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Chapter 2 Episode 1 I'm Luffy! The Man Who Will Become the Pirate King

The series begins with a barrel floating in the water. Aboard a passenger ship, two sailors spot the barrel floating in the sea. The ship is hosting a formal dance for the rich passengers, and among them, a is invited to dance. The two sailors cast out a rope to reel the barrel in. However, when they pull it in, another sailor spots a pirate ship in the distance, a pink one - belonging to the pirate . The pirate ship, known as the , fires its cannons, and the barrel is knocked out of the sailors' hands, sent rolling into the kitchen. Panic ensues as the pirate ship attacks the cruise vessel, pulling up beside it and allowing the pirates to board, led by Alvida.

While pirates are attacking the ship, , a young boy who is essentially a slave of Alvida, sneaks into the kitchen and notices the barrel. As he is rolling it away, several pirates come in and ask why he's sneaking around. They then proclaim that they are thirsty, and just as one of the pirates is about to smash open the barrel with his fist, it bursts open and out jumps , shocking everybody. The pirates try to attack him, but they are easily defeated and flee, and Koby is left intrigued by Luffy. Luffy and Koby head to the ship's storage cellar and Luffy starts eating apples out of a crate.

While in the cellar, Luffy asks if they are on a pirate ship. Koby replies that they are not, but rather on a cruise ship being raided by pirates. Luffy then explains how his dinghy was destroyed in a whirlpool and how he barely survived by jumping into the barrel. Then, Koby explains how he ended up getting picked up by Alvida's pirates and how he has been their slave ever since. Luffy then mentions his dream and wants to become the Pirate King, which causes Koby to lose it, realizing that Luffy is a pirate. While this conversation is being held, Alvida's pirates tell their captain that there is a barrel monster aboard the ship and are all oblivious to the fact that Nami is robbing them blind.

Alvida bursts through the ceiling of the cellar and sees Luffy, mentioning how he is not . Luffy then asks who the fat lady is, infuriating Alvida. Alvida attacks, but Luffy picks up Koby and launches himself out of the cellar and onto the deck. He is attacked by Alvida's pirates but knocks them all out using a Gomu Gomu no Rocket attack. When everyone is shocked by this, Luffy explains that he is a rubber man who ate the . He says he wants to find and is currently looking for a crew, thinking that ten people are good. Alvida asks Koby who the most beautiful woman in the world is. Alvida, who had trained Koby to stay by her side, is shocked when Koby, inspired by Luffy, stands up for himself and yells that Alvida is a smelly, fat, old hag.

Alvida becomes livid and attacks. Her mace strikes Luffy right on the head, but he stays standing. Luffy proclaims that a normal attack like that won't work on a rubber man, then winds back and uses a Gomu Gomu no Pistol attack to send Alvida flying, defeating her with one hit. Luffy orders Alvida's remaining pirates to get a boat ready for him and Koby, and they jump into the boat and sail away, briefly seeing Nami in her boat as they head off. Sailing out into the great blue sea, Luffy asks about the pirate hunter Koby mentioned. Koby says that he was captured by the Marines, and Luffy announces his intention of asking him to join his crew. This causes Koby to lose it again. Luffy makes up his mind, saying that he will recruit Roronoa Zoro as his next member. While they are speaking, the scene changes to a nearby Marine base where a with a green bandanna is tied to a cross, looking up.