## One Piece Chapter 1.2: Romance Dawn - Chapter: 1.2 - Pages: 0-43 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Anne, Balloon (bird), unidentified pirate captain, unidentified pirates, Six-Sided Spiel, unidentified townspeople, Balloon, Luffy's Grandpa ### Summary Page 0: The title page features a large illustration of Monkey D. Luffy and a short-haired girl named Anne standing on the bow of a small wooden boat. Luffy is smiling broadly, looking forward, and holding a large pirate flag over his shoulder. The flag displays a skull and crossbones wearing a straw hat. Anne stands behind him, looking up towards the sky with a cheerful expression. The large text "ROMANCE DAWN" is prominently displayed at the bottom of the page. Page 1: Luffy wakes up on his small boat, stretching his arms wide with a big yawn, saying "FWAAAH!" and "I SLEPT WELL." A caption box introduces him: "NAME: MONKEY D. LUFFY". He smiles brightly, declaring, "I FEEL GREAT!" Suddenly, a loud "PAAN...!" sound effect interrupts him. He looks back over his shoulder in confusion, saying "WHA?" Page 2: A large, strange bird suddenly crashes into Luffy's boat with a loud splash. Luffy looks over, asking, "WHA!?" and "WHAT'S THAT SOUND?" He then panics as water bubbles up, yelling, "AH!! THE IMPACT JUST NOW MADE A HOLE ON THE BOAT!!" He grabs the large bird by the neck, wondering, "WHAT A HUGE BIRD. IS IT AN OSTRICH? NO, MAYBE A PANDA?" The bird squawks "Gwaaah". Luffy shoves the bird's bottom into the hole in the boat to stop the leak, telling it, "HEY!! DON'T MOVE AROUND, OKAY...!? I'M PLUGGING THE HOLE WITH YOUR BUTT." He holds the struggling bird firmly, noting, "Not even an inch." and "IF THE BOAT SINKS, I'M SCREWED 'CAUSE I CAN'T SWIM." He then notices the bird is bleeding and asks, "YOU'RE HURT. WHAT HAPPENED!?" Page 3: A massive pirate ship suddenly looms over Luffy's tiny boat, cutting through the waves. The ship has a large figurehead and a Jolly Roger flag flying from the mast. Luffy looks up in shock, exclaiming, "!" and "WHAT THE HECK? WHEN DID THIS...!?" Page 4: The text "ROMANCE DAWN" appears in the top left corner. On the deck of the large ship, a girl (Anne) leans over the railing and yells down frantically, "BAL-LOON! RUN AWAY!!! HURRY!!! FLY FAR AWAY!!" Down in the small boat, the bird struggles to escape. Luffy holds onto it, complaining, "UGH!! WHAT'S GOING ON!? YOU'RE TRYING TO RUN AWAY!? THAT'S NOT HAPPENING!! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT, ANYWAY." A rope ladder is thrown down from the ship. A silhouette of a pirate captain with a distinctive hat and a sword on his back appears, addressing Luffy: "STRAWHAT YOUNG'UN!! CARRY THAT BIRD ONTO THE DECK, PLEASE." Page 5: Luffy is now on the deck of the pirate ship. The girl, introduced by a caption as "NAME: ANNE", glares at him angrily and yells, "HOW DARE YOU? WHY'D YOU BRING BAL-LOON!?" Luffy looks confused, repeating, "BAL-LOON?" In the background, pirates are laughing as they lock the bird, Balloon, inside a cage. Anne continues to berate Luffy, "HE GOT CAUGHT BY THEM BECAUSE OF YOU!! YOU WERE HOLDING HIM DOWN RIGHT!? I WAS WATCHING!!" Luffy, sitting casually on the deck, replies, "BALLOON? OH, THAT PANDA?" Anne screams back, "HE'S NOT A PANDA!!" Luffy simply states, "HE WAS HURT." Page 6: Anne, still tied up and hanging from the mast, explains to Luffy, "THAT'S 'CAUSE HE WAS SHOT BY 'SIX-SIDED SPIEL'!!" Luffy looks up, confused, "SPIEL? WHAT'S THAT?" Anne clarifies, "HE'S THE CAPTAIN OF THIS PIRATE SHIP." Luffy throws his arms wide in surprise, exclaiming, "REALLY!? THIS IS A PIRATE SHIP!?" Anne, looking annoyed, replies, "THAT'S RIGHT, AN UNKNOWN PIRATE'S." She continues her story, "EVEN MY TOWNSPEOPLE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT SPIEL THE PIRATE UNTILL HE RAIDED OUR VILLAGE!" A close-up shows Anne sweating slightly as she adds, "THIS BOAT'S CAPTAIN IS A BLACK MAGIC USER." Luffy repeats, "BLACK MAGIC?" A flashback panel shows a dark silhouette of a man with a strange, star-shaped head holding a ball of fire, surrounded by the sound effect "GOGOGOGO". Anne narrates, "ALL THE TOWNSPEOPLE TRIED TO RAISE ARMS AND FIGHT HIM, BUT THEY COULDN'T EVEN GET CLOSE TO HIM." Back in the present, Luffy suddenly notices something off-panel, reacting with a "!" and announcing, "THE CAPTAIN HAS ARRIVED!!!" Page 7: A tall, thin man with a bizarre, star-shaped head and a striped shirt walks onto the deck, sporting a creepy smile. A caption box introduces him: "NICKNAME: 'SIX-SIDED SPIEL'". He says, "THANKS FOR THE TROUBLE..." One of his crew members reports, "IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE CAPTURED THE MONSTER BIRD, ROC..." while another salutes, "Y-YES, SIR!" A small editor's note explains: "*ROC IS A MYTHICAL BIRD OF PREY HAVING ENORMOUS SIZE AND STRENGTH." Anne looks terrified, sweating profusely as she whispers, "THAT'S HIM...! EVEN HIS CREW IS SCARED OF HIM... IT'S BECAUSE OF HIM THAT MY TOWN WAS DESTROYED AND LOOTED!!" Luffy stares blankly at the approaching captain. A close-up of Spiel's menacing face follows, accompanied...