## One Piece Chapter 1.2, pages 14-15: Romance Dawn - Chapter: 1.2 - Pages: 14-15 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Luffy's Grandpa ### Summary Page 14: The grandpa grabs young Luffy's face in a panic, yelling, "THAT'S A DEVILISH FRUIT!!! IF YOU EAT IT, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SWIM YOUR WHOLE LIFE!!!" Luffy screams in absolute shock, "EEEEEEEEEEH!? NO WAY-!!!" while his grandpa berates him, "YOU FOOL-!!!" Luffy sweats, realizing, "I REALLY CAN'T SWIM FOREVER..." but quickly calms down, smiling as he rationalizes, "OH WELL, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S NOT LIKE I WANTED TO BE A PIRATE. I don't know how to swim anyway." His grandpa looks annoyed at this quick recovery, muttering, "WHAT. YOU GET BACK UP QUICKLY, KID! THAT'S NO FUN." The grandpa then bursts into laughter again, saying, "WELL!! IT'S A GOOD THING THAT YOU HATED THE SEA!! IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT!! THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T GO OUT TO THE SEA AND CAN STILL LIVE HAPPILY!!" He turns and walks away, pulling Luffy along by the hand. Luffy looks back over his shoulder. Page 15: Young Luffy suddenly bursts into intense tears, bawling loudly. "I...!!! I WANTED TO BE A PIRATE!!! REALLY...!!!" he wails, "BUT I COULDN'T SWIM SO I SAID THOSE THINGS... OWW!!! OWWW." He sits on the ground, crying, "I WANNA GO OUT AND SEE LOTS OF PLACES!! I DON'T WANNA BE A HAMMER FOREVER!!!" His grandpa stops and looks back at him, saying softly, "LUFFY..." As Luffy continues to hiccup and wipe his tears, his grandpa smiles warmly and says, "I SEE. YOU WANNA BE A PIRATE!"