Recaps

Riyao returned safely from the Etherion explosion on a surfboard, reassuring Mirajane and reuniting with the others. Jellal remained barely alive and sealed in Magic Crystal, leaving Erza and the former Tower of Heaven slaves to face the question of his responsibility.

• Mirajane and the others feared Riyao had died until he rode a wave to shore on a surfboard and embraced Mirajane.
• Happy, Gray, Juvia, and Lucy gathered around Riyao, while Natsu woke and was sent flying by Riyao's dragon tail.
• Erza and the others discovered Jellal sealed in the Magic Crystal surfboard, and Riyao said he was barely breathing and might wake as himself or as the demon consciousness.
• Sho challenged the idea that Jellal's control excused his crimes, and Riyao pointed out that Sho, Wally, and Millianna had also harmed people while deceived.
• Riyao proposed handing Jellal to the Magic Council and allowing him to atone if he was himself, while the group fell silent over his fate.
• Riyao returned to Mirajane and took her hand as the others continued to process what had happened.

After the Magic Council took Jellal away, Riyao recovered at home while his friends celebrated with a group photo. Erza gave Simon, Sho, Wally, and Millianna a heartfelt farewell as they left to see the outside world, and the chapter ended with their boat sailing away beneath the guild’s fireworks.

• Riyao told Lahar that Jellal had plotted against Erza, and the Magic Council took Jellal away in a Magic Crystal.
• Mirajane photographed the bandaged Riyao, and Lucy gathered everyone for a group photo at his bedside.
• Simon, Sho, Wally, and Millianna quietly prepared to leave by boat, but Erza found them at the shore.
• Sho explained that they wanted to see the outside world and help those who had suffered, and Erza supported their decision.
• Erza recited Fairy Tail’s three rules for departing members and declared the farewell party underway.
• Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Mirajane launched fireworks as Simon and the others sailed away, and Erza wished them a safe journey.

The Fairy Tail members returned to find their rebuilt guild filled with new facilities and welcomed new members Juvia and Gajeel. The guild’s celebration ended in a chaotic brawl after Gajeel’s singing provoked the members.

• Natsu, Gray, Erza, Lucy, Happy, Riyao, and Mirajane admired the new guild building and explored its café, merchandise shop, and spacious hall.
• Max explained that Riyao figurines had sold out, and Riyao bought all the Mira figurines in stock.
• Levy showed the group the swimming pool, game room, second floor, and a quiet infirmary reserved for Riyao.
• Makarov introduced Juvia and Gajeel as new guild members, and Natsu immediately challenged Gajeel.
• Lisanna sang to the guild, then Gajeel performed badly enough to provoke Natsu into throwing his guitar back at him.
• The fight spread through the hall, knocking over Gray, Erza’s cake, Elfman, Mirajane, and Riyao before the guild erupted into a free-for-all.

On Valentine’s Day, Riyao enjoyed Mirajane’s handmade chocolates and watched the guild members’ romantic nerves from the infirmary. When Mirajane later appeared with a blonde woman who looked just like Riyao, he revealed that he was Juvia’s big sister, leaving Juvia stunned.

• Mirajane gave Riyao handmade Valentine’s chocolates, and he kissed her before sharing one with her.
• Riyao and Mirajane watched Jet and Troy nervously eye Levy, while Juvia hid with chocolates for Gray and Gray realized he had stripped down to his underwear again.
• Lucy, Levy, Juvia, Bisca, and Lisanna gathered around Cana for tarot readings, and Bisca blushed at a fortune about her love life.
• Mirajane came downstairs with a blonde woman in a white coat, and Juvia called her a love rival.
• Riyao adjusted his glasses and told Juvia that he was her big sister, leaving her convinced that Riyao was a woman.

Fairy Tail’s guild members fretted over Valentine’s Day while Riyao and the others traded embarrassing stories that turned the hall into a lively gossip session. Riyao shared a quiet moment with Mirajane as Erza went to the kitchen to make chocolate.

• The guild members admired the women at their table, and a new member learned that the beautiful blonde was Riyao using Transformation Magic.
• Alzack, Jet, and Troy worried about receiving Valentine’s chocolate, while Max tried to sell them return gifts.
• Natsu tried Gajeel’s iron, and Gray felt left out as the two bickered.
• Riyao showed Juvia photos of Gray after a bath, and Ur embarrassed Gray with stories from his childhood.
• Lisanna, Mirajane, and Riyao shared embarrassing stories about Natsu, Elfman, and Cana, easing the guild’s Valentine’s Day tension.
• Riyao squeezed Mirajane’s fingers while Erza went to the kitchen to make chocolate.

Riyao found Erza making dangerously strange chocolate while the guild’s women prepared Valentine’s treats, and he was barred from their secret gathering. As the guild’s men waited anxiously for the chocolate-picking tradition, Natsu’s attempted kitchen raid was stopped, leaving several others awkwardly lurking nearby.

• Riyao found Erza’s spice-laden chocolate bubbling in the kitchen, and he healed a bird that collapsed after breathing its fumes.
• Mirajane kissed Riyao on the cheek before pushing him out so the women, including Erza, Levy, Lisanna, Juvia, Bisca, and Cana, could make chocolates in private.
• Riyao joked with Natsu, Happy, Elfman, and Gray in the hall, then explained that the guild’s Valentine’s tradition involved men choosing chocolates made by the women.
• Riyao revealed that he had started the chocolate-picking event with Makarov, while Makarov defended keeping Erza’s potentially poisonous chocolate for guild members to eat.
• Natsu crept toward the kitchen, but Erza threw a sword past his head and threatened him; he then found Jet, Troy, Alzack, Nab, and Wakaba lurking near the door.

Riyao arranged a blind selection of the guild’s homemade chocolates in identical, magically protected golden eggs, while Erza required everyone to eat whatever they picked. The men chose their eggs as Riyao prepared to record the opening, leaving the guild waiting to discover whose chocolates they had received.

• Riyao and Mirajane watched as the girls brought out the golden eggs, and Riyao revealed that detection magic could not identify their contents.
• Erza gave Makarov a special golden egg containing a piece of chocolate from every girl, while Riyao joked that he would treat Makarov if Erza’s chocolate was inside.
• Juvia secretly marked one egg for Gray and used her tears to steer him toward it; Gray eventually chose the marked egg.
• Natsu, Happy, Freed, Jet, Troy, Alzack, and Gajeel each selected golden eggs, while the remaining men took theirs from the cart.
• Riyao started recording the men with a crystal ball as they prepared to open their eggs, and Mirajane laughed at his mischief.

The Fairy Tail guild members opened golden eggs containing chocolates made by their friends and endured joyful, embarrassing, and disastrous surprises. Elfman ate the ominous purple-black chocolate and collapsed, while Riyao healed him and continued recording the festivities.

• Gray opened Juvia’s heart-shaped chocolate portrait and ate a bite while Ur teased him about Juvia’s figure.
• Alzack found a chocolate sniper rifle made by Bisca, while Jet and Troy discovered chocolates that did not seem to be Levy’s.
• Happy ate Cana’s alcohol-laced tarot-card chocolate and passed out, and Natsu mistook Lucy’s misshapen Canis Minor chocolate for an unidentified lump.
• Leo was buried under chocolates from his former girlfriends, while Wakaba and Macao were dragged away by their wives before eating theirs.
• Elfman opened the purple-black chocolate, ate it after Riyao encouraged him, and collapsed; Riyao used Healing Magic and assured everyone he would recover.
• Freed, Bickslow, and Laxus opened an egg of animal-shaped chocolates, and Laxus ate one without reacting as Riyao recorded the ongoing festivities.

Fairy Tail prepared a food-stall contest for Magnolia’s Harvest Festival, and Riyao joined Mirajane, Lisanna, and Elfman in planning what to sell. After they rejected his suggestion of steamed buns, Riyao decided to run his own stall and make something impressive.

• Makarov announced a Harvest Festival food-stall contest with prize money and a dark history crystal ball offered by Riyao for first place.
• Lucy worried about paying rent, and Riyao advised her to take jobs in the wilderness before Mirajane caught him describing her past destruction.
• Mirajane tossed Happy into the sky, then carried Riyao home while Lisanna and Elfman followed.
• Natsu proposed maid outfits for Lucy and Virgo to attract customers, prompting Lucy and Happy to argue about costumes.
• Riyao, Mirajane, Lisanna, and Elfman discussed their stall at home, but Mirajane rejected Riyao’s steamed-bun idea.
• Riyao decided to run his own stall and secretly make something that would amaze the others.

Fairy Tail's Harvest Festival Food Fair drew crowds from Magnolia and an enthusiastic visit from Sorcerer Weekly reporter Jason. Jason sampled food and documented the guild members' stalls before continuing his tour.

• Makarov welcomed Jason to the food fair and arranged an interview route, while Lucy eagerly awaited her chance to be interviewed.
• Gray, Juvia, and Ur made lemonade together, and Juvia tried to stop female customers from watching Gray.
• Jason praised the lemonade before visiting Gajeel, Troy, Jet, and Levy's stall and sampling their monjayaki.
• Bisca and Alzack made detailed firearm sugar paintings for excited children, and Jason recorded their work.
• Jason found Cana asleep at her self-service alcohol stall, praised her anyway, and poured her a drink before moving on.

Jason visited the festival stalls, overlooking Lucy while celebrating Natsu’s grilled fish, then praising Mirajane and Lisanna’s treats and Riyao’s herbal tea. He left Riyao’s stall with a sweet potato and another cup of bitter tea.

• Jason ignored Lucy and praised Natsu’s Dragon Slayer grilled fish, leaving Lucy dejected as Happy teased her.
• Jason sampled Mirajane’s durian cake and Lisanna’s fruit tea, then learned that Riyao used magic to grow their fruit.
• Jason tried Riyao’s herbal tea, recoiled at its bitterness, and wrote that it was said to be good for health.
• Jason enjoyed Riyao’s roasted sweet potato and silently poured himself another cup of herbal tea.

Jason toured Fairy Tail’s Harvest Festival food fair, marveling at the guild members’ stalls and interviewing Makarov about the guild’s property damage. Makarov fled the question, and Jason continued toward the next stall as the fair carried on with its ballot box overflowing.

• Jason admired Erza’s sword skills as she carved fruit into animal shapes for the children, while Lucy corrected his claims that it was cooking.
• Jason visited the Thunder God Tribe’s lavish steak stall, where Freed served Laxus and stopped Jason from taking the steak.
• Jason found Makarov, Macao, and Wakaba serving tea and snacks, then asked Makarov how much property Fairy Tail had destroyed that year.
• Makarov pretended to have a stomachache and ran off, while Wakaba and Macao explained that he always used the bathroom to avoid the question.
• Jason recorded Makarov’s escape as a strategic retreat, enjoyed the tea and sunflower seeds, and continued through the festival as the ballot box overflowed.

After Lucy found Natsu and Happy asleep in her bed, Riyao explained that Natsu’s sleepiness came from absorbing dark magic mixed into Riyao’s fire. Lucy learned about the Miss Fairy Tail Contest, and Riyao and Mirajane left plotting for Riyao to enter in a female Azure Dragon form.

• Lucy found Natsu and Happy sleeping in her bed and angrily dragged Natsu off it.
• Happy explained that Natsu had become sleepy after absorbing magic before, and Riyao said his fire’s dark magic was still being digested and would strengthen Natsu’s resistance.
• Happy gave Lucy a flyer for the Miss Fairy Tail Contest, whose prize was 500,000 J, and warned that Mirajane, Erza, and Cana were also entering.
• Riyao and Mirajane teased Lucy about her chances, while Natsu remained asleep and Happy tried to push his floating soul back into him.
• Riyao asked Mirajane about entering the contest, and they decided he could compete disguised as a female version of his Azure Dragon form.

During Magnolia’s harvest festival, Fairy Tail held its Miss Fairy Tail Contest, with the guild’s women performing for the crowd. Qing Strauss appeared as the final contestant, leaving his friends exasperated by his elaborate look.

• Gray, Lucy, and Juvia met Warren in Magnolia and talked about his return and Riyao’s workload.
• Lucy rushed to the guild for the Miss Fairy Tail Contest, while Juvia declared she would not lose to her.
• Cana, Juvia, Mirajane, Erza, Levy, Bisca, Lisanna, and Lucy each performed onstage to enthusiastic cheers.
• Max introduced Qing Strauss as the ninth contestant and described him as Mirajane’s younger cousin.
• Qing walked onto the stage in a cyan qipao with dragon horns and a tail, prompting cheers from the audience and exasperated reactions from Lucy, Gray, Natsu, and Happy.

Evergreen petrified the women onstage, and Laxus launched a Fairy Tail civil war, using the statues as hostages and trapping the guild members inside with Freed’s barrier. Makarov realized Riyao was among the statues, leaving the guild without an obvious way to undo the petrification.

• Evergreen arrived onstage, petrified all the women, and drove the guests from the guild hall.
• Laxus appeared with Freed and Bickslow, declared the guild’s civil war, and threatened to smash the statues if anyone broke the rules.
• Laxus struck Natsu down with lightning, then vanished with the Thunder God Tribe as Evergreen announced the three-hour time limit.
• Elfman and Alzack vowed to rescue the petrified women, while Makarov was blocked from leaving by Freed’s barrier.
• Makarov learned the barrier barred anyone over eighty and stone statues, then discovered that Qing Strauss was Riyao.

Makarov sent Reedus and Natsu to help stop Laxus, but rune barriers trapped Natsu and forced Fairy Tail members across Magnolia to fight each other. Laxus’s Thought Projection appeared in the hall, where he discovered Riyao had been petrified and reconsidered undoing the spell.

• Makarov sent Reedus to find Porlyusica for a potion to reverse the petrification.
• Natsu woke and rushed for the door, but an invisible rune barrier stopped him while Happy passed through freely.
• Runes across Magnolia announced forced matchups, and battles broke out among Fairy Tail members.
• Makarov warned Natsu that Riyao and the others would turn to sand and gravel if Laxus was not stopped before the time limit.
• Natsu insisted Laxus would never hurt his guildmates, and Laxus’s Thought Projection appeared to challenge him.
• Happy showed Laxus Riyao’s statue, and Laxus considered having Evergreen undo the petrification.

Gray fought Bickslow, while Freed defeated Alzack and Evergreen petrified Elfman as the guild’s battle count continued to shift. With Natsu and Gajeel trapped behind the barrier, Makarov realized Mystogan had entered the guild, and a crack appeared in one of the statues as the count rose to four people remaining.

• Gray destroyed Bickslow’s puppets with Ice-Make: Ice Geyser, but Bickslow escaped the clothing store and the battle report declared Bickslow the winner.
• Freed marked Alzack with a spell that left him unable to breathe, and Alzack collapsed unconscious.
• Evergreen petrified Elfman with her Petrifying Eye after he failed to defend against her attack.
• Gajeel emerged from behind the bar and tried to join Natsu, but both were stopped by the invisible barrier; the guild’s report listed only two people remaining.
• Happy’s inclusion raised the count to three, and Makarov deduced that Mystogan had entered from outside; a statue cracked as the count rose to four.

Riyao freed the guild members from petrification, but Laxus activated Thunder Palace and threatened Magnolia’s residents. Riyao, Mirajane, and Erza set out to stop him as Mirajane confronted Evergreen and Erza clashed with Freed.

• Riyao used Life Magic to free the petrified girls and return to his normal appearance.
• Makarov explained Laxus’s Battle of Fairy Tail plan, and Laxus activated Thunder Palace to threaten Magnolia’s residents.
• Makarov sent Riyao, Mirajane, and Erza to stop Laxus, and they split up to avoid enchantments.
• Mirajane found Elfman petrified, transformed into Satan Soul, and confronted Evergreen.
• Riyao sensed Erza fighting Freed and Lucy facing Bickslow.

Riyao brought injured guild members back while Porlyusica stopped Makarov from joining the fighting. At the church, Mystogan's exposed face resembled Jellal's, and Laxus revealed his Lightning Dragon Slayer powers before Natsu took over the fight.

• Riyao carried injured guild members to the courtyard, and Levy told Natsu and Gajeel to split up to avoid fighting each other under Freed's enchantment.
• Porlyusica chased Makarov and Riyao with her broom, stopping Makarov from leaving and driving Riyao out of the courtyard.
• Mystogan fought Laxus evenly at the church until Laxus shattered his mask in front of Erza and Natsu.
• Natsu confirmed that Mystogan smelled different from Jellal, and Mystogan denied being the Jellal they knew before leaving.
• Erza attacked Laxus with the Thunder Empress Armor, but he swallowed her lightning and revealed that an implanted Dragon Slayer Lacrima made him a Second Generation Lightning Dragon Slayer Mage.
• Erza left to deal with Thunder Palace and entrusted the fight against Laxus to Natsu.

Riyao destroyed the Thunder Palace’s lightning-filled orbs and absorbed their electrical backlash, ending the threat to Magnolia. He then joined Natsu, Gajeel, and Laxus’s fight in the church, where he easily turned their attacks against one another and urged them to keep fighting.

• Mirajane and Erza met after Mirajane defeated Evergreen, while Warren warned Magnolia’s guild members that the Thunder Palace had to be destroyed before time ran out.
• Riyao told the others he would handle the Thunder Palace, then flew up and used the Azure Dragon Secret Art to smash every lightning-filled glass orb.
• Riyao swallowed the lightning backlash from the shattered orbs, and the thunderclouds over Magnolia dispersed.
• Riyao arrived at the church, where Natsu and Gajeel were fighting Laxus, and challenged all three to fight him instead.
• Riyao blocked the three dragons’ attacks and redirected their blows into one another, then encouraged them to continue fighting.

Laxus unleashed Dragon Force and joined Natsu and Gajeel in attacking Riyao, but Riyao absorbed their combined roar and swiftly defeated the two Dragon Slayers. Laxus then cast Fairy Law over Magnolia, leaving its effect on Riyao unresolved.

• Laxus's anger triggered Dragon Force, and he blasted Riyao through the cathedral dome with Lightning Dragon's Crushing Fist.
• Natsu, Gajeel, and Laxus combined their Dragon Roars against Riyao, who swallowed the resulting energy sphere and emerged powered by cyan magic.
• Riyao struck Gajeel with Azure Dragon's Jade Staff, sending him into a fountain, then trapped Natsu inside Azure Dragon's Flame Lotus.
• Laxus formed Fairy Law and warned Riyao that it was one of Fairy Tail's three great super magics, while Riyao calmly let him continue.
• Laxus fully unleashed Fairy Law, covering Magnolia in golden light as a pillar rose into the sky.

Riyao revealed that Laxus's Fairy Law spared the guild because Laxus did not truly consider his companions enemies, and Natsu defeated him in a fight. After Levy reported that Makarov had collapsed, Riyao set out to visit him and bring Laxus back.

• Riyao explained that Fairy Law had not harmed anyone because Laxus did not regard the guild as enemies, while Freed watched from the shadows.
• Riyao empowered Natsu with cyan flames and pretended to collapse as Levy arrived and reported that Makarov was unconscious and dying.
• Freed urged Laxus to stop, and Natsu fought him while insisting that the guild was their home and family.
• Natsu overwhelmed Laxus with a series of Dragon Slayer attacks and defeated him with the Azure Lotus Exploding Flame Blade.
• Levy explained that Makarov had fainted over the church repair bill, and Riyao decided to visit him and bring Laxus back.

Riyao treated the injured guild members with healing lightning and flames, then joined Fairy Tail's Fantasia parade in Magnolia. Laxus watched the guild's celebration and their welcoming gesture before quietly leaving Magnolia in tears.

• Riyao used healing lightning to put the injured guild members to sleep and cyan flames to ease Erza's fatigue.
• Mirajane suggested that Riyao use his healing flames on Magnolia's residents during Fantasia as an apology for the guild's damage.
• Riyao and Natsu spied on Laxus and Makarov as they sat together in the infirmary.
• Fairy Tail members performed magic and antics during Fantasia, while Riyao sent healing flames into the crowd.
• Laxus watched the parade until Makarov and the guild members raised their hands in the L gesture, then he cried and quietly left Magnolia.

Makarov tried to leave the guild, but Riyao promised to cover Magnolia’s compensation and persuaded him to stay as guild master. In the guild master’s office, Ur revealed that Ultear was her daughter, leaving Makarov asking what had happened.

• Makarov tried to quit, but the guild members held him back while Riyao reminded him that he owed more than a billion.
• Makarov threw a tantrum until Riyao agreed to cover all the compensation for Magnolia, then announced he would remain guild master.
• Ur asked to speak with Makarov and brought Riyao to the guild master’s office, where Ultear was waiting.
• The guild members gathered outside the office and speculated about what Makarov and Riyao were discussing.
• Ur told Makarov that Ultear was her daughter, and Makarov asked what had happened.

Ultear reunited with Ur and revealed that she was a leader in Grimoire Heart, whose master Hades was seeking to awaken Zeref. After giving Riyao and Makarov information about the dark guilds, she said she would return undercover to stop Hades, and Ur embraced her as they both wept.

• Ultear recounted her past to Riyao, and Ur added details while Makarov listened with sympathy.
• Ultear revealed that she was a core member of Grimoire Heart and leader of the Seven Kin of Purgatory, and that Precht Gaebolg now went by Hades.
• Ultear explained that Hades was searching for the sleeping Zeref and trying to awaken him, then shared information about Grimoire Heart and other dark guilds.
• Ultear revealed that Jellal had been abducted by Oración Seis and said she planned to return to Grimoire Heart as an undercover agent.
• Ultear said she wanted to stop Hades from awakening Zeref but felt unable to live peacefully after her past deeds, and Ur held her as they cried.