The Navy had covered up Akainu's crippling injury completely, and he had even retained his position as an admiral at Navy Headquarters. Chen Fan had expected that. What he had not expected was for Akainu to come alone. Was he simply confident in his own strength, or did he not take Chen Fan seriously at all? If he had come together with Aokiji, the outcome might have been different. Even so, Chen Fan would have wanted to try. He had discovered that fighting these people allowed him to assimilate the extradimensional substance in his mind more quickly. Rather than assimilating it, it was more like understanding it. That energy seemed to share the same origin as the Devil Fruits of this world. What gave Chen Fan such confidence was that he could fly while the Navy could not. With the advanced technology in this world, flying equipment could certainly be made. However, flight was not especially useful on the Grand Line. The weather there was unpredictable—there could be hail or blizzards at any time. Even with Chen Fan's strength, he did not dare fly casually. The power of nature was the most terrifying thing, and Chen Fan had always known that.
Because Chen Fan had defeated Akainu, he had gained a whole group of fans. Unfortunately, they were all pirates. It was truly annoying. It was like when you were about to cut off the head of someone suffering from the worst imaginable evil, only to find that person sincerely worshipped you. That tangled feeling was even worse than getting mustard up your nose. Of course, that was only a metaphor, and a somewhat exaggerated one.
"Chen Fan, what do you want to do? Find the legendary great treasure, or become the Pirate King?" Jenyfer asked as she sat beside