A world... Yes!
A world for you who seek freedom
stretches out right before your eyes.
If your endless dreams are your guide,
surpass them, under the flag of your beliefs!
Making a splash, I've just started on my search
Heading towards a world without end
My heart bursting with enthusiasm, I'll go to the ends of the earth
In search of light yet unseen
When the summer sun sways the sails of my heart
It's the cue to open the door to a new world
Sailing through the rocky waves of despair
We head beyond the horizon
Making a splash, I've just started on my search
Heading towards a world without end
My heart bursting with enthusiasm, I'll go to the ends of the earth
In search of light yet unseen
"The Fabled Pirate Hunter! Zoro, the Wandering Swordsman"
We're going to drink up every bit of liquor in this joint!
Hey, now, Billy,
how many places are you going to ruin before you're satisfied?
How should I know?
"Yosaku (several years ago)"
That man over there...
has a bounty of 5,000,000 Berries.
5,000,000? What do you say...
"Johnny (several years ago)"
we back off on this one, Yosaku?
Hey, Johnny,
if all we do is go after small-timers, we won't get anywhere.
This is the time when a bounty hunter has to go after the higher ranks.
I know what you're saying, but when it comes to 5,000,000,
even we would lose by a hair.
Give me something to eat.
Got any money?
Not right now. However,
I'll be making some soon enough, once I cut me up a bounty.
I can't let that go unanswered!
I'll cut you down before you can get me!
Don't go making me exert myself so much.
I'm hungry.
Answer me one thing: Is there a bounty on your head?
Won't you be surprised to hear?
I've got a bounty of 5,000,000 Berries!
You don't say. That's plenty.
What?
I've earned some money. Now give me something to eat.
Yes, coming right up!
He's got amazing skill.
He's not on the wanted list.
If he's a bounty hunter, someone should know who he is.
Could he be the pirate hunter we've heard about lately?
I've heard he's one incredibly brutal guy.
No, word is that the pirate hunter uses three swords.
They say that one of them is a famous sword, with a white sheath.
What's more, they say he's like a demon beast,
who's taken the form of a man.
He sure doesn't look like that.
If that's the case...
...we can't just stand by as our prey is taken from us!
Hey, Johnny...
Hey, mister, if you're a bounty hunter, too,
then you have to abide by our rules.
Huh?
We didn't want to make any trouble for the pub,
so we were waiting for him to leave.
We had first dibs on this guy. He was our prey.
H-Hey, you!
Didn't you hear me?!
There are rules among fellow bounty hunters!
Hawk-Eye.
Do you know Hawk-Eye Mihawk?
Mihawk? One of the Seven Warlords?
I'm on a journey, with the aim of defeating him,
and becoming the world's greatest swordsmaster.
I do collect bounties, in order to eat,
but it's not as though I'm a bounty hunter.
The world's greatest swordsmaster?
Hey, did you hear that, partner?
No way! There's no way! You must be dreaming!
When I was a kid, that's what I made up my mind to do.
It doesn't matter what anyone else says.
Even if it was your childhood dream, there's no way you'll...
I didn't know you had claim on him. Sorry.
You can deliver him to the navy.
The bounty is yours.
Y-You mean it?!
However...
...my lunch here is on you.
We did it, Johnny! 5,000,000 Berries!
We'll be able to eat for a while, without having to go after any bounties.
Hey, what's the matter?
Aren't you happy?
Why...
...did you become a bounty hunter?
Huh? Why did I?
Isn't it obvious? So I could eat.
The village where I was born was really poor.
Even so, the bandits still hit villages like mine a lot.
When they did, the bounty hunters who were after
the bandits' heads came, too.
Deep down in my heart, I wanted to be just like those dashing men,
who challenged the bandits to fight.
I thought to myself, someday,
I sure do hope that I can take down those bad men like that, too.
It wasn't until much later that I learned
that they collected bounties as their profession.
Now that you mention it, I wanted to be like them, too.
When I heard what that "world's greatest" dude in there said,
it reminded me of myself back then.
Hey, what are you getting all sentimental on me for?
It's not like you.
Shut up.
What is it?!
What's wrong? Has something happened?
Bandits! The Dick Gang is attacking a ranch just outside of town!
Dick the Bandit?
Here he is! Wow!
He's a big-leaguer-- 10,000,000 Berries!
Snap it up, men!
They were hiding quite a bit, huh?
We got a big haul today!
Is that them?
Hey, what do we do? They're taking it all away, fast!
We're talking about the bandit Dick. We're no match for him.
It's not worth it if he takes our lives from us, too.
Damn it!
All right, next one! Take everything they've got!
What's with the people in this town?
They're such cowards.
Don't they even have the guts to put up a fight?
Well, maybe that's smart, in a certain sense.
There are those who take, and those who get taken from,
and you're either one or the other in this day and age.
Being weak is a crime all by itself.
Defiance is something only a fool would do!
So there is a fool here...
G-Give back our food!
That's something we all worked very hard to store up!
Harry!
You've got grown-up guts, at least.
Darn you...!
Harry! Stop! You're no match for him!
Harry!
Let's go!
Hey, take it easy, partner. Even we would lose to him by a hair.
That's not why. He's...
...who I was that day...
He doesn't know how to compromise or look out for himself yet.
He's me, back when I was still innocent.
Hey! Johnny!
What do you think you're doing?!
Who are you?!
Just a nameless bounty hunter.
What did you say?
You guys are bounty hunters, huh?
Are you after my head?
What a pain. You're just a couple of hyenas.
What did you call us?!
If you want money, then I can give you some charity,
if you don't mind small change.
We don't want it!
Huh?
We just feel a little bit like being champions of justice today.
Eh? Hey, Johnny...
Champions of justice?
Hey...
Partner...
Would you let me be a man?
Johnny...
Johnny, you mean...?
All right.
There's no such thing as justice or evil in this day and age!
The mighty prevail! That's all there is to it, am I right?
We're serious!
Yeah! Just this morning,
we turned in a bounty worth 5,000,000 Berries to the navy!
The navy, this morning?
You're the ones who did in Billy-- my sworn brother?!
What?!
Have you finished the sword I asked you to do?
Yeah.
You have exceptional skill.
I put in a lot of work.
You're too reckless with such a precious sword.
If that were an ordinary sword, it would have met the same fate
as those two other broken swords of yours.
All right. I'll be careful.
I'm going to get stronger for her, too!
I'm going to get strong enough that my name reaches to heaven!
I'm going to be the world's strongest swordsman!
Thanks for your help. I'd like to pay you something extra,
but unfortunately, right now, I'm broke.
Don't worry about it.
It's not often I get to see such an item as that.
It was a feast for the eyes.
Not at all like this good-for-nothing long sword.
Hey, didn't I tell you so?!
Give me a break!
No matter how many swords you carry, it'll never be enough like this!
Damn, I've done it again.
Sorry, I'll be sure to make it up to you.
That's that punk Dick, the mountain whale.
He's a 10,000,000-Berry bandit, who uses a cannon.
A bandit with a price on his head, huh?
Damn it!
It's no use. He's too much for those guys, after all.
What is this?
Are you two really the ones who took out my sworn brother?
Hmph! We were the ones who turned in Billy,
but someone else beat him, you bastard!
Then what are you bragging for?
I thought you were pretty weak.
Shut up!
Man, you are relentless.
Stop!
Hey!
Why, you...!
You want to die that badly, do you?!
Boss!
We're done loading all the loot into the cart.
You're done? Then let's pull out of here.
There's no sense in messing around with these weaklings.
Hold on!
I said hold it right there, wanted man!
We've turned in dozens-- no, hundreds of bounties by a hair!
If we let you get away,
it will shame us for generations to come!
What a waste.
It's not worth it, is it?
Maybe we won't earn anything... but still...
...there are times when a man has to stick to his beliefs, and fight!
You guys aren't long for this life.
We knew that when we started!
I see.
Hey, men! Take care of these guys, right away!
Let 'em have it!
Out of the way!
What do you want?! Let me go! They're in there fighting for me!
If you feel like fighting...
...think. What can you do with the power you've got?
My, my, you poor guys.
You don't have a spot on your faces that hasn't been messed up.
I think it's about time to put an end to this.
It won't gain me a single red cent to kill the two of you,
but consider this your own twist of fate.
The hard luck that comes from having come after my head.
But relax, I'll send you into the next world together, as pals.
Take this!
Here goes!
That's enough, don't you think?
This fight was over a long time ago.
You...
That guy from earlier...
Forgive me, but I'm going to swipe your prey from you.
I've come into an urgent need of money, you see.
S-Sure...
Okay.
Who is that?
A-A white-sheathed sword...?
I need to borrow your swords for a minute.
No problem, but what exactly are you--
Three swords?! You don't mean...!
The pirate hunter, Roronoa Zoro?!
Ho, so this is the fabled pirate hunter, huh?
So then, what's going on here?
Sure, I've gotten noticeably stronger lately,
but as soon as I use too much of it, my swords break.
I can't go overusing my strength so recklessly.
No matter the sword, I have to get to the point
where I'm able to get 100% of its force out of it.
Roronoa Zoro-san, even using three swords,
I don't think you'll be able to defeat that many men at once.
Using three swords is not the same thing
as using the Three-Sword Style.
Three-Sword Style, you say?
Let's see it, why don't we?
Get him, men!
He did it! Incredible!
Outstanding!
Watch out!
Awesome!
I told you, don't stand beside me.
You're going to catch a cold dressed like that.
People who catch colds are people who let their mind's guard down.
Well, I wonder if someone somewhere is spreading stories
about Zoro, the pirate hunter.
I've never once called myself a pirate hunter.
Then, who did give you a name as cool as that?
Who knows? It doesn't matter to me.
O-Oh, crap! My flame!
Oni Giri!!
So that... is the Three-Sword Style...
All right, they aren't broken.
Thanks for the help.
Roronoa Zoro!
I'm deeply impressed by your skill. Would you let us join you?
We are a bounty hunting unit,
fearsome enough by a hair to silence a crying child,
Yosaku and Johnny.
Suit yourselves.
Big Bro!
Ah, beyond the never-ending sky
The future that I once saw is now starting to take shape
There are days where I almost lose to myself
When that happened, there was someplace warm I could go
The friends I took pride in always, without fail,
pushed me onwards, didn't they?
Ah, the stars are pouring down underneath the sky
This unique moment...
--Hey, Luffy... --Huh?
Let's hurry and get off this island.
It looks like there's going to be nothing but trouble here.
I get the same whiff from that old-timer that I do from you.
Really? Then there's nothing to worry about, is there?
No, that's why I'm worried!
Oh, yeah?
On the next episode of One Piece!
"Zenny of the Island of Goats and the Pirate Ship In the Mountains!"
I'm gonna be King of the Pirates!!