Recaps

Riyao worried that the changing timeline had made his memories unreliable, then joined the fourth day of the Grand Magic Games’ naval battle. He entered the water sphere in his Azure Dragon form and targeted Minerva, leaving the match just underway as he swam around for fun.

• Riyao gave up trying to remember where Future Rogue was hiding and went to sleep beside Mirajane.
• At the Grand Magic Games, Chapati announced the naval battle, and the teams selected their competitors, including Juvia, Jenny, Sherria, Minerva, Yeager, and Risley.
• Fairy Tail struggled to choose a competitor until Riyao dove into the water sphere and Mirajane agreed to let him take part.
• Riyao transformed using Life Mimicry: Azure Dragon and fixed his attention on Minerva, hoping to learn from her spatial magic.
• Chapati started the match, and Riyao swam faster than Juvia while enjoying the water instead of attacking.

Riyao won the arena battle by using his Dragon Slayer abilities to defeat Minerva after Juvia’s water magic knocked out several contestants. The match ended with Fairy Tail and Sabertooth on the verge of a fight, until Yajima asked them to stand down.

• Riyao kicked Yeager out of the water sphere, leaving only the female contestants and himself in the arena.
• Juvia unleashed her love-themed waterspout, knocking Jenny, Sherria, and Risley out of the sphere before Minerva used Space Magic to send Juvia outside.
• Riyao chased Minerva, revealed his dragon scales, and drained most of the water from the sphere, limiting her ability to escape.
• Riyao wrapped Minerva in his tail, pummeled her unconscious, and kicked her into the Sabertooth stands before collecting a sample of her blood.
• Riyao broke apart the water sphere, and Chapati declared him the winner; Fairy Tail and Sabertooth began threatening each other until Yajima intervened.

Makarov announced that Fairy Tail’s two teams had to merge, and the guild chose a lineup for the next match. Riyao entered a four-Dragon Slayer battle against Sting and Rogue, with Natsu and Gajeel joining him as the match began.

• Makarov told Fairy Tail that the Magic Council had ordered its two teams combined, and he left the lineup to the guild.
• Mirajane, Cana, Wendy, Juvia, and Lucy sat out, while Erza settled Natsu and Gray’s objections and Laxus volunteered; Riyao chose Laxus for the roster.
• Chapati announced a two-on-two match between Fairy Tail and Sabertooth, and Riyao jumped into the arena before calling for Natsu, Gajeel, and Laxus to stay behind.
• Natsu and Gajeel played rock-paper-scissors, and Gajeel kicked Natsu down into the arena; Sting and Rogue then joined Riyao there.
• Riyao taunted Sting and Rogue, Natsu prepared to fight, and Rogue focused on Gajeel before Riyao told him to enjoy a beating and began stretching.

Natsu and Riyao fought Sabertooth’s Sting and Rogue, who gained the advantage with their White Light and Shadow modes. Riyao healed his wounds by entering Azure Dragon Form, copied both dragons’ powers with Holy Shadow Mode, and launched a relentless counterattack that left Sting and Rogue flying helplessly through the sky.

• Natsu charged Sting and Rogue, landing a series of blows before they activated White Light Mode and Shadow Mode.
• Sting battered Natsu through the air while Rogue attacked Riyao with weapons made from shadows, wounding him and knocking him into Natsu.
• Riyao entered Azure Dragon Form, healed his wounds, and broke through Sting’s white-light claw strikes and Rogue’s shadow scythe.
• Riyao activated Holy Shadow Mode, caught Rogue with a shadow whip, and sent both dragons flying with an upward punch.
• Riyao pursued Sting and Rogue through the air, repeatedly striking them with his fists and tail before they could land.

Riyao defeated Sting and Rogue, then went down into the mine while Natsu faced the Sabertooth mages alone. Natsu stopped their combined Dragon Force attack and defeated them with a series of fire techniques, securing Fairy Tail’s victory.

• Riyao kicked Sting and Rogue into the arena floor, blasted open a hole to an abandoned mine, and sent Natsu tumbling down after him.
• Natsu shoved Riyao into a minecart and sent him rolling into the darkness, then turned to fight Sting and Rogue.
• Sting and Rogue activated Dragon Force and unleashed their combined Holy Shadow Dragon's Flash Fang at Natsu.
• Mirajane slipped into the mine as Natsu caught and crushed the attack with one hand.
• Natsu overwhelmed Sting and Rogue with fire attacks and Dragon Slayer Secret Arts, leaving them unconscious on the arena floor.
• Chapati declared Fairy Tail the winner, and the guild members and spectators erupted in cheers.

Riyao and Mirajane discovered the Dragon Graveyard and returned to the tavern to invite everyone to see it. Natsu and the others followed them, while Princess Hisui also set out for the cave after hearing Riyao had found it.

• Riyao and Mirajane rode a minecart into the Dragon Graveyard, where they found countless dragon skeletons.
• Riyao inspected the bones for signs of vitality, then took Mirajane back to the tavern and invited everyone to see the dragons.
• Natsu eagerly asked whether Igneel was among the dragons, and the group set off for the graveyard.
• Princess Hisui heard Arcadios report that Riyao had found the Dragon Graveyard and decided to visit it with him.

The group explored the Dragon Graveyard, where Wendy used Milky Way to summon the spirit of Zirconis, the Jade Dragon. Zirconis explained that Acnologia had killed the dragons in the graveyard before disappearing, while Riyao’s teasing left Princess Hisui hiding behind a skeleton.

• The group entered the Dragon Graveyard, and Natsu worried that Igneel might be among the bones until Mirajane reassured him.
• Wendy drew a magic circle and used Milky Way, summoning the translucent Jade Dragon.
• Zirconis told the group that dragons had taught humans Dragon Slayer magic during a war and that Acnologia had become a dragon and killed every dragon in the graveyard.
• Zirconis faded away before Natsu could ask whether Igneel was there, and Wendy said there were no souls left to summon.
• Riyao joked about Princess Hisui’s name, prompting her to hide behind a skeleton and refuse to come out.

Princess Hisui and the Fairy Tail members left the dragon-bone cave, but the guild members were caught carrying off dragon bones and Arcadios arrested Makarov. After Erza revealed she had hidden her bone with Requip Magic and credited Riyao with teaching her to be sneaky, everyone laughed at him.

• Princess Hisui tried to leave the cave unnoticed, but Riyao teased her about sharing a name with a fat green dragon until Arcadios hurried after her.
• Erza and the Fairy Tail members each took dragon bones from the cave, and Makarov ended up with the bones piled behind him.
• Arcadios accused the guild of stealing cultural relics and had soldiers carry Makarov away while the others pretended not to know him.
• Erza denied taking a bone, then used Requip Magic to reveal it on her shoulder as her new weapon, a big bone club.
• Erza credited Riyao's excellent teaching for her deception, leaving him speechless as Mirajane and the others laughed.

On the final day of the Grand Magic Games, Fairy Tail prepared to defend its lead as Riyao launched an attack on Blue Pegasus. He cornered Hibiki and his teammates alongside Mermaid Heel, leaving both groups facing him from a rooftop.

• Makarov pretended to be angry with Fairy Tail, then agreed not to beat them in exchange for Macao's collection of weekly magazines.
• Chapati announced the final day's standings, with Fairy Tail in first place and Lamia Scale and Sabertooth tied for second.
• Arcadios, the Hungry Wolf Knights, and the witch trio guarded the Eclipse Gate as the royal capital filled with spectators and contestants.
• Mavis briefed Riyao, Erza, Natsu, Gajeel, and Laxus on her predictions, then Riyao cast Life Link on the others and ran toward Blue Pegasus.
• Riyao's approach sent Hibiki, Ivan, and Ren fleeing into Beth, Arania, and Risley, and the two teams began fighting.
• Riyao appeared on a rooftop above the gathered fighters, leaving Hibiki and the others wondering whether to flee or fight together.

Riyao fought all six members of Blue Pegasus and Mermaid Heel alone, defeating them quickly and earning Fairy Tail six points. He then headed off to find more opponents, throwing a stone toward a distant tower where he suspected Sabertooth's Rufus might be.

• Blue Pegasus and Mermaid Heel tried to team up but accidentally blasted each other, while Riyao watched from a rooftop.
• Riyao knocked out Hibiki, Ivan, and Ren in quick succession, then turned to face Mermaid Heel.
• Riyao sent Beth and Arania into the pile of defeated opponents, and Risley surrendered and lay down.
• Chapati announced that Riyao had eliminated all six opponents and earned six points for Fairy Tail.
• Riyao heard that Fairy Tail's other members were heading toward opponents, then threw a stone toward a tower where he thought Rufus might be standing.

Mavis’s plan sent Fairy Tail’s mages to confront their opponents across the capital, while Sting hesitated over Minerva’s request to defeat Riyao. The chapter ended with Rufus welcoming Lyon and Sherria to the library.

• Rogue charged at Gajeel in an alley as Chapati announced their impending fight.
• Laxus and Orga faced off amid black and golden lightning in a square.
• Natsu followed his nose and encountered Bacchus and Ichiya, while Mavis explained her reasoning.
• Erza and Kagura fought at a fountain until Minerva appeared and separated them.
• Riyao found Jura and teased him about their age difference.
• Sting considered waiting for Riyao to tire before challenging him, while Rufus told Lyon and Sherria he had memorized their Beast Legion magic.

Laxus fought Orga in the streets of the royal capital and turned the battle around by swallowing Orga’s black lightning. He defeated Orga with Azure Lightning Dragon’s Roar, then picked up his coat and walked away.

• Laxus redirected Orga’s Black Lightning Cannon and fought him in close combat as golden and black lightning wrecked the street.
• Laxus activated Azure Lightning Dragon Mode, healing his injuries, while Orga used ten Black Lightning Balls to overwhelm him and slam him into a wall.
• Laxus swallowed one of Orga’s Black Lightning Balls and combined black and cyan lightning to overpower him.
• Laxus swallowed Orga’s black lightning wall and fired Azure Lightning Dragon’s Roar, which paralyzed Orga and blasted him into a residence.
• Chapati announced Laxus’s victory over Orga, and Laxus put on his coat and walked away.

Mavis watched the tournament unfold and grew overwhelmed by Ichiya’s bizarre perfume attack, Riyao and Jura’s rock-paper-scissors, and the increasingly dangerous battles. As Rogue overwhelmed Gajeel with his newfound power, Mavis longed to return to Tenrou Island while Fairy Tail panicked around her.

• Ichiya sprayed his body-odor perfume across the street, leaving Natsu rolling in disgust and Bacchus vomiting while Mavis stared in disbelief.
• Mavis became upset when Mirajane and Lisanna tried to reassure her that the others were normal, as Riyao and Jura continued playing rock-paper-scissors.
• Kagura drew Grudge Blade: Archenemy and wounded Erza and Minerva, who fought back before Minerva’s ancient magic blasted them away.
• Future Rogue possessed Rogue and used his amplified shadow magic to injure Gajeel, crack his iron rods, and bind his limbs.
• Mavis buried her face in her knees and wished to return to Tenrou Island, leaving Makarov and the Fairy Tail members panicking around her.

Natsu defeated Bacchus in a fierce street fight after the two had driven Ichiya away. Mavis stood up to declare her approval, leaving Fairy Tail relieved that they would not have to placate her.

• Natsu and Bacchus teamed up to beat Ichiya until they sent him flying out of sight.
• Natsu and Bacchus fought, with Bacchus's drunken martial arts repeatedly disrupting Natsu's attacks.
• Natsu activated Dragon Force and engulfed Bacchus in flames, but Bacchus charged out protected by his magic-resistant shoulder armor.
• Natsu caught Bacchus's wrist, launched him into the air, and slammed him into the ground with a final punch.
• Bacchus gave up, saying the fight was no fun without liquor, and Mavis stood up in approval.
• Makarov and the other Fairy Tail members sighed with relief.

Gajeel devoured Rogue’s shadows and defeated him in a fierce battle, earning another point for Fairy Tail. Rogue fell unconscious, and Frosch stayed by his side as the crowd celebrated Fairy Tail’s growing lead.

• Gajeel swallowed the shadows restraining him and gained the ability to move through shadow, then attacked Rogue with his Iron Shadow Dragon magic.
• Gajeel and Rogue fought through a tower as shadows, damaging the structure until Gajeel pulled Rogue out of the shadows and battered him in midair.
• Gajeel struck Rogue through several houses, leaving him unable to get back up, and demanded that whatever possessed him leave the boy’s body.
• Rogue said his body had reached its limit and lost consciousness, while Frosch stepped between him and Gajeel and cradled him as he began to relax.
• Chapati declared Gajeel the winner, giving Fairy Tail another point as the crowd cheered and Mavis remarked that the result was unchanged.

Riyao and Jura fought first with hand-to-hand combat, where Jura gained the upper hand and sent Riyao crashing through a wall. Riyao then activated his evolved Hundred Battles technique and overwhelmed Jura with his strength, leaving the battle amid cheering spectators.

• Riyao and Jura began a fistfight without using magic as Chapati, Yajima, and Toma discussed Riyao's history as a candidate for the Wizard Saints.
• Jura struck Riyao with a series of attacks and blasted him through a wall, burying him in rubble.
• Riyao emerged and admitted that three months of training had not made him Jura's equal in pure hand-to-hand combat.
• Riyao revealed that the Hundred Battles Spell Formula had become part of his meridians and charged Jura with golden power.
• Jura used Rock Spire and Rock Iron Wall to defend himself, but Riyao shattered the pillars and punched through the wall.
• Mirajane, Makarov, and Mavis proudly cheered for Riyao as the spectators erupted in excitement.

Riyao defeated Jura with overwhelming strength, while Erza, Kagura, and Minerva continued their fierce three-way battle in Fountain Square. Riyao then wandered the capital looking for points and came upon a frightened Millianna.

• Riyao smashed through Jura’s earthen attacks and struck him through a row of houses, forcing Jura to admit defeat.
• Chapati announced Riyao’s victory, and the spectators cheered for Fairy Tail.
• Erza, Kagura, and Minerva exchanged sword strikes and spatial attacks in Fountain Square as the ruined surroundings worried Makarov and Mavis.
• Riyao wandered the royal capital looking for points and found Millianna crouching on a street corner.
• Riyao approached Millianna with a mischievous grin, and she fearfully told him to stay away.

Erza defeated Minerva after Kagura was eliminated from the battle, securing the fight for Fairy Tail. Afterward, Erza offered to have Riyao heal Kagura, while Mirajane regretted not entering the tournament.

• Minerva used Explosive Roar against Erza and Kagura, but Erza teleported Edgeless past Minerva's spatial barrier and wounded her.
• Erza and Kagura exchanged blows with their swords while Minerva interrupted their fight with spatial magic.
• Minerva used a spatial sphere to eliminate Kagura, and the resulting explosion also burned and injured Erza.
• Erza healed herself with Edgeless, donned the Heavenly God Armor, and split Minerva's spatial beam with her halberd.
• Erza knocked Minerva into a wall and then offered to have Riyao heal Kagura.
• Mavis watched the fight, and Mirajane said she wished she had entered too.

Riyao and Fairy Tail defeated Sting to win the Grand Magic Games, then King Toma gathered the guilds to prepare for a possible dragon attack. The Eclipse Gate defenses fell, the moon turned red, and dragons began roaring around the royal capital, leaving Riyao shocked that Jellal and the others had failed to stop them.

• Riyao healed Erza, Natsu, Laxus, and Gajeel before defeating Sting, and Fairy Tail won the Grand Magic Games.
• Erza returned Lector to Sting, who tearfully reunited with his cat before Riyao knocked him out.
• King Toma asked the guilds to help defend the kingdom against a possible attack by ten thousand dragons, and the guilds pledged their support.
• The moon turned red as a soldier reported that the Eclipse Gate defenses had fallen.
• The ground shook and dragons roared across the capital, prompting Riyao to wonder whether Jellal and the others had failed to stop them.

Riyao healed the mages, drove dragons back through the Eclipse Gate, and helped Lucy and Yukino seal it. As he confronted the Hisui Dragon, Future Lucy stabbed him from behind, leaving everyone stunned.

• Riyao used Healing Magic to restore the injured mages, and Toma sent them to defend the royal capital.
• Riyao carried Lucy and Yukino to the Eclipse Gate, punched an emerging dragon back inside, and urged them to close the gate with their Celestial Spirit Keys.
• Lucy and Yukino summoned the twelve Zodiac Celestial Spirits, who shut the Eclipse Gate while Riyao kicked another dragon back through it.
• Riyao found the battered soldiers and mages, questioned Princess Hisui about reversing time, and then faced the Hisui Dragon guarding the gate.
• Future Lucy stabbed Riyao through the back, and his Azure Dragon Form faded as blood spread across the ground.

The Dragon Slayers fought the dragons rampaging through the royal capital, while Natsu teamed up with Atlas Flame and battled Future Rogue. The Diamond Dragon released endless miniature dragons, leaving the exhausted wizards struggling to hold them back.

• Natsu swallowed Atlas Flame's fire, learned that the dragon had been Igneel's friend, and persuaded him to help fight the Diamond Dragon and Future Rogue.
• Mavis used Warren's magic to ask Dragon Slayers to assist guilds without Dragon Slayers, and Laxus, Wendy, and Sting attacked dragons threatening the guilds.
• Sting brought the Abyss Water Dragon to Rogue, who stood his ground against the Darkness Dragon and resolved not to be controlled by his shadow again.
• Gajeel knocked the Rock Dragon to the ground and attacked him, declaring that he would be the first Dragon Slayer to slay a dragon.
• The Diamond Dragon dropped countless eggs into the capital, and miniature dragons hatched and swarmed the wizards.
• Gray froze several miniature dragons but warned that the endless fighting would exhaust them.

Wendy strengthened Laxus and Gajeel as the Dragon Slayers battled the dragons attacking the royal capital. The Fairy Tail mages held off the endless swarms of Mini Diamond Dragons, but their strength began to wane.

• Wendy enchanted Laxus, who struck the Scissor Blade Dragon before its tail sent him crashing into a house and it blasted the rubble with a storm of iron blades.
• Wendy rescued Gajeel from the Rock Dragon’s claw and enchanted him; Gajeel wounded the dragon’s chin, but its stomping shook him off balance.
• Sting and Rogue entered Dragon Force, attacked the Darkness Dragon and Abyss Water Dragon, and were both struck down; Wendy pulled Sting behind cover as a shadow blast hit his former position.
• Erza and Mirajane fought together against the Mini Diamond Dragons while Gray, Juvia, Cana, Lisanna, and Elfman attacked and defended one another.
• The Mini Diamond Dragons continued pouring through the royal capital, and some of the mages began tiring as the swarm showed no sign of ending.

Laxus, Gajeel, Sting, Rogue, and Wendy wounded several dragons with powerful Dragon Slayer attacks, while Natsu continued battling Future Rogue in the sky. The fight remained unresolved as Natsu and Future Rogue’s secret arts collided in a blinding explosion.

• Laxus escaped Scissor Blade Dragon’s attack and wounded its belly with Dragon-Roving Fangtian Halberd.
• Gajeel emerged from beneath Rock Dragon and pierced its backside with Shadow Iron Spiral before being knocked into a ruined building.
• Sting, Rogue, and Wendy combined their magic to injure Dark Dragon and Abyss Water Dragon, who retaliated with shadows and a waterspout.
• Natsu repeatedly replenished his strength from Hellfire Dragon’s flames while fighting Future Rogue on Diamond Dragon’s back.
• Natsu and Future Rogue unleashed their Dragon Slayer Secret Arts against each other, creating a huge explosion of light.

Riyao revived after the wooden sword Future Lucy had driven into his heart dissolved into his body, then revealed immense new strength by punching the Jade Dragon away. He sent the Jade Dragon to occupy Motherglare and charged toward the Diamond Dragon to join the battle in the sky.

• Future Lucy explained that future Riyao had made the wooden sword and instructed her to stab him after the Eclipse Gate opened.
• Ultear confirmed traces of her magic on the sword, which dissolved into Riyao and restored his life.
• Riyao stood up with his chest wound healed and struck the Jade Dragon with a powerful punch.
• The Jade Dragon abandoned the fight and agreed to keep Motherglare occupied at Riyao's command.
• Riyao used Life Mimicry: Azure Dragon and rushed toward the Diamond Dragon.

Riyao overwhelmed Future Rogue and destroyed the Eclipse Gate with the Diamond Dragon, causing the branching timelines to converge and the future arrivals to vanish. Before disappearing, Future Rogue warned Riyao that Gray would kill Frosch and begged him to stop it.

• Riyao struck the Diamond Dragon, then rescued Natsu and beat Future Rogue in a Dragon Force battle.
• Riyao comforted Mirajane briefly before returning to the Diamond Dragon, where Future Rogue surrendered a bottle of blood from Riyao’s future self.
• Riyao used the Diamond Dragon as a weapon and hurled it into the Eclipse Gate, breaking the gate and beginning the timelines’ convergence.
• Future Lucy and Future Rogue faded away; Future Rogue asked Riyao and Natsu to stop Gray from killing Frosch.
• The remaining dragons could no longer affect the present, and Mavis observed that the Dragon Slayers had only managed to injure them.