Chapter Summaries

Mirajane and Erza pushed through Yuri’s overwhelming magic power to prove their resolve, and Yuri declared them qualified as S-Class Mages after catching them when they collapsed. Griffon mocked Yuri for going easy on them, prompting him to threaten to pluck the bird’s feathers.

• Mirajane said she still intended to beat Yuri, while Erza asked him to practice swordsmanship with her if she won.
• Yuri accepted their challenges and unleashed his full magic power, pressing the exhausted girls down with its force.
• Mirajane and Erza drew strength from their determination, then charged Yuri with Devil Bringer and an ordinary sword.
• Their attacks failed to harm Yuri, and he caught both unconscious girls before they fell.
• Yuri congratulated Mirajane and Erza on passing the exam, explaining that their resolve mattered as much as strength.
• Griffon teased Yuri for going easy on the girls, and Yuri threatened to pluck all its feathers.

Yuri, Erza, and Mirajane continued building their reputation as Fairy Tail’s strongest team while new members joined the guild. Yuri received a lucrative named request to hunt the Beast King and set out with Erza, Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna.

• Yuri, Erza, and Mirajane completed S-Class Missions together and sometimes brought younger guild members along for experience.
• Mystogan joined Fairy Tail, and Makarov explained to Yuri that he had accepted him because he saw kindness in him and wanted to guide him.
• Laxus brought Freed Justine, Evergreen, and Bickslow to the guild, and Yuri noticed Freed’s hostility toward him.
• Makarov gave Yuri a named request to subdue the S-Class magic beast called the Beast King, with a reward nearly three times that of a comparable S-Class Mission.
• Yuri gathered Erza, Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna, and they set off to complete the request.

Yuri recognized the nun Seilah as a demon and demanded to know where [Devil] was. After Seilah revealed that she had controlled the townspeople and tried to stop him with her Curse, Yuri seized her and carried the fight toward a distant mountain.

• Yuri and the others arrived at the church in Aro Town to investigate a magic beast, and Seilah introduced herself as the nun handling the request.
• Yuri stayed behind with Seilah while Mirajane, Erza, Elfman, and Lisanna went to the woods, then confronted Seilah about [Devil].
• Seilah revealed her demon form and said Yuri's necklace had helped expose her; Yuri attacked when she refused to tell him where [Devil] was.
• Seilah warned Yuri that the townspeople were nearby and revealed that she had taken control of them, but Yuri said he did not care where the battle took place.
• Seilah tried to immobilize Yuri with her Command Curse, but Yuri grabbed her with his Devil Bringer and flew toward a distant mountain.