Chapter 12

Chapter 12 is titled "Dog".

Cover Page
Colored cover page: "The Straw Hat Pirates pose, showing their abilities."

Short Summary
After escaping the Buggy Pirates, Zoro and Luffy rest in the middle of a street where the only inhabitant is a weird dog. While Nami comes back with the key for Luffy's cage as thanks for saving her life, the dog eats the key. Mohji, Buggy's vice captain, then appears to kill Zoro. With his lion Richie, he attacks the defenseless Luffy and destroys the cage in the process, freeing Luffy.

Long Summary
Buggy is gloating about his reputation as a pirate in front of his crew. He orders them to find Luffy, Nami, and Zoro no matter what. Mohji then steps in riding Richie and asks Buggy if he could take Zoro out. Buggy replies that he does not mind.

Elsewhere, Zoro is still carrying Luffy in a cage. Suddenly, he collapses to the ground out of exhaustion. The pair then become aware that there is a dog sitting there staring at them. Luffy comments about how it's sitting so still that you cannot tell if its a dog, a statue, or if it's even alive. He accidentally provokes it into biting him when he pokes it in the head. Nami shows up and comments on how the pair of them will likely be found if they remain in the middle of the road like they are. Nami throws a key to the cage in front of Luffy, but before he can grab it the dog eats the key. Luffy attempts to strangle the dog in anger. Just then the mayor of the town shows up demanding that they stop hurting Chouchou.

Later, the mayor takes Zoro to his house to rest. The Mayor begins to explain why the dog is sitting where it is. He explains he gives it food every day and that it is guarding his owner's pet store. 10 years ago, the mayor's friend and Chouchou's owner opened the store. Chouchou's owner went into hospital 3 months ago and never returned, leaving Chouchou behind to guard the store. Chouchou is covered in wounds from fighting the pirates. Chouchou is aware his owner will not be coming back, but he still guards the store because it is his treasure. Mayor talks about leaving the dog and moving away but he states he has changed his mind many times.

Just then, they hear the roar of Richie the lion. The mayor and Nami run away leaving Chouchou and Luffy behind. Mohji and Richie soon show their faces and find Luffy still in his cage. Luffy mocks Mohji's hairstyle, making him angry. Mohji boasts about every animal following his order, but Chouchou proves Mohji is wrong by biting him. However, when Richie pounces on the cage to finish Luffy, he frees Luffy instead.

As the pair go to leave, Richie smells the food inside the Pet Store and Mohji decides that Richie can eat the food.

Chapter Notes

 * Mohji and his pet lion, Richie, are fully introduced.
 * Mohji volunteers to hunt down the Straw Hat Pirates.
 * Nami managed to steal the key to Luffy's cage, but it is eaten by a dog.
 * Boodle, the mayor of Orange, and Chouchou are introduced.
 * Zoro begins to rest at Boodle's house.
 * The store is Chouchou's treasure.
 * The owner of the store has been sent to the hospital when he became too sick three months ago, but never returned, because he died.
 * Mohji catches up to the Straw Hat Pirates.
 * Luffy is accidentally freed from his cage.

Characters
1: first introduction

3: first appearance

Anime Episode

 * Episode 6 (p.2-21)

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