Festival of Lights · Diwali
Riyao settled into Fairy Tail, helped Cana reunite with Gildarts, and welcomed Gray and Levy to the guild. His first trip away from Magnolia turned into a fight with the Spectral Bone Trickster Guild, but he and his companions completed their healing job and returned home to celebrate.
Riyao treated a plague, faced the Black Light Society, and joined Fairy Tail in caring for Erza before suffering a run of bizarre bad luck. In Crocus, he cured Leo and accepted an Enchantment Magic book, but an ambush by Nibu Longra left him under attack as Arcadios sent troops toward the explosions.
Riyao defeated Nibu, caused his usual chaos in Fairy Tail, and passed the S-Class Exam on Tenrou Island. After returning, he made a magical staff and helped Mirajane join the guild, where the brawling continued.
Riyao deepened his bond with Mirajane, developed Life Mimicry, and helped her and Elfman complete dangerous S-Class missions. As Lucy joined Fairy Tail, Riyao stayed close to the Strauss family and agreed to help Mirajane with guild business.
Riyao joined Fairy Tail’s adventures across the Eisenwald, treasure hunt, and Galuna Island incidents while hiding the extent of his powers and pursuing his own experiments. After Phantom Lord attacked Fairy Tail, Riyao helped set retaliation in motion as its mobile headquarters approached Magnolia.
Fairy Tail defeated Phantom Lord and rebuilt the guild before Riyao and his friends confronted Jellal at the Tower of Heaven. Riyao’s dragon-form battle destroyed the tower, leaving Mirajane calling out for him amid the blast and waves.
Riyao reunited with the guild, joined its celebrations, and helped defeat Laxus’s Battle of Fairy Tail while protecting Magnolia. After Laxus left, Ultear revealed her ties to Grimoire Heart and resolved to return undercover to stop Hades from awakening Zeref.
Riyao joined Fairy Tail’s alliance against Oración Seis, rescuing Wendy and helping defeat the dark guild while Nirvana threatened the region. The allied mages destroyed Nirvana’s cores, captured Oración Seis, and watched Jellal leave as Riyao considered how to increase his life energy reserves.
Wendy and Carla joined Fairy Tail, and the guild’s fishing trip brought them together with old friends, rival Dragon Slayers, and Gildarts. Back in Magnolia, Riyao trained Gray with an unusual enchantment before an unfinished potion turned the guild members into children.
Riyao and the others were pulled into Edolas, where the Royal Army had turned their friends into Magic Crystals. As Fairy Tail fought to rescue them, Riyao helped break the crystal holding Mirajane, while the battle for the remaining captives continued.
Riyao helped Fairy Tail survive Edolas’s crisis, then returned to Earth-land and spent the following weeks training and teasing his guildmates as they prepared for the S-Class Exam. The arc ended with Makarov announcing that eight members would take part.
Fairy Tail’s S-Class exam turned into a battle against Grimoire Heart after the guild’s teams passed their first trials. As Riyao and the others fought the intruders, Cana received Fairy Glitter, and Meredy’s pain-link gave Hades an opening against Makarov and Gildarts.
Riyao and Fairy Tail survived Acnologia’s attack inside Fairy Sphere and returned to find Fiore had moved on without them for seven years. As the guild reunited and rebuilt its life, Riyao recovered from the strain of his Dragon Force and joined Mirajane in planning the estate’s future.
Riyao and Fairy Tail investigated the Eclipse Gate threat while competing in the Grand Magic Games. Fairy Tail surged ahead in the tournament, Raven Tail was exposed, and the witch trio continued searching for the future Rogue as the Council turned its attention to Ur.
Riyao and Fairy Tail won the Grand Magic Games, but the Eclipse Gate opened and dragons invaded the capital. Riyao survived a fatal wound, defeated Future Rogue, and destroyed the gate, leaving the timelines to converge as the dragons faded from the present.
After Riyao healed the capital and returned to Fairy Tail, the guild shared gifts and watched embarrassing recordings of their childhoods. When the Celestial Spirits began the Liberum Freedom Ritual and Riyao vanished, Fairy Tail fought through the spirits’ gates and reached the Celestial Globe, where Natsu’s flames began burning a spatial node.
Riyao helped Fairy Tail defeat the Celestial Spirit King, then joined the fight against Tartaros and used its laboratory to restore Ur to life. The arc left the battle raging around Magnolia, with Riyao and Mirajane ready to confront more demons.
Fairy Tail defeated Tartaros and stopped Face, but Zeref reclaimed the Book of E.N.D. and Makarov dissolved the guild. Riyao and Mirajane rebuilt a tavern for the scattered members, who settled into new work and began asking how the couple got together.
Riyao and Mirajane’s trip brought them back to Fairy Tail, where the dragons hatched, the guild reunited, and Laxus became its seventh master. The guild then set out to rescue Makarov in the Alvarez Empire, where Brandish μ confronted them after Riyao disrupted Marin’s attack.
Fairy Tail brought Makarov home and defended Fiore against the Alvarez Empire and the Spriggan 12. After Irene rearranged Fiore and sent Riyao away with Acnologia, he returned and guided the scattered guild members toward Magnolia.