One Piece Chapter 9, page 1: Chapter 9: Femme Fatale

An introductory page featuring a short poem and a brief biography of the author, Eiichiro Oda. The poem reads: "Most congenial of innkeepers, Your customer has entered. Where would you like me to sit? Those who must sit by the entrance Cannot be at ease." Oda notes, "It's got a nice ring to it, doesn't it? A song from the pirates of northern Europe. —Eiichiro Oda, 1997". Below, a biographical paragraph describes how Oda began his manga career at age 17 with his one-shot cowboy manga "Wanted!", worked as an assistant to artists like Nobuhiro Watsuki, and debuted "One Piece" in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1997.