Chapter Summaries

Riyao led the group to a Royal Army base, where he knocked out the soldiers and the others gathered supplies and Magic Crystals. After learning to ride a magic motorcycle, he crashed into Natsu, and the group ended the chapter comparing their two Natsus’ driving abilities.

• Earth-land Lucy mistook Edolas Lucy for Gemini or a ghost and jumped into Natsu's arms before Riyao explained the situation.
• Riyao kicked open the Royal Army base gates, defeated the soldiers, and invited the group inside.
• Riyao and the others explored the base and collected Magic Crystals, tools, and a magic motorcycle while Lucy, Wendy, and Carla called them bandits.
• Edolas Lucy taught Riyao how to ride the motorcycle, but he lost control and knocked Natsu flying before joking that Natsu had acted like a speed bump.
• Lisanna and Edolas Lucy celebrated their haul, and Happy explained that Natsu got sick and vomited in vehicles, prompting Edolas Lucy to laugh at the contrast between their Natsus.

Riyao and the others prepared to leave the garrison for the royal capital, while Lucy and Edolas’s Lucy amused themselves by confusing Natsu with Gemini’s transformation. At the town’s outskirts, they met Edolas Natsu, whose fear of getting out of vehicles contrasted with Earth-land Natsu’s fear of riding them.

• Edolas’s Lucy dressed herself and Earth-land Lucy alike, then used Gemini to create a third Lucy and confuse Natsu.
• Riyao joked that he could drag Natsu behind his motorcycle, frightening Natsu before letting him go.
• Lisanna and Lucy saw the group off toward the outskirts of town, where Edolas Natsu arrived in a magic-powered vehicle.
• Earth-land Natsu dragged Edolas Natsu out of the vehicle, and Edolas Natsu curled up and begged Lucy to save him.
• Happy explained that Earth-land Natsu feared getting on vehicles while Edolas Natsu feared getting off them, and Edolas’s Lucy put Natsu back in the car.
• Riyao teased Earth-land Lucy about shipping the two Natsus, making her blush.

Riyao and his companions set out by motorcycle for the royal capital while Gajeel the Iron Dragon and Gajeel the reporter plotted to destroy the Magic Crystal there. The group raced toward the city as the two Gajeels planned to strike during the next day's public viewing.

• Lisanna and Lucy loaded Natsu's car with supplies and left, while Riyao prepared his motorcycle for the journey to the royal capital.
• Riyao tied Natsu to the back of the motorcycle and knocked him unconscious, then set off with Wendy, Lucy, Happy, and Carla.
• During the ride, Riyao sang and teased Lucy, while Wendy endured Lucy's weight bouncing against her head.
• In the royal capital, Gajeel the Iron Dragon and Gajeel the reporter identified the giant Magic Crystal as their target and agreed to approach it during the next day's public viewing.
• The two Gajeels headed deeper into the alley to plan their attack as Riyao and his companions neared the royal capital.

Riyao and the others entered a cave route to the royal palace, where an ambush knocked out the group and Erza’s soldiers captured them. Happy and Carla woke in Exceed territory and were summoned to meet the queen, while Natsu and the others remained in the kingdom’s custody.

• Riyao brought the group to the cave, healed Natsu, and left his motorcycle outside before they continued inside.
• A sweet, bloodlike smell caused Lucy, Wendy, and Natsu to collapse, and Riyao deliberately pretended to faint as well.
• Erza’s soldiers bound Riyao in refined steel chains and hauled the captured group to jail.
• Erza sent Carla and Happy to Exceed territory, where Happy woke in a luxurious room beside Carla.
• A long black cat and an Ichiya Cat told Happy and Carla that the queen wanted to see them, and they began leading the pair away.

Natsu escaped imprisonment and freed Wendy and Lucy while Riyao gathered magic items in the royal treasury, unaware of an approaching figure. In the capital's plaza, Gajeel the reporter distracted soldiers so Iron Dragon Gajeel could shatter the Magic Crystal, releasing blinding light with figures visible inside.

• Natsu melted and bent the cell bars to free himself and Wendy, then followed Lucy's scent to find her.
• Natsu freed Lucy from her chains and reassured Wendy after finding no trace of Riyao, Happy, or Carla.
• Riyao collected magic items in the royal treasury while a dark figure silently approached him.
• Gajeel the reporter diverted kingdom soldiers with a false report of armed suspects, though one soldier remained suspicious of him.
• Iron Dragon Gajeel shattered the Magic Crystal with an Iron Dragon Sword, flooding the plaza with white light in which several figures appeared.

Happy and Carla learned that the Exceed had implanted a mission to kill the Dragon Slayers, later changing it to capture them for their magic. Rejecting the role imposed on them, Happy led Carla away to save their friends.

• Nichiya and Nadi escorted Happy and Carla through the cat kingdom and praised them for completing a mission.
• Carla revealed that she had believed she was meant to kill Wendy, while Happy realized his supposed mission might have been to kill Natsu.
• Nadi explained that the Exceed had sent a hundred of their kind to Earth-land with orders to kill the Dragon Slayers, then changed the plan to capture them and use their magic power.
• Carla broke down, and Happy declared that they were Fairy Tail wizards, not puppets for the Exceed to control.
• Happy pulled Carla to her feet and ran with her, insisting they had to save everyone.

Riyao disguised himself as Larcade Dragneel while escaping the palace treasury, then headed to find Mirajane and the Magic Crystal. Natsu, Wendy, and Lucy confronted Erza and Hughes, while Erza and Gray prepared to fight the kingdom’s army.

• Natsu held off Edolas's Erza while Lucy and Wendy fled, but Hughes pursued them and Wendy stayed behind to face him.
• Riyao dodged Coco's attack in the treasury and used Life Mimicry to introduce himself as Larcade Dragneel, the demon king from Earth-land.
• Riyao broke through the treasury floor instead of damaging the castle further, then headed toward the square after hearing an explosion.
• After Gajeel destroyed the Magic Crystal, he gave Erza and Gray X-Balls and explained the situation; Erza sent him to find the crystal while she and Gray faced the kingdom’s army.
• Riyao ran into Erza and Gray, handed Gray Lucy’s Celestial Spirit Keys, and vanished to search for the Magic Crystal and Mirajane.

Wendy fought Hughes in the amusement park, surviving his attacks with her magic and Life Link before defeating him with a powerful wind spell. She ended the battle exhausted but satisfied that she could hold her own.

• Hughes animated a fountain statue and a roller coaster to attack Wendy, but she dodged the coaster and struck him with a Rasengan.
• Hughes unleashed the amusement park rides against Wendy and sealed the exit, while she used enchantments to dodge and approach him.
• Wendy revealed that Riyao had cast Life Link on everyone, which healed her injuries after the roller coaster hit her.
• Hughes trapped Wendy beneath a mass of rides and showed her a spare magic crystal, but she broke free with Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Sky Piercer, Modified.
• Wendy blasted Hughes into a wall, leaving him unconscious, and collapsed on the rides, exhausted but pleased with her progress.

Erza Scarlet intervened when Erza Knightwalker nearly struck down Natsu, then defeated her in a fierce spear-and-sword duel. After swapping clothes with the unconscious Knightwalker, Scarlet impersonated her and headed toward the king.

• Erza Scarlet blocked Erza Knightwalker's spear before it could hit Natsu and ordered him to leave.
• The two Erzas exchanged names and fought, with Knightwalker using the Ten Commandments Spear's changing forms against Scarlet's Edgeless.
• Scarlet trapped Knightwalker's spear, disarmed her with Edgeless, and battered her unconscious.
• Scarlet changed clothes with Knightwalker and dragged her away, leaving their identities difficult to distinguish.
• A guard mistook Scarlet for Captain Erza, and she ordered him to take her to His Majesty the king.

Natsu, Gray, and Lucy confronted Byro and Sugarboy while Coco warned them that the Dragon Chain Cannon key could destroy their friends trapped in Magic Crystals. On the floating island, Riyao found Mirajane’s magic inside the enormous crystal and broke it open to wake her.

• Gray and Natsu collided, started fighting, then rushed toward Lucy’s scream and found her and Coco fleeing the giant octopus Byro.
• Gray tossed Lucy her Celestial Spirit Keys, but Taurus was quickly knocked away, and Natsu rescued Lucy from Byro’s tentacle before they became trapped in the softened floor.
• Sugarboy took the Dragon Chain Cannon key from Coco, who warned Lucy and Natsu that activating the cannon would shatter the Magic Crystals holding their friends.
• Gray pursued Sugarboy on a motorcycle while Natsu blasted Byro’s tentacles aside and Lucy summoned Virgo and received Eridanus’s River of Stars whip.
• Riyao reassured the tearful Happy, identified Mirajane’s magic inside the enormous Magic Crystal, cut out a section, and shattered it to wake Mira.

Riyao rescued Mirajane and went to protect Wendy and Carla in the Exceeds' territory while Natsu, Gray, and Lucy fought their way through the royal palace. The Dragon Chain Cannon fired despite their efforts, sending the Magic Crystal's floating island toward the Exceeds' island as Riyao flew to investigate.

• Riyao explained Edolas to Mirajane, then left Gajeel to keep trying to capture a cat while deciding not to release everyone from the Magic Crystal at once.
• Natsu defeated Byro with his Crimson Lotus Phoenix Blade, and Gray froze Sugarboy and took the Dragon Chain Cannon key.
• Natsu, Gray, and Lucy met Erza, and the four disguised themselves as captives to reach the king's room and fire the Dragon Chain Cannon at the Magic Crystal.
• Riyao and Mirajane found cats preparing to stone Wendy and Carla, and Riyao used his magic to pin the cats down while Shagotte apologized for the incident.
• The Dragon Chain Cannon fired and struck the floating island bearing the Magic Crystal; Riyao flew toward it while Mirajane stayed to support Wendy and the others.

Riyao helped stop the Magic Crystal island from colliding with Extalia, and his Second Origin awakened during the effort. After Mystogan saved the people of Earth-land, Edolas Erza attacked Panther Lily, and the king’s voice challenged Mystogan as a giant magical egg rose from the ground.

• Riyao, Gajeel, Natsu, Mirajane, Erza, and the Exceeds slowed the Magic Crystal island before it hit their floating island.
• Riyao felt his Second Origin open, and his dragon transformation grew stronger.
• Mystogan arrived and said he had sent everyone from Earth-land back, causing the Magic Crystal to vanish and the Exceeds to celebrate Extalia’s safety.
• Edolas Erza shot Panther Lily with the Ten Commandments Spear, and Riyao healed his wound.
• Mystogan confronted Edolas Erza as the king’s voice called him a traitor and denied that he was his son.
• A giant metal egg covered in magical markings rose from the ground while everyone searched for the king.

King Faust unleashed the Dragon Knight and ordered his soldiers to capture the Exceed, while Riyao and the Dragon Slayers fought the enormous weapon. The Dragon Knight transformed into a magic-draining knight and overwhelmed the group, leaving Riyao, Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy to counterattack.

• Faust revealed the Dragon Knight, a reinforced armor weapon that could nullify magic, and ordered his soldiers to seize the Exceed.
• The soldiers fired their conversion cannons at the fleeing cats, while Riyao caught the Dragon Knight’s blast with his claw and joined Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy on the ground.
• Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy struck the Dragon Knight together, knocking it down, but Faust dismissed their attacks as ineffective.
• The Dragon Knight absorbed magic from its surroundings, transformed into an armored knight, and blasted the group with its purple greatsword.
• Riyao caught Wendy as the blast threw the others back, then asked her to use Enchantment Magic while he charged the Dragon Knight.
• Riyao and Natsu absorbed the Dragon Knight’s missile flames, while Gajeel gnawed on its tail and Wendy struggled to find clean air to eat.

Mirajane, Gray, and Lucy struggled to hold off the Royal Army while their magic recovered slowly in Edolas. Edolas’s Fairy Tail arrived with reinforcements, and both guilds prepared to fight together as the army pressed in.

• Mirajane, Gray, Lucy, and Leo fought the Royal Army but were overwhelmed by its numbers, while the Exceeds were nearly captured.
• A giant treehouse rose from the ground, and Edolas’s Lucy led the guild members into battle against the soldiers.
• The two Grays argued over their opposite outfits, while Demon Mirajane met Edolas’s gentle Mirajane and laughed at Edolas’s golden-retriever Riyao.
• Leo recognized Edolas’s refined Laxus and was stunned by how different he was from the Laxus he knew.
• Wendy checked on Carla as Fairy Tail members from both worlds stood their ground against the advancing Royal Army.

Riyao, Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy combined their attacks against Faust’s Dragon Knight, eventually overpowering it with an enormous enchanted sword. After the machine was split open, Riyao saw Faust in the cockpit and remarked on his appearance.

• Riyao charged the Dragon Knight, crashed into a broken wall, and then grabbed its tail while Gajeel, Natsu, and Wendy joined the fight.
• Natsu and Gajeel attacked the Dragon Knight together as Wendy restored their magic, and Riyao formed a massive Azure Dragon Sword.
• Gajeel pinned the Dragon Knight in place, Natsu set the sword ablaze, and Wendy increased its weight before it fell toward the machine.
• Faust launched missiles at Riyao and defended with the Dragon Knight, but Riyao emerged unharmed as the sword crushed the machine and cut it open.
• Riyao saw Faust inside the shattered cockpit and commented that Faust looked better when he was small.

After defeating Faust, Riyao checked on the battered Erzas and posed for a photo with both Mirajanes before turning to the Royal Army. He trapped the soldiers in a huge pit, leaving the others stunned as Demon Mirajane wondered what identity he would invent next.

• Riyao left Natsu, Wendy, and Gajeel with Faust and flew off to check on the others.
• Riyao teased both exhausted Erzas, then took a selfie with the two Mirajanes and reassured demon Mirajane that he had behaved himself.
• Lisanna praised demon Mirajane, and demon Mirajane told Riyao to deal with the Royal Army.
• Riyao ordered the Royal Army to surrender, then sent Fairy Tail's Edolas members back before stomping the soldiers into a massive pit.
• Jet and the others stared at Riyao's display of power while demon Mirajane wondered what identity he had made up for himself.

As Anima drained Edolas of its magic, Riyao and Mirajane flew to the royal capital, where Riyao pretended to be a demon king so Natsu and the others could help Jellal play the hero. Earth-land’s Fairy Tail was expelled from Edolas, leaving the capital celebrating Jellal and a legend about Riyao behind.

• Anima’s reversal began draining magic from Edolas, causing floating islands to crash and magic items to stop working.
• Riyao flew to the royal capital with Mirajane and declared himself the demon king Larcade Dragneel, while Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy played his generals.
• Gajeel’s report cast the group as a villainous army and Jellal as Edolas’s heroic prince, and Natsu fought Jellal while reciting Fairy Tail’s rules for leaving the guild.
• As Anima’s reversal reached its end, Earth-land’s Fairy Tail members floated away from Edolas and exchanged farewells with their friends.
• The capital cheered for Jellal after Riyao’s Azure Dragon phantom vanished, while Riyao departed wondering what he had forgotten.

The Fairy Tail members and the Exceeds arrived safely in Earth-land, where they reunited and adjusted to their return. Gajeel found Panther Lily and welcomed him into the guild, while Riyao stayed close to Mirajane.

• Queen Shagotte calmed the falling Exceeds and reassured them that their Wing Magic still worked.
• Riyao caught Mirajane and Wendy, while Erza landed on Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel before catching Lucy.
• Riyao teased Wendy and Lucy, and he rested affectionately against Mirajane as the guild members gathered.
• The group noticed their hands twitching like beckoning cats, a habit they suspected they had caught from Nadi.
• Gajeel searched through the Exceeds until Panther Lily appeared and asked to join the prince's guild.
• Gajeel scooped up the shrunken Panther Lily, while Riyao told everyone that Mirajane was his cat.

After returning from Edolas, Riyao regretted leaving behind a motorcycle and magic items, then recalled how he had befriended Mavis by explaining his magic to her. As the household gathered for dinner, Mavis watched the lively scene from the parasol tree, unable to join them.

• Riyao lamented forgetting his motorcycle and palace treasures in Edolas while Mirajane laughed at him.
• Riyao recalled how Mavis discovered he could see her and questioned him about his magic and the parasol tree.
• Riyao spent an afternoon explaining his notebooks and magic system to Mavis, and they gradually grew familiar.
• Riyao teased Mavis with descriptions of dinner, knowing she could not eat, before heading inside.
• Lisanna, Elfman, Wendy, Carla, Lucy, Natsu, and Happy arrived at the manor, and Mavis watched the group gather.

Lucy asked Riyao for help with her Celestial Spirit Magic, and he and Mirajane revised her Star Dress training scroll to include a partial Take Over approach. The chapter left Lucy with a much longer set of instructions and a warning that she still needed to increase her magic power.

• Lucy tried to ask Riyao about Celestial Spirit Magic, while Happy blurted out that she and Riyao were a couple and Mirajane tied him up as punishment.
• Lucy explained that she wanted to improve her magic, and Riyao suggested adapting partial Take Over techniques to conserve magic power.
• Riyao asked Lucy for her Star Dress scroll and revised it alongside Mirajane, while Lucy worried that their changes might be dangerous.
• Riyao handed Lucy the expanded scroll and told her that increasing her magic power was the real solution.
• Natsu praised Dragon Slayer Magic for being easy to understand, and Riyao silently credited Igneel for teaching it to him.