One Piece Chapter 1, page 52-55: Romance Dawn
- Page 52
A sign reads: "Ten years later...". At the harbor, Makino and Mayor Woop Slap stand together. Makino smiles: "Well, he's finally setting out, eh, Mayor?" Woop Slap grumbles: "I'll miss that rascal. But if he does become a pirate, he'll bring shame to the village." Other villagers wave: "I never thought he'd really do it!" Out on the water, a now 17-year-old Luffy sits in a small rowboat, smiling: "It's a good day to set out to sea!
- Page 53
Suddenly, the giant sea monster, the Lord of the Coast, bursts from the water right next to Luffy's boat. Luffy looks up, completely calm and smiling: "Our local sea monster! Sorry I have to do this... But here's an attack I've been perfecting since the last time we met!!" Luffy winds up his arm, stretching it backward: "Gum-Gum...
- Page 54
Luffy throws his stretched arm forward with incredible force, shouting: "...PISTOL!!!
- Page 55
Luffy's stretched fist strikes the giant sea monster directly in the face with a massive, bone-shattering "WHACK!".