## One Piece Chapter 2, pages 9-10: THEY CALL HIM 'STRAW HAT LUFFY' - Chapter: 2 - Pages: 9-10 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Koby ### Summary Page 9: Koby explains their location to Luffy. "THIS ISLAND IS THE HIDEOUT OF IRON MACE ALVIDA, THE LADY PIRATE. I'M KOBY, HER CABIN BOY." A small caption box reads "KOBY THE CABIN BOY". Luffy sits on the edge of his broken barrel and replies indifferently, "I SEE... WELL, NONE OF THAT REALLY MATTERS TO ME." Luffy then asks, "YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO HAVE A DINGHY, WOULD YOU? MINE GOT SUCKED INTO A GIANT WHIRLPOOL." Koby is shocked, "YOU GOT SUCKED INTO A GIANT WHIRLPOOL!?" Luffy smiles, "YEAH, IT CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE!" Koby sighs in relief, "YOU'RE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE!...BUT IF IT'S A DINGHY YOU WANT, I HAVE ONE... SORTA..." Koby leads Luffy to a small, crudely built wooden boat hidden in the woods. Luffy looks at it in confusion, "WHAT'S THIS!?" Koby nervously replies, "A COFFIN? I BUILT IT MYSELF. IT TOOK ME TWO YEARS..." Luffy is surprised, "TWO YEARS!? AND YOU DON'T WANT IT?" Page 10: Koby explains that he no longer needs the crude boat because he built it to escape, but he is too terrified to try. When Luffy asks why he does not just escape, Koby panics, imagining what Alvida would do if she caught him, and repeats that he cannot risk it. He says, "...I REALLY DON'T NEED IT ANYMORE. I BUILT IT TO ESCAPE FROM THIS PLACE......BUT I DON'T HAVE THE COURAGE TO TRY IT. I GUESS IT'S MY FATE TO BE A CABIN BOY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE." He clenches his fist, "BUT I ONCE HAD A DIFFERENT DREAM. I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT FATEFUL DAY... I JUST WANTED TO GO FISHING..." A flashback panel shows a younger Koby walking toward a boat, unaware that a pirate crew is standing right behind it. Koby continues, "...AND I BOARDED A PIRATE SHIP BY MISTAKE. THAT WAS TWO YEARS AGO. IN EXCHANGE FOR MY LIFE, I'VE BEEN WORKING AS THEIR CABIN BOY." Luffy bluntly states, "YOU'RE KINDA CLUMSY AND DUMB!" Koby sighs, "YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THAT FRANK..." Luffy laughs, "HAHAHA! AND YOU'RE GUTLESS TOO. YOU REALLY ARE WORTHLESS!" Koby agrees dejectedly, "BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE THE GUTS TO FLOAT AROUND AT SEA IN A BARREL LIKE YOU..." Koby then asks, "LUFFY, WHY DID YOU GO TO SEA ANYWAY?"