Chapter Summaries

Two years after the S-Class exam, Mirajane learned why Jiang Bai and Erza carried such a deep hatred of dark guilds. After hearing of their childhood trauma and escape from enslavement, she resolved to help Jiang Bai fight the darkness that had caused him pain.

• At the banquet, Mirajane and Erza teased Jiang Bai about their exam performance until Natsu and Gray started a brawl, giving Jiang Bai a chance to slip away.
• By X783, Mirajane had passed the S-Class promotion exam, with Jiang Bai serving as examiner again.
• Jiang Bai and Erza returned from a job subdued after destroying a dark guild, and Mirajane noticed their unusual gloom.
• Mirajane asked Makarov why Jiang Bai hated dark guilds, and he told her that Jiang Bai and Erza had survived their hometown's destruction and childhood enslavement.
• Mirajane understood the bond between Jiang Bai and Erza and vowed to destroy the darkness that caused Jiang Bai pain.

Mirajane took a suspicious request to the Ensini Region with Elfman and Lisanna, where a magic trap sealed them inside a barrier. The dark guild behind the trap revealed that it had meant to capture Jiang Bai and planned to use his companions to lure him in.

• Mirajane chose a request to destroy a dark guild in the remote Ensini Region and convinced Makarov to let her go with Elfman and Lisanna.
• Mirajane sensed that the region’s magic was thin and chaotic as the siblings traveled through the desert toward the listed stone house.
• A magic circle erupted beneath Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna, trapping them under a purple barrier that absorbed Mirajane’s Satan Soul attack.
• Mages in black cloaks emerged from the stone house and revealed that they had intended to lure Jiang Bai into a trap.
• The dark guild’s leader said Jiang Bai had nearly wiped out half their guilds and that they feared his rapidly growing strength.

After Mirajane and her siblings were taken hostage, Jiang Bai agreed to face their captors alone despite Fairy Tail’s protests. He demonstrated his overwhelming Spiritual Pressure to reassure the guild, then left to rescue them.

• A black raven delivered a blood-written message to Fairy Tail, demanding that Jiang Bai come alone to the Ensini Region desert or Mirajane and her siblings would be killed.
• Makarov, Erza, Natsu, Gray, and the guild members reacted with fury and prepared to rescue the captives.
• Jiang Bai insisted on going alone, warning that a group attack could put Mirajane and the others in danger.
• Jiang Bai unleashed his Spiritual Pressure for a moment, forcing most of the guild to collapse and leaving the survivors in awe.
• Jiang Bai left the guild, promising to bring Mirajane and her siblings back.

Jiang Bai entered Wayne’s magic circle to save Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna despite knowing it was a trap. Wayne revealed that the circle was designed to drain Jiang Bai’s magic power and leave him unable to maintain Infinity.

• Jiang Bai arrived in the desert and found Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna trapped inside a purple magic circle.
• Mirajane tried to warn Jiang Bai away, but he entered the circle to save her and was sealed inside.
• Wayne and the black-cloaked wizards emerged, and Wayne declared that he intended to kill Jiang Bai and his companions.
• Jiang Bai revealed that he had already detected the enemy’s other magic circle in the stone house, but Wayne remained confident in his plan.
• Wayne explained that his Magic Power End Magic Circle continuously drained the magic power of everyone inside, exploiting Jiang Bai’s long-distance Space Transfer and his reliance on magic to sustain Infinity.

Jiang Bai shattered Wayne’s Magic Power End Magic Circle, only to discover Wayne had used the first trap to conceal the real one. Wayne revealed the Absolute Reflection Prison and a third circle designed to drain everyone’s magic, leaving Jiang Bai, Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna trapped with the air running out.

• Jiang Bai analyzed the Magic Power End Magic Circle and destroyed its hidden weak point with Hollow Technique—Purple.
• Wayne revealed that his apparent panic had been a trick and activated the Absolute Reflection Prison beneath Jiang Bai.
• Wayne explained that the prison reflected Jiang Bai’s attacks, nullified Infinity, and would soon create a vacuum that threatened the unconscious Elfman and Lisanna.
• Jiang Bai looked toward Mirajane, but Wayne activated an enhanced Magic Power End Magic Circle that drained her magic and prevented her from breaking the prison.
• Wayne declared that Jiang Bai was trapped in a dead end with no air, no outside help, and no magic to spare.

Jiang Bai faced Wayne’s death loop, which would either leave him and the others to suffocate or reflect his Hollow Technique: Purple back at him. He reassured Mirajane and fired Purple at the Absolute Reflection Prison, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Wayne explained that Jiang Bai’s Purple would destroy the magic circle but be reflected onto Jiang Bai without Infinity to protect him.
• Mirajane realized Jiang Bai had no apparent way to escape the trap and pleaded with him in despair.
• Jiang Bai told Mirajane he was invincible and that Infinity was not his only defensive magic.
• Jiang Bai fused attraction and repulsion and unleashed Hollow Technique: Purple at the Absolute Reflection Prison.

Jiang Bai survived his reflected Hollow Technique: Purple by reaching a breakthrough in his control of magic and using Telekinesis to protect himself. Though gravely wounded, he stood before Mirajane and Wayne, leaving Mirajane awestruck and Wayne in disbelief.

• The Absolute Reflection Prison shattered after copying and reflecting Hollow Technique: Purple back at Jiang Bai.
• Jiang Bai realized his weak control over his enormous magic power was his fatal flaw and broke through to a new level of control.
• Jiang Bai covered himself with refined Telekinesis, concentrating most of it on his head as the reflected beam struck him.
• The blast destroyed Wayne's magic circles and hurled Mirajane, Lisanna, and Elfman across the desert.
• Jiang Bai emerged from the settling dust alive but badly wounded, while Wayne screamed in disbelief.
• Jiang Bai used the cigarette's ember to light it and told Wayne he had only wanted to borrow a light; Mirajane looked at him in awe.

Jiang Bai completed his strongest magic and used Unlimited Void to freeze the attacking dark mages, leaving Wayne overwhelmed by its power. After Jiang Bai collapsed, Mirajane transformed into Satan Soul and began slaughtering the immobilized enemies.

• Wayne realized Jiang Bai was badly wounded and ordered dozens of rune-dagger assassins to attack him.
• Mirajane tried to shield Jiang Bai, but he stopped her and revealed that he had completed his strongest magic after breaking through.
• Jiang Bai cast Unlimited Void, freezing the assassins and dark mages while Wayne experienced its immense flow of information and lost consciousness.
• Jiang Bai collapsed from exhaustion, and Mirajane caught him before understanding his warning about the enemies.
• Mirajane laid Jiang Bai down, transformed into Satan Soul, and attacked the motionless dark mages.

After waking from his injuries on the journey back to Magnolia, Jiang Bai reassured Mirajane that her failure on the quest did not mean she was weak and promised to take responsibility for future threats. Mirajane was moved by his acceptance and leaned against him, finally letting go of her self-doubt.

• Elfman offered to carry the unconscious Jiang Bai, but Mirajane refused and carried him herself.
• Mirajane stayed beside Jiang Bai throughout the three-day train ride, and he woke shortly before they reached Magnolia.
• Lisanna took Elfman to report to the guild master, leaving Mirajane alone with Jiang Bai on the station platform.
• Mirajane admitted that she felt weak and frustrated for needing Jiang Bai to save her during the quest.
• Jiang Bai told Mirajane that Wayne had caught them off guard, promised he would become the strongest, and urged her to pursue the life she wanted.
• Mirajane cried with relief, rested her head on Jiang Bai's shoulder, and quietly agreed.

After recovering from the desert battle, Jiang Bai saw Mirajane and Erza agree to stop fighting over him, though they soon resumed their rivalry. A year later, Lisanna vanished into Edolas during Elfman’s failed Beast King takeover, and Jiang Bai could not reach her without coordinates, leaving Mirajane grieving and without magic.

• Granny Porlyusica treated Jiang Bai’s injuries while Mirajane cared for him and Erza brought him cake.
• Mirajane asked Erza to make peace, and both admitted they would not give up on Jiang Bai; two days later, they argued over who would feed him medicine.
• Elfman’s Beast King takeover spiraled out of control, and Lisanna stepped in to protect Mirajane as Anima pulled both her and the rampaging Beast King away.
• Jiang Bai rushed back from another continent, but his attempts to find Edolas through space magic failed because he lacked coordinates.
• Jiang Bai told Mirajane that Lisanna was alive in another world and promised to bring her back, while Mirajane remained devastated and lost her magic.

After Lisanna disappeared, Elfman trained relentlessly with Jiang Bai, who perfected his Infinity technique into a passive ability. In Hargeon, Natsu and Happy chased rumors of a fire dragon, exposed no real dragon, and met Lucy, who offered to buy them a meal.

• After Lisanna disappeared, Mirajane stopped using magic and became the guild's smiling barmaid while Elfman devoted himself to getting stronger.
• Jiang Bai used Spiritual Pressure to train Elfman, then reflected on how he had refined Infinity into a tiny mark in his eyes that worked automatically.
• Natsu and Happy arrived in Hargeon by train, and Natsu struggled with his motion sickness as they searched for Igneel.
• Natsu rushed toward a crowd drawn to a man posing as the Fire Dragon, bumped into Lucy, and discovered the supposed dragon was only a showman.
• The showman's fans threw Natsu into a garbage pile after he discarded the man's autograph, and the fake Fire Dragon flew away on a magic carpet.
• Lucy thanked Natsu and Happy for interrupting the crowd's spell over her, then offered them a meal when their stomachs rumbled.

Jiang Bai met Natsu and Happy at a restaurant in Hargeon, where Lucy explained that the Fire Dragon they had encountered was an impostor who had used banned Charm Magic. Jiang Bai revealed that the title referred to Natsu in Fairy Tail, and Natsu prepared to confront the fraud at the party aboard a cruise ship that night.

• Natsu and Happy joined Jiang Bai at a restaurant, where they met Lucy, who was treating them to a meal.
• Lucy explained that the fake Fire Dragon had used banned Charm Magic and thanked Natsu for interrupting him.
• Lucy paid for the meal and left, while Natsu asked Jiang Bai to use Space Magic to take them home.
• Jiang Bai told Natsu that the title Fire Dragon referred to him in Fairy Tail, making Natsu furious that someone had used the guild's name to deceive people.
• Natsu asked where the impostor was, but Jiang Bai stopped him and suggested they confront him at the cruise ship party that night.

Jiang Bai and Happy rescued Lucy from the fake Fire Dragon, and Lucy used Aquarius to destroy the cruise ship. Jiang Bai stopped the resulting wave from flooding Hargeon Port and brought Lucy, Happy, Aquarius, and the unconscious Natsu to safety.

• The fake Fire Dragon stole Lucy’s Celestial Spirit Keys and tried to have his henchmen seize her, but Natsu and Happy arrived through the cabin ceiling.
• Happy carried Lucy away from the ship, then lost his magic power and fell with her into the sea; Jiang Bai’s magic returned Lucy’s keys to her.
• Lucy summoned Aquarius and ordered her to wash the cruise ship ashore, but the wave also threatened to destroy the port.
• Jiang Bai blocked the wave with a Telekinesis barrier and teleported Lucy, Happy, Aquarius, and the unconscious Natsu to safety beside him.

Natsu defeated Bora after revealing he was a Fairy Tail wizard, while Jiang Bai stopped Bora’s attack without being harmed. Bora recognized Jiang Bai as Infinity, and Happy explained why the wizard was considered the strongest.

• Aquarius left Lucy on shore and said she was going on a weeklong trip with her boyfriend.
• Natsu confronted Bora, revealed his Fairy Tail emblem, and ate Bora’s flames before defeating his men and battering Bora.
• Bora tried to take Jiang Bai, Lucy, and Happy hostage, but Jiang Bai stood between him and Lucy.
• Bora’s flames vanished when they touched Jiang Bai, and Bora recognized him as Infinity.
• Happy explained Jiang Bai’s reputation and said even their master did not know who could defeat him.

Jiang Bai killed Bora, dealt with the kingdom guards by showing his authority as Fiore’s guardian deity, and helped Natsu bring Lucy toward Fairy Tail. At the Magic Council, Yajima warned the councilors against confronting Jiang Bai and recalled how he had destroyed their headquarters after they tried to detain him.

• Jiang Bai erased Bora with Cursed Technique Reversal—Red after learning he had trafficked people.
• Jiang Bai stopped Natsu from fleeing the guards, showed the captain his golden token, and told the soldiers to handle the aftermath.
• Happy asked about Jiang Bai’s title, and Jiang Bai explained that the king had named him guardian deity after he completed a 100-Year Quest.
• Natsu invited Lucy to join Fairy Tail, and Lucy happily agreed to go with him.
• At the Magic Council, Yajima urged the councilors not to provoke Jiang Bai and reminded them that he had destroyed their headquarters after they tried to imprison him, before Makarov took him away.

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.