One Piece Chapter 7, page 5-6: Chapter 7: Friends
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Koby slams his hands on the table with a loud "BAM SLAM!" and yells, "NO, BUT I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU! IS THAT SO WRONG!?" Luffy calmly replies, "CAN'T I WORRY ABOUT... MY FRIENDS?" Koby stammers, "THAT'S NOT WHAT I--" and then says, "LUFFY, WE HAVEN'T KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR VERY LONG, BUT......WE'RE FRIENDS, AREN'T WE?" Luffy smiles widely and says, "WE'RE GOING OUR SEPARATE WAYS......BUT WE'LL ALWAYS BE FRIENDS!!" Koby is deeply moved, thinking, "YOU'RE THE FIRST REAL FRIEND I'VE EVER HAD... NO ONE ELSE EVER STUCK UP FOR ME! EVEN I WOULDN'T STICK UP FOR ME!" Zoro and Luffy watch him.
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Koby continues, "BUT THE TWO OF YOU... YOU TAUGHT ME TO FIGHT FOR WHAT I BELIEVE IN!!!" Luffy smiles and says, "THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO THE GRAND LINE!" Zoro adds, "MAKES SENSE TO ME." Koby waves his hands frantically, saying, "WAIT! THAT'S NOT WHAT I-- I'M TRYING TO CONVINCE YOU THAT IT'S TOO RECKLESS!!" Zoro then asks Koby, "WHAT ABOUT YOUR PLANS?" Koby gasps, "HUH?" Zoro warns him, "YOU WERE CABIN BOY ON ALVIDA'S PIRATE SHIP FOR TWO YEARS. WATCH OUT FOR THE NAVY'S INTELLIGENCE. IF THEY FIND OUT ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND, THEY WON'T LET YOU ENLIST." Koby looks worried.