Vol. 3The Seven-Year Return
Jiang Bai helped Fairy Tail survive the Edolas crisis and Grimoire Heart’s invasion, then spent seven years with Mavis inside Fairy Sphere. Fairy Tail returned to a changed world, rebuilt and trained for the Grand Magic Games, and arrived in Crocus facing rival guilds and Dragon Slayers.
- Gildarts returned to Magnolia and told Natsu about the black dragon that had defeated him on the 100-Year Quest.
- Jiang Bai resisted Anima, traveled to Edolas, found Lisanna, and helped Fairy Tail fight King Faust’s forces before kissing Erza Scarlet in front of Erza Knightwalker.
- Jiang Bai defeated Jiang Bai Warren in a duel and urged him to reverse Anima, while Warren defeated Droma Anim and took the crown after killing Faust.
- Lisanna reunited with Mirajane and Elfman, and Makarov began the S-Class exam, where Natsu and Happy found Jiang Bai at the end of passage E.
- Jiang Bai found Zeref on Tenrou Island and sent him away before Grimoire Heart invaded and Fairy Tail fought its members.
- Jiang Bai defeated Precht and then fought Acnologia, growing to the dragon’s size and telling Makarov to lead the others away.
- Jiang Bai stayed with Mavis inside Fairy Sphere for seven years, and Fairy Tail returned to find its guildhall sold and the guild fallen into poverty.
- Jiang Bai trained Fairy Tail for the Grand Magic Games and brought the guild to Crocus, where Gray faced Lyon and Natsu and Lucy met Sting and Rogue.