Chapter Summaries

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.

Xia Chen used Haki to block Mr. 2’s imitation ability, then exposed him as a Baroque Works agent and had him restrained. He planned to let Alabasta learn Crocodile’s true nature before reclaiming the country, but also intended to seek Crocodile out and test his strength.

• Xia Chen covered himself in Haki and prevented Mr. 2 from copying his appearance.
• Xia Chen revealed Mr. 2’s identity as a Baroque Works agent after Vivi described him.
• The crew confronted Mr. 2, and Xia Chen knocked him out before Sanji tied him up.
• Xia Chen decided Crocodile’s crimes needed to be exposed before Alabasta could be reclaimed.
• Xia Chen resolved to find Crocodile and test his strength.

Luffy and his crew reached Alabasta, where Xia Chen checked in and gained advanced Armament Haki, allowing him to use Ryuo. While shopping in Nanohana, Xia Chen encountered Captain Smoker.

• Vivi stopped Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji from attacking a sea cat and confirmed that the crew had reached Alabasta.
• Xia Chen knocked out the bound Mr. 2, then gained advanced Armament Haki when he set foot on Alabasta.
• Vivi planned for the crew to disguise themselves and travel from Nanohana toward Yuba after restocking supplies.
• Xia Chen and Chopper went shopping in Nanohana, but Chopper left a clothing store because the perfume bothered his sensitive nose.
• As Xia Chen headed back from shopping without keeping up his Observation Haki, he unexpectedly encountered Captain Smoker.

Xia Chen knocked out Smoker, regrouped with the Straw Hats, and exposed a vendor selling fake golden apples. The group found Luffy eating with his brother Ace, and the two began competing to see who could eat more.

• Xia Chen defeated Smoker with a single punch and left him unconscious, then headed back with Chopper to find Luffy and the others.
• Xia Chen reunited with Nami, Vivi, Sanji, Usopp, Chopper, and Zoro, handed them the clothes he had bought, and joined them in searching for Luffy.
• Xia Chen discovered that a vendor was coloring apples to sell them as golden apples, then pressured the vendor into giving the group apples and golden fruit juice.
• Xia Chen and the others heard Luffy call out to Ace from a nearby restaurant and found the brothers eating together.
• Ace asked Luffy to compete over who could eat more, and both brothers immediately began devouring the food.

Xia Chen met Ace at a restaurant and warned him that he was no match for Blackbeard, whom Ace was hunting to avenge a murdered crewmate. Ace dismissed Xia Chen’s warning and refused his challenge, while Luffy began to wonder how dangerous Blackbeard really was.

• Xia Chen and the others found Luffy and Ace stuffed from eating, and learned that Ace was Luffy’s older brother.
• Ace apologized for Luffy’s behavior and explained that he had come to hunt Blackbeard, a former division member who had killed a crewmate and fled.
• Xia Chen warned Ace that he could not defeat Blackbeard, but Ace insisted that he was strong enough.
• Xia Chen challenged Ace to a fight and offered to stop him from pursuing Blackbeard if he won, but Ace refused.
• Luffy asked Xia Chen whether Blackbeard was truly that strong, and Xia Chen confirmed it before offering to give him a concrete example.

Xia Chen warned Ace that Blackbeard had scarred Red-Haired Shanks, making Ace reconsider his plans to pursue him. Smoker arrived at the restaurant with backup, and the newcomer was revealed to be Marine Headquarters Admiral Aokiji.

• Ace told Luffy that he had visited Shanks and shared drinks with him.
• Xia Chen told Ace that Blackbeard had given Shanks the scar on his face, and Ace said he would think seriously about the information.
• Luffy spotted the injured Smoker in the restaurant, where Smoker announced that Xia Chen, Luffy, and Ace would be arrested by someone else.
• Aokiji entered the restaurant, and Xia Chen and Ace recognized the Marine Headquarters Admiral.
• Luffy asked whether an Admiral was strong and said they could simply send him flying, leaving the others staring at him in disbelief.