One Piece Chapter 8.3: Nami Enters

Nami Enters. This chapter has 19 searchable pages. Opening and key page summaries: The title page of Chapter 8, titled "Nami Enters," features Monkey D. Luffy and Roronoa Zoro aboard their small wooden boat. Luffy sits on the edge of the boat, smiling and saluting with one hand while holding his straw hat. Zoro stands behind him, holding one of his swords upright. A line of small, round, panda-like birds sits perched along the boat's railing, with one even resting on the hilt of Zoro's sword. Drifting aimlessly in the middle of the vast ocean, Luffy lies back and groans, "UGH... I'M SO HUNGRY..." Zoro sits opposite him, silent at first, before pointing out, "IT'S WEIRD THAT YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO NAVIGATION SKILLS." Luffy sits up and defends himself, saying, "WHY? I'VE ALWAYS BEEN JUST WANDERING!" He then points at Zoro and adds, "YOU'RE LIKE ME TOO, WANDERING AND CAPTURING WANTED PIRATES FOR REWARDS." Zoro quickly corrects him, stating, "I DON'T REMEMBER ME SAYING THAT I LIVE COMPLETELY OFF OF REWARDS! I WAS SEARCHING FOR A MAN, THAT'S WHY I LEFT TO THE SEA. BUT NOW I CAN'T FIND MY WAY HOME..." Luffy smiles and says, "OH, SO YOU'RE LOST?" which immediately enrages Zoro, who yells, "SHUT UP! YOU ARE THE ONE WHO'S LOST!! I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO START HUNTING PIRATES FOR A LIVING, JUST TO GET A LITTLE BIT FOR THE LIVING EXPENSES..." Zoro sighs and continues, "GEEZ... NEVER HEARD OF PIRATES WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE! HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO GO TO THE GRAND LINE LIKE THIS? YOU SHOULD HURRY AND FIND A CREW-MATE WHO KNOWS HOW TO NAVIGATE!" Luffy cheerfully lists his own priorities: "AND SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO COOK, AND SOMEONE FOR SINGING..." Zoro snaps back, "IDIOT! WHAT ARE YOU GOING OFF ON!?" Exhausted and starving, both Luffy and Zoro collapse onto the deck of the boat, with Luffy muttering, "SOOOOO HUNGRY..." Suddenly, Luffy spots something in the sky and exclaims, "OH! A BIRD! LOOKS PRETTY TASTY... LET'S EAT THAT BIRD!" Zoro looks up skeptically and asks, "HOW ARE YOU GOING TO EAT IT...?!" Luffy confidently replies, "I'LL GO GET IT! WATCH MY SPECIALTY!!" He grabs the sides of the boat, stretching his arms back as he prepares his attack. Calling out "GOMU-GOMU..." he launches himself into the air like a slingshot, shouting "ROCKET!!" as he flies straight up toward the bird. Zoro watches Luffy fly upward, muttering, "CAN'T BELIEVE HE THOUGHT OF THAT...." However, the plan goes hilariously wrong when the giant bird bites down on Luffy's head instead. Luffy's head is stuck inside the bird's beak as it continues flying. Zoro looks up in shock, sweating as he sees Luffy dangling from the bird's mouth. Luffy screams, "HELP....!!" while Zoro furiously rows the boat to follow them, screaming, "YOU IDIOT!!!!!! WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING! JEE-EEZ!" As Zoro rows frantically to keep up with the giant bird carrying Luffy, he hears voices calling out, "HEY... STOP THE BOAT! THE BOAT OVER THERE, STOP!!" He looks over and sees three men stranded in the water. Zoro yells back, "I DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO STOP! YOU GUYS GET ON YOURSELVES!" The men are outraged, shouting, "WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" and "YOU..." but they manage to leap and grab onto the side of Zoro's boat as it speeds past, splashing water everywhere as they climb aboard. The three rescued men collapse onto the deck, panting. Zoro grins and remarks, "HEH! YOUR CLIMBING SKILLS AREN'T BAD!!" The men complain, "WERE YOU TRYING TO RUN US OVER?! WHEW... THANK GOD! WHY IS THIS GUY SO RECKLESS!?" Suddenly, the man with long black hair and a skull bandana draws a sword and threatens Zoro, shouting, "HEY! STOP THE BOAT! THIS IS THE PIRATE BUGGY-SAMA'S TERRITORY..." Zoro glares back coldly, asking, "WHAT!?" Upon realizing Zoro's identity, the three pirates immediately back down, crying and rowing the boat for him. They plead, "WE DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE 'PIRATE-HUNTER ZORO'! WE'RE REALLY SORRY..." Zoro stands over them, commanding, "YOU THREE MADE ME LOSE TRACK OF MY FRIEND! PUT SOME BACK INTO IT! IF I DON'T FIND MY FRIEND, YOU THREE ARE IN FOR IT!!" He then asks, "OH YEA, WHY WERE THE THREE OF YOU DRIFTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN?" The lead pirate eagerly responds, "YES YES YES! GOOD QUESTION, YOU FINALLY ASKED! THAT GIRL!" The curly-haired pirate chimes in, "YEA! THAT BAD GIRL!" while the chubby pirate adds, "BUT, SHE'S REAL CUTE TOO!" Later page summaries: A loud cannon blast echoes through the town. Nami continues running, but suddenly looks up in surprise as something whistles through the air. With a massive crash, a figure plummets from the sky and slams directly into the street right in front of her, kicking up a huge cloud of dust. The chasing pirates stop in their tracks, shocked, muttering, "SOME ONE... FELL FROM THE SKY?!" Nami stares at the impact site, bewildered, thinking, "WHAT...? WHY DID THEY SHOOT ME WITH THE CANNON?" As the smoke begins to clear, a voice groans, "DAMN IT..." Luffy stands up completely unharmed, stretching his arms and cheering, "WHEW-WWWW!!! FINALLY LANDED!" Nami and the pirates are stunned that he survived the fall. Seeing the pirates closing in, Nami quickly devises a plan. She runs up to Luffy, clasps her hands together, and puts on a bright smile, saying, "OH 'BOSS'! YOU'RE FINALLY HERE... I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO SAVE ME! I'LL LEAVE EVERYTHING TO YOU!" Before Luffy can react, Nami dashes away. The pirates fall for the trick, shouting, "AH! SHE RAN OFF AGAIN! WE DON'T HAVE TO CHASE THAT GIRL ANYMORE. HER 'BOSS' IS STILL HERE! THAT'S TRUE! THEY'RE TOGETHER ANYWAYS!" They surround Luffy menacingly. One of the large, stitched-faced pirates confronts Luffy, saying, "AM I RIGHT? BOSS! THAT MAP WAS CAPTAIN BUGGY'S TREASURE!!" He swings his sword, slashing the top of Luffy's straw hat. Luffy gasps in shock as his hat is damaged. Enraged, Luffy delivers a powerful punch that sends the pirate flying backward into his comrades, knocking them all down. Luffy catches his falling straw hat, his face turning serious and angry as he warns, "DON'T YOU DARE... MESS UP MY HAT!!" The remaining pirates groan in pain on the ground, defeated. Watching from a nearby roof, Nami is amazed and exclaims, "WOW! YOU'RE REALLY STRONG! YOU BEAT THOSE GUYS WITH SWORDS BARE-HANDED!" Luffy looks up at her, confused, and asks, "AH? WHO ARE YOU ANYWAYS?" Nami jumps down and introduces herself with a confident smile: "I AM A THIEF WHO ONLY STEALS TREASURE FROM PIRATES! MY NAME IS NAMI. WANT TO BE PARTNERS?" Luffy looks at her, repeating, "ONLY STEAL TREASURE FROM PIRATES?"