Recaps

Riyao and Mirajane decided to close the tavern for a few days and take a trip after being worn out by its crowds. Their plans to travel together sparked arguments with their friends, and the chapter ended with Lucy, Levy, Wendy, and Cana protesting after overhearing them call the others third wheels.

• Riyao and Mirajane complained about the tavern's exhausting crowds while Lucy, Levy, Wendy, and Carla eagerly listened to their talk of closing.
• Riyao suggested that he and Mirajane take a trip alone, and Mirajane agreed to close the tavern for a few days and adjust its hours afterward.
• Cana objected to being left behind, while Lucy, Levy, Wendy, and Cana began suggesting destinations for the trip.
• Mirajane asked Riyao to choose where to go, and he joked privately that they could visit everywhere after ditching their friends.
• Lucy, Levy, Wendy, and Cana overheard Riyao and Mirajane call them third wheels and shouted their protest.

Riyao joined Mirajane, Lucy, and the others for a day of shopping in the Flower Capital, reluctantly serving as a bag carrier before recruiting Leo to share the burden. As the group returned to the hotel, Princess Hisui heard they were out and wanted to find them, but Arcadios reminded her of Toma.

• Romeo found the tavern closed for several months and went home disappointed.
• Mirajane persuaded Riyao to join the women on a shopping trip and carry their bags.
• Lisanna teased and punched Riyao before leading the group out to explore the Flower Capital.
• Riyao summoned Leo to advise Lucy on fashion and shifted half his shopping bags onto him.
• Lucy fed Leo a grilled sausage after teasing him, while Mirajane fed Riyao two sausages.
• Princess Hisui wanted to go find Mirajane and the others, but Arcadios mentioned Toma and calmed her.

Riyao and his companions visited Gray’s secluded cabin, where they found Silver in a child’s body and teased Gray about his relationship with Juvia. The visit ended when several familiar figures arrived from the forest carrying ingredients.

• Riyao’s group left the royal capital, and Princess Hisui arrived too late to see them and angrily kicked Arcadios.
• Riyao and his companions reached Gray’s cabin and mistook the child with him for Gray’s son before Gray revealed that the child was his father, Silver.
• Silver learned that Gray had let him out of his life cocoon early and chased Gray around the cabin with a wooden slipper.
• Silver revealed that Gray was living on his daughter-in-law’s money, and Lucy and the others pressed Gray about whether he and Juvia were together.
• Riyao heard rustling in the forest and saw several familiar figures jogging toward the cabin with bags of ingredients.

Ur, Ultear, Meredy, and Juvia returned with food and dessert, and the group teased Juvia about her relationship with Gray. Riyao and Mirajane plotted to slip away, but Lisanna accidentally revealed she had helped Riyao pursue Mirajane and was caught by her sister.

• Ur welcomed Riyao and the others, while Ultear reacted angrily to seeing him and Meredy defended her.
• Juvia arrived with a cake and looked smugly at Lucy, who was relieved Juvia no longer treated her as a love rival.
• Cana and the others pressed Juvia for details, and Juvia blushed as she described harassing Gray until he was moved by her.
• Riyao suggested visiting the Heartfilia Family, prompting Lucy to apologize in fear of being taken home.
• Riyao and Mirajane whispered about leaving the others behind, but Lisanna interrupted and admitted she had helped Riyao pursue Mirajane.
• Mirajane realized Lisanna had been helping Riyao behind her back and pulled Lisanna up by the ear as Lisanna pleaded for help.

Ur hosted Fairy Tail for dinner, where everyone teased Gray and Juvia about how they got together. Riyao also learned that Ultear and Meredy had left Jellal for a while to live with Ur.

• Ur prepared a feast, and Fairy Tail gathered at Gray's family table to eat.
• Riyao and Leo trapped Gray between them and teased him about getting together with Juvia.
• Cana, Lisanna, Lucy, and Levy questioned Juvia while Ur recounted how she and Silver had helped Gray and Juvia become a couple.
• Ur explained that Silver had tricked Gray into admitting he liked Juvia, then helped Juvia reveal her feelings and tackle him by the stream.
• Gray blushed as the group pressed him and Juvia about their relationship, while Riyao recalled how Gray had once avoided watching him and Mirajane show affection.
• Riyao asked Ultear and Meredy why they were there, and Ultear said they had temporarily left Jellal and Oración Seis to live with Ur.

Riyao and his companions traveled through a forest while deciding whether to search for Erza, then chose to visit Sabertooth and inspect its newly built pool. The carriage emerged onto a broad plain as Mirajane dozed beside Riyao and the others slept.

• Lisanna scolded Riyao for trying to leave her and Mirajane behind during the night.
• Riyao and the others discussed where Erza might be, and Riyao suggested asking Lahar at the Magic Council branch in Crocus Town.
• Mirajane decided they should keep enjoying their trip instead of searching for Erza, and she and the other girls fell asleep in the carriage.
• Riyao drove alone, snacking on sunflower seeds as the carriage left the forest and entered a broad plain.
• Riyao suggested visiting Sabertooth to see its pool, and Mirajane agreed before settling back against him.

Riyao and the others arrived in Gazania, where Sting eagerly tried to recruit Riyao into Sabertooth. After Minerva stopped Sting, Riyao asked her about opening a passage to Edolas, but she could not do so, and he went into the hotel with Mirajane.

• Riyao drove the group to Gazania, and Mirajane checked them into a hotel while Riyao waited outside.
• Sting rushed over and grabbed Riyao's hands, assuming he had come to join Sabertooth, but Riyao denied it and threatened him.
• Rogue choked Sting until he let go, then Riyao healed Sting's sore neck.
• Sting clung to Riyao's leg and begged him to join Sabertooth, so Minerva used spatial magic to dump him into a flower bed.
• Riyao asked Minerva to open a passage to Edolas, but she said she could not, and he entered the hotel with Mirajane while Sting struggled against Rogue and Minerva.

Riyao and Mirajane tried to spend time alone in Gazania, but Sting’s group and then Erza interrupted them. After reuniting with Erza, they discussed rebuilding the guild and suggested she become its master, leaving her reluctant to take on the paperwork.

• Riyao caught Sting, Rogue, Lector, and Frosch following him and Mirajane, then chased them off so the couple could be alone.
• Erza appeared in Gazania and told Riyao and Mirajane she had joined the Magic Council as a squad captain in the Custody Enforcement Unit to investigate the Dark Magic Cult.
• Mirajane and Erza caught up on their lives while Riyao sulked, and Mirajane comforted him when he felt ignored.
• Riyao suggested Erza become master when they rebuilt the guild, but she objected and remembered the paperwork and complaints that came with the role.

Riyao avoided Erza's request to help hunt Dark Magic Cult members and spent time alone with Mirajane, but the pursuit reached their retreat. He let a fleeing cultist take him hostage for fun, leaving the captors terrified when they realized who he was.

• Riyao carried Mirajane away rather than help Erza investigate Dark Magic Cult members, but left Life Link on Erza to heal her.
• Riyao and Mirajane avoided their companions and relaxed together at the fountain plaza.
• Riyao sensed Erza's minor injuries through Life Link before an explosion interrupted their quiet evening.
• Erza, Lucy, and the others chased fleeing cultists into the plaza, where Riyao tossed Mirajane to safety and allowed the leader to take him hostage.
• Sting and the others arrived to find Riyao pretending to beg for mercy while his captors discussed demanding a ransom.
• The cultist leader recognized Riyao from Fairy Tail, and the captors fell silent in terror.

Riyao easily subdued the hostage-takers after their leader failed to cut him, then coaxed Mirajane after she sulked over missing the hostage game. As the group followed them through the city, Lucy and the others planned to make the couple pay for an expensive dinner, and Riyao and Mirajane headed to a restaurant she had spotted.

• The villain leader slashed at Riyao with a poisoned dagger, but the blade broke without harming him.
• Riyao knocked the villain leader unconscious, and the lackeys surrendered to the Magic Council's people.
• Mirajane complained that she had wanted to be taken hostage too, then teased Riyao for letting the lackeys touch him.
• Riyao apologized and promised Mirajane desserts, while Lucy and the others followed them and plotted to get an expensive dinner.
• Mirajane chose an interesting-looking restaurant, and Riyao agreed to go there with her.

After returning to Magnolia from their travels, Riyao and his companions settled back into their free, quiet routine. The dragon eggs in the Parasol Tree awakened, and Grandine’s poorly worded message frightened Wendy before Mirajane and the others arrived.

• Riyao and his companions returned to Magnolia after visiting Lucy’s family estate, Levy’s magic library, a zoo, and the ruins of Cait Shelter.
• After resting, Riyao and the others reopened the tavern whenever they wished and enjoyed their unhurried life.
• Igneel and the other dragons awakened inside the five eggs in the Parasol Tree, and Riyao explained their unusual state and sent Natsu and the others away to train.
• Grandine said she could be the first to hatch because she had called Wendy back, but Wendy returned in tears believing Grandine had little time left.
• Grandine explained that she had lost control of her magic and caused a misunderstanding, while Mirajane arrived with Lucy and the others and comforted Wendy.

Wendy and Grandine successfully used their magic to hatch a miniature Grandine, bringing Wendy great happiness and reuniting her with Carla. Riyao took the group to Hargeon Harbor for a seafood feast, while Cana waited anxiously in Magnolia.

• Lucy returned after mistaking Riyao's words for news that he was dying, and Riyao teased her about it.
• Wendy followed Grandine's guidance and channeled Sky Dragon magic into the egg, causing it to hatch in a burst of wind and light.
• A miniature Grandine emerged and landed on Wendy's head, then greeted Carla and thanked her for caring for Wendy.
• Wendy embraced Carla and promised she would never neglect her, while Carla blushed and denied taking special care of her.
• Riyao invited everyone to a seafood feast in Hargeon Harbor and flew them there using a gravitational field.
• At a tavern in Magnolia, Cana mixed cocktails and worried aloud about Wendy as someone told her to keep mixing.

Cana confronted Riyao and the others for leaving her to handle the tavern, then Mirajane calmed her down and Riyao carried Mirajane upstairs. The next morning, Gajeel returned to Magnolia, where Metalicana’s egg hatched after Gajeel supplied it with magic; Lily then revealed that he and Gajeel had joined the reorganized Magic Council.

• Cana berated Riyao and the others for abandoning her at the tavern, and Mirajane promised her two barrels of wine to calm her down.
• Riyao carried Mirajane to his room while Lucy, Levy, Lisanna, and the others took Cana away to rest.
• Gajeel and Panther Lily returned to Magnolia and discovered Wendy’s dragon egg was missing among the eggs in the tree.
• Metalicana’s steel egg attacked Gajeel, then opened after Gajeel infused it with iron dragon slayer magic.
• Lily told Levy that Gajeel had hurried back after receiving her letter, making Levy blush.
• Lily revealed that he and Gajeel had joined the reorganized Magic Council, and Levy mistook it for a dark guild.

Gajeel’s new role in the Magic Council and his power-up surprised the group, while his attempt to challenge Riyao ended with him buried in the courtyard. At breakfast, Levy announced that she was going to the Magic Council too, and Riyao warned Gajeel not to bully her.

• Lily revealed that Gajeel had joined the Magic Council, shocking Lucy and the others.
• Gajeel and Metalicana absorbed the steel cocoon, and Gajeel emerged with stronger magic and a miniature Metalicana on his shoulder.
• Gajeel charged at Riyao to fight, but Riyao knocked him face-first into the courtyard dirt.
• Levy announced at breakfast that she was going to the Magic Council, and Lucy shook her in surprise.
• Riyao choked Gajeel briefly and warned him not to bully Levy, while Gajeel remained confused about what was happening.

Lucy felt lonely without Levy, while Riyao and Mirajane amused themselves at the tavern until Sting and Rogue arrived. Riyao brushed off Sting’s visit, but Sting and Rogue remained at the door with Lector and Frosch.

• Lucy complained to Lisanna that watching Riyao and Mirajane flirt was unbearable, while Lisanna and Wendy enjoyed it.
• Mirajane teased Riyao’s hair into an afro, and he agreed to keep it only if she did the same.
• Cana savored Riyao’s brew, while Grandine rested after enjoying food in her new body.
• Sting kicked open the tavern door and rushed over to Riyao, then froze at his afro.
• Riyao told Sting to go to the manor and leave him alone, but Sting stayed as Rogue, Lector, and Frosch arrived.

Sting and Rogue fused with Weisslogia and Skiadrum, who emerged as miniature dragons and immediately dragged them off for food. Igneel asked Riyao to fuse with him, but Riyao refused because he did not want Igneel watching him be intimate with Mirajane; the group then set off together to try a new dessert shop.

• Sting and Rogue returned to the estate, where Weisslogia and Skiadrum dropped from the branches as dragon eggs and urged them to infuse the eggs with magic.
• Sting and Rogue poured their magic into the eggs, and Weisslogia and Skiadrum emerged as tiny dragons perched on their heads.
• Weisslogia and Skiadrum carried Sting and Rogue toward Magnolia to eat, while Lector and Frosch flew after them.
• Igneel asked Riyao to fuse with him, but Riyao refused because he did not want Igneel watching him be intimate with Mirajane.
• Riyao apologized to Mirajane and suggested visiting a new dessert shop, then agreed to take Lucy, Lisanna, Grandine, Wendy, and Carla along too.

More than a year after the Tartaros incident, Riyao and Mirajane joined Erza’s effort to stop the New Dark Magic Cult’s attack on Malba Town, disguising themselves as cultists. Riyao ambushed Natsu with a wooden stick, and the chapter ended with Natsu charging at him in a rage.

• Riyao and Mirajane disguised themselves and infiltrated the New Dark Magic Cult, where they planned to fight their friends for fun.
• Yalok began the cult’s purification operation, and the cultists marched toward Malba Town.
• Gray and his friends blocked the town entrance, and the cult’s officers and Erza began fighting the advancing crowd.
• Mirajane charged toward Erza while Riyao went after Natsu and struck him with a wooden stick, sending him into a pile of rubble.
• Natsu burst from the rubble and lunged at Riyao amid blazing heat.

Gray and the others defeated the cult officers, but Riyao revealed a strange power after Mirajane staged her apparent death. He struck the Fairy Tail members while time seemed to stop, leaving Ultear wondering who he was.

• Juvia chased Briya, Ur froze Jerome, Wendy cured the group of Meli's virus, and Virgo dealt with Gomon while Lucy was controlled by Abel.
• Riyao used a wooden stick to disrupt Natsu's attacks and kicked him into the mud, prompting Gray and the others to confront him.
• Mirajane's demonic aura exposed her to Erza, but she persuaded Erza to keep up the act in exchange for strawberry cake.
• Mirajane pretended to die in Riyao's arms, and Riyao transformed with white hair and mismatched eyes as he activated Life Mimicry: False God.
• Riyao appeared before Gray and the others and struck them all with his stick before they could defend themselves; Ultear realized time had been paused.

Riyao effortlessly subdued Yalok, Erza, and Natsu before destroying the summoned Battle Bond statue with one punch. The group was left stunned by his strange magic and divine-looking False God Form as Mirajane smugly invited them to ask her about it.

• Riyao knocked Yalok unconscious when the cult leader urged him to kill the others.
• Erza tested Riyao with her swords, but he deflected her attacks and sent her flying with a jab from his stick.
• Yalok awoke and summoned Battle Bond, but Riyao kicked him away and knocked Natsu into the ground when he charged from behind.
• Riyao ended his act and returned to his original appearance while remaining in False God Form.
• Riyao shattered Battle Bond with one punch and knocked Natsu back into the mud with a punch through the air.
• Mirajane smugly posed beside Riyao as the others stared at him in confusion.

Riyao returned to normal after using his False God Form, then reunited with the others as Gajeel, Levy, and Lily arrived in Magic Council uniforms to arrest them. Riyao left with Mirajane, while Minerva explained that she had come to take a commission the others had already completed, and Natsu announced that he would become Fairy Tail's guild master.

• Riyao deactivated his False God Form, and Lucy questioned him about the new form he had kept secret.
• Gajeel, Levy, and Lily arrived in Magic Council uniforms, and Gajeel declared the group under arrest for brawling.
• Riyao teased Levy about becoming a council member, then comforted Mirajane when she became upset and left with her using his magic.
• Minerva arrived and explained that she, Rogue, and Lector had accepted a commission to eliminate the Dark Magic Cult, which Erza's group had already defeated.
• Natsu declared that Fairy Tail was reuniting and that he would become guild master, but Gray and the others walked away and called him an idiot.

The reunited Fairy Tail members argued over who should become guild master and wrecked the tavern until Erza stopped them. Mirajane announced Laxus Dreyar as the seventh guild master, leaving Laxus to accept the responsibility everyone else had avoided.

• Natsu, Gajeel, and Gray fought over who should become guild master, and the brawl spread through the tavern.
• Erza came out of the office and froze the rowdy guild members in place with a threatening glare.
• Natsu confronted Riyao for hiding that the dragons had hatched, and he recounted retrieving Igneel from Riyao Manor.
• Mirajane teased the guild members before announcing Laxus Dreyar as Fairy Tail's seventh guild master.
• Riyao explained that they had chosen Laxus because becoming guild master had always been his dream, while Laxus reacted to being left with the job.

Laxus took over as Fairy Tail’s guild master, then learned from Mest about Fairy Heart and Makarov’s mission to negotiate with the Alvarez Empire. Riyao assured them Makarov was alive, but entered the basement blindfolded with Natsu and the others trailing behind him.

• Laxus struggled to give an inaugural speech, but Fairy Tail’s members ignored it and celebrated his appointment in their usual rowdy fashion.
• Riyao took a group photo with Mirajane and the guild members using his magic communication device.
• Mest led Laxus into the basement and revealed the crystal containing Mavis, explaining that it was Fairy Heart, created by Precht using technology like Grimoire Heart.
• Mest explained that Makarov had gone to the Alvarez Empire to negotiate after the Magic Council and Face were destroyed, and that the guild had no news of him.
• Riyao entered the basement blindfolded and told Laxus and Mest that Makarov was still alive, while Natsu and the others followed him.

Fairy Tail learned that Makarov was under house arrest in the Alvarez Empire, and Laxus announced a rescue mission. After Riyao revealed that Zeref ruled the empire, he and Mirajane surprised the guild by revealing they had secretly built an airship for the journey.

• Riyao showed the guild a Life Link connected to Makarov, and Laxus announced that Fairy Tail would go to the Alvarez Empire to rescue him.
• Mest described the empire's size and strength, and Riyao revealed that its ruler, Spriggan, was the black wizard Zeref.
• The guild discussed crossing the sea by boat, while Natsu and Gajeel objected because they feared swimming and Gray mocked them.
• Riyao revealed that he had built an airship comparable to Blue Pegasus's Christina, surprising the guild.
• Lisanna protested that Mirajane and Riyao had kept the airship secret and asked to ride it.

Fairy Tail wandered around Caracole Island while disguised as tourists, but the imperial soldiers singled out Lucy as a spy. When the soldiers tried to seize her, Natsu attacked them and stood protectively in front of her.

• Riyao, Mirajane, Natsu, Happy, Erza, Wendy, Carla, Gray, Juvia, and Lucy enjoyed the island while keeping their guild marks hidden.
• Lucy grew nervous about their relaxed behavior, and Riyao teased her for looking suspicious.
• Imperial soldiers confronted Lucy after someone reported her, and Riyao pointed her out as a suspicious snoop.
• The soldiers dismissed Riyao and Mirajane as ordinary vacationers and prepared to arrest Lucy.
• Natsu blasted several soldiers with fire and demanded to know what they were doing to Lucy.

Riyao revealed that he had reported the group, then stopped Marin’s spatial magic from working so Natsu could defeat him. The Spriggan 12 mage Brandish μ arrived on Caracole Island, mourning the ruined ice cream stand as her overwhelming magic pressed down on everyone.

• Riyao admitted that he had reported the group, startling Lucy and the others, while Erza finished off the remaining soldiers.
• Marin appeared and suppressed Erza’s Requip Magic and Lucy’s Celestial Spirit Magic with his spatial domain.
• Marin’s Space Lock failed when Riyao’s power disrupted it, and Natsu struck Marin out of the air.
• Erza realized Riyao had interfered, and Riyao told her he had prevented them from being captured.
• Riyao sensed immense magic near the docks and identified its source as one of the Spriggan 12.
• Brandish μ arrived, lamented that the battle had destroyed the starshine ice cream stand, and radiated enough magic to make the air feel oppressive.