Recaps

The Celestial Spirit King petrified Mard Geer, breaking the Alegria Curse and freeing Fairy Tail from the Underworld Beast. As the guild members regrouped to fight the demons, Lucy realized Face had been activated and warned that they had to stop it.

• Mirajane, Lucy, and Riyao escaped through the passage as the Celestial Spirit King battled Mard Geer.
• The Celestial Spirit King struck the Underworld Beast, and his petrification magic turned Mard Geer into stone.
• The Alegria Curse collapsed, freeing Fairy Tail; Minerva charged toward Erza, and Gray rushed toward two icebergs after recognizing Ur's magic.
• Natsu kicked Jackal into the blue steel vines, freeing Tempester, Tempester, and Keith, while Gajeel and Juvia arrived.
• Riyao counted the demons and sensed powerful life forces near the control room, and Lucy recognized it as Face's location and warned that it had been activated.

Riyao, Mirajane, and Lucy headed through the Underworld Beast to stop Face, then joined Wendy and Carla’s fight against Franmalth. Mirajane and Riyao cornered Franmalth after Lucy revealed his soul-absorbing ability, while Wendy and Carla flew off to destroy Face.

• Riyao and Mirajane took Lucy toward the Underworld Beast’s control room, and Natsu embarrassed her by shouting about her exposed underwear as they flew.
• Riyao, Mirajane, and Lucy reached Wendy and Carla, where Wendy had blasted Franmalth into a wall before Carla rescued her from his surprise attack.
• Lucy warned that Franmalth could consume souls and absorb other beings, prompting Mirajane to take an interest in acquiring his power.
• Riyao teleported behind Franmalth to block his escape as Mirajane closed in, while Wendy and Carla left to destroy Face.
• Mirajane explained that her Take Over Magic let her control her appearance, and Riyao teased her about her early struggles with the magic.

Riyao and Mirajane defeated Franmalth, and Mirajane absorbed his soul for later refinement. They reached the control room with Lucy, where Kyoka had linked herself to the control core and was speeding up Face’s activation countdown; Erza and Minerva arrived as the crisis intensified.

• Franmalth attacked Mirajane, Riyao, and Lucy, but Mirajane and Riyao overwhelmed him, with Riyao killing him.
• Mirajane used Take Over to absorb Franmalth’s soul, sealing it for later refinement.
• Riyao, Mirajane, and Lucy hurried to the control room and found Kyoka linked to its core, accelerating Face’s countdown with her life force.
• Erza and the half-demonized Minerva arrived, and Riyao explained that Face was about to activate and erase the world’s magic.

Kyoka prepared to activate Face, while Riyao calmly reassured Mirajane that Natsu and the others’ dragons had awakened and would prevent it from detonating. Erza attacked Kyoka and urged Riyao and Mirajane to stop flirting and help before it was too late.

• Kyoka declared that she would complete her mission even if she died, leaving the group unsure how to stop her.
• Riyao teased Lucy into accepting that she was a smart kid and urged her to figure out how to stop Face.
• Riyao sensed the Parasol Tree absorbing the Underworld Beast’s life force and suggested that Mirajane take control of the Underworld Island.
• Riyao told Mirajane that dragons had awakened inside Natsu and the others, and she mistakenly thought he meant they were pregnant.
• Erza charged at Kyoka, missed her first strike, and shouted at Riyao and Mirajane to stop flirting and help bring Kyoka down.

Gray found Ur frozen by Silver and fought him, but Silver’s taunts made Gray recognize him as his father. Silver admitted he was not Deliora and declared that one of them would die before he destroyed Tartaros.

• Gray found Ur beside Silver, who froze her in pink ice and taunted Gray about freezing Sun Village.
• Gray attacked Silver with Ice-Make: Thousand Blades, but Silver’s stronger ice magic forced him to dodge and fight bare-chested.
• Silver mocked Gray for being weak and claimed Deliora possessed his father’s body, prompting Gray to recognize Silver.
• Gray checked Ur’s reaction and realized Silver’s story was an act, then asked what Silver really was.
• Silver admitted the outcome would be the same and unleashed pink magic, vowing that he would destroy Tartaros if Gray did not kill him.

Gray fought Silver but could not defeat him, even with Ur’s help. Riyao’s Peppa Pig mark erased Silver’s Necromancy Curse and freed him, leaving both Silver and Gray with matching pig tattoos.

• Silver overwhelmed Gray in close combat, and Gray absorbed Devil Slayer magic from the ice pillar sealing Ur.
• Gray used an Ice Devil Bow to freeze Silver, while Ur secretly froze Silver’s legs to help the arrow hit.
• Silver shattered the ice, and Ur told Gray that Riyao had already made his move through the tattoo on Gray’s back.
• A Peppa Pig mark appeared on Silver’s abdomen and erased his Necromancy Curse, freeing him from its control.
• Gray saw the matching Peppa Pig tattoo on his back and roared Riyao’s name in fury.

Juvia destroyed Keith from within and Gray caught her as she collapsed, while Silver teased Gray by calling Juvia his daughter-in-law. The Fairy Tail group regrouped after Silver froze Jackal, and Gray discovered that his clothes were missing.

• Keith turned back toward Silver, but Juvia blocked his path while Natsu, Gajeel, Happy, and Lily arrived to help.
• Keith's black torrent seized Juvia, but she boiled inside him and caused his body to swell until he burst.
• Gray caught the exhausted Juvia, and Silver teasingly called her his daughter-in-law, making her blush before she passed out.
• Silver froze Jackal after Jackal accused him of betraying Mard Geer, while Gray struggled to free himself from Juvia's grip.
• Natsu noticed Gray's black tattoo and asked about a little pink pig tattoo; Gray looked down and realized his clothes were gone.

Wendy awakened Dragon Force while fighting Ezel at Face and used her new power to defeat him and destroy the weapon. She and Carla celebrated as the battle ended, while Mard Geer had taunted Fairy Tail’s fighters with the belief that Wendy had already been killed.

• Mard Geer appeared between the fighters, threw Sting and Rogue at Natsu’s feet, and said Face would soon be activated.
• Wendy and Carla reached Face, where Ezel attacked them with invisible slashes and drove them into danger.
• Wendy absorbed the pure air around Face, awakened Dragon Force, and overwhelmed Ezel with her speed and attacks.
• Wendy unleashed Spiral Storm, which pulled Ezel into Face and shattered the stone pillar, crushing him beneath it.
• Wendy returned to normal and embraced Carla, excited that she had defeated Ezel and destroyed Face.

Face activated across the continent as Igneel emerged from Natsu and fought Acnologia in the sky. Riyao revealed that the other dragons were dealing with Face, while Silver attacked Mard Geer and the battle against the demons began.

• Mard Geer learned that Kyoka had died and Face was fully activated as hundreds of Face pillars erupted across the continent.
• Erza confronted Riyao in the control room, but a dragon’s roar interrupted them, and the group hurried to Natsu’s location.
• Igneel emerged from Natsu, reunited with him, and charged into battle against the arriving Acnologia.
• Natsu flew after Igneel, while Riyao told the others that the other dragons were dealing with Face across the continent.
• Silver attacked Mard Geer, and Mard Geer unleashed spiked brambles that divided the battlefield.

Sting and Rogue defeated the resurrected Jiemma, who had vowed to reclaim Sabertooth and take over Tartaros. After Gray and his family killed Jackal, Silver warned them that the Book of E.N.D. held Zeref’s strongest demon, whose power could rival the Fire Dragon King.

• Sting and Rogue activated Dragon Force and drove Jiemma back, but he transformed into a grotesque demon and charged at Lector.
• Sting blasted Jiemma away from Lector, then joined Rogue in using Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Day and Night to destroy him completely.
• Lector learned that the demon had been Master Jiemma, while Sting and Rogue wondered how Natsu was faring in the distant battle.
• Gray, Ur, and Juvia’s group defeated Jackal after Gray froze and shattered him with absolute zero.
• Silver told Gray that they needed to destroy the Book of E.N.D., which contained a demon powerful enough to rival the Fire Dragon King.

Gajeel used azure steel to power up and killed Tempester with his Dragon Slayer magic. Riyao collected Tempester’s corpse for Mirajane while Erza continued fighting another Tempester and vowed to discipline the pair after the battle.

• Gajeel ate the azure steel and transformed his iron scales as Tempester flooded the battlefield with poisonous black water.
• Riyao turned the black water into healing green water that harmed demons, forcing Tempester to surface in pain.
• Gajeel pinned Tempester underwater and split him in two with his Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Karma Demon: Dragon-Slaying Sword.
• Riyao carried Tempester’s corpse to Mirajane so she could absorb it, and Gajeel followed the green water with Lily and Happy.
• Erza fought another Tempester alongside Minerva, shouted at Riyao and Mirajane for slacking, and vowed to discipline them after the battle.

Riyao brutally defeated Tempester and Mirajane absorbed the demon, while Riyao threatened Minerva before a fiery Natsu appeared overhead, charging toward Mard Geer. The chapter ended as Natsu descended on the final boss.

• Minerva swapped Tempester with Mirajane, and Riyao crushed Tempester’s hand, battered him, and pinned him in the corrosive green water.
• Tempester unleashed an underwater explosion, but Riyao swallowed its flames and stopped Tempester from detonating the Magic Barrier Particles by crushing his spine.
• Mirajane absorbed Tempester with Take Over Magic and said she would digest him later.
• Riyao pretended to target Minerva, who retreated behind Erza while Mirajane warned her not to pursue Riyao.
• Natsu blazed through the sky and hurtled toward Underworld King Mard Geer.

Natsu and the Fairy Tail wizards confronted Mard, who used piercing thorny vines to fend off their attacks. Natsu insisted they take the Book of E.N.D. rather than destroy it, and the chapter ended with Gray freezing Mard’s vines using Devil Slayer magic.

• Natsu crashed into the ruins before Mard, and they began fighting as the Fairy Tail wizards arrived.
• Gray, Silver, and Ur targeted the Book of E.N.D., but Natsu stopped them and said Igneel had told him to retrieve it.
• Silver persuaded Gray to get the book first, and Ur knocked Gray on the head when he and Natsu continued arguing.
• Mard’s thorny vines forced Erza back and pierced Gajeel’s iron club, while his vines beat apart Natsu’s Fire Dragon’s Roar.
• Gray unleashed Ice Devil’s Rage and froze a wall of Mard’s vines, explaining that he had added Devil Slayer magic.

Riyao and Mirajane went to the crown of the Parasol Tree while the others fought Mard, who transformed into a demon and unleashed a deathly mist that immobilized Fairy Tail and drained their life force. As the group was engulfed, Riyao answered Mard's Memento Mori with a move of his own, Memento Vivere.

• Riyao led Mirajane to the top of the Parasol Tree and sent warm green light from his hand into its trunk.
• Erza ordered Gray and Silver to lead the attack on Mard while the others supported them.
• Natsu and the other dragons destroyed Face across Ishgar, though Mard did not know Face was being eliminated.
• Mard transformed into a metallic, winged demon and released Memento Mori, surrounding Fairy Tail with spirits and purple-black mist that stopped them and drained their life force.
• Riyao announced Memento Vivere as the mist engulfed the group.

Riyao used Memento Vivere to erase Mard’s death energy and restore the Fairy Tail members, then left with Mirajane while the others continued fighting. As Natsu moved to seize the Book of END, Zeref appeared on the battlefield.

• Riyao descended with Mirajane and used Memento Vivere to overwhelm Mard’s death energy with life energy, healing the Fairy Tail members’ pain and weakness.
• Erza scolded Riyao and Mirajane for leaving the fight, while Silver asked Riyao to replace the pink pig tattoo on his stomach and Riyao refused.
• Riyao flew away with Mirajane, and Erza turned back to the battle as Mard weakened from the backlash of Memento Mori.
• Gray wounded and froze Mard with Ice Devil’s Zero Long Sword, Gajeel blasted him into a wall, and Natsu engulfed him in flames before remembering the Book of END.
• Natsu approached the fallen Mard to take the Book of END, but Zeref appeared in front of him and stunned everyone on the battlefield.

Zeref took back the Book of E.N.D. and erased Mard, while Igneel and Acnologia fought to a devastating conclusion. As the dragons reunited with their children to say their last words, Natsu called for Riyao to save Igneel, and Riyao appeared at the end.

• Zeref reclaimed the Book of E.N.D., turned Mard into a book, burned him to ashes, and disappeared after telling Natsu they would meet again.
• Igneel bit off Acnologia's arm, but Acnologia tore away half of Igneel's body and then flew away.
• Natsu rushed to Igneel and called for Riyao, while Igneel told him that the dragons had lost their dragon souls and were as good as dead.
• Grandine, Metalicana, Weisslogia, and Skiadrum returned to their children, who reacted with grief, anger, and disbelief.
• Riyao's flippant voice rang out, saying, "I said Memento Vivere."

Riyao used the Parasol Tree to absorb the five dragons and Silver, then revealed he had ended the protective spell that had kept the Fairy Tail members fighting beyond their limits. After Lucy told Makarov that Hades had spoken of unleashing the light, Makarov decided to dissolve Fairy Tail to protect its members from being targeted.

• The Parasol Tree absorbed the five dragons and Silver, leaving the battlefield stunned.
• Natsu charged at Riyao, but Gray and the others found him sprawled outside Riyao's manor with a bump on his head.
• Riyao ended Ceaseless Life, causing the Fairy Tail members, Sting, and Rogue to collapse in pain; Mirajane explained that the spell had pushed them beyond their normal limits during the battle.
• Lucy told Makarov that Hades had appeared as a soul and spoken of unleashing the light.
• Makarov decided the guild's secret was putting its members at risk and announced that Fairy Tail was officially dissolved.

After Makarov announced that Fairy Tail would disband, the guild members struggled to accept his decision and learned that their guild building had also been destroyed. Riyao offered to buy the guild’s land, but Gray ended the chapter by asking what had happened to Silver and the others.

• Makarov told everyone he had decided to disband Fairy Tail, then left the estate despite their protests.
• Riyao reflected on Makarov’s reasons, while Sting tried to recruit Fairy Tail members and Minerva and Rogue dragged him away.
• Riyao and Mirajane discussed buying the guild’s land, but Bisca revealed that Cana’s card and Riyao’s Parasol Tree had caused the guild to be destroyed.
• Riyao and Cana argued over who was responsible as the Fairy Tail members began leaving the estate.
• Riyao suggested they eat and promised to buy the guild’s land, and Gray asked what had happened to Silver and the others.

Riyao revealed six dragon eggs in the Parasol Tree and explained that they could not hatch until the Black Dragon was defeated. As the group mourned the guild’s disbandment, Mirajane considered rebuilding it, while Erza said she wanted to travel.

• Riyao showed everyone the six eggs and gave the snowflake-patterned egg to Gray.
• Riyao told Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy that they would need to defeat the Black Dragon to hatch the eggs, and Natsu ran off with Happy to train.
• Wendy became upset about the guild’s disbandment, so Riyao and Mirajane comforted her; Riyao said she needed to sleep after using Dragon Force.
• Lisanna and Elfman served a meal, and the group ate in a subdued mood over the guild’s loss.
• Mirajane asked Riyao about making Erza guild master if they rebuilt the guild, but Erza said she wanted to travel and reminded them she still had a score to settle with them.

Riyao and Mirajane arranged to buy a tavern and discussed rebuilding Fairy Tail’s guild hall in its original style. Lucy agreed to work at the tavern, and Mirajane set aside her plans to follow Riyao’s idea.

• Lucy refused to return to her family home and worried about how she would earn money.
• Mirajane invited Lucy to work at the tavern, then told Riyao that the owners had waived a hundred million in fees when he bought the place outright.
• Mirajane showed the group her plans for the tavern, and Lucy and the others laughed at her drawing after Lisanna was struck for laughing first.
• Riyao said he wanted the guild hall rebuilt as it had been before Phantom Lord, and Mirajane agreed.

Riyao and the others reopened a faithful recreation of Fairy Tail’s old tavern, bringing back memories as they explored the cozy building. Mirajane assigned everyone jobs, including making Lucy summon her Celestial Spirits to work, and Lucy protested the pay.

• Riyao welcomed the others into the rebuilt tavern, and Levy, Lisanna, Wendy, and Carla explored their old or new surroundings.
• Cana searched the bar for alcohol, argued with Riyao, and asked to stay and work as the bartender rather than travel with her father.
• Mirajane stopped Riyao from teasing Cana and began assigning jobs to everyone in her ledger.
• Lucy objected to being assigned both poster-girl duties and summoning Virgo and Aries for labor, then demanded triple pay.
• Riyao told Lucy that someone else could take the job, leaving her angry at his response.

Riyao and Mirajane ran their tavern in Magnolia with Lucy, Virgo, and Aries serving customers, while Cana stole sips of drinks and the demon village chief fled at the sight of Mirajane. Mest and Lahar visited with gifts, but Mest’s teasing accusation of child labor led to another argument with Riyao.

• Riyao and Mirajane discussed keeping the tavern open without displaying the Fairy Tail emblem as Lucy, Virgo, and Aries served customers in maid outfits.
• Mirajane suggested bunny girl outfits, while Cana secretly drank a customer’s cocktail and then mixed him another.
• The demon village chief from Demon Island briefly entered the tavern, saw Mirajane, and fled, prompting Riyao to laugh and explain that she had absorbed Tartaros’s demons.
• Mest and Lahar entered with gifts, and Mest joked that the tavern employed child labor.
• Riyao threatened Mest with a crackling dragon claw, but Lahar calmed him down, and Mest fell into despair under Riyao and Carla’s hostile stares.

Laxus, Freed, and Bickslow returned to Magnolia and asked Riyao about Makarov, who had disappeared after disbanding Fairy Tail. Riyao concealed what he knew, and Laxus entered the tavern with the others.

• Riyao watched the quiet tavern entrance while selling hangover remedies and pretending to nap.
• Laxus, Freed, and Bickslow arrived, and Riyao teased them; Freed explained that Evergreen had left with Elfman after they met him training.
• Freed asked Riyao whether he had heard anything about Makarov, who had vanished without leaving a note.
• Riyao claimed Makarov had his own reasons for leaving and might be enjoying himself, while hiding that he knew more.
• Laxus failed to find a flaw in Riyao's answer, dismissed the matter, and entered the tavern with Freed and Bickslow.

Lucy wondered how Riyao and Mirajane had fallen in love, but her thoughts sounded like a confession and made the dinner table go quiet. She clarified what she meant, and Wendy and Carla joined her in asking about the couple’s story.

• Riyao teased Lucy and healed Levy after the two complained about working all day at the busy tavern.
• Mirajane and Lisanna served dinner, and Riyao woke the drunken Cana, who grabbed a lamb leg and complained when Mirajane forbade her from drinking during work.
• Lucy imagined Mirajane abducting a young Riyao as her bandit bride, then accidentally said Mira’s name aloud when Levy asked what she was thinking.
• Riyao and Lisanna suspected Lucy of being attracted to Mirajane, and Lucy hurriedly explained that she wanted to know how Riyao and Mirajane had gotten together.
• Wendy and Carla eagerly turned to Riyao and Mirajane, waiting to hear their story.

At dinner, Lucy and the others tried to uncover how Riyao and Mirajane had fallen in love, while Mirajane desperately kept their embarrassing past private. After everyone left, Riyao used his partial mimicry to clean up and tried to persuade Mirajane to let him sleep in the bedroom.

• Lucy, Wendy, Levy, and Riyao pressed Mirajane for details about how she and Riyao became a couple, but Mirajane refused to tell them.
• Levy recalled that Riyao and Mirajane had returned from a long job holding hands, while Lisanna teased Mirajane about once asking when Riyao would come over for a meal.
• Cana revealed that Riyao had told her the story while drunk, and Mirajane threatened her and told Riyao he would sleep by the door.
• Lucy, Lisanna, Levy, Wendy, and Carla left to gossip, and Cana hurried out after Mirajane warned her to keep quiet.
• Riyao used partial mimicry to clean the dishes, and Mirajane praised his skill before he asked to sleep in the bedroom.