## One Piece Chapter 1, pages 9-10: Romance Dawn - Chapter: 1 - Pages: 9-10 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Shanks, Lucky Roux, Yasopp, Benn Beckman, Red Hair Pirates ### Summary Page 9: Young Luffy stands defiantly on the ship's figurehead, holding a dagger up in his right hand. He wears a t-shirt with the word "ANCHOR" and an anchor symbol on it. A caption box introduces him: "VILLAGER BOY MONKEY D. LUFFY". He shouts angrily, "I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU GUYS!! NOW YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE ME SERIOUSLY!!" and "THIS IS HOW TOUGH I AM!!!" Below, the pirate crew watches him from the deck. One laughs, "HA HA HA! GET IT OVER WITH!" Another says, "WHAT-EVER IT IS..." and a third asks, "WHAT'S THAT PUP UP TO NOW?" In the next panel, Luffy suddenly plunges the dagger into his own face, just under his left eye. A large sound effect reads "CHUNK?!". The final panel shows the pirates reacting in absolute shock and panic. They scream, "HUH!?", "AAARGH!!!", "YOU IDIOT! WHAT'D YOU DO THAT FOR!?", and "YEOWWW!!!" Page 10: The scene shifts to the village, showing a building with a sign that reads "PARTYS BAR". Voices from inside shout, "A TOAST!!", "TO LUFFY'S...", "COURAGE...", "AND TO OUR GREAT VOYAGE!" Inside the tavern, the pirate crew is having a rowdy party. They are drinking, laughing, and fighting. One pirate cheers, "HAR HAR HAR HAR! DRINK UP!" Another demands, "GROG! GROG! GROG! MORE GROG!" Two pirates argue over food: "HEY THAT'S MY MEAT!!" and "NOT ANY MORE! I'M GONNA EAT IT!" Another tries to calm them down: "HEY, STOP FIGHTING! YOU'LL SPOIL OUR FUN!" In the bottom panel, Luffy sits at the bar counter, now sporting a bandage under his left eye. He smiles broadly and says, "IT DIDN'T HURT A BIT!" Shanks, sitting next to him, scolds him with a sharp-toothed, angry expression: "LIAR! THAT WAS A FOOLISH THING TO DO!" Luffy, undeterred, leans forward enthusiastically and declares, "I'M NOT THE LEAST BIT AFRAID OF GETTING HURT!! TAKE ME WITH YOU ON YOUR NEXT VOYAGE!! I WANNA BE A PIRATE TOO!!!"