## One Piece Chapter 2.3, pages 13-15: That Boy "The Straw Hat Wearing Luffy" - Chapter: 2.3 - Pages: 13-15 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Koby ### Summary Page 13: Koby looks downcast, "YEA... I DON'T WANT IT ANYMORE. I WAS GONNA RUN AWAY IN THIS", "BUT I DON'T HAVE THE GUTS TO DO IT... LOOKS LIKE I'M GONNA BE A CARETAKER MY WHOLE LIFE". Luffy bluntly says, "THEN YOU SHOULD LEAVE". Koby panics, "NO... NO I CAN'T IT'LL NEVER WORK! WHENEVER I THINK OF ALVIDA-SAMA FINDING OUT, MY LEGS TURN ALL MUSHY...!!", "I GET SO SCARED...!!!". Koby continues, "ALTHOUGH... I DO HAVE SOMETHING ELSE I WANNA DO", "THAT DAY... I WAS ONLY FISHING", "BUT I ACCIDENTALLY WALKED ONTO THIS SHIP!!!", "AND I HAD TO BECOME A CARETAKER ON THE SHIP THESE TWO YEARS TO STAY ALIVE...!!". Luffy laughs, "YOU'RE PRETTY STUPID AND USELESS", "AND YOU SEEM KINDA WIMPY TOO I DON'T LIKE YOU". Koby cries comically, "EH... EH HEH EH HEHEHEH EH HEHEHE HEHE...!!", "BUT... YOU'RE RIGHT... IF ONLY I'M BRAVE ENOUGH...". Koby then asks, "......HEY... LUFFY-SAN, WHY ARE YOU SAILING?". Page 14: Luffy smiles broadly and declares, "I WANT TO BECOME THE PIRATE KING!!!". Koby's jaw drops in shock, "EH......! WHA?!! WHAT?!!", "'PIRATE KING' WAS THE TITLE OF SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD!!", "ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE 'WORLD'S GREATEST TREASURE'...UHM", "THE 'ONE PIECE'!!?". Page 15: Koby is in full panic mode, crying and yelling, ".........!! I'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT...", ".........!!", "...WILL I ALSO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH MY DREAM......?!", "IF... I'M WILLING TO DIE...". Luffy looks at him calmly, "BESIDES, I THINK I CAN DO IT", "ALTHOUGH IT COULD GET PRETTY TOUGH". Koby asks, "WILL I BE ABLE...", "TO BECOME A MARINE...?!!!". Luffy tilts his head, "A MARINE?". Koby explains passionately, "LUFFY-SAN, I KNOW IT MEANS THAT WE'LL BE ENEMIES!!", "BUT JOINING THE MARINES AND CATCHING BAD GUYS..", "HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY DREAM!!!".