Recaps

Xia Chen protected Vivi inside his newly created golden barrier while Zoro fought the Baroque Works agents. Mr. 8 failed to reach or break the barrier, and Xia Chen challenged him to try again as Zoro finished off the other attackers.

• Xia Chen revealed that the town's people were Baroque Works agents and left them to Zoro.
• Mr. 8 charged at Xia Chen but crashed into the golden barrier, injuring his nose.
• Mr. 8 fired his hair-mounted shotguns, but redirected the bullets away from Vivi and toward Zoro, who used a nearby person as a shield.
• Mr. 8 repeatedly circled the barrier for over ten minutes, while Xia Chen kept moving Vivi in front of him and Zoro defeated the other agents.
• Xia Chen promised to sit still and release the captives if Mr. 8 could break the barrier, while privately doubting that he could.

Xia Chen left Zoro to handle the defeated Baroque Works agents, then found Nico Robin watching events in town and made her stay to watch with him. As Luffy and Zoro fought on a rooftop, Xia Chen sensed something and vanished.

• Xia Chen vanished after leaving the defeated Baroque Works agents to Zoro, while Vivi warned Igaram to flee and revealed his real name.
• Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine confronted Igaram and Princess Vivi, exposing their identities and preparing to attack them as Zoro watched.
• Xia Chen found Nico Robin on a nearby mountain and, after she admitted she was only looking around, used his aura to make her stay with him.
• Xia Chen and Robin watched Luffy and Zoro fight on a rooftop, where Zoro had the advantage, until Xia Chen sensed something and disappeared.

Xia Chen stopped Zoro and Luffy from fighting, agreed to train Luffy, and decided the crew needed to grow stronger for the dangers ahead. The next day, he took the group out of town to begin training while ordering Igaram to stay behind and assuring him Crocodile could not harm him.

• Xia Chen caught Zoro's slash with his black arm and broke up Zoro and Luffy's fight with a punch to each of them.
• After learning the cause of their argument, Luffy and Zoro made peace, and Xia Chen led them back to the others while correcting Zoro's wrong turn.
• Luffy asked Xia Chen to teach him to fight, and Xia Chen told him to come the next day.
• Xia Chen reflected that Zoro had learned the realm of cutting iron earlier than in the original story and resolved to strengthen Luffy and the others.
• The next day, Xia Chen refused Igaram's repeated requests to disguise himself as Princess Vivi and told him to stay in town, promising Crocodile could not harm him.
• Xia Chen took Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, and the others out of town for training, with Vivi, Igaram, Mr. 9, and Miss Sunday joining them.

Xia Chen demonstrated the Six Powers of the Navy and began teaching the crew about Haki. He explained Armament and Observation Haki, leaving Vivi and the others wondering whether Crocodile could withstand such power.

• Xia Chen demonstrated Soru, Geppo, Rankyaku, and Kami-e, and told Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji they could try learning them.
• Xia Chen explained the three types of Haki and demonstrated Armament Haki, which Zoro learned could protect his swords and help him fight Hawk-Eyes.
• Xia Chen explained Devil Fruits and how Armament Haki could let fighters touch Logia users, then described Observation Haki as a way to predict movements.
• Xia Chen closed his eyes and dodged Luffy's punch with a slight tilt of his head, astonishing Vivi and the others.

Xia Chen trained the Straw Hats by repeatedly beating them to force out their potential, hoping to help them develop Armament Haki. After three days of progress, the crew set sail for Little Garden while Xia Chen relaxed aboard the ship.

• Xia Chen invited Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, and Usopp to attack him, then quickly knocked all five down.
• Xia Chen asked Vivi and Mr. 9 to spar with Nami and Usopp, and urged both Straw Hats to grow stronger so they could protect themselves.
• Xia Chen motivated Usopp by reminding him that his father was on Red Hair's ship and asking whether he wanted his father to call him weak.
• Xia Chen spent three days fighting the crew, and Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, and Usopp all became stronger, though none had mastered Armament Haki.
• Xia Chen and the others left the island for Little Garden, and Xia Chen relaxed in a chair aboard the ship.

Xia Chen trained Luffy and the others in Observation Haki before the crew reached Little Garden, where his check-in reward raised his Armament Haki to intermediate. The system said he could master Ryuo through advanced Armament Haki or learn the technique himself, and Xia Chen chose to wait for the automatic breakthrough.

• Xia Chen had Vivi supervise Luffy, Usopp, and the others as they trained Observation Haki, then told Luffy to focus on sensing changes instead of simply taking hits.
• After several days at sea, Xia Chen and the crew arrived at Little Garden, where Nami and Usopp panicked at the sight of prehistoric beasts while Xia Chen prepared to explore.
• Xia Chen checked in on Little Garden and received intermediate Armament Haki, which he tested by coating his hand.
• Xia Chen asked the system about Ryuo and learned he could master it himself with intermediate Haki or receive it automatically after reaching advanced Armament Haki.
• Xia Chen decided not to attempt learning Ryuo on his own and planned to wait for his Armament Haki to advance.

Xia Chen hunted dinosaurs with Vivi on Little Garden and discovered a wax house made by Mr. 3. When the island’s volcano erupted and Dorry and Brogy began fighting, Xia Chen took Vivi on the Flying Nimbus to watch from above.

• Xia Chen cut up dinosaurs with Rankyaku and stored them in his System Space while Vivi watched.
• Xia Chen found Mr. 3’s empty wax house and shared Earl Grey tea with Vivi.
• Xia Chen and Vivi heard a tremor, then saw the volcano erupt and Dorry and Brogy resume their battle.
• Xia Chen sent the Flying Nimbus to carry Vivi to him, then flew with her above the giants’ fight.
• Xia Chen judged Dorry and Brogy’s strength and waited to see their combined attack, Hakikisha.

Xia Chen stopped Dorry from drinking Baroque Works’ tampered booze and tried to convince him he meant no harm. Dorry doubted Xia Chen’s identity despite seeing his 300-million-Beli wanted poster, so Xia Chen prepared to prove himself by fighting.

• Luffy found Xia Chen and Vivi on the Flying Nimbus and asked to ride it, but Xia Chen refused.
• Dorry offered the crew dinosaur meat and prepared to drink the barrels of booze Brogy had received from Usopp and Nami.
• Xia Chen kicked the barrels away and revealed that Baroque Works had tampered with the booze, but Dorry suspected he was plotting against him.
• Xia Chen showed Dorry his 300-million-Beli wanted poster, but Dorry insisted it depicted someone else.
• Xia Chen declared that he would fight Dorry and activated his Demonized Form.

Xia Chen transformed into his Demonized Form and faced Dorry, then challenged both Dorry and Brogy to a fight in exchange for wine. The two Elbaf warriors accepted, and Xia Chen began battling Dorry while Brogy prepared to join in.

• Xia Chen unleashed his Demonized Form, sending Vivi and Luffy flying and drawing the attention of Brogy, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, and Zoro.
• Xia Chen gave Dorry wine, and Dorry drank it after recognizing Xia Chen’s Conqueror’s Haki.
• Brogy arrived and found Dorry sharing wine with Xia Chen, who said he wanted to fight both Elbaf warriors.
• Xia Chen formally challenged Dorry and Brogy, and both warriors accepted in the name of their honor.
• Xia Chen attacked Dorry, forcing his sword downward until Brogy called out from behind him.

Xia Chen overwhelmed Dorry and Brogy, while Zoro and Sanji confronted Mr. 3 and Miss Goldenweek. Mr. 3 was defeated and Miss Goldenweek fainted, leaving Zoro and Sanji to argue over whose attack had done the damage.

• Xia Chen dodged Brogy’s axe, struck him with his club, and sent him flying hundreds of meters.
• Xia Chen appeared behind Dorry and knocked him away after warning him not to get distracted.
• Mr. 3 and Miss Goldenweek tried to sneak away, but Mr. 3 accidentally revealed his identity and his ties to Baroque Works and Crocodile.
• Mr. 3 tried to capture Zoro and Sanji with wax, but they dodged his attack and broke through his Candle Wall.
• Zoro and Sanji struck Mr. 3, sending him flying and leaving him motionless, while Miss Goldenweek fainted at the sight of Zoro.
• Zoro and Sanji argued over whose attack had defeated Mr. 3.

Usopp and Nami defeated Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine, and Usopp realized how much his courage had grown. Meanwhile, Xia Chen taunted Dorry and Brogy into attacking him together, and their axe and sword came down on him.

• Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine mistook Nami and Usopp for easy targets, but the pair ambushed them with ammunition packets, a hammer, and a staff.
• Usopp hit Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine with Hot Sauce Stars, and he and Nami beat them until they lost consciousness.
• Usopp reflected on how much stronger and braver he had become, and Nami encouraged him before they headed toward the ongoing fight.
• Xia Chen challenged Dorry and Brogy to put pressure on him and boasted that they would lose despite their age and size.
• Dorry and Brogy attacked Xia Chen together, bringing down an axe and a sword at the same time.

Xia Chen proved his strength to Dorry and Brogy by overpowering their Hakikisha attack head-on. After assessing its power, he sensed the area for other loose ends, his expression turning strange.

• Xia Chen used his Demonized State shield to repel Dorry and Brogy’s attacks, then asked them to use their combination technique.
• Dorry and Brogy unleashed Hakikisha, shattering their weapons as the attack raced toward Xia Chen.
• Xia Chen met Hakikisha with Great Vajra: Thunder Bagua and broke through it after holding on for over ten seconds.
• Xia Chen deactivated his Demonized Form and judged that Hakikisha was less powerful than he had expected, while thinking ahead to Hakai.
• Luffy praised Xia Chen, who then used Observation Haki to search the surroundings and reacted with a strange expression.

Xia Chen defeated the Baroque Works agents and celebrated with the giants and Straw Hat Pirates, then learned that recording Little Garden’s magnetism would take a year. He retrieved an Eternal Log Pose to Alabasta from the Unluckies, restoring Vivi’s hope of returning home in time.

• Xia Chen found the Baroque Works agents unconscious and told Zoro and the others that he had fought the giants, who praised his strength.
• Xia Chen gave Dorry and Brogy barrels of wine he had taken from Whiskey Peak, and Zoro complained that Xia Chen had not brought him along.
• Nami asked Dorry how long it would take to record Little Garden’s magnetism, and Dorry said it would take a year, leaving Vivi devastated.
• Xia Chen went to Mr. 3’s wax house, knocked out the Unluckies, and took an Eternal Log Pose from them.
• Xia Chen gave Vivi the Eternal Log Pose to Alabasta, and she embraced him with relief and gratitude.

After Nami was bitten by a Kestia, Xia Chen warned that she would die without treatment within five days and promised to find a doctor. He flew from Little Garden to Drum Island, where a system notification announced he had checked in.

• Nami revealed a painful bug bite, and Xia Chen identified it as a Kestia bite.
• Xia Chen explained that the infection could kill Nami within five days without treatment, frightening her and the others.
• Xia Chen reassured Nami that he would find help and took the Log Pose pointing to Little Garden before flying off on the Flying Nimbus.
• Xia Chen searched the surrounding waters and found Drum Island after an hour.
• Xia Chen chose to return for Nami and the others, but a system notification announced that he had successfully checked in at Drum Island.

After finding Drum Island and gaining Clone Ability and Hakai, Xia Chen returned to Little Garden and set off with the others. He summoned a clone to test Hakai against the Goldfish King, and the chapter ended as the two Xia Chens swung their clubs at it.

• Xia Chen received Clone Ability and Hakai, then flew back to Little Garden with a new plan to test his strength.
• Xia Chen told the others he had found Drum Island and prepared to leave with them.
• Dorry warned Xia Chen and the others to avoid the western waters, where the enormous Goldfish King lived, but Xia Chen decided to confront it.
• Xia Chen lured the Goldfish King to shore with a Rankyaku: Kicking Bird slash, and the crew reacted in shock at its size.
• Xia Chen created a clone, and the two of them raised their clubs and attacked the Goldfish King with Hakai.

Xia Chen used Hakai to blast through the Goldfish King, then hurried the crew toward Drum Island after Nami developed a fever from Kestia. The crew left Little Garden aboard the Going Merry, lifted and carried by the enlarged Flying Nimbus.

• Xia Chen used Hakai to tear through the Goldfish King, salvaged its remaining meat, and gave some of the carcass to Dorry and Brogy.
• Luffy asked about Xia Chen’s ability to create clones, and Xia Chen claimed his Devil Fruit had improved; he also explained that his fruit was a Mythical Zoan.
• Nami cried out with sudden pain, and Xia Chen noticed she had developed a fever from Kestia and decided they had to leave immediately.
• Xia Chen enlarged the Flying Nimbus, lifted the Going Merry with it, and brought Luffy and the others aboard.
• The crew said goodbye to Dorry and the others, then Xia Chen sped toward Drum Island on the Flying Nimbus.

Xia Chen brought the sick Nami to Drum Island’s mountain castle and asked Dr. Kureha to treat her. While Nami rested, Kureha welcomed Xia Chen as family, and Chopper returned to the castle.

• Xia Chen landed the Flying Nimbus near Drum Island, then carried Nami toward the snowy mountain while the others prepared to reach shore themselves.
• The crew bundled up against Drum Island’s sudden cold, but someone ordered them to put their hands up after a bullet grazed Sanji.
• Xia Chen reached the castle with Nami and asked Dr. Kureha to treat her, calling the doctor “big sis.”
• Kureha treated Nami and accepted Xia Chen’s wine, then asked how Nami had been bitten by a supposedly extinct Kestia.
• Xia Chen explained that Nami had visited an Ancient Island, and Kureha chose not to press him for details.
• Chopper called out that he had returned, and Xia Chen looked forward to meeting him.

Xia Chen befriended Chopper by giving him cotton candy and explaining that they had both eaten Human-Human Fruits. After jokingly telling Chopper that his fruit was a powerful Mythical Zoan, Xia Chen asked him to join the crew.

• Chopper cautiously entered the room and accepted cotton candy from Xia Chen.
• Xia Chen petted Chopper, who first got angry and then acted delighted when Xia Chen called him cute.
• Chopper asked why Xia Chen was not afraid of him, and Xia Chen explained that he had also eaten a Human-Human Fruit.
• Xia Chen told Chopper that his fruit was the Mythical Zoan Human-Human Fruit, Model: Commoner, and pretended it was stronger than his own fruit.
• Chopper and Xia Chen grew closer, making Kureha happy to see Chopper enjoying himself.
• Xia Chen asked Chopper to become a crewmate.

Xia Chen invited Chopper to meet his pirate crew so he could decide whether to join them. At the house where Luffy and the others were staying, Sanji mistook Chopper for food and moved to butcher him.

• Xia Chen asked Chopper to meet his companions before deciding whether to become his crewmate, and Kureha let them go.
• Xia Chen and Chopper rode down the mountain together, and Xia Chen used Geppo to show Chopper that he could fly.
• Xia Chen reassured the nervous Chopper as they walked through the village to meet the crew.
• Xia Chen found Luffy, Sanji, and the others at a house, learned that Zoro was guarding the ship and Nami was recovering, and brought Chopper inside.
• Sanji mistook Chopper for a reindeer brought back for dinner and approached him to butcher him, making Chopper hide behind Xia Chen in terror.

Xia Chen and the others welcomed Chopper, then learned from Dalton that Wapol had ruled the Drum Kingdom cruelly before abandoning his people. The group went outside after hearing a commotion, where Dalton spotted Wapol.

• Luffy and Usopp welcomed Chopper and invited him to join their crew, making him feel happy and accepted.
• Xia Chen shared Goldfish King meat with the group and offered some to Dalton in thanks for helping them reach the island.
• Xia Chen revealed that Blackbeard—Marshall D. Teach—had destroyed the Drum Kingdom, and Dalton explained that Wapol's tyranny had made the kingdom's fall a relief.
• Vivi became upset at Wapol's abandonment of his people, and Xia Chen reassured her that caring rulers could protect their countries.
• After a commotion outside, Dalton went to investigate, and Xia Chen and the others followed him.
• Dalton stared ahead in fear and recognized Wapol.

Dalton attacked Wapol for ravaging the kingdom, and Luffy and Sanji joined him against Wapol and his men. As Wapol’s soldiers opened fire, Luffy blocked and bounced back their bullets, while Chopper rushed in to help.

• Dalton charged Wapol and wounded him after seeing him eat houses and claim the kingdom as his own.
• Chess called in Isshi-20, whose doctors treated Wapol, and Wapol defended abandoning his people to save himself.
• Dalton declared that he would drive Wapol out, and Luffy and Sanji joined him despite Dalton’s warning.
• Wapol ordered his soldiers to kill the group, but Luffy moved in front of the bullets and sent them flying back.
• Xia Chen set out tea for his companions to watch the fight, and Chopper transformed and joined Luffy and the others.

Luffy and the others defeated Wapol’s forces, then continued toward the snowy castle with Chopper and a newly reunited Zoro. They arrived at Wapol’s former castle to check on Nami’s recovery.

• Luffy punched Wapol, while Chopper and Dalton fought Kuromarimo and Chess and Sanji took on the lackeys.
• Luffy defeated Wapol, and Chopper and Dalton finished off Kuromarimo and Chess; afterward, the group rested and discussed Chopper joining the crew as its doctor.
• The group found Zoro bare-chested and shivering in the snow, and he claimed he had come to train before joining them on the sleigh.
• The group reached Wapol’s former castle, where Luffy admired the building and Xia Chen suggested they check on Nami.

Xia Chen and the others visited Kureha while Nami recuperated, but Luffy and Zoro offended her and were chased out. Later, Xia Chen turned a snowball fight against Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper into a lopsided battle with fifteen clones, sending them running.

• Kureha chased the group from Nami's room after Luffy and Zoro called her a weird granny, then insisted she was a youthful beauty.
• Chopper explained that Kureha was Nami's doctor and had taught him medicine, and Xia Chen led the group back in after telling them to call her big sis.
• Luffy repeatedly copied Xia Chen's words, so Xia Chen kicked him out and beat him before returning to ask Kureha about Nami's condition.
• During a snowball fight, Xia Chen hit Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper, prompting them to gang up on him.
• Xia Chen created fifteen clones to bombard the trio with snowballs, and Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper fled.

Chopper joined Xia Chen and the others, and Kureha sent him off with a tearful goodbye as Drum Island’s snow turned pink like cherry blossoms. The crew celebrated aboard the Going Merry, where Nami thanked Xia Chen and reaffirmed that they were crewmates.

• Kureha told Nami to take Chopper with them, and Chopper later announced that he would sail with Xia Chen and the others.
• Kureha chased Chopper outside with weapons, and the crew escaped with him on the sleigh while she and Dalton watched them leave.
• At the shore, Vivi found Karoo frozen in the sea, and Chopper explained that Karoo had gone to save Zoro after mistaking a call for him.
• Nami beat Zoro after learning Karoo had blamed him, while Chopper impressed the crew by understanding Karoo.
• A cannon barrage made Drum Island’s snow glow pink, and Chopper thanked Kureha as he recognized the cherry blossoms.
• Aboard the Going Merry, Xia Chen watched Chopper play with the crew, and Nami thanked him before joining him for a late-night snack.

Xia Chen replenished the Going Merry’s food and knocked Luffy down after Luffy bragged about mastering Soru. The crew rescued Mr. 2, whose antics angered Xia Chen, and Xia Chen considered killing him despite his admiration for Bon Clay’s future courage.

• Sanji told Xia Chen the storeroom was out of food, and Xia Chen restocked it with meat from Little Garden.
• Luffy dodged Xia Chen’s punch with Soru, but Xia Chen used speed and Armament Haki to knock him out, then warned him not to get cocky.
• Nami guided the Going Merry through steam from underwater volcanoes while Mr. 2 searched nearby for Mr. 3’s ship.
• The crew rescued Mr. 2 after he fell into the sea, and he thanked Sanji before showing Luffy and the others his face-changing ability.
• Mr. 2 transformed into Nami and began to pull open his clothes, so Xia Chen struck him and considered killing him.