Chapter Summaries

Riyao used his Azure Dragon Spear of the Dark Firmament to cripple Black Dragon and turn its destructive beam back against it. He continued evading the wounded dragon while waiting for Natsu to attack from the Rift in Time so they could finish it together.

• Riyao condensed his Azure Dragon magic around his spear and pierced through Black Dragon’s right wing, sending the dragon crashing into the sea.
• Gildarts marveled that Riyao had wounded Black Dragon, while Cana teased him and Makarov about their ages.
• Black Dragon fired its destructive roar at Riyao, who redirected the beam back into the dragon’s forehead.
• The reflected blast stripped away Black Dragon’s scales and left it with severe wounds across its body.
• Riyao dodged Black Dragon’s frenzied attacks and waited for Natsu to strike from the Rift in Time.

After Riyao’s death, Natsu awakened END and absorbed the magic of five Dragon Slayers, pushing his power and dragon transformation to new heights. He struck Acnologia hard enough to drive him into the ground, but Acnologia counterattacked, and the two resumed their battle in midair.

• Natsu ate the heart Riyao had left behind, and END fully awakened within him as Riyao’s power of life contained the conflict inside him.
• Cobra the Venomous Snake told everyone to pour their magic into Natsu, and Laxus, Gajeel, Wendy, Sting, and Rogue unleashed their Dragon Slayer roars.
• Natsu swallowed the five roars, fusing them with his own power and developing dark red scales and crimson horns.
• Acnologia charged Natsu, but Natsu caught his punch and headbutted him into a deep crater.
• Acnologia fired a point-blank roar into the ground to blast Natsu back, then leaped from the smoke and clashed with him again in midair.

Natsu fought Acnologia in the unstable Magic Crystal cavern, using Riyao’s life heart and the magic of five dragons to match the Black Dragon’s power. After Riyao’s voice reached him through the heart, Natsu pierced Acnologia’s heart with the Crimson Lotus Phoenix Sword.

• Laxus warned that the cavern’s unstable Magic Crystals might explode while the exhausted Dragon Slayers worried about escaping.
• Natsu and Acnologia traded powerful punches and roars, shattering the cavern around them.
• Natsu used a trick Riyao had taught him, kicking Acnologia into the clash of their roars.
• Natsu gathered his power and launched the Dragon Slayer Secret Art: Shiranui Style: Crimson Lotus Phoenix Sword at Acnologia.
• Riyao’s voice answered Natsu through the emerald-green heart, and Natsu pierced Acnologia’s heart.

Riyao defeated Acnologia and used Rebirth to transform him into a Parasol Tree, giving up his immortality and magic in the process. Exhausted after the battle, Riyao was caught by Mirajane, who took him home.

• Riyao unleashed True Yin Wood Divine Lightning and blasted Acnologia until the Black Dragon could barely stand.
• Riyao told Acnologia that he was sick and that Riyao would take responsibility for him, then drove the Azure Dragon Spear into his heart.
• Riyao used Rebirth to grow the golden Parasol Tree through Acnologia, enclosing his body in an emerald cocoon and returning his destructive magic and resentment to the cycle of heaven and earth.
• Riyao's dragon traits faded, and the magic and immortal divinity sustaining him drained away, leaving him an ordinary person.
• Riyao collapsed from exhaustion, and Mirajane caught him and told him they were going home.

Riyao woke after three days of recovery and learned that Ishgar had defeated Alvarez, while the Magic Council arranged the troops’ return and reconstruction. Though he reassured Mirajane that his magical power sources remained, Riyao suddenly collapsed into sleep just before reaching the guild, leaving her alarmed.

• Riyao woke to find Mirajane sleeping on his chest, and she checked him anxiously after realizing he had been unconscious for three days.
• Mirajane told Riyao that Alvarez had been defeated, its remaining troops had returned home under treaties, and Ishgar was rebuilding after Irene’s Universe One spell.
• Riyao learned that Porlyusica had slapped him while he slept and that Jellal and Crime Sorcière had received pardons.
• Mirajane worried that Riyao had lost his magic, but he explained that his three sources of magical power remained and joked about learning Take Over Magic from her.
• As they neared the Fairy Tail guild, Riyao abruptly collapsed into Mirajane’s arms and fell asleep again, so she rushed inside with him.

After the goddess restored Riyao’s Life Magic, she sent him back to the guild, where he reunited with Mirajane and celebrated by kicking Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel into the wall. Makarov recovered from three days of paperwork with Riyao’s help, then eyed him as a likely replacement source of labor, prompting Riyao to suggest a trip with Mirajane.

• The unnamed goddess pulled Riyao into a white void, restored his Life Magic, and kicked him through a portal after admitting she had taken possession of his old computer’s private files.
• Riyao woke in the guild, complained about Porlyusica slapping him, and showed everyone that he had regained his Life Magic.
• Mirajane threw herself into Riyao’s arms, and the guild cheered when he demonstrated his restored magic.
• Riyao kicked Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel into the guild wall after they doubted his story.
• Makarov explained that Laxus had left the guild master’s job and a pile of bills to him, and Riyao used Life Magic to revive him.
• Makarov eyed Riyao as potential help with guild work, so Riyao invited Mirajane on a trip for just the two of them.

Riyao and Mirajane tried to sneak away for a private trip, but discovered Lisanna, Levy, Wendy, Carla, and Lucy had hidden in their carriage. Mirajane agreed to include the girls and retrieve the Parasol Tree first, leaving Riyao resigned to a group outing.

• Riyao and Mirajane slipped out of the manor to avoid Lisanna and the others joining their trip.
• Riyao proposed traveling east to visit primitive villages, while Mirajane asked about retrieving the Parasol Tree.
• Riyao found Lisanna, Levy, Wendy, Carla, and Lucy asleep in the carriage and angrily confronted them.
• Mirajane agreed to retrieve the Parasol Tree first and let the girls come along.
• Lisanna, Levy, Lucy, and Wendy pleaded with Riyao to take them, while Carla refused to ask; Mirajane put Riyao's backpack on the carriage roof.

Riyao brought Mirajane and the girls to the Parasol Tree near Hargeon Harbor, then revealed the powerful figures he had sealed inside six gourds. The chapter left everyone shocked to learn that Acnologia was among them.

• Riyao and the girls traveled toward Hargeon Harbor while discussing the expensive food they planned to eat.
• Riyao avoided the crowded harbor and took the group to a remote bay, where he summoned a branch from the Parasol Tree to carry them across the sea.
• The group passed beneath sightseeing boats and climbed into the Parasol Tree’s crown, where Riyao showed them six magic gourds.
• Riyao named the people sealed in the gourds as Irene, August, Larcade, Mavis, Zeref, and Acnologia.
• Lucy, Levy, Carla, and the others recoiled in alarm when Riyao revealed that Acnologia was sealed in a gourd.

Riyao explained why he intended to raise Acnologia again, saying he had removed the Dragon Force that had driven him mad. Grandine awakened and revealed the Black Dragon’s past, easing Wendy’s doubts as the group waited for the gourds to ripen.

• Riyao told the others that Acnologia’s dragonification and relentless Dragon Force had driven him to kill dragons, and that he had removed the Dragon Force from the black gourd.
• Riyao recalled that he had used Life Magic and the Parasol Tree to restore Zeref and Mavis, and considered learning Arc of Embodiment.
• Grandine awakened inside Wendy and explained that Acnologia had once been controlled by an evil dragon and forced to slaughter the village he protected.
• Wendy accepted Grandine’s explanation, approached the black gourd, and gently poked it while looking forward to Acnologia’s rebirth.

Lucy and the others spent the evening on the Parasol Tree before Mirajane and Riyao dragged them into a terrifying free-fall descent to the floating market. They reunited with Natsu’s Fairy Tail group in Hargeon, where Mirajane teased Erza about adopting a red-haired child.

• The Parasol Tree formed leafy cabins for the group as Lucy and Lisanna looked down at the floating night market.
• Mirajane grabbed Lucy and Levy and jumped from the canopy, while Riyao carried Lisanna and Wendy down after them and Carla glided down on her wings.
• Mirajane used demonic bat wings to land safely on a pleasure boat, and Riyao landed beside Lucy, who angrily accused him of nearly killing her.
• Natsu, Happy, Gray, Juvia, Erza, and the others appeared at the market while working a Fairy Tail job to drive away sea beasts drawn to the Parasol Tree.
• Mirajane asked Erza whether she wanted to adopt a red-haired child, then teased her as Erza tried to walk away.

Riyao and Mirajane enjoyed a private stroll through Hargeon Harbor’s floating market, flirted, and pretended to be frightened when a group of thugs approached them. The thugs revealed they belonged to the Azure Dragon Guild, shocking Riyao, Mirajane, Natsu, Gray, and Lucy.

• Riyao joked about setting the chained boats on fire, and Mirajane scolded him before leading him through the market.
• Riyao and Mirajane admired the glowing Parasol Tree and discussed moving it to the sea by Fairy Tail’s guildhall.
• Riyao kissed Mirajane, and she retaliated by pinching him before teasing him as they walked through the crowd.
• More than a dozen thugs surrounded Riyao and Mirajane, and the pair pretended that Mirajane was a frightened civilian and Riyao her protective husband.
• The lead thug revealed his blue dragon-head guild mark and announced that he and his companions were mages of the Azure Dragon Guild, shocking Riyao, Mirajane, Natsu, Gray, and Lucy.

Riyao confronted a fake Azure Dragon Guild that had been using the name to intimidate people, then revealed his overwhelming power. After defeating the guild’s lackeys, he answered their leader’s knockoff Dragon Slayer attack with a real Azure Dragon’s Cang Roar, leaving the man unconscious.

• Riyao challenged the Azure Dragon Guild’s lackeys over their name and learned they had rejected the Magic Council’s warning and planned to surpass Fairy Tail.
• Riyao unleashed a trace of his magic, terrifying the guild leader, while the boastful lackeys remained unaware of the pressure.
• Riyao slammed the second-in-command and more than a dozen lackeys headfirst into the ship’s deck.
• The guild leader revealed he had been charging Lightning Dragon’s Roar in his throat and blasted Riyao in the face, but Riyao emerged unharmed.
• Riyao used the Parasol Tree to regain Azure Dragon mimicry and fired Azure Dragon’s Cang Roar past the leader, carving a trench through the sea and clouds and making him faint.

Riyao explained the generations of Dragon Slayers to the Fairy Tail members after hanging a group of impostors from the ship’s vines. The discussion left Lucy secretly dreaming of becoming a Star Dragon Slayer, until Riyao’s flick interrupted her fantasy.

• Riyao’s vines hoisted the Azure Dragon Guild impostors into the air, and their Fairy Tail emblem made the onlookers recognize the group.
• Natsu pressed Riyao to explain Dragon Slayers, so Riyao described the first three generations and revealed that Laxus, Cobra, and God Serena were Second Generation.
• Gray challenged Riyao’s account of Dragon Slayer Lacrima, and Riyao hung him upside down beside the impostors before continuing his explanation.
• Lucy imagined becoming a Star Dragon Slayer and forcing Natsu and Riyao to submit, but Riyao flicked her on the head and she claimed she had only been thinking about becoming a Dragon Slayer.

Riyao and the others shared a feast on the treetop, where Natsu revealed that Gildarts had undertaken the 100-Year Quest in Guiltina and Riyao let slip that he knew more about it. As the group pressed him for details, Erza watched the red gourd containing Irene as a golden light gathered at its stem.

• Riyao brought the group back from the floating market and opened the treetop canopy for a meal beneath the stars.
• Natsu revealed that Gildarts had gone to Guiltina for the 100-Year Quest, and Happy said Gildarts had let the location slip while drunk.
• Levy caught Riyao revealing that he knew about the master's magazines in the safe, and the group confronted him about the quest.
• Riyao teased Natsu and Gray about not being S-Class; Natsu attacked, and Riyao knocked him into the leaves with one punch.
• Riyao urged the others to ask the master for the quest, while Erza sensed her blood connection with Irene in the red gourd as a golden light gathered at its stem.

Riyao used the Parasol Tree’s life force to restore Irene to a human body, and Erza awkwardly reunited with her mother amid the guild’s usual antics. Irene rediscovered the taste of food and shared strawberry cake with Erza before a teasing remark sparked another chase across the canopy.

• Riyao’s singing interrupted Erza’s tense wait as the crimson calabash cracked open and Irene emerged in a child’s body.
• Irene realized the Parasol Tree’s life force had washed the Dragon Force from her, while Erza draped a shirt over her and struggled to face her as either mother or enemy.
• Mirajane hugged Irene and coaxed her into calling her “big sister,” prompting Erza to tackle Mirajane.
• Riyao fed Irene a grilled chicken leg, and she wept with relief as she tasted food and felt free of her dragon body and its torment.
• Erza offered Irene her favorite strawberry cake, which Irene savored as mother and daughter shared a tender moment.
• Mirajane teased Erza about sharing her cake, and Erza chased Riyao and Mirajane across the Parasol Tree with swords.

After Riyao confirmed Irene would grow up normally, Erza took her aside to talk privately about their past. Meanwhile, Riyao secretly listened in with Mirajane, and Mavis and Zeref woke inside their gourds as Natsu declared they had to call him big brother.

• Riyao examined Irene and reassured everyone that she would grow up like a normal child.
• Irene teased Erza about calling her Mom, and Erza took Irene aside for a private conversation.
• Riyao and Mirajane secretly eavesdropped on Erza and Irene through leaves grown from the parasol tree.
• Mavis woke inside her pale-gold gourd and angrily objected when Riyao called her a kid.
• Zeref woke inside a black gourd, and Natsu told him he had to call him big brother.

Riyao brought the Parasol Tree back to Magnolia under a city permit, but Makarov still punched him after reading the paperwork. The guild members brawled outside while Makarov learned the tree’s business would fund Magnolia’s damage costs rather than his retirement.

• Magnolia residents and Makarov discovered the enormous Parasol Tree standing offshore, and Makarov angrily demanded to know who had brought it there.
• Riyao arrived with Lucy, Levy, and Wendy and showed Makarov a mayor-authorized permit and liability waiver for the bay development.
• Makarov stopped his first attack after reading the permit, then unexpectedly uppercut Riyao and sent him flying into a planted strip.
• Natsu and Gray mocked Riyao, so he punched them; the three soon joined Gajeel in a brawl while passersby calmly went about their business.
• Makarov imagined making money from the Parasol Tree, but Mirajane explained that its revenue would go to the mayor and cover damage to Magnolia, leaving Makarov mourning his lost retirement plans.

Riyao reclaimed the Parasol Tree from Hargeon, while Irene joined Fairy Tail and quickly established herself as a formidable presence. The chapter ended with Irene effortlessly sending Natsu sliding into the sea after he challenged her.

• Max read a newspaper report about Hargeon's mayor mourning the loss of the Parasol Tree, and Riyao defended taking back what he said was his.
• Irene approached Riyao in a childlike voice, startling him into retreating behind Mirajane.
• When Erza brought Irene to Fairy Tail, the members mistook her for Erza's daughter and were beaten up after making crude remarks.
• Erza introduced Irene Belserion, who insisted that the guild call her the Scarlet Heavenly Maiden instead of Scarlet Despair.
• Natsu challenged Irene to a fight, and she used Zero Friction to send him sliding out of the guild and into the sea.

Riyao and Mirajane went to the Parasol Tree as August and Larcade emerged in young bodies, only to discover that their parents, Mavis and Zeref, were still in gourds nearby. The chapter left the two brothers embarrassed as Mavis and Zeref argued over how they could have children.

• Riyao took Mirajane to the Parasol Tree after sensing that it was about to give birth, while guild members followed them to watch.
• Riyao and Mirajane found August and Larcade newly reborn as boys, and Parasol threw the guild members who spread rumors about Riyao being their father into the sea.
• Riyao explained that he had restored August and Larcade to childhood so they could experience family life, and August worried whether Mavis and Zeref would accept them.
• Mavis shrieked from her gourd that she had never had a child, while Zeref said he knew nothing about it and wondered whether Riyao had known.
• Riyao watched the argument with Mirajane as August and Larcade realized their parents had heard them and stood awkwardly nearby.

August revealed that Mavis and Zeref were his biological parents, explaining that Precht had delivered and abandoned him before Zeref found him. Mavis and Zeref struggled to process the family reunion, and Riyao arranged for them to speak privately with August and Larcade.

• Zeref asked August whether he was Mavis and Zeref’s child after learning what had happened.
• August explained that Precht discovered he was in Mavis’s womb, delivered him, and abandoned him, after which he eventually met Zeref.
• Riyao, Mirajane, and Irene condemned Precht, while Mavis realized August had been born to her without her knowledge.
• Mavis tried to pass responsibility for a child to Riyao, but he refused and urged her and Zeref to stop neglecting August and Larcade.
• August and Larcade pretended to cry, prompting Zeref to ask Riyao and the others to give the family privacy.