One Piece Chapter 7, page 6-7: Chapter 7: Friends
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Koby continues, "BUT THE TWO OF YOU... YOU TAUGHT ME TO FIGHT FOR WHAT I BELIEVE IN!!!" Luffy smiles and says, "THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO THE GRAND LINE!" Zoro adds, "MAKES SENSE TO ME." Koby waves his hands frantically, saying, "WAIT! THAT'S NOT WHAT I-- I'M TRYING TO CONVINCE YOU THAT IT'S TOO RECKLESS!!" Zoro then asks Koby, "WHAT ABOUT YOUR PLANS?" Koby gasps, "HUH?" Zoro warns him, "YOU WERE CABIN BOY ON ALVIDA'S PIRATE SHIP FOR TWO YEARS. WATCH OUT FOR THE NAVY'S INTELLIGENCE. IF THEY FIND OUT ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND, THEY WON'T LET YOU ENLIST." Koby looks worried.
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The door to the restaurant opens with a "KREEK!!" sound. A Marine officer, Lieutenant Ripper, enters along with several other Marines. He says, "EXCUSE ME..." The townspeople watch from outside the windows. Ripper addresses them, "YOU GENTLEMEN ARE PIRATES......CORRECT?" Luffy proudly smiles and says, "THAT'S RIGHT. I EVEN HAVE A CREWMAN NOW! WHICH MAKES ME A GENUINE PIRATE CAPTAIN!" Ripper continues, "UM... YOU SAVED OUR BASE AND THIS TOWN......AND WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL TO YOU. HOWEVER, WE'RE STILL NAVAL MARINES......AND WE CAN'T SHELTER PIRATES.