Inside Cover: Guest "Generous host, your guests have come. Where shall we seat them? Those who have to sit by the entrance won't be able to settle their backsides." Such a nice sentiment. That was a Scandinavian pirate song.
The Story of One Piece, from Volume 1 to Volume 2: It is the Great Pirate Age. Countless
pirates have raised their flags and gone to battle to find the legendary pirate king Gold Roger's
hidden treasure, "One Piece." This is the story of a young boy who wishes to become a
pirate. His name was Luffy. Luffy greatly admired Shanks, the leader of a crew of
pirates staying in his town, but one day, he accidentally ate their spoil of battle, a "Devil
Fruit." The fruit's special powers robbed Luffy of his ability to swim ever again, but granted him a spectacular body that stretches like rubber! Soon afterwards, however, he
angered some of Shanks' rival bandits, and was tossed into the water in the middle of the sea. As he was drowning, Luffy was set upon by a monster, but in an instant Shanks was there to rescue him! At the expense of one arm...
10 years later, using Shanks' straw hat as his trademark, Luffy set out for sea. His great
journey to be the Pirate King had begun.
Excited to be on the sea and searching for companions, Luffy meets the "Pirate Hunter" Zoro hung on a cross at a Marine base. Luffy saves Zoro from an infamous and terrible Marine, and they set out for the "Grand Line." However, along the way a bird carries Luffy off, and the
two are separated... Still on the boat, Zoro rescues some shipwrecked men, lackeys of the
pirate captain Buggy. Meanwhile, Luffy arrives in a nearby town, where he meets Nami, a thief who specializes in stealing from pirates, being chased by the Buggy gang. Nami seems
to know how to navigate a ship, but it seems like her involvement will only get our heroes sucked into some serious trouble...
Monkey D. Luffy - His dream is to be Pirate King! Also, to meet Shanks again! An amazing Rubberman.
Red-Hair Shanks - The leader of Luffy's favorite pirate crew. He taught Luffy about the rigors of the sea.
Roronoa Zoro - He intends to be the greatest swordsman in the world! Carries the nickname, "Pirate Hunter Zoro."
Nami - A "thief specializing in pirates." Her least favorite thing in the world is pirates!
The Buggy Pirate Crew - Mohji, Buggy, Cabaji
Contents
Chapter 9 - The Devil Girl
Chapter 10 - Incident at the Bar
Chapter 11 - Take Flight
Chapter 12 - Dog
Chapter 13 - Treasure
Chapter 14 - Reckless!!
Chapter 15 - Gong
Chapter 16 - Versus!! The Buggy Pirate Crew
Chapter 17 - Level