY FOR THE SCOURGE OF THE MOUNTAINS!" The saloon doors are violently kicked open with a loud "SLAM!" and "KLAK-A-KLAK". The pirates inside look over in surprise. A tall man stands in the doorway. He smirks and insults the crew, "HEH HEH... SO YOU CALL YOURSELVES PIRATES, EH? FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN PIRATES... YOU LOOK LIKE A SORRY LOT TO ME." He walks into the tavern with heavy footsteps, "KLOMP TMP", approaching the bar where Shanks and Makino are. Luffy, with his cheeks stuffed with food, looks at the newcomer in confusion. Page 18: A tall man stands in the tavern, a caption identifying him as "HIGUMA THE BEAR LEADER OF THE MOUNTAIN BANDITS". He announces, "WE'RE MOUNTAIN BANDITS." He smirks and adds, "OH, DON'T WET YOURSELVES. WE'RE NOT HERE TO BUST UP THE PLACE. JUST SELL US 10 BARRELS OF GROG, AND WE'LL INJURE ONLY THE BARE MINIMUM." Makino, looking nervous, replies, "I'M SORRY... WE JUST RAN OUT OF LIQUOR." Higuma glances over at the pirates sitting at the bar. "HMMM... THAT'S STRANGE. WHAT'RE ALL THESE PIRATES DRINKING?" He asks, "FRUIT JUICE?" Makino confirms, "IT'S TRUE... I JUST SERVED THE LAST OF IT." Page 19: Shanks holds up an unopened bottle of liquor towards Higuma with a friendly smile. "I FEEL KINDA GUILTY... I GUESS WE DRANK UP ALL THE LIQUOR. SORRY ABOUT THAT. WHY DON'T YOU HAVE THIS? IT'S STILL UNOPENED." Suddenly, Higuma swings his fist and smashes the bottle right in Shanks's hand with a loud "KRACK!!" and "TINK TINK!!". The glass shatters, spilling the liquor all over Shanks, who sits there quietly with his hat covering his eyes. The entire tavern falls silent. Higuma stares down at him. Luffy looks on in shock. The Red Hair Pirates, including Benn Beckman, Lucky Roux, and Yasopp, watch with serious expressions. Makino covers her mouth in horror.