Chapter Summaries

Zorn was startled by how much Lisanna had grown stronger, shared a tender moment with Cana, and then intervened as Mirajane prepared an S-Class mission for her siblings. The group set out to subjugate The Beast, with Zorn secretly following to investigate Amani.

• Zorn watched Fairy Tail train and was shocked to learn Lisanna could punch a huge boulder flying.
• Cana served Zorn dinner, and he gave her the dress she had admired; she tried it on and kissed him.
• Mirajane chose the Beast King Subjugation S-Class Mission for Elfman and invited Lisanna to join them.
• Mirajane invited Natsu along, and Zorn arrived and approved, then gave Lisanna a Defensive Magic card that could shield and teleport her to safety.
• Natsu, Happy, Lisanna, Elfman, and Mirajane set off, while Zorn concealed himself and followed to observe Amani.

Mirajane, Natsu, and Elfman fought the Beast King and its horde while Lisanna evacuated the nearby villagers. After Mirajane defeated the Beast King, a powerful spatial-magic fluctuation appeared, and Elfman cried out about Lisanna.

• Mirajane sent Lisanna to evacuate the nearby villagers while Natsu and Elfman held back the Magic Beasts.
• Mirajane attacked the Beast King and knocked it down, but it feigned defeat and struck her with a powerful blow.
• Lisanna returned after evacuating the villagers, and Natsu, Lisanna, and Elfman refused to leave Mirajane behind.
• Mirajane transformed into Demon God Halphas and killed the Beast King with a single attack.
• Zorn sensed a powerful super-subspace magic fluctuation, and Elfman cried out to Mirajane about Lisanna.

Lisanna began fading as the sky’s vortex drained her magic, while Elfman and Natsu fought to protect her and Zorn helped the group escape the Super-Subspace Magic. After they reached safety, Zorn caught a badly injured Lisanna from Edolas falling from the vortex, and the group hurried to get both Lisannas medical care.

• Mirajane saw Lisanna turning transparent, and Natsu realized the strange clouds were linked to her condition.
• Elfman took on the Beast King in Beast King form while Natsu and Happy flew toward the swirling sky.
• Zorn broke free of the vortex’s pull, protected Lisanna, and teleported the group out of the danger zone.
• Zorn healed Lisanna and treated Elfman, who had collapsed from exhausting his magic power.
• Zorn caught a badly injured Lisanna from Edolas as she fell from the vortex, and the group rushed to the nearest town for treatment.

Zorn rushed the unconscious Lisanna to Porlyusica, exhausting himself along the way, and she was saved in time. He woke among worried guild members, reunited with Cana, and learned that Mirajane and the others were on their way back.

• The Healing Magic Mage warned Zorn and the Strauss siblings that Lisanna’s soul was failing and she might not survive a day without better treatment.
• Zorn wrapped Lisanna in Holy Light and used repeated long-distance teleports to reach Porlyusica’s cabin, collapsing from exhaustion after entrusting Lisanna to her.
• Porlyusica examined Lisanna and found that she had no Magic Power, then treated her in time to save her.
• Cana and Laxus raced toward the cabin after learning Zorn and Lisanna were hurt, while Erza, Gray, and other guild members followed.
• Zorn woke to find the guild gathered around him and learned Lisanna was safe and recovering.
• Cana embraced Zorn, and Master Makarov proposed a party for when Mirajane and the others returned.

Zorn brought Mirajane, Natsu, and the others back to the cabin, where the alternate-world Lisanna woke and described the people in her world. Seeing her family safe inspired Mirajane to return to her gentler appearance, though her temper still showed when Natsu and Gray disturbed the banquet.

• Zorn told the master about Edolas and urged him to report the matter to the Magic Council, then teased him about taking over as guild master.
• Porlyusica said Lisanna would likely wake that day, and Zorn used his power to bring Mirajane, Natsu, and the others back to the cabin.
• Lisanna woke, explained the personalities of the people in her world, and startled everyone by revealing that Erza was their enemy there.
• Lisanna hid behind Mirajane when she saw Erza, and Zorn comforted the distressed Erza.
• At the banquet, Mirajane appeared in a pink dress and embraced Elfman and both Lisannas, but she punched Natsu and Gray after their antics angered her.
• Lisanna told Mirajane she was still her sister, and Laxus watched Mirajane with a faint smile.

After two years of training and guild life, Natsu and Happy traveled to Hargeon in search of Igneel, while Lucy arrived looking for a Celestial Spirit key. They mistook a purple-haired man for the Fire Dragon, and the chapter ended with Lucy offering the hungry Natsu and Happy a meal.

• Zorn left alone for a Ten-Year Quest to pursue Dragon Slayer power, while the guild continued training and remained the kingdom’s top guild.
• Mystogan defeated Erza in the X782 S-Class Mage exam and became an S-Class Mage, while Erza trained harder afterward.
• In X784, Natsu and Happy arrived in Hargeon by train, and Lucy tried to buy a Canis Minor Key at the port’s magic shop.
• Natsu and Happy rushed toward the crowd cheering for a supposed Fire Dragon, but they quickly realized the purple-haired man was not Igneel.
• The crowd beat Natsu for insulting the self-proclaimed Lord Fire Dragon, while Lucy noticed his Charm Magic and banned ring.
• Lucy introduced herself to Natsu and Happy and offered to buy them a meal.

Lucy discovered Bora was a fake Fire Dragon who planned to drug and abduct women, and Natsu confronted him aboard the cruise ship. Zorn returned after two years, reunited with Happy, recovered Lucy’s keys, and helped her use Aquarius to send the ship toward shore while Natsu continued fighting Bora.

• Lucy caught Bora casting Sleep Magic on the juice and learned that he and his bandits had abducted the women aboard the ship.
• Natsu smashed into the cruise ship, and Happy flew Lucy away while Natsu stayed behind to confront Bora.
• Zorn returned and reunited with Happy, then gave Lucy the Celestial Spirit Keys he had retrieved from the water.
• At Zorn’s request, Lucy summoned Aquarius, who unleashed a torrent that overturned the ship and drove it toward shore.
• Zorn explained that he was testing Natsu, then shared sugar-roasted chestnuts with Lucy as the rescued women ran into town.

Zorn, Natsu, Happy, and Lucy defeated Bora after he impersonated a Fairy Tail wizard, then escaped before the army arrived. Zorn transported the group back to the Fairy Tail guild, while Natsu eagerly asked him for a rematch.

• Zorn calmed the wave threatening the port, and Natsu confronted Bora for claiming to be a Fairy Tail wizard.
• Bora attacked Natsu with Flame Tornado, but Natsu ate the fire and countered with Fire Dragon's Roar and Fire Dragon's Iron Fist.
• Happy explained to Lucy that Natsu used Dragon Slayer Magic, and Zorn added that other forms of the magic existed.
• Natsu praised Zorn's return and challenged him to a match, but Zorn said the army was approaching and prepared to leave.
• Zorn suppressed Natsu's flames and transported Natsu, Happy, and Lucy back to the Fairy Tail guild.

Zorn returned to Fairy Tail with Natsu and Lucy, welcomed Lucy into the guild, and reunited with Cana at home. The next day, Lucy saw the guild members brawling until Zorn arrived and restrained them with Light Chains.

• Zorn, Natsu, and Lucy returned to the nearly empty guildhall, where Zorn caught Makarov after he slipped from the railing.
• Zorn used Teleportation Magic to retrieve Lucy and Natsu's luggage, and Makarov gave Lucy her Fairy Tail guild mark.
• Zorn settled Lucy in the Girls' Dormitory, then went home and embraced Cana.
• The next day, Lucy entered the guild and watched Natsu, Gray, Elfman, and other members turn their brawl into a magic fight.
• Zorn arrived with Cana and used Light Chains to suspend the brawling guild members while Makarov watched from the second floor.

Makarov defended Fairy Tail against the Magic Council’s complaints, while Zorn helped Romeo stop blaming himself for Macao’s disappearance. Natsu and Lucy set out to find Macao, and Zorn, Cana, and Romeo went to get food after Zorn promised that Natsu and the others would bring Macao back safely.

• Makarov burned the Magic Council’s complaints and urged Fairy Tail to follow its own path, rousing the guild’s members.
• The Magic Council members agreed to overlook Fairy Tail’s damage because Zorn had returned, while Jellal told Ultear he might meet Zorn.
• Romeo punched Makarov and ran out of the guild, and Natsu left with Happy after taking a bandit mission; Zorn explained that Natsu’s father, Igneel, had disappeared too.
• Zorn learned that Laxus and Mirajane had taken an S-Class Mission with the Thunder God Tribe and Lisanna, then left the guild with Cana.
• Zorn reassured Romeo that Macao’s disappearance was not his fault and promised that Natsu and the others would bring Macao back safely.
• Cana took Romeo to get food, and Makarov saw Zorn’s reassuring signal and returned to the guild relieved.

Romeo reunited with Macao and thanked Natsu, Lucy, Cana, and Zorn for bringing his father home. Days later, the guild members discussed jobs, guild affairs, and Erza’s return while Zorn drove the master to a guild masters’ meeting and worried about what might happen next.

• Romeo ran to Macao, apologized, and told his father he still believed he was a great wizard; Macao comforted him and promised he could boast about defeating monsters.
• Natsu, Happy, and Lucy realized they were short on money after their last job, and Cana offered to answer their questions while the master and Zorn attended a guild masters’ meeting.
• Cana explained the Magic Council’s relationship with guilds and warned Lucy that dark guilds still operated, while Natsu and Gray resumed their usual quarrel.
• Loke rushed into the guild hall to announce Erza’s return, prompting the other guild members to panic and leaving Lucy curious about Erza.
• Zorn drove the master to the meeting, flicked him on the forehead with a fist of light, and accelerated after worrying about future events, spilling the master’s beer.

Erza returned to Fairy Tail, disciplined the guild members, and recruited Natsu and Gray to help stop the Dark Guild Eisenwald from using Lullaby. The next day, Erza, Lucy, Gray, and Happy arrived in Onibus, but Natsu was left on the departing train because Erza forgot how much he feared transportation.

• Erza returned to the guild with a giant Magic Beast horn and scolded its members for their unruly behavior.
• Erza asked Natsu and Gray to help her find Eisenwald and stop them from using Lullaby, then arranged to leave the next day.
• Zorn drove Makarov to a transit town, carried the sleeping guild master into an inn with Magic, and stayed there overnight.
• Erza led Lucy, Gray, and Happy off the train at Onibus while Natsu remained asleep in his seat.
• Erza noticed Natsu was missing only after the train departed and blamed herself for forgetting his fear of transportation.

Zorn accompanied Makarov to the guild alliance meeting, where a warning about threats to Fairy Tail was interrupted by news that Erza, Natsu, and Gray had gone on a job. After Cana also reported that Mirajane, Laxus, and others were returning, Zorn teleported to check on the situation and confronted Jellal, who had been watching Erza.

• Zorn rushed Makarov to the regular guild alliance meeting in Crobu City, where the other guild masters eagerly greeted him as the youngest Ten Wizard Saints.
• Goldmine warned Makarov that members of the Magic Council were wary of Fairy Tail and advised him to be careful.
• Cana sent a message reporting that Erza had joined Natsu and Gray on an important job, then added that Mirajane, Laxus, and others were returning with something to discuss.
• Makarov sent Zorn ahead, and Zorn sensed Erza and her companions chasing a train in a magic-powered car.
• Zorn found Jellal watching Erza and warned him not to pursue anyone with ulterior motives.
• Zorn pierced Jellal with a laser, revealing that he was a thought form, and Jellal disappeared after hinting that they would meet again.

Erza, Natsu, Gray, and Lucy confronted Erigor at Oshibana Station after learning he planned to use Lullaby’s death magic. Erigor trapped them inside a pair of wind barriers and revealed his Guild Masters’ Meeting target, but Zorn appeared and struck him through several buildings.

• Erza and the others reached Oshibana Station, fought their way through Eisenwald, and confronted Erigor, who planned to broadcast Lullaby’s deadly melody across the city.
• Erigor left his guild members to fight the Fairy Tail team and flew above the station to prepare his plan.
• Erza drove civilians away from the station, but Erigor trapped her inside a Demon Wind Wall as Natsu and Gray revealed that Eisenwald had targeted the Guild Masters’ Meeting.
• Erigor raised a Double Demon Wind Wall around the station, while Erza realized she lacked enough Magic Power to escape.
• Zorn appeared behind Erigor and kicked him through several buildings, then greeted Erza in the air.

Zorn defeated Erigor and took the Cursed Flute while Erza and the others remained trapped inside the Demon Wind Wall. Lucy summoned Virgo to dig them out, and the group reunited with Zorn, who proposed taking the flute to the Guild Master.

• Lucy reached the top floor and learned that Zorn had caught up with Erigor and protected the group from the Demon Wind Wall.
• Erigor attacked Zorn with Storm Break, but Zorn's Holy Shield held; Zorn then appeared behind Erigor, knocked him unconscious, and bound him with chains.
• Inside the Demon Wind Wall, Natsu failed to break through, and Lucy stopped him from trying again.
• Happy gave Lucy Virgo's key, explaining that Virgo's previous contract had ended and she had told him to bring the key to Lucy.
• Lucy summoned Virgo, who dug a hole beneath the Demon Wind Wall and led the group out.
• Zorn showed the group the Cursed Flute and said they should take it to the Guild Master.

Zorn brought Erza, Lucy, Natsu, Gray, and Kageyama to the Guild Masters' Meeting after breaking through the Demon Wind Wall, and Erza explained that the enemy had targeted the masters. The Cursed Flute transformed into a demon from the Books of Zeref, and as Zorn shielded the kingdom's soldiers, Erza, Natsu, and Gray charged to fight it.

• Zorn used a giant magic sword to cut through the Demon Wind Wall, then teleported the group to the Guild Masters' Meeting.
• Erza told Makarov and the other masters that the enemy had targeted them, and Zorn handed Makarov the Cursed Flute.
• The Cursed Flute transformed into a giant demon, which Goldmine identified as living magic from the Books of Zeref.
• The demon fired a blast at the kingdom's soldiers, and Zorn protected them with Holy Shield.
• Makarov sent Erza, Natsu, and Gray to fight the demon, and the three charged toward it.

Erza, Natsu, and Gray defeated Lullaby after its attacks damaged the demon’s ability to play its deadly melody. The guild masters praised Fairy Tail’s strength, while Zorn considered what to do with the unconscious Erigor and the Magic Council afterward.

• Erza, Natsu, and Gray attacked Lullaby together, and the damage to its body made its deathly melody sound like farting.
• Lullaby absorbed life from the surrounding plants and breathed fire at the guild masters, but Gray blocked the attack with an ice shield.
• Natsu ate the demon’s flames and regained his strength, while Erza and Gray severed Lullaby’s arms and cut its body in half.
• Natsu destroyed Lullaby with Fire Dragon’s Brilliant Flame, and Gray protected the others with an enormous ice flower.
• The guild masters acknowledged Fairy Tail’s strength, then realized the battle had destroyed the meeting site, hills, and forest.
• Zorn watched Fairy Tail’s members celebrate and wondered how to deal with the unconscious Erigor and the Magic Council.

The Magic Council discussed Eisenwald’s attack and Fairy Tail’s role in stopping it, while Ultear and Jellal assessed Zorn’s strength. As Natsu and Erza began their duel, Zorn left to confront the Magic Council after learning they planned to arrest Erza.

• The Magic Council debated the rise of Dark Guilds, its own responsibility for Zeref’s Magic, and Fairy Tail’s actions in stopping Eisenwald.
• Ultear asked Jellal how strong Zorn was, and Jellal said Zorn had enormous Magic Power.
• News spread that Eisenwald’s members had been imprisoned and Erigor would face severe punishment, while Lucy wrote to her mother about life in Fairy Tail.
• Cana and Zorn brought Lucy to watch Natsu and Erza’s duel, where Erza donned Flame Emperor’s Armor and the two began fighting as Gray shielded the crowd with an ice wall.
• Zorn left the arena and met a humanoid toad carrying the Magic Council’s decision to arrest Erza; he said he would go with the messenger and vanished with him through a golden Magic Circle.

Zorn confronted the Magic Council and secured punishment for the negligent Council Member, compensation for those affected, and stronger action against Dark Guilds. Back at Fairy Tail, Erza defeated Natsu, and Mystogan used Sleep Magic to put the guild to sleep before leaving on a job.

• Zorn warned the Council Members that they were seeking a scapegoat and confronted them over their failures.
• Zorn intimidated the Council into agreeing to punish the negligent Council Member, compensate those affected, and intensify the campaign against Dark Guilds.
• Erza defeated Natsu in their fight, and the guild members returned to Fairy Tail.
• Zorn told the master that the Council matter was settled, while Cana, Erza, Lucy, and Levy discussed private matters.
• Mystogan cast Sleep Magic over the guild, accepted a job, and left as Zorn caught the sleeping Cana.

After Mystogan’s Sleep Magic left most of Fairy Tail asleep, Lucy learned about the guild’s dangerous S-Class missions and the six mages qualified to take them. She headed home happy with her new guild, unaware that an uninvited guest had arrived there.

• Mystogan vanished after using Sleep Magic, and the guild members discussed his hidden face and strength.
• Natsu woke at the mention of Laxus, vowed to challenge every S-Class mage, and left with Happy after Makarov barred him from the second floor.
• Zorn took Cana out to the night market, while Lucy stayed behind with Levy and asked about the second-floor jobs.
• Levy explained that only S-Class Mages could take those dangerous missions and named Gildarts, Zorn, Laxus, Erza, Mirajane, and Mystogan as the six qualified mages.
• Lucy walked home along the canal, pleased to be in Fairy Tail, while an uninvited guest waited at her home.