## One Piece Chapter 1, pages 22-23: Romance Dawn - Chapter: 1 - Pages: 22-23 - Characters: Higuma, Shanks, Makino, Monkey D. Luffy, Red Hair Pirates ### Summary Page 22: Higuma turns his back and walks out of the tavern. "...COWARDS. FAREWELL..." Outside, he and his bandit crew walk away down the dirt road. "NO GROG! THAT'S AN OUTRAGE! LET'S GO TO ANOTHER VILLAGE." Back inside the tavern, Makino rushes over to Shanks, who is sitting on the floor amidst the broken glass. "CAPTAIN, ARE YOU OKAY? ARE YOU HURT?" Shanks wipes his face and smiles. "I'M FINE. NO HARM DONE. PHEW!!" Suddenly, the entire crew of Red Hair Pirates bursts into uproarious laughter. "HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR! HAR HAR HAR HAR! CAP'N! HE GOT YOU GOOD!" Luffy stands to the side, clenching his fists and looking furious at their reaction. Page 23: Shanks laughs heartily along with his crew, "HA HA HA HA!" Luffy yells at him, completely outraged. "YOU THINK IT'S FUNNY?!" Luffy's face fills the panel, screaming in anger. "HE MADE YOU LOOK LIKE A WEAKLING!!! WHY DIDN'T YOU FIGHT HIM?! SURE, THEY OUTNUMBERED YOU, AND MAYBE THEY LOOKED PRETTY TOUGH, BUT WHAT KIND OF MAN LETS HIMSELF BE TREATED LIKE THAT THEN LAUGHS ABOUT IT? YOU'RE A DISGRACE TO ALL PIRATES!" Shanks looks at him quietly for a moment, "...". Then he smiles gently, touching the brim of his hat. "WHEN YOU GROW UP MAYBE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND, KID. HE JUST GOT SOME GROG ON ME, THAT'S ALL. NEEDLESS KILLING DOESN'T MAKE YOU A MAN." Unconvinced, Luffy turns and stomps away. "HMPH! TO GO FIND A REAL ROLE MODEL!" Shanks reaches out and grabs Luffy's wrist. "HEY, WHERE YOU GOING?" The page ends on Shanks holding Luffy back with a "GRAB" while Luffy keeps trying to stomp away.