Recaps

Ultear reunited with Ur after Riyao revealed that her mother could recover, but Riyao’s antics quickly turned the emotional moment into a quarrel over medical bills. Ultear left after paying, while Riyao, Makarov, and Mirajane counted the money and exposed an awkward secret about Makarov’s receipts.

• Riyao switched off the tear setting on Ur’s inscription, and Ultear threatened him after he laughed at the marks on her face.
• Ultear recalled first losing her composure around Riyao when he sang in the Magic Council, then paid Ur’s medical bills and left in disguise.
• Riyao and Makarov counted Ultear’s money until Ur opened the door and Gray, Juvia, Lucy, Levy, and Lisanna tumbled inside.
• Mirajane joined the counting and took the money, while Makarov brought her bills that included a foot-massage receipt.
• Riyao recognized the receipt and revealed that Mirajane had taken him to the massage place, prompting Makarov’s shock and Mirajane’s embarrassed denial.

After the Harvest Festival, Riyao endured a crowd of visitors at Fairy Tail and welcomed old friends and guild members as they gathered in the hall. The chapter ended with the Thunder God Tribe watching the guild’s lively reunion and smiling.

• Riyao escaped the crowd by greeting Master Bob, knocked Ichiya down, and kicked him toward Erza.
• Jura visited Riyao in his new Ten Wizard Saint robes, while Lyon tearfully clung to Ur and Gray cut a crack in the floor for him.
• Gajeel’s former colleagues visited, Natsu challenged Gajeel, and Juvia glared jealously at Lucy.
• Happy tried to impress Carla with a fish and was swatted aside, while Mirajane and Lisanna hugged and nuzzled Wendy.
• Lucy summoned Leo, who greeted Master Bob, and Riyao rubbed Freed’s closely cropped head as the Thunder God Tribe enjoyed the guild’s lively gathering.

A heat wave drove Riyao and Mirajane to escape the crowded guild for a trip, but Makarov turned their family vacation into a guild outing. On the ship, Riyao and Mirajane gossiped about potential couples before Cana revealed that Riyao had once tricked her into calling him “Big Brother Riyao.”

• Biggs, Macao, and Wakaba complained about the unbearable heat at the guild, while Juvia cooled the others and Riyao kept Mirajane comfortable in an enchanted healing room.
• After Lisanna revealed the cool room to the guild, Riyao and Mirajane slipped away to pack for a trip, but Makarov and half the guild were waiting for them at the dock.
• Makarov led the guild aboard a chartered passenger ship, and Erza dragged the seasick Natsu aboard when he refused to leave the dock.
• Freed cast a sun-protection spell on the passengers as Riyao and Mirajane lounged on deck and discussed possible couples in the guild.
• Riyao and Mirajane asked Cana about her romantic preferences, and Cana reminded Mirajane that Riyao had once tricked her into calling him “Big Brother Riyao,” leaving him flustered as Cana laughed and walked away.

Fairy Tail members entered a vacation-island competition, while Riyao, Mirajane, Lisanna, and Elfman explored the island’s attractions. Their roller-coaster visit ended in a mass vomiting incident after Natsu was exposed to the ride’s violent motion.

• The island announced a villa-based competition with a prize of two hundred thousand J and a lifetime membership, prompting the guild members to form teams.
• Mirajane agreed to compete with Lisanna and Elfman, while Riyao joined them as they set out to explore the island.
• Riyao stopped Elfman from joining the roller-coaster queue until Natsu, Happy, Gray, and Gajeel had ridden first.
• Gray put an ice helmet on Natsu to keep him from vomiting, but the helmet slipped off during a loop and Natsu vomited across the ride.
• Gajeel and the other passengers vomited in a chain reaction, so Riyao’s group abandoned the dirty roller coaster and went elsewhere.

After recovering from the roller coaster, Lucy, Levy, and Juvia raced Riyao, Mirajane, and Lisanna down the rafting course, while Gray, Happy, and Gajeel punished Natsu for forgetting the ride. The two teams finished neck and neck, and Riyao suggested another run as Lucy and Levy fled.

• Juvia washed Gray, Happy, and Gajeel, then woke Natsu by splashing him; the three and Happy beat him for forgetting the roller coaster ordeal.
• Lucy, Levy, and Juvia joined Riyao, Mirajane, and Lisanna at the rafting attraction, while Elfman was turned away because of the raft's weight limit.
• Juvia used water magic to speed up her raft, and Riyao propelled his raft with his Azure Dragon Form as both teams raced down the course.
• The two rafts blasted past Makarov, Macao, and Wakaba, soaking them and prompting Makarov to pursue the racers.
• Riyao and Juvia's teams sped through the Eighteen Bends and crossed the finish line almost simultaneously.
• Lucy and Levy collapsed after the race, while Riyao asked whether they should go again and the two women ran away.

Mirajane challenged Erza to stay standing on a disco turntable, but the ride ended without settling their rivalry. Riyao, Mirajane, Lisanna and Elfman then entered a haunted house, where they found Happy mistaking Gajeel for a ghost.

• Mirajane challenged Erza on the disco turntable, and several Fairy Tail members joined their standing contest.
• Riyao secretly knocked Lucy and Levy off balance, and the ride ended with only Erza, Mirajane, Riyao and Juvia still standing.
• Riyao carried Mirajane through the amusement area, where Mirajane photographed Freed solemnly riding a pink kiddie pony.
• Mirajane entered the haunted house with Riyao and Lisanna clinging to her arms and Elfman following behind.
• Happy panicked on Natsu's head and mistook Gajeel for a ghost, prompting Gray to agree that Gajeel looked scarier than one.

Riyao and Mirajane frightened Lucy and Levy in the haunted house before the group joined a lively beach bonfire party. As the dancing began, Lisanna used her magic to take on a cute bird form and twirled across the sand.

• Riyao mocked the haunted house's poorly made monsters, then clung to Mirajane when a ghost model startled him.
• Juvia led Lucy and Levy into the haunted house while searching for Gray, and Riyao and Mirajane transformed to scare them.
• Lucy screamed at Riyao's Ichiya transformation, while Levy fainted into her arms.
• The group left the haunted house at dusk, and Lucy and Levy vowed never to enter another one.
• Riyao and Mirajane joined the beach bonfire dancing, and Lisanna took over a little bird and spun across the sand.

Fairy Tail enjoyed a lively beach bonfire party until a giant octopus crawled ashore, carrying Makarov, Macao, and Wakaba on its head. Natsu, Gray, and Happy treated it as dinner, while Lucy ended the day frustrated by her losses.

• Elfman, Natsu, Happy, Gray, Juvia, Gajeel, Levy, Bisca, Alzack, Erza, Lucy, the Thunder God Tribe, and the other guild members entertained the tourists around the bonfire.
• A giant octopus crawled out of the sea, causing the tourists to panic and flee.
• Happy demanded takoyaki, while Natsu wanted fire-roasted octopus and Gray wanted sashimi.
• Riyao spotted Makarov, Macao, and Wakaba atop the octopus, and Makarov explained that they had drifted out to sea while rafting and brought back a local specialty.
• Natsu and Gray charged the octopus as Happy swooped in with a skewer, and the creature became a meal for Fairy Tail.
• Lucy realized the day's activities had cost her a hundred thousand without making her a winner.

Makarov announced that Fairy Tail would join three other guilds to defeat Oración Seis, a six-member dark guild seeking Nirvana. He selected Erza, Natsu, Happy, Gray, Lucy, and Riyao for the mission, while Mirajane stayed behind because Nirvana could dangerously affect her demon takeover magic.

• Juvia explained that Oración Seis was one of the three guilds in the Balam Alliance, while Riyao recalled raiding Eisenwald for treasure with Mirajane.
• Makarov announced that Fairy Tail would join Blue Pegasus, Lamia Scale, and Cait Shelter to take down Oración Seis.
• Makarov chose Erza, Natsu, Happy, Gray, Lucy, and Riyao for the mission, explaining that Mirajane should stay behind because Nirvana could affect her magic.
• Riyao resisted leaving Mirajane, but she kissed him and promised him a reward when he returned.
• Cana teased Lucy about finding someone to date, making Lucy blush as the guild hall's tension eased.

Lucy, Natsu, Gray, Erza, and Riyao traveled to Master Bob’s villa, where they met Ichiya and his disciples from Blue Pegasus. The group’s introductions and hospitality gave way to Ichiya’s elaborate entrance.

• Lucy worried that she would not survive the mission against Oración Seis, and Riyao reassured her that he could revive her if she had even one breath left.
• The carriage reached a luxurious villa at the edge of a dense forest, and Natsu recovered from motion sickness after tumbling out.
• Riyao identified Hibiki, Ivan, and Ren before they could finish their rehearsed introductions, and Lucy blushed when Ren approached her.
• Hibiki, Ivan, and Ren attended to Erza and Lucy while Gray and Natsu complained about being ignored.
• Ichiya appeared in a shower of golden effects as his disciples supported his grand entrance.

Riyao joined the assembled guild members as Lamia Scale and Wendy arrived for a battle-planning meeting. Before the discussion began, he transformed with Life Mimicry: Celestial Spirit and identified Ichiya as Gemini, putting the gathering on alert.

• Erza kicked Ichiya away when he approached her face, and Riyao kicked him again and pinned him underfoot.
• Lyon, Sherry, and Jura arrived to join the gathering.
• Wendy stumbled into the hall, and Riyao lifted her from the floor as Carla followed her inside.
• Jura called everyone together to discuss their battle plan.
• Riyao activated Life Mimicry: Celestial Spirit and accused Ichiya of being Gemini.
• The assembled guild members prepared for danger while Hibiki asked whether Riyao could be mistaken.

Riyao and the Allied Forces began fighting the Oración Seis at the villa, where Gemini's disguises and Brain's arrival sparked the battle. As Gray attacked Gemini disguised as Lucy, Riyao urged the real Lucy to win and claim a new key.

• Riyao broke open the restroom door and revealed the real Ichiya tied up inside, exposing Gemini's disguise.
• Gemini released a fragrant liquid that incapacitated Hibiki and the other two men, while Brain arrived with the Oración Seis and ordered his allies to attack.
• Racer struck Sherry and Lyon, but Riyao knocked him down and Jura trapped him in a stone prison.
• Gemini transformed into Lucy and whipped the real Lucy, while Natsu struggled to tell the two apart.
• Gray recognized the injured Lucy as the real one and launched ice spears at Gemini as Riyao encouraged Lucy to win a new key.

The Oración Seis turned the battle inside Bob's villa against the Allied Forces, with Midnight's magic restraining them and Hoteye's earth magic threatening to bury them. Brain seized Wendy and Happy and teleported away with his guild, leaving Riyao behind to complain about his teammates.

• Gemini forced Lucy's Celestial Spirits back to the Celestial Spirit World while Erza fought Cobra, who uncovered her past and hesitated.
• Natsu's Fire Dragon's Roar curved away from the sleeping Midnight and nearly hit Lyon, while Jura contested Hoteye's control of the ground.
• Brain ordered Midnight to act, and Midnight's twisting magic bound the Allied Forces' clothing as Hoteye unleashed a mudslide.
• Cobra poisoned Erza and attacked Riyao, Gemini whipped Lucy, and Racer joined the attack on Riyao.
• Brain grabbed Wendy and teleported away with her, Happy, and the rest of the Oración Seis.
• Riyao remained in the ruined villa and remarked that his teammates had not been pulling their weight.

After healing the group, Riyao explained their defeat and set out with Carla to find Wendy and Happy. He fought off a group of dark guild members in Worth Woodsea, then sensed Nirvana's aura deeper in the forest.

• Riyao healed everyone and explained that Oración Seis had outmaneuvered them by working in sync and using magic that distorted their senses.
• Hibiki shared what he knew about Oración Seis, and Erza organized the others into teams to improve their coordination.
• Riyao left with Carla to search for Wendy and Happy, warning the others that dark guilds had gathered in Worth Woodsea.
• Riyao and Carla mocked the Blue Pegasus airship before more than a dozen dark guild members surrounded them.
• Riyao defeated the attackers with his Fire Poker without using magic, then continued through the forest with Carla.
• Riyao sensed a strange, decaying aura ahead and identified it as the aura leaking from Nirvana.

Riyao reached the Oración Seis base, drove off Racer, and found Wendy, Happy, and Jellal inside with Brain and Midnight. After secretly sending Wendy and Happy away, he confronted Brain and prepared to fight in Demon Form as Nirvana had not yet activated.

• Natsu charged after Riyao to settle the score, and the allied guilds split into three groups to search the forest.
• Racer blocked Riyao at the cave entrance, but Riyao struck him with the Fire Poker and sent him flying into the trees.
• Riyao found Wendy crying beside Happy, with Jellal dazed, Brain laughing, and Midnight asleep in the cave.
• Riyao comforted Wendy, told her she had only healed Jellal, and claimed to Jellal that he was his older brother Siegrain.
• Riyao silently signaled Happy to take Wendy away, and Carla followed them out while Brain let them leave.
• Riyao transformed into Demon Form and layered the Hundred Battles spell over it, filling the cave with intense heat as he prepared to fight Brain.

Riyao fought Brain and Midnight in the cave, unleashing his ink flames and forcing Brain to break off the battle when he realized Jellal was missing. After destroying the cave with a web of explosive flames, Riyao stayed outside and gathered magic into a sphere.

• Riyao struck Brain into the cave wall, but Midnight's Reflector Magic constricted Riyao's scales before he could attack again.
• Riyao released ink flames that spread through the cave, while Brain realized he had underestimated him and saw that Jellal was gone.
• Brain used Dark Rondo to blast Riyao out of the cave, then told Cobra to stop Jellal from taking Nirvana.
• Riyao turned the ink flames inside the cave into a web of threads that detonated when Brain snapped one, collapsing the cave and waking Midnight.
• Riyao remained outside and gathered his demon magic and the Hundred Battles Spell Formula into a spinning sphere above his head.

Riyao used Demon Secret Art: Scorching Earth to destroy the cave ruins and raised a pillar of black fire visible across Worth Woodsea. As he went to check on Wendy, the fighting continued on several fronts, and he sensed the battle’s progress with his Life Magic.

• Riyao cast Demon Secret Art: Scorching Earth, engulfing the cave ruins in black fire and sending a towering pillar into the sky.
• Jura, Carla, Happy, Natsu, Erza, Lucy, and Cobra saw the pillar and reacted to Riyao’s apparent victory.
• Riyao dismissed his Demon Form and headed after Wendy, while Racer crashed beside Ichiya and then left to join the fighting.
• Erza followed Jellal through the forest, while Lucy was confronted by a malicious Gemini version of herself.
• Jura faced Hoteye as Lyon drew Racer away, while Natsu and Gray struggled to hit the airborne Cobra.
• Riyao surveyed the battle with Life Magic and judged the Magic Council’s intelligence gathering inadequate.

Riyao healed Wendy, warned her against advancing further in Lost Magic, and invited her to become his and Mira's little sister. As they continued through the forest, Wendy practiced her Sky Dragon's Roar on dark guild lackeys while Riyao watched over her.

• Riyao used Healing Magic to ease Wendy's fatigue and warned her about the growing side effects of Lost Magic.
• Riyao told Wendy that he and Mira wanted her to be their little sister, and Wendy happily accepted the idea.
• Riyao encouraged Wendy to fight the dark guild lackeys while Life Link protected her from losing health.
• Wendy used Sky Dragon's Roar to sweep the lackeys away, and Riyao praised her progress.
• Wendy returned excited from the fight, and Riyao patted her head until Carla scolded him.
• Makarov sneezed at the guild while Mirajane guessed that Riyao was talking about him.

Riyao helped Lucy and Hibiki recover after Lucy defeated Angel, then sensed Brain and Midnight were still alive. As the group went to aid their teammates, Nirvana rose from underground and activated.

• Happy flew off to help Natsu while Riyao led Wendy to Lucy and Angel.
• Riyao healed Hibiki, and Leo covered Lucy with his coat; Wendy collected Angel's Celestial Spirit Keys.
• Hibiki left to find the Christina airship after Riyao warned that Nirvana was about to be unsealed.
• Riyao teased Lucy about her magic power and bound Angel in vines, then said Brain and Midnight had survived.
• The ground shook, and the enormous spider-shaped fortress Nirvana emerged from underground.

As Nirvana rose, Riyao helped coordinate the Allied Forces and then used healing magic to restore Jellal’s memories by repeatedly punching him. Jellal accepted responsibility for his crimes and left after Riyao warned him about the Rune Knights, while Riyao teased Erza about her feelings for him.

• Riyao shared the locations of allies and enemies through Hibiki’s Telepathy Magic as the Allied Forces gathered on Nirvana.
• Hibiki explained that the group needed to destroy Nirvana’s six cores simultaneously, while Jura reported that Hoteye had switched sides.
• Riyao found Erza and Jellal together and pretended to object to their marriage before punching Jellal with healing magic to restore his memories.
• Riyao told Erza she could not erase Jellal’s crimes by staying beside him, and Jellal remembered the people he had harmed and accepted responsibility.
• Riyao told Jellal that Ultear needed help and warned him that the Rune Knights were nearby, so Jellal left Nirvana without speaking to Erza.
• Riyao pulled Erza away and teased her about her childhood feelings for Jellal, leaving her embarrassed.

Riyao and Erza reached their injured allies, where Erza defeated Midnight and Riyao healed Natsu before confronting Cobra. The chapter ended with Riyao catching up to Cobra in the air and challenging him.

• Erza let go of her feelings about Jellal, then chased Riyao after he teased her.
• Riyao and Erza found Lucy, Wendy, Hoteye, Jura, and the others badly injured while Midnight fought them; Riyao healed the group as Erza attacked Midnight.
• Riyao enchanted Erza’s armor and strengthened her resistance and power, allowing her to overcome Midnight’s magic and beat him nearly unconscious.
• Riyao found Natsu poisoned by Cobra, healed him, and sent Happy to carry Natsu away to join Erza and the others.
• Riyao confronted Cobra, who heard Riyao describe his planned attacks, then caught up to him in the air despite his escape attempt.

Riyao defeated Cobra by repeatedly breaking and healing his body until Cobra surrendered. Meanwhile, Natsu confronted Zero at a Nirvana core but was badly overpowered, leaving him searching for a way to reach the Magic Crystal as Hibiki’s countdown continued.

• Riyao’s poison immunity let him catch Cobra’s Poison Dragon’s Talon and slam him into the flagstones.
• Riyao repeatedly broke and healed Cobra’s bones and organs, causing Cobra to cry and plead for surrender.
• Erza directed Lucy, Wendy, Gray, Jura, Natsu, and herself to separate Nirvana’s cores while Hibiki prepared to coordinate their attacks.
• Brain changed into his Zero personality, then crushed the skull staff when it praised him.
• Natsu charged Zero over the skull staff’s destruction, but Zero caught his fist, struck him, and drove him into a wall with a clash of dark magic and flames.
• Natsu crawled from the rubble and focused on reaching the Magic Crystal behind Zero as Hibiki’s countdown rang in his mind.

Hibiki and the others destroyed their core Magic Crystals, while Zero blocked Natsu from reaching his. Riyao shattered the final crystal but was erased by Zero’s Genesis Zero, leaving Natsu consumed by rage and awakening Dragon Force.

• Hibiki counted down, and Lucy, Erza, Gray, Jura, and Wendy destroyed their core Magic Crystals with their magic.
• Zero swallowed Natsu’s Fire Dragon’s Brilliant Flame with Darkness Devour and kept him away from the remaining crystal.
• Riyao appeared beside the final core Magic Crystal and shattered it, surprising Zero and Natsu.
• Zero unleashed Genesis Zero, and dark tendrils engulfed Riyao until he vanished without a trace.
• Natsu demanded to know what Zero had done to Riyao, then erupted into Dragon Force as scales spread across his body.

Natsu and Riyao fought Zero as Nirvana collapsed around them. The others escaped with Midnight and Cobra, while Erza turned back to help Natsu and Riyao.

• Natsu badly burned Zero with Fire Dragon's Roar, but Zero kicked him away.
• Riyao revealed he had evaded Zero's energy tentacles, then joined Natsu in attacking Zero.
• Their clash hastened Nirvana's collapse after its core was destroyed, and Lucy and Happy fled through the falling rubble.
• The others regrouped and evacuated, with Erza carrying Midnight and Cobra so they could be handed over to the Magic Council.
• After a powerful explosion shook Nirvana, Erza ran back toward Natsu and Riyao while the others continued ahead.

Riyao and Natsu defeated Zero during Nirvana’s collapse, and the Fairy Tail group gathered with the captured Oración Seis. After Riyao’s brutal healing left Brain and Cobra incapacitated, Jellal slipped away while Riyao and Natsu faced the exhaustion caused by Dragon Force.

• Riyao and Natsu combined their attacks to smash Zero into Nirvana’s crumbling structure and leave him unable to move.
• Riyao repeatedly healed and injured Brain until Erza arrived and ordered him to stop.
• Riyao carried Brain and Erza to the captured Oración Seis, where Brain and Cobra lay chuckling together while Angel recoiled from them.
• Lucy and Gray remarked that Oración Seis no longer seemed intimidating, and Ivan freed the dirt-covered Ichiya from his ropes.
• Jellal glanced at Erza and quietly disappeared into the woods.
• Riyao released Azure Dragon Form and considered how to increase his life energy reserves, while Natsu asked him to heal his aching body.