## One Piece Chapter 1, pages 13-14: Romance Dawn - Chapter: 1 - Pages: 13-14 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Shanks, Red Hair Pirates, Benn Beckman ### Summary Page 13: The crew tries to persuade their captain, saying, "C'MON, CAP'N... LET'S TAKE THE LAD WITH US JUST THIS ONCE...", "AYE!", and "YEAH!" Shanks agrees, saying, "OKAY, BUT ONE OF YOU WILL HAVE TO STAY BEHIND..." Instantly, the crew turns their backs on Luffy, laughing uproariously. "SORRY, LADDY, YOU'VE JUST BEEN BEACHED! LET'S DRINK! HAR HAR HAR HAR." Luffy angrily yells, "HEY!! I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE ON MY SIDE!" Shanks tells him, "YOU'RE JUST TOO YOUNG, KID. MAYBE IN 10 YEARS I'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE." Luffy insists, "CAP'N SHANKS! I'M TELLING YOU... I'M NOT A LITTLE KID!!" Shanks offers him a glass, saying, "DON'T GET UPSET NOW. HERE, HAVE SOME MILK." Luffy happily takes it, saying, "OH BOY! THANKS!" and drinks it down with a "GLUG GLUG". Shanks bursts into loud laughter, pointing at him and mocking, "SEE! A REAL PIRATE WOULD NEVER DRINK MILK!!" Luffy realizes he's been fooled and growls, "GRRR! THAT WAS A DIRTY TRICK!" Page 14: Luffy sits at the bar, sulking. "HMPH! I'M GETTING TIRED OF THIS. I EVEN STABBED MYSELF IN THE FACE SO YOU'D TAKE ME WITH YOU." Shanks's voice calls out, "LUFFY..." Benn Beckman, the first mate, sits nearby smoking a cigarette. He tells Luffy, "THE CAPTAIN'S JUST DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR EVERYONE..." Luffy asks, "HOW DO YOU FIGURE, MR. FIRST MATE?" Beckman explains, "THE SAFETY OF THE ENTIRE CREW AND SHIP RESTS ON HIS SHOULDERS. BEING A PIRATE ISN'T ALL FUN AND GAMES, YOU KNOW... THERE'S LOTS OF DUTIES LIKE... PILLAGING, HOSTAGE-TAKING, HEAVY DRINKING... AND SWIMMING!" Luffy looks confused. Beckman continues, "AND THE CAPTAIN KNOWS ALL ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THE SEA, TOO! IT CAN KILL YOU IN A THOUSAND WAYS! IT'S NOT THAT HE WANTS TO CRUSH YOUR DREAM OF BECOMING A PIRATE." Luffy stubbornly replies, "WELL I DON'T BELIEVE IT!! SHANKS JUST LIKES TO MAKE ME LOOK DUMB." In the background, Shanks laughs loudly, "HEY, ANCHOR! I TOLD YOU!"