Recaps

After the Magic Council meeting, Jiang Bai and his companions returned to Magnolia, where Lucy saw Fairy Tail’s chaotic guild hall and met Mirajane. The chapter left Lucy welcomed as a new member while the guild brawl continued around her.

• Crawford ended the council meeting, and Ultear asked Yajima whether Infinity was as strong as rumored; Yajima said no one could probably defeat him.
• Siegrain dismissed Infinity’s reputation and said he could become the sacrifice for resurrecting Lord Zeref.
• Jiang Bai and his companions returned to Magnolia, and Natsu kicked open Fairy Tail’s doors before starting a fight with the bucktoothed man who had given him false information.
• The guild members joined the brawl, leaving Lucy stunned by the chaos as Mirajane greeted Jiang Bai and told him she had made a dish and fed her failed attempts to Elfman.
• Mirajane introduced herself to Lucy and said she and Jiang Bai were a couple; Jiang Bai caught Elfman as he flew toward them and threw him back into the brawl.

Lucy witnessed Fairy Tail’s chaotic guild hall, met the guild master Makarov, and learned how fiercely he defended his guild from the Magic Council. Makarov’s speech rallied the guild, which ended the chapter cheering together.

• Lucy screamed and struck Gray with a stool after he asked to borrow her pants.
• Makarov arrived in giant form, scolded Jiang Bai for not stopping the brawl, and silenced the guild by stomping Natsu into the floor.
• Makarov shrank to his usual size, hit his head on the second-floor railing, and showed the guild complaints from the Magic Council.
• Makarov burned the complaints and declared that the councilors could go to hell, while Natsu ate the ashes.
• Makarov encouraged the guild to follow their own path as mages, and the guild members raised their hands and cheered.

Lucy joined Fairy Tail and received her guild mark, while learning that Makarov’s stern treatment of Romeo concealed his worry for the boy and his missing father. The chapter left Lucy beginning to understand the responsibility Makarov carried as guild master.

• Jiang Bai casually suggested replacing the Magic Council, and Mirajane, Elfman, and Natsu revealed that he had nearly destroyed it before Makarov scolded him.
• Mirajane stamped a pink Fairy Tail emblem on Lucy’s hand, officially welcoming her into the guild.
• Lucy excitedly showed Natsu her mark, but he misheard her name as “Lui.”
• Romeo came to ask Makarov about his missing father, Macao, and ran out crying after Makarov told him to trust his father and go home.
• Mirajane explained to Lucy that Makarov’s harsh words hid his worry and that he could not force guild members to risk their lives or show weakness.

After Natsu left to help Romeo, Mirajane explained to Lucy that Natsu was raised by the dragon Igneel, who later disappeared. Jiang Bai sent Lucy after Natsu, then quickly reassured a jealous Mirajane that he only wanted Lucy and Natsu to team up, leaving Mirajane pleased as he massaged her shoulders.

• Natsu smashed the request board and left the guild with Happy after hearing about Romeo.
• Mirajane told Lucy that Igneel had raised Natsu and then disappeared, explaining why Natsu kept searching for him and growing stronger.
• Jiang Bai told Makarov he wanted Natsu to handle the job alone, then urged Lucy to go after him and help.
• Makarov teased Jiang Bai about having designs on Lucy, prompting Mirajane to confront him with a dangerous smile.
• Jiang Bai insisted that Lucy and Natsu were simply a good match as teammates and declared that only Mirajane and Erza were in his heart.
• Mirajane accepted Jiang Bai's reassurance, and he seated her beside him and massaged her shoulders.

After Macao returned safely, Jiang Bai reflected on his stalled romance with Erza and Mirajane before Natsu woke him to demand the duel Jiang Bai had drunkenly promised. The guild gathered to watch as Jiang Bai and Natsu took their positions, with Makarov warning them not to damage the building.

• Macao returned to the guild injured but smiling, and the members welcomed him with teasing and renewed celebration.
• Jiang Bai went home and thought about how Erza's shyness and Mirajane's insistence on waiting had delayed their romance.
• Elfman asked Mirajane when she would take the next step with Jiang Bai, and she decided to give Erza one last chance before she stopped waiting.
• Natsu and Happy pounded on Jiang Bai's door, but Jiang Bai's Spiritual Pressure pinned them to the ground until he woke and withdrew it.
• Jiang Bai agreed to fight Natsu and went to the guild, where the members gathered to watch their duel.
• Makarov told Jiang Bai not to demolish the guild and urged Natsu to give the fight everything he had.

Jiang Bai defeated Natsu in a duel after using the fight to teach him how to improve his attacks. The chapter ended with Happy explaining that Jiang Bai’s Mental Detection lets him guide opponents and help them grow stronger.

• Cana opened a betting pool on Jiang Bai’s duel with Natsu, and Happy bet his savings on Jiang Bai winning within twenty moves.
• Jiang Bai used Mental Detection to read Natsu’s attacks, dodged and countered them, and pointed out flaws in his technique.
• Natsu unleashed Fire Dragon’s Brilliant Flame, but Jiang Bai’s Telekinesis kept the flames from reaching the spectators.
• Jiang Bai used Cursed Technique Lapse—Blue to pull Natsu toward him and knock him unconscious with a punch.
• Happy explained to Lucy that Jiang Bai’s Mental Detection allowed him to teach Natsu during their fight.

Jiang Bai spent three days enjoying time with Mirajane while Lucy gained a golden Zodiac key on a job with Natsu. The guild fell silent when Erza returned, and Lucy saw the powerful, beautiful mage arrive carrying a monster’s horn.

• Natsu recovered from Jiang Bai’s beating and vowed to last longer next time.
• Jiang Bai skipped work for three days to go shopping and on dates with Mirajane, while Lucy gained a new golden Zodiac key on a job with Natsu.
• Loke fled after learning Lucy was a Celestial Spirit Mage, and Mirajane explained that he had been hurt by one before.
• Loke rushed back into the guild and announced that Erza had returned, terrifying the guild members.
• Erza entered wearing silver armor and carrying a powerful monster’s horn, and Lucy admired her beauty.

Erza returned to Fairy Tail and disciplined the guild members, including Jiang Bai for secretly smoking. Lucy learned that Erza was Jiang Bai’s girlfriend too, then watched Natsu and Gray instantly pretend to get along when Erza asked for them.

• Erza returned to the guild with a giant monster horn and learned that the master was away at a meeting.
• Erza reprimanded Cana, Vijeeter, Wakaba, and Nab, then silently disappointed Macao by saying nothing to him.
• Erza confronted Jiang Bai about smoking, and Happy betrayed him by confirming it.
• Jiang Bai told Lucy that Erza was his girlfriend too, shocking her; Mirajane persuaded Erza to let his smoking go for the time being.
• Erza asked where Natsu and Gray were, and the two stopped fighting and pretended to be friendly.

Erza asked Jiang Bai to help investigate Erigor and Eisenwald, a dark guild seeking to break the seal on a dangerous magic item. Jiang Bai agreed to meet her at the train station the next morning, while Mirajane teased him about treating the mission as a date.

• Erza softened as she watched Natsu and Gray pretend to get along, and the guild members shared stories about why they feared her lectures.
• Lucy asked why Natsu feared Erza more than Jiang Bai, and Happy explained that Erza's long scoldings were worse than Jiang Bai's beatings.
• Erza told Jiang Bai that Erigor and his men were searching for a sealed magic item and asked him to join her in stopping them.
• Mirajane identified Erigor as a former ace of Eisenwald, a dark guild formerly known for assassination jobs.
• Jiang Bai offered to go alone, but Erza insisted they travel together and set a meeting at the train station the next morning.
• Jiang Bai joked to Mirajane that their date was ruined, and she teased him to hurry up and win Erza over.

Jiang Bai arrived at the train station hoping to travel alone with Erza, but found her surrounded by luggage and learned she had invited others along. Erza promised they could go on a date after returning, while Natsu and Gray’s argument stopped abruptly when she arrived.

• Jiang Bai found Erza and a mountain of luggage at the station, and she explained that she had filled her spatial ring with essentials.
• Jiang Bai stored Erza’s luggage in his Space Pouch with Telekinesis and prepared to leave with her.
• Erza told Jiang Bai that she had invited other people, then shyly promised they could go on a date after the mission.
• Lucy explained that Mira had asked her to keep Natsu and Gray from fighting, but she admitted she could not control them.
• Erza and Jiang Bai approached the group, and Natsu and Gray immediately stopped arguing and pretended to be friendly.

Lucy traveled by train with Erza, Gray, Natsu, and Jiang Bai, learning more about her guildmates as Erza knocked Natsu unconscious to stop his motion sickness. Meanwhile, Eisenwald’s leader Erigor prepared to attack the legal guilds while they were gathered at their regular meeting.

• Erza praised Lucy for supposedly defeating the mercenary Gorilla with one finger, leaving Lucy unable to correct the rumor.
• As the train started moving, Natsu became sick, so Erza struck the back of his neck and knocked him out.
• Lucy asked about Erza’s magic, and Happy described it as making blood spray from her opponents.
• Gray demonstrated his Ice-Make Magic, and Lucy guessed that his ice magic explained his arguments with Natsu; Gray quickly insisted they got along.
• At Eisenwald’s base, Erigor asked about Kageyama’s return and ordered his guild member to hurry.
• Erigor left the base, saying the legal guilds’ regular meeting gave Eisenwald its best chance to act.

Jiang Bai told Erza and Lucy about the deadly Lullaby flute and joined the group in pursuing the Eisenwald guild. After they realized Natsu had been left on the departing train, Jiang Bai stopped it with magic, and the group set out to catch up using a magic four-wheeler.

• Jiang Bai explained that Lullaby was a black-magic flute containing a demon from the Book of Zeref that could harvest the souls of its listeners.
• Erza and Jiang Bai agreed to wipe out Eisenwald, while Lucy worried that their small group could not take on an entire guild.
• At Onibus Station, the group discovered Natsu was still aboard the train as it pulled away.
• Erza blamed herself for forgetting Natsu's fear of vehicles, and Jiang Bai comforted her before they went to stop the train.
• Jiang Bai used magic to pull the station's emergency stop lever from a distance and gave the attendant a gold token in case officials questioned him.
• Erza spotted a magic four-wheeler, and Jiang Bai announced that he would drive it to catch up with Natsu.

Natsu suffered from motion sickness aboard the train until Kageyama of Eisenwald attacked him. Once the train stopped and Natsu regained his strength, he defeated Kageyama, then jumped from the train to escape the motion sickness as it began moving again.

• Kageyama sat across from Natsu and mocked Fairy Tail while asking him about Infinity.
• When Natsu could not answer, Kageyama kicked him and attacked him with a fist formed from his shadow.
• The train made an emergency stop, ending Natsu's motion sickness and restoring his strength.
• Natsu punched Kageyama through the carriage door and mocked him for calling Fairy Tail members flies.
• After the train announced it would depart again, Natsu leaped from the moving train while Kageyama threatened him.

Jiang Bai brought the group to Kuroba Train Station using Space Magic after his reckless driving left the others sick and frightened. They arrived to find the station surrounded by kingdom soldiers, with no casualties apparent.

• Jiang Bai drove Lucy, Gray, Happy, and Erza to where Natsu had landed, leaving the passengers sick and shaken.
• Erza told the group to continue after Eisenwald, and Natsu realized he had encountered one of its members on the train.
• Jiang Bai offered to drive faster, but Erza ordered him to use Space Magic instead, and he put away the magic four-wheeler.
• Jiang Bai transferred the group several times until they reached Kuroba Train Station, leaving Lucy nauseated.
• The group saw that kingdom soldiers had surrounded the station with a long cordon, though no casualties were apparent.

Jiang Bai and his companions caught up with Eisenwald at the train station, where Jiang Bai annihilated many of the guild members with his Red technique. He claimed to be Laxus to intimidate the survivors, but Natsu immediately exposed the lie.

• Erza insisted that the group pursue Eisenwald and stop them from using the Lullaby flute, so Jiang Bai transported everyone to the next station.
• Erigor learned from Kageyama that a Fairy Tail mage had been on the train and ordered his men to finish off their pursuers at the next stop.
• Jiang Bai and his companions appeared in front of Erigor and Eisenwald, and Jiang Bai declared that they were surrounded.
• After Eisenwald members mocked him, Jiang Bai used Cursed Technique Reversal—Red and annihilated many of them, leaving the survivors terrified.
• Jiang Bai announced that he was Laxus, and the Eisenwald members mistook him for Fairy Tail's S-Class mage.
• Natsu asked Jiang Bai why he had said his name was Laxus, exposing the deception and leaving both groups stunned.

Jiang Bai’s identity as the legendary mage “Infinity” was exposed while Erigor prepared to use Lullaby through the station’s broadcast system. The Eisenwald members recognized the threat Jiang Bai represented as Erza prepared to confront Erigor.

• An Eisenwald member questioned Jiang Bai for using Laxus’s name, and Erza realized he had been doing so to avoid complaints about property damage.
• Erigor revealed that he planned to broadcast Lullaby across the town and called his intended mass killing a purge.
• Erza confronted Erigor, while Kageyama recognized Jiang Bai and warned the others that he was “Infinity.”
• An older Eisenwald member explained that Jiang Bai had completed the legendary 100-Year Quest alone and helped build Fairy Tail’s reputation.
• Eisenwald members recalled Jiang Bai’s fame and his top ranking in Sorcerer Weekly’s marriage poll, as fear spread through the group.

Eisenwald’s surviving members fought the Fairy Tail mages while Erigor escaped and sealed the broadcasting station inside a wind barrier. Jiang Bai deduced Erigor’s target was the guild masters and went ahead to intercept him, leaving Erza, Natsu, Gray, and Lucy to handle the station.

• Erigor rallied Eisenwald’s surviving members to fight and fled through the station wall as Erza pursued him.
• Kageyama used shadow tentacles to block Jiang Bai’s group, but Jiang Bai broke them effortlessly while Natsu recognized Kageyama.
• Jiang Bai revealed that Erigor had sealed the station inside a wind barrier and was likely heading for the guild masters’ meeting, shocking Kageyama.
• Jiang Bai left to intercept Erigor after confirming Erza could handle the fight, while Natsu and Gray attacked Eisenwald with fire and ice magic.
• Erigor flew beyond Jiang Bai’s Mental Detection range, but Jiang Bai headed straight for his destination to wait for him.

Erza, Gray, and Natsu overwhelmed the remaining Eisenwald members, showing Lucy the strength of Fairy Tail’s top fighters. As Eisenwald’s defeat became certain, Lucy realized her companions were far stronger than she had imagined.

• An Eisenwald member noticed Jiang Bai had disappeared and urged the guild to attack the remaining Fairy Tail members.
• Erza used Requip to change weapons and cut through the charging enemies, then donned powerful armor and unleashed Heaven’s Wheel: Circle Sword.
• A surviving Eisenwald member recognized Erza as Titania, and Gray stopped an enemy from attacking her with Ice Make: Hammer.
• Natsu destroyed Kageyama’s shadow magic and knocked him unconscious with Fire Dragon’s Iron Fist.
• Lucy watched Eisenwald fall and realized that Fairy Tail’s strongest members could each take on an entire guild.

At the guild alliance meeting, Makarov learned that Erza had invited Jiang Bai and the others on a job, then watched the guild masters try to recruit Jiang Bai when he arrived. Jiang Bai affirmed that he would remain with Fairy Tail, leaving Makarov deeply moved.

• Makarov received Mirajane’s message that Erza had invited Jiang Bai, Natsu, Gray, and Lucy on a job, and he fainted at the news.
• The guild masters reassured Makarov that Jiang Bai would keep the job under control, but Makarov knew Jiang Bai had avoided complaints by using Laxus’s name.
• Jiang Bai appeared at the meeting and dodged Bob’s enthusiastic embrace by using Makarov as a shield.
• The guild masters tried to recruit Jiang Bai, but he politely refused and said he would never leave Fairy Tail while Mira and Erza were there.
• Makarov felt moved by Jiang Bai’s loyalty and imagined how much Fairy Tail would lose if Jiang Bai, Mira, and Erza ever left.

Jiang Bai warned the guild masters about Eisenwald, Erigor, and Lullaby, a spell left behind by Zeref, while Makarov calmed their fears and Jiang Bai dismissed the threat. As Erigor reached the Guild Alliance building, Jiang Bai had already detected him inside.

• Jiang Bai told the guild masters about Eisenwald, Erigor the Grim Reaper, and Lullaby.
• The guild masters grew anxious at the mention of Zeref, but Makarov reassured them that they only had to face an old spell.
• Makarov asked Jiang Bai whether he was confident, and Jiang Bai declared that Lullaby was no threat to him.
• Jiang Bai ate at the meeting while Makarov boasted about him to the other masters.
• Erigor raced to the Guild Alliance building, intending to use Lullaby against the assembled masters.
• Jiang Bai detected Erigor as he approached the building.

Jiang Bai stopped Erigor from reaching Clover Town and effortlessly resisted the soul-harvesting magic of the Lullaby flute. The flute then lost control and transformed into a giant demon that set its sights on the town’s inhabitants.

• Jiang Bai appeared at the guild alliance building and hurled Erigor and the Lullaby flute into the mountains outside Clover Town.
• Makarov urged the guild masters to watch Jiang Bai handle Erigor rather than intervene.
• Erigor unleashed Lullaby’s soul-harvesting magic, but Jiang Bai stood unharmed and mocked his attack.
• The Lullaby flute cracked and exploded, forming a giant demon that turned toward Clover Town and its tens of thousands of souls.

Jiang Bai toyed with the rampaging Lullaby demon and erased it and a mountain with Hollow Technique: Purple. The guild masters praised him, but Makarov realized the destroyed mountain was a protected scenic site and shouted at Jiang Bai over the damage.

• Jiang Bai restrained Erigor as the out-of-control Lullaby demon demanded souls.
• The Magic Council Fourth Magic Special Attack Squad arrived, but Lullaby blasted away half a mountain and drove the survivors to retreat.
• Jiang Bai dodged Lullaby's attacks and taunted it while the guild masters watched through the magic crystal ball.
• Jiang Bai combined Blue and Red into Hollow Technique: Purple, erasing Lullaby and the mountain behind it while sparing Erigor.
• Makarov celebrated the guild masters' praise, then recognized the mountain as a protected scenic attraction and berated Jiang Bai over the repair costs.

After Jiang Bai defeated the demon with Hollow Technique "Purple," he joked with Makarov about the mountain he had destroyed. The Fairy Tail members arrived and reacted to the devastation, while Makarov resigned himself to facing the Magic Council’s repair bill.

• Makarov berated Jiang Bai over the mountain he had carved apart, and Jiang Bai defended the damage as art.
• Erza, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy arrived after dealing with Eisenwald’s remnants and saw that the demon was gone and the mountain had been cut away.
• Natsu challenged Jiang Bai to a fight, but Makarov struck him and scolded the guild’s destruction maniacs.
• Jiang Bai told Erza he had acted under his own name, then joked that Laxus could take the blame for earlier bills because he caused plenty of damage himself.
• Gray examined the smooth cliff face and was stunned by Jiang Bai’s power, while Jiang Bai teased him about freezing an entire sea.
• Jiang Bai proposed turning the breach into a tourist attraction and splitting the revenue with the Magic Council, and Makarov reluctantly began considering how to avoid the repair bill.

The Magic Council debated whether to arrest Jiang Bai after his magic destroyed a mountain, but Yajima reminded them that Jiang Bai had saved the kingdom from Lullaby. The council agreed to commend Fairy Tail, pay for the mountain’s restoration, and summon Jiang Bai for a verbal reprimand.

• Ogre proposed sending council troops to arrest Jiang Bai, but the other councilors stayed silent and refused to volunteer.
• Berno suggested making Fairy Tail pay to restore the destroyed mountain, and most councilors supported him.
• Yajima reminded the council that its failure to safeguard Lullaby had allowed Zeref’s demon to threaten Clover Town, and Jiang Bai had prevented mass casualties.
• Chairman Crawford Seam ruled that Fairy Tail deserved a commendation and that the council would cover the restoration costs.
• Crawford Seam ordered Jiang Bai summoned to headquarters for a hearing and a verbal reprimand.

After returning to Magnolia, Jiang Bai was praised in the newspaper for destroying Eisenwald, but the Magic Council sent Rune Knights to arrest him over damage to public property. When the envoy tried to put magic-sealing handcuffs on him, Jiang Bai subdued him and a knight with Spiritual Pressure, and a captain apologized and escorted him to the Council carriage.

• Jiang Bai and his companions returned to Magnolia and were welcomed at Fairy Tail by Mira.
• Jiang Bai showed Makarov a newspaper article praising Fairy Tail and calling Jiang Bai a model mage.
• A Magic Council envoy arrived with Rune Knights and announced Jiang Bai's arrest for damaging public buildings and Council property.
• When a knight tried to cuff him, Jiang Bai seized the handcuffs and asked the envoy if he was sure he wanted him to wear them.
• Jiang Bai used Spiritual Pressure to force the envoy and the knight to their knees, then released them after a Rune Knight captain apologized.
• Jiang Bai tossed the handcuffs back to the captain and left with him for the carriage.