## One Piece Chapter 1, pages 27-29: Romance Dawn - Chapter: 1 - Pages: 27-29 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Makino, Higuma, Higuma's bandits, Woop Slap, villagers ### Summary Page 27: Inside the empty Partys Bar, Makino is wiping down a glass while Luffy sits at the counter drinking from a large mug. Makino notes, "THE PIRATES HAVE BEEN OUT AT SEA FOR A LONG TIME. DO YOU MISS THEM, LUFFY?" Luffy replies firmly, "AFTER THE WAY THOSE MOUNTAIN BANDITS HUMILIATED THEM?! NOT AT ALL! I REALLY MISJUDGED THOSE GUYS! I THOUGHT THEY WERE BRAVE AND TOUGH... BUT THEY'RE REALLY JUST A BUNCH OF WIMPS." Makino smiles gently and asks, "ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? MAYBE SOMETIMES IT TAKES MORE COURAGE NOT TO FIGHT." Luffy dismisses this, saying, "YOU JUST WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND, MAKINO. A REAL MAN HAS TO STAND UP FOR HIMSELF, NO MATTER WHAT." Makino replies, "IS THAT RIGHT? I GUESS I DON'T UNDERSTAND." Luffy confirms, "THAT'S RIGHT. YOU DON'T." Suddenly, a voice shouts from outside, "MAKE WAY FOR THE TERROR OF THE HIGHLANDS!" Makino looks toward the door with a question mark above her head. Page 28: Luffy looks over his shoulder in surprise, uttering, "WHA..." Makino and Luffy stare toward the entrance as the saloon doors are violently kicked open with a loud "BA-BAM!". Higuma, the bandit leader, stands in the doorway with his crew behind him. He smirks and says, "NO PIRATES TODAY, EH? SMELLS BETTER... WE WERE IN THE AREA, SO WE STOPPED BY." He walks in and slams his sword down on a table with a "SLAM!", demanding, "WHAT'RE YOU WAITING FOR? WE'RE CUSTOMERS!! SERVE US DRINKS!!!" He glares menacingly. Page 29: A view of the peaceful village exterior is shown. Suddenly, Makino bursts through a door with a loud "SLAM!", crying out, "MAYOR! WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM!" Mayor Woop Slap, sitting at a desk drinking tea, asks in alarm, "WHAT'S WRONG, MAKINO!" She replies frantically, "IT'S LUFFY... AND THE MOUNTAIN BANDITS!" The scene shifts to the dirt road outside Partys Bar. A crowd of villagers has gathered, watching in fear. Higuma and his bandits have surrounded Luffy. One bandit remarks, "YOU'VE GOT A STRANGE BODY, BOY. OUR PUNCHES AND KICKS AREN'T HURTING YOU AT ALL." The villagers whisper among themselves. One says, "HEY! WE GOTTA GO HELP LUFFY!" Another replies, "ARE YOU CRAZY? THOSE MOUNTAIN BANDITS WOULD KILL US!" A third adds, "BESIDES, LUFFY'S THE ONE THAT STARTED THE FIGHT!"