One Piece Chapter 1, page 9-10: Romance Dawn
- Page 9
Standing on the ship's bow, young Monkey D. Luffy holds up a small dagger and yells to the crew: "This is how tough I am!!! I've had it with you guys!! Now you'll have to take me seriously!!" On the deck, Yasopp, Lucky Roux, and other pirates laugh, shouting: "Ha ha ha! Get it over with! Whatever it is..." and "What's that pup up to now?" Suddenly, with a sharp "Chunk!", Luffy stabs himself in the cheek just below his left eye. The pirates' laughter instantly turns to absolute shock and horror. Shanks, Yasopp, and Lucky Roux scream in panic: "You idiot! What'd you do that for!?" while Luffy shrieks in pain: "Yeowww!!! Aaargh!!!
- Page 10
Later, inside Partys Bar, the pirates raise their mugs in a rowdy toast: "To Luffy's... courage... and to our great voyage! A toast!!" The tavern is filled with laughter and shouting: "Grog! Grog! Grog! More grog!" and "Har har har har! Drink up!" Luffy, now wearing a bandage under his eye, sits at the bar next to Shanks. Luffy boasts: "It didn't hurt a bit!" Shanks immediately calls him out: "Liar! That was a foolish thing to do!" Luffy turns to him with determination: "I'm not the least bit afraid of getting hurt!! Take me with you on your next voyage!! I wanna be a pirate too!!!