One Piece Chapter 1, page 16-17: Romance Dawn
- Page 16
Luffy and Shanks happily munch on their food at the bar. Luffy asks: "Shanks... How much longer will you stay at this village?" Shanks replies: "Hmm... Let's see... We've been using this village as our base for about a year......we'll leave here for good and head north. After two or three more voyages." Luffy looks thoughtful: "I see... Two or three more trips, eh? Hmm..." Makino watches them with a gentle smile. Luffy then declares: "I'm gonna learn how to swim by the time you leave!" Shanks dismisses him casually: "That's good kid... Do whatever you want.
- Page 17
Suddenly, the tavern door is violently kicked open with a loud "SLAM!". A group of rough-looking men enter, their leader shouting: "Make way for the scourge of the mountains!" The pirates look over calmly as the mountain bandits walk in. The leader sneers: "Heh heh... So you call yourselves pirates, eh? First time I've seen pirates... You look like a sorry lot to me." Luffy continues eating his food, completely unbothered, while Makino looks tense.