## One Piece Chapter 2.3, pages 12-13: That Boy "The Straw Hat Wearing Luffy" - Chapter: 2.3 - Pages: 12-13 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Koby ### Summary Page 12: Koby explains, "THIS IS THE BREEDING GROUND OF THE PIRATE 'IRON MACE ALVIDA'", "I'M A CARETAKER ON THIS SHIP. MY NAME IS COBY". A caption box reads "PIRATE SHIP CARETAKER COBY". Luffy says, "I SEE", "ACTUALLY, THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT", "DO YOU HAVE A SMALL BOAT? MINE GOT CAUGHT IN A WHIRLPOOL". Koby is shocked, "WHIRL... WHIRLPOOL?!! YOU WERE CAUGHT IN A WHIRLPOOL?!". Luffy laughs, "YEA, THAT WHIRLPOOL WAS SCARY". Koby mutters, "A NORMAL PERSON WOULD'VE DIED ALREADY...". Koby then says, "YOU... YOU WANT A SMALL BOAT? WELL, I HAVE ONE, BUT...". He leads Luffy to a small wooden boat hidden in the trees. Luffy asks, "WHAT'S THIS?", "A COFFIN?". Koby explains, "THAT'S A BOAT I BUILT SECRETLY FOR 2 YEARS". Luffy asks, "SPENT 2 YEARS? YOU... DON'T WANT IT ANYMORE?". Page 13: Koby looks downcast, "YEA... I DON'T WANT IT ANYMORE. I WAS GONNA RUN AWAY IN THIS", "BUT I DON'T HAVE THE GUTS TO DO IT... LOOKS LIKE I'M GONNA BE A CARETAKER MY WHOLE LIFE". Luffy bluntly says, "THEN YOU SHOULD LEAVE". Koby panics, "NO... NO I CAN'T IT'LL NEVER WORK! WHENEVER I THINK OF ALVIDA-SAMA FINDING OUT, MY LEGS TURN ALL MUSHY...!!", "I GET SO SCARED...!!!". Koby continues, "ALTHOUGH... I DO HAVE SOMETHING ELSE I WANNA DO", "THAT DAY... I WAS ONLY FISHING", "BUT I ACCIDENTALLY WALKED ONTO THIS SHIP!!!", "AND I HAD TO BECOME A CARETAKER ON THE SHIP THESE TWO YEARS TO STAY ALIVE...!!". Luffy laughs, "YOU'RE PRETTY STUPID AND USELESS", "AND YOU SEEM KINDA WIMPY TOO I DON'T LIKE YOU". Koby cries comically, "EH... EH HEH EH HEHEHEH EH HEHEHE HEHE...!!", "BUT... YOU'RE RIGHT... IF ONLY I'M BRAVE ENOUGH...". Koby then asks, "......HEY... LUFFY-SAN, WHY ARE YOU SAILING?".