One Piece Chapter 41, page 15-16: To the Sea

Merry begins to narrate Usopp's past: "RIGHT AFTER USOPP-KUN'S FATHER LEFT THIS VILLAGE... HE ALSO LOST HIS MOTHER... I HEARD THAT THE DAY BEFORE HIS MOTHER DIED... SHE WAS WEAK FROM AN ILLNESS, AND THE WORDS THAT CAME OUT OF HIM WERE..." The scene flashes back to a young Usopp bursting into his home, slamming the door open with a loud "BAN!" sound effect. He runs to his sick mother's bedside, crying out happily, "THE PIRATES ARE COMING! THE PIRATES ARE HERE! HEY USOPP! YOU SHOULDN'T SCREAM! DAD'S PIRATE SHIP CAME!! DAD CAME TO GET US!! HE SAID HE'LL TAKE US ALONG AS SOON AS YOU FEEL BETTER, MOM!!

In the flashback, Usopp's mother, Banchina, smiles weakly from her bed and says, "DON'T SAY SOMETHING STUPID USOPP... DAD ISN'T GOING TO COME HOME. BUT I'M PROUD THAT I MARRIED HIM. I WISH I COULD SEE YOU WHEN YOU BECOME AS BRAVE AS HIM..." Tears well up in young Usopp's eyes as he pleads, "DON'T SPEAK LIKE YOU'RE GONNA DIE... DO... DO YOU KNOW THE STORY ABOUT THE MEDICINE!? IT'S A LEGENDARY MEDICINE THAT CURES ANY KIND OF DISEASE, IT'S JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SEA...!" BanchINA gently tells him, "OH SILLY CHILD... THAT'S JUST A DREAM..." Usopp cries out, "I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOU TALKING AS IF IT WERE YOUR LAST WORDS! I DON'T MIND BEING SILLY!" He declares with fierce pride, "OF COURSE I HAVE DREAMS... I'M THE SON OF A PIRATE!!!