Recaps

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.

• Rob revealed that Cait Shelter was an illusion created by the Nirvit Tribe, and Wendy joined Fairy Tail after its members disappeared.
• Riyao and Mirajane welcomed Wendy and Carla to the guild and their home, where the guild celebrated their arrival.
• Wendy chose a Dream Pearl Fish job, and the group met Princess Hisui before setting out to sea without Natsu, who arrived later after recovering from the train ride.
• Erza reunited with Kagura and Millianna, and the group caught Dream Pearl Fish before Sting and Rogue challenged Natsu over their Dragon Slayer magic.
• Gildarts returned to camp, fought with Riyao and the others, and revealed that a dangerous 100-Year Quest had badly injured him.
• Riyao treated Gildarts and trained Gray by carving an ice attribute into his body, which helped Gray defeat Natsu with new ice techniques.
• Natsu accidentally broke Riyao’s unfinished potion, transforming the guild members into children, and Riyao and Mirajane joined in the ensuing play and picture-taking.

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 arrived alone in Edolas, learned that the kingdom’s army was hunting Fairy Tail, and joined Natsu’s group after they found the Edolas guild.
• Riyao stopped Erza Knightwalker from attacking the guild and helped the group escape underground, then set out with Natsu, Wendy, Lucy, Happy, and Carla for the royal capital.
• Riyao and his companions raided a Royal Army base for supplies, then traveled toward the capital while Gajeel and Gajeel the reporter planned to attack the giant Magic Crystal.
• Erza Knightwalker’s forces captured Riyao and the others, while Happy and Carla were taken to the Exceed kingdom and learned the Exceed had sent them to kill Dragon Slayers.
• Iron Dragon Gajeel shattered the giant Magic Crystal, and the group split up as Erza and Gray confronted the army, Wendy fought Hughes, and Natsu faced Erza Knightwalker.
• Riyao escaped the treasury, gave Gray Lucy’s Celestial Spirit Keys, and searched for Mirajane while Wendy defeated Hughes and Erza Scarlet overcame Knightwalker by disguising herself as her.
• Natsu, Gray, and Lucy fought Byro and Sugarboy to stop the Dragon Chain Cannon from destroying the Magic Crystals, while Riyao found Mirajane’s magic inside a giant crystal and broke her free.

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.

• Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Erza fired the Dragon Chain Cannon at the Magic Crystal, while Riyao helped slow its island before Mystogan sent Earth-land’s people home.
• Riyao and the Dragon Slayers defeated Faust’s Dragon Knight, and Riyao helped Fairy Tail fight Edolas’s Royal Army as magic drained from the world.
• Anima’s reversal returned the Earth-land guild members, and Riyao and the others said goodbye to their Edolas friends before reuniting with the Exceeds.
• Riyao helped Lucy develop a Nerfed Star Dress, and Lucy used it against Natsu before running out of magic and conceding.
• Riyao fought Natsu in the training ground, trapped him in ice, then put him to sleep and carried him to the infirmary.
• Riyao helped guild members prepare for the S-Class Exam, supplied Levy’s team for a job, and discussed which candidates had the best chances.
• Riyao punished Makarov and Gildarts for stealing wine by hanging them from the Parasol Tree overnight, while Cana and the others watched.
• Makarov, Erza, and Mirajane reviewed the S-Class candidates, then Makarov announced that eight members would participate in the exam.

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.

• Makarov named eight candidates for the S-Class exam, and the mages chose partners before sailing to Tenrou Island.
• The candidates faced their assigned S-Class opponents, and every team except Gajeel and Juvia’s passed the first round.
• Makarov announced a search for Mavis’s grave, while Riyao warned him that Grimoire Heart scouts had reached the island.
• Riyao met Zeref, sent Natsu and Happy back to camp, strengthened the guild with Life Enchantment, and learned that Azuma planned to destroy the Sacred Tree.
• Lucy and Leo defeated Zoldeo, while Laxus arrived to protect Wendy and defeated Azuma after absorbing azure lightning.
• Natsu combined his own fire with azure flames to defeat Zancrow, and Cana received Fairy Glitter at Mavis’s grave.
• Riyao struck Blunote and lifted his gravity spell as Mirajane, Cana, and the others battled Rustyrose.
• Meredy linked Erza’s pain to people across the island, and the resulting pain left Makarov and Gildarts vulnerable to Hades’s attack.