In search of members for his pirate crew, Luffy with his new friend Koby arrive at Shells Town. There, they track down the renowned Pirate Hunter Zoro but run afoul of Helmeppo, son of the infamous Captain Morgan.
Luffy meets a small dog guarding his late master's store. Meanwhile, Beast Tamer Mohji, Cabaji the Acrobat, and the lion Richie show up in the streets of Orange Town to get revenge for Captain Buggy's humiliating loss.
Shockingly, it turns out Captain Buggy and Red-Haired Shanks share a common history. When the bombastic clown rips Shanks' straw hat, Luffy's rage knows no bounds.
While Alvida and her pirates plunder a cruise ship, they come across a barrel containing a strange boy named Monkey D. Luffy. The timid Koby befriends Luffy, and they share their grand dreams with each other.
With Nami joining as Luffy's navigator (though not as an actual member of the crew), they arrive at Syrup Village in search of a proper ship. They meet a man claiming to be a pirate captain who also seems to have ties to Red-Haired Shanks.
Nami, a street-smart girl who loves money and tangerines, makes Luffy's acquaintance. To save herself and steal a map to the Grand Line, she tricks Luffy into allowing her to turn him over to the infamous pirate Buggy the Clown.
Influenced by the straw-hat-wearing pirate Red-Haired Shanks, an enthusiastic young boy named Monkey D. Luffy dreams of one day becoming King of the Pirates.
