Chapter 6

"The First Person" is the name of the sixth chapter of the One Piece manga.

Luffy finally manages to free Zoro, and the two take out all of Morgan's soldiers. Luffy fights with Morgan, but is forced to stop when Helmeppo threatens to shoot Coby. While Luffy saves Coby by taking out Helmeppo, Morgan takes the chance to attempt to kill him, but is stopped by Zoro.

Information
Viz Title: Number One Japanese Title: 1人目 Romanized Title: Hitorime Year Released: 1997 Pages: 23 Volume: 1 Pg.: 145

Summary
Morgan tells his men that Luffy must have eaten a Devil Fruit and he isn't a normal human. Realising guns won't work, the Marines attack Luffy while he is trying to untie Zoro. Coby awakens after fainting when Luffy was shot to see the Marines charging at Zoro and Luffy. Luffy manages to untie Zoro and hands him one of his swords.

After freeing himself all the charging Marines find their swords are locked into Zoro's three swords. Zoro threatens to kill anyone who moves and the Marines cry with fear. Zoro tells Luffy he has already declared he will join him and after this the Marines will beclare him an criminal. He lays down the conditions for him to join Luffy, warning him that his plans better not interfer with his own.

Morgan calls out to his men to fight them, Luffy tells Zoro to duck. Luffy knocks all the Marines who currently have their swords locked in Zoro's aside. The Marines complain they cannot defeat the pair. Morgan orders his men to hold guns to their heads for disobeying him. Luffy proclaims that he is the Marines worst enemy and dares Morgan to attack him. A fight presues, Morgan cuts a fence in half with his axe-hand.

Morgan proves to have high endurance as neither man manages to knock the other to the ground. As Morgan is knocked around by Luffy, Morgan's son Helmeppo holds a gun to Coby's head and threatens to kill him. Coby tells Luffy to continue on. Morgan approaches Luffy from behind, Luffy stretches his arm and knocks out Helmeppo, meanwhile Zoro has taken out Morgan.

New Characters?
This is the first time no new characters were introduced.

Named Attacks
This is the first time two named attacks are used in the same chapter.

New Crew
Zoro is offically a Straw Hat.

Criminals
From this point onwards, despite having no bounty, Luffy and Zoro are criminals.

Plot Points

 * Zoro is freed from the Marines
 * Zoro joins the crew.
 * Morgan is defeated.

Characters Returning

 * Luffy
 * Morgan
 * Zoro
 * Coby

Quotes

 * Zoro: "I will be the world's best swordsman! Now that it's come to this, I don't know what'll happen to my name... But whether I'm infamous, or anything else, I will make my name be heard throughout the world! You're the one that invited me. If you do anything to interfere with my ambition, you need to commit seppuku to apologize to me!"


 * Morgan: "I'm Marine Captain Axe-Hand Morgan!"
 * Luffy: "I'm Luffy! Nice to meet you!"


 * Coby: "Luffy-san! I-I don't want to cause you any trouble! Even if that means I die!"

Luffy

 * Gomu Gomu Whip
 * Gomu Gomu Pistol

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