One Piece Chapter 2: THEY CALL HIM "STRAW HAT LUFFY"

THEY CALL HIM "STRAW HAT LUFFY". This chapter has 21 searchable pages. Opening and key page summaries: The title page of Chapter 2, titled "THEY CALL HIM 'STRAW HAT LUFFY'", features Monkey D. Luffy standing confidently with his arms crossed in front of a large Jolly Roger pirate flag. He is wearing his signature straw hat and smiling. Next to him stands a large, striped bird resembling an ostrich or crane. Near an uncharted island, a pirate ship with heart-shaped sails is anchored. A loud splash sound effect "KER-PLOOSH" echoes. On the ship, a hand wearing jewelry wipes the bulwark. A voice demands, "WHY IS THERE DUST ON MY BULWARK?" with a "SHWIK" sound. A large, imposing silhouette of a woman looms over the trembling crew as a dramatic "DA-DUM" sound effect plays. The terrified pirates beg for mercy, with one crying, "A THOUSAND PARDONS, LADY ALVIDA!! I-I THOUGHT I'D CLEANED EVERY INCH OF THIS SHIP...!!" and another pleading, "I'LL CLEAN EVERYTHING ALL OVER AGAIN! PLEASE--!" The silhouette coldly responds, "'PLEASE' WHAT...?" Lady Alvida, holding her massive spiked iron mace, demands of a small, terrified boy with glasses, "KOBY! WHO IS THE FAIREST THROUGHOUT ALL THE SEAS?" Koby quickly flatters her, sweating profusely: "AHEM... HEH HEH... WHY YOU ARE... LADY ALVIDA!! NO ONE COMPARES TO YOU!!" In his mind, he panics, "I-I DON'T WANNA DIE!!! PLEASE, NOT THE IRON MACE!!" Alvida swings her mace with a "WONK!!" and declares, "CORRECT!! WHICH IS WHY I WILL NOT TOLERATE ANYTHING DIRTY!! THE SHIP I SAIL IN MUST BE AS CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL AS I AM. UNDERSTAND?" She reminds Koby, "REMEMBER, KOBY, WERE IT NOT FOR YOUR VAST KNOWLEDGE OF THE SEAS, I WOULD FEED YOU TO THE SHARKS! BUT DON'T PUSH YOUR LUCK!" Koby stammers, "Y-YES... THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU." Alvida then kicks him, shouting, "OTHER THAN THAT, YOU'RE WORTHLESS! HERE, SHINE MY SHOES!!" Koby cries out, "Y-YES, LADY ALVIDA! RIGHT AWAY!" as he is kicked with a "WHAM WHAM" and lets out an "EEEK". The full appearance of the lady pirate "IRON MACE ALVIDA" is revealed as a large, heavy-set woman wearing a pirate hat and captain's coat. She commands her crew, "I DON'T WANT TO SEE EVEN ONE SPECK OF DUST ON THIS SHIP!!!" to which they reply, "AYE AYE!" She looks down at Koby and says, "THAT'S ENOUGH!! YOU'RE PATHETIC!!" sending him flying with an "OOF!". She adds, "IF YOU'VE GOT TIME TO GROVEL, THEN YOU'VE GOT TIME TO SCRUB THE TOILET!!" Koby nervously apologizes, "HEH HEH HEH... SORRY... YES, MILADY! RIGHT AWAY..." while sweating and smiling anxiously. Koby walks dejectedly along the shore of the island, sighing. He spots a large wooden barrel washed up on the beach. Three of Alvida's crewmen—a tall slender pirate with parted hair, a muscular pirate with a goatee, and a stocky bearded pirate—approach him. The goateed pirate asks, "WHAT'S THAT, KOBY? DID A BARREL OF RUM WASH UP ON THE BEACH?" Koby replies, "Y-YEAH. AND IT'S NOT EMPTY! I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO WITH IT..." The slender pirate suggests, "WELL I KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT! LET'S DRINK IT ALL UP!" The bearded pirate worries, "BUT IF THE CAPTAIN FINDS OUT, SHE'LL HAVE OUR HEADS!" The slender pirate dismisses this, saying, "SHE'LL NEVER FIND OUT! WE'RE THE ONLY ONES HERE. JUST KOBY AND THE THREE OF US KNOW ABOUT THIS. I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT." The bearded pirate growls at Koby, "AND YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN', RIGHT, KOBY?" Koby nervously waves his hands, pleading, "RIGHT! I-I AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN'! HEH HEH HEH. PLEASE DON'T HIT ME..." As the pirates prepare to open the barrel, it suddenly bursts apart with a massive explosion of wood. Monkey D. Luffy pops out, stretching his arms wide and shouting, "THAT WAS A GREAT NAP!!!" The pirates are thrown back in absolute shock, crying, "WHAT THE DEVIL!?" Luffy laughs heartily, "I GOT SO DIZZY I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BARF!! HAHAHAHA!" He looks down at the broken pieces of the barrel and remarks, "HMM... LOOKS LIKE I SURVIVED SOMEHOW." Luffy looks around at Koby and the three stunned pirates, asking, "WHO ARE YOU GUYS?" The pirates scream in unison, "WHO THE HECK ARE YOU!!?" and demand, "WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN THERE!?" Suddenly, a massive iron mace flies through the air with a loud "VWOOOM" sound effect. A voice roars, "BACK TO WORK, YOU SCURVY DOGS!!!" The mace smashes into the building behind them with a colossal "KA-BLASH!!!", sending debris flying as the pirates scream, "ARRGH!" The dust clears, revealing the three pirates knocked out on the ground. Alvida looms over them with her iron mace, demanding, "YOU LAZY SWABBIES! WHO'S THE FAIREST THROUGHOUT ALL THE SEAS?" The pirates quickly grovel, stammering, "LADY ALVIDA! YOU ARE... OF COURSE!" Alvida snaps, "DON'T PLAY DUMB WITH ME! I COULD HEAR YOU TALKING ALL THE WAY FROM THE SHIP! WHICH ONE OF YOU HAD SUCH A 'GREAT NAP'!?" She glares at them, asking, "AND YOU DARE TO DEFY ME?" One pirate stammers, "W-WHAT!? NEVER! NOT IN A MILLION--" Suddenly, Luffy's voice echoes from nearby, cheerfully repeating, "THAT WAS A GREAT NAP!!!" Alvida and her crew gasp in surprise. Later page summaries: Alvida swings her spiked iron mace with full force, screaming, "YOU'RE BOTH GOING TO DIE!!" Koby cries out, "L-LUFFY...!!" but Luffy steps in front of him, smiling, "GOOD FOR YOU, KOBY!! IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO ME..." The mace strikes Luffy directly on the head with a heavy "WHAM!!" impact. However, Luffy remains completely unharmed, smiling widely as he says, "THAT DIDN'T HURT! 'CAUSE I'M MADE OF RUBBER!" Alvida is shocked, stammering, "IMPOSSIBLE! NO ONE SURVIVES THE IRON MACE!!" Luffy stretches his arm far back, preparing an attack. Koby and the pirates watch in utter disbelief, stammering, "YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING!" and "WHAT THE--?" Luffy yells, "GUM-GUM......PISTOL!" and unleashes a powerful stretched punch that hits Alvida squarely in the stomach with a massive "WOM!!!" sound effect, sending her flying through the air. Alvida lies defeated on the ground. Her crew is terrified, crying, "HE BEAT LADY ALVIDA! HE'S NOT HUMAN! CAPTAIN!!!" Luffy turns to the remaining pirates and commands, "GIVE KOBY A DINGHY! HE'S GONNA JOIN THE NAVY!" The pirates quickly salute, stammering, "Y-YESSIR..." Luffy laughs, "HA HA HA!" while Koby sheds tears of gratitude, whispering, "LUFFY..." Luffy and Koby sail away in a small boat. Koby is amazed, saying, "YOU MUST HAVE EATEN THE FRUIT OF THE GUM-GUM TREE... INCREDIBLE! BUT LUFFY, IF YOU'RE GOING AFTER ONE PIECE... THAT MEANS YOU'LL HAVE TO ENTER THE 'GRAND LINE.'" Luffy replies, "YEP!" Koby warns, "THEY CALL IT THE PIRATES' GRAVEYARD..." Luffy explains, "THAT'S WHY I'M ASSEMBLING A SUPER CREW. THAT GUY IMPRISONED AT THE NAVY BASE... WHAT'S HIS NAME?" Koby answers, "RORONOA ZOLO!" Luffy smiles, "IF HE'S A GOOD GUY, I'LL LET HIM JOIN MY CREW!" Koby panics, screaming, "NOW YOU'RE TALKING CRAZY AGAIN! NEVER NEVER NEVER! THAT'LL NEVER HAPPEN! THAT GUY'S A DEMONIC BEAST!" Luffy asks, "HOW DO YOU KNOW!?" Koby continues to scream, "NEVER!" A narration box concludes: "AND SO THE TWO YOUNG ADVENTURERS SAIL ON TOWARDS THE NAVAL BASE AND... DESTINY!"