## One Piece Chapter 1, pages 15-16: Romance Dawn - Chapter: 1 - Pages: 15-16 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Shanks, Makino ### Summary Page 15: Shanks muses, "HMM... MAYBE THE LAD'S GOT A POINT..." while Luffy glares at him. A woman approaches them, greeting, "CAPTAIN SHANKS! I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU AND YOUR CREW ARE ENJOYING YOURSELVES." Shanks replies, "HO BOY... I JUST LOVE MAKING FUN OF THIS KID!" A caption introduces the woman as "MAKINO PROPRIETOR OF THE TAVERN". She is carrying a large wooden barrel labeled "BEER". She asks, "LUFFY, WOULD YOU LIKE SOMETHING TO EAT?" Luffy smiles brightly, "YEAH! JUST PUT IT ON MY TREASURE TAB!" Shanks scolds him, "TREASURE TAB? LOOK BOY, DON'T TRY TO SWINDLE THE LADY." Luffy holds up his fork and knife, declaring, "I'M GONNA BECOME A PIRATE, FIND LOTS OF TREASURE, AND THEN I'LL COME BACK AND PAY HER!!" Makino laughs warmly, "HA HA HA! WE'LL CELEBRATE TOGETHER WHEN YOU RETURN." Luffy grins, "HEE HEE". Page 16: Luffy and Shanks are eating at the bar. Luffy calls out, "SHANKS..." Shanks, with his mouth full of food, replies, "YEAH KID...?" Luffy asks, "HOW MUCH LONGER WILL YOU STAY AT THIS VILLAGE?" Shanks thinks for a moment, "HMM... LET'S SEE... WE'VE BEEN USING THIS VILLAGE AS OUR BASE FOR ABOUT A YEAR... AFTER TWO OR THREE MORE VOYAGES......WE'LL LEAVE HERE FOR GOOD AND HEAD NORTH." Luffy, chewing his food, says, "I SEE..." He then mutters to himself, "TWO OR THREE MORE TRIPS, EH?" Makino watches them with a gentle smile. Luffy suddenly declares with determination, "I'M GONNA LEARN HOW TO SWIM BY THE TIME YOU LEAVE!" Shanks, with his back turned, casually replies, "THAT'S GOOD KID... DO WHATEVER YOU WANT."