Arc 3The Werewolf Hunt

Eleven helped Cana and the Strauss siblings through their struggles, then investigated a supposed werewolf and discovered Mest’s Memory Magic. The arc ended with Doug leaving the orphanage to explore the world as the story moved into X777.

  • Cana revealed to Eleven that Gildarts was her father and asked him to keep it secret, then challenged him to a duel and lost.
  • Eleven and Cana encountered Mira, Lisanna, and Elfman, and Eleven helped Mira accept her demon arm before Makarov explained that she could master Take Over Magic.
  • Mira restored her arm with Satan Soul, and the Strauss siblings joined Erza, Gray, and Cana in a brawl against Eleven, earning him the guild’s Great Demon King title.
  • Eleven returned to the orphanage and accepted Maria’s request to investigate a supposed werewolf, but learned that Mest had already taken the job.
  • Eleven suspected Mest was hiding his identity and magic, pursued him through Magnolia, and caused widespread destruction before the guild confronted them.
  • Makarov revealed that Mest could alter other people’s memories, and Mest felt reassured when Fairy Tail accepted him despite his magic.
  • Doug revealed that his transformation magic had made the children mistake him for a werewolf, then refused Eleven’s invitation to join Fairy Tail and left to explore the world.
  • Eleven performed illusions during the Harvest Festival parade, and later noticed that the date had reached July 7, X777.
Chapters 52–76 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 52He's My Dad

Eleven tried to arrange Cana’s first job with Gildarts, unaware that she was hiding a secret about him. After Cana stopped Eleven from revealing what he had guessed, she admitted that Gildarts was her father.

  • Eleven complained to Maria about Gildarts’s dirty books, but Maria mistakenly thought Eleven wanted to read them.
  • Eleven arrived at the guild the next morning still confused about his anger toward Gildarts and greeted Cana.
  • Cana told Eleven that the master had agreed she could take her first job and asked him to accompany her.
  • Eleven urged Gildarts to take Cana on her first job, but Gildarts refused and said Eleven could take her instead.
  • Cana dragged Eleven into a deserted alley and asked how he knew her secret; Eleven explained that he had noticed how she reacted to Gildarts.
  • Cana admitted that Gildarts was her father, leaving Eleven stunned.

Ch. 53Cana Alberona

Cana told Eleven that Gildarts was her father and asked him to keep it secret until she became a powerful mage. When Eleven rejected her choice of first job and she challenged him to prove her strength, the guild gathered to watch their duel, which ended with Eleven knocking her cards to the ground.

  • Eleven learned that Cana was Gildarts’s daughter, and Cana explained that she planned to keep her identity secret until she was strong enough to feel worthy of him.
  • Eleven comforted Cana and promised nothing explicitly, while she asked him to keep her parentage secret from Gildarts.
  • Cana chose an 800,000 J demon-purification job, but Eleven rejected it and registered her for a safer 200,000 J bandit job instead.
  • Cana challenged Eleven to a duel, and Erza refereed while the Fairy Tail guild members gathered to watch.
  • Cana attacked with enchanted cards, but Eleven slapped every card onto the ground while admiring their magic circles.

Ch. 54Cana's Fight

Cana fought Eleven with a range of card-based spells, then caught him in a lightning trap that barely hurt him. She surrendered the duel, leaving Eleven the winner but frustrated, while Cana secretly celebrated having gotten to attack him.

  • Cana attacked Eleven with fire and several elemental spells, but his Telekinesis shield blocked them all.
  • Eleven swept Cana's cards from the air and moved to counterattack.
  • Cana triggered a lightning trap using cards Eleven had knocked to the ground, but Eleven endured the shock with little harm.
  • Cana surrendered, and Erza announced Eleven as the winner before comforting Cana.
  • Eleven sat despondently on the ground, while Cana secretly smiled and left pleased with herself.

Ch. 55Demon Girl

Eleven took Cana on her first job to clear robbers from a bridge, but his attempt to stop the fleeing chief destroyed the bridge and left them liable for damages. As they argued afterward, Eleven sensed a demon’s aura from a cloaked girl approaching with two companions and prepared to defend Cana.

  • Eleven lectured Cana on his wizarding theories as they traveled to a job clearing robbers from a bridge.
  • Cana defeated the robbers with elemental magic, but their chief escaped using acceleration magic.
  • At Cana’s urging, Eleven stopped the chief by destroying the bridge, causing the client to dismiss them and demand compensation.
  • Cana berated Eleven for wrecking the bridge while he tried to frame the mishap as a job-related difficulty.
  • Eleven sensed a demon’s aura from the arm of a cloaked girl approaching with two white-haired youths, pulled Cana behind him, and readied himself to attack.

Ch. 56Eleven the Villain

Eleven confronted Mira, Lisanna, and Elfman after sensing the demonic aura in Mira’s arm, frightening the siblings and knocking Mira unconscious. After Lisanna slapped him for calling Mira’s arm ugly, Eleven asked Elfman to explain what had happened to it.

  • Mira sensed Eleven’s hostility and tried to lead Lisanna and Elfman away, but Eleven stopped them.
  • Mira begged Eleven to spare her siblings, and Lisanna and Elfman stood between them before Eleven knocked Mira unconscious with Telekinesis.
  • Eleven revealed Mira’s transformed, demon-tainted right arm to Cana and explained that he sensed a demonic aura from it.
  • Lisanna slapped Eleven for calling Mira’s arm ugly, and Elfman apologized and offered to explain the arm’s history.

Ch. 57We'll Go With You

After waking, Mira heard Eleven explain that her demon form might be the result of Take Over magic rather than possession. Fearing she could someday harm Lisanna and Elfman, she agreed to go with Eleven to the Fairy Tail guild for help.

  • Mira woke beside the fire and hid her demon arm when Eleven offered her water.
  • Eleven introduced himself and Cana as Fairy Tail mages and said he had heard how Mira gained her demon form while saving her siblings and village.
  • Eleven suggested Mira had used Take Over magic on the demon and might be cured, though he could not be certain.
  • Eleven urged Mira to consider the risk that she might lose control and hurt Lisanna and Elfman.
  • Mira stopped Lisanna from attacking Eleven and agreed that the siblings would go with him.

Ch. 58Magical Forest Adventure 1

Eleven led his companions through a primeval forest shortcut, where they were ambushed by lecherous gorilla monsters and endured a barrage of filthy projectiles. After Eleven shielded the group with Telekinesis and they escaped, an unexpected burst of dust startled him again.

  • Eleven chose to lead Cana, Mira, Elfman, and Lisanna through a forest he believed was a shortcut to Magnolia.
  • A gorilla monster tried to abduct Cana and the others, but Eleven defeated it with Telekinesis.
  • Eleven smashed a second gorilla, then the group dodged a third gorilla's thrown filth as more monsters gathered.
  • The gorillas launched a coordinated volley, and Eleven carried Lisanna while the group fled under a Telekinesis shield.
  • Eleven withdrew the shield after the danger passed, and the exhausted group noticed night had fallen.
  • Eleven stepped on something that burst into a cloud of dust, making him leap away in alarm.

Ch. 59The Magic Forest Adventure 2

Eleven and the others rested among glowing mushrooms in the dark forest, where he comforted Mira about the demon arm she had gained while protecting her family. Mira thanked him, and the chapter ended with her siblings and Cana revealing they had heard his words and approving of them.

  • Eleven and the others discovered that glowshrooms were harmless and watched their spores illuminate the forest.
  • Lisanna and Cana played among the mushrooms before falling asleep beside their companions.
  • Mira silently scratched at her demon arm, and Eleven asked whether she regretted gaining it to save someone.
  • Eleven told Mira he would risk anything to protect his family and friends, and assured her that her body was proof she had protected her family.
  • Mira thanked Eleven, then Cana, Lisanna, and Elfman revealed they had been awake and listening.

Ch. 60The Great Adventure in the Magic Forest 3

Eleven and his companions got lost in the misty forest, where they encountered a unicorn that welcomed their touch. Its affection for Mira helped her believe that her demonic arm did not make her evil, and she finally released the pain she had been carrying.

  • Eleven used a Telekinesis shield to keep the group dry as they set out in the drizzle.
  • Eleven led the others off course, and they became lost in the mist-covered forest.
  • A unicorn emerged from the mist and approached Cana, who stroked it.
  • Lisanna and Mira also touched the unicorn, which showed particular affection for Mira.
  • Eleven told Mira that the unicorn’s acceptance proved her demonic arm was not evil, and Mira broke down crying as her doubts and pain poured out.

Ch. 61The Magical Forest Adventure 4

Eleven and the others followed a unicorn into a dense thicket, where they discovered that the forest stood on a gigantic plant that launched them above the clouds. Eleven used Telekinesis to guide everyone toward Magnolia, bringing their strange adventure to an end.

  • The unicorn rejected Eleven and Elfman, then led Mira, Lisanna, Cana, Elfman, and Eleven to a dense thicket instead of taking them out of the forest.
  • Eleven suspected the unicorn had deceived them, but he followed the others into the thicket when he could not prove it.
  • The group struggled through the vegetation and reached a clearing, where the ground began rising and revealed itself to be the top of a gigantic plant.
  • Eleven called out to the plant, and it abruptly retracted into the earth, sending the group soaring through the clouds.
  • Eleven linked everyone through Telepathy, and the five formed a hand-holding circle as he used Telekinesis to guide them down toward Magnolia.

Ch. 62Home

Eleven brought Mira, Elfman, and Lisanna back to Magnolia, where Lisanna's gratitude delighted him and Mira's Take Over was confirmed as magic rather than possession. Makarov offered to let the siblings stay at the guild and arrange a teacher for Mira, leaving them hopeful that she could master the magic and restore her arm.

  • Eleven brought the group safely to a hillside near Magnolia, and Lisanna called him “Big brother Eleven,” making him ecstatic until Mira kicked him away from her sister.
  • Eleven doted on Lisanna during the trip home, while Mira worried about his excitement whenever Lisanna called him big brother.
  • Eleven and the others returned to the guild, where Erza scolded him and he used Telekinesis to set her aside so he could speak with Makarov.
  • Makarov examined Mira's demon arm and explained that she had Take Over Magic, not a demon possessing her.
  • Makarov said Mira could restore her arm by mastering Take Over Magic and offered to let the siblings stay at the guild and arrange a teacher, prompting them to embrace and cry with relief.

Ch. 63Bad-tempered

Eleven dealt with Erza’s challenge by repeatedly smashing her into the guild floor, then fled from Makarov’s anger. A month later, Mira mastered Satan Soul and revealed her fierce act was meant to protect her siblings; after she and Erza traded insults, they punched Eleven and left him with black eyes.

  • Erza challenged Eleven to a duel, but he knocked her unconscious with a Telekinetic Hammer and wrecked the guild floor.
  • Makarov yelled at Eleven and Erza for destroying the guild, and Eleven ran away.
  • Mira mastered Satan Soul and restored her arm, while Lisanna and Elfman learned their own Take Over Magic forms.
  • Mira confronted Gray in her demon form and defeated him after he challenged her.
  • Eleven realized Mira had been acting tough to protect her siblings, but Erza misunderstood Mira’s appearance and began arguing with her.
  • Mira and Erza turned on Eleven when he tried to separate them, punching him and giving him two black eyes.

Ch. 64Tactics

Eleven challenged Erza after she and Mira accidentally punched him, then angrily called Mira into the fight as well. The duel ended with Erza and Mira fighting each other while edging away from Eleven, who realized they were trying to escape.

  • Eleven accused Erza and Mira of hitting him and challenged Erza to a spar.
  • Erza reluctantly followed Eleven outside, and he called Mira to join them after she smugly thought she had been spared.
  • Makarov refereed as Erza equipped her armor and Mira transformed into her demon form.
  • Erza and Mira charged Eleven together but collided when he dodged, then began fighting each other instead.
  • Eleven noticed the girls were moving away from him and called out as he realized they were trying to escape.

Ch. 65Double the Fun

Eleven overpowered Mira and Erza during their fight, but both girls kept getting back up and attacking him. Lisanna joined the battle by using Take Over Magic to become a catgirl.

  • Eleven caught Mira and Erza with telekinesis, spun them around, and set them down, leaving both girls dizzy.
  • Mira and Erza recovered and attacked Eleven together, but he knocked aside Erza’s sword and slammed both girls into the ground twice.
  • Makarov tried to announce the match’s result, but Mira and Erza stood back up and refused to give in.
  • Lisanna jumped in to help Mira and transformed into a catgirl with Take Over Magic—Animal Soul: Cat.

Ch. 66The Great Demon King

Eleven fought off six Fairy Tail members in a guild brawl and won, earning the title Great Demon King. The new nickname made him a frequent target for Erza and Mira, while jealous Laxus vowed to defeat him.

  • Lisanna, Mira, Elfman, Gray, and Cana joined forces to attack Eleven, who challenged them all to fight together.
  • Eleven defeated all six opponents, and Makarov declared him the winner of the brawl.
  • The guild members dubbed Eleven the Great Demon King, making him the new generation's target to beat.
  • Mira and Erza began teaming up to challenge Eleven, while Gray struggled to find an opponent he could beat.
  • Laxus grew jealous of Eleven's title, demanded a chance to defeat him, and Eleven refused his challenge.

Ch. 67The Werewolf Legend of the Harvest Festival

During Magnolia’s Harvest Festival, Eleven returned to the orphanage and learned that Doug was preparing to leave after turning fifteen. Maria then asked Eleven to investigate reports of a werewolf roaming the orphanage courtyard at night, and he wondered why the legendary creature had appeared there.

  • Eleven found that the Harvest Festival’s cheerful atmosphere no longer strengthened him, so he returned to the orphanage.
  • Eleven reunited with Maria and Doug, who had renamed himself but was still called Gouzi or Brother Gou by the children.
  • Eleven realized Doug would soon have to leave the orphanage because he had turned fifteen, and he felt sad about losing someone he saw as an older brother.
  • Maria asked Eleven to investigate a werewolf that several children had reportedly seen wandering the orphanage courtyard at night.
  • Eleven learned that no one had been hurt and wondered why a legendary werewolf was lurking around an orphanage.

Ch. 68The Boy Seeking the "Unknown"

Eleven agreed to investigate the werewolf troubling Maria’s orphanage, but learned that Mest had already taken the request. Their introduction went badly when Mest bit Eleven’s hand, and Makarov ended their tense standoff by punching Eleven through the floor.

  • Eleven promised Maria he would investigate the werewolf and accepted her request on Fairy Tail’s behalf.
  • Makarov told Eleven the request had already been taken by Mest, a new guild member.
  • Eleven greeted Mest, but Mest became fixated on the legendary great demon king and bit Eleven’s hand.
  • Eleven blasted Mest through the guild wall with Telekinesis, then learned Mest instinctively bit things when consumed by curiosity.
  • Eleven warily faced Mest as Makarov grew frustrated and punched Eleven through the floor.

Ch. 69The Truth Is One

Eleven and Mest investigated a werewolf sighting, while Gray, Lisanna, and Elfman joined the search. Eleven became convinced Mest was the werewolf and confronted him in an alley, but Mest denied it.

  • Mest agreed to investigate the werewolf job with Eleven.
  • Gray, Lisanna, and Elfman asked to join, and Mest agreed to let them come along.
  • Eleven sent Gray, Lisanna, and Elfman to question people around Magnolia while he and Mest headed off separately.
  • Eleven led Mest into a deserted alley and accused him of being the werewolf.
  • Eleven cited Mest's recent arrival, his habit of biting people, and his agreement to Lisanna joining as evidence, while Mest denied the accusation.

Ch. 70Questions and answers

Eleven confronted Mest after detecting powerful Spiritual Power protecting his thoughts, and demanded to know what mental magic he was hiding. Mest refused to reveal his secret, so Eleven attacked him; after Mest’s Teleportation failed to evade Eleven’s counter, he lay injured in a crater as Eleven demanded an answer again.

  • Eleven tried to convince Mest that he might be a werewolf, but Mest denied it and claimed his only magic was Teleportation.
  • Eleven realized Mest had powerful Spiritual Power and had blocked Eleven’s attempt to use Telepathy, then accused him of hiding mental magic.
  • Mest refused to explain his secret despite Eleven warning that he needed to protect the guild.
  • Eleven rose into the air and used Telekinesis to pressure Mest, who teleported behind him and attempted to kick him.
  • Eleven anticipated Mest’s attack and struck him down, leaving him in a crater before demanding that he reveal his magic.

Ch. 71Potato Chips Next Door Are on Sale

Eleven chased Mest across the ruins after Mest escaped while pretending to reveal his plans. Meanwhile, Lisanna, Elfman, Gray, and Doug pursued a supposed werewolf lead that ended at a circus, where Gray and Lisanna argued over wasted ticket money.

  • Eleven pinned Mest with Telekinesis and demanded to know what he was doing, but Mest teleported away mid-sentence.
  • Eleven pursued Mest through the ruins, smashing walls and buildings as Mest repeatedly teleported toward downtown Magnolia.
  • Lisanna and Elfman went to the orphanage to help investigate a werewolf, and Lisanna accidentally told Doug their secret.
  • Gray interrupted them with a claim that a circus director had revealed a werewolf at the circus, so Lisanna and Elfman followed him while Doug tagged along.
  • Gray led the group to buy circus tickets, but the supposed werewolf turned out to be a person in costume, prompting Gray and Lisanna to argue over the wasted money.

Ch. 72You Never Know What They'll Do

Doug tried to explain the werewolf hunt to Gray, Lisanna, and Elfman, but the children ran off to investigate reports of monsters. They found Mira and Erza fighting in the cathedral square, and the chapter ended as a cathedral spire crashed down nearby.

  • Doug tried to stop Gray and Lisanna from fighting and began explaining that the werewolf hunt had started because of him.
  • A panicked passerby warned Doug and the children about two monsters in the town center, and Gray, Lisanna, and Elfman hurried to investigate.
  • Gray and Lisanna discovered that the apparent monsters were Mira and Erza fighting in the square while Cana watched in embarrassment.
  • After Cana explained that she had brought Mira and Erza on a job to improve their relationship, a pointed cathedral spire crashed into the ground, leaving Doug convinced they were in trouble.

Ch. 73Farce

Eleven chased Mest across Magnolia and destroyed the cathedral’s spire before catching him. When Erza and the others demanded an explanation, Eleven called Mest a werewolf, and the group’s confusion was interrupted by an angry old man arriving to scold them.

  • Eleven pinned the exhausted Mest beneath him amid the cathedral’s rubble, and Erza and Mira discovered the damage.
  • Erza helped Mest up and questioned him, and Mest said Eleven had been trying to kill him.
  • Erza scolded Eleven for attacking a guildmate, while Eleven struggled to explain why he had chased Mest.
  • Eleven claimed Mest was a werewolf, prompting Gray and Lisanna to question Mest as Doug tried to correct the misunderstanding.
  • A short old man arrived and shouted at the group to stop causing trouble during the Harvest Festival.

Ch. 74Bratty Kids

Makarov stopped the children’s destruction in Magnolia, punished them, and lectured them about living freely as Fairy Tail wizards. Eleven then privately told Makarov that Mest could use mental-attribute magic.

  • Makarov used Giant Magic to stop the children and make them kneel after the cross outside Fairy Tail’s guild was destroyed.
  • Makarov beat Eleven and the other boys, then warned the children against wrecking their home and urged them to follow their chosen paths as wizards.
  • Erza was moved by Makarov’s words, while Mira tried to stop Eleven from speaking up.
  • Makarov asked Eleven what had happened, and Eleven opened a Telepathy channel to reveal that Mest could use mental-attribute magic.

Ch. 75Memory Magic

Makarov revealed that Mest’s second magic was Memory Magic, which could alter memories, and the Fairy Tail children accepted it without fear or much interest. Mest remembered how his magic had made his village turn against him, but Makarov’s welcome renewed his faith in the guild, just as Eleven asked him to teach the magic.

  • Makarov told the children that Mest’s second magic could alter other people’s memories.
  • Gray, Mira, Erza, Cana, and Lisanna reacted casually to the revelation, leaving Mest stunned by their lack of fear.
  • Mest recalled how his magic had frightened the villagers, who tried to kill him before he erased their memories and left.
  • Mest remembered Makarov inviting him to join Fairy Tail, and he felt reassured that the guild accepted him.
  • Eleven asked Mest to teach him Memory Magic, and Mest warned him against using it for evil before realizing Eleven had meant no harm.

Ch. 76July 7, 777

Doug revealed that the supposed werewolf was the result of his canine transformation magic, but declined Eleven’s invitation to join Fairy Tail and left to see the world. Eleven performed illusion magic in Fairy Tail’s Harvest Festival parade, and the chapter ended on July 7, 777, when he noticed a shooting star while reminding Maria about boiling water.

  • Makarov followed the old priest into the church, while Erza apologized to Mira and the group continued the werewolf search.
  • Doug revealed that his transformation magic had made the children mistake him for a werewolf, then refused Eleven’s invitation to join Fairy Tail.
  • Eleven took part in the Harvest Festival parade and used illusions to create fairies, a unicorn, and a werewolf above the floats.
  • Doug watched the parade, smiled at Eleven’s performance, and left to explore the world.
  • After time passed into X777, Eleven noticed the date was July 7 and turned toward a shooting star while Maria tended boiling water.
Arc 3 of 12
Arc 3 of 12