One Piece Chapter 1, page 5-6: Romance Dawn

The story begins with the legendary execution of Gold Roger, the King of the Pirates. Standing on the gallows, he smiles defiantly at the massive crowd gathered below. Narration boxes declare: "Gold Roger, the 'King of the Pirates,' had achieved it all. Wealth, fame and power had all been his." Before his execution, Roger shouts to the crowd: "My treasure? Why, it's right where I left it... It's yours if you can find it... but you'll have to search the whole world!" The crowd erupts into a massive roar as the executioners strike. The narrator concludes: "Not surprisingly, the final words he spoke before they lopped off his head inspired adventurers throughout the world to sail the seas. The world......is about to witness a great era of piracy!

The title page for Chapter 1: 'Romance Dawn - The Dawn of Adventure'. A lively illustration shows Shanks and his pirate crew celebrating. Shanks is laughing heartily with his arm around a large, round pirate wearing a striped bandana and goggles, who is happily chewing on a giant piece of meat. Behind them, Yasopp raises a mug of grog, and Benn Beckman, a tall man with a ponytail and a cigarette in his mouth, looks on calmly. In the background, Nami is joyfully throwing gold coins and jewelry into the air.