Chapter Summaries

August and Larcade reunited with Mavis and Zeref, then Riyao and Irene left them stranded on the treetop until the Parasol Tree carried them to Fairy Tail. The hungry brothers arrived at the guild, where Makarov chased Riyao after his teasing remark and the hall promptly put its meal orders on Riyao’s tab.

• Riyao and Mirajane were caught eavesdropping on Mavis and Zeref, and Riyao mocked them before leaving with Mirajane.
• Irene abandoned August and Larcade on the treetop, and Zeref called Riyao for help getting them down.
• The Parasol Tree carried August and Larcade to Fairy Tail and smacked them when they feared it would swallow them again.
• Makarov inspected August and lamented that Precht had abandoned the first master's son, but Riyao teased him about becoming guild master and provoked him into swinging a fist.
• Larcade asked for food, and the Fairy Tail members ordered meals on Riyao's tab as he protested.

Riyao told Irene, August, and Larcade that Ajeel Raml had become king of an unstable Alvarez Empire, but the three former Spriggan members showed little interest in returning. August wondered about their former comrades and asked how Fairy Tail members earned money, prompting Riyao to tease Lucy about her finances.

• Riyao explained that Ajeel Raml had taken the Alvarez throne and that the empire was likely to break apart without Zeref and the Spriggan 12 holding it together.
• Irene dismissed the empire as Zeref’s abandoned project, while August worried about Brandish and learned from Lucy that she had left the empire to travel among dessert shops.
• August resolved to settle accounts with Invel for scheming against Zeref, Gray, Silver, and Natsu.
• August asked Riyao and Mirajane whether Fairy Tail members earned money through jobs, then wondered why Lucy seemed so broke despite her wealthy family background.
• Lucy objected to August’s sympathetic look, and Riyao teased her by recounting her haggling at a magic shop.
• Lucy lunged at Riyao, who dodged behind Mirajane and revealed a crystal ball recording of the incident.

Riyao and the Fairy Tail guild waited for the people still sleeping in the Parasol Tree’s gourds to awaken while Irene recounted how Dragon Slayer Magic began. She explained that its unforeseen drawback helped turn Acnologia into an invincible calamity.

• Irene asked Riyao who would emerge from the Parasol Tree next, and he admitted that he could not predict it.
• Natsu waited for Zeref to awaken so he could claim the role of his big brother.
• Igneel joked about Acnologia emerging as a powerless child, while Metalicana remained resentful over the dragons Acnologia had killed.
• Lucy offered Igneel beef jerky in exchange for the story of what happened four hundred years ago, but he gave only a brief summary.
• Irene explained that Dragon Slayer Magic was developed with the Sage Dragon to help good dragons fight their enemies, but its drawback drove its users toward madness.
• Irene and the dragons recalled that Acnologia took Dragon Slayer Magic to its extreme and became an invincible calamity.

Riyao explained that Acnologia became the Black Dragon through an accident while Irene was trying to save the world, then joked with Gildarts and watched Fairy Tail's chaotic guild life unfold. The chapter ended with Makarov flattening Natsu after he tried to attack Riyao, while Natsu still insisted Riyao had called him an idiot.

• Riyao said he had saved Acnologia because the Black Dragon had not harmed anyone except Gildarts, prompting Gildarts to protest.
• Riyao reminded Gildarts that he had healed his injuries, and Gildarts conceded as the guild laughed.
• Irene urged Lucy to describe her as the beautiful and wise creator of Dragon Slayer Magic, but Erza lifted her away and accidentally struck her forehead against her armor.
• Riyao and Mirajane joked about Fairy Tail's status as a light guild, while Makarov complained about the guild's destruction and the work of cleaning up after it.
• Riyao blamed the guild's demolition-prone members, and Natsu charged at him before Makarov swatted him into the floor.
• Gray and Gajeel sat down to avoid Makarov's attention, while Natsu insisted Riyao had called him an idiot.

Zeref and Mavis emerged from their gourds on the Parasol Tree platform, where Fairy Tail welcomed them with teasing and affection. Zeref reunited awkwardly with his sons and was left to face Natsu's demand that he call him big brother.

• After a week in the gourds, Zeref broke free from the black gourd, and the golden gourd struck him as Mavis emerged.
• Lucy asked why green light surrounded the people emerging from the gourds, and Riyao explained that the Parasol Tree concealed their nakedness.
• Zeref stared at Mavis in her new princess dress, prompting the Fairy Tail members to suspect his reaction before he explained that he had not felt such strong emotions in a long time.
• Mirajane, Irene, and Erza crowded around Mavis to dote on her while Mavis tried to maintain a stern expression.
• Zeref's two sons greeted him respectfully, and Riyao teased them to help break the ice.
• Natsu put an arm around Zeref and demanded that he call him big brother.

Fairy Tail held a banquet to celebrate Mavis regaining her physical body, and Riyao turned a brewing fight with Makarov into Natsu getting smashed into the floor. The guild praised Riyao as its light after he silenced their complaints by threatening to make them pay for property damage.

• Makarov started a three-day banquet celebrating Mavis regaining her physical body, and Mavis enjoyed the party with Wendy and Irene.
• Natsu and Zeref argued over which brother was older, while Riyao objected when Zeref blamed him for Natsu's shamelessness.
• Makarov challenged Riyao to fight, and the guild cleared a space and cheered them on.
• Riyao flattered Natsu into charging Makarov, who knocked Natsu into a crater with one punch.
• Riyao avoided fighting by sitting with Mirajane and threatened the guild with a municipal property damage ledger until everyone called him the light of Fairy Tail.