## One Piece Chapter 1, pages 37-39: ROMANCE DAWN - Chapter: 1 - Pages: 37-39 - Characters: Shanks, Red Hair Pirates, Higuma, Monkey D. Luffy, Higuma's bandits, Benn Beckman ### Summary Page 37: Top panel: Shanks stands confidently with his crew behind him. He declares, "WE'RE PIRATES! AND WE DON'T PLAY BY THE RULES!" Middle right panel: Higuma glares angrily, sweating. "THIS WAS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!" Middle left panel: Shanks looks back over his shoulder, his expression serious. "LISTEN UP... YOU CAN POUR DRINKS ON ME, YOU CAN THROW FOOD AT ME... YOU CAN EVEN SPIT ON ME. I'LL JUST LAUGH THAT STUFF OFF. BUT..." Bottom panel: A close-up of Shanks looking furious and intense. "GOOD REASON OR NOT... NOBODY HURTS A FRIEND OF MINE!!!!" Page 38: Top right panel: A close-up of Luffy looking up with tears in his eyes, touched by Shanks's words. "FRIEND?!" Top left panel: Higuma throws his head back and laughs loudly, "HA HA HA HA! NICE SPEECH, VERY INTIMIDATING!" Middle panel: Higuma smirks and points his sword forward. "YOU PIRATES SPEND YOUR TIME FLOATING AROUND IN YOUR LITTLE SHIPS. AND YOU THINK YOU CAN STAND UP TO MOUNTAIN BANDITS? DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH! KILL THEM!" Bottom panel: The bandits charge forward with their swords drawn, yelling "ARRRGHH!" and "DIE!!!!!". Benn Beckman steps forward, holding his rifle by the barrel like a club. He says to Shanks, "CAP'N... I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS." Page 39: Top panel: Benn Beckman calmly faces an attacking bandit, holding his rifle across the clash while punching the bandit in the face with a quick "TSSS...!!". The bandit is caught off guard "!", and Beckman keeps his cigarette in his mouth. Middle panel: Beckman moves rapidly through the bandits, using his rifle like a club and taking them down one by one. The bandits cry out "YAAAAA!!!" and "YEOWW!!!". Beckman casually says, "NEXT...". Bottom panel: Beckman smashes a bandit face-first into the ground with a massive "WHACK!!".