## One Piece Chapter 1.1, pages 12-13: Romance Dawn - Chapter: 1.1 - Pages: 12-13 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Shiruku, Shanks, Red Hair Pirates ### Summary Page 12: In the present, Luffy, holding his straw hat, tells Shiruku, "THIS HAT", "IT'S MY TREASURE," "BUT IT DOESN'T BELONG TO ME". Shiruku, looking surprised, asks, "DO YOU HAVE A TREASURE?" and then repeats, "TREASURE?". A flashback begins. A man with red hair, Shanks, laughs uproariously, "HAHAHAHAHA" (SFX: HAHAHAHAHA). He tells a young Luffy, "AS IF YOU COULD BECOME A PIRATE!!", "NOT BEING ABLE TO SWIM IS A HUGE WEAKNESS TO A PIRATE!!". In a smaller panel, Shanks explains, "SOME PEACE MAINS USED THE TOWN I CAME FROM AS A BASE", "A LONG TIME AGO,". In a wide shot, Shanks and his crew are gathered around. Young Luffy stands on a crate, declaring, "IT'S FINE AS LONG AS I DON'T FALL OFF THE SHIP!", "BESIDES, IN THAT TIME I'LL LEARN HOW TO SWIM!", "SO TAKE ME WITH YOU ON YOUR NEXT JOURNEY!!". Shanks, sitting nearby, replies, "SURE, WHEN YOU ARE TEN YEARS OLDER". Luffy retorts, "STINGEY!!". In the background, Shanks' crew members laugh and encourage Luffy's romanticized view of piracy: "HAHA HAHA LUFFY!", "LUFFY!! BEING A PIRATE IS FUN!", "THE SEA IS BIG AND VAST!! THERE ARE SO MANY ISLANDS TO VENTURE TO!", "ABOVE ALL ELSE, IT'S FREEDOM!!". Page 13: The flashback continues. Shanks' crew laughs as one member says, "CAPTAIN SHANKS, WITHOUT THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE DREAMS, RIGHT?". Shanks replies, "BUT IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT FREEDOM YOU RISK YOUR LIFE!!". Shanks then looks seriously at young Luffy, saying, "LISTEN, LUFFY. YOU SAY YOU LOVE THE SEA AND ADVENTURE," "AND I VALUE THAT SPIRIT", "YOU HAVE A STRONG WILL TO BE WILLING TO GO OUT TO SEA IN A SHIP EVERY DAY DESPITE BEING A HAMMER." Meanwhile, young Luffy is holding a strange, swirl-patterned fruit. He asks, "WHAT IS THIS?". A crew member comments, "HORRIBLE", while another says, "THAT IS A 'PIRATE' AFTER ALL". Suddenly, the crew realizes what Luffy is holding. Lucky Roux yells in shock, "OI!! YOU! ISN'T THAT THE 'GOMU GOMU' FRUIT!!". Another crewmate screams, "THE ONE WE STOLE FROM AN ENEMY SHIP! THE FRUIT FROM THE ILLUSION TREE THAT BEARS FRUIT AT MOST EVERY 50 YEARS!!" (SFX: AHHHHHH!). Luffy, rubbing his full belly and smiling, says, "GOMU GOMU FRUIT?...WEIRD!! TOO BAD, I GUESS I ATE THE FRUIT FROM THE ILLUSION TREE". He adds smugly, "SERVES YOU RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR NOT TAKING ME ALONG". Shanks is furious. He grabs Luffy by the shoulders and shakes him violently, yelling, "EATING THAT MAKES YOU UNABLE TO SWIM!! FOREVER!!! ENTERING THE WATER MAKES YOU LOSE YOUR ENERGY!!". He continues, "NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PRACTICE, YOU'LL BE A HAMMER FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!!". Luffy is horrified, screaming "EEEEEEH!!!". Shanks yells, "YOU IDIOT!!!", and Luffy cries, "NO WAY!!!".