Romance Dawn, Version 3

Romance Dawn, Version 3 refers to the first of a series known as Romance Dawn. The final version of "Romance Dawn" is that which was serialized in Weekly Jump 1997 #34, as the start of One Piece. It can be found in One Piece volume 1, which is itself subtitled "Romance Dawn". This is the first chapter of One Piece.

Characters

 * Gold Roger
 * Monkey D. Luffy
 * Red-Haired Shanks
 * Ben Beckman : (unnamed in this chapter)
 * Lucky Roo : (unnamed in this chapter)
 * Yasopp : (unnamed in this chapter)
 * Makino
 * The Mayor of Fusha Village

Plot Synopsis

 * Wealth. Fame. Power. The man who had gained everything in life like none before him was the Pirate King, Gold Roger. The last words he spoke at his execution inspired people the world over to take to the seas: "My treasure? If you want it, it's yours. Seek it out! I left all of it there!" The World is about to witness a Great Age of Piracy...

12 years after Roger's execution, in a village that a pirate crew has made its temporary base, a young boy named Monkey D. Luffy is causing a commotion. He is determined to show everyone that he is tough enough to join the pirates in their crew; to do so, he stabs himself in the face, just below the left eye, to the horror of the onlookers. Later, at the village tavern, Luffy (through tear-filled eyes) celebrates his toughness and bravery, while the pirates laugh at his stupidity.