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It is a small peaceful village. A boy is standing on the ship's figurehead. A man asks Luffy what he is doing. The child's full name is revealed to be Monkey D. He announces that he is not joking this time as he had enough, and he decides to prove it for everyone. The man is wearing a straw hat and he tells Luffy to go for it to see what he is going to do.
Another man claims that the kid is going to do something funny again. The child stabs himself with the knife right under his eye, screaming in pain. The first man shouted asking Luffy what is he doing. In the village, the pirates and the boy have gathered in the Partys Bar. A pirate proposed to drink and celebrate to Luffy's craziness and to their greatness.
Inside the bar, all the men are drinking and eating. A fat man is drinking straight from a barrel of beer. A monkey can be seen dancing in the background. One of the pirates laughs and tells everyone to drink. Another man asked to bring him more sake. Two other men are fighting over a piece of meat.
The first one calls the other one an idiot and claims that it's his meat. The second one tells the first to shut up claiming that it is his. A third man tells both of them to stop because it's shameful to fight while they are drunk. Luffy is now patched up, but he is almost crying, claiming that it didn't hurt.
The man with the straw hat calls the boy a liar and tells him to not do something so stupid again. The child boasts that he is not afraid of pain and asks the man to bring him to the sea the next time because he also wants to be a pirate. The man claims that Luffy is not ready to be a pirate, explaining that not being able to swim is a pirate's greatest weakness. The man is revealed to be the pirate leader called "Red-Haired Shanks". The boy boasts that he will be fine as long as he stays on the board and that his fighting is good, saying that he has trained and that his punch is as strong as pistol fire.
Shanks doubts Luffy's latter claim in a bored tone. The child gets angry at the man because of his tone. Many of the pirates are standing in a line, dancing with the fat man from before in the middle. A man on his left is wearing a kerchief with "Yasopp" written on it.
One of the man observes that Luffy is unhappy. Another tells him to be happy to face anything. Another affirms and claims that the life of a pirate is great. Another tells him that the sea is very wide, so he can go to any island and adventure. Another claims that nothing is greater than freedom. Luffy is fascinated with the pirates' words. Shanks requests that the men don't give the boy dumb ideas.
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The fat man argues that it is the truth. Another pirate suggests to the captain that they take the child one time, since it is not a big deal. Another man and Luffy agree.
Shanks orders that next time one of his subordinates shall get off the ship and let the boy replace him. Hearing this, the men turn away, while one of them comments that they said enough and that they should drink. Luffy gets angry and asks the group what kind of friends they are. Shanks claims that the most important thing is that the child is still too young and that he will reconsider taking him in ten years.
The kid boasts that he is a man. The red-haired man calms him down and gives him a glass of juice. The boy happily accepts and drinks it. Shanks starts laughing and crying proving that Luffy is still a kid. Luffy is angry at the trick. Luffy becomes depressed that Shanks doesn't let him join the crew despite the fact that the boy cut himself today.
The bartender can be seen in the background. A smoking man tries to explain to Luffy that he should try to understand the captain's feelings since he is their leader. The man continues and says that the captain knows that the life of a pirate is interesting, but it is also very dangerous. A wanted poster of Mikio Itoo can be seen in the background on a wall.
The man claims that his captain does not purposely tease the boy's ambition of becoming a pirate. Luffy thinks Shanks is not taking him serious, which Shanks proves by mocking him again. The bartender observes that the red-haired man is very happy. Shanks replies that making fun of the boy is his joy. Luffy suggests again to the smoking man that the captain is not taking him seriously.
The bartender's name is revealed to be Makino. She holds a barrel of beer and asks the kid if he wants to eat. Luffy affirms and claims that he will pay with his treasure. Shanks doubts the existence of Luffy's treasure and calls him a liar. The boy denies, saying that he will become a pirate and pay her with the treasure he finds. Makino replies that she will be waiting and the kid starts laughing.
Luffy is waiting with a fork and knife in his hands. Finally, Makino brings Luffy and Shanks their meals. As the boy is struggling to bite in a big piece of meat, he raises the question of how long the crew will be staying. The red-haired man comments that it has been almost a year since they have made the town their base, so he is thinking of taking a few more trips and then leave and head north.
Luffy manages to bite in his piece of meat. Luffy is thinking for a moment, and Makino looks at him, almost feeling sorry for the child. As the bartender is washing some dishes, Luffy boasts that he will learn how to swim by then, and Shanks wishes him good luck.
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Suddenly, a man kicks down one of the doors of the bar. The whole place goes silent. The man enters the bar along with a group behind him and excuses himself.
He observes the group partying, and mentions that it is his first time he saw pirates. He thinks that they look dumb. The fat man and the smoking man are unfazed by this sudden appearance. Meanwhile, Luffy is eating a strange fruit and is confused. The strange man walks towards the bartender, as Shanks is sitting nearby and holding a bottle of sake.
The men behind him are all wearing similar looking outfits. He claims that they are bandits and that they are not there to cause trouble, since they only want to buy ten barrels of sake. The man is revealed to be the leader of the bandits called Higuma. However, Makino tells the bandit that the bar is out of alcohol. The man looks back toward the pirates, thinking it is strange, and asks what are the other men drinking. He sarcastically asks if it is water. The bartender confirms that the pirates are drinking sake, but that is all which is left.
Shanks is sorry for the man because his group drank all the alcohol, so he offers him the last bottle that he was holding earlier. Higuma looks displeased, so he smashes the bottle, breaking it into pieces and spilling the sake on the red-haired man.
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