One Piece Chapter 2.3, page 12-13: That Boy "The Straw Hat Wearing Luffy"

Coby explains, "THIS IS THE BREEDING GROUND OF THE PIRATE 'IRON MACE ALVIDA'. I'M A CARETAKER ON THIS SHIP. MY NAME IS COBY." A label identifies him as "PIRATE SHIP CARETAKER COBY." Luffy sits on the grass and says, "I SEE. ACTUALLY, THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT." Coby is taken aback. Luffy asks, "DO YOU HAVE A SMALL BOAT? MINE GOT CAUGHT IN A WHIRLPOOL." Coby gasps, "WHIRL... WHIRLPOOL?!! YOU WERE CAUGHT IN A WHIRLPOOL?!" Luffy casually replies, "YEA, THAT WHIRLPOOL WAS SCARY." Coby thinks, "A NORMAL PERSON WOULD'VE DIED ALREADY..." and says, "YOU... YOU WANT A SMALL BOAT? WELL, I HAVE ONE, BUT..." He leads Luffy to a clearing and shows him a crude, coffin-like wooden boat. Luffy asks, "WHAT'S THIS? A COFFIN?" Coby replies, "THAT'S A BOAT I BUILT SECRETLY FOR 2 YEARS.

Coby sadly explains, "YEA... I DON'T WANT IT ANYMORE. I WAS GONNA RUN AWAY IN THIS, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE GUTS TO DO IT... LOOKS LIKE I'M GONNA BE A CARETAKER MY WHOLE LIFE. ALTHOUGH... I DO HAVE SOMETHING ELSE I WANNA DO." Luffy bluntly says, "THEN YOU SHOULD LEAVE." Coby panics, "NO... NO I CAN'T IT'LL NEVER WORK! WHENEVER I THINK OF ALVIDA-SAMA FINDING OUT, MY LEGS TURN ALL MUSHY...!! I GET SO SCARED...!!!" He explains that he accidentally boarded her ship two years ago while out fishing and had to work to survive. Luffy smiles and says, "YOU'RE PRETTY STUPID AND USELESS. AND YOU SEEM KINDA WIMPY TOO. I DON'T LIKE YOU." Coby sweatdrops, laughing nervously, "EH... EH HEH EH HEHEHEH EH HEHEHE HEHE...!! HOW BLUNT. BUT... YOU'RE RIGHT... IF ONLY I'M BRAVE ENOUGH.........HEY... LUFFY-SAN, WHY ARE YOU SAILING?