Chapter 14: Proof and Pride
At first, the Straw Hat Crew had their doubts about their Captain. They wondered how he had managed to rope them onto his ship, but with each passing adventure and villain maimed, Luffy proved to be a worthy captain.
It wasn't until they lost Luffy that they realized how weak they still were—how lucky they all had been to have even met the rubber man.
Two years later and twice as strong, the Straw Hat Pirates reunited at the site of their humiliating defeat. As much as they wanted to see each other, they wanted to see Luffy, their captain, their pride, even more. Above all else, they wanted to prove to him that they were the crew he deserved—a crew that they knew he had always been proud of. Except this time, they believed it too.