Recaps

Erza and Riyao stopped Phantom Lord’s Jupiter cannon from destroying Fairy Tail, and the guild refused Jose’s demand to surrender Lucy. As Jose sent Phantom Soldiers to attack, a mysterious golden light awakened beneath the parasol tree at Riyao’s estate.

• Erza used her Adamantine Armor and a magic barrier to hold back the Jupiter beam, but the blast began breaking through her defenses.
• Riyao rushed in, endured severe burns to his leg, and used Gravity Deflection to redirect the beam away from Fairy Tail.
• Mirajane embraced Riyao as his leg regenerated, while Jose demanded that Fairy Tail hand over Lucy.
• The Fairy Tail members, including Erza, Riyao, and Natsu, defiantly vowed not to betray Lucy, moving her to tears and making Makarov proud.
• Enraged by their refusal, Jose launched Phantom Soldiers at Fairy Tail and threatened another Jupiter blast.
• At Riyao’s estate, the parasol tree glowed as golden light seeped from the ground and cracks spread around its roots.

Fairy Tail launched a counterattack against Phantom Lord, aided by the Parasol Tree’s healing magic, while Jose unleashed Purgatory Shatter over Magnolia. Riyao and Mirajane fought toward Jose as the other guild members faced Phantom Lord’s fighters.

• The Parasol Tree sent healing energy into Fairy Tail’s guild, restoring the members’ strength, and Mirajane carried Riyao toward Phantom Lord’s headquarters.
• Natsu destroyed Jupiter’s core, prompting Jose to activate Purgatory Shatter and threaten Magnolia; Makarov emerged and declared he would confront Jose.
• Riyao and Mirajane fought through Phantom Lord’s ranks and defeated Aria, whom Riyao aged dramatically with Weight of Life.
• Gray faced Juvia, Natsu confronted Gajeel, and Elfman defeated Sol while clearing out the remaining foot soldiers.
• Riyao and Mirajane continued toward the top floor, where Jose waited.

Riyao and Mirajane confronted Jose after Riyao revealed that Jupiter had struck a Magic Council branch, provoking Jose into unleashing his full power. Riyao fused with Mirajane through Fairy Star Dress, and she shattered Jose’s magical barrier as their fight began.

• Jose felt Purgatory Shatter’s magic weakening while Natsu and Gajeel continued their fierce battle.
• Mirajane and Riyao stormed Jose’s room, where Jose offered Riyao a place in Phantom Lord.
• Riyao showed Jose a map and revealed that Jupiter had struck a Magic Council branch, enraging Jose.
• Jose unleashed his magic and threatened to kill Riyao and Mirajane.
• Riyao fused with Mirajane using Fairy Star Dress, enhancing her magic and abilities.
• Mirajane charged Jose and shattered his barrier with Soul Extinction.

Mirajane fought Jose with earth magic, demonic power, and Riyao's healing, while Jose unleashed his Ghost Army and powerful dark magic. Their clash tore through the fortress and churned the sea, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Mirajane attacked Jose with dark and earth magic, but he summoned the Ghost Army and wounded her with its icy touch.
• Mirajane healed her wound, destroyed the ghosts with stone spikes, and broke Jose's shield with a series of close-range attacks.
• Jose realized Mirajane's healing and combined powers made her formidable, then challenged her to outlast his remaining magic.
• Mirajane used All-Around Enhancement as Jose formed ghost armor, and the two collided in a blow that shattered the fortress floors and blasted the sea.
• Jose unleashed Death Storm against Mirajane while Natsu, Gajeel, Gray, Juvia, Happy, and Lucy struggled inside the collapsing fortress and Magnolia's residents watched the destruction from the harbor.

Makarov arrived to stop Jose and defeated him with Fairy Law, stripping away his magic and life force. Fairy Tail celebrated its victory as Riyao reflected on the spell’s restrictions, while a mysterious girl watched the guild from a parasol tree.

• Makarov descended between Jose and the others, then challenged Jose to settle their conflict himself.
• Makarov and Jose exchanged powerful attacks until Makarov invoked Fairy Law, while Riyao and Mirajane watched and joked nearby.
• Fairy Law drained Jose’s magic and life force, leaving him aged and kneeling as Makarov declared that the guild would have a party.
• Fairy Tail’s members cheered their victory, and Riyao considered how the first master had modified Fairy Law to avoid its original curse.
• A pale-haired girl watched Fairy Tail from atop a parasol tree as the sun set over the ruins.

After Fairy Tail defeated Phantom Lord, Riyao and the guild members staged a tearful appeal that swayed public opinion and helped secure compensation. The Magic Council disbanded Phantom Lord and sentenced Jose Porla to life imprisonment, and Fairy Tail celebrated through the night at Riyao's estate.

• Riyao and Makarov clung to Lahar and accused Phantom Lord of attacking Fairy Tail, firing Jupiter, and endangering Magnolia while the guild members performed their own grief-stricken scene.
• The Parasol Tree's roots shifted the guild's pillars, causing the ruins to collapse as Magnolia's residents took Fairy Tail's side.
• The Magic Council disbanded Phantom Lord, stripped Jose Porla of his Ten Wizard Saints title, sentenced him to life imprisonment, and awarded most of the guild's confiscated assets to Fairy Tail.
• Makarov sent the guild to Riyao's estate for a party, where the members ate, drank, and celebrated until daybreak.
• The little girl with long, pale golden hair watched the celebration from the Parasol Tree's top branches, drooling and whimpering.

As Fairy Tail rebuilt its guild, the Magic Council named Riyao a candidate for the Ten Wizard Saints, prompting Makarov to consider accepting on his behalf. Riyao tried to refuse and reclaim the letter, but Makarov kept it as the guild continued its lively cleanup.

• Makarov planned the new guild while Riyao, Mirajane, Erza, Levy, and the others suggested features including a larger kitchen, a library, and a training ground.
• A Magic Council letter announced that Riyao was a candidate for the Ten Wizard Saints, and the guild members reacted with surprise.
• Erza and Mirajane debated whether Riyao could defeat Jura, while Natsu demanded to be made a Wizard Saint and was sent flying by the two women.
• Riyao said he wanted to refuse the nomination, but Makarov considered the benefits of having another Wizard Saint in Fairy Tail.
• Riyao accused Makarov of plotting and tried to take back the letter, but Makarov dodged him and kept it while Gray discovered he had lost his clothes again.

During the guild’s reconstruction, Laxus insulted several Fairy Tail members and threatened to expel Riyao if he became guild master. After Riyao provoked him into leaving, the others discussed who might succeed Makarov, and Riyao revealed he had already turned down the position.

• Mirajane showed everyone her colorful guild design, Gray called it ugly, and she stuffed him into a wine barrel before asking Riyao what he thought.
• Happy teased Lucy about her thoughts, and she chased him around the ruins while the guild members ate.
• Laxus threw a wine glass near Lucy, then mocked Jet, Troy, and Lucy for being weak and blamed her for Phantom Lord’s attack.
• Laxus threatened to kick Riyao out if he became guild master, but Riyao taunted him until he stormed away in a bolt of lightning.
• Lisanna explained that Makarov feared Laxus might succeed him, and Riyao said Gildarts could have become guild master and that he had declined the role himself.
• Macao imagined himself as guild master until Wakaba joked about his inability to handle his wife, making the others laugh.

The newly formed Strongest Team caused costly damage on a job, prompting Lucy to accept a theater request recommended by Mirajane. The team rehearsed enthusiastically, but visiting acquaintances exhausted Lucy before the performance even began.

• Natsu, Happy, Gray, Lucy, and Erza officially formed the Strongest Team and left on a job.
• Makarov considered possible successors as guild master before Riyao brought news that Erza and the others had destroyed half a town and the Magic Council demanded an apology.
• Lucy complained that repair costs had exceeded their reward and accepted a theater acting job recommended by Mirajane.
• The team found only the director remaining at the theater and began rehearsals, with Erza eagerly taking on a prince's role.
• Riyao, Mirajane, and several acquaintances arrived to watch, and Lucy confronted Bora before the village chief of Demon Village asked her to destroy the moon.
• Heimei kicked Natsu away while delivering meat supposedly meant for Happy, and Lucy snapped at Riyao after he warned that the performance would be even more tiring.

Erza’s stage fright turns Fairy Tail’s play into a chaotic disaster, but the audience loves it and the theater director keeps the guild performing. Lucy and the others end up owing the director for the ruined theater, while Riyao records the show and teases Lucy.

• Lyra opens the play with a song, but Erza freezes onstage, stammers through the wrong lines, and accidentally sends weapons flying into the audience.
• Lucy and Gray rush onstage to rescue the performance, and Lucy uses Horologium to help Erza breathe and regain her composure.
• Natsu breathes real fire during the increasingly incoherent play, and Erza accidentally cuts away most of Lucy’s skirt while trying to extinguish it.
• Natsu, Gray, Erza, Lucy, and Happy unleash fire, ice, and sword strikes until the theater collapses around them.
• The audience cheers for the chaotic performance, so the director books the troupe for three shows a day, but charges them for the theater repairs.
• Lucy despairs over the repair bill, and Riyao tells her that performing is tiring before she angrily tells him to shut up.

Lucy learned that Loke was connected to Karen, a famous Celestial Spirit Mage, then discovered that he had quit the guild. As the guild searched for him, Riyao headed to a waterfall, expecting Lucy to find Loke there.

• More than twenty women came to the guild camp looking for Loke, and Lisanna struggled to handle their complaints after Lucy ran away.
• Loke met Lucy outside a bathhouse, gave her a drink made by Riyao, and spoke sadly about a star that could never return to the sky.
• Lucy summoned Crux to investigate Loke and learned that his Celestial Spirit Mage was Karen from Blue Pegasus.
• Riyao told Lucy and Happy that Loke had quit the guild and urged them to find him before he did anything foolish.
• Lucy and Happy went out to search for Loke while Riyao went to a waterfall, where he waited and watched for the story to unfold.

At Karen's grave, Loke's past with Karen and his three years trapped in the human world came to light as he began to fade away. Lucy summoned the Celestial Spirit King and persuaded him to make an exception, saving Loke and allowing him to return to the Celestial Spirit World.

• Lucy met Loke at Karen's grave and learned that Loke had forced Karen's gate shut to stop her mistreating Aries, but Karen died on a job and left him stranded in the human world.
• Loke reached his three-year limit and began to disappear, while Riyao and Mirajane worried that the Celestial Spirit King would not agree to save him.
• Lucy held Loke's hand, summoned nine Celestial Spirits, and pleaded with the Celestial Spirit King to recognize that spirits had feelings and Loke had acted to protect Aries.
• The Celestial Spirit King pardoned Loke and granted him permission to return to the Celestial Spirit World, restoring his fading body.
• Natsu, Gray, Elfman, and the others celebrated by tossing Lucy into the air as Riyao and Mirajane watched.

After learning that the guild members had gone on vacation, Riyao tracked down Leo and forced him to hand over tickets for himself and Mirajane. Riyao and Mirajane then set off together for the resort.

• Loke told Natsu, Gray, and Lucy that Riyao had cared for him during his three years in Fairy Tail, while Lucy received four resort tickets from Loke.
• Erza arrived at the camp with a huge pile of luggage, and Lisanna told Riyao and Mirajane that everyone had gone on vacation.
• Riyao transformed into a Celestial Spirit and confronted Leo at his palace, demanding to know why Leo had left him off the ticket list.
• Leo gave Riyao two tickets for himself and Mirajane, then learned that Virgo had shown Riyao the way to the palace.
• Riyao returned to Mirajane with the tickets, and they left together for their vacation.

The Fairy Tail wizards played a magically powered beach volleyball match at Akane Resort Paradise, turning the beach into a spectacle for tourists. When Juvia joined the game and let the ball pass through her liquefied body, the crowd mistook it for a deadly injury, leaving Erza to calm the panicked staff.

• Natsu hit Lucy with a flaming volleyball, and Happy awarded Mirajane's team a point.
• Gray, Riyao, Erza, Natsu, and Mirajane traded powerful magical serves and spikes as tourists gathered to watch.
• Juvia shoved Lucy aside and joined Gray's side, but Riyao's spinning volleyball passed through her water-like body.
• The tourists panicked and called for help, so Erza apologized and explained that Juvia was unharmed.
• Happy gave Mirajane's team another point, while Lucy lamented that she had only wanted a peaceful vacation.

Riyao and Mirajane returned from the parade to find the casino wrecked and Lucy bound, after Sho and his companions captured Erza and vanished. With Natsu, Gray, and Juvia incapacitated, Lucy was left to demand that Riyao and Mirajane free her.

• Riyao lost all his chips gambling with Mirajane, then left the casino with her to watch the float parade.
• Juvia told Gray she was a free mage and wanted to join Fairy Tail, while Gray warned that the guild might not accept her immediately.
• Sho confronted Erza and revealed that he, Wally, Millianna, and Simon had learned magic; they trapped the casino's tourists in cards and bound Lucy.
• Wally shot Erza unconscious, and Sho's group carried her away, leaving Natsu, Gray, Juvia, and Lucy behind.
• Riyao and Mirajane returned to the wrecked casino and teased the bound Lucy, who angrily demanded they untie her.

Riyao freed Lucy and arranged for the people trapped in cards to be released safely, then checked on Gray and Natsu after Erza was taken. Natsu recovered and tried to track the attackers, but his pursuit ended at the shore with no sign of them.

• Mirajane freed Lucy, and Riyao determined that the people trapped in cards would emerge when the magic wore off and asked a staff member to watch over them.
• Riyao shattered Gray’s ice double, and Juvia revealed that the real Gray had been safe inside her all along.
• Riyao healed Natsu, who woke furious and charged off to find the attackers after Mirajane said he could track them by smell.
• Natsu reached the shore and shouted at the dark sea, but the attackers did not answer, leaving him and the others without a lead.

Riyao and Mirajane landed at the Tower of Heaven while Natsu, Gray, Juvia and Lucy rushed inside to find Erza and Happy. Riyao and Mirajane cleared the hall of a hundred grunts and headed for the next floor as the others continued upward.

• Riyao spotted wreckage from Fiore's military ships and sensed enemies throughout the island as the boat approached the Tower of Heaven.
• Juvia concealed the boat with a water veil, and Riyao carried it ashore in his demon form.
• Riyao sent Natsu, Gray, Juvia and Lucy to search for Erza and Happy while he and Mirajane stayed in the hall.
• Riyao and Mirajane attacked the grunts with black flames and purple energy blasts, clearing the hall in less than five minutes.
• Lucy and Juvia reacted to the pair's destructive power, then Natsu led them farther up the tower to find Erza and Happy.
• Riyao took Mirajane's hand, and they headed up the stairs toward the next floor.

Riyao, Mirajane, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Juvia caught up with Erza inside the Tower of Heaven and shared a meal before Erza insisted that her fight was hers alone. Mirajane comforted Erza as she broke down, and the group resolved to tear down the tower while Riyao planned to confront Jellal.

• Jellal watched Riyao and Mirajane attack the tower and explained that its magic stones absorbed magic power.
• Riyao and Mirajane flew through the tower, caught up with Natsu and the others, and joined them for a meal.
• Erza arrived and told the group to leave because the conflict was her fate.
• Mirajane challenged Erza's refusal to rely on them, and Erza clung to her and sobbed over the pain she had suppressed for eight years.
• Natsu and Gray agreed to destroy the tower, while Riyao decided to beat up Jellal.

Erza told the group that Jellal had betrayed the Tower of Heaven slaves, and Simon confirmed her account when Sho challenged it. As the group set off to climb the tower, Natsu was attacked by Wally and Millianna but fought back with Happy’s help.

• Erza explained that Jellal had made the others slaves and kept them building the tower, and Lucy defended her when Sho accused her of betraying them.
• Sho struggled to decide whom to believe until Simon said Erza was telling the truth, while Juvia stopped Gray from attacking Simon.
• Riyao noticed Natsu was missing, and the group set off to climb the tower as Mirajane guessed he had gone after Happy.
• Natsu got stuck in a kitty headpiece and played along when Millianna protected him from Wally, who attacked with his block-like body.
• Millianna restrained Natsu with Kitty Restraint Tubes, but Happy struck Wally and Millianna freed Natsu after his meowing softened her.
• Natsu broke free and knocked Wally and Millianna down with Fire Dragon's Kitty Fist.

Jellal announced the Paradise Game and warned that Etherion would soon strike the tower, while Riyao sent Simon and Sho toward the shore and rushed to rescue Natsu. Riyao freed Natsu from Owl, killed the enemy, and left the group facing the coming attack on the tower.

• Jellal announced that he planned to sacrifice Erza to resurrect Zeref and warned that the Magic Council's Etherion would soon destroy the area.
• Sho tried to seal Erza in a card, but Mirajane used Erza to kick him into a wall; Simon then took Sho toward the shore on Riyao's orders.
• Riyao transformed with his magic, flew to Natsu, and found Owl swallowing him to steal his Dragon Slayer Magic.
• Riyao attacked Owl until he spat Natsu out, then examined Owl's mouth and gave him ten seconds to flee.
• Riyao killed Owl with Ink Flame Heaven-Burning Kill, sending his body into the sea.

Riyao left Happy to watch over the unconscious Natsu and flew to the top of the tower to confront Jellal. After overwhelming Jellal with a barrage of attacks, Riyao faced his renewed power, and their magic clashed as the tower shook.

• Riyao told Happy to watch Natsu and flew up the tower to find Jellal.
• Lucy faced an enemy who could counter her Celestial Spirits, while Erza and Mirajane fought Ikaruga and Gray continued climbing the stairs.
• Riyao entered the throne hall and struck Jellal before he could finish speaking, then battered him while mocking him.
• Jellal recalled his Thought Projection, reclaimed its magic power, and blasted Riyao away.
• Riyao unleashed Ink Flame Heaven-Burning Kill, and Jellal met it with a shield of golden starlight.

Riyao, Mirajane, and Erza confronted Jellal as Etherion transformed the Tower of Heaven into the R-System, while Ultear destroyed the Magic Council headquarters. The chapter left the three attacking Jellal together, but his heavenly body magic shielded him and kept him at ease.

• Riyao told Erza that Jellal’s demonic consciousness had fused with his own and could not be separated, and Jellal declared his devotion to reviving Zeref.
• Ultear used Arc of Time to erode and destroy the Magic Council headquarters, then resolved to seek the truth about Ur.
• Etherion struck the Tower of Heaven, whose magic-conducting stone absorbed its power and transformed the structure into the crystal-covered R-System.
• Riyao inspected the tower’s Magic Crystal while Jellal celebrated the R-System’s completion.
• Riyao, Mirajane, and Erza attacked Jellal together, but he blocked their coordinated strikes with heavenly body magic.

Riyao and the others battled Jellal atop the Tower of Heaven as the unstable Magic Crystal threatened to explode. After Mirajane flew away with Natsu and Erza, Riyao removed his enhancements and began transforming, then seized Jellal by the neck.

• Natsu joined Riyao, Mirajane, and Erza in attacking Jellal, who used Meteor and Seven Star Sword to blast Erza off the tower.
• Mirajane caught Erza, while Natsu devoured Riyao's ink flames and combined them with his own to attack Jellal.
• Jellal countered Natsu's attack and kept the group at bay as Riyao noticed the Magic Crystal growing unstable.
• Riyao told Mirajane to take Natsu and Erza away, then blocked Jellal from pursuing them.
• Riyao dispelled Life Link and his other enhancements as Jellal tried to force him into the R-System.
• Riyao began a powerful transformation amid rising steam and turbulent waves, then grabbed Jellal by the neck and lifted him off the ground.

Riyao revealed his Azure Dragon Life Mimicry form and overwhelmed Jellal with its speed and ability to devour magic. After Riyao unleashed a devastating dragon roar, his allies and the former Tower prisoners watched the blast from their boats, unsure what to make of his new magic.

• Riyao transformed into his Azure Dragon form and struck Jellal through the tower’s railing with his tail.
• Jellal tried to escape with Meteor, but Riyao flew after him and endured his Nine Thunder Stars spell.
• Riyao devoured Jellal’s Dark Paradise magic and announced his Qing Dragon Slayer identity.
• Riyao fired Azure Dragon’s Cang Roar at Jellal, blasting through the clouds and leaving a huge opening in the sky.
• Mirajane, Lucy, Juvia, Gray, Natsu, Erza, and Happy saw the blast from their boat, while Simon, Sho, Wally, and Millianna watched from another boat.

Riyao overwhelmed the possessed Jellal with dragon magic, culminating in a storm of Yin Wood Divine Lightning that destroyed the Tower of Heaven. The tower’s explosion sent massive waves toward shore, where Mirajane watched anxiously for Riyao.

• Jellal’s implanted demonic consciousness took control, and he attacked Riyao with Seven Star Sword and other celestial and dark magic.
• Riyao dodged Jellal’s attacks, swallowed his lightning swords, and battered him with claws, kicks, and his dragon tail.
• Jellal briefly bound Riyao and smashed him into the tower, but Riyao stood up unharmed and struck back.
• Riyao summoned Yin Wood Divine Lightning, unleashing a vast storm that battered Jellal and cracked the Magic Crystal throughout the Tower of Heaven.
• The Tower of Heaven exploded, sending a golden blast and enormous waves across the sea as the kingdom’s ships fled.
• Simon and the others clung to their boat near shore while Mirajane watched the explosion and called out for Riyao.