One Piece Chapter 17: Chapter 17: HIGH LEVEL, LOW LEVEL

Chapter 17: HIGH LEVEL, LOW LEVEL. This chapter has 21 searchable pages. Opening and key page summaries: The title page of Chapter 17, titled "HIGH LEVEL, LOW LEVEL," features a playful illustration. Monkey D. Luffy is laughing and dancing with several penguins dressed in pirate bandanas and hats. Roronoa Zoro sits on some stone steps in the background, laughing heartily at the scene, while Nami sits nearby, resting her chin on her hand and watching them with a slight smile. Roronoa Zoro stands with his sword drawn, blood dripping from his fresh wound onto the ground with a soft sound. In the distance, Luffy and Nami watch the confrontation. Luffy cheers loudly, shouting, "GET 'IM, ZOLO!!" while Nami holds her head, complaining, "I'M FEELING FAINT JUST WATCHING THIS!" Zoro clenches his teeth around his third sword, thinking to himself, "I CAN'T LOSE, NOT EVEN ONCE... TO ANYONE WHO CALLS HIMSELF A SWORDSMAN!!" Cabaji, wearing his checkered scarf, glares back at him with a cold, calculating expression. Cabaji taunts Zoro, saying, "SO YOU INJURED YOURSELF AS INSURANCE FOR YOUR REPUTATION... WELL, DON'T WORRY... YOUR WOUNDS ARE SEVERE. THEY'LL MAKE AN EXCELLENT EXCUSE WHEN YOU LOSE." Zoro smirks and draws his three swords with a sharp metallic ring. He retorts, "IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND!! IF I LOSE TO THE LIKES OF YOU WHEN MY WOUNDS ARE ONLY THIS LIGHT... THEN I MAY AS WELL GIVE UP MY DREAM RIGHT NOW." Cabaji's smug expression turns to shock and anger as he sweats, muttering, "...!! YOU SCURVY DOG!!" Buggy watches the exchange silently from the background. A transition page featuring a full-body illustration of Monkey D. Luffy standing with his arms crossed, wearing his signature straw hat and a confident, cheerful smile. Nami taps Luffy on the shoulder to get his attention. She points toward a building in the distance, whispering, "THAT SHACK BEHIND THE RUINS OF THE TAVERN... THAT'S WHERE THEY KEEP THEIR TREASURE." She plans her escape, thinking, "AND BUGGY'S PROBABLY GOT THE MAP OF THE GRAND LINE. I'LL GET THEIR TREASURE AND MAKE MY ESCAPE. I'VE GOT TO DO IT NOW, WHILE THEY'RE ALL KNOCKED OUT... WHETHER YOU GUYS WIN OR LOSE THIS BATTLE... I DON'T REALLY CARE!" Nami winks and points at Luffy, saying, "BUT IF YOU DO GET THAT MAP FROM BUGGY... THEN- AND ONLY THEN- WILL I CONSIDER TEAMING UP WITH YOU AGAIN..." Luffy smiles happily and replies, "WOW! THANKS!" Nami runs off into the alleyways, waving back, "GOOD LUCK, BOYS! SEE YA!" Meanwhile, Cabaji prepares to attack Zoro, shouting, "RORONOA ZOLO!! HAVE A TASTE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL MY CIRCUS TRICKS!!" He spins several large tops on the ground as Buggy watches from behind. Cabaji launches his spinning tops at Zoro, shouting, "AND NOW 'THE DANCE OF A HUNDRED KAMIKAZE TOPS'!!!" Zoro reacts with surprise as the tops fly toward him. Cabaji then performs another acrobatic maneuver, riding his unicycle straight up the side of a building, calling out, "CIRCUS TRICK: 'A HIKE IN THE MOUNTAINS.'" Zoro rapidly deflects the incoming spinning tops with his swords. Cabaji leaps high off the building's wall into the air, initiating his next attack: "CIRCUS TRICK: 'FIRE-WORKS IN THE COOL SUMMER BREEZE.'" Zoro looks up, startled by Cabaji's high-flying acrobatics. Later page summaries: Zoro finishes his sentence, declaring, "WE'RE PIRATES!" before collapsing face-first onto the ground from exhaustion. He mutters, "LUFFY... I'M GOING TO SLEEP NOW." Luffy smiles and flexes his arm, reassuring him, "GO AHEAD AND SLEEP! I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE!" Buggy glares at Luffy, demanding, "YOU GUYS......CALL YOURSELVES PIRATES!?" Luffy points back at him confidently, demanding, "THAT'S RIGHT! NOW HAND OVER THE MAP OF THE GRAND LINE!!" Buggy sneers, "SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE AFTER. WELL, A COUPLE OF LILY-LIVERED, NO-NAME PIRATES LIKE YOU WON'T LAST A DAY ON THE GRAND LINE!! WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO THERE!? GO SIGHT-SEEING!?" Luffy declares with absolute certainty, "I'M GONNA BE KING OF THE PIRATES." Buggy is momentarily stunned, then bursts into mocking laughter, shouting, "DON'T BE A FOOL! IF YOU'RE KING OF PIRATES, THEN WHAT AM I!? GOD OF THE PIRATES!? THE WORLD'S TREASURE WILL BE MINE! SO FORGET IT!" Buggy draws several knives between his fingers, warning, "YOU'LL SOON REGRET YOUR WORDS, RUBBER BOY!" Luffy cracks his knuckles, bored, and says, "I'M GETTING BORED. OKAY, HURRY UP AND ATTACK ME." Buggy stares at Luffy's straw hat, his expression turning to anger as he says, "YOU AND YOUR STRAW HAT REMIND ME OF HIM WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER... THAT INSOLENT DOG WITH THE RED HAIR!!!" Luffy gasps in shock, repeating, "...RED HAIR!?"