# WebtoonLib — One Piece #3

## Series
- title: One Piece
- slug: one-piece-46bb51

## Chapter
- number: 3
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
Arriving at the Marine-controlled Shells Town, Luffy and Koby discover the infamous pirate hunter Roronoa Zoro imprisoned and awaiting execution. The town is under the thumb of the tyrannical Captain "Axe-Hand" Morgan and his spoiled son, Helmeppo. When a kind young girl, Rika, offers Zoro rice balls, Helmeppo cruelly stomps them into the dirt. In a display of immense pride and resilience, Zoro eats the soiled food anyway. Witnessing this act and learning the truth behind his capture, Luffy becomes determined to free the formidable swordsman and make him the very first member of his pirate crew.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Rika — Supporting
- Morgan — Supporting
- Helmeppo — Supporting
- Koby — Supporting

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Arriving at the Marine-controlled Shells Town, Luffy and Koby discover the infamous pirate hunter Roronoa Zoro imprisoned and awaiting execution.

### Spoiler summary
Arriving at the Marine-controlled Shells Town, Luffy and Koby discover the infamous pirate hunter Roronoa Zoro imprisoned and awaiting execution. The town is under the thumb of the tyrannical Captain "Axe-Hand" Morgan and his spoiled son, Helmeppo. When a kind young girl, Rika, offers Zoro rice balls, Helmeppo cruelly stomps them into the dirt. In a display of immense pride and resilience, Zoro eats the soiled food anyway. Witnessing this act and learning the truth behind his capture, Luffy becomes determined to free the formidable swordsman and make him the very first member of his pirate crew.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — One Piece #3](/series/one-piece-46bb51/chapter-3)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/one-piece-46bb51

## Usage
AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.