One Piece Chapter 8, page 1-2: Nami
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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.
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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!