From Volume 35 - Chapter 333 / Season 4 Episode 236. Luffy has won the battle. But unlike all his other victories, this one is no cause for celebration. Usopp, his crewmate, his friend, lies on the floor, beaten and humiliated. This is not an argument that can be made up with apologies and take backs. No, the crew must leave him along with the poor Going Merry. It's heavy, but this is the path of a captain.
From Volume 5 - Chapter 41 / Season 1 Episode 17. Captain Kuro is defeated, and Merry has given the Straw Hats a new ship to set sail on! Usopp wants to go out to sea, and without even asking, he's offered a spot on the same ship!
From Volume 26 - Chapter 245 / Season 3 Episode 159. Carried to the Upper Yard by a giant creature, Zoro, Chopper, Robin, and Nami await to be sacrificed on the Going Merry. Surrounded by danger at every direction, only one of them approaches the idea of escape with no fear. That one is the man who isn't known to pray to any god...
(sorry I'm a day late btw my internet wasn't working last night)
From Volume 12 - Chapter 100 / NETFLIX One Piece - Season 1 Episode 8. With a bounty on Luffy's head and the entrance to the Reverse Mountain nearby, the Straw Hats are soon to be Grand Line rookie pirates. With a foot on a barrel, Sanji declares his dream, and the rest follow suit.
From Volume 8 - Chapter 68 / NETFLIX One Piece - Season 1 Episode 6. Next stop is Arlong Park. With Sanji unexpectedly joining the crew, a heartfelt departure was to be expected. However, everyone at Baratie shunned Sanji, hoping this would encourage him to pursue his dreams with no regrets. As they leave, moments before it's too late, Zeff decides to say one more thing to the little chef boy he saved.
