One Piece novel Straw Hat Stories

One Piece novel Straw Hat Stories (Magazine: ONE PIECE novel Straw Hat Crew) is an official novel by . Three of the stories—Luffy, Sanji and Robin—were initially published in first three One Piece Magazines volumes. The remaining stories were included when the novel was released in book format. These stories tell normal people's perspectives on the Straw Hat Pirates.
==Short Summary==
===Luffy (Marineford's "brothers")===
Told from the perspective of a Marine during the War of the summit and how Luffy inspired him to be an elder brother, giving an idea about how other soldiers view their Superiors, Pirates and other Rookies.
===Zoro (A sword's man consultation, the cessation of clashing swords)===
Two days after Luffy defeated Doflamingo, a disguised Zoro sits in a bar in Dressrosa and hears three marine soldiers discussing who is the strongest swordsman in the world, comparing Mihawk, Zoro, Ryuma, Vista, and Shanks. Zoro joins them on his own and hilarious debate ensues.
===Nami (The trip to meet the navigator while I can, a day long chance)===
A hikikomori, who collects wanted posters of beautiful pirate ladies, is head over heels for Nami and tries to get a good look at her. He gets swept into Sabaody Archipelago mayhem when all the Straw Hats reunite after the two years time skip.
===Usopp (The great proposal plot in Syrup village)===
The story of a man who moved to Syrup Village aiming for Kaya in Syrup Village. People in town already know about epithet Usopp earned during Dressrosa Saga, "God Usopp".
===Sanji (Lady of the Baratie)===
A girl is in the middle of a boring date at the Baratie. Actually she is there to meet and enquire about Sanji.
===Chopper (The anguish of fascination with a "Demon")===
A Marine captain, fascinated with Chopper, is always ordered to capture or destroy him. He is the captain on the ship which was blocked by Boa Hancock during the Sabaody Archipelago reunion and escape of Straw Hats.
===Robin (The girl of Baltigo)===
A girl in Baltigo reads books praising archaeologists. She peeks the Revolutionary Army and encounters with Robin.
===Franky (Blank-faced bookstore girl)===
Franky is on the cover of "Shipwright Monthly" magazine, sold in a bookstore in Water 7, and the clerk doesn't know him so she doesn't understand people's smiles about it. Kokoro, Iceburg, Paulie, Mozu and Kiwi, and Michael and Hoichael start talking her about him and then she gradually learns to love her new life on the island.
===Brook (Soul King's message)===
Story of a boy who hears Soul King Brook during his last concert at Sabaody Archipelago and records the song illegally with a tone dial, pirating the work of a pirate.
==Long Summary==
===Luffy===
Right before the Summit War of Marineford, two brothers stationed in the West Blue received the summons to defend Marineford. The eldest brother was a Marine officer and the younger brother was his subordinate; however, the two were not related by blood; the younger brother was the older brother's stepmom's child from a previous marriage. In the midst of the battle, the older brother watched as Monkey D. Luffy charged towards Portgas D. Ace's execution platform and wondered to himself how the pirate could have so much courage what with the Marine Admirals and Shichibukai standing in his way.
Sometime during the battle, the older brother hears his little brother screaming to him for help, but he decides not to go and help because he decided that his own battle was more important and that the two weren't even real brothers. However, his younger brother kept shouting for his help and somehow, in the older brother's mind, he could hear Luffy's voice screaming that he would save his brother, Ace. The older brother kept thinking about how they were similar, yet opposites - they both had an unrelated brother in need of help, but that they were pirate brothers and he and his younger brother were Marine brothers. Immediately, the older brother rushed back to save his younger brother and afterwards, a month after the war, while recovering in the medical ward, the older brother realized that Luffy was his and his brother's benefactor in a way, as him rushing to save Ace made the Marine realize that he and his brother didn't need to be blood related to share a bond. The older brother then tells his younger brother that they must get back to training so that they could chase after Luffy in the future.
===Zoro===
Three days after Doflamingo's defeat, a group of three soldiers stand in a bar. They decide to sit at a table with a man with a half-covered face, and begin complaining about how drunk they are. One of the soldiers notices the man has three swords on his belt, and a second soldier decides to bring the conversation back to a question they were debating before: who's the current strongest swordsman? The second soldier, a bearded man, states that he thinks Dracule Mihawk is the world's strongest swordsman, but the first soldier, a fatter man, argues that it's actually Roronoa Zoro. The discussion annoys the third soldier, a man with glasses, who tells them that nobody really cares who the strongest is, but the other two just ask him to tell them his opinion to break the tie. As he begins to consider who he thinks it is, however, the stranger asks to enter the conversation.
With the new participant now involved, the soldiers begin to explain their arguments. The bearded soldier explains that he witnessed Mihawk cut an iceberg in half at the Summit War, pointing out that Mihawk achieved that with only one sword. The fat soldier, meanwhile, counters by pointing out Zoro's recent fight with Pica, as well as the fact that Zoro cut Pica's giant stone body. The two ask the soldier with glasses which argument he agrees with, but he continues to think. His indecision annoys the stranger, and the soldier decides that his choice is Vista, commander of the Whitebeard Pirates. This steers the discussion back towards Marineford, where Vista and Mihawk held a duel. As they begin discussing the fight, the soldier with glasses suddenly points out that Shanks is also a swordsman, and points out that he was able to make Sakazuki hesitate. However, the bearded soldier counters that that may not have been related to his swordsplay, but instead his overall strength.
While they discuss Marineford, the fat soldier brings up the existence of Marine swordsmen. However, the stranger interrupts him, pointing out that the Summit War isn't a fair benchmark because not all the powerful swordsmen were present, such as Zoro. The soldier with glasses agrees and brings up Ryuma. The stranger considers the argument, but points out that it was actually only Ryuma's body with Brook's shadow inside, though the soldiers are just confused. In the end, though, they decide to eliminate Ryuma since he's dead, and agree to only consider currently living swordsmen.
The conversation ends up back with Zoro vs Mihawk, and the bearded and fat soldiers once again ask the soldier with glasses. He votes for Mihawk, and the stranger angrily stands up. He demands to know the reasoning. The soldier with glasses explains that it mostly came down to their respective "looks", and states that he can't take Zoro's haramaki or green hair seriously. This annoys the stranger even more, and one of the soldiers tells him to stop getting mad as if they're talking about him. Still laughing, the soldier with glasses decides to try and imitate one of Zoro's Three Sword Style techniques, continuing to anger the stranger. He points out that Zoro's neck and jaw muscles must be incredibly strong, and the stranger states that the soldier just lacks training. The bearded soldier then realizes that having a sword in your mouth must cause many issues, not the least of which is pronouncing attack names. He demonstrates by biting on his finger, causing the other soldiers to break out into laughter again.
Through the soldiers laughing, the stranger promises to teach them a lesson for making fun of Zoro. However, he's interrupted by the fat soldier, who decides that he switched sides and now agrees about Mihawk being the strongest swordsman. This annoys the stranger even more, noticing that it's now 3 to 0 in favor of Mihawk. He begins arguing with the fat soldier, who counters that he prefers swordsmen who can say their attacks; the stranger states that Zoro can pronounce them fine, and if the soldiers can't then it's because of their own lack of ability. The soldier with glasses asks why the stranger is getting so mad on Zoro's behalf, asking if they know each other, which the stranger declines. The bearded soldier tells him to calm down and have a drink, clasping the stranger on the shoulder, and he realizes that the stranger is very muscular. He offers the stranger to drink as much as he wants, since the soldiers will be paying; after confirming this, the stranger stands up and slashes with his sword, bursting the barrels of alcohol on the back wall. The three soldiers turn to look at the stranger, who's now standing holding a sword in each hand and one in his mouth.
The stranger announces to the rest of the bar that the soldiers will pay for everyone's drinks, pronounced perfectly despite the sword in his mouth. The soldiers look up at him, slack-jawed, as he asks whether they'll stick to their word. They quietly confirm they will, and slowly ask if he's Roronoa Zoro. The stranger declines, however, telling them not to think about it and just consider him a muscular merchant. He asks if they're no longer drunk, apologizing if that's the case, and tells them to keep drinking, since they're celebrating Dressrosa's freedom.
===Nami===
A man sits in his room, leafing through his collection of bounty posters. Alvida, Boa Hancock, Whitey Bay, Jewelry Bonney, Nico Robin, Nami - he's a collector of the most beautiful female pirates he can find. However, his favorite in his collection is Nami's poster, and it's the one he's spent the most time admiring.
He begins considering his favorite parts about Nami - the fact she doesn't have a Devil Fruit ability, and is therefore a regular human; the fact that she was the same age as him, 20 years old; the fact that she was 169 centimeters tall, just shorter than his 170.2 centimeters. He considers how he desperately wants to meet her, and thinks about how she must be divine to look at in person. He sometimes imagines taking to the sea as a pirate and crossing her path somewhere in the Grand Line, or becoming a Marine and running into her while chasing the Straw Hat Pirates. However, he always ends up laughing at his own naivete, thinking about how he doesn't have either the physique of a pirate or a Marine. With the exception of eating, going to the bathroom, and showering, he doesn't even leave his room other than going to the library. He's lived in his room for the last two years, and in that time he's renounced studying or working. Due to his anxiety, he can't even talk to other people, and has completely cut himself off from the outside world.
One day, when he was returning from the library, he found a poster on the floor. It stated that the Straw Hat Pirates were recruiting members on Sabaody Archipelago, where he lived. Coming to the conclusion that Nami must be present as well, he begins considering whether or not he should go. At first he thinks about how he's too anxious to go anywhere other than a library, but in the end he decides to ignore his nervousness and go see Nami in person.
However, before he goes, he figured he should try and look like a pirate. He gets a bandana, a fake hook, a captain's hat and a fake beard, and heads to a bar listed on the recruitment poster. However, when he arrives, the bar has been completely destroyed, as if it had been hit by a lightning strike. He asks the distraught bar owner if he knows where the Straw Hat Pirates went, but he's told to just ask the surrounding pirates.
Eventually, he builds up the courage to ask, and is sent to Grove 46. When he arrives at the grove, he stays on the outside of the grouping, content to watch from afar. He pulls out binoculars to get a better view of Nami, dropping his hook in the process. At first glance, he doesn't see Nami present, but when he looks more closely he can see someone with orange hair leaning over. When she stands back up, however, he notices that she looks nothing like Nami. Realizing that Nami seemingly looks nothing like what he imagined, he becomes depressed, but is suddenly grabbed by a pirate behind him, who pushes him back.
As he reels from the shock of Nami not looking how he imagined her, the assembled pirates are suddenly attacked by a swarm of Marines. They announce that the grove is surrounded, and he begins panicking, wondering if he'll be arrested as a pirate. He runs to the soldiers, begging to be let through, and telling them he's not a pirate. However, giant men suddenly appear, shooting lasers into the crowd. Eventually, he gives up, and resolves that he's going to die here. However, as he decides on that, the present Straw Hat is defeated, and the existence of the Fake Straw Hat Crew is exposed. Realizing that he was looking at a fake Nami, he begins considering how to find the real one, when a Marine suddenly announces that the real Straw Hat crew is at Grove 42. After a bit of consideration, he decides to head there to try and get a glimpse of the real Nami.
When he arrives at the grove, the Straw Hats are under attack by the Marines. He watches as a ship pulled by two snakes blocks the cannon shots, and he finds a safe spot to watch the Straw Hats ship with his binoculars. As he watches, he's able to spot the Nami in a bikini, and he begins to freak out. While noticing Robin as well, he realizes that Nami is more beautiful than he could have ever imagined, to the point where he doesn't even want to look at other girls. He watches as the ship is covered in a giant bubble, and Nami instructs the crew from the bridge.
As he watches, he realizes that if he wants to shine like her, he needs to find his own voice, slowly quelling his fear and anxiety. He watches as the Straw Hats dive underwater, crying, and promises to himself that he'll fix his life. When he returns home, he tells his mother than he wants to go back to school, or look for employment. He thanks Nami for inspiring him.
===Usopp===
A man tries to visit Kaya's mansion, but is stopped by Merry. He leaves a gift, a medical book, with the butler, and asks for it to be passed on to Kaya before leaving. The man goes to walk through Syrup Village and runs into Tamanegi, Piiman, and Ninjin, who tell him about Kaya's medical studies and her relationship with Usopp. He explains that he's trying to court Kaya, and they tell him it's impossible, explaining who Usopp is and his friendship with Kaya. However, the man tells them he's decided to move to the village anyways, which he ends up doing three days later.
The villagers didn't fully trust the new resident, and he had trouble getting to know them. However, he eventually built trust with the villagers, and became a resident like any other. He was on a break from a recently completed production as playwright, so he wasn't actively working. On his second visit to Kaya's mansion, he was invited by Merry to have tea, and the two became friends.
Eventually, the man ran into Kaya on the road. She thanked him for the medical book, and the two began walking back to the mansion together. He encouraged Kaya to continue her study, adding that he quit medicine because his body was too weak. From a distance, the three kids watched the pair, and noticed Kaya laughing at something the man said, causing them to worry for her relationship with Usopp.
That night, the man couldn't sleep. He planned to enter Kaya's mansion and steal her belongings, and he had been planning said heist for a while. His entire personal history a lie, he had moved to Syrup Village and lived there for two months to gain the villagers trust. Now, as a trusted resident, he was finally going to make his move.
The man arrived at the mansion, successfully sneaking in. However, he was suddenly attacked by an unknown assailant, and loses consciousness. When he wakes up, he's been tied up with rope and rolled into Kaya's garden. Looking up, he sees the faces of Kaya, Merry, and the three children, and realizes that he's been caught. The kids explain that they thought it was suspicious how nice he was, and that they've been following him for the last week.
The group explain the difference between "good" lies and "bad" lies to the man, making him reflect on his time in a theatre troupe. A senior actor got an illness, and the man didn't have the money required to pay for the treatment; eventually, he lost his job and lost all his money, turning to theft to make money, though this was his first attempt at a large heist.
Instead of calling the police, Kaya decided to let the man free. He hadn't yet stolen anything from her, and she decided to forgive him if he stopped stealing, which he agreed to. He tells them that he'll try to return to being an actor, and thinks about Usopp, a master of lying.
===Sanji===
A woman and a man sit in a date on the Baratie, with the woman incredibly bored. The man boasts about knowing the owner of a nicer restaurant while the woman ignores him, only answering to keep him distracted. As she sat at the table, she tried to find Sanji, but noticed that he seemed to be out today.
She had come to the Baratie multiple times before, and found Sanji charming. She had found herself seduced by him multiple times, and noted that without him the Baratie didn't feel as satisfying. As she considered this, the man finishes her story, and she laughs along, though she isn't sure what he was talking about.
When the pair reach dessert, the woman gives up on the date entirely. She gets up, with the man assuming she's going to the bathroom, and heads out to the deck to try and find Sanji. While she can't find him, she does run into Zeff, and begins talking to him. She asks about Sanji, and Zeff tells her that he won't be around until he finds the All Blue. He explains that Sanji joined the Straw Hat Pirates. She's disappointed that he's gone, and heads back to her table.
When she arrives, she's greeted by a fancy ring with a jewel embedded in it. The man tells her it represents his feelings for her, and she begins to cry at the drama it'll cause in her life. He misunderstands and thinks she's weeping from joy, asking if she'll accept the gift. Before she replies, however, pirates storm the restaurant, and Patty and Carne enter the main room. The man turned completely white, despite his boasting about defeating pirates since he was young.
The pirates demand the cooks to bring out food, stating that they can do whatever they want since Sanji's gone. However, they're quickly defeated by the remaining cooks, and the woman notices that the man took the ring and ran. She helped the cooks replace the broken furniture, and Zeff apologizes for ruining her date, though she informs him that she was planning to turn him down anyways.
===Chopper===
Stationed at the Marine GR Base on Grove 66 of Sabaody Archipelago is a Marine Captain known by his epithet of . He is well respected by his subordinates and colleagues for his bravery and victory over countless pirates, intimidating them in battle as if he was a roaring wave. Two years after the war, the Benevolent King of the Waves was called to the office of Rear Admiral Catacombo and was given the orders of capturing the Straw Hat Pirates while they were on the Sabaody Archipelago. When the Marine Captain heard the crew's name, he became oddly tense, of which his subordinates noticed and found that it was weird that their fearless Captain would seem worried.
Some time later, the operation was set into motion and the Marine Captain was ordered to sail on the same ship as Catacombo and they were to intercept the Straw Hats' ship at Grove 42. As the ship sailed towards the location of the Straw Hats, the Marine Captain's subordinates continued to notice that their Captain appeared to be troubled. However, it wasn't the first time he encountered the Straw Hats, as he had witnessed their attack on Enies Lobby two years ago. After the pirate ship is sighted, the Marine ships began firing at the pirates, to which the Benevolent King of the Waves begins panicking because, it is revealed, that he has a deep love for Chopper due to the latter's cuteness. Ever since the incident at Enies Lobby, the Marine Captain had been captivated for the pirate's cuteness, and as such, he was afraid that the cannon fire would injure his idol. However, the Kuja Pirates suddenly got in the way of the Marine ship and so, the Marine Captain became relieved that the Straw Hats were able to escape. While the rest of the Marines aboard had been distracted by the Pirate Empress's beauty, the Marine Captain was only thinking about Chopper's cuteness. Sometime after the Straw Hats defeat Doflamingo in Dressrosa, The Benevolent King of the Waves got ahold of Chopper's bounty poster and fainted after looking at its cuteness.
===Robin===
A girl sits somewhere on Baltigo, reading a book titled "The History of Archaeology". She's interrupted by Bosao, a boy on the island, who asks why she's reading again. He tells her she should be training, since they're part of the Revolutionary Army, but she counters that she prefers to read instead, and asks to be left alone. He tells her that if she doesn't train like him, she won't be able to fight, but she considers how he doesn't train at all and instead just gathers kids to play around. Bosao then shows his own version of Ryusoken, almost being able to crush an apple. Bosao continues to bother her about training, but she states she just wants to be an archaeologist, before Bosao informs her that Nico Robin will be arriving at Baltigo soon.
Later, the girl and Bosao watched as Bunny Joe lead Robin into the Revolutionary Army headquarters. The girl thought about going to talk to her, but got nervous, waiting for a better opportunity.
Two days later, the girl was reading when an Army executive asked her to bring Robin a coffee. Bosao offered to join her, but the girl declined, going to see Robin alone. When she arrived, she got nervous, dropping the tray she was holding, as well as her book. Robin grew hands and caught the girl and her belongings, and the two sat together. The girl told Robin that she wanted to be an archaeologist, and asked Robin for help understanding parts of her book.
Eventually, Robin asked the girl why she wanted to be an archaeologist. The girl told her that the island where she was born, in the North Blue, has been taken over by the World Nobles and the citizens were enslaved. They also forced the residents to switch to the World Government's official language, forgetting the previous unique language of the island. This caused the girl to want to archive and record as many languages and cultures as she can, something that Robin agreed with and encouraged her to try and accomplish.
After Robin's encouragement, the girl asked for advice about Bosao. Robin told the girl to forgive him, pointing out that he probably did have good intentions, and gave her a response if Bosao continued to bother her.
The next day, the girl was reading when Bosao bothered her again. However, the girl told Bosao that because of her weakness, she was expecting Bosao to protect her, causing Bosao to become flustered. He no longer bothers her, just turning red whenever he sees her.
===Franky===
A bookstore clerk works, noticing that many people buy the magazine "Shipwright Monthly". As Kokoro goes to check out, she points out that the reason this issue is selling so well is because of Franky on the cover, though the clerk doesn't know who Franky is. Kokoro explains that he came from Water 7 and joined the Straw Hat Pirates. The girl doesn't react, however, and Kokoro tells her that she should be more expressive before leaving.
The girl thinks back to when she came to Water 7, a month ago. Her family was forced to move for her dad's employment, and she had to leave her dance troupe and friends behind on their previous island. She had to begin work at a bookstore, and she dislikes both her job and the island.
The next week, the bookstore gets a new magazine: "Robot & Cyborg Monthly". She notices that Franky is on the cover once again, though she didn't realize he was a cyborg in the first place. The cover advertises the full body specs of the General Franky, though she isn't interested. Suddenly, Iceburg and Paulie enter the shop, and Iceburg mentions that Franky was his fellow apprentice. The girl asks what he means, and Iceburg tells her about Tom's Workers. Talking about robots, the girl thinks back to her dance troupe, who's incorporating a robot dance into their next contest, and she gets sad again.
Some time later, the bookstore gets another magazine, "Hardboiled Quarterly". Once again, Franky is on the cover. She notices that the headline mentions Franky's hardboiled debut in Dressrosa, but remains confused about the entire subject of the magazine. As she looks over it, however, Mozu and Kiwi enter the shop, looking to buy an issue. They tell the girl about their relationship with Franky, but are interrupted by two boys attempting to steal an adult magazine. The clerk tried to chase them down, but they left her behind.
Some time later, the bookstore gets a new magazine, "Monthly Pervert Magazine". Once again, Franky is on the cover, and it causes the girl to burst out laughing. As she laughs, Kokoro enters the shop, requesting to buy the magazine. The clerk notices that Kokoro was interviewed for the issue, and she begins to ask her a question. However, she's interrupted by Michael and Hoichael, who've come to apologize for stealing the magazine after getting yelled at by Mozu and Kiwi. After they leave, she continues talking to Kokoro, who remarks that she's opened up since she came to the island. The girl mentions that Franky appearing on magazine covers slowly let her open up. The two begin discussing various things about the island and Franky, remarking that Franky must be sneezing.
Elsewhere, Franky sneezes, and Luffy asks if he's catching a cold, but Franky argues that somebody's probably just talking about him.
===Brook===
A boy sits in Soul King's concert on Sabaody Archipelago. As Soul King begins singing Bone To Be Wild, the boy triggers on a Tone Dial, recording the song.
At the end of the concert, the boy was breathless, stunned by what he had watched. He thinks about the Marines invading, and initially being unable to tell whether or not it was a stunt. He thinks about the last song Soul King played, New World, and how much he enjoyed it. However, as soon as the exits opened, he ran out of the concert hall, returning to a hospital.
When he arrives, he's greeted by his sister. She's listening to a Soul King song when he enters the room, and he points out that she can play it louder since they're in a private room. She asks about the concert, and he explains how much fun he had.
The boy thinks back to when Soul King's last concert was announced, and how they were able to get one ticket. While his sister was first supposed to go, her illness worsened and she had to be hospitalized, so she told him to go instead. Back in the present, he brings out his Tone Dial. He tells his sister that he just wanted to record the atmosphere for her, since she couldn't be at the concert herself, and began to play it. 
However, the Tone Dial just plays the sound of clothes rustling and static, no matter how many times he tries to replay it. Eventually, his sister tells him to stop, and tells the boy that just the thought makes her happy. The boy apologizes for being unable to deliver her the feeling of the concert, and tells her that Soul King likely won't ever hold a concert again, explaining his connection to the Straw Hat Pirates.
His sister then says that since she can't listen to Soul King, she wants to hear her brother sing instead. His guitar is present in the room, and after a bit of convincing, the boy agrees to play a song, despite never playing in front of anyone before. He begins to sing New World, but notices issues right away; he hits the wrong chord, or his voice cracks. However, he completes the song, and his sister thanks him. He notices she's tearing up, and thanks her for her compliment. He promises that when she recovers, they'll visit lots of concerts together, and she agrees.
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