One Piece Chapter 1.2: Romance Dawn (Version 2)

Romance Dawn (Version 2). This chapter has 44 searchable pages. Opening and key page summaries: The title page features Monkey D. Luffy standing proudly on the bow of a small boat, holding a large black pirate flag bearing his signature straw-hat-wearing skull and crossbones. Standing back-to-back with him is Anne, a young woman with short hair wearing a striped shirt, looking out toward the horizon with a bright smile. Below them, the bold title reads 'ROMANCE DAWN' with the Japanese subtitle 'ロマンス ドーン'. Out on the calm, open sea under a clear sky, Monkey D. Luffy wakes up on his tiny wooden boat. He stretches his arms wide, yawning loudly, 'FWAAAH! I SLEPT WELL. I FEEL GREAT!' A text box introduces him: 'NAME: MONKEY D. LUFFY'. Suddenly, a sharp, echoing gunshot sound, 'PAAN...!', rings out across the water, startling him as he sits up and wonders, 'WHA?' Luffy hears a strange whistling sound from above, 'WHAT'S THAT SOUND?', just before a massive, bizarre-looking bird crashes violently into his small boat with a loud splash. Luffy is bewildered: 'A BIRD? WHAT A HUGE BIRD. IS IT AN OSTRICH? NO, MAYBE A PANDA?' The bird, which has panda-like markings around its eyes, cries out in pain, 'Gwaaah'. Luffy notices the impact has smashed a hole in the bottom of his boat, causing water to gush in: 'AH!! THE IMPACT JUST NOW MADE A HOLE ON THE BOAT!!' Desperate to keep from sinking, Luffy grabs the struggling bird and stuffs its rear end into the breach: 'HEY!! DON'T MOVE AROUND, OKAY...!? I'M PLUGGING THE HOLE WITH YOUR BUTT. IF THE BOAT SINKS, I'M SCREWED 'CAUSE I CAN'T SWIM.' He then notices the bird is bleeding: 'YOU'RE HURT. WHAT HAPPENED!?' A shadow suddenly looms over Luffy's tiny vessel. He looks up in absolute shock, sweating as a colossal, multi-decked pirate ship with dark sails and a horned figurehead pulls up right alongside him. Luffy gapes in disbelief: 'WHAT THE HECK? WHEN DID THIS...!?' Realizing the danger, Luffy urges the giant bird to escape: 'BALLOON! RUN AWAY!!! FLY FAR AWAY!! HURRY!!!' But the bird is too weak and injured to fly, flapping its wings uselessly as Luffy complains, 'THAT'S NOT HAPPENING!! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT, ANYWAY.' A rope ladder is thrown down from the pirate ship's deck. A dark, silhouetted figure standing at the railing calls down to him: 'STRAWHAT YOUNG'UN!! CARRY THAT BIRD ONTO THE DECK, PLEASE.' On the deck of the pirate ship, a young woman named Anne, wearing a striped shirt and a dark skirt, angrily confronts Luffy. A text box introduces her: 'NAME: ANNE'. She yells, 'HOW DARE YOU? WHY'D YOU BRING BALLOON!?' Luffy, sitting casually on the deck, blinks: 'BAL-LOON?' Anne continues to fume, pointing accusingly: 'HE GOT CAUGHT BY THEM BECAUSE OF YOU!! YOU WERE HOLDING HIM DOWN RIGHT!? I WAS WATCHING!!' Luffy points to the caged bird behind them: 'BALLOON? OH, THAT PANDA?' Anne snaps back, 'HE'S NOT A PANDA!!' Luffy calmly replies, 'HE WAS HURT.' Anne explains the situation to Luffy, her expression softening slightly. 'THAT'S 'CAUSE HE WAS SHOT BY "SIX-SIDED SPIEL"!!' Luffy asks, 'SPIEL?' Anne replies, 'HE'S THE CAPTAIN OF THIS PIRATE SHIP.' Luffy is surprised: 'THIS IS A PIRATE SHIP!? REALLY!?' Anne confirms, 'THAT'S RIGHT, AN UNKNOWN PIRATE'S. THIS BOAT'S CAPTAIN IS A BLACK MAGIC USER.' Luffy repeats, 'BLACK MAGIC?' Anne recounts the raid on her home: 'UNTIL HE RAIDED OUR VILLAGE! EVEN MY TOWNSPEOPLE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT SPIEL THE PIRATE. ALL THE TOWNSPEOPLE TRIED TO RAISE ARMS AND FIGHT HIM, BUT THEY COULDN'T EVEN GET CLOSE TO HIM.' Suddenly, a pirate shouts, 'THE CAPTAIN HAS ARRIVED!!!', interrupting their conversation. The pirate crew parts as Captain 'Six-Sided Spiel' makes his entrance. He is a tall, slender man with an exceptionally long, narrow face, wearing a captain's hat and a striped coat. A text box introduces him: 'NICKNAME: "SIX-SIDED SPIEL"'. Spiel smiles widely, showing his teeth: 'THANKS FOR THE TROUBLE... IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE CAPTURED THE MONSTER BIRD, ROC...' His crew responds nervously, 'Y-YES, SIR!' Anne whispers to Luffy in terror, 'THAT'S HIM...! EVEN HIS CREW IS SCARED OF HIM... IT'S BECAUSE OF HIM THAT MY TOWN WAS DESTROYED AND LOOTED!!' Spiel looks down at them with a sinister grin: 'IF YOU FIGHT BACK, YOU'LL BE KILLED.' Later page summaries: Luffy's expression turns incredibly fierce and angry. He glares at Spiel, shouting, 'DON'T TOUCH MY TREASURE!!!' Spiel is terrified: '!!!' Luffy winds back his fist, declaring, 'IT'LL ARRIVE SOON. THE ROC-!!!' Spiel stammers, 'WHAT WILL!!?' Luffy grins fiercely, 'MY RIGHT HAND.' With a massive, rubber-powered punch, Luffy strikes Spiel squarely in the face: 'BUBAAAH!!!!' The force of the blow shatters Spiel's glasses and sends him hurtling off Balloon, screaming, 'NO-!', as he plunges down toward the ocean below. Luffy rides on Balloon's back as they fly through the sky. Luffy says, 'I'M THANKFUL YOU'RE BRINGING ME AND ALL, BUT ISN'T THERE A BETTER WAY TO CARRY ME? Like let me ride on your back or something.' Balloon screeches happily. A brief flashback shows Luffy's grandfather speaking to him: 'A REAL TREASURE... ISN'T A HUGE DIAMOND... IT'S NOT GOLD, SILVER, CORAL, NOR PEARLS...' Young Luffy asks, 'HUH!? IT'S NOT?' His grandfather pats Luffy's straw hat with a smile: 'NOPE! YOU'LL UNDERSTAND ONE DAY!! BUA HA HA HA HA HA!!' Back in the present, Anne waves from her small boat as Balloon flies overhead, shouting, 'I HOPE YOU CAN BE A PEACE MAIN ONE DAY!' Luffy smiles and waves back, 'I WILL.' Narration boxes conclude the story: 'A FEW YEARS LATER, A PIRATE NAMED "STRAWHAT LUFFY" BUILT UP A REPUTATION IN THESE SEAS.' The final panel shows a wide shot of the ocean under a cloudy sky, marked with 'Fin' and 'ROMANCE DAWN / THE END'.