Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan left Orange Town with Nami, who said he would need to gather One Hundred Million Beli before she would become his woman, and the Marines issued him a 30,000,000 Beli bounty. When Chen Fan and Nami reached an island, he spotted Luffy and Zoro on shore and immediately tried to row away.

• Nami refused to explain why she wanted to buy a village and told Chen Fan to bring her One Hundred Million Beli if he wanted to court her.
• Marines investigated the Buggy Pirates’ defeat and reported Chen Fan to Navy Headquarters.
• The Marines issued Chen Fan a 30,000,000 Beli bounty, listing his destruction of the Krieg Pirates and Buggy Pirates and his attack on Axe-Hand Monka.
• Nami chose an island to visit so they could find a big ship and continue toward the Grand Line with the aim of stealing treasure.
• Chen Fan saw Luffy and Zoro on the shore, lowered the sail, and began rowing away as they shouted after him.

Chen Fan reunited with Luffy and Zoro after their boat crashed, and Nami discovered that Chen Fan had a pirate bounty and a wanted poster accusing him of liking little girls. As the group noticed people hiding in the forest, Chen Fan’s glowing plaque prompted him to slip away alone.

• Luffy used his stretching arm to pull Chen Fan and Nami’s boat toward shore, where it crashed, and Chen Fan landed safely while protecting Nami.
• Luffy and Zoro claimed Chen Fan was their companion, while Chen Fan denied knowing them; Nami learned that they were pirates.
• Luffy showed Chen Fan’s wanted poster and revealed his 30-million-Beli bounty, and Nami scrutinized the accusation that he liked little girls.
• Zoro reminded Chen Fan that he had promised to marry the young Rika, and Luffy insisted that promises had to be kept.
• Zoro spotted four people in the forest, including three children who fled, and Chen Fan’s plaque began to glow.
• Chen Fan told the others he needed to use the bathroom and ran behind a cliff where they could not see him.

Chen Fan received an upgraded energy-detecting card from Kisuke Urahara and realized it could help him find Devil Fruits. After meeting Usopp at a village restaurant, the group heard about Kaya and her mansion but decided to leave without seeking a ship there.

• Chen Fan contacted Kisuke Urahara, who explained that the card had been upgraded to detect nearby energy and that its stored energy had been used up.
• Chen Fan tested the card, saw a dot he believed was Luffy, and decided its radar function could help him find Devil Fruits.
• Chen Fan joined Luffy and the others for a meal at a village restaurant, where they met Usopp.
• Usopp told the group that the frail Kaya had inherited a mansion and great wealth after her parents died.
• Nami decided the group should leave the village without looking for a ship, and Luffy and Zoro agreed.

Chen Fan accompanied Nami, Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp to Kaya’s mansion and asked about buying a larger ship. When Captain Kuro insulted Usopp and Kaya, Chen Fan provoked him and recognized his former identity, leaving Kuro intent on killing him.

• Chen Fan corrected Luffy’s claim that Nami would be their navigator, and Nami punched him after he called her his woman.
• Usopp left to visit Kaya, while Chen Fan decided to stay in the village for the night and not invite Kaya to join the crew.
• Chen Fan asked Kaya to sell them a larger ship, but Klahadore arrived and ordered Usopp to stay away from her.
• Kaya demanded that Klahadore apologize after he insulted Usopp and his father.
• Chen Fan offered Klahadore one hundred million beli to make Usopp disappear, then challenged him and called him Kuro.
• Kuro decided to kill Chen Fan, while Chen Fan led the others away, believing he had baited Kuro.

Chen Fan confronted Usopp over defending his absent father, then learned why Usopp kept shouting that pirates were coming. That night, Captain Kuro tried to kill Chen Fan, but Chen Fan had anticipated him, and Kuro fled toward the forest.

• Usopp challenged Chen Fan to take back his insults about Usopp's father, but Chen Fan knocked him down and called his father selfish for abandoning his family.
• Nami reflected on Chen Fan's hidden past and on her plan to buy her village's freedom with the money she had saved.
• The innkeeper told Chen Fan that Usopp had cried out about pirates as a child in hopes of cheering his dying mother, who passed away after his father left.
• Chen Fan realized that Nami, Luffy, Zoro, and the others had gone off without telling him, and waited at the inn as night fell.
• Captain Kuro crept into Chen Fan's room and stabbed a bedding dummy, then heard Chen Fan teasing him from a chair.
• Kuro cut through the window and escaped toward the forest after Chen Fan revealed that he had been waiting for him.

Chen Fan followed Captain Kuro and fought him while studying his Silent Step, hoping to learn the technique. He left the fight still gathering data on Kuro’s movements.

• Chen Fan followed Captain Kuro, admitted his confidence, and provoked Kuro into attacking.
• Kuro used Silent Step and slashed at Chen Fan, who evaded each strike while analyzing his footwork with his AIM Field.
• Kuro cut down a tree and said he wanted to abandon the name Captain Kuro and live without being hunted by the Marines.
• Chen Fan dodged Kuro’s attacks, drew his two Bone Blades, and blocked Kuro’s cat claws.
• Chen Fan taunted Kuro and continued observing the angles, steps, and force behind his movements.

Chen Fan learned Kuro's Silent Step footwork and defeated him after stopping his attack on Kaya. Kuro admitted he had deceived Kaya for money and a stable life, leaving her in tears.

• Chen Fan memorized Kuro's repeated footwork and challenged him to use another move.
• Kuro used Spoon, attacking wildly with Silent Step while Chen Fan studied the technique.
• When Kaya screamed, Chen Fan rushed in front of her and punched Kuro out of Spoon, badly injuring him.
• Kuro asked Chen Fan who he was, and Chen Fan introduced himself as an ordinary passerby named Chen Fan.
• Kaya asked Klahadore why he wanted to kill her, and Kuro admitted he had deceived her for money and a stable life.
• Kaya demanded to hear the truth from Kuro herself and cried as he turned away without answering.

Chen Fan drove Kuro away, grew closer to Kaya, and stayed by her side through the night. By dawn, Luffy and the others returned to find Chen Fan at Kaya's home, where he revealed that she planned to get two ships.

• Kaya told Kuro to leave, and Chen Fan let him go after Kuro looked to him for permission.
• Kaya collapsed against Chen Fan, and he kissed her; she responded and grew attached to his comforting presence.
• Chen Fan took Kaya home and stayed beside her, stopping when he noticed her tears; Kaya curled up in his arms.
• Luffy and the others returned at dawn without encountering the pirates, and Nami asked why Chen Fan was at Kaya's home.
• Chen Fan told them he had beaten and driven away Kuro, then said Kaya planned to get two ships and asked Luffy if he intended to become the Pirate King.

Chen Fan and Luffy agreed to become rivals for the title of Pirate King, then set sail with Nami while Kaya stayed behind to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. Chen Fan chose Nami’s hometown as their next destination, as the Navy arrived too late to catch them and continued its pursuit.

• Chen Fan told Luffy that they had to part ways, and Luffy accepted him as a rival for the Pirate King title.
• Kaya told Chen Fan she wanted to become a doctor and travel with him someday, but Chen Fan agreed to let her stay behind as the island awaited Navy protection.
• Chen Fan and Nami sailed away in one boat while Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp left in another.
• Nami questioned Chen Fan about Kaya and his dream, and he said he wanted to make his women happy.
• Chen Fan told Nami they were heading to her hometown and promised to end her suffering.
• Tina arrived with the Navy after Chen Fan had left, and a lieutenant questioned whether they should keep pursuing him despite his apparent lack of harm to ordinary people.

Chen Fan experimented with controlling his killing intent at sea while Nami hesitated to explain her hometown. He encountered Hawk Eyes Mihawk, whose opening slash he countered with an identical attack.

• Tina learned the Buggy Pirates had left two hours earlier and ordered the Marines to wait for them in Loguetown.
• Chen Fan tested his killing intent on fish and sharks, discovering that it drove them into frenzied attacks and could penetrate solid material when compressed.
• Chen Fan saw a man approaching in a small boat and called out, but the man continued toward him.
• The man revealed himself as Hawk Eyes Mihawk and slashed across the sea toward Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan countered Mihawk's slash with a matching strike, making Mihawk stop and study him.

Chen Fan clashed with Hawkeye Mihawk at sea and proved his swordsmanship could match the renowned swordsman’s. After rescuing Nami from falling overboard, Chen Fan confronted Mihawk and demanded compensation, but Mihawk dismissed him as a greedy pirate.

• Chen Fan’s slashes shattered and countered Hawkeye Mihawk’s attacks as their duel churned up the sea.
• Nami came onto the deck, watched the fight, and was thrown overboard when the ship rocked.
• Chen Fan used Silent Step to catch Nami and return her safely to the ship, then sent the vessel away from the battle.
• Chen Fan stood on the sea before Mihawk and berated him for endangering the ship and its passenger.
• Mihawk asked Chen Fan’s name and questioned how such a skilled swordsman could be unknown to him.
• Chen Fan demanded one hundred million Beli in compensation, and Mihawk mocked him before Chen Fan turned to leave.

Chen Fan and Hawk Eyes moved their duel to an uninhabited island, where Chen Fan’s speed and unusual fighting style challenged Hawk Eyes’s swordsmanship. The fight left Hawk Eyes injured and convinced that Chen Fan was a Devil Fruit User.

• Chen Fan challenged Hawk Eyes to a match, and Hawk Eyes agreed to test their swordsmanship.
• Hawk Eyes led Chen Fan to an uninhabited island so they could fight on land.
• Hawk Eyes used Observation Haki to track Chen Fan, but Chen Fan evaded his strikes and counterattacked with twin blades.
• Chen Fan dodged Hawk Eyes’s powerful slash and attacked him in midair, then kicked him hard enough to leave a crater.
• Hawk Eyes recovered and said he had heard Chen Fan’s power activate, concluding that Chen Fan was a Devil Fruit User.

Chen Fan used Spoon and relentless sword attacks to suppress Hawk Eyes, who recognized the threat and began to enjoy the fight. The duel continued as Hawk Eyes grew cautious of Chen Fan’s unpredictable abilities.

• Chen Fan explained that his powers came from a source other than a Devil Fruit, then used Spoon to attack Hawk Eyes from unexpected angles.
• Hawk Eyes used a wide-range slash to force Chen Fan out of the footwork, which Chen Fan admitted he was still learning to control.
• Chen Fan and Hawk Eyes clashed repeatedly, with Chen Fan’s killing intent protecting his Bone Blade against Hawk Eyes’ Haki-coated Black Blade.
• Chen Fan pressed Hawk Eyes with rapid attacks, while Hawk Eyes reflected on how their sword styles differed and began to enjoy the battle.
• Chen Fan worried that Hawk Eyes might suddenly unlock hidden potential, while Hawk Eyes watched Chen Fan cautiously for signs of a trick.

After Chen Fan narrowly defeated Hawk Eyes in a long sword duel, they shared food and wine on the ruined island and discussed their blades. The chapter ended with Chen Fan saying he planned to take Nami to visit her family.

• Chen Fan fought Hawk Eyes for more than ten hours and won by a slight margin, leaving a conspicuous wound across Hawk Eyes's chest.
• The island's destruction later earned it the name Sword God Island, and Chen Fan and Hawk Eyes stopped fighting at midnight.
• Chen Fan, Hawk Eyes, and Nami ate roasted fish while Nami reflected on Chen Fan's strength.
• Hawk Eyes snapped one of Chen Fan's Bone Blades, and Chen Fan explained that it was an ordinary fish bone protected by his Haki.
• Chen Fan and Hawk Eyes shared wine, and Chen Fan said he planned to take Nami to visit her family.

After his duel with Hawk Eyes, Chen Fan planned to enter the Grand Line to find Devil Fruits and agreed to fight Hawk Eyes again in a year. Nami secretly left to confront Arlong on her own, but Chen Fan had Little One follow her and learned it knew where she had gone.

• Chen Fan told Hawk Eyes he wanted Devil Fruits for a purpose other than eating them, then asked him to spare and beat Zoro if they met.
• Chen Fan and Hawk Eyes discussed the world's powers, toasted, and agreed to meet for another fight in a year.
• As Chen Fan slept after their ten-hour battle, Nami left him a note and sailed toward Arlong, determined to handle the matter herself.
• Chen Fan woke, read Nami's note, and called Little One, revealing he had secretly sent it to watch her.
• Little One nodded when Chen Fan asked whether it knew where Nami had gone.

Chen Fan arrived at Cocoyasi Village looking for Nami and announced that he would kill the Arlong Pirates. The villagers doubted his claim that he was Nami’s man as they watched the Navy ship sent to rescue them sink.

• Chen Fan reached Cocoyasi Village and Genzo warned him to leave because it was dangerous.
• A Navy ship appeared, but it sank beneath the sea before it could rescue the villagers.
• The blue-haired girl comforted a boy who had hoped the Navy would save them from Arlong’s rule.
• Chen Fan asked where the Arlong Pirates were and said he intended to kill them all.
• Chen Fan claimed to be Nami’s man and said Arlong’s 20-million-Beli bounty could be collected by taking his head to the Navy.

Chen Fan arrived at Arlong Park as Nami’s attempt to buy back Cocoyasi Village collapsed after Mouse Captain confiscated her money. He entered the park to rescue Nami, who had been pinned down, and his figure vanished as he moved toward her captors.

• Nojiko agreed to lead Chen Fan to Arlong, and Genzo followed them despite warning that they would be killed.
• Nami brought the One Hundred Million Beli she had saved to Arlong Park and paid Arlong to free Cocoyasi Village.
• Mouse Captain arrived with Marines and confiscated Nami’s money as stolen property, allowing Arlong to claim the deal was void.
• Arlong mocked Nami and ordered her to resume collecting money for him, while Marines restrained her after she attacked him.
• Chen Fan blasted open Arlong Park’s gates, declared himself Nami’s man, and rushed toward the men holding her.

Chen Fan protected Nami and confronted Mouse Captain and the Arlong Pirates, revealing his 30 million Beli bounty and retaliating against their attack. As the pirates charged and the Navy Colonel fled, Chen Fan tracked everyone with his AIM Field and prepared to fight.

• Chen Fan rescued Nami from the Marines, comforted her, and promised to support her while she watched the nightmare end.
• Chen Fan told Mouse Captain that his bounty would cover Nami's debt, with the remaining amount equivalent to fifty deaths.
• A Marine identified Chen Fan as the 30-million-Beli pirate White Bone Asura, and Mouse Captain ordered the Marines to kill him for a promotion.
• Chen Fan sent the Marines' bullets back at them, killing ten, and challenged the remaining attackers.
• Arlong ordered his pirates to attack with swords while the Navy Colonel slipped away toward his warship.
• Chen Fan tracked the Colonel and the others with his AIM Field, drew his twin blades, and met the charging pirates.

Chen Fan continued fighting the Arlong Pirates, summoning Little One, a gigantic Sea King, and then defeating two of the pirates’ officers. The chapter ended as Kuroobi charged Chen Fan with his Thousand Tile Fist.

• Chen Fan killed the fish-men who attacked him and announced that thirty-four pirates remained.
• Hachi summoned Moomoo, but Chen Fan called Little One, whose enormous Sea King form frightened Moomoo into fleeing.
• Chen Fan sent Little One back beneath the sea, and Hachi, Kuroobi, and Kyuu confronted him.
• Hachi spat ink and Kyuu launched a water ball, but Chen Fan slashed both attacks and sent them crashing through buildings.
• Kuroobi attacked Chen Fan with his Thousand Tile Fist.

Chen Fan killed Arlong’s fish-man pirates and repeatedly smashed Arlong’s regenerating teeth before confronting him about Nami’s forced labor. Seeing the bloodstained charts and pen drove Chen Fan’s rage to awaken Level 4 esper power, and he left Arlong trembling in the ruins of the shattered building.

• Chen Fan used his psychic powers to rupture Kuroobi’s heart vessels, killing him, then killed the fish-man pirates who attacked him.
• Chen Fan faced Arlong, punched out his teeth, and smashed them again whenever they regenerated, as Cocoyasi Village’s residents watched.
• Chen Fan kicked Arlong into a building and found the sea charts Nami had been forced to draw, along with a bloodstained pen.
• Arlong described how he had imprisoned Nami and made her draw charts, causing Chen Fan’s rage to melt some interdimensional energy and raise his processing power to Level 4.
• Chen Fan’s power destroyed the building, leaving him standing among the ruins while Arlong trembled in terror.