One Piece Chapter 1.1, page 17-18: Romance Dawn (Version 1)
- Page 17
Young Luffy yells defiantly at Shanks, "I WILL. EVEN THOUGH I'LL ALWAYS BE A HAMMER!! SOME DAY, I'LL DEFINITELY BECOME A PIRATE!!". Shanks' crew watches with smiles. Shanks teases him, "YOU CAN'T FIGHT. THERE IS NO WAY YOU COULD BECOME A PIRATE!!". Shanks then reaches out and places his straw hat onto Luffy's head, saying, "THEN I'LL LEND YOU THIS HAT.". Luffy looks up, tears welling in his eyes. Shanks smiles warmly and says, "IT'S MY TREASURED HAT. COME AND RETURN IT SOME DAY AS A GREAT PIRATE.". Luffy grins through his tears.
- Page 18
Back in the present at the restaurant, Shiruku looks at Luffy in surprise, asking, "IS THAT 'RED HAIR SHANKS'? EH... HOW DID YOU KNOW THE COLOR OF HIS HAIR?". Luffy replies, "HE HAS THREE SCARS ON HIS FACE, 'RED HAIR SHANKS'. Shiruku explains, "HE'S A LEGENDARY PIRATE. EVEN I KNOW OF HIM. AND IT'S TRUE, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY BAD RUMORS ABOUT HIM.". Luffy grins widely, "OH, SO HE'S WELL KNOWN? I WANT TO BECOME THAT KIND OF PIRATE AS WELL!!". Shiruku's expression softens into a gentle smile. She says, "I'M ACTUALLY... A PIRATE'S CHILD. A PIRATE'S ABANDONED CHILD.". Luffy blinks in surprise, "EH."