One Piece Chapter 21: VILLAGE

VILLAGE. This chapter has 19 searchable pages. Opening and key page summaries: The title page for Chapter 21, titled "VILLAGE", features Monkey D. Luffy sleeping peacefully on a sandy beach, leaning against a massive, sleeping tiger. The tiger has Luffy's iconic straw hat resting on its striped back and its tongue sticking out slightly. In the foreground, several empty plates, bowls, and food boxes are scattered around, indicating they have just finished a large meal. In the background, a single palm tree stands tall against a clear sky with a few birds flying by. Luffy raises his arms high in celebration, shouting "VICTORY!!" with a massive grin. He turns to Nami and says, "NOW YOU'RE GONNA BECOME MY CREW MEMBER, RIGHT?" Nami, holding a large sack of treasure over her shoulder, replies with a smirk, "I'M JUST COOPERATING WITH YOU WHILE IT SERVES MY PURPOSE, REMEMBER THAT! I'LL SAY OKAY FOR NOW, SINCE IT SEEMS THAT IF I GO ALONG WITH YOU GUYS I'LL BE ABLE TO EARN A LOT!" Hugging the heavy bag of treasure happily, she adds, "BUGGY SAID THAT HE ONLY TAKES THE BEST TREASURES FOR HIMSELF, SO THIS BAG'S CONTENTS ARE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY! THIS MUCH TREASURE SHOULD BE WORTH AT LEAST 10 MILLION BELI!!" Nami explains that she has divided the treasure into two bags because carrying it all alone is too difficult, handing one to Luffy. In the middle of the street, Zoro lies face down, completely exhausted and resting. Nami looks at Luffy's straw hat, which has stitches in it, and asks, "THAT HAT... IS IT THAT PRECIOUS TO YOU??" Luffy looks surprised for a second, then pulls his hat down with a smile, replying, "YEAH, BUT IT'S ALRIGHT. I FEEL BETTER NOW THAT I GOT RID OF BUGGY!!" Nearby in the rubble, two of Buggy's pirate subordinates whisper to each other. One says, "...HEY, CAPTAIN BUGGY GOT KNOCKED OUT OF SIGHT. WHAT... SHOULD WE DO?" The other replies, "FOR NOW LET'S PRETEND WE'RE STILL PASSED OUT." The first agrees, "THAT'S A GOOD IDEA." Meanwhile, Luffy pats the sleeping Zoro on the back, saying, "OI ZORO, GET UP! LET'S GO." Zoro slowly sits up, groaning, "...AAH I DON'T THINK I CAN WALK YET. FEELS DIZZY..." Nami remarks, "OBVIOUSLY! IF YOU GUYS CAN STILL WALK, THEN YOU AREN'T HUMAN... WHY DID YOU INCLUDE ME?" She yells at them, "YOU'RE THE WEIRDEST!!" Luffy suddenly remembers something, saying, "OH YEAH, I'LL WAKE UP THE CHIEF!" Before he can, a group of armed Orange Town villagers arrives. Two prominent villagers—one with spiky light hair carrying a wooden stick and another with slicked-back hair carrying a spear—confront them. The slicked-back haired villager says, "WE'RE THE PEOPLE OF THIS VILLAGE. DID THE PIRATES STIR UP A FIGHT AMONGST THEMSELVES...? IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING PLEASE TELL US..." Nami sighs in relief, saying, "OH... SO YOU'RE THE VILLAGERS. I THINK SOME OF THE PIRATE CREW ARE STILL HERE. IF YOU WANT US TO TELL YOU THEN THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MUCH LEFT TO TELL YOU..." Suddenly, a villager in the background gasps, "AH!! CHIEF!!" The villagers crowd around the unconscious Mayor Boodle, crying out, "GOODNESS GRACIOUS!! PLEASE GET UP! DAMMIT!! WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE!? IT'S DEFINITELY THE WORK OF THOSE PIRATES!!" Hearing this, Luffy steps forward and bluntly says, "AH, SORRY... I DID THAT TO THE CHIEF!" The villagers turn around, glaring at Luffy with intense, furious eyes, shouting, "WHAT?!" Nami frantically whispers to Luffy, "HEY! WHY DID YOU TELL THEM THAT KINDA THING ON PURPOSE... YOU SAW ME DO IT, RIGHT?..." Luffy calmly replies, "I KNOW, BUT STILL!! THAT WAS BECAUSE YOU HAD A GOOD REASON..." The villagers point their weapons at Luffy, shouting, "ALL OF YOU, HOW DARE YOU DO THIS TO OUR CHIEF... IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SORT OF EXCUSE YOU GIVE US!! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU!? COULD YOU BE PIRATES!?" Nami sweats nervously, thinking to herself, "OOH... IF WE DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER, AND JUST SAID 'WE'RE THIEVES' OR 'WE'RE PIRATES' THEN IT'D BE INSTANT DEATH...!!" But Luffy boldly yells out, "WE ARE PIRATES!!" Zoro bursts out laughing, "HAHAHA," while Nami screams in frustration, "BAKA!!" Luffy simply grins, saying, "BUT IT'S THE TRUTH!!" The villagers charge, shouting, "SO YOU ARE!!" Luffy grabs the injured Zoro and runs away at full speed, shouting, "LET'S RUN AWAY!" The villagers chase after them, yelling, "AAH! THEY'RE RUNNING AWAY!! CHASE THEM!! WE WON'T LET YOU GET AWAY!! WE'LL PAY YOU BACK FOR WHAT YOU DID TO THE CHIEF!!" Nami runs alongside them, carrying her heavy bag of treasure, and complains, "WHY THE HELL DID YOU MAKE THE SITUATION MORE COMPLICATED?" Luffy, smiling as he runs, replies, "THIS IS A GOOD VILLAGE!!" Nami looks at him in utter confusion, stammering, "WHA..?" Later page summaries: Boodle runs off toward the harbor, shouting, "DID THEY GO TO THE HARBOR!?" A villager calls back, "YES...!! THEY RAN OFF IN THE DIRECTION OF THE HARBOR...!! AAH! CHIEF!!" As Boodle runs, he starts putting on his heavy metal armor, clanking loudly, and yells, "DAMMIT!!! COMING INTO MY VILLAGE AND MESSING AROUND AND THEN LEAVING WITHOUT MY PERMISSION...!! THE NUMBER OF THINGS I HAVE TO SAY TO YOU ARE PILED LIKE A MOUNTAIN!!!" Meanwhile, at the harbor, Luffy, Nami, and Zoro prepare their two small boats to set sail, with Luffy saying, "OKAY, LET'S GO!" As they sail away from the dock, Nami points to the black sail of one of the boats, saying, "HEY, THAT FLAG HAS BUGGY'S MARK ON IT." Luffy replies, "IT WAS THOSE PIRATES' BOAT SO OF COURSE IT DOES. I'LL ERASE IT LATER." Suddenly, Boodle runs onto the dock, panting heavily, and screams, "STOP RIGHT THERE YOU MORONS!!!" Luffy looks back, surprised, and says, "MISTER CHIEF!" Boodle stands at the edge of the dock, thinking to himself, "IN MY DESPAIR, I CONSIDERED DEATH TO BE NOTHING...!! I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS OKAY FOR ME TO DIE AT THAT TIME...!!" With tears streaming down his face, Boodle shouts at the top of his lungs, "I'M SORRY!! I OWE YOU!!!" Luffy smiles warmly, Zoro smirks while resting, and Nami smiles gently from her boat. Boodle continues to yell, "I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE...!! JUST LIVE HAPPY LIVES!!" Luffy waves back cheerfully, shouting, "DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT!!" Nami suddenly realizes something and screams at Luffy, "WHAT? YOU LEFT THE TREASURE BEHIND!?" Luffy replies, "I GAVE YOU HALF OF IT DIDN'T I!? THAT'S FIVE MILLION BELI!" Nami yells, "THAT'S MY TREASURE!!" Luffy explains, "YEAH, BUT SINCE HALF OF THE VILLAGE WAS DESTROYED IT WILL TAKE SOME MONEY TO REPAIR IT." Nami shakes Luffy violently, screaming, "HOW COULD I DO THAT!? IF YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, YOU'RE DEAD!! STOP IT!! I CAN'T SWIM!! IF YOU WANT IT SO BADLY, GO AND TAKE IT BACK FROM THEM!!" Zoro laughs hysterically, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...!!" Nami hits Zoro on the head, yelling, "SHUT UP!" Zoro, with a bump on his head, mutters, "WHAT? YOU'RE LAUGHING..? IT DOESN'T HURT..." A narrator box states: "THEIR NEW COMPANION, NAMI 'THE THIEF' HAS JOINED THE JOURNEY AND THE TWO BOATS CONTINUE SAILING ON THE SEA... BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THAT ON THE NEXT ISLAND THEY LAND AT, 'THE FOREST JUDGEMENT' AWAITS..."