Chapter 21

Chapter 21 is titled "Town".

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Volume: 3 Pg.: 67

Straw Hat and animals: Luffy sleeping with a tiger.

Quick Summary
After defeating the Buggy Pirates, Luffy and Zoro depart the pirate way with Buggy's treasures, the Grand Line map... and a new companion.

Long Summary


Luffy, having just beaten Buggy, along with Zoro and Nami are aiming to leave the city (with Nami spiltting the loot into two bags one for Luffy and one for herself), when the city inhabitants return. They find Boodle unconscious and Luffy foolishly accepts being the one that hit him. The towns people then ask if there pirates and Luffy foolishly admits to being one after which they start to chase them, during which Luffy says this is a very good town, because for one person there very angry. Luffy also says that no matter what they say there not going to stop.

On the way, the mob is stopped by Chou-Chou, who protects Luffy and the others for avenging the destruction of his owner's shop and refuses to let the people pass. On the way back to the boat, they encounter the three Buggy pirates from whom Nami stole the boat earlier on. Luffy, carrying a tired out Zoro on his shoulders while one of the pirates step out and taps Zoro on the head, saying that he shouldn't be weak and to show them who he is. After seeing Zoro's annoyed look the three jump into the sea and swim away.

Meanwhile the Mayor wakes up and finds the towns people around him. They inform him that they chased Luffy and the rest out of town. He is angered when the towns people start to insult them as he claims to be the only who can insult. He then goes to harbour to tell them what he thinks of them and he tells them thanks. Later much to Nami's anger he says he left one of the bags of treasure back at the harbour to help them rebuild. She then trys to throw him into the sea. She then calms down and calls Luffy an idiot.

Chapter Notes

 * The Straw Hat Pirates escape from Orange.

Anime Episode

 * Episode 8