Chapter Summaries

Jason visited the festival stalls, overlooking Lucy while celebrating Natsu’s grilled fish, then praising Mirajane and Lisanna’s treats and Riyao’s herbal tea. He left Riyao’s stall with a sweet potato and another cup of bitter tea.

• Jason ignored Lucy and praised Natsu’s Dragon Slayer grilled fish, leaving Lucy dejected as Happy teased her.
• Jason sampled Mirajane’s durian cake and Lisanna’s fruit tea, then learned that Riyao used magic to grow their fruit.
• Jason tried Riyao’s herbal tea, recoiled at its bitterness, and wrote that it was said to be good for health.
• Jason enjoyed Riyao’s roasted sweet potato and silently poured himself another cup of herbal tea.

Jason toured Fairy Tail’s Harvest Festival food fair, marveling at the guild members’ stalls and interviewing Makarov about the guild’s property damage. Makarov fled the question, and Jason continued toward the next stall as the fair carried on with its ballot box overflowing.

• Jason admired Erza’s sword skills as she carved fruit into animal shapes for the children, while Lucy corrected his claims that it was cooking.
• Jason visited the Thunder God Tribe’s lavish steak stall, where Freed served Laxus and stopped Jason from taking the steak.
• Jason found Makarov, Macao, and Wakaba serving tea and snacks, then asked Makarov how much property Fairy Tail had destroyed that year.
• Makarov pretended to have a stomachache and ran off, while Wakaba and Macao explained that he always used the bathroom to avoid the question.
• Jason recorded Makarov’s escape as a strategic retreat, enjoyed the tea and sunflower seeds, and continued through the festival as the ballot box overflowed.

After Lucy found Natsu and Happy asleep in her bed, Riyao explained that Natsu’s sleepiness came from absorbing dark magic mixed into Riyao’s fire. Lucy learned about the Miss Fairy Tail Contest, and Riyao and Mirajane left plotting for Riyao to enter in a female Azure Dragon form.

• Lucy found Natsu and Happy sleeping in her bed and angrily dragged Natsu off it.
• Happy explained that Natsu had become sleepy after absorbing magic before, and Riyao said his fire’s dark magic was still being digested and would strengthen Natsu’s resistance.
• Happy gave Lucy a flyer for the Miss Fairy Tail Contest, whose prize was 500,000 J, and warned that Mirajane, Erza, and Cana were also entering.
• Riyao and Mirajane teased Lucy about her chances, while Natsu remained asleep and Happy tried to push his floating soul back into him.
• Riyao asked Mirajane about entering the contest, and they decided he could compete disguised as a female version of his Azure Dragon form.

During Magnolia’s harvest festival, Fairy Tail held its Miss Fairy Tail Contest, with the guild’s women performing for the crowd. Qing Strauss appeared as the final contestant, leaving his friends exasperated by his elaborate look.

• Gray, Lucy, and Juvia met Warren in Magnolia and talked about his return and Riyao’s workload.
• Lucy rushed to the guild for the Miss Fairy Tail Contest, while Juvia declared she would not lose to her.
• Cana, Juvia, Mirajane, Erza, Levy, Bisca, Lisanna, and Lucy each performed onstage to enthusiastic cheers.
• Max introduced Qing Strauss as the ninth contestant and described him as Mirajane’s younger cousin.
• Qing walked onto the stage in a cyan qipao with dragon horns and a tail, prompting cheers from the audience and exasperated reactions from Lucy, Gray, Natsu, and Happy.

Evergreen petrified the women onstage, and Laxus launched a Fairy Tail civil war, using the statues as hostages and trapping the guild members inside with Freed’s barrier. Makarov realized Riyao was among the statues, leaving the guild without an obvious way to undo the petrification.

• Evergreen arrived onstage, petrified all the women, and drove the guests from the guild hall.
• Laxus appeared with Freed and Bickslow, declared the guild’s civil war, and threatened to smash the statues if anyone broke the rules.
• Laxus struck Natsu down with lightning, then vanished with the Thunder God Tribe as Evergreen announced the three-hour time limit.
• Elfman and Alzack vowed to rescue the petrified women, while Makarov was blocked from leaving by Freed’s barrier.
• Makarov learned the barrier barred anyone over eighty and stone statues, then discovered that Qing Strauss was Riyao.

Makarov sent Reedus and Natsu to help stop Laxus, but rune barriers trapped Natsu and forced Fairy Tail members across Magnolia to fight each other. Laxus’s Thought Projection appeared in the hall, where he discovered Riyao had been petrified and reconsidered undoing the spell.

• Makarov sent Reedus to find Porlyusica for a potion to reverse the petrification.
• Natsu woke and rushed for the door, but an invisible rune barrier stopped him while Happy passed through freely.
• Runes across Magnolia announced forced matchups, and battles broke out among Fairy Tail members.
• Makarov warned Natsu that Riyao and the others would turn to sand and gravel if Laxus was not stopped before the time limit.
• Natsu insisted Laxus would never hurt his guildmates, and Laxus’s Thought Projection appeared to challenge him.
• Happy showed Laxus Riyao’s statue, and Laxus considered having Evergreen undo the petrification.

Gray fought Bickslow, while Freed defeated Alzack and Evergreen petrified Elfman as the guild’s battle count continued to shift. With Natsu and Gajeel trapped behind the barrier, Makarov realized Mystogan had entered the guild, and a crack appeared in one of the statues as the count rose to four people remaining.

• Gray destroyed Bickslow’s puppets with Ice-Make: Ice Geyser, but Bickslow escaped the clothing store and the battle report declared Bickslow the winner.
• Freed marked Alzack with a spell that left him unable to breathe, and Alzack collapsed unconscious.
• Evergreen petrified Elfman with her Petrifying Eye after he failed to defend against her attack.
• Gajeel emerged from behind the bar and tried to join Natsu, but both were stopped by the invisible barrier; the guild’s report listed only two people remaining.
• Happy’s inclusion raised the count to three, and Makarov deduced that Mystogan had entered from outside; a statue cracked as the count rose to four.

Riyao freed the guild members from petrification, but Laxus activated Thunder Palace and threatened Magnolia’s residents. Riyao, Mirajane, and Erza set out to stop him as Mirajane confronted Evergreen and Erza clashed with Freed.

• Riyao used Life Magic to free the petrified girls and return to his normal appearance.
• Makarov explained Laxus’s Battle of Fairy Tail plan, and Laxus activated Thunder Palace to threaten Magnolia’s residents.
• Makarov sent Riyao, Mirajane, and Erza to stop Laxus, and they split up to avoid enchantments.
• Mirajane found Elfman petrified, transformed into Satan Soul, and confronted Evergreen.
• Riyao sensed Erza fighting Freed and Lucy facing Bickslow.

Riyao brought injured guild members back while Porlyusica stopped Makarov from joining the fighting. At the church, Mystogan's exposed face resembled Jellal's, and Laxus revealed his Lightning Dragon Slayer powers before Natsu took over the fight.

• Riyao carried injured guild members to the courtyard, and Levy told Natsu and Gajeel to split up to avoid fighting each other under Freed's enchantment.
• Porlyusica chased Makarov and Riyao with her broom, stopping Makarov from leaving and driving Riyao out of the courtyard.
• Mystogan fought Laxus evenly at the church until Laxus shattered his mask in front of Erza and Natsu.
• Natsu confirmed that Mystogan smelled different from Jellal, and Mystogan denied being the Jellal they knew before leaving.
• Erza attacked Laxus with the Thunder Empress Armor, but he swallowed her lightning and revealed that an implanted Dragon Slayer Lacrima made him a Second Generation Lightning Dragon Slayer Mage.
• Erza left to deal with Thunder Palace and entrusted the fight against Laxus to Natsu.

Riyao destroyed the Thunder Palace’s lightning-filled orbs and absorbed their electrical backlash, ending the threat to Magnolia. He then joined Natsu, Gajeel, and Laxus’s fight in the church, where he easily turned their attacks against one another and urged them to keep fighting.

• Mirajane and Erza met after Mirajane defeated Evergreen, while Warren warned Magnolia’s guild members that the Thunder Palace had to be destroyed before time ran out.
• Riyao told the others he would handle the Thunder Palace, then flew up and used the Azure Dragon Secret Art to smash every lightning-filled glass orb.
• Riyao swallowed the lightning backlash from the shattered orbs, and the thunderclouds over Magnolia dispersed.
• Riyao arrived at the church, where Natsu and Gajeel were fighting Laxus, and challenged all three to fight him instead.
• Riyao blocked the three dragons’ attacks and redirected their blows into one another, then encouraged them to continue fighting.

Laxus unleashed Dragon Force and joined Natsu and Gajeel in attacking Riyao, but Riyao absorbed their combined roar and swiftly defeated the two Dragon Slayers. Laxus then cast Fairy Law over Magnolia, leaving its effect on Riyao unresolved.

• Laxus's anger triggered Dragon Force, and he blasted Riyao through the cathedral dome with Lightning Dragon's Crushing Fist.
• Natsu, Gajeel, and Laxus combined their Dragon Roars against Riyao, who swallowed the resulting energy sphere and emerged powered by cyan magic.
• Riyao struck Gajeel with Azure Dragon's Jade Staff, sending him into a fountain, then trapped Natsu inside Azure Dragon's Flame Lotus.
• Laxus formed Fairy Law and warned Riyao that it was one of Fairy Tail's three great super magics, while Riyao calmly let him continue.
• Laxus fully unleashed Fairy Law, covering Magnolia in golden light as a pillar rose into the sky.

Riyao revealed that Laxus's Fairy Law spared the guild because Laxus did not truly consider his companions enemies, and Natsu defeated him in a fight. After Levy reported that Makarov had collapsed, Riyao set out to visit him and bring Laxus back.

• Riyao explained that Fairy Law had not harmed anyone because Laxus did not regard the guild as enemies, while Freed watched from the shadows.
• Riyao empowered Natsu with cyan flames and pretended to collapse as Levy arrived and reported that Makarov was unconscious and dying.
• Freed urged Laxus to stop, and Natsu fought him while insisting that the guild was their home and family.
• Natsu overwhelmed Laxus with a series of Dragon Slayer attacks and defeated him with the Azure Lotus Exploding Flame Blade.
• Levy explained that Makarov had fainted over the church repair bill, and Riyao decided to visit him and bring Laxus back.

Riyao treated the injured guild members with healing lightning and flames, then joined Fairy Tail's Fantasia parade in Magnolia. Laxus watched the guild's celebration and their welcoming gesture before quietly leaving Magnolia in tears.

• Riyao used healing lightning to put the injured guild members to sleep and cyan flames to ease Erza's fatigue.
• Mirajane suggested that Riyao use his healing flames on Magnolia's residents during Fantasia as an apology for the guild's damage.
• Riyao and Natsu spied on Laxus and Makarov as they sat together in the infirmary.
• Fairy Tail members performed magic and antics during Fantasia, while Riyao sent healing flames into the crowd.
• Laxus watched the parade until Makarov and the guild members raised their hands in the L gesture, then he cried and quietly left Magnolia.

Makarov tried to leave the guild, but Riyao promised to cover Magnolia’s compensation and persuaded him to stay as guild master. In the guild master’s office, Ur revealed that Ultear was her daughter, leaving Makarov asking what had happened.

• Makarov tried to quit, but the guild members held him back while Riyao reminded him that he owed more than a billion.
• Makarov threw a tantrum until Riyao agreed to cover all the compensation for Magnolia, then announced he would remain guild master.
• Ur asked to speak with Makarov and brought Riyao to the guild master’s office, where Ultear was waiting.
• The guild members gathered outside the office and speculated about what Makarov and Riyao were discussing.
• Ur told Makarov that Ultear was her daughter, and Makarov asked what had happened.

Ultear reunited with Ur and revealed that she was a leader in Grimoire Heart, whose master Hades was seeking to awaken Zeref. After giving Riyao and Makarov information about the dark guilds, she said she would return undercover to stop Hades, and Ur embraced her as they both wept.

• Ultear recounted her past to Riyao, and Ur added details while Makarov listened with sympathy.
• Ultear revealed that she was a core member of Grimoire Heart and leader of the Seven Kin of Purgatory, and that Precht Gaebolg now went by Hades.
• Ultear explained that Hades was searching for the sleeping Zeref and trying to awaken him, then shared information about Grimoire Heart and other dark guilds.
• Ultear revealed that Jellal had been abducted by Oración Seis and said she planned to return to Grimoire Heart as an undercover agent.
• Ultear said she wanted to stop Hades from awakening Zeref but felt unable to live peacefully after her past deeds, and Ur held her as they cried.

Ultear reunited with Ur after Riyao revealed that her mother could recover, but Riyao’s antics quickly turned the emotional moment into a quarrel over medical bills. Ultear left after paying, while Riyao, Makarov, and Mirajane counted the money and exposed an awkward secret about Makarov’s receipts.

• Riyao switched off the tear setting on Ur’s inscription, and Ultear threatened him after he laughed at the marks on her face.
• Ultear recalled first losing her composure around Riyao when he sang in the Magic Council, then paid Ur’s medical bills and left in disguise.
• Riyao and Makarov counted Ultear’s money until Ur opened the door and Gray, Juvia, Lucy, Levy, and Lisanna tumbled inside.
• Mirajane joined the counting and took the money, while Makarov brought her bills that included a foot-massage receipt.
• Riyao recognized the receipt and revealed that Mirajane had taken him to the massage place, prompting Makarov’s shock and Mirajane’s embarrassed denial.

After the Harvest Festival, Riyao endured a crowd of visitors at Fairy Tail and welcomed old friends and guild members as they gathered in the hall. The chapter ended with the Thunder God Tribe watching the guild’s lively reunion and smiling.

• Riyao escaped the crowd by greeting Master Bob, knocked Ichiya down, and kicked him toward Erza.
• Jura visited Riyao in his new Ten Wizard Saint robes, while Lyon tearfully clung to Ur and Gray cut a crack in the floor for him.
• Gajeel’s former colleagues visited, Natsu challenged Gajeel, and Juvia glared jealously at Lucy.
• Happy tried to impress Carla with a fish and was swatted aside, while Mirajane and Lisanna hugged and nuzzled Wendy.
• Lucy summoned Leo, who greeted Master Bob, and Riyao rubbed Freed’s closely cropped head as the Thunder God Tribe enjoyed the guild’s lively gathering.

A heat wave drove Riyao and Mirajane to escape the crowded guild for a trip, but Makarov turned their family vacation into a guild outing. On the ship, Riyao and Mirajane gossiped about potential couples before Cana revealed that Riyao had once tricked her into calling him “Big Brother Riyao.”

• Biggs, Macao, and Wakaba complained about the unbearable heat at the guild, while Juvia cooled the others and Riyao kept Mirajane comfortable in an enchanted healing room.
• After Lisanna revealed the cool room to the guild, Riyao and Mirajane slipped away to pack for a trip, but Makarov and half the guild were waiting for them at the dock.
• Makarov led the guild aboard a chartered passenger ship, and Erza dragged the seasick Natsu aboard when he refused to leave the dock.
• Freed cast a sun-protection spell on the passengers as Riyao and Mirajane lounged on deck and discussed possible couples in the guild.
• Riyao and Mirajane asked Cana about her romantic preferences, and Cana reminded Mirajane that Riyao had once tricked her into calling him “Big Brother Riyao,” leaving him flustered as Cana laughed and walked away.

Fairy Tail members entered a vacation-island competition, while Riyao, Mirajane, Lisanna, and Elfman explored the island’s attractions. Their roller-coaster visit ended in a mass vomiting incident after Natsu was exposed to the ride’s violent motion.

• The island announced a villa-based competition with a prize of two hundred thousand J and a lifetime membership, prompting the guild members to form teams.
• Mirajane agreed to compete with Lisanna and Elfman, while Riyao joined them as they set out to explore the island.
• Riyao stopped Elfman from joining the roller-coaster queue until Natsu, Happy, Gray, and Gajeel had ridden first.
• Gray put an ice helmet on Natsu to keep him from vomiting, but the helmet slipped off during a loop and Natsu vomited across the ride.
• Gajeel and the other passengers vomited in a chain reaction, so Riyao’s group abandoned the dirty roller coaster and went elsewhere.

After recovering from the roller coaster, Lucy, Levy, and Juvia raced Riyao, Mirajane, and Lisanna down the rafting course, while Gray, Happy, and Gajeel punished Natsu for forgetting the ride. The two teams finished neck and neck, and Riyao suggested another run as Lucy and Levy fled.

• Juvia washed Gray, Happy, and Gajeel, then woke Natsu by splashing him; the three and Happy beat him for forgetting the roller coaster ordeal.
• Lucy, Levy, and Juvia joined Riyao, Mirajane, and Lisanna at the rafting attraction, while Elfman was turned away because of the raft's weight limit.
• Juvia used water magic to speed up her raft, and Riyao propelled his raft with his Azure Dragon Form as both teams raced down the course.
• The two rafts blasted past Makarov, Macao, and Wakaba, soaking them and prompting Makarov to pursue the racers.
• Riyao and Juvia's teams sped through the Eighteen Bends and crossed the finish line almost simultaneously.
• Lucy and Levy collapsed after the race, while Riyao asked whether they should go again and the two women ran away.