Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan, a powerful Vector Manipulation user, survived a coordinated attack by humans and monsters until a hidden assailant wounded him. He killed the attacker after learning about his dangerous ability.

• Chen Fan recalled how his arrogance had united humans and monsters against him, and he fought them by reflecting attacks and firing accelerated coins.
• The attackers began retreating, and Chen Fan sensed an unseen threat despite finding no obvious weakness in his defenses.
• After repeated warnings from his instincts, Chen Fan threw a pebble toward the hidden attacker and exposed the slash that had wounded him.
• Chen Fan controlled his bleeding, approached the injured man in glasses, and learned the man's ability under the pretense of offering treatment.
• Chen Fan killed the man and erased his remains so the ability would no longer exist.

Chen Fan faced Yan Wei and the leaders of humanity, demons, and the Insectoid Race after gathering ability users surrounded him. Yan Wei revealed that he had come to kill Chen Fan, then brought four figures forward to face him.

• Chen Fan stayed on guard as the crowd watched him and the three major powers' leaders approached.
• Yan Wei praised Chen Fan, but Chen Fan recognized that he had fallen under Yan Wei's ability and quickly broke free.
• Chen Fan saw killing intent in Yan Wei's eyes and asked why he had come.
• Yan Wei said he had come to kill Chen Fan, but denied that he would fight him himself.
• Four figures emerged from behind Yan Wei and the other leaders, stunning Chen Fan.

Chen Fan was trapped by Yan Wei and the quadruplets, whose linked Space Tear ability could reach Level 6, and he unleashed spatial cracks that killed Yan Wei before losing consciousness. He woke up as an eight-year-old in a strange forest with his powers reduced to Level 1, then spotted a giant wild boar and began eyeing it as food.

• Yan Wei explained that the quadruplets could combine their Level 4 Space Tear abilities to temporarily reach Level 6, so Chen Fan tried to flee.
• The Demon Race and Insectoid Race leaders blocked Chen Fan while enemies fired superpowers at him, which he reflected back.
• Chen Fan charged at Yan Wei despite his attempt to stop him and unleashed spreading spatial cracks that tore Yan Wei apart before Chen Fan passed out.
• Chen Fan woke as an eight-year-old in an unfamiliar forest and discovered that his power had fallen from top-tier Level 5 to barely Level 1.
• A huge wild boar emerged from the forest, and Chen Fan eyed it hungrily.

Chen Fan was knocked unconscious after a wild boar charged him, then woke beside a campfire with Makarov, who introduced himself as one of the Ten Great Wizard Saints. Chen Fan was still hungry and injured when Makarov offered him bread.

• Chen Fan kicked a stone at a wild boar, provoking it to charge and knock him unconscious.
• Makarov found Chen Fan and tended to him beside a campfire.
• Chen Fan learned the old man's name was Makarov but could not place it.
• Chen Fan's stomach growled, and Makarov offered him a loaf of bread.

Chen Fan agreed to join Fairy Tail after meeting Makarov and learned that the guild’s familiar young wizards were around his age. After a grueling half-month journey, he reached the guild only to be struck by a black shadow bursting through the doors.

• Makarov offered Chen Fan a place in Fairy Tail, and Chen Fan agreed while asking to become an S-Class wizard.
• Makarov explained that Chen Fan would have to pass the guild’s examination to become an S-Class wizard.
• Chen Fan traveled with Makarov toward Fairy Tail and learned that Natsu and Gray were nearly his age and that the story had not yet begun.
• After half a month of walking and resting, Chen Fan arrived at Fairy Tail and ran excitedly toward the guild doors.
• The guild doors burst open, and a black shadow flew out and struck Chen Fan, sending him into the air.

Chen Fan woke up in the Fairy Tail guild after being injured in a fight and punched Gray, mistaking him for a threat. Makarov calmed him down and sent Gray and Natsu outside, while Chen Fan agreed to rest before meeting the guild members.

• Chen Fan woke in the guild and punched Gray when Gray leaned over him, thinking he was being attacked.
• Makarov explained that Gray and Natsu had knocked Chen Fan unconscious, prompting Chen Fan to glare at Gray.
• Gray and Natsu argued and began fighting, with Gray stripping and Natsu preparing to use Fire Dragon's Roar.
• Makarov grabbed Gray and Natsu and threw them out the window, then reassured Chen Fan and told him to recover before meeting everyone.
• Chen Fan noticed that his right hand was bandaged.

Chen Fan healed the wound on his hand with his ability, then joined Fairy Tail and introduced himself to the guild. The chapter left off with him describing his power as healing magic while Makarov and the others listened.

• Chen Fan used his ability to heal the wound on his right hand, astonishing Makarov and the others.
• Chen Fan left the bedroom and received a warm welcome from the Fairy Tail guild members.
• Chen Fan introduced himself as a new member of Fairy Tail.
• Natsu asked Chen Fan what kind of magic he used, and Chen Fan said it was healing magic that could save someone who still had a breath left.

Chen Fan settled into Fairy Tail after joking about using his magic to improve people’s appearances and feeling at home in the guild. Natsu, Gray, Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna introduced themselves, then unanimously decided Chen Fan looked weak.

• Chen Fan joked that he could solve appearance-related problems with his magic, and several guild members showed interest in speaking with him privately.
• Chen Fan sat beside Makarov, felt at peace in the guild, and wondered why Erza was absent.
• Natsu approached Chen Fan to introduce himself, but he and Gray began arguing until Mirajane knocked them both down.
• Mirajane introduced herself and her siblings Elfman and Lisanna, along with Gray, and welcomed Chen Fan to Fairy Tail.
• Natsu, Gray, and Elfman promised to protect Chen Fan, then agreed with Mirajane and Lisanna that he looked weak.

Chen Fan grew bored at the guild and remembered his promised cosmetic surgery jobs, then tricked Makarov into believing he had a dangerous illness. The chapter ended with Makarov begging Chen Fan to save him while Chen Fan demanded money for tools.

• Chen Fan settled into Fairy Tail but decided he needed something to do because the guild life bored him.
• Chen Fan remembered that he had forgotten several cosmetic surgery promises and private orders.
• Chen Fan shouted at Makarov, startling him into falling off the table, then praised the guild to get his attention.
• Chen Fan convinced Makarov that his chills were signs of a severe illness and frightened him with descriptions of its symptoms.
• Makarov begged Chen Fan to save him, and Chen Fan asked for money to buy the tools he needed.

Chen Fan extorted Makarov for money, then left Fairy Tail to explore the city and chose Elfman as someone he could manipulate into training. He left Elfman eager to become a real man and win his sisters’ praise.

• Chen Fan threatened Makarov into handing over his private money, then took it and left the guild.
• Chen Fan considered asking several guild members to show him around, but decided against it.
• Chen Fan saw Elfman leaving the guild and falsely claimed that everyone knew his sister had lectured him.
• Chen Fan promised to train Elfman to become a real man, and Elfman eagerly grabbed his arm when Chen Fan tried to walk away.

Chen Fan manipulated Elfman into paying for his city tour and all the items he ordered. The next morning, he waited impatiently at the guild until the deliveryman arrived with his custom-made goods.

• Chen Fan persuaded Elfman to show him around town by pretending his arm was badly injured and praising Elfman as a real man.
• Elfman paid for Chen Fan's purchases around the city, and Chen Fan made sure he spent his last coin.
• Chen Fan said goodbye to Elfman, who thanked him tearfully, while a guild member who had just vomited saw Chen Fan chuckle and threw up again.
• Chen Fan paced impatiently around Fairy Tail's guild hall, then waved Natsu away when he asked to play.
• A deliveryman arrived at the guild and announced that Chen Fan's custom-made items had been delivered, and Chen Fan hurried over to ask if everything had arrived.

Chen Fan set up a clinic in the Fairy Tail guild, but his argument with Natsu over his terrible handwriting sparked a guild-wide brawl. Afterward, he eagerly welcomed his first customer to the clinic.

• Chen Fan set up a clinic with medical tools and banners promising miraculous treatment.
• Natsu questioned Chen Fan’s clinic and mocked the crooked writing on his coat.
• Chen Fan called his writing art, leaving Natsu confused until smoke rose from his head.
• Gray froze Natsu, and their ensuing fight spread into a brawl across the guild.
• Makarov tried to track the damage while Chen Fan laughed in a corner, pleased at the prospect of business.
• Chen Fan beckoned the person before his table to sit down.

Chen Fan built his medical reputation by treating patients, inventing a serious diagnosis to charge one man 100,000 J while genuinely healing his injuries. Exhausted after treating a crowd, he tried to close his stall, but Erza’s return interrupted the standoff.

• Chen Fan warned his first patient that his wound and slow magic progress could worsen, then claimed he had cancer and charged him 100,000 J for a cure.
• Chen Fan secretly healed the man's injuries, and the satisfied patient praised his skills and low fees to the waiting crowd.
• More people rushed to Chen Fan for treatment, and he quickly treated them until he felt exhausted and sensed his fusion with the body improving.
• Chen Fan announced that he was out of magic power and tried to leave, but the crowd blocked his way.
• Someone shouted that Erza had returned.

Chen Fan met Erza at the Fairy Tail guild and embarrassed himself while trying to shake her hand. A year later, he had met many of the guild’s prominent members, while Natsu and Lisanna had grown closer and hatched Happy.

• Erza arrived at the guild, met Chen Fan, and praised his healing magic before placing a hand on his shoulder.
• Chen Fan awkwardly reached for Erza’s hand, then fled in embarrassment as Natsu, Gray, and the guild members laughed.
• Over the next year, Chen Fan met major Fairy Tail characters, including Laxus and Gildarts.
• Natsu and Lisanna found Happy’s egg, hatched it, and grew closer.
• Mira remained cold toward Chen Fan, who continued to feel embarrassed around her.

After a year of treating patients and building influence, Chen Fan reached the peak of Level 3, gained the S-Class Mage position, and became a source of money and prestige for Fairy Tail. He enjoyed his comfortable guild life and ended the chapter serenading Mira and asking her to marry him, only to be rejected.

• Chen Fan continued developing his abilities carefully and reached the peak of Level 3 after nearly a year of work.
• The public dubbed Chen Fan the “Hand of God,” and his reputation helped restore Fairy Tail’s standing and shield the guild from Magic Council trouble.
• Makarov made Chen Fan an S-Class Mage without testing him, while members who owed Chen Fan money tried to avoid him.
• Chen Fan patented Mahjong under Fairy Tail’s name, gave Makarov a share to manage it, and learned that Makarov had borrowed heavily to cover his debts.
• Chen Fan sang to Mira, knelt with a flower, and asked her to marry him, but Mira refused.

Chen Fan bantered with Fairy Tail members after Mira rejected him again, then Natsu returned and confronted Hargen over false information about the Fire Dragon God. The chapter left Natsu fighting Hargen in the guild.

• Chen Fan traded teasing remarks with Warren and Kana, then tried to persuade Kana to drink less.
• Chen Fan woke Elfman, who revealed that he had noticed Chen Fan taking out his romantic rejections on other guild members.
• Natsu returned to Fairy Tail and accused Hargen of giving him false information about the Fire Dragon God.
• Hargen said he had only passed along rumors, and Natsu kicked him before the two started fighting and breaking furniture.

Lucy arrived at Fairy Tail and met its rowdy members, including Chen Fan, whose flirtation with Mira ended in an awkward rebuke. Chen Fan then approached Natsu and Gray, while Natsu's old fear of him resurfaced briefly.

• Lucy excitedly arrived at Fairy Tail as Natsu and Gray started fighting and Elfman was knocked aside.
• Makarov stomped Natsu, then burned the Magic Council's complaints and revealed that he would later ask Chen Fan for help.
• Mira introduced Chen Fan to Lucy, who recognized him as the Hand of God.
• Chen Fan tried to flirt with Mira, but she reminded him not to reuse the lines he had used on Levy, silencing him.
• Chen Fan approached Natsu and Gray, and Natsu reflexively wanted to run from him.

Lucy received her Fairy Tail guild mark, while Natsu chose a bandit-extermination job. When Romeo asked the guild for help finding Macao, he turned to Chen Fan, who agreed after Romeo called him the only good person in the guild.

• Chen Fan teased Happy about finding a girlfriend, and the guild members mocked him for claiming he had seen another cat like Happy.
• Mira stamped the Fairy Tail emblem onto Lucy’s left hand, and Natsu and Happy picked a bandit-extermination request worth 160,000 J.
• Chen Fan asked Mira to comfort him after the others dismissed him, but she refused and he slumped onto the counter.
• Romeo told Makarov that Macao had been missing for a week after going to Mount Hakobe, and Makarov’s response angered him.
• Romeo asked Chen Fan to help find Macao, and Chen Fan agreed after hearing Romeo call him the guild’s only good person.

Chen Fan rebuked Fairy Tail's members for letting pride keep them from helping Macao, then left to find Romeo. The guild members and Makarov reflected on their failure to act, while Makarov asked Mira whether she thought Chen Fan was weak.

• Chen Fan agreed to take responsibility for helping Macao, but the guild members questioned his ability and Romeo ran out in tears.
• Chen Fan criticized the guild for valuing pride over life and told the members they would have to bear responsibility for their own mistakes.
• Makarov admitted that shielding the guild members had harmed them, while Natsu left and Lucy followed him.
• Chen Fan asked Makarov to let him check on Romeo, and Mira gave him food to take to the boy.
• Makarov asked Mira whether she disliked Chen Fan or considered him weak.

Mira told Makarov that Chen Fan’s strength was difficult to understand, while Makarov admitted he too had struggled to endure Chen Fan’s pressure. Chen Fan comforted Romeo about Macao and reassured him that his father was alive, just before Macao returned injured with Natsu.

• Mira told Makarov that Chen Fan’s power seemed to leave no trace of magic yet could produce overwhelming pressure, and Makarov said he had experienced the same thing.
• Chen Fan found Romeo brooding and told him that Macao was a great father, sharing a painful story about a child and his absent father.
• Chen Fan claimed through divination magic that Macao was alive and would return soon, asking Romeo to keep it secret.
• Natsu brought the injured Macao back, and Romeo rushed to him.
• Macao apologized for worrying Romeo and told him to say that his father could defeat nineteen monsters.