Chapter Summaries

Xie Wen woke on an unfamiliar island with a chef Palico, discovering that he had become a child in a Monster Hunter world and gained hunter knowledge and a Hunter’s Pouch. After checking its supplies, he found a weapon he strongly disliked.

• Xie Wen woke on a beach beside a chef-clad Palico and realized that he had not been dreaming.
• Xie Wen suspected he had transmigrated and learned that the Palico had no idea where they were or how to reach a village.
• Xie Wen discovered he had become a small child and worried that he could not survive the island’s monsters.
• Xie Wen received hunter knowledge and found a Hunter’s Pouch containing supplies, equipment, and a weapon.
• Xie Wen identified the weapon as Fresh Knife: White Calm and reacted with dismay.

Xie Wen tested Fresh Knife: White Calm and discovered his shrunken body could wield it without difficulty, then sent Sanji to scout for a safe place on the island. While Sanji explored, Xie Wen trained with the Long Sword and considered how to use his inherited hunter techniques.

• Xie Wen drew Fresh Knife: White Calm and realized he could swing the oversized Long Sword despite his small body.
• Xie Wen adjusted the sword's strap to carry it at his waist and asked the Palico to find a safe place to settle.
• The Palico introduced himself as Sanji, and Xie Wen noticed his resemblance to Sanji from One Piece.
• Sanji went into the jungle to scout while Xie Wen began practicing the hunter techniques he had inherited.
• Xie Wen tested techniques from other weapon types and noted which ones he could not use without their required equipment.

Xie Wen tested his hunter equipment and discovered that Well-done Steak restored his strength and the Hunter’s Notes contained a dynamic map of the island. As he tried his portable BBQ Spit, Sanji Meow rushed in to object to his way of cooking meat.

• Xie Wen trained with his Long Sword until he exhausted himself, then ate a Well-done Steak and regained enough strength to move normally.
• Xie Wen tested his Carving Knife, Fishing Rod, and Infinite Whetstone, finding no special effects beyond the Fishing Rod’s sturdiness.
• Xie Wen opened the Hunter’s Notes and found a dynamic map showing his position, Sanji’s location, and only 0.7% of the island explored.
• Xie Wen found the weapon interface and other pages in the Hunter’s Notes locked, and suspected that he needed to find a village to unlock them.
• Xie Wen mounted raw meat on his portable BBQ Spit, and Sanji Meow shouted from the woods that meat cooked that way had no soul.

Xie Wen and Sanji found a safe cave and Sanji prepared a meal that restored Xie Wen’s stamina and made him stronger. The pair settled into their new shelter with Sanji’s cooking proving to be a major advantage.

• Sanji kicked Xie Wen away from the meat and confiscated it, insisting that he would cook it properly.
• Sanji led Xie Wen through the forest to a concealed, spacious cave that seemed to have been abandoned by its original owner.
• Xie Wen enthusiastically nuzzled Sanji, who protested that he preferred nuzzling lovely older Palico ladies.
• Sanji unpacked his kitchenware and cooked island vegetable and fruit-flavor barbecue for himself and Xie Wen.
• Xie Wen and Sanji finished the meal, and Xie Wen found that his stamina had recovered and his strength had increased.

Xie Wen trained to improve his strength and help explore the island, while Palico Sanji brought back a strange creature that made Xie Wen question whether they were in the Monster Hunter world. Sanji feared they might be on a continent without Palicos and threw a tantrum over missing out on pretty Palico big-sister cats.

• Xie Wen tested Demon Mode and realized his young body could sustain it for only a few seconds in a real fight.
• Xie Wen continued his training near their cave while Palico Sanji handled gathering and hunting, since Sanji's solo explorations did not count toward the map.
• Palico Sanji returned with a strange beast, and Xie Wen recorded it in the Small Monster Guide under the tentative name “Mole Boar.”
• Xie Wen wondered whether the island belonged to an unknown world rather than Monster Hunter, and asked Palico Sanji if he recognized the creature.
• Palico Sanji said he did not recognize the Mole Boar, then panicked when Xie Wen suggested they might be on another continent without Palicos.

Sanji Meow woke Xie Wen early with catnip soup and eagerly helped him train so they could reach the other continent and find pretty older Palico girls. After sparring with Xie Wen, Sanji Meow fled into the forest to explore and gather ingredients.

• Sanji Meow woke Xie Wen before dawn and served him soup made with cooked catnip, which quickly made Xie Wen feel energized.
• Sanji Meow explained that the soup had used up his scarce catnip and that Xie Wen would have to wait at least ten days for another serving.
• Sanji Meow volunteered to help Xie Wen practice fighting, and Xie Wen wondered what other anime-inspired Palicoes he might meet.
• Sanji Meow caught Xie Wen distracted and attacked him, then sparred with him using kicks and agile movements.
• Sanji Meow ended the sparring session and ran into the forest to explore and gather ingredients, avoiding more petting from Xie Wen.

Xie Wen was forced to fight a goat-like monster that wandered into his territory, relying on his hunter training and Long Sword techniques to overcome his fear. After nearly severing its foreleg, he prepared a Sacred Sheathe Iai Slash to finish it.

• A goat-like monster barged into Xie Wen's clearing while Sanji Meow was away exploring.
• Xie Wen restored his stamina with meatballs and faced the monster instead of trying to flee.
• Xie Wen overcame his fear, dodged the monster's attacks, and wounded it with repeated Long Sword strikes.
• Xie Wen landed a Helmbreaker that nearly severed the monster's left shoulder and foreleg, knocking it onto its side.
• Xie Wen activated Demon Mode and began a Sacred Sheathe Iai Slash aimed at the monster's neck.

After defeating the Forest Sheep King, Xie Wen reflected on his first real battle and helped Sanji Meow butcher the monster. His Hunter’s Notes then produced a Palico Summoning Ticket, revealing a new part of his cheat system.

• Xie Wen recovered from the battle and reviewed the openings he had missed, realizing he needed more combat experience.
• Sanji Meow returned, anxiously checked Xie Wen for injuries, and then helped him butcher the Forest Sheep King.
• Xie Wen unlocked the large monster guide and named the monster the Forest Sheep King.
• The guide page detached from the Hunter’s Notes, transformed into a Palico Summoning Ticket (1/3), and left Xie Wen and Sanji Meow surprised.

Xie Wen examined a Palico Summoning Ticket fragment and learned that collecting two more pieces might let him summon Palicoes, giving Sanji Meow hope of meeting female Palicoes. The next morning, Sanji Meow cooked Forest Sheep King meat, and Xie Wen discovered that eating it slightly increased his strength.

• Xie Wen told Sanji Meow that the Palico Summoning Ticket could summon Palicoes, but they needed two more fragments.
• Sanji Meow urged Xie Wen to find the remaining fragments, then despaired when Xie Wen admitted he did not know where to get them.
• Xie Wen put the fragment away and found nothing else unusual in the Hunter's Notes.
• Sanji Meow saved the Forest Sheep King meat and roasted a hind leg for breakfast the next morning.
• Xie Wen ate the roast and felt his strength increase slightly.

Xie Wen and Sanji Meow headed to hunt two Bullfango Kings, while Xie Wen tested whether his Carving Knife had a special property. He discovered it could produce a perfect ingredient without visibly damaging the carcass, leaving Sanji Meow shocked.

• Sanji Meow chose two Bullfango Kings as targets for Xie Wen's first hunt after finding them evenly matched with the Forest Sheep King.
• Xie Wen failed to unlock an Endemic Life Field Guide while exploring, but reassured Sanji Meow that they would uncover the Hunter's Notes' secrets over time.
• Xie Wen asked Sanji Meow for dead animals and tested the Carving Knife on a damaged bird carcass.
• The Carving Knife produced a perfect bird leg while leaving the carcass apparently undamaged, and Sanji Meow protested that no normal hunter could do that.

Xie Wen tested the Carving Knife with Sanji Meow, then found the two Bullfango kings and attacked them. His opening strike severed both legs on one king, leaving him stunned as the other remained a threat.

• Xie Wen discovered that the Carving Knife could extract random materials from intact carcasses, but it failed on the Forest Sheep King meat and a damaged rabbit.
• Sanji Meow led Xie Wen to two Bullfango kings and warned him that they would attack if he came closer.
• Xie Wen persuaded Sanji Meow to stay back and charged the smaller Bullfango king with Fresh Knife: White Calm.
• Both Bullfango kings charged immediately, so Xie Wen dodged the smaller one and cut off both legs on its right side.
• Xie Wen stared in surprise at the fallen Bullfango king until Sanji Meow warned him that the other one was still there.

Xie Wen fought two Bullfango Kings and discovered how his Demon Mode and Sacred Sheathe Iai Slash affected his damage. Afterward, he checked the Hunter's Notes with Sanji Meow, but it had only added information about the Bullfango King and no summoning ticket fragment.

• A Bullfango King charged Xie Wen, knocking White Calm from his hands and leaving him with a minor shoulder wound.
• Xie Wen recovered White Calm, tested attacks against the Bullfango King, and found that Demon Mode alone did not let him sever its legs.
• Xie Wen used an ordinary iai slash to wound the Bullfango King, then killed it with a Sacred Sheathe Iai Slash that split its skull.
• Sanji Meow rushed to Xie Wen, scolded him for spacing out in battle, and pummelled him before asking to see the Hunter's Notes.
• Xie Wen checked the updated Large Monster Guide, but Sanji Meow received no summoning ticket fragment.

After Xie Wen and Sanji Meow carved the Bullfango Kings and gathered supplies, Xie Wen planned for their eventual departure from the island and began preparing to explore farther inland. They practiced building a tent, but sewing its hide covering remained difficult.

• Xie Wen carved the Bullfango Kings and collected a boar tusk and a hide, then considered using the hide for a mattress, sail, or tent.
• Xie Wen decided to prepare for leaving the island someday and hoped to grow stronger and summon more Palicoes before setting out to sea.
• Xie Wen and Sanji Meow explored the area until dark, then returned to camp with their hunting spoils and gathered materials.
• Xie Wen asked Sanji Meow about making a tent, and Sanji Meow explained the method after dinner.
• Xie Wen and Sanji Meow practiced shaping a wooden frame and sewing hides, but Xie Wen struggled with the stitches while Sanji Meow repeatedly damaged the hides with his claws.
• Xie Wen wished for Palicoes with tailoring and shipbuilding skills and realized his remaining Summoning Ticket was insufficient.

Xie Wen and Sanji Meow continued exploring the island, growing stronger and discussing Sanji Meow’s past while waiting for the Hunter’s Notes to provide another summoning ticket fragment. Near the end of their journey north, Sanji Meow found a strange fruit that Xie Wen recognized as the Dog Refusal Fruit.

• Xie Wen killed a giant rat, named its guide entry "Rat King," and chose its lair as their next camp.
• Xie Wen teased Sanji Meow about possibly having been summoned, and Sanji Meow recalled waking on the island after losing consciousness while fishing.
• Sanji Meow told Xie Wen he had been eight years old when he arrived on the island, and Xie Wen shared his own account of crossing over.
• Xie Wen and Sanji Meow explored nearly seventy percent of the island and moved their camp from the southern coast to the north.
• Sanji Meow brought Xie Wen a strange fruit, which Xie Wen recognized as the Dog Refusal Fruit.

After Sanji Meow found a Flame-Flame Fruit, Xie Wen realized they were in the One Piece world and weighed the dangers of their situation. He refused to eat the fruit until they had a safer way to leave the island, while Sanji Meow remained focused on finding cat Mink ladies.

• Sanji Meow told Xie Wen that a fruit he had gathered had transformed into a strange fruit, and Xie Wen identified it as the Flame-Flame Fruit.
• Xie Wen accepted that they were in the One Piece world and considered the risks of their unknown location, the Grand Line, and the timeline.
• Sanji Meow kicked Xie Wen to get his attention, and Xie Wen explained Devil Fruits and the world beyond their own.
• Sanji Meow asked about Palico ladies, and Xie Wen told him that cat Minks lived in the distant and difficult-to-find Grand Line.
• Sanji Meow urged Xie Wen to eat the Flame-Flame Fruit, but Xie Wen refused because they might need to sail without a skilled shipwright.
• Xie Wen offered the fruit to Sanji Meow, who asked instead whether a Devil Fruit could make him invisible.

Xie Wen used the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia’s new summoning ticket and summoned Klee, a kitten Palico who recognized him as Sapphire Star. Klee arrived after an explosive experiment and reported for duty, though she immediately forgot what she was supposed to say next.

• Sanji Meow admitted he wanted the Clear-Clear Fruit to secretly groom older Palico ladies, then accepted that the Flame-Flame Fruit would be wasted on him as a chef.
• Xie Wen opened the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia and found a complete, flame-patterned Companion Summoning Ticket.
• Xie Wen spoke the summoning phrase, causing the ticket to burn away without a cat appearing beside him.
• An explosion erupted in the distant woods, and a small Palico flew toward Xie Wen as startled birds scattered.
• The new ragdoll kitten introduced herself as Klee, Spark Knight of the Knights of Favonius, and recognized Xie Wen as big brother Sapphire Star.

Xie Wen welcomed Klee Meow, gave her the Flame-Flame Fruit after explaining its effects and awful taste, and watched her quickly master its powers. Klee Meow revealed she was a young Knight of Favonius from Mondstadt Village, while Sanji Meow came from Cocoyasi Village.

• Sanji Meow offered Klee Meow cake, and Xie Wen introduced him as the crew’s chef while warning her to keep her distance from him.
• Klee Meow insisted she was super strong, and Xie Wen offered her the Flame-Flame Fruit as protection and a way to use her talents.
• After Xie Wen explained the fruit’s powers and taste, Klee Meow took a bite, swallowed it despite its foul flavor, and gained its abilities.
• Klee Meow told Xie Wen that she was the youngest knight of the Knights of Favonius in Mondstadt Village, while Sanji Meow said he came from Cocoyasi Village.
• Klee Meow quickly learned to shape flames into Dodoco, Xie Wen, Sanji Meow, and a life-sized Rathalos.

Xie Wen encouraged Klee Meow to raise the temperature of her flames, only to discover that she could compress immense heat into a dangerously powerful purple fireball. After warning her to train carefully, he explained that they were in the Pirate King world, and Klee Meow eagerly embraced the prospect of a new adventure.

• Xie Wen praised Klee Meow's control of her flames and suggested she increase their temperature to strengthen her ability.
• Klee Meow turned a small fireball purple and compressed its heat, alarming Xie Wen and sending Sanji Meow fleeing.
• Klee Meow extinguished the fireball by drawing it back into her body, and Xie Wen reassured her that the dangerous experiment was not her fault.
• Xie Wen cautioned Klee Meow to be careful with her training, and she promised she understood.
• Xie Wen told Klee Meow they were no longer in their original world, and she grew excited about exploring an ocean-filled world.
• Xie Wen warned Klee Meow to keep her fishing explosives from damaging their island's food sources, and she said she had safe explosives made for fishing.

Xie Wen trained to master Haki while planning a sea voyage with Sanji Meow and Klee Meow as a Monster Hunter Research Commission. He settled on traveling to the East Blue first to find famous swords, learn swordsmanship, and explore, though the island’s location and the timeline remained unknown.

• Xie Wen continued intense physical training as Klee Meow tested explosives, while Sanji Meow joined him in training to protect Klee Meow.
• Xie Wen worked out how to approach Armament and Observation Haki through Monster Hunter techniques and decided not to train specifically for Conqueror’s Haki.
• Xie Wen considered joining the Marines or becoming a pirate but chose instead to form a Research Commission with the Palicos and travel the world.
• Xie Wen planned to head for the East Blue to seek Yubashiri and Sandai Kitetsu in Loguetown and visit Koshiro in Shimotsuki Village for swordsmanship instruction.
• Xie Wen also hoped to obtain Nami’s sea charts and looked forward to seeing Sanji Meow meet the original Sanji.

Xie Wen mastered Armament Haki and discovered that Klee Meow had knocked out a huge Sea King, unlocking the Sea Kings page in the Hunter’s Notes and earning a second Palico Summoning Ticket Fragment. After feasting on the Sea King with Klee Meow and Sanji Meow, he prepared to finish exploring the island and get ready to sail.

• Xie Wen fully mastered Armament Haki and decided to map the island before building a boat.
• Klee Meow told Xie Wen she had knocked out a huge Sea King, while Sanji Meow watched it at the shore.
• Xie Wen used the Hunter’s Notes to unlock the Sea Kings page and combine two fragments into a Palico Summoning Ticket (2/3).
• Xie Wen told Klee Meow and Sanji Meow about his Haki mastery and planned to finish exploring the island and prepare to sail.
• Xie Wen killed and butchered the Sea King, then shared a feast with the two cats before cuddling them.