One Piece: Heroines, Vol. 1
Created by Eiichiro Oda, Written by Jun Esaka, Illustrations by Sayaka Suwa

Go behind the runway as style icon Nami stars in a life-changing fashion show, observe wise Robin as she helps to decipher an ancient tablet with Koala and Sabo, watch as solemn Princess Vivi receives a love letter from an unexpected admirer, and check out Ghost Princess Perona’s battle over the last bottle of wine with Zolo and Mihawk!

Read an excerpt from One Piece: Heroines, Vol. 1, the latest light novel series from the iconic manga One Piece.

Who was that? he wondered. An actress? A model? An angel?

Her back was straight and strong. Her long, wavy hair was such a brilliant orange hue that it almost hurt his eyes, and it shone in the sun like the finest of fruit.

He had no way of knowing that the woman with the orange hair and slender figure was not an actress or a model— and certainly not an angel—but a pirate. This island, with its bevy of high-end shops, was on the frontier of global fashion. Its residents were preoccupied almost completely with becoming style icons, and certainly didn’t bother to brush up on the latest bounty posters. Her true identity undetected, Nami the Cat Burglar ignored the stares of open resentment and jealousy as she strolled down the red brick road toward her destination.

Clack, clack, clack.

Dangling from her fingers, the heels of the pumps she carried clicked together with each step she took. The shoes were extremely chic, embellished with crystal beads speckled across blue satin and boasting bold four-inch heels. On Nami’s feet at the moment were simple ankle strap sandals, with heels that were barely an inch tall, if that.

She found the place she was looking for to the right, just as the man had said. Lebno Listchaque was a luxury shoe brand that every fashionable woman knew about, and this was its only retail store. She pushed the glass door open and walked into an empty interior, as the last customers had already cleared out.

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