One Piece Chapter 14: Chapter 14: RECKLESS

Chapter 14: RECKLESS. This chapter has 19 searchable pages. Opening and key page summaries: The title page of Chapter 14, titled "RECKLESS," features Monkey D. Luffy standing on a tiled roof under a full moon. He is wearing a dark cloak over his shoulders, his signature straw hat, and sandals. Several bats fly around him, with one large, grinning bat flying directly in front of him in the foreground. In the background, the dark silhouette of a town with a clock tower is visible against the moon. First Mate Mohji crawls back to Buggy's base, heavily beaten and bruised, with his pet lion Richie lying defeated behind him. He desperately tries to deliver a warning to his captain. Buggy and Cabaji look on in shock as Mohji gasps out, "S-SORRY... CAPTAIN... I'VE GOT TO TELL HIM THAT THE KID IS A RUBBER MAN..." Buggy is stunned, shouting, "THE KID!? THE KID IN THE STRAW HAT BEAT YOU!? NOT ZOLO!?" Mohji continues to struggle, muttering, "...UNDER... ESTIMATED HIM. THE KID... G-GOT TO TELL HIM... CAP'N... SIR... BEWARE... THE RUB-" before collapsing completely unconscious with a "FWUMP" sound, leaving his final words cut off as "...MAN......RUB...!!" Buggy and his crew completely misunderstand Mohji's collapsed warning. The pirates wonder, "WHAT'D HE SAY?" and "MOHJI WAS TRYING TO TELL US SOMETHING." Cabaji notes, "HE COULD BARELY STAND! MUST HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT..." Buggy ponders, "'BEWARE THE RUB!?' WHAT KIND OF RUB COULD DO THAT TO A MAN!?" He then comes to a ridiculous conclusion: "HMM... THAT BOY MUST HAVE USED SOME DIABOLICAL RUBBING TECHNIQUE ON HIM...!" The crew is amazed, shouting, "AR! THE SKIPPER'S GOT IT!" Buggy fumes in anger, yelling, "DARN YOU, MOHJI! BEATEN BY A MASSEUR?! IF THIS GETS OUT, OUR REPUTATION'S SCUTTLED!" He immediately orders, "LOAD THE BUGGY BALLS, YOU SWABS!! WE'VE A TOWN TO DESTROY!!" to which the crew enthusiastically replies, "AYE AYE, CAP'N BUGGY!" At the townspeople's refuge, a sign reads "THE REFUGE OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE." Suddenly, the dog Chouchou limps into the camp, heavily injured. The townspeople notice him, shouting, "WHAT'S THAT!?" and "HEY! IT'S CHOUCHOU FROM THE PET FOOD SHOP!" A man with short dark hair and glasses kneels down to tend to the dog, saying, "WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE OKAY, BOY! WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT YOU." Another man with slicked-back light hair and a plaid shirt remarks, "HE'S HURT BAD. CURSED PIRATES! LET'S TAKE CARE OF HIS WOUNDS." The crowd begins to murmur in worry, asking, "BUT WHERE'S THE MAYOR?" and "THAT'S RIGHT...! MAYOR BOODLE WENT TO FEED CHOUCHOU. WHAT'S CHOUCHOU DOING HERE WITHOUT HIM?" The townspeople continue to discuss Mayor Boodle's safety. One worried woman asks, "YOU DON'T THINK SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE MAYOR?" and a man replies, "THIS ISN'T GOOD... I'LL GO FIND HIM!" However, the man in the plaid shirt reassures them, "NOW DON'T GO OFF HALF-COCKED! THE MAYOR'S TOO CLEVER TO LET HIMSELF GET CAPTURED. HE KNOWS THIS TOWN BETTER THAN ANYONE." An older man with a mustache adds, "BUT HE ALSO CARES ABOUT THE TOWN MORE THAN ANYONE. MAYBE TOO MUCH. DON'T TAKE ANY UNNECESSARY RISKS NOW, MAYOR." He recalls warning Boodle earlier: "I WARNED HIM NOT TO TAKE ANY RISKS. I JUST HOPE HE HEARD ME." Meanwhile, back in the town, Luffy and Nami are walking together, with Luffy looking around curiously. Nami raises her hand and apologizes to Luffy, saying, "SORRY I YELLED AT YOU!" Luffy looks at her, surprised, and utters, "HUH?" Nami continues, "THAT'S OKAY. I KNOW YOU LOST SOMEONE TO PIRATES. I UNDERSTAND... NOT THAT I WANT TO HEAR THE DETAILS OR ANYTHING..." Suddenly, Mayor Boodle, standing nearby, breaks down in tears and screams in absolute frustration, "UNGRRRR!! I CAN'T STANDS IT NO MORE!!!" Luffy and Nami turn to look at him in shock as he yells, "AAAAAH!" Mayor Boodle clenches his fists and cries out in anger, "I CAN'T STAND ANY MORE OF THEIR CRUEL BULLYING! NOT AFTER THE WAY CHOUCHOU AND THIS KID FOUGHT BACK SO BRAVELY! WHAT KIND OF MAYOR STANDS BACK AND WATCHES HIS TOWN BE DESTROYED!?" Nami tries to calm him down, pleading, "MAYOR, PLEASE! CALM DOWN!" But Boodle yells, "SOMETIMES A MAN'S GOTTA DO WHAT A MAN'S GOTTA DO! ISN'T THAT RIGHT, SONNY?" Luffy grins widely and enthusiastically agrees, "THAT'S RIGHT!! YOU SAID IT, OLD MAN!!" Nami scolds Luffy, shouting, "DON'T ENCOURAGE HIM!!" Mayor Boodle, with tears in his eyes, looks back on the town's history, declaring, "FORTY YEARS OF HARD WORK!! THIS PLACE WAS A WILDERNESS WHEN WE GOT HERE." In a flashback, a group of young townspeople stand on a barren shore, declaring, "WE'LL BUILD OUR TOWN RIGHT HERE!" and "WE'LL FORGET OUR OLD TOWN THAT THE PIRATES DESTROYED." Boodle narrates, "AT FIRST, IT WAS JUST A FEW HOMES. BUT SLOWLY OUR NUMBERS GREW. WE WORKED HARD, CLEARED THE LAND. OVER TIME PEOPLE CAME AND OPENED UP SHOPS," showing scenes of the villagers building houses, fishing, and working together. Later page summaries: Mayor Boodle breaks free and charges down the street toward Buggy's base, screaming, "ARGHHH! PREPARE TO FACE THE MAYOR! BUGGY THE CLOWN!!" Nami watches him go, sadly noting, "THE MAYOR......HE WAS CRYING!!" Luffy smiles and says, "IT DIDN'T LOOK THAT WAY TO ME!" He then turns to Nami and declares, "I WON'T LET HIM GET KILLED! DON'T WORRY, I LIKE THAT OLD MAN!" Nami is exasperated, sighing, "THIS IS NO LAUGHING MATTER!" while Zoro grins, adding, "THINGS ARE FINALLY GONNA GET FUN! HA HA HA! YEAH!" Luffy turns to Nami with a determined grin and says, "WE'RE HEADED FOR THE 'GRAND LINE'! WE'LL STEAL THAT MAP BACK, AND THEN WE CAN GO THERE TOGETHER!" Nami, still frustrated, asks, "HOW CAN YOU JUST STAND THERE LAUGHING? WHAT DO YOU GET OUT OF THIS ANYWAY?" Luffy extends his hand and says, "JOIN UP WITH US! YOU WANT THE MAP AND ALL THAT TREASURE, RIGHT?" Nami hesitates, then firmly states, "I WON'T BECOME A PIRATE!" She reaches out and slaps her hand against his in a high-five, saying, "LET'S JUST SAY WE'LL 'JOIN FORCES'... WORK TOGETHER FOR A COMMON GOAL!!" At the Buggy Pirates' base, Buggy laughs, "NOW FOR THE SECOND SALVO!" as his crew prepares the cannon, shouting, "AYE AYE, CAP'N! AIM! FI--" Suddenly, Mayor Boodle arrives outside the "Drinker Pub" building, slamming his spear down with a loud "BA-BAM!!" and roaring, "BUGGY THE CLOWN!!! GET OUT HERE! NOW!!!" Buggy stops and glares down from the balcony, growling, "WHO DARES?" Nami asks Zoro, "YOU'RE COMING TOO? WHAT ABOUT YOUR WOUNDS?" Zoro ties his black bandana around his head with a sharp "SKRRK!!" and replies, "THEY GOT BETTER." Nami gasps, "THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!" Zoro grins fiercely, stating, "I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT MY REPUTATION THAN MY GUTS, RIGHT NOW. I'VE GOT A SCORE TO SETTLE! LET'S DO IT." Luffy cracks his knuckles with a "KRAK KRAK" sound, smiling widely as he says, "I CAN'T WAIT!" Nami can only watch them in disbelief, muttering, "YOU TWO ARE CRAZY!"