One Piece Chapter 8: Nami

Nami. This chapter has 19 searchable pages. Opening and key page summaries: The title page of Chapter 8, titled "NAMI," features Monkey D. Luffy and Roronoa Zoro on their small boat. Luffy sits on the edge of the boat, smiling and saluting with one hand while resting his other arm on a row of fat, round birds perched along the railing. Zoro stands behind him, holding his sword over his shoulder, with one of the birds perched on the hilt of his sword. The page number "189" is printed at the bottom left. Out on the open sea, Luffy and Zoro are drifting aimlessly in their small boat. Luffy complains loudly, "I'M STARVING!" Zoro, looking annoyed, asks him, "DON'T YOU THINK IT'S STRANGE THAT YOU CAN'T NAVIGATE?" Luffy casually replies, "NO, DRIFTING HAS WORKED PRETTY WELL FOR ME." Zoro points out, "WHAT ABOUT YOU? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE HOLY TERROR OF THE SEAS!" Zoro explains his past, saying, "I DON'T RECALL EVER CALLING MYSELF THAT. I FOLLOWED A PIRATE I WAS AFTER OUT TO SEA. BUT I COULDN'T FIND MY WAY BACK TO MY VILLAGE." Luffy teases Zoro, saying, "HMPH! SO YOU GOT LOST?" Zoro angrily snaps back, "YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT IT LIKE THAT!" Zoro explains that he had to earn money somehow, so he went after local pirates. Luffy laughs and says, "ANYWAY, WHAT KIND OF A PIRATE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE A SHIP? IT'S RIDICULOUS!" Zoro sighs, realizing, "AT THIS RATE, WE'LL NEVER MAKE IT TO THE GRAND LINE. WE'VE GOT TO RECRUIT A NAVIGATOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE." Luffy excitedly adds, "AND WE NEED A COOK, AND A MUSICIAN, AND--" but Zoro cuts him off, yelling, "THOSE CAN WAIT!!" Luffy collapses onto the deck with a "FLOP FLOP" sound, groaning, "I'M STARVING!" Luffy spots a bird flying overhead and says, "HEY... IT'S A BIRD... IT LOOKS PRETTY BIG..." He immediately decides, "LET'S EAT IT!!" Zoro asks in disbelief, "HUH? HOW?" Luffy confidently replies, "LEAVE IT TO ME! I'LL CATCH IT!!" He stretches his arms back to the boat's mast, preparing his attack: "GUM-GUM... ROCKET!!!" With a massive "VREEENG" and "BING" sound, Luffy launches himself high into the sky toward the bird. Zoro watches Luffy fly up, but his jaw drops in shock as the giant bird chomps down, trapping Luffy's head inside its beak with a "CHOMP" and "GASP!" sound. Luffy is carried away by the bird, screaming down to Zoro, "HELP!! YOU IDIOT!!!" Zoro is left behind, rowing furiously with a loud "KREEK KREEK" sound, shouting, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? DARN YOU!" As Zoro rows frantically to chase after Luffy, he hears voices shouting, "AHOY!" He spots three men stranded in the water and thinks, "HUH!? SHIPWRECK SURVIVORS? AT A TIME LIKE THIS?" Zoro yells out, "I CAN'T STOP! JUST GRAB ON AND CLIMB IN!" The three men splash around with a "SPLASH SPLAP" and manage to leap into the moving boat with a loud "SPLAT" and "UMF!" sound. The three rescued men collapse onto the boat, panting heavily. One of them complains, "YOU WOULD HAVE LEFT US TO DIE!!" while another asks, "WHAT KIND OF PERSON ARE YOU!!" Suddenly, they draw their weapons and threaten Zoro, shouting, "HEY! STOP THE SHIP! WE'RE PIRATES OF BUGGY THE CLOWN!" Zoro looks back at them with a calm, unimpressed "HUH!?" The scene cuts to the three pirates now rowing the boat themselves, covered in bruises and sweating profusely. They apologize frantically, "WE'RE SORRY, MR. PIRATE HUNTER ZOLO, SIR! WE DIDN'T REALIZE WHO YOU WERE!!" Zoro sits back comfortably and tells them, "KEEP ROWING. IF THERE'S ANY LAND NEARBY, HE'LL GET THERE. YOU JOKERS MADE ME LOSE MY FRIEND!" Zoro then asks, "SO, HOW DID YOU PIRATES END UP SOAKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN?" The pirates angrily explain, "I'LL TELL YOU HOW!!! THANKS FOR REMINDING US! IT WAS THAT WOMAN!! IT WAS ALL HER FAULT!!! SHE WAS A REAL LOOKER, THOUGH!!" Later page summaries: A cannon fires from the town, hitting the giant bird. The bird drops Luffy, who plummets rapidly from the sky, screaming, "EEEYAA!" The girl stops and looks up in utter shock, gasping, "WHAT!?" The pirates chasing her also stop, shouting, "HE FELL FROM THE SKY!!! I-IT'S A KID!" Luffy crashes hard into the street with a loud "KOOOM" sound, kicking up a cloud of dust. He sits up rubbing his head, complaining, "OUCH! WHO'S SHOOTING CANNONBALLS AT ME!?" Luffy stands up completely unharmed, dusting himself off: "PHEW! I'M ALIVE!" The chasing pirates are dumbfounded, yelling, "HE'S NOT HURT!!!" The girl quickly realizes she can use this situation to her advantage. She runs up to Luffy, puts on a joyful face, and shouts, "BOSS! YOU CAME TO RESCUE ME!" Luffy looks completely confused. She then runs away, calling back, "I'LL JUST LET YOU TAKE CARE OF THOSE GUYS!" The pirates fall for the trick, shouting, "FORGET THE GIRL! WE'VE GOT HER BOSS RIGHT HERE! HE'S A BIGGER PRIZE THAN SHE IS!" and surround Luffy. The three pirates surround Luffy, brandishing their swords. One of them sneers, "ISN'T THAT RIGHT... BOSS!? THAT MAP BELONGS TO THE FEARSOME PIRATE, BUGGY THE CLOWN!!!" Luffy tries to speak, saying, "HEY..." but one of the pirates suddenly slashes at Luffy's head with his sword. The blade strikes Luffy's straw hat with a sharp "CHWNK!!!" sound. Luffy's expression instantly turns dark and serious. He catches the sword and says in a low, threatening voice, "DON'T TOUCH... THE HAT!" The pirates are furious, shouting, "WHY YOU... SCURVY BILGE-RAT!!" but Luffy quickly and easily beats them all up with his bare hands, leaving them unconscious on the ground. The girl, who was watching from a nearby rooftop, is amazed. She jumps down and says, "WOW! YOU'RE PRETTY TOUGH. YOU BEAT THOSE SABER-SWINGERS WITH YOUR BARE HANDS!" Luffy, still confused, asks, "UH... WHO'RE YOU!?" She smiles warmly and introduces herself: "THE NAME'S NAMI!! I SPECIALIZE IN ROBBING PIRATES. WANNA TEAM UP WITH ME!?" Luffy looks surprised, repeating, "ROBBING PIRATES?"