Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan fought the Marines who tried to stop him from taking Crocodile, defeating one Vice Admiral and battling Strawberry. Aokiji arrived as Chen Fan faced Strawberry and two other Vice Admirals, whose Navy Six Styles caught his interest.

• The Marines fired at Chen Fan, but he stopped their bullets in midair and sent them back into their gun barrels.
• Chen Fan knocked the Paper Arts-using Vice Admiral unconscious and told Strawberry that he had come for Crocodile.
• Strawberry refused to let Chen Fan take Crocodile, and the Marines spotted Admiral Aokiji riding a bicycle across the sea.
• Chen Fan fought Strawberry with twin swords and drove him back, then dodged Finger Pistol and Tempest Kick from two other Vice Admirals.
• Chen Fan considered secretly learning the Navy Six Styles as he avoided the Marines' attacks.

Chen Fan overwhelmed the Navy forces sent to capture him, defeating four Vice Admirals while leaving Strawberry as the last opponent standing. Strawberry asked what Chen Fan was trying to do.

• Strawberry admitted Chen Fan was stronger and joined two other Vice Admirals in attacking him.
• Chen Fan kicked one Vice Admiral through his Iron Body and knocked out two more after evading their Moonwalk attacks.
• The Marines fired at Chen Fan, but he stopped the bullets in midair and sent them back to destroy their gun barrels.
• Chen Fan used his ability to knock a Vice Admiral out of Paper Arts and send him crashing near the shore.
• Strawberry remained and asked Chen Fan what he was trying to do.

Chen Fan faced Strawberry and the Marines after defeating several Vice Admirals, while Aokiji arrived to take both Chen Fan and Crocodile into custody. Crocodile warned Aokiji not to underestimate Chen Fan, leaving the two men poised for a confrontation.

• Strawberry refused to let Chen Fan take Crocodile, and Chen Fan agreed to fight him.
• Aokiji arrived by bicycle across the sea, sat down to rest, and noticed that four Vice Admirals had been defeated.
• Chen Fan joked with Aokiji about being a good person and reminded him that he had come to loaf around.
• Aokiji remembered his mission and said he had to take Chen Fan and Crocodile back with him.
• Crocodile warned Aokiji that Chen Fan was dangerous, and Aokiji studied Chen Fan with curiosity.

Aokiji fought Chen Fan after arriving to deal with him, but Chen Fan broke free from Aokiji’s freezing attacks and emerged unhurt. Aokiji realized he had run into trouble, while Strawberry and Crocodile watched the clash.

• Aokiji arrived by bicycle, sat down to rest, and complained that he had been assigned the mission despite not being good at fighting.
• Aokiji attacked Chen Fan with ice, but Chen Fan’s Sword Domain shattered the incoming assault.
• Aokiji froze Chen Fan’s hands during their sword clash, but Chen Fan shattered the ice and identified Aokiji’s power as freezing.
• Chen Fan cut Aokiji in half, but Aokiji grabbed him and sealed him inside an iceberg.
• Chen Fan pulverized the iceberg and emerged unhurt, prompting Aokiji to admit that he had run into trouble.

Chen Fan faced Aokiji after defeating several Navy Vice Admirals, and the Admiral began fighting him to carry out his mission. The chapter ended with Chen Fan breaking free of Aokiji’s freezing attack and recognizing how dangerous his ability was.

• Aokiji saw that Chen Fan had defeated several Navy Vice Admirals and asked whether he was a good person.
• Chen Fan and Aokiji joked about why they had come before Aokiji remembered his orders to arrest Chen Fan and take Crocodile away.
• Crocodile warned Aokiji not to underestimate Chen Fan, and Aokiji challenged him despite pretending he was not good at fighting.
• Aokiji sent a mass of ice at Chen Fan, who used Sword Domain to shatter it before they exchanged blows with an ice saber and Chen Fan’s twin blades.
• Aokiji’s freezing spread across Chen Fan’s blades and hands, but Chen Fan shattered the ice and identified Aokiji’s power as freezing rather than simply ice.

Chen Fan and Aokiji fought in Rapeseed Flower City, trading attacks that neither could decisively overcome. After recognizing that the battle could end in a mutual loss, Chen Fan suggested Aokiji hand Crocodile over and claim he had committed suicide; Aokiji considered the idea while Crocodile watched nervously.

• Aokiji froze Chen Fan inside an iceberg, but Chen Fan shattered it by vibrating his skin and emerged unharmed.
• Chen Fan dodged Aokiji's ice blades and struck at him, but Aokiji escaped with Soru and counterattacked with Frozen Time Capsule.
• Aokiji froze the moisture around Chen Fan's feet and kicked at him, but Chen Fan's Sword Domain deflected the attack and he broke free.
• Chen Fan and Aokiji exchanged another clash, then pulled back to avoid endangering the civilians and houses nearby.
• Aokiji admitted that neither fighter could easily defeat the other, and Chen Fan proposed handing Crocodile over while claiming he had died of guilt.

Chen Fan and Aokiji moved their fight onto the sea after Chen Fan refused to go to Navy Headquarters. They traded dangerous attacks, and the chapter left them still battling as Chen Fan prepared another killing-intent strike.

• Aokiji asked Chen Fan to come to Navy Headquarters, but Chen Fan refused, so they agreed to change locations.
• Aokiji froze the sea with Ice Age and fought Chen Fan using his ice powers and the Navy Six Styles.
• Chen Fan broke free after Aokiji encased him in ice, explaining that oxygen deprivation was a weakness even though cold itself could not harm him.
• Aokiji attacked with Ice Blades and Frozen Time Capsule, but Chen Fan evaded and used Sword Domain to repel Aokiji's kick and shatter the ice around his feet.
• Chen Fan struck with increased killing intent, and Aokiji blocked the blow with his foot using Armament Haki.

Chen Fan and Aokiji moved their fight away from Rapeseed Flower City and clashed across a frozen sea, where Chen Fan managed to injure Aokiji while remaining unharmed. As the battle escalated, Strawberry contacted Sengoku to request urgent reinforcements.

• Chen Fan and Aokiji agreed to move their fight away from the civilians, but Chen Fan refused to go to Navy Headquarters and hand himself over.
• Aokiji froze the sea with Ice Age, and he and Chen Fan fought across the ice using their abilities and the Navy Six Styles.
• Chen Fan shattered Aokiji's Armament Haki and cut him, while Aokiji reformed his body and saw that Chen Fan remained uninjured.
• Strawberry watched the fight through a telescope and called Navy Headquarters to request reinforcements.
• Sengoku answered Strawberry's call and was shocked to hear that Aokiji was fighting Chen Fan.

Chen Fan and Aokiji’s battle at Rapeseed Port intensified as both fighters recognized the threat the other posed. Sengoku ordered Kizaru to reinforce Aokiji and ensure Chen Fan was captured or killed, while Chen Fan prepared to make a decisive move.

• Strawberry reported that Aokiji was injured and needed support, prompting Sengoku to summon Kizaru.
• Kizaru answered Sengoku’s call, learned Aokiji was struggling against Chen Fan, and agreed to go help capture him.
• Chen Fan shattered Aokiji’s ice attacks but realized his psychic powers were draining faster than Aokiji’s Logia abilities.
• Chen Fan sheathed one sword, gripped another with both hands, and prepared to attack.
• Aokiji recognized Chen Fan as a dangerous rising force and resolved to use his full strength to stop him.

Strawberry reported that Chen Fan had injured and gained the upper hand against Aokiji, prompting Sengoku to send Kizaru as reinforcements. The confrontation at Rapeseed Port continued to intensify.

• Strawberry watched Chen Fan fight Aokiji and called Navy Headquarters to report that Aokiji needed reinforcements.
• Sengoku learned that Aokiji had been injured and was struggling against Chen Fan, and reacted with disbelief.
• Sengoku ordered Kizaru to go support Aokiji and capture Chen Fan, allowing Kizaru to kill him if necessary.
• Kizaru accepted the order, while Chen Fan and Aokiji's battle at Rapeseed Port grew more intense.

Chen Fan overwhelmed Aokiji with a devastating sword strike and countered his attack, then prepared to leave without Crocodile when reinforcements were announced. The chapter ended as Chen Fan’s ship appeared offshore, shocking Vice Admiral Strawberry.

• Chen Fan used a powerful two-handed sword slash that cut a vast ravine through the frozen sea and wounded Aokiji.
• Chen Fan pointed his sword toward Crocodile, but Aokiji attacked from behind and was badly injured when Chen Fan’s ability disrupted his body.
• Chen Fan said he wanted to take Crocodile without killing Marines, while Aokiji warned that other Admirals were coming as reinforcements.
• Vice Admiral Strawberry announced that Navy Headquarters had dispatched more Admirals, and Chen Fan decided he could not capture Crocodile that day.
• Chen Fan’s Most Handsome Ship appeared offshore, and Strawberry demanded to know how it had escaped the guards at Rapeseed Port.

Chen Fan fought Aokiji while trying to take Crocodile away, revealing a devastating sword strike and an unexplained ability that badly injured the Admiral. As reinforcements were announced, Chen Fan realized his escape was becoming more difficult.

• A Marine told Strawberry that Vice Admiral Rika had ordered a ship to leave, but Strawberry insisted that Rika was unconscious.
• Chen Fan pointed toward the shore and used Finger Pistol, then drew his sword in both hands and unleashed a powerful slash that split the frozen sea and cut Aokiji's arm.
• Aokiji attacked Chen Fan from behind, but his leg shattered on contact and he reformed badly injured, asking what ability Chen Fan had used.
• Chen Fan refused to explain his ability and asked whether he could take Crocodile away without further fighting.
• Strawberry announced that Navy Headquarters had sent other Admirals as reinforcements, and Chen Fan worried that his escape was in jeopardy.

Chen Fan killed Crocodile from a distance, then escaped Aokiji by shattering the frozen sea and flying to his ship. The Marines were left stunned as Chen Fan departed and Tina wondered who he really was.

• Chen Fan used Finger Pistol to shoot Crocodile in the head, killing him in front of the Marines.
• Aokiji questioned how Chen Fan knew the Navy Six Styles, and Chen Fan said he had learned Finger Pistol by watching the Vice Admirals.
• Chen Fan stomped on the ice, shattered the frozen sea, and flew toward his ship while Aokiji escaped onto a block of ice.
• Tina watched Chen Fan leave and wondered who he was, while a Marine addressed her as Brigadier General.

Chen Fan left Alabasta with Nami and Vivi after Vivi chose to sail with him, while Crocodile was suddenly killed by Chen Fan’s Finger Pistol during the battle near the frozen sea. Chen Fan told Aokiji he had learned the technique by watching the Vice Admirals, then prepared to leave before another Admiral arrived.

• Chen Fan escaped the harbor by having Vivi transform into a Marine officer and mislead the guards.
• Chen Fan and Nami discovered that Vivi had chosen to join them at sea instead of staying in Alabasta.
• Vivi explained that her father had told her to stay close to Chen Fan because the country needed greater military strength.
• Chen Fan shot Crocodile through the head with Finger Pistol, killing him while everyone watched the battle at sea.
• Chen Fan told Aokiji he had learned Finger Pistol by watching the Vice Admirals, then said he would leave and warned Aokiji not to pursue him.

Chen Fan escaped Aokiji and left Alabasta, only to discover that Vivi had secretly joined him at sea. The chapter ended with Chen Fan, Vivi, and Nami heading to the ship's bedroom, while a new section introduced Mariejois and the Five Elders.

• Aokiji leaped clear as Chen Fan shattered the ice, and Chen Fan flew back to his ship.
• Tina ordered the Marines to return to Navy Headquarters after watching Chen Fan escape.
• Chen Fan used Vivi's transformation ability to evade the Marines and get the ship out of the harbor.
• Vivi revealed that she had followed Chen Fan instead of staying in Alabasta, and Chen Fan accepted her choice.
• Chen Fan carried Vivi and Nami toward the bedroom after teasing them, while they protested that it was still daytime.
• The narrative shifted to Mariejois, where the Five Elders lived and made major decisions for the World Government.

The Five Elders discussed Chen Fan’s defeat of Aokiji, ordered his bounty raised to five hundred million beli, and summoned the Seven Warlords of the Sea. At the gathering in Mariejois, Doflamingo used his strings to make Marines attack each other until Fleet Admiral Sengoku arrived.

• A Marine reported Chen Fan’s victory over Aokiji and the rising instability in the New World to the Five Elders.
• The Five Elders decided to push Chen Fan toward the New World, keep the defeat of Aokiji secret, and monitor Chen Fan closely.
• The Five Elders ordered Chen Fan’s bounty raised to five hundred million beli and summoned the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
• Doflamingo manipulated a Marine into choking a fellow Marine, then made him draw his sword despite Tsuru’s warning.
• Sengoku entered the conference room, stopped the commotion, and scolded the assembled Warlords.

At a meeting about replacing Crocodile among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Lafitte offered Blackbeard’s crew in exchange for Chen Fan’s death, while Hawk Eyes warned that Chen Fan and the crew would soon disappear. In Mariejois, the Five Elders heard that Aokiji’s mission had failed and that Chen Fan had defeated him.

• Sengoku began a meeting attended by Doflamingo and Hawk Eyes to discuss the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
• Lafitte entered and proposed Blackbeard as Crocodile’s successor, promising that the Blackbeard Pirates would kill Chen Fan.
• Sengoku agreed to appoint Blackbeard if he killed Chen Fan, and Lafitte left after naming his crew.
• Hawk Eyes left, warning that Chen Fan and the Blackbeard Pirates would soon disappear from the world.
• A Marine reported to the Five Elders in Mariejois that Aokiji’s mission had failed and Chen Fan had defeated him.

The World Government discussed how to handle the mysterious man who had defeated a Navy admiral and decided to conceal the news, track him, and raise his bounty. At the Seven Warlords meeting, Sengoku began proceedings with only Doflamingo and Kuma present.

• The Five Elders discussed the mysterious man’s unknown origins and his threat, then decided to let him enter the New World while keeping watch on him.
• A Navy officer reported that the defeat news had been sealed, the man was being followed, and the Seven Warlords had been summoned.
• The Five Elders set the man’s bounty at five hundred million beli.
• Doflamingo used his powers to make one Navy officer threaten another during the gathering, while Tsuru told him to stop.
• Fleet Admiral Sengoku arrived, rebuked the gathering, and started the meeting after noting that only Doflamingo and Kuma had come.

Chen Fan sailed toward Jaya Island, hoping to find a route to Sky Island and obtain Enel's Rumble-Rumble Fruit. After falling asleep while fishing, he caught a giant shark that threatened him and his crew.

• At a meeting, Lafitte proposed Blackbeard as a successor to Crocodile and offered Chen Fan's head in exchange for the title of Seven Warlord of the Sea.
• Sengoku agreed to consider Blackbeard if he killed Chen Fan, while Hawk Eyes warned that Chen Fan and the Blackbeard Pirates would soon disappear.
• Chen Fan's ship headed toward Jaya Island after its Log Pose pointed skyward, and he obtained an Eternal Pose pointing to the island from another pirate crew.
• Chen Fan thought about reaching Sky Island and taking Enel's Rumble-Rumble Fruit, then fell asleep while fishing.
• Chen Fan hauled a giant shark aboard with his fishing line, cursed at it, and ordered it to leave, but the shark grinned at the crew.

Chen Fan's crew sailed toward Jaya Island, where he hoped to learn how to reach Skypiea and pursue Enel's Rumble-Rumble Fruit. After the crew teased him over his dangerous fishing and his treatment of Tashigi, a sniper bullet appeared near Nami, leaving everyone alarmed.

• Chen Fan kicked a giant shark away from the ship, then Nami and Tashigi scolded and beat him for fishing up dangerous creatures again.
• Vivi defended Chen Fan and went to check on Tashigi after he tossed her the Supreme Grade Swords and told her to leave; Robin questioned Tashigi about why she stayed with him.
• Chen Fan and Robin exchanged cryptic remarks about waiting for an answer.
• Nami spotted Jaya Island, and Chen Fan intercepted a sniper bullet in front of her, alarming the crew.
• Chen Fan considered how to reach Skypiea and defeat Enel, then recalled obtaining an Eternal Pose to Jaya Island from another pirate crew.
• As the ship sailed toward Jaya Island, Chen Fan went fishing again and hauled a large shark out of the sea.