The Plot

This is the inner title page for Volume 4. It features a black-and-white illustration of Monkey D. Luffy holding a flagpole with a large pirate flag nearby, smiling enthusiastically with his fist raised in the air. Behind him, a large bear and a bird wearing a pirate hat and an eye patch are also cheering. The text 'ONE PIECE' is written in a large, decorative banner at the top. Below it is the volume subtitle 'THE CRESCENT MOON'. The author's name 'Eiichiro Oda', Japanese author/volume text, and the volume number are printed near the bottom. A map is faintly visible in the background.

This page contains a story recap and character profiles, written in Traditional Chinese. The main heading reads 'THE STORY OF ONE PIECE', followed by a story recap heading and a large block of text summarizing the story so far. The rest of the page features small portraits and brief descriptions of the main characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Red-Haired Shanks, Nami, Usopp, Kaya, Kuro/Klahadore, and the three village boys from the Usopp Pirates, Tamanegi, Piiman, and Ninjin. There is also a small silhouette of Shanks in the top left corner.

This is the table of contents page for Volume 4. The top features the 'ONE PIECE' logo. Below it reads 'VOL.4 THE CRESCENT MOON' and 'CONTENTS'. The chapters listed are: CHAPTER 27 'THE PLOT' - 7 CHAPTER 28 'THE CRESCENT MOON' - 29 CHAPTER 29 'THE STEEP SLOPE' - 49 CHAPTER 30 'GREAT!!!' - 71 CHAPTER 31 'THE TRUTH' - 91 CHAPTER 32 'GRAVE DANGER' - 111 CHAPTER 33 'THE SILENT MAN' - 131 CHAPTER 34 'CLAHADOR THE BUTLER' - 151 CHAPTER 35 'THE STEEP SLOPE AGAIN' - 171 An illustration of an ornate flintlock pistol is at the bottom of the page.

This is an SBS (Questions and Answers) page. At the top, an illustration shows Luffy holding two signs that read "QUESTIONS" and "ANSWERS" inside a decorative banner. The introductory text reads: "AS ANNOUNCED IN BOOK 2, THE SBS CORNER (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CORNER) IS NOW CREATED. I RECEIVED A LOT OF LETTERS, THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT SENT THEM. AND NOW, I (O = ODA = THE MANGAKA) WILL GIVE AN ANSWER TO ALL OF YOU READER'S (D = DOKUSHA = READER) QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS." The first question (D) asks: "HOW OLD ARE LUFFY, ZORO, NAMI, AND SHANKS?" Oda (O) answers: "A LOT OF PEOPLE MAILED ME WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING AGE. REALLY A LOT OF PEOPLE. I GUESS THIS MUST BE THE NO. 1 QUESTION THAT EVERYONE ALWAYS THINKS OF. WELL I WILL ANSWER IT NOW! LUFFY IS CURRENTLY 17 YEARS OLD, ZORO 19, NAMI 18. WELL, SINCE WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE SHANKS IS AT THIS MOMENT, I'LL JUST ANSWER HOW OLD HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 10 YEARS AGO. WHEN HE WAS STILL IN LUFFY'S VILLAGE, HE WAS 27 YEARS OLD. AS FOR USOPP, HE'S 17 YEARS OLD JUST LIKE LUFFY." The second question asks: "HOW COME ALL THE ENEMIES THAT LUFFY MEETS, ARE ALL WEIRDOS?" Oda replies: "EH... WEIRDOS...? NOW THAT YOU READERS MENTION IT, I FINALLY NOTICED THAT THEY TRULY ARE WEIRD. BUT, I GUESS IT'S BECAUSE THE FACT THAT THEY'RE WEIRD MAKES THEM MORE MYSTERIOUS. AREN'T THEY MUCH COOLER THIS WAY?" The third question asks: "EIICHIRO ODA-SENSEI, CAN YOUR ARMS AND LEGS REALLY STRETCH? THEY WROTE THAT ON 'WEEKLY JUMP'." Oda responds: "WAH! I THINK I WROTE THAT MYSELF... BUT THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A SECRET."