Arc 10The Edolas Crisis

Riyao and the others were pulled into Edolas, where the Royal Army had turned their friends into Magic Crystals. As Fairy Tail fought to rescue them, Riyao helped break the crystal holding Mirajane, while the battle for the remaining captives continued.

  • Riyao arrived alone in Edolas, learned that the kingdom’s army was hunting Fairy Tail, and joined Natsu’s group after they found the Edolas guild.
  • Riyao stopped Erza Knightwalker from attacking the guild and helped the group escape underground, then set out with Natsu, Wendy, Lucy, Happy, and Carla for the royal capital.
  • Riyao and his companions raided a Royal Army base for supplies, then traveled toward the capital while Gajeel and Gajeel the reporter planned to attack the giant Magic Crystal.
  • Erza Knightwalker’s forces captured Riyao and the others, while Happy and Carla were taken to the Exceed kingdom and learned the Exceed had sent them to kill Dragon Slayers.
  • Iron Dragon Gajeel shattered the giant Magic Crystal, and the group split up as Erza and Gray confronted the army, Wendy fought Hughes, and Natsu faced Erza Knightwalker.
  • Riyao escaped the treasury, gave Gray Lucy’s Celestial Spirit Keys, and searched for Mirajane while Wendy defeated Hughes and Erza Scarlet overcame Knightwalker by disguising herself as her.
  • Natsu, Gray, and Lucy fought Byro and Sugarboy to stop the Dragon Chain Cannon from destroying the Magic Crystals, while Riyao found Mirajane’s magic inside a giant crystal and broke her free.
Chapters 226–250 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 226Drawing Circles

Riyao observed the guild members as the potion that had turned them into children began to wear off, while he considered developing a safer version. Wendy returned to normal first but worried that her child-sized clothes still fit, so Mirajane took the girls to the infirmary and left Riyao to guard the entrance.

  • Mirajane dressed little Erza in several outfits and teased her, while Riyao dressed little Makarov and little Gildarts in girls' dresses and took pictures.
  • Riyao noticed the children were gradually growing and began recording the potion's duration, recovery rate, and effects on their magic.
  • Mirajane asked whether researching the potion could cause trouble, and Riyao promised to add safeguards and proceed carefully.
  • Wendy returned to normal while still wearing tight, child-sized clothes and worried that she was really that small.
  • Mirajane led the girls into the infirmary and told Riyao to keep anyone from peeking, while he stayed outside to continue his notes.

Ch. 227Sky Dragon, Sky Dragon, Sky Dragon

Riyao was chased by Makarov and Gildarts over embarrassing photos, but Porlyusica recovered the real crystal ball and laughed at its contents. After seeing Wendy in the images, Porlyusica visited Riyao’s estate to speak with her, leaving Riyao and the others wondering about their connection.

  • Riyao fled through Magnolia with a crystal ball as Makarov and Gildarts chased him for the photos he had taken.
  • Riyao hid the real crystal ball near Porlyusica’s treehouse, but she struck him with her broom before Makarov and Gildarts carried him away.
  • Porlyusica found the real crystal ball, viewed its images, and went to Riyao’s estate after recognizing Wendy.
  • Porlyusica told Riyao she had come to see Wendy and took her aside for a private conversation.
  • Riyao joked that Porlyusica wanted Wendy as a sister, so Porlyusica hit him with a broom and threatened to give the crystal ball to Makarov.

Ch. 228Rasengan

Riyao learned the Dragon Slayer technique from Wendy’s scroll and created a powerful wind spell called Rasengan, then offered to teach it to her. After dinner, Mirajane discovered that Riyao had known Porlyusica was a Sky Dragon and hurried him toward the bath after he promised to tell her a secret.

  • Wendy told Riyao that Grandine had left her the Dragon Slayer Secret Arts scroll, and he studied it before demonstrating its attack spell.
  • Riyao showed Wendy his Rasengan variation, then promised to teach her how to use it the next day.
  • Wendy told Mirajane that Porlyusica had visited, and Mirajane realized Riyao had already known Porlyusica was a Sky Dragon.
  • Riyao promised to tell Mirajane a secret later, so she pulled him toward the bathroom and called for Lisanna to wash the dishes.

Ch. 229Confession

Riyao confessed his otherworldly origins to Mirajane, and the two talked through the night before sleeping in. While they rested, the guild treated Riyao’s manor as a gathering place, and the chapter ended with Natsu, Gajeel, and Gray bound in a tree while Mirajane and the others ate below.

  • Riyao told Mirajane about his original world after she promised to keep his secret, and they talked until morning before falling asleep together.
  • Wendy waited for Riyao while Erza picked strawberries, Natsu and Happy raided the orchard, and Gildarts joined them for fruit.
  • Makarov and Cana snuck into the wine cellar as Juvia, Ur, Gray, Levy, and Gajeel also arrived at the manor, turning it into a lively guild gathering.
  • Riyao woke at sunset and joined the feast, where Mirajane explained that she had tied up Natsu, Gajeel, and Gray after they fought and trampled her flower bed.
  • Mirajane offered Riyao the chance to whip Gajeel, but Riyao declined, and she teased the three bound men by enjoying the food in front of them.

Ch. 230Regrowing Severed Limbs

Riyao treated Gildarts in his laboratory, preparing his wounds and using life energy and medicinal herbs to begin regrowing his severed limbs. Gildarts fell asleep in the healing tub, and Riyao left him to recover overnight.

  • Gildarts found Riyao lounging in a tree and persuaded him to treat his poorly functioning prosthetics.
  • Riyao brought Gildarts to the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and carefully cut away the scar tissue around his wounds.
  • Riyao accidentally stabbed Gildarts in the thigh with a scalpel, then healed the wound with emerald-green magic.
  • Riyao infused Gildarts with life energy and created a seed inside him to help regrow his limbs.
  • Riyao put Gildarts in a tub of medicinal liquid, where he quickly fell asleep, and left a warning sign on the door.

Ch. 231The Fire Poker and Demon Form Change Hands

Riyao gave Erza the Fire Poker, reshaping it into an enchanted wooden sword she named Edgeless, then helped Mirajane gain a stronger Demon Form by giving her the demon seed extracted from his own form. Mirajane transformed successfully and ended the chapter by challenging Riyao to spar.

  • Gildarts tested his restored arm and leg, while Riyao demanded payment for the medicinal herbs and the damage to the clubhouse wall.
  • Riyao transformed the Fire Poker into an enchanted wooden sword for Erza, who named it Edgeless.
  • Mirajane asked Riyao for a way to improve, and he proposed that she take over the Demon Form inside him.
  • Riyao spent several hours condensing his Demon Form into a seed, then sent it into Mirajane.
  • Mirajane transformed into a powerful black Demon Form, and she challenged Riyao to spar.

Ch. 232Jellal and Jellal

Riyao explained to Wendy that the Jellal she knew was Mystogan from Edolas, not the Earth-land Jellal Erza had known since childhood. Wendy wanted to see Mystogan, and the chapter ended with everyone heading inside for Mirajane’s strawberry cake.

  • Erza and Mirajane fought in the reinforced training ground, and Riyao scolded Mirajane for nearly damaging it.
  • Mirajane offered everyone strawberry cake, while Riyao teased Erza and she chased him around Mirajane.
  • Riyao told Wendy that Earth-land and Edolas were parallel worlds and that the Jellal she had met was Mystogan from Edolas.
  • Wendy felt upset that she had saved the wrong person, but Riyao comforted her and agreed to help her see Mystogan.
  • Mirajane announced that the strawberry cake was ready, and Riyao urged everyone to hurry before Erza ate it all.

Ch. 233Wendy and Mystogan

Riyao brought Mystogan to see Wendy after she learned he was Edolas's Jellal, and they talked privately in the infirmary. Wendy was comforted by learning that Jellal had not abandoned her on purpose, while the guild members woke and resumed their usual antics.

  • Mystogan used layered sleep magic to knock out the guild members, and Riyao told him Wendy wanted to see him because she knew he was Edolas's Jellal.
  • Riyao woke Wendy and left her alone with Mystogan in the infirmary; afterward, Mystogan quietly departed the guild.
  • Gildarts asked who Mystogan was, and Makarov revealed Gildarts had spent much of his 100-Year Quest sightseeing and accumulating compensation bills.
  • Natsu woke up, challenged Gildarts, and was knocked out with a casual punch; Lucy and Happy reacted to his sudden nap.
  • Wendy told Riyao and Mirajane that she had been thinking of everyone in Cait Shelter and now understood Jellal had reasons for leaving; Mirajane comforted her.

Ch. 234Edolas

Mystogan sent Riyao, Lucy, and Gajeel to Edolas to rescue the Fairy Tail members turned into Magic Crystal by Anima. Riyao arrived alone on a floating island and headed toward the city to find his friends and guildmates.

  • Anima tore open a rift above Magnolia and pulled the city away as particles of magic while Mystogan rushed back too late to stop it.
  • Mystogan found Riyao, Lucy, and Gajeel in the space between worlds and explained that Magnolia's guild members had become Magic Crystal in Edolas.
  • Mystogan gave the three X-Balls so they could use magic in Edolas and sent them there, but forgot to tell them to stay together.
  • Riyao arrived alone on a floating island, collected samples of its rocks and plants, and decided to search for Natsu and the others.
  • Riyao leaped from the island toward the distant city, hoping to find his friends and learn where Lucy and Gajeel had landed.

Ch. 235Robbery

Riyao entered town, robbed three thugs after they tried to rob him, and hurried off after overhearing that the kingdom’s army was heading to wipe out Fairy Tail. He left the restaurant before its owner realized Riyao had paid too little.

  • Riyao lured three thugs into an alley, smashed a stone pillar with one punch, and took their money.
  • Riyao mistook a clinic for a restaurant, then found a restaurant and ordered its specialties.
  • Riyao overheard customers say the kingdom’s army was marching west to wipe out Fairy Tail.
  • Riyao ate quickly, left the money on the table, and rushed off toward the army’s destination.
  • The restaurant owner counted the money and discovered Riyao had not paid enough.

Ch. 236Everyone Turned Upside Down

Natsu, Wendy, Happy, and Carla entered the Edolas Fairy Tail guild and found their companions behaving in ways opposite to their Earth-land personalities. Natsu ended the chapter pinned beneath Lucy after she beat him in a fight.

  • Natsu and the others arrived at the Edolas guild and were startled by the members’ reversed personalities.
  • Edolas Lucy recognized Natsu, grabbed him, and used a headlock on him while Max and Warren praised her technique.
  • Happy and the others saw ladylike Cana, crying Elfman, heavily dressed Gray, and a hostile Lisanna, while Juvia rejected Gray.
  • Levy and Edolas Wendy questioned why Exceed were there, and Mirajane innocently thought Happy merely looked like one.
  • Natsu, Happy, and Wendy imagined how Riyao and Erza might act with reversed personalities.
  • Lucy found Natsu hiding under a table, struck him with an elbow, and pinned him to the floor.

Ch. 237Riyao of Edolas

Natsu, Happy, Wendy, and Carla encountered the strange versions of their friends in Edolas, then discovered that Mirajane had named a golden retriever Riyao. Their laughter was cut short when a guild member announced that the Fairy Hunter had arrived.

  • Gray helped Natsu up, while Natsu asked him to take off his clothes.
  • Happy and Natsu were shocked to find Reedus thin and menacing and Laxus gentle and scholarly; Laxus served Happy fish.
  • Little Wendy questioned big Wendy about her food, while Lisanna stopped Levy and Lucy from fighting.
  • Mirajane explained that her golden retriever Riyao had led her to Lisanna two years earlier, and Natsu, Happy, Wendy, and Carla laughed at the name.
  • A terrified guild member burst in and warned that the Fairy Hunter was there.

Ch. 238Riyao and Riyao

Riyao helped Fairy Tail escape the Royal Army by holding off Erza while Levy finished activating the guild’s underground evacuation device. Afterward, he discovered that Edolas’s Riyao was a golden retriever.

  • Levy struggled to repair the old device while Lisanna ordered the guild members to prepare for the Royal Army’s arrival.
  • Edolas’s Erza charged Fairy Tail on Legion, but Riyao raised an earthen wall to stop her attack.
  • Riyao dodged Erza’s spear strikes, taunted her, and flung her away when she tried to kick him.
  • Riyao returned to the guild as it sank underground, escaping the Royal Army with everyone inside.
  • Riyao met Edolas’s golden retriever Riyao, while Natsu, Happy, Mirajane, and Lisanna reacted to the strange double.

Ch. 239The Arrow from Two Years Ago

Riyao told Edolas’s Fairy Tail that their Earth-land companions had been captured and turned into Magic Crystals, then asked for directions to the royal capital. Lisanna recognized him as the person who had saved her two years earlier and insisted on going with him, while Riyao called himself Mirajane’s brother-in-law and left everyone stunned.

  • Riyao introduced himself and his companions as Fairy Tail from Earth-land and explained that their friends had been taken and turned into Magic Crystals.
  • Natsu panicked about rescuing Erza, Mirajane, and Gray, but Riyao calmed him and said they still had time.
  • Lucy refused to help Riyao reach the royal capital, warning him about the kingdom’s troops and Exceed; Riyao showed off his magic and claimed he could handle it alone.
  • Lisanna asked whether Riyao had saved her two years ago, and he recalled firing an arrow through the opening Anima had torn.
  • Lisanna vowed to accompany Riyao to repay him, but he called her his sister-in-law, prompting Edolas’s guild members to stare at Mirajane as Natsu and Happy plotted to tease him later.

Ch. 240Dragons and Cats

Riyao led Natsu, Wendy, Happy, and Carla toward the royal capital, where Edolas's Lucy and Lisanna joined them despite his protests. They encountered Earth-land's Lucy fighting soldiers, and Riyao revealed himself after attempting a poor disguise.

  • Riyao gave Natsu and Wendy X-Balls so they could use magic, then jokingly convinced Natsu and Happy that Happy was a dragon.
  • The group reached a town, where Edolas's Lucy and Lisanna insisted on accompanying them to meet Earth-land's Lucy.
  • Lisanna asked whether Riyao had money, and he claimed he would get her a dowry; she punched him after he ruffled her hair.
  • Earth-land's Lucy summoned Virgo to defeat the kingdom's soldiers, while a masked Riyao posed as a villain.
  • Edolas's Lucy recognized Riyao, who removed Natsu's scarf and admitted the disguise was his.

Ch. 241Charisma

Riyao led the group to a Royal Army base, where he knocked out the soldiers and the others gathered supplies and Magic Crystals. After learning to ride a magic motorcycle, he crashed into Natsu, and the group ended the chapter comparing their two Natsus’ driving abilities.

  • Earth-land Lucy mistook Edolas Lucy for Gemini or a ghost and jumped into Natsu's arms before Riyao explained the situation.
  • Riyao kicked open the Royal Army base gates, defeated the soldiers, and invited the group inside.
  • Riyao and the others explored the base and collected Magic Crystals, tools, and a magic motorcycle while Lucy, Wendy, and Carla called them bandits.
  • Edolas Lucy taught Riyao how to ride the motorcycle, but he lost control and knocked Natsu flying before joking that Natsu had acted like a speed bump.
  • Lisanna and Edolas Lucy celebrated their haul, and Happy explained that Natsu got sick and vomited in vehicles, prompting Edolas Lucy to laugh at the contrast between their Natsus.

Ch. 242Three Lucys

Riyao and the others prepared to leave the garrison for the royal capital, while Lucy and Edolas’s Lucy amused themselves by confusing Natsu with Gemini’s transformation. At the town’s outskirts, they met Edolas Natsu, whose fear of getting out of vehicles contrasted with Earth-land Natsu’s fear of riding them.

  • Edolas’s Lucy dressed herself and Earth-land Lucy alike, then used Gemini to create a third Lucy and confuse Natsu.
  • Riyao joked that he could drag Natsu behind his motorcycle, frightening Natsu before letting him go.
  • Lisanna and Lucy saw the group off toward the outskirts of town, where Edolas Natsu arrived in a magic-powered vehicle.
  • Earth-land Natsu dragged Edolas Natsu out of the vehicle, and Edolas Natsu curled up and begged Lucy to save him.
  • Happy explained that Earth-land Natsu feared getting on vehicles while Edolas Natsu feared getting off them, and Edolas’s Lucy put Natsu back in the car.
  • Riyao teased Earth-land Lucy about shipping the two Natsus, making her blush.

Ch. 243Oi, Little Miss, Want a Ride?

Riyao and his companions set out by motorcycle for the royal capital while Gajeel the Iron Dragon and Gajeel the reporter plotted to destroy the Magic Crystal there. The group raced toward the city as the two Gajeels planned to strike during the next day's public viewing.

  • Lisanna and Lucy loaded Natsu's car with supplies and left, while Riyao prepared his motorcycle for the journey to the royal capital.
  • Riyao tied Natsu to the back of the motorcycle and knocked him unconscious, then set off with Wendy, Lucy, Happy, and Carla.
  • During the ride, Riyao sang and teased Lucy, while Wendy endured Lucy's weight bouncing against her head.
  • In the royal capital, Gajeel the Iron Dragon and Gajeel the reporter identified the giant Magic Crystal as their target and agreed to approach it during the next day's public viewing.
  • The two Gajeels headed deeper into the alley to plan their attack as Riyao and his companions neared the royal capital.

Ch. 244Ambush

Riyao and the others entered a cave route to the royal palace, where an ambush knocked out the group and Erza’s soldiers captured them. Happy and Carla woke in Exceed territory and were summoned to meet the queen, while Natsu and the others remained in the kingdom’s custody.

  • Riyao brought the group to the cave, healed Natsu, and left his motorcycle outside before they continued inside.
  • A sweet, bloodlike smell caused Lucy, Wendy, and Natsu to collapse, and Riyao deliberately pretended to faint as well.
  • Erza’s soldiers bound Riyao in refined steel chains and hauled the captured group to jail.
  • Erza sent Carla and Happy to Exceed territory, where Happy woke in a luxurious room beside Carla.
  • A long black cat and an Ichiya Cat told Happy and Carla that the queen wanted to see them, and they began leading the pair away.

Ch. 245Light

Natsu escaped imprisonment and freed Wendy and Lucy while Riyao gathered magic items in the royal treasury, unaware of an approaching figure. In the capital's plaza, Gajeel the reporter distracted soldiers so Iron Dragon Gajeel could shatter the Magic Crystal, releasing blinding light with figures visible inside.

  • Natsu melted and bent the cell bars to free himself and Wendy, then followed Lucy's scent to find her.
  • Natsu freed Lucy from her chains and reassured Wendy after finding no trace of Riyao, Happy, or Carla.
  • Riyao collected magic items in the royal treasury while a dark figure silently approached him.
  • Gajeel the reporter diverted kingdom soldiers with a false report of armed suspects, though one soldier remained suspicious of him.
  • Iron Dragon Gajeel shattered the Magic Crystal with an Iron Dragon Sword, flooding the plaza with white light in which several figures appeared.

Ch. 246Happy's moment to shine

Happy and Carla learned that the Exceed had implanted a mission to kill the Dragon Slayers, later changing it to capture them for their magic. Rejecting the role imposed on them, Happy led Carla away to save their friends.

  • Nichiya and Nadi escorted Happy and Carla through the cat kingdom and praised them for completing a mission.
  • Carla revealed that she had believed she was meant to kill Wendy, while Happy realized his supposed mission might have been to kill Natsu.
  • Nadi explained that the Exceed had sent a hundred of their kind to Earth-land with orders to kill the Dragon Slayers, then changed the plan to capture them and use their magic power.
  • Carla broke down, and Happy declared that they were Fairy Tail wizards, not puppets for the Exceed to control.
  • Happy pulled Carla to her feet and ran with her, insisting they had to save everyone.

Ch. 247Larcade Dragneel

Riyao disguised himself as Larcade Dragneel while escaping the palace treasury, then headed to find Mirajane and the Magic Crystal. Natsu, Wendy, and Lucy confronted Erza and Hughes, while Erza and Gray prepared to fight the kingdom’s army.

  • Natsu held off Edolas's Erza while Lucy and Wendy fled, but Hughes pursued them and Wendy stayed behind to face him.
  • Riyao dodged Coco's attack in the treasury and used Life Mimicry to introduce himself as Larcade Dragneel, the demon king from Earth-land.
  • Riyao broke through the treasury floor instead of damaging the castle further, then headed toward the square after hearing an explosion.
  • After Gajeel destroyed the Magic Crystal, he gave Erza and Gray X-Balls and explained the situation; Erza sent him to find the crystal while she and Gray faced the kingdom’s army.
  • Riyao ran into Erza and Gray, handed Gray Lucy’s Celestial Spirit Keys, and vanished to search for the Magic Crystal and Mirajane.

Ch. 248Wendy vs. Hughes

Wendy fought Hughes in the amusement park, surviving his attacks with her magic and Life Link before defeating him with a powerful wind spell. She ended the battle exhausted but satisfied that she could hold her own.

  • Hughes animated a fountain statue and a roller coaster to attack Wendy, but she dodged the coaster and struck him with a Rasengan.
  • Hughes unleashed the amusement park rides against Wendy and sealed the exit, while she used enchantments to dodge and approach him.
  • Wendy revealed that Riyao had cast Life Link on everyone, which healed her injuries after the roller coaster hit her.
  • Hughes trapped Wendy beneath a mass of rides and showed her a spare magic crystal, but she broke free with Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Sky Piercer, Modified.
  • Wendy blasted Hughes into a wall, leaving him unconscious, and collapsed on the rides, exhausted but pleased with her progress.

Ch. 249Erza vs. Erza

Erza Scarlet intervened when Erza Knightwalker nearly struck down Natsu, then defeated her in a fierce spear-and-sword duel. After swapping clothes with the unconscious Knightwalker, Scarlet impersonated her and headed toward the king.

  • Erza Scarlet blocked Erza Knightwalker's spear before it could hit Natsu and ordered him to leave.
  • The two Erzas exchanged names and fought, with Knightwalker using the Ten Commandments Spear's changing forms against Scarlet's Edgeless.
  • Scarlet trapped Knightwalker's spear, disarmed her with Edgeless, and battered her unconscious.
  • Scarlet changed clothes with Knightwalker and dragged her away, leaving their identities difficult to distinguish.
  • A guard mistook Scarlet for Captain Erza, and she ordered him to take her to His Majesty the king.

Ch. 250The Dragon Chain Cannon Key

Natsu, Gray, and Lucy confronted Byro and Sugarboy while Coco warned them that the Dragon Chain Cannon key could destroy their friends trapped in Magic Crystals. On the floating island, Riyao found Mirajane’s magic inside the enormous crystal and broke it open to wake her.

  • Gray and Natsu collided, started fighting, then rushed toward Lucy’s scream and found her and Coco fleeing the giant octopus Byro.
  • Gray tossed Lucy her Celestial Spirit Keys, but Taurus was quickly knocked away, and Natsu rescued Lucy from Byro’s tentacle before they became trapped in the softened floor.
  • Sugarboy took the Dragon Chain Cannon key from Coco, who warned Lucy and Natsu that activating the cannon would shatter the Magic Crystals holding their friends.
  • Gray pursued Sugarboy on a motorcycle while Natsu blasted Byro’s tentacles aside and Lucy summoned Virgo and received Eridanus’s River of Stars whip.
  • Riyao reassured the tearful Happy, identified Mirajane’s magic inside the enormous Magic Crystal, cut out a section, and shattered it to wake Mira.
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Arc 10 of 22