Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan used a timed-bomb threat to make the Rebel Army retreat, then blocked Crocodile’s sneak attack and confronted him. Meanwhile, the chapter shifted to a palace rooftop, where an amused man watched the fighting and drew the fury of everyone below.

• Chen Fan told the armies that a bomb would detonate in ten minutes and said he would wait at the north gate.
• The Kingdom Army rallied to defend the royal palace, while the Rebel Army retreated rather than risk the bomb.
• Vivi warned Chen Fan as Crocodile attacked him from behind, but Chen Fan blocked the hook with his sword.
• Crocodile asked who Chen Fan was, and Chen Fan taunted him about their bounties and the failed mission of Mr. 1 and the others.
• Crocodile declared that he had never trusted anyone and reached for Chen Fan.
• A man seated atop the royal palace watched the battle, prompting the people below to shout for him to come down and fight.

Chen Fan disrupted the fighting between the Kingdom Army and Rebel Army with taunts and a warning about a timed bomb, causing the rebels to retreat. As Vivi warned Chen Fan, Crocodile attacked him from behind, but Chen Fan blocked the hook with his blade.

• Chen Fan mocked the soldiers until the Kingdom Army and Rebel Army turned their weapons toward him instead of continuing their battle.
• Chen Fan claimed a bomb would explode in ten minutes and said he would be at the north gate.
• The Kingdom Army rallied to defend the palace, while the Rebel Army lost morale and retreated.
• Vivi saw Crocodile appear behind Chen Fan and warned him.
• Crocodile swung his hook at Chen Fan, who blocked the attack with his blade.

Chen Fan stopped Crocodile from attacking the palace, then stayed behind to fight him while Vivi and the others searched for a timed bomb and the Poneglyph. Chen Fan cut Crocodile in half with a surprise attack, but Crocodile countered with his hook.

• Chen Fan blocked Crocodile’s dehydration attack and provoked him by saying he had no one he could trust.
• Crocodile launched Desert Treasure Sword, slicing the palace in two, but Chen Fan dodged and landed beside Vivi.
• Chen Fan sent Vivi to search for the timed bomb, while Kouza prepared to explain the truth to the rebels and Robin took King Cobra to find the Poneglyph.
• Robin and King Cobra left, and Chen Fan faced Crocodile alone as Crocodile summoned a Sandstorm.
• Chen Fan used Silent Step to appear behind Crocodile and slash him in half, but Crocodile swung his hook at Chen Fan, who blocked it and jumped back.

Chen Fan taunted Crocodile and evaded his attacks while their battle threatened to resume in Alubarna. After Crocodile split the palace with a sand blade, Chen Fan sent Vivi to find the bomb as Crocodile prepared to continue fighting and Robin went to search for the Poneglyph.

• Crocodile claimed blades could not harm his sand body, and Chen Fan provoked him by pointing out the scar on his face.
• Crocodile used Ground Secco to open a crack beneath Chen Fan, but Chen Fan flew out and mocked him.
• Chen Fan taunted Crocodile about his loneliness, prompting Crocodile to roar and attack with Desert Treasure Sword.
• Crocodile's sand blade sliced the palace in half, but Chen Fan dodged and landed beside Vivi.
• Chen Fan told Vivi to search for the timed bomb, and Kouza made finding it the rebels' priority.
• Robin went to search for the Poneglyph while Crocodile prepared to fight Chen Fan again.

Chen Fan taunted Crocodile and evaded his sand attacks, prompting Crocodile to unleash his power and turn the surrounding buildings and ground into sand. After Chen Fan used whirlwinds to stay airborne, Crocodile questioned whether he had eaten the Whirlwind-Whirlwind Fruit.

• Nicole Robin left with King Cobra to search for the Poneglyph, leaving Chen Fan to face Crocodile.
• Chen Fan slashed Crocodile in half, but Crocodile reformed his sand body and claimed sword attacks could not harm him.
• Chen Fan provoked Crocodile by pointing out the scar on his face and then pretended to fall into a crack before flying back out.
• Crocodile used his right hand to dry the ground, stone steps, and nearby statues into sand, then attacked Chen Fan with Erosion Cycle.
• Chen Fan used whirlwinds to lift himself above the collapsing ground, and Crocodile asked if he had eaten the Whirlwind-Whirlwind Fruit.

Chen Fan fought Crocodile, using his blade to wound the sand-controlling Seven Warlords of the Sea despite Crocodile’s Logia powers. Crocodile turned the surrounding buildings and ground into sand, but Chen Fan survived the attack with whirlwinds, leaving Crocodile questioning what Devil Fruit he had eaten.

• Crocodile scattered into sand and attacked Chen Fan with controlled streams of sand.
• Chen Fan blocked Crocodile’s hook and cut his arm with a blood-red-aura blade, surprising Crocodile.
• Crocodile warned Chen Fan about the New World and used his right hand to dry the ground and nearby structures into sand.
• Crocodile unleashed Erosion Cycle, collapsing the ground and sending sand surging at Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan used whirlwinds to lift himself above the collapsing ground and landed safely after the attack.
• Crocodile asked whether Chen Fan had eaten the Whirlwind-Whirlwind Fruit.

Chen Fan fought Crocodile and used his sword to overcome the sand-based Logia ability, despite Crocodile's tricks and attacks. Chen Fan left Crocodile badly wounded after shattering his sand blades with a decisive strike.

• Chen Fan taunted Crocodile as Crocodile turned into sand and attacked him across the battlefield.
• Chen Fan blocked Crocodile's hook and wounded his arm with a blood-red sword strike that Crocodile mistook for Haki.
• Crocodile concealed his poisoned hook in a feint, but Chen Fan knocked it away and mocked him for avoiding a direct fight.
• Crocodile charged and launched four enormous sand blades at Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan shattered the sand blades with Grudge Blade, Fearless Sky, Katana Style and inflicted a cross-shaped wound on Crocodile.

Chen Fan stopped Crocodile’s bomb from killing the people in the square, then pursued him after he escaped toward the royal tomb. Crocodile attacked Chen Fan with sand blades and a poisoned hook, and the chapter ended as he launched a larger attack.

• Chen Fan told Crocodile why he had intervened, and Crocodile collapsed after hearing about the swords and the victims of his plan.
• Vivi warned Chen Fan that the bomb on the clock tower was about to explode, so he rushed there, kicked away the two men, and threw the bomb into the sky before it detonated.
• Chen Fan found Crocodile gone and Vivi unconscious, then revived her; Vivi told him Crocodile had headed toward the royal tomb.
• Crocodile re-formed in front of Chen Fan and attacked him with sand blades and a concealed poisoned hook, but Chen Fan deflected both attacks.
• Crocodile charged at Chen Fan with four enormous sand blades after Chen Fan taunted him.

Chen Fan defeated Crocodile, stopped the bomb from destroying the square, and went after the wounded Crocodile when he escaped toward the royal tomb. Beneath the tomb, Crocodile confronted Robin and Cobra after Robin read the Poneglyph, while Robin held back from attacking him.

• Chen Fan wounded Crocodile with the swords of fallen soldiers and explained why he had intervened.
• Vivi warned Chen Fan that a bomb was about to explode, so he kicked away the two men on the clock tower and threw the bomb into the sky, where it detonated harmlessly above the city.
• Chen Fan found Vivi unconscious after Crocodile escaped, revived her briefly, and learned that Crocodile had gone toward the royal tomb.
• Chen Fan put Vivi back to sleep so she could rest, then flew toward the tomb to pursue Crocodile.
• Robin finished reading the Poneglyph beneath the royal tomb as Crocodile arrived and demanded to know whether it revealed information about Pluton.
• Robin silently watched Crocodile bleed and considered attacking him, but lowered her clenched fist.

Chen Fan defeated Crocodile after Crocodile wounded Robin, then headed toward the royal tomb while Robin read the Poneglyph. Crocodile confronted Robin there again, demanding to know Pluton’s location.

• Crocodile attacked Robin after she said the Poneglyph contained no information about Pluton, and he stabbed her when her attempt to weaken him with water failed.
• Chen Fan arrived, struck Crocodile out of his sand form, and knocked him unconscious after seeing Robin badly wounded.
• Chen Fan made Vivi fall asleep and flew toward the royal tomb she had indicated.
• Robin read the Poneglyph beneath the royal tomb, which recorded ancient events but gave no clue to Pluton’s location.
• Crocodile appeared before Robin and King Cobra, demanded information about Pluton, and threatened Robin when she stayed silent.

Chen Fan defeated Crocodile and rescued the badly wounded Robin and King Cobra as the tomb began collapsing. He prepared to escape with them, determined to spare Vivi further grief.

• Crocodile stabbed Robin after evading her water attack and declared his plans to find Pluton and rule the New World.
• Chen Fan appeared, knocked Crocodile out with a Haki-infused punch, and treated Robin’s wound.
• The tomb began collapsing, and King Cobra urged Chen Fan to escape with Robin.
• Chen Fan brought Cobra to Robin, saying he wanted to spare Vivi from crying again.
• Chen Fan flicked a coin as the stones continued to fall.

Chen Fan escaped the collapsing royal tomb with Cobra and Cobra took responsibility for ending the fighting in Alabasta. Rain returned across the kingdom, and the chapter ended with the injured Crocodile encountering Navy Headquarters Colonel Prison Tina.

• Chen Fan used Vector Manipulation to blast an upward passage and carried Cobra and Cobra out of the collapsing tomb.
• Chen Fan left Cobra to handle the conflict, and Cobra vowed to take responsibility as king.
• Rain fell across Alabasta, and the fighting gradually stopped as the people celebrated.
• Chen Fan learned Robin had hidden Nami and Tashigi to protect them, and they forgave her after learning she had been seriously injured.
• Crocodile escaped the tomb and, while making his way out of the capital, encountered Navy Headquarters Colonel Prison Tina.

Chen Fan rescued Cobra and Robin from the collapsing royal tomb, then left Cobra to restore order as rain ended Alabasta’s drought and stopped the war. Crocodile survived and tried to flee, but Navy Headquarters Colonel Prison Tina confronted him with a squad of Marines.

• Chen Fan used a coin and Vector Manipulation to blast an exit through the royal tomb, then carried Cobra and Robin out before it collapsed.
• Chen Fan told Cobra to handle the rest of the conflict himself, and Cobra accepted responsibility as king.
• The fighting gradually stopped, and rain fell across Alabasta as people celebrated the end of the drought and war.
• Chen Fan learned that Robin had hidden Nami and Tashigi near the capital to protect them, and the two women forgave her after hearing she had been seriously injured.
• Crocodile escaped the royal tomb and vowed revenge on Chen Fan and Alabasta, but Colonel Prison Tina and a squad of Marines confronted him.

After Crocodile was captured and stripped of his Warlord status, Chen Fan mistook Vivi for Nami and slept with her after Vivi revealed herself and agreed. The chapter ended with Vivi exhausted beside Chen Fan, while the story then turned to an explanation of the Warlords’ legal authority.

• Navy Headquarters revoked Crocodile’s Warlord title and privileges, and he collapsed after hearing the announcement.
• Tina stopped a Marine from attacking the wounded Crocodile and ordered his wounds treated before he was taken away in Seastone restraints.
• Vivi entered Chen Fan’s room disguised as Nami, then revealed herself when Chen Fan noticed her virginity.
• Vivi told Chen Fan she was willing, and the two slept together through the night.
• The narration explained that the Warlords could legally plunder other pirates, while Navy Headquarters lacked the power to enforce its authority everywhere.

Chen Fan met Tina in Nanohana and told her he planned to intercept Crocodile before the Navy transported him. He left for the harbor after Tina warned him not to attack the Navy.

• News spread that Chen Fan had defeated Crocodile, making his name known throughout the world.
• Tina drank alone in Nanohana, frustrated that the Navy had credited her with Crocodile’s capture and promoted her to rear admiral.
• Chen Fan joined Tina at the restaurant, and they traded teasing remarks about their complicated relationship.
• Tina warned Chen Fan that five Vice Admirals were escorting Crocodile and asked him not to attack the Navy.
• Chen Fan left money on the table and headed to the harbor where Crocodile was being held.

Chen Fan reunited with Tina in Nanohana and planned to intercept Crocodile’s Navy escort despite the danger. As Crocodile was transported under heavy guard, he mocked the Navy’s hypocrisy and suspected it had sent an Admiral to target Chen Fan.

• Chen Fan visited Tina at a Nanohana restaurant, where she confronted him over his role in her undeserved promotion.
• Chen Fan told Tina he intended to act against Crocodile, and she warned him not to attack the Navy; he agreed before heading to the harbor.
• Navy Headquarters used Crocodile’s transport as an opportunity to lure Chen Fan and strike at pirates near Nanohana.
• Crocodile mocked the Vice Admirals escorting him, accusing the Navy of profiting from his crimes while pretending to uphold justice.

Crocodile taunted the five Vice Admirals escorting him, then was marched through Rapeseed Flower City as the people demanded his death. Navy Headquarters planned to use his transfer as bait to draw out Chen Fan and nearby pirates, and Crocodile’s insults finally provoked a Vice Admiral to punch him.

• Crocodile accused the Navy of hypocrisy for benefiting from his plunder while claiming to uphold justice.
• A Vice Admiral punched Crocodile after he mocked the Navy, but another stopped the beating and ordered the escort to continue.
• The Marines escorted Crocodile through Rapeseed Flower City as the crowd shouted for his death, and Crocodile claimed the people should be grateful to him.
• Navy Headquarters arranged the escort to lure Chen Fan and other pirates into a trap and restore the Navy’s reputation.
• Crocodile taunted the Vice Admirals again, and one of them punched him in the face.

Crocodile was escorted through Rapeseed Flower City as the furious crowd and disguised pirates tried to attack him. At the shore, the Marines found Chen Fan standing in front of their warships.

• A Navy Vice Admiral stopped another Vice Admiral from beating Crocodile and ordered the Marines to escort him to Impel Down.
• The people of Rapeseed Flower City shouted for Crocodile's death as the Marines forced a path through the crowd.
• A man tried to stab Crocodile, but a Navy Vice Admiral stopped him and warned the crowd not to interfere.
• Disguised pirates attacked Crocodile to claim fame, and the Marines fought them while continuing the escort.
• The escort reached the shore, where Chen Fan stood in front of the Navy warships.

Chen Fan confronted the Marine escort taking Crocodile to the ships, while angry civilians and disguised pirates tried to attack the prisoner along the way. The Marines recognized Chen Fan as the rookie pirate who had defeated Crocodile, and he prepared to fight them.

• A civilian tried to stab Crocodile, but a Marine Vice Admiral stopped him and warned the crowd not to interfere.
• A roadside vendor and then disguised pirates attacked Crocodile, sparking a fight as the Marines protected him and the ordinary people fled.
• Crocodile mocked the pirates as the Marine escort continued toward the shore.
• At the pier, Chen Fan stood before the Marine warships and refused to move aside.
• Crocodile recognized Chen Fan, and the Marines realized he was the rookie pirate with a bounty over 100 million who had defeated Crocodile.

Chen Fan fought the Navy Vice Admirals who tried to capture him, using his twin blades and speed to overwhelm them. Three Vice Admirals were incapacitated, while Crocodile and the remaining Marines still faced him.

• Chen Fan drew the Twin Blades Mandarin Ducks and told the Vice Admirals to leave Crocodile to him.
• Vice Admiral Strawberry challenged Chen Fan with twin blades, but Chen Fan outpaced him and forced the other Vice Admirals to join the fight.
• Two Vice Admirals attacked Chen Fan with Finger Pistol and Tempest Kick, while Chen Fan used Silent Step to evade them.
• Chen Fan kicked one Vice Admiral through Iron Body, seriously injuring him and leaving him unable to fight.
• Two more Vice Admirals used Moonwalk to attack from above, but Chen Fan dodged and kicked them both to the ground, leaving three Vice Admirals incapacitated.