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Chapter 1 is titled "Romance Dawn - The Dawn of the Adventure".

Cover Page
Color spread: The Straw Hat Pirates and the Red Hair Pirates are holding a party in treasure along with seagulls. Shanks' flag is seen in the background.

Short Summary
Gold Roger, the King of the Pirates is shown being executed, and he states that his treasure is somewhere in the Grand Line.

The main character of the series, Monkey D. Luffy, is introduced as a child, with his role model, Shanks. After coming into conflict with a mountain bandit at a bar, it is revealed that Luffy accidently ate a devil fruit, the Gomu Gomu no Mi. Later on, after Luffy provokes Higuma, he is taken hostage. Shanks and his crew show up, and defeat Higuma's bandits, but Higuma excapes, taking Luffy on a boat. Higuma kicks Luffy into the water, before a Sea King appeared. Higuma is eaten by the Sea King, and Shanks arrives just in time to save Luffy's life. Shanks scares away the sea monster by using an unknown power, but loses his arm in the process. Because Red Haired Shanks sacrificed his left arm in order to save Luffy, Luffy becomes even more determined to become a pirate. Before Shanks leaves, he gives Luffy his straw hat. Ten years later, Luffy officially sets sail as a pirate and begins the adventure to fulfill his dream of becoming the Pirate King.

Long Summary
The series begins with the execution of the Pirate King, Gold Roger. He had wealth, fame, and power, and decided to make his final words inspire others to follow their dreams. He tells the crowd at his execution that his treasure is right where he left it, and if they want to find it, they'll have to search the whole world. These words spark the beginning of the Great Pirate Era.

In the present time, in a small village, the narrator explains that one year ago, a pirate crew made the village its base, the wind blows from the east, and the village is at peace. One of the pirates asks a boy named Luffy what he is up to, and Luffy replies with a hmph. Luffy states that he has had enough with the pirates not taking him seriously, and proceeds to say how tough he is. The pirates brush off his statements, and tell him to get the show over with, and one of them asks if it is just another stupid stunt. Luffy then proceeds to stab his face, and the pirates look on in shock, calling Luffy an idiot, and asking him why he did that, as Luffy screams in pain.

At a bar, the pirates have a toast to Luffy's guts, and to their voyage. One of the pirates tells the men to drink up, and the pirates are shown drinking beer, eating meat, and fighting each other, while some are telling the fighters to stop. Luffy then states that the stabbing did not hurt a bit, but another one of the pirates tells him that he is a liar, and that what he did was very stupid. Luffy then tells the pirate that he is not afraid of getting hurt, and to take him on his next voyage, and that he wants to be pirate too.

Chapter Notes

 * Luffy stabs himself, inflicting a scar that would still be visible at the age of 17.
 * Shanks refuses to take Luffy with him.
 * The Red Haired Pirates acquired the Devil Fruit called the Gomu Gomu no Mi from an enemy ship.
 * Monkey D. Luffy ate a Devil Fruit called the Gomu Gomu no Mi and can no longer swim.
 * Luffy tries to fight Higuma for insulting Shanks and loses, thus creating a hostage situation.
 * Shanks loses his arm to a Lord of the Coast sea king to protect Luffy.
 * Shanks scares away the sea monster just by looking at it.
 * Shanks decides to leave after staying at Luffy's hometown for a year, leaving behind his straw hat with Luffy on a promise that Luffy would return it someday when he became a grand pirate.
 * Luffy leaves ten years later.
 * Luffy states he will recruit at least ten people (not counting himself).
 * As standard practice for the first chapter of a manga, this chapter has more pages than the average chapter.

Characters
1: first introduction

3: first appearance