Chapter Summaries

Zeref took back the Book of E.N.D. and erased Mard, while Igneel and Acnologia fought to a devastating conclusion. As the dragons reunited with their children to say their last words, Natsu called for Riyao to save Igneel, and Riyao appeared at the end.

• Zeref reclaimed the Book of E.N.D., turned Mard into a book, burned him to ashes, and disappeared after telling Natsu they would meet again.
• Igneel bit off Acnologia's arm, but Acnologia tore away half of Igneel's body and then flew away.
• Natsu rushed to Igneel and called for Riyao, while Igneel told him that the dragons had lost their dragon souls and were as good as dead.
• Grandine, Metalicana, Weisslogia, and Skiadrum returned to their children, who reacted with grief, anger, and disbelief.
• Riyao's flippant voice rang out, saying, "I said Memento Vivere."

Riyao used the Parasol Tree to absorb the five dragons and Silver, then revealed he had ended the protective spell that had kept the Fairy Tail members fighting beyond their limits. After Lucy told Makarov that Hades had spoken of unleashing the light, Makarov decided to dissolve Fairy Tail to protect its members from being targeted.

• The Parasol Tree absorbed the five dragons and Silver, leaving the battlefield stunned.
• Natsu charged at Riyao, but Gray and the others found him sprawled outside Riyao's manor with a bump on his head.
• Riyao ended Ceaseless Life, causing the Fairy Tail members, Sting, and Rogue to collapse in pain; Mirajane explained that the spell had pushed them beyond their normal limits during the battle.
• Lucy told Makarov that Hades had appeared as a soul and spoken of unleashing the light.
• Makarov decided the guild's secret was putting its members at risk and announced that Fairy Tail was officially dissolved.

After Makarov announced that Fairy Tail would disband, the guild members struggled to accept his decision and learned that their guild building had also been destroyed. Riyao offered to buy the guild’s land, but Gray ended the chapter by asking what had happened to Silver and the others.

• Makarov told everyone he had decided to disband Fairy Tail, then left the estate despite their protests.
• Riyao reflected on Makarov’s reasons, while Sting tried to recruit Fairy Tail members and Minerva and Rogue dragged him away.
• Riyao and Mirajane discussed buying the guild’s land, but Bisca revealed that Cana’s card and Riyao’s Parasol Tree had caused the guild to be destroyed.
• Riyao and Cana argued over who was responsible as the Fairy Tail members began leaving the estate.
• Riyao suggested they eat and promised to buy the guild’s land, and Gray asked what had happened to Silver and the others.

Riyao revealed six dragon eggs in the Parasol Tree and explained that they could not hatch until the Black Dragon was defeated. As the group mourned the guild’s disbandment, Mirajane considered rebuilding it, while Erza said she wanted to travel.

• Riyao showed everyone the six eggs and gave the snowflake-patterned egg to Gray.
• Riyao told Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy that they would need to defeat the Black Dragon to hatch the eggs, and Natsu ran off with Happy to train.
• Wendy became upset about the guild’s disbandment, so Riyao and Mirajane comforted her; Riyao said she needed to sleep after using Dragon Force.
• Lisanna and Elfman served a meal, and the group ate in a subdued mood over the guild’s loss.
• Mirajane asked Riyao about making Erza guild master if they rebuilt the guild, but Erza said she wanted to travel and reminded them she still had a score to settle with them.

Riyao and Mirajane arranged to buy a tavern and discussed rebuilding Fairy Tail’s guild hall in its original style. Lucy agreed to work at the tavern, and Mirajane set aside her plans to follow Riyao’s idea.

• Lucy refused to return to her family home and worried about how she would earn money.
• Mirajane invited Lucy to work at the tavern, then told Riyao that the owners had waived a hundred million in fees when he bought the place outright.
• Mirajane showed the group her plans for the tavern, and Lucy and the others laughed at her drawing after Lisanna was struck for laughing first.
• Riyao said he wanted the guild hall rebuilt as it had been before Phantom Lord, and Mirajane agreed.

Riyao and the others reopened a faithful recreation of Fairy Tail’s old tavern, bringing back memories as they explored the cozy building. Mirajane assigned everyone jobs, including making Lucy summon her Celestial Spirits to work, and Lucy protested the pay.

• Riyao welcomed the others into the rebuilt tavern, and Levy, Lisanna, Wendy, and Carla explored their old or new surroundings.
• Cana searched the bar for alcohol, argued with Riyao, and asked to stay and work as the bartender rather than travel with her father.
• Mirajane stopped Riyao from teasing Cana and began assigning jobs to everyone in her ledger.
• Lucy objected to being assigned both poster-girl duties and summoning Virgo and Aries for labor, then demanded triple pay.
• Riyao told Lucy that someone else could take the job, leaving her angry at his response.

Riyao and Mirajane ran their tavern in Magnolia with Lucy, Virgo, and Aries serving customers, while Cana stole sips of drinks and the demon village chief fled at the sight of Mirajane. Mest and Lahar visited with gifts, but Mest’s teasing accusation of child labor led to another argument with Riyao.

• Riyao and Mirajane discussed keeping the tavern open without displaying the Fairy Tail emblem as Lucy, Virgo, and Aries served customers in maid outfits.
• Mirajane suggested bunny girl outfits, while Cana secretly drank a customer’s cocktail and then mixed him another.
• The demon village chief from Demon Island briefly entered the tavern, saw Mirajane, and fled, prompting Riyao to laugh and explain that she had absorbed Tartaros’s demons.
• Mest and Lahar entered with gifts, and Mest joked that the tavern employed child labor.
• Riyao threatened Mest with a crackling dragon claw, but Lahar calmed him down, and Mest fell into despair under Riyao and Carla’s hostile stares.

Laxus, Freed, and Bickslow returned to Magnolia and asked Riyao about Makarov, who had disappeared after disbanding Fairy Tail. Riyao concealed what he knew, and Laxus entered the tavern with the others.

• Riyao watched the quiet tavern entrance while selling hangover remedies and pretending to nap.
• Laxus, Freed, and Bickslow arrived, and Riyao teased them; Freed explained that Evergreen had left with Elfman after they met him training.
• Freed asked Riyao whether he had heard anything about Makarov, who had vanished without leaving a note.
• Riyao claimed Makarov had his own reasons for leaving and might be enjoying himself, while hiding that he knew more.
• Laxus failed to find a flaw in Riyao's answer, dismissed the matter, and entered the tavern with Freed and Bickslow.

Lucy wondered how Riyao and Mirajane had fallen in love, but her thoughts sounded like a confession and made the dinner table go quiet. She clarified what she meant, and Wendy and Carla joined her in asking about the couple’s story.

• Riyao teased Lucy and healed Levy after the two complained about working all day at the busy tavern.
• Mirajane and Lisanna served dinner, and Riyao woke the drunken Cana, who grabbed a lamb leg and complained when Mirajane forbade her from drinking during work.
• Lucy imagined Mirajane abducting a young Riyao as her bandit bride, then accidentally said Mira’s name aloud when Levy asked what she was thinking.
• Riyao and Lisanna suspected Lucy of being attracted to Mirajane, and Lucy hurriedly explained that she wanted to know how Riyao and Mirajane had gotten together.
• Wendy and Carla eagerly turned to Riyao and Mirajane, waiting to hear their story.

At dinner, Lucy and the others tried to uncover how Riyao and Mirajane had fallen in love, while Mirajane desperately kept their embarrassing past private. After everyone left, Riyao used his partial mimicry to clean up and tried to persuade Mirajane to let him sleep in the bedroom.

• Lucy, Wendy, Levy, and Riyao pressed Mirajane for details about how she and Riyao became a couple, but Mirajane refused to tell them.
• Levy recalled that Riyao and Mirajane had returned from a long job holding hands, while Lisanna teased Mirajane about once asking when Riyao would come over for a meal.
• Cana revealed that Riyao had told her the story while drunk, and Mirajane threatened her and told Riyao he would sleep by the door.
• Lucy, Lisanna, Levy, Wendy, and Carla left to gossip, and Cana hurried out after Mirajane warned her to keep quiet.
• Riyao used partial mimicry to clean the dishes, and Mirajane praised his skill before he asked to sleep in the bedroom.

Riyao and Mirajane decided to close the tavern for a few days and take a trip after being worn out by its crowds. Their plans to travel together sparked arguments with their friends, and the chapter ended with Lucy, Levy, Wendy, and Cana protesting after overhearing them call the others third wheels.

• Riyao and Mirajane complained about the tavern's exhausting crowds while Lucy, Levy, Wendy, and Carla eagerly listened to their talk of closing.
• Riyao suggested that he and Mirajane take a trip alone, and Mirajane agreed to close the tavern for a few days and adjust its hours afterward.
• Cana objected to being left behind, while Lucy, Levy, Wendy, and Cana began suggesting destinations for the trip.
• Mirajane asked Riyao to choose where to go, and he joked privately that they could visit everywhere after ditching their friends.
• Lucy, Levy, Wendy, and Cana overheard Riyao and Mirajane call them third wheels and shouted their protest.

Riyao joined Mirajane, Lucy, and the others for a day of shopping in the Flower Capital, reluctantly serving as a bag carrier before recruiting Leo to share the burden. As the group returned to the hotel, Princess Hisui heard they were out and wanted to find them, but Arcadios reminded her of Toma.

• Romeo found the tavern closed for several months and went home disappointed.
• Mirajane persuaded Riyao to join the women on a shopping trip and carry their bags.
• Lisanna teased and punched Riyao before leading the group out to explore the Flower Capital.
• Riyao summoned Leo to advise Lucy on fashion and shifted half his shopping bags onto him.
• Lucy fed Leo a grilled sausage after teasing him, while Mirajane fed Riyao two sausages.
• Princess Hisui wanted to go find Mirajane and the others, but Arcadios mentioned Toma and calmed her.

Riyao and his companions visited Gray’s secluded cabin, where they found Silver in a child’s body and teased Gray about his relationship with Juvia. The visit ended when several familiar figures arrived from the forest carrying ingredients.

• Riyao’s group left the royal capital, and Princess Hisui arrived too late to see them and angrily kicked Arcadios.
• Riyao and his companions reached Gray’s cabin and mistook the child with him for Gray’s son before Gray revealed that the child was his father, Silver.
• Silver learned that Gray had let him out of his life cocoon early and chased Gray around the cabin with a wooden slipper.
• Silver revealed that Gray was living on his daughter-in-law’s money, and Lucy and the others pressed Gray about whether he and Juvia were together.
• Riyao heard rustling in the forest and saw several familiar figures jogging toward the cabin with bags of ingredients.

Ur, Ultear, Meredy, and Juvia returned with food and dessert, and the group teased Juvia about her relationship with Gray. Riyao and Mirajane plotted to slip away, but Lisanna accidentally revealed she had helped Riyao pursue Mirajane and was caught by her sister.

• Ur welcomed Riyao and the others, while Ultear reacted angrily to seeing him and Meredy defended her.
• Juvia arrived with a cake and looked smugly at Lucy, who was relieved Juvia no longer treated her as a love rival.
• Cana and the others pressed Juvia for details, and Juvia blushed as she described harassing Gray until he was moved by her.
• Riyao suggested visiting the Heartfilia Family, prompting Lucy to apologize in fear of being taken home.
• Riyao and Mirajane whispered about leaving the others behind, but Lisanna interrupted and admitted she had helped Riyao pursue Mirajane.
• Mirajane realized Lisanna had been helping Riyao behind her back and pulled Lisanna up by the ear as Lisanna pleaded for help.

Ur hosted Fairy Tail for dinner, where everyone teased Gray and Juvia about how they got together. Riyao also learned that Ultear and Meredy had left Jellal for a while to live with Ur.

• Ur prepared a feast, and Fairy Tail gathered at Gray's family table to eat.
• Riyao and Leo trapped Gray between them and teased him about getting together with Juvia.
• Cana, Lisanna, Lucy, and Levy questioned Juvia while Ur recounted how she and Silver had helped Gray and Juvia become a couple.
• Ur explained that Silver had tricked Gray into admitting he liked Juvia, then helped Juvia reveal her feelings and tackle him by the stream.
• Gray blushed as the group pressed him and Juvia about their relationship, while Riyao recalled how Gray had once avoided watching him and Mirajane show affection.
• Riyao asked Ultear and Meredy why they were there, and Ultear said they had temporarily left Jellal and Oración Seis to live with Ur.

Riyao and his companions traveled through a forest while deciding whether to search for Erza, then chose to visit Sabertooth and inspect its newly built pool. The carriage emerged onto a broad plain as Mirajane dozed beside Riyao and the others slept.

• Lisanna scolded Riyao for trying to leave her and Mirajane behind during the night.
• Riyao and the others discussed where Erza might be, and Riyao suggested asking Lahar at the Magic Council branch in Crocus Town.
• Mirajane decided they should keep enjoying their trip instead of searching for Erza, and she and the other girls fell asleep in the carriage.
• Riyao drove alone, snacking on sunflower seeds as the carriage left the forest and entered a broad plain.
• Riyao suggested visiting Sabertooth to see its pool, and Mirajane agreed before settling back against him.

Riyao and the others arrived in Gazania, where Sting eagerly tried to recruit Riyao into Sabertooth. After Minerva stopped Sting, Riyao asked her about opening a passage to Edolas, but she could not do so, and he went into the hotel with Mirajane.

• Riyao drove the group to Gazania, and Mirajane checked them into a hotel while Riyao waited outside.
• Sting rushed over and grabbed Riyao's hands, assuming he had come to join Sabertooth, but Riyao denied it and threatened him.
• Rogue choked Sting until he let go, then Riyao healed Sting's sore neck.
• Sting clung to Riyao's leg and begged him to join Sabertooth, so Minerva used spatial magic to dump him into a flower bed.
• Riyao asked Minerva to open a passage to Edolas, but she said she could not, and he entered the hotel with Mirajane while Sting struggled against Rogue and Minerva.

Riyao and Mirajane tried to spend time alone in Gazania, but Sting’s group and then Erza interrupted them. After reuniting with Erza, they discussed rebuilding the guild and suggested she become its master, leaving her reluctant to take on the paperwork.

• Riyao caught Sting, Rogue, Lector, and Frosch following him and Mirajane, then chased them off so the couple could be alone.
• Erza appeared in Gazania and told Riyao and Mirajane she had joined the Magic Council as a squad captain in the Custody Enforcement Unit to investigate the Dark Magic Cult.
• Mirajane and Erza caught up on their lives while Riyao sulked, and Mirajane comforted him when he felt ignored.
• Riyao suggested Erza become master when they rebuilt the guild, but she objected and remembered the paperwork and complaints that came with the role.

Riyao avoided Erza's request to help hunt Dark Magic Cult members and spent time alone with Mirajane, but the pursuit reached their retreat. He let a fleeing cultist take him hostage for fun, leaving the captors terrified when they realized who he was.

• Riyao carried Mirajane away rather than help Erza investigate Dark Magic Cult members, but left Life Link on Erza to heal her.
• Riyao and Mirajane avoided their companions and relaxed together at the fountain plaza.
• Riyao sensed Erza's minor injuries through Life Link before an explosion interrupted their quiet evening.
• Erza, Lucy, and the others chased fleeing cultists into the plaza, where Riyao tossed Mirajane to safety and allowed the leader to take him hostage.
• Sting and the others arrived to find Riyao pretending to beg for mercy while his captors discussed demanding a ransom.
• The cultist leader recognized Riyao from Fairy Tail, and the captors fell silent in terror.

Riyao easily subdued the hostage-takers after their leader failed to cut him, then coaxed Mirajane after she sulked over missing the hostage game. As the group followed them through the city, Lucy and the others planned to make the couple pay for an expensive dinner, and Riyao and Mirajane headed to a restaurant she had spotted.

• The villain leader slashed at Riyao with a poisoned dagger, but the blade broke without harming him.
• Riyao knocked the villain leader unconscious, and the lackeys surrendered to the Magic Council's people.
• Mirajane complained that she had wanted to be taken hostage too, then teased Riyao for letting the lackeys touch him.
• Riyao apologized and promised Mirajane desserts, while Lucy and the others followed them and plotted to get an expensive dinner.
• Mirajane chose an interesting-looking restaurant, and Riyao agreed to go there with her.