Recaps

Hancock met Xia Chen, became overwhelmed and fainted, then woke up believing their encounter had been a dream. Granny Nyon and Boa Marigold told her that it had really happened, leaving Hancock stunned.

• Xia Chen asked Hancock to call him by his name, and she blushed before fainting from excitement.
• Xia Chen caught Hancock and reassured Boa Marigold and Boa Sandersonia that she was only unconscious and needed rest.
• Boa Sandersonia and Boa Marigold carried Hancock to her bedroom, while Xia Chen called Salome over so he could sit on the snake.
• Hancock woke and excitedly told Boa Marigold, Boa Sandersonia, and Granny Nyon that she had dreamed about Xia Chen.
• Granny Nyon and Boa Marigold explained that Hancock had really met Xia Chen and fainted, leaving her shocked.

Hancock’s embarrassment over Xia Chen turned into anger at Sandersonia and Granny Nyon, whom she struck down when they questioned her feelings. She declared that she would marry Xia Chen unless he refused her, and unleashed her Conqueror’s Haki.

• Hancock remembered Sandersonia’s earlier words and threatened to teach her sisterly love by beating her.
• Sandersonia tried to shift Hancock’s anger onto Marigold, but Hancock kicked Sandersonia away, and Sandersonia played dead.
• Hancock blushed and fretted about meeting Xia Chen until Granny Nyon warned her that he was dangerous and could bring disaster to the country.
• Hancock kicked Granny Nyon down and threatened to send her to meet her ancestors, while Sandersonia and Marigold tried to restrain her.
• Hancock declared that she would marry Xia Chen unless he refused her, then released her Conqueror’s Haki.

Hancock refused Granny Nyon’s warning to stay away from Xia Chen, who arrived and argued that the Shichibukai system might soon be abolished after the Paramount War. He offered to protect the Kuja by visiting Marine Headquarters and Mary Geoise, leaving Granny Nyon doubtful and Hancock worried about his safety.

• Granny Nyon warned Hancock that associating with Xia Chen could endanger the Kuja, but Hancock declared she would not stay away from him.
• Xia Chen arrived after sensing Hancock’s Conqueror’s Haki and asked to speak with Granny Nyon.
• Xia Chen reminded Granny Nyon that the Shichibukai had performed poorly during the Paramount War and might lose their status.
• Granny Nyon realized the Marines or World Government might target the Kuja if Hancock lost her Shichibukai position.
• Xia Chen offered to settle the danger by visiting Marine Headquarters and Mary Geoise for tea and conversation.
• Hancock warned Xia Chen not to risk himself for the Kuja, then threatened Granny Nyon for questioning him.

Xia Chen left Hancock to confront the Marines at Marine Headquarters, while Hancock rushed to learn cooking so she could make him a meal. At Marineford, Sengoku decided to create a fourth Admiral position, but Xia Chen appeared in the meeting room and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki.

• Xia Chen told Hancock he would go to Marine Headquarters to speak with Sengoku, and Hancock ordered the country's chefs brought in so she could learn to cook in one hour.
• Sengoku and the Marines discussed Momonga's recruit, with Vice Admiral Yamakaji proposing that the recruit become an Admiral candidate.
• Aokiji and Kizaru declined to offer useful opinions, while Ryokugyu supported Yamakaji's proposal.
• Sengoku announced that he would ask the World Government to establish a fourth Admiral position.
• Xia Chen appeared in the conference room, challenged Sengoku's threat to keep him there, and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki on the assembled Marines.

Xia Chen intimidated the Marines at Marineford, then told Sengoku to summon the Five Elders so he could deliver his message to them. After directly ordering the Five Elders to come to Marineford, Xia Chen turned his attention to the new Admiral Ryokugyu.

• Xia Chen released his Conqueror's Haki, cracking the conference room and shaking the building before he withdrew it.
• Sengoku offered Xia Chen tea, and Xia Chen praised it before saying he had come to inform the Marines of something once everyone relevant had arrived.
• Xia Chen ordered Sengoku to call the Five Elders, then told Jupiter over the Den Den Mushi to come to Marineford quickly or face Xia Chen at Mary Geoise.
• Kizaru praised Xia Chen's domineering way of speaking, while Aokiji teased him; Ryokugyu worried that Xia Chen would notice him.
• Xia Chen addressed the green-haired Ryokugyu as the new Marine Admiral, leaving Ryokugyu convinced he was doomed.

In Marineford, Xia Chen won another card game against Sengoku and Garp as the Five Elders arrived to meet him. The Five Elders had come to discuss business, and Xia Chen turned his attention to them.

• Saturn rebuked Mars for proposing that the Marines arrest Xia Chen and said he would go to Marineford, prompting the other Elders to follow.
• The Five Elders reached Marineford and heard loud arguing from the conference room, fearing the Marines had clashed with Xia Chen.
• They entered and found Xia Chen playing cards with Sengoku and Garp, who had mistaken their cards and lost another round.
• Xia Chen collected Beli from Sengoku and Garp while Aokiji, Kizaru, and Ryokugyu watched.
• Xia Chen stood up, saw the Five Elders at the door, and prepared to discuss business.

Xia Chen summoned the Five Elders to Marine Headquarters and secured a promise that the Marines and World Government would leave Hancock and Amazon Lily alone. He returned to the Kuja palace, where Hancock fainted after realizing he had witnessed her shouting at her sisters.

• Xia Chen made the Five Elders sit and asked Sengoku about plans to abolish the Shichibukai system.
• Xia Chen said Amazon Lily and Hancock were under his protection and warned the World Government and Marines not to enter the Kuja's surrounding waters.
• Saturn and Sengoku promised that their forces would not attack Amazon Lily or enter its waters.
• Hancock worried about Xia Chen's absence and sent Boa Marigold and Boa Sandersonia out to patrol.
• Xia Chen returned to the palace, told Hancock he had taken care of things, and caught her when she fainted.

Six months after the Summit War, Xia Chen lived on Amazon Lily with Hancock, who had become his wife in all but name. Ace called to say Whitebeard had only a day left and wanted to see Xia Chen, so Xia Chen set off to visit him.

• Xia Chen caught a Sea King while fishing in the Calm Belt, and Hancock teased him for secretly catching a much larger one before.
• Hancock told Xia Chen that Ace had called with an important message, and Xia Chen returned Ace’s call.
• Ace told Xia Chen that Whitebeard was near death and wanted to see him before he died.
• Xia Chen agreed to visit Whitebeard, and Hancock offered to cook the fish for him.
• Xia Chen fled the prospect of Hancock’s cooking and flew away on the Flying Nimbus.

Xia Chen arrived at the Moby Dick after Whitebeard summoned him to fulfill a final wish, and he instantly defeated Ace in a sparring match. Whitebeard explained that his request was important and that only Xia Chen could grant it, but he had not yet revealed what it was.

• Xia Chen followed Ace’s Vivre Card to the Moby Dick and crashed through its deck while landing.
• Whitebeard told Marco that he had little time left and wanted to fulfill a final wish.
• Xia Chen challenged Ace, who chose to fight rather than be called a coward.
• Xia Chen knocked Ace out of sight with one Supreme Fist, and Marco flew after him before he could fall into the sea.
• Whitebeard recognized the similarity between Xia Chen’s punch and Roger’s Divine Departure, and Xia Chen said he learned its principle after fighting Red Hair.
• Whitebeard told Xia Chen that he had summoned him for an important final wish only Xia Chen could fulfill.

Xia Chen agreed to Whitebeard’s request for a final fight, and Marco used his Devil Fruit ability to restore Whitebeard to near-peak condition for ten minutes. On an uninhabited island, Xia Chen and Whitebeard began their battle, leaving the Whitebeard Pirates watching from afar.

• Xia Chen misunderstood Whitebeard’s request as a plea to fulfill a dying wish, then agreed to fight when Jozu clarified.
• Whitebeard explained that he wanted to die in battle, and Xia Chen accepted the challenge.
• Marco used his Devil Fruit ability to give Whitebeard a brief return to near-peak condition at the cost of a day of his life.
• Xia Chen and Whitebeard clashed their Conqueror’s Haki on an uninhabited island as the Whitebeard Pirates watched from a distance.
• Xia Chen struck first with a powerful air blade, which Whitebeard blocked and then cleaved apart before charging at Xia Chen.

Xia Chen and Whitebeard traded powerful blows as Whitebeard briefly fought at near-peak strength. After Whitebeard caught Xia Chen off guard, Xia Chen vanished and struck him hard enough to send him flying across the battlefield.

• Whitebeard's attack struck Xia Chen's Sovereign Safety Shield without affecting it, and Xia Chen hit Whitebeard with his staff while Whitebeard was distracted.
• Whitebeard spat blood after the blow, while Marco realized Xia Chen had been handling the fight with ease.
• Whitebeard charged Xia Chen with a Conqueror's Haki-coated slash, and Xia Chen met it with his own staff, unleashing shock waves that shattered the ground and shook the island.
• Whitebeard and Xia Chen enjoyed their clash, but Whitebeard noticed Xia Chen had become distracted and attacked him with a Tremor-Tremor Fruit-powered kick.
• Xia Chen vanished, then struck Whitebeard in the stomach and sent him flying into the ground as Ace and the others watched in disbelief.

Xia Chen and Whitebeard fought until Whitebeard, near death, unleashed a final attack with the full force of his Conqueror’s Haki. Their clash devastated the island, but Whitebeard remained unharmed behind a mysterious earthen-yellow ring of light marked with flickering runes.

• Whitebeard rose after Xia Chen sent him flying and resumed their battle despite his grave injuries.
• After another clash, Whitebeard reflected on his life and family as Xia Chen told him his story was ending.
• Whitebeard’s presence surged as he gathered the last of his strength and coated Murakumogiri in powerful Conqueror’s Haki.
• Whitebeard launched his final strike, and Xia Chen met it with a blow from his own black-and-red club.
• Their collision shattered the island and sent immense shock waves across the surrounding sea.
• Marco and the others found Whitebeard unharmed, protected by a glowing ring of light inscribed with mysterious runes.

Xia Chen survived Whitebeard’s final attack and watched the legendary pirate die after their battle. He claimed the reborn Tremor-Tremor Fruit, then discovered that the Five Elders’ Mythical Zoan fruits had become ordinary fruit and suspected Imu was responsible.

• Xia Chen emerged unharmed and explained that he had shielded Whitebeard from the shock waves of their clash.
• Whitebeard asked how strong Xia Chen had become, and Xia Chen said he could easily defeat all four current Four Emperors in their prime.
• Whitebeard reflected on the world and his life before dying beneath the open sky.
• A fruit basket appeared beside Whitebeard, and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit was reborn; Xia Chen took it and stored it in System Space.
• Xia Chen found that the five Mythical Zoan fruits he had taken from the Five Elders had turned into ordinary fruit, and suspected Imu had caused the change.
• Xia Chen turned toward a huge crowd rushing toward him.

After saying farewell to Whitebeard, Xia Chen left to reunite with Luffy and the others, then confronted the Five Elders at Mary Geoise. He asked whether they possessed the Devil Fruit powers of the previous Five Elders.

• Ace thanked Xia Chen for coming to see Whitebeard off, and Xia Chen said he had enjoyed witnessing Whitebeard in his prime.
• Xia Chen told Ace that he and Luffy's group had spent six months training before he departed on Flying Nimbus to check on them.
• The Five Elders discussed Xia Chen's absence and speculated that he had spent the past six months on Amazon Lily.
• Xia Chen appeared silently in the Five Elders' meeting and told them they were too weak to detect him.
• Xia Chen asked the Five Elders whether they possessed the previous Five Elders' Devil Fruit powers.

Xia Chen learned that the Five Elders had inherited their Devil Fruit abilities from their predecessors, then left Mary Geoise after deciding not to kill them. He arrived at the Straw Hats’ training island and interrupted Zoro and Brook’s sparring with a surprise attack that Zoro blocked.

• Venus claimed Vegapunk had extracted the previous Five Elders’ Devil Fruit abilities, while Xia Chen recognized that the explanation concealed Imu’s role.
• Xia Chen left the Five Elders alive and vanished, leaving them relieved and worried about how quickly he was growing stronger.
• Xia Chen flew to an island in the Calm Belt, where he sensed activity and headed toward the center to see how the others had improved.
• Brook cut apart Zoro’s flying slash with Yahazu Giri, and Zoro dismissed the move as all flash and no substance.
• Usopp attacked Zoro with White Tiger Heaven-Rending Claw, but Zoro blocked the giant paw with his sword and remarked that Usopp’s sneak attacks had improved.

Zoro defeated Usopp and Brook in another two-on-one training fight, while Luffy’s growing strength prompted Sanji to hand their sparring match over to Rayleigh. Luffy prepared to demonstrate a new move against Rayleigh.

• Zoro cut Usopp’s transformed tiger leg and sent him flying, but Usopp insisted he was fine despite his bleeding wounds.
• Usopp and Brook charged Zoro together again, continuing their losing training bouts.
• Luffy and Sanji clashed in a sparring match, and Sanji noticed Luffy had grown stronger since their last fight.
• Sanji asked Rayleigh to take over testing Luffy, and Rayleigh reluctantly agreed.
• Luffy told Rayleigh he had developed a new move and began preparing to use it.

Xia Chen used a burst of Conqueror's Haki to draw Luffy's group and Zoro's group toward him, then exchanged attacks with Zoro. The chapter ended as Zoro, Luffy, and Sanji all prepared to attack Xia Chen at once.

• Luffy, Sanji, and Rayleigh sensed Xia Chen's powerful Conqueror's Haki and headed toward its source.
• Zoro, Usopp, and Brook also felt the Haki, and Zoro recognized it as Xia Chen's invitation before racing toward him.
• Xia Chen waited between the groups, comfortably drinking tea after releasing his Haki to summon them.
• Zoro opened with a powerful slash, which Xia Chen dispersed before sending a counterattack that Zoro cut in half.
• Xia Chen and Zoro traded taunts about Zoro's growth over the past six months as Luffy and Sanji arrived.
• Zoro charged Xia Chen while Luffy and Sanji began their own attacks from behind.

Xia Chen reunited with Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro, who attacked him together and were swiftly knocked away. Usopp then revealed his new white tiger transformation and rushed to swipe Xia Chen with his paw.

• Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro attacked Xia Chen, who stood still and knocked all three flying.
• Zoro landed near Usopp and Brook, and Usopp excitedly realized Xia Chen had returned.
• Xia Chen greeted Usopp, who ran toward him while transforming into an enormous white tiger.
• Usopp swung his paw at Xia Chen, thrilled that he finally had the chance to hit him.

Xia Chen effortlessly defeated Luffy, Usopp, Zoro, Sanji, and Brook when they attacked him, then mocked them as he went to talk with Rayleigh. The battered crew soon fell asleep in the sunshine, while Rayleigh remarked that Xia Chen had grown stronger over the past half year.

• Usopp attacked Xia Chen in his white tiger form, but Xia Chen repelled him with Armament Haki and sent him crashing through trees.
• Luffy and Sanji charged Xia Chen, who caught Luffy's fist and swung both of them away before Zoro and Brook joined the attack.
• After a little over seven minutes, Xia Chen had knocked all five crew members down and taunted them, then walked over to Rayleigh.
• Zoro and Sanji resumed arguing as Usopp and Brook discussed how easily Xia Chen had beaten them.
• Luffy fell asleep on the ground, and the warmth soon lulled the others into sleeping beside him.
• Rayleigh praised Xia Chen for growing stronger, and Xia Chen replied that getting stronger was normal.

Xia Chen thanked Rayleigh for caring for Luffy and the others, told him Whitebeard had died, and arranged for Rayleigh to coat their ship before they sailed again. After returning to Amazon Lily, Xia Chen reunited with Hancock and promised he would come back after their voyage around the world.

• Xia Chen thanked Rayleigh for looking after Luffy and the others, and Rayleigh agreed to coat their ship before retiring.
• Xia Chen told Rayleigh that Whitebeard had died after using his last strength to fight him.
• Xia Chen returned to Amazon Lily, found Hancock asleep beside the fish soup, and carried her to the bedchamber.
• The next day, Hancock asked Xia Chen when he would return, and he promised to come back after traveling around the world.

Xia Chen reunited with his crew on the Flying Nimbus and brought them to Water 7, where he left them to seek out Dragon. Dragon revealed that he had come to Water 7 specifically to find Xia Chen.

• Xia Chen told the crew that Franky was building them a larger new ship, while Usopp and Zoro argued over the Going Merry and began fighting.
• Xia Chen arrived above Water 7, spotted someone on the island, and sent the others to find Nami and the others while he went ahead alone.
• Xia Chen entered a dark alley and found Dragon, who explained that he hid because many people recognized him as the Revolutionary Army's leader.
• Dragon told Xia Chen that he had come to Water 7 to find him.

Dragon met Xia Chen to ask where Sabo had gone, since Sabo had been missing for six months. Xia Chen and Dragon sought information from Big News Morgans, who had no news of Sabo after Impel Down but claimed he had another important lead.

• Dragon told Xia Chen that Sabo had disappeared after leaving with him and that the Revolutionary Army had found no trace of him.
• Xia Chen considered that Sabo might be in danger, then insisted they believe Sabo was alive until they knew for certain.
• Xia Chen called Big News Morgans and asked what had happened to Sabo after Impel Down.
• Big News Morgans recounted Sabo's background but admitted he had no information about Sabo's whereabouts after Impel Down.
• Big News Morgans sensed Xia Chen's anger and hurriedly said he had another important piece of news.

Xia Chen investigated Sabo’s disappearance with Dragon, Big News Morgans, and the Five Elders but found no new leads. He put the search aside for the moment and returned to a house in Water 7, where he subdued five attackers and petted Chopper.

• Big News Morgans told Xia Chen and Dragon that a fight had taken place outside Impel Down and ended within minutes.
• Dragon said Sabo had been roughly at Headquarters Vice Admiral level six months earlier, leading Xia Chen to conclude that his opponent must have been at Admiral level or stronger.
• Xia Chen asked Big News Morgans to watch for information about Sabo, then contacted Jupiter, but the Five Elders had no further details.
• Xia Chen decided to wait for new information and not tell Luffy and Ace that Sabo was alive but missing.
• Five people charged Xia Chen when he entered the house, but he froze them and kicked them aside before Chopper asked why they were attacking him.
• Xia Chen pulled Chopper close and petted him while Chopper enjoyed it.

Xia Chen and the Straw Hats discussed their route to Fish-Man Island, deciding to visit the Sabaody Archipelago first to coat their ship. As they went to see Franky and the completed vessel, Franky prepared to tell his followers he would leave them after receiving a dangerous bounty.

• Xia Chen freed the five immobilized men, then told the crew about Fish-Man Island and offered a route through Mary Geoise instead.
• Sanji, Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper eagerly chose Fish-Man Island, and Sanji fainted after Xia Chen mentioned its mermaid princess.
• Xia Chen explained that they needed to stop at the Sabaody Archipelago to coat the ship before traveling underwater.
• Nami reminded Xia Chen that Franky had finished the new ship and planned an unveiling ceremony, so the crew headed to Franky House.
• Franky considered how his two-hundred-million-Beli bounty endangered his followers and prepared to announce that he was leaving them.

Franky told his underlings he was joining the Straw Hat Pirates, then beat them after they cheered at his departure. Xia Chen and the others arrived to see the damage, and Franky led them to view the new ship he had built.

• Franky announced that he was leaving with Straw Hat Boy and the Straw Hat Pirates, and Zanbai and the others cheered because they were relieved to see him go.
• Franky attacked his underlings for their remarks, leaving them sprawled across the damaged house.
• Xia Chen, Zoro, Sanji, Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, and the others arrived and asked Franky what had happened.
• Franky explained that he had had a friendly exchange with his underlings and said he was ready to show the crew their new ship.
• Franky led the group away, and his underlings quietly got up, revealing that they had not been hurt.