Volume 1: Romance Dawn Prologue Chapter 1: Romance Dawn Chapter 2: The Guy Name "Rufi" Chapter 3: The Introduction of Zoro, the Pirate Hunter Chapter 4: Major Morgan, the Axe Arm Chapter 5: The Greatest Pirate and the Invincible Swordsman Chapter 6: The First Member Chapter 7: Friend Chapter 8: The Introduction of Nami Back to translation page --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prologue Narrator: Once upon a time, there was the greatest pirate name "Gold Roger", who conquere all the treasure in the world. The last sentence before his execution has enlighten pirates around the world Gold Roger: My ultimate treasures? I will give them to you only if you can find it. I have gathered everything on this world and already hidden it in "that" place. Gold Roger is execute Narrator: The Pirate Era has begun... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1: Romance Dawn Narrator: It is a small port town. About one year ago, one pirate ship has landed here. Narrator: The East Wind. Narrator: The Peaceful village Shank: What are you doing, Rufi? Rufi: Here! Rufi stands on the ship stem Rufi: I am not joking this time. I will show you the evidence. Narrator: Monkey D. Rufi, the kid from the village Shank: Ha ha ha Let's do it Rufi. Whatever you are doing. Shank's pirate: Rufi is playing something fun? Rufi: Ouch! !? Rufi is stabbing the knief to his face. O_o Shank's pirate: Hey! Rufi: Ahhh.....!!!!! That's hurt....!!! Shank's pirate: What the hell are you doing? Crazy kid!! Shank's pirate: Let's celebrate for Rufi's craziness and our greatest journey. Shank's pirate #1: ha ha ha let's drink! If the wine is not enough, then change to beer. Shank's pirate #2: Hey! That's my meat. Shank's pirate #3: Shut up! I want to eat it. You got a problem with that? Shank's pirate #4: Hey! Quit it guys. Rufi: ha ha ha That's not hurt at all. ( But he is crying.) Shank: Stop lying!! Rufi: I've never afraid of hurt. Therefore, you should take me with you next time. I want to become a pirate. Shank: You? Become a pirate? You should know that every pirate must know how to swim. Shank, The Red Hair Pirate Rufi: Even though I cannot swim, as long as I stay on the ship, I should be safe, right? And the most important thing, I am a very strong man, you know? Rufi: Because I have trained myself well. My punch is as strong as the bullet. Shank: Wow! A Bullet, huh? Rufi: What do you mean by that? Shank's pirate: Don't get so upset, Rufi. Let's enjoy life! Lucky Rue: Yes! Pirate is a fun life! Shank's pirate #2: The wide sea with the greate adventures. Free as a bird. Rufi: Wow~!! Shank: Hey! Shut up. Lucky Rue: But it's the truth, right? Shank's pirate #1: Why don't you take Rufi with us just once, Captain? Shank's pirate #2: Yes. I agree Rufi: Yeah! Shank: Then one of you must leave the ship and stay here. Lucky Rue: O.k. That's the end. Let's drink. Rufi: Hey! Are we on the same side? Shank: The most important thing is that you are still too young. Wait until you turn 10, I will reconsider my decision. Rufi: Stingy Shank. I am not a kid anymore. Shank: Don't get mad. Here. Drink the Juice. Rufi: Thanks. Shank: See! You still drink liked a kid. That's really fun! ha ha ha Rufi: That's a dirty trick! Rufi: Hmm..! I am so tired. I even stab my face for him to accept me. Ben: Rufi. I want you to understand Captain's feeling. Rufi: Shank's feeling? Ben: Yes. Because of him, we can be unite. When you know the fun of being pirate, you also must learn the danger of it, too. Rufi: ? Ben: Understand? It's not that he want to hurt you feeling or something like that. Rufi: I don't understand. Shank always look down at me and make fun of me. Shank: Cannot swim he he he! Rufi: See!? Makino: Captain are still having fun as usual. Shank: Teasing Rufi is my happiness. Ben: Hmm..He really has fun. Makino: Rufi. Do you want to eat something, too? (Makino, the Bar Owner) Rufi: Yes. I will pay you later with my treasure. Shank: Pay with you treasure? Don't lie, Rufi. Rufi: No. I will become a pirate for sure. And if I find treasure, I will pay her. Makino: O.k. I will keep waiting for it. he he he Rufi: he he Rufi: Shank? Shank: What? Rufi: How long will you stay in this village? Shank: Oh yes! I have already used this village as my base for more than a year. I think I will go the sea about 2 or 3 times, and I will leave this village and head north. Rufi: Biting meat sound. Rufi: 2 or 3 times, huh? Rufi: I will learn to swim before you leave. Shank: O.k. Keep on trying. The mountain theif kick the door and enter the bar. Higuma: That's on my way. (Higuma, the mountain thief) Higuma: ho ho Are these pirates? This is the first time I have ever seen them. Look like a bunch of coward Rufi is eating evil fruit. Higuma: We are the mountain thieves. I don't want to make any trouble today. Can you sell us 10 bottles of wine? Makino: I am sorry. But we are out of wine. Higuma: What? Don't joke around. What about those thing that these pirates are drinking? Water? Makino: umm.. That's all we have. Shank: That's so bad. I am sorry. It's seem like we have finished all the wine here. Shank: If you don't mind, you can have this. I haven't open it, yet. Higuma hit the wine bottle to Shank's head. Higuma: Who do you think I am? Only one bottle is not enough. Shank: Oh.. The floor is wet. Higuma: See this? My head is worth 8 million Beli. I am the number 1 theif around here. I already have killed 56 stupid people liked you. Higuma: So next time, you'd better watch out. Mountain and sea should not mess with each other, right? Shank: I am sorry Miss Makino. Do you have a cleaning mop? Makino: err... Don't worry. I will clean it up myself. Higuma use his sword and cut on the table right above Shank's head. Higuma: Seem like you love to clean stuff. Maybe you like to clean this mess, too, right? ha ha ha. Higuma: Bye. You coward. Higuma: No wine, then we have no business here. Let's go to the next village Makino: Are you alright, Captain? Are you hurt? Shank: hmm... Lucky Rue: Ha ha ha. That's serve you good, Captain. Pirate #1: Yes. That's really funy. ha ha ha. Shank: ha ha ha Rufi: Why are you still laughing? Shank: eh? Rufi: Why don't you fight them? Even though they have more people, but they have treated you very badly. Why are you still lauging? You are not a man at all. Aren't you pirate? Shank:..... It's not that I don't understand your feeling, but it's just only one bottle of wine, right? Rufi: I don't care. I don't want to talk to a coward. Shank: Wait Rufi. Shank grab Rufi's arm and suddenly Rufi's arm is stretching. Shank: !!!!?? Shank: The arm is stretching. That's... All Pirates: Or...? Rufi: What is this? ahh.. Lucky Rue: Look in the treasure box. Disappear!! The Gom Gom Fruit that we've got from our enemy's ship is disappear. Lucky Rue: Hey! Rufi. Are you eating the fruit in the box? Rufi: Yes. Its taste very bad for dessert. Shank: Gom Gom fruit is a secret treasure of the sea also known as the evil fruit. Whoever eat that fruit, his body will become rubber and will not be able to swim forever. (Gom Gom means rubber in Japanese) Rufi: huh!? Really!!!???? Shank: You. Crazy kid!!! Later.... Rufi: Hey Mister. I would like to buy some fish. Fisherman: What's up, Rufi? You looked so happy today. Are you still keep on asking those pirates to bring you with them? Rufi: My body has become rubber and I am not being able to swim forever. But that's o.k.. I will become a pirate anyway and I also will not fall into the sea forever. Rufi: I ate Gom Gom fruit and become a rubber man. That makes me even happier than before. Chief of the Village: So what? Yes. You may be strange and everyone in the village will interest in you. But that will bring you nothing. Fisherman: Oh! Chief Cheif: How many time have I told you that you will never become a pirate? You are the black sheep of our village. It's seem liked that Captain understand. However, stop hanging out with those pirates! Rufi just covers his ears. At Makino's Bar Makino: This time they are away for a long time. Don't you feel lonely? Rufi: Not at all. I still don't want to forgive them about that mountain theives thing. Rufi: I am so disappointed at Shank and others. I think pirate suppose to be cool. I understand clearly now. Makino: Really. But I think even though he has been treated badly, he still can laugh about it, that make him look cool. Rufi: Makino doesn't understand. When the time has come, the real man has to fight! Makino: Really? I don't know anything he he he! Rufi: No. You don't know anything. Higuma: The customers are coming! Rufi: eh? Higuma: Today no pirate, eh? We just passed by. What are you waiting for? We are customers. Bring us some wine. Later Makino: Chief!! Chief: What is it, Makino? Makino: It's Rufi. He has been kidnapped by those mountain thieves. Thief #1: Your body is really funny. Theif #2: Even we punch or kick at you, there's still no effect. Villager #1: Hey! Why don't we go out and help Rufi? Villager #2: But they are thieves. We can get killed. Beside, it seem liked Rufi mess with them first. Rufi: Damn you!! Say sorry to me now!! Damn!! Higuma: Rubber man huh? What's weird living creature? Rufi: Ugh!! Damn it!! I will kill you. Higuma: Oh! I come up with the good idea. Let's sell him to the circus. I think they will give a good price. Rufi grab a stick and try to beat Higuma with it. Higuma: Stupid brat!! Haguma kick Rufi. Higuma: I just have a drink, but you messed with us. We didn't even talk about you. Rufi: I told you to apologize to me. You stupid ass hole. Villager #1: Rufi. Why do you say that? Rufi: Take you dirty feet out of me. You loser mountain theif. Chief: Please let that kid go! I beg you. Chief: I don't know what Rufi did. But we've never think of messed up with you. We can pay you, but please let that kid go. Rufi: Cheif! Higuma: Wow! You are a really easy-going, Cheif. Higuma: But sorry. This brat really piss me off. I won't let him go. If I haven't beat him up, I will not be happy. Rufi: But you are the one who are wrong, you mountain monkey!! Higuma: O.k. I change my mind. I will kill you here. Makino: Rufi! Cheif: Please let him go! Shank: No wonder I did not see you, kid, at the port. Oh! it's the same old mountain thief. Shank: Hey! Rufi. I thought that your punch is as strong as the bullet. Rufi: Shut up! Higuma: Pirate, eh? Still in this village? Do you want to clean up this village for the rest of your life? I don't care what you want to do. But don't come close or I will shoot you. Theif #1: Don't you understand? Do you want to get shot in the head? Shank: Using gun means that you have to be serious, o.k.? That guy want to tell you that you shouldn't use gun to threat anyone, alright? Lucky Rue just shoot that pirate in the head while other hand is holding a piece of meat and eating All Theives: Wha...!? Theif #2: Hey! Do you want to mess with us? Theif #3: You are being unfair. Ben: Unfair? What do you think we are? A saint? Shank: The people in front of you are pirates, remember? Theif: #2: Shut up! This is none of your business. Shank: Listen! Even though I was hit in the head with the bottle or I was made fun by you, it's o.k. with me. But for whatever reason that might be, I won't forgive the people who hurt my friend. Rufi: Shank....sniff. Higuma: ha ha ha Won't forgive? Do you think that you can fight us? Let's kill those stupid pirates. All Theives: Die!!! Ben: I will take care all of them by myself. Ben has beaten up all the theives in a few second. Wow! Ben: Don't even underestimate us again. If you want to fight us, you have to bring the whole marine based. Rufi: Wow... Makino: Super... Higuma: Wait a minute! This brat is the one who start it. Shank: You head still worth how much? Higuma kidnapped Rufi and escape with the smoke bomb. Higuma: Come here brat. Rufi: Hey let go of me. Shank: Rufi? Shank: Aah... We underestimate him. What are we gonna do everyone? Lucky Rue: Why don't you tell everyone to search for them? Shut up! Stupid captain. Ben: Hmm... Really....Captain.... Higuma: ha ha ha... Finally, I can safely escape. Who will think that the mountain theif will escape by boat? O.k. You are no use for me now. All of those people that I have killed are those that piss me off. Higuma kick Rufi off the boat. And Rufi begin to drown. Higuma: Good bye! Kid! Rufi: Damn it! Why? He's only a coward. Why can't I able to punch him at all? The orange character refers to the flashback at the Makino's Bar. Theives: ha ha ha...Did you see those pirate's face? Even got hit by the bottle, still did not say anything. What's a bunch of coward? Higuma: It's really pissed me off whenever I see the cowards like this. I was thinking about killing them at that time. Higuma: Pirates only know how to act cool, that's all. Rufi: Shut up! Don't say the bad thing about Shank. They are not coward. Makino: Stop! Rufi. Rufi: Stop saying bad thing about Shank now! Higuma: ha ha ha! The monster is appearing behind Higuma. Rufi: aahh....! Higuma: eh? The monster eats Higuma and swim to Rufi. But suddenly Shank rescue Rufi and look at the monster eyes. Shank: Get the hell out of my face now!! The monster scare of Shank and swim away.. Shank: Thanks Rufi. I heard everything from Makino. You fought to protect our honor. Stop crying now. Rufi: But Shank!! sniff sniff... Your arm!! Apparently, Shank's left arm was eaten by the monster. Shank: It's o.k. as long as you are safe. Rufi: Waahhh.........!!! Rufi(thinking): The reason that Shank doesn't want to bring me with him is that it is too dangerous out there, and I am still too weak. I finally know how great Shank really is. I've decided that someday I will become like Shank. Rufi: You won't come back again! Really? Shank: Yep! We have been here for too long. It's time for us to go. I think you are sad, right? Rufi: Yes. But I won't ask you to take me this time. I have decided that I will become a pirate by myself. Shank: Even you beg, I won't take you with me. But can you really become a pirate? Rufi: Sure!! One day, I will find a lot of good crews like you and will find the ultimate treasure, "One Piece." Rufi: I WILL BECOME THE GREATEST PIRATE EVER!!! Shank: Ho! Even greater than me? Then, I want you to keep this hat. It's my favorite hat. I will ask you to return it to me one day. I wish that you will become the well-known pirate. Ben: That kid has grown up a little bit. Shank: Yep! He reminds me of myself when I was a kid. Pirate: O.k. pull up the anchor! Let's go.. Narrator: 10 years later, Rufi's advanture has begun.... Makino: He really leave us, Chief. It might get lonely here. Chief: What's a shame that one of our villagers want to be a pirate? Fisherman: I've never thought that Rufi is really serious about being a pirate ha ha ha. Rufi: It's really a great day for sailing.. eh? The monster appears. Rufi: Oh! I've been expecting you. But sorry that I am not that weak anymore. Prepare yourself for my skill that I have practice for more than 10 years Rufi: Rubber bullet punch!! Rufi: Don't underestimate me, monster. Rufi: So, the first thing is to gather the members. I hope I can find about 10 people. And then pirate flag. Rufi: O.k. let's go. I WILL BECOME THE GREATEST PIRATE!! Narrator: We still don't know how Rufi will gather his crews. The greatest journey has begun!!