One Piece Chapter 2.3, page 11-12: That Boy "The Straw Hat Wearing Luffy"
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To save themselves, the pirates quickly point and shout, "O...OH THAT'S RIGHT, CAPTAIN!! THERE'S AN INVADER!! THAT'S RIGHT!! JUST NOW COBY BROUGHT A STRANGE GUY...!!" Alvida's eyes narrow as she thinks, "WHAT...? COULD IT BE SOMEONE WHO'S TRYING TO CATCH ME AND GET A REWARD...?!...COBY! THAT BRAT DARES TO BETRAY ME?!" Peppoko wonders, "COULD IT BE HIM? THAT FAMOUS..." Heppoko replies, "NONSENSE!! I HEARD THAT HE'S STILL BEING HELD CAPTIVE AT THE MARINE'S PRISON!!" Alvida grins evilly, saying, "IF HE'S THE REAL THING, HE MUST HAVE ESCAPED BY NOW. THAT NOTORIOUSLY EVIL RORONOA ZORO!!" Meanwhile, in a quiet forest nearby, Coby checks on Luffy, asking, "UM... ARE YOU ALRIGHT? DID YOU GET HURT? YOU GOT KNOCKED PRETTY FAR." Luffy laughs, "HAHAHA! I'M FINE, JUST A LITTLE SURPRISED. THAT'S ALL. I'M LUFFY. WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
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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.