Chapter Summaries

At the Oración Seis castle, Brain tried to capture Fairy Tail’s young mages, but Eleven and the others turned the tables on his forces. As Brain’s allies fell and his control weakened, Eleven revealed that Brain had not actually subdued him.

• Brain’s projections went dark after Gildarts defeated the army, and Eleven’s pride surged when he realized he had summoned Gildarts back.
• Brain announced that he intended to take Fairy Tail’s gifted mages, but Eleven struck him before he could finish explaining his plan.
• Brain counterattacked with barriers, teleportation, and Genesis Zero, but Eleven evaded the fatal attack and challenged Brain’s claim that Fairy Tail could not win.
• Erza defeated Racer by predicting his movements, while Mira countered Midnight’s Reflector Magic and knocked him unconscious after he transformed.
• Natsu and Gray worked together to defeat Erik, despite bickering throughout the fight.
• As Brain’s allies fell and the markings on his face disappeared, Eleven’s pinned figure turned illusory and another Eleven appeared behind him to taunt him.

Eleven defeated Brain and stripped him of his memories and personality as punishment for attacking Fairy Tail. He forgave Erik, welcomed him back, and led the guildmates home together.

• Eleven battered Brain with Telekinesis after Brain’s magic markings vanished and his suppressed evil began to stir.
• Brain attacked Eleven with Dark Capriccio: Lament, but Eleven knocked him aside and used Memory Magic to erase his memories and personality.
• Erik feared Eleven would expel him for betraying Fairy Tail, but Eleven offered him a hand and reminded him of their promise to free him from his past.
• Natsu and Happy’s hunger interrupted Erik’s apology, and the guildmates began talking about food as they prepared to leave.
• Eleven pulled Erik to his feet, and Erik realized his Fairy Tail companions had always been there for him.
• The guildmates welcomed Erik home, and he tearfully accepted their welcome.

Eleven and his companions prepared to return to Magnolia, but Brain awoke as Zero, a far more powerful personality who threatened them. Eleven and the Fairy Tail mages stood together and launched an attack against him.

• Eleven proposed tying up the defeated Oración Seis members and returning to Magnolia.
• Brain awakened with blood-red eyes and a surge of powerful magic, and Eleven realized he was facing someone different.
• The revived personality introduced himself as Zero and declared that he would punish the group for defeating the guild members.
• Zero unleashed his magic toward Eleven and his companions, and Eleven shielded the others from the pressure.
• Mira, Erza, Natsu, Gray, and Happy joined Eleven in resisting Zero and attacked him together.

Eleven and the Fairy Tail mages overwhelmed Zero, but a Magic Council gong interrupted Eleven’s finishing attack and the officers tried to arrest him. Natsu retaliated against them to protect Eleven.

• Eleven repeatedly interrupted Zero with Telekinesis and vomiting spells while Mira, Erza, Natsu, and Gray joined the attack.
• After Zero lost the strength to resist, Eleven gathered his power into a Telekinesis Ball to finish him off.
• A Magic Council gong briefly erased the area’s magic, weakening Eleven’s attack so it knocked Zero unconscious instead of killing him.
• A frog-headed Magic Council field officer ordered the officers to arrest Eleven for attacking after the gong sounded.
• Natsu struck at the officers with Fire Dragon’s Iron Fist to stop them from handcuffing Eleven.

Eleven and the Fairy Tail members watched the Magic Council take Oración Seis into custody, while Erza confronted Siegrain, whom she mistook for Jellal. As they tried to leave, Siegrain accused Eleven of connections to the fugitive Elizabeth and asked him to accompany the Council for questioning.

• Natsu punched a Magic Council enforcer, prompting Guata to order the Fairy Tail members seized until Siegrain intervened.
• Erza recognized Siegrain as Jellal and reached for her sword, but Eleven calmed her with his Spiritual Power.
• Siegrain claimed he was Jellal’s twin brother and promised to make Jellal apologize, convincing Erza that she had mistaken him.
• After questioning the Fairy Tail group, Siegrain called Eleven back as they tried to leave.
• Siegrain said the Magic Council suspected Eleven of having ties to Elizabeth and invited him to come with them for questioning.

After being arrested as the wanted criminal Elizabeth, Eleven and the Fairy Tail members who tried to free him were imprisoned together. Eleven secretly mapped the Magic Council and planned an escape, but the prison guard arrived to take him to his trial.

• The Magic Council's victory over the Oración Seis made Siegrain and Ultear famous, while Fairy Tail faced public condemnation for the destruction in Magnolia.
• Natsu and the others tried to stop the Magic Council from arresting Eleven, and they were imprisoned alongside him.
• Mira and Erza worried that Eleven might be sentenced, while Eleven secretly scanned the Magic Council to learn its layout.
• Eleven proposed escaping and began using Telekinesis to knock out the guard.
• A frog-headed attendant entered and summoned Eleven to his trial and final judgment.

Eleven stood trial before the Magic Council over Elizabeth’s crimes, but the council had no decisive proof that he was Elizabeth. He left the proceedings by accusing Siegrain of secretly being Jellal, hoping to plant suspicion about him.

• Makarov appealed to Crawford Seam to treat the arrested Fairy Tail mages fairly, while privately considering how far he would go to protect them.
• Yajima and Crawford entered the Magic Council’s supreme courtroom, where Eleven stood trial as a suspect.
• Eleven realized the council was presenting Elizabeth’s crimes without proving that he was Elizabeth, and suspected Jellal had arranged his arrest to spite him.
• Eleven asked the courtroom whether Siegrain was really Jellal and offered to interrogate him with his magic.
• The frog judge condemned Eleven for slandering Siegrain and ordered the accusation added to his charges, while Eleven hoped the council members would investigate Jellal.

Eleven was cleared of the charges after he offered to help Crawford improve Archive Magic, then spent two days assisting with Super Archive Magic. When Natsu and the others stormed the Magic Council to rescue him, Eleven asked Crawford to forgive them.

• Crawford noticed Eleven’s mind-related magic and freed him from the trial in exchange for his help.
• Eleven left the council with Crawford, while Makarov discovered that Eleven had already been released and mistakenly believed he had been spared a scolding.
• Eleven helped Crawford develop Super Archive Magic, which could search memories as well as the magic network, and Crawford offered him a favor.
• Natsu, Gray, Erza, Mira, and Happy broke into the Magic Council to rescue Eleven.
• Eleven asked Crawford to use his promised favor to forgive his friends for their rampage.

Eleven reflected on the Magic Council’s schemes and Erza’s unresolved past before discovering that Gildarts was preparing to take on a legendary 100-Year Quest. The chapter left Eleven stunned and excited as Gildarts and Makarov discussed the impossible mission.

• Eleven concluded that Jellal had arranged Natsu and the others’ release to cause trouble for the Magic Council and distract him from investigating Jellal.
• Eleven decided to stop worrying about the Council’s schemes and focus on finding a way to help Erza resolve her pain over the Tower of Heaven.
• Eleven watched Fairy Tail return to its usual rowdy routine while Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe went off to train.
• Eleven discovered Makarov and Gildarts secretly discussing a quest, and Makarov told him he was not ready to get involved.
• Eleven realized Gildarts was preparing to attempt a 100-Year Quest and became thrilled by the prospect.

Eleven learned how dangerous the 100-Year Quest was and worried about Gildarts, who was preparing to leave for it. He told Cana about the quest, but she dismissed his concern and insisted Gildarts would be fine.

• Eleven listened as Gildarts and Makarov discussed the 100-Year Quest and learned that many powerful wizards had died attempting it.
• Gildarts asked Eleven to look after the guild while he was away, and Eleven wished him luck.
• Eleven worried that completing the 100-Year Quest himself might be impossible if Gildarts finished the only one.
• Eleven approached Cana and asked whether she had made progress with Gildarts, making her angry.
• Eleven told Cana that Gildarts was taking a dangerous quest, but Cana said he was strong enough to be fine.

Eleven told Cana that Gildarts had accepted a dangerous 100-Year Quest, prompting her to seek him out before he left. After Cana struggled to speak to her father, Eleven revealed that she was Gildarts's daughter.

• Eleven told Cana that Gildarts was going alone on a 100-Year Quest, and Cana agreed to talk to him.
• Eleven and Cana found Gildarts flirting with a waitress at the guild bar, and Cana grew angry and tried to leave.
• Gildarts mistook Eleven and Cana's meeting for a marriage announcement, then gave Cana a book titled "1,001 Tips for Girls to Take Good Care of Themselves."
• Eleven stopped Cana from leaving and explained that she had long wanted to acknowledge Gildarts but feared she was not worthy of being his daughter.
• Eleven pushed Cana in front of Gildarts and told him that Cana was his daughter.

Cana revealed to Gildarts that she was his daughter, and the two reconciled after he learned she was Cornelia’s child. Gildarts abandoned his plan to take the 100-Year Quest so he could stay with Cana, then became furious at Eleven and dragged him away for a talk.

• Eleven revealed Cana’s identity, and Cana confirmed to Gildarts that she was his daughter.
• Gildarts recognized Cana as Cornelia’s child, apologized for not realizing the truth, and embraced her.
• Cana called Gildarts “Dad,” and he promised to stay by her side and give up the 100-Year Quest.
• Eleven calmed Cana and suggested she could join Gildarts on the quest after growing stronger, while privately considering taking it himself.
• Gildarts remembered Eleven’s old conversation about Cana and grew suspicious, then seized Eleven by the collar and dragged him outside to talk.

After Gildarts reunited with Cana, he devoted himself to being an overprotective father and trained her for the X781 S-Class Exam. The exam ended with Mirajane Strauss advancing, while Cana, Erik, and Erza’s group were eliminated.

• Gildarts and Eleven returned after fighting, and Gildarts celebrated acknowledging Cana as his daughter with a three-day guild party.
• Gildarts followed Cana everywhere, trained her, and watched Eleven and the other men in the guild with suspicion.
• Makarov selected Mira, Erik, and Cana for the X781 S-Class Exam, assigning Eleven, Laxus, and Erza as examiners after Gildarts stepped aside.
• Laxus knocked out Cana and Levy, eliminating them from the exam.
• Eleven’s prepared trials went unused when Erik and Kinana attacked him immediately, and he defeated them.
• Mira defeated Erza with Elfman’s interference, becoming the only mage to advance to S-Class.

After Cana failed the S-Class exam again, Eleven suggested that drinking-based magic could help increase her power and encouraged her to ask Gildarts for help. Gildarts returned from beating Laxus and found Cana happily chatting with Eleven, immediately growing angry.

• Mira became an S-Class Mage and defeated Erza, while Cana failed the exam for a second time and felt discouraged.
• Gildarts blamed Laxus for hurting Cana during the exam, grabbed him, and took him outside to fight.
• Eleven told Cana that drinking could boost a mage’s magic power and suggested that Gildarts help her find or develop similar magic.
• Cana thanked Eleven and chatted happily with him as they shared drinks.
• Gildarts returned after beating Laxus, saw Eleven with Cana, and grew angry.

Eleven and Mira joked about their titles before Eleven reflected on Fairy Tail’s growing strength and offered to accompany Mira on the Beast King quest. Mira planned to defeat the Beast King so Elfman could use Take Over and improve his chances of becoming S-Class, and she agreed to wait for Eleven to return.

• Mira tried to make Eleven give her the title of Demon King, but he threw her over his shoulder and persuaded her to accept being his Demon instead.
• Fairy Tail rose to prominence as its younger wizards grew stronger and the guild’s membership expanded.
• Eleven met Mira after she returned from a successful job and noticed she was considering the Beast King request.
• Mira explained that she wanted Elfman to use Take Over on the Beast King and become eligible for the S-Class exam, then joked about teaming up against Erza.
• Eleven offered to join Mira after completing his own job, and Mira reluctantly agreed to wait for him.

Eleven investigated the deadly forest quest known as “Death’s Call,” following the signs of death to a lake where he found a naked black-haired man bathing. When the man sensed Eleven’s Spiritual Power and fled, Eleven chased him and tried to explain himself.

• Eleven hurried from the guild to investigate “Death’s Call,” an S-Class quest involving the unexplained deaths of mages and the withering of the forest.
• Eleven entered the primeval forest, accepted a tracking magic stone from the soldiers, and followed the previous mages’ trail deeper into the woods.
• Eleven found the silent sites where the mages had died and tracked the signs of death to a small lake.
• Eleven spotted a naked black-haired man bathing and extended his Spiritual Power to assess him.
• The man sensed Eleven, dressed hurriedly, and ran; Eleven chased after him and called out that he meant no harm.

Eleven confronted Zeref, whose black fog killed living beings by consuming their souls, but a silvery-white figure within Eleven saved him. Zeref recognized Eleven and left him with a message to find him when he was ready, while Eleven fell unconscious.

• Eleven questioned Zeref, who warned him to stay away and revealed that he had unintentionally killed the mages.
• A giant rock beast awoke and attacked Zeref, but Zeref's black fog froze Eleven and swept through the area, consuming Eleven's soul power and killing the beast.
• A silvery-white figure roared from within Eleven and destroyed the black fog, leaving Eleven alive but unconscious.
• Zeref found Eleven alive, recognized him as Eleven Brain, and said he had been waiting for him, but that Eleven was not ready yet.
• Zeref used Eleven's tracking magic stone to send a distress signal and told him to find him when he was ready; Eleven then fell into a deep coma.

Eleven woke after a week unconscious and learned that his body had healed, but his soul injury left him dazed and Porlyusica unable to treat him. After his friends visited, Makarov privately heard Eleven's account of the mission and told him to rest, leaving the mission's aftermath unresolved.

• Wendy found Eleven awake at Porlyusica's cabin, and Carla refused to give him water until Porlyusica arrived.
• Porlyusica treated Eleven's physical injuries but worried that she could not help his damaged soul.
• Natsu, Mira, Erza, and the others crowded into the cabin to visit Eleven, whose grateful smile startled them before Porlyusica drove everyone out.
• Eleven moved to the guild infirmary and learned he had been unconscious for a week as friends and guild members came to see him.
• Makarov spoke with Eleven alone, heard his detailed account of the mission, and told him to rest; Eleven later heard that Makarov had beaten Natsu, Gray, and Laxus for pursuing the mission.

While recovering in the hospital, Eleven grew anxious after Mira told him she had accepted the Beast King quest. Mira reassured him that Elfman and Lisanna would accompany her, then left him flustered and unable to change her mind.

• Mira brought Eleven a peeled apple and told him Makarov had approved her Beast King quest after she threatened his liquor collection.
• Eleven, troubled by a bad feeling, asked Mira to wait until he recovered and go with him instead.
• Mira transformed into Satan Soul, teased Eleven, and told him not to underestimate Fairy Tail's “Mirajane the Demon.”
• Mira said Elfman and Lisanna would accompany her on the quest, then left the hospital room.
• Eleven gave up trying to dissuade Mira and touched the cheek she had stroked, lost in confused thoughts.

After learning that Lisanna had died, Eleven went to Mira and Elfman and used his Spiritual Power to absorb the sorrow overwhelming them and the guild. He sank into the grief, but his Spiritual Power began to fill the gaps left by his soul’s injuries.

• Eleven woke from a nightmare and sensed profound sorrow throughout the guild.
• Makarov and the guild members told Eleven that Lisanna had died.
• Eleven rushed to Porlyusica’s cabin, comforted Elfman, and found Mira withdrawn and unresponsive.
• Eleven embraced Mira and opened his mind to share her sorrow.
• Eleven spread his Spiritual Power through the cabin and toward the guild, easing everyone else’s grief while drawing their sorrow into himself.
• As Eleven endured the overwhelming grief, his Spiritual Power grew heavier and filled spaces left by his soul’s injuries.