Chapter Summaries

After returning from seven years away, Ye Yang and the Fairy Tail members rescued Macao’s guild from Tibo’s harassment and reunited with their companions. The guild grew lively again as Romeo showed Natsu his magic, while Macao remained guild master for the time being.

• Romeo challenged Tibo to defend Fairy Tail, but Macao shielded him when Tibo shattered his fireball and prepared to attack.
• Ye Yang and the returning members arrived; Er Gou broke Tibo’s club, and the guild’s remaining members drove Tibo and his lackeys away.
• Makarov explained how the First Master had saved the missing guild members, and Macao and the others welcomed their companions home.
• Natsu recognized Romeo, who showed him his blue flames and revealed that Tuttomaru had secretly taught him Fire Magic.
• Makarov and Macao discussed the guild’s hardships, and Makarov let Macao continue as guild master while he enjoyed a peaceful break.

Fairy Tail celebrated Laxus's return and welcomed members of Blue Pegasus and Serpent's Scale after seven years. Ye Yang reunited with old friends despite his blindness, while Lyon's sudden interest in Juvia set off a misunderstanding.

• Bisca told Erza that she had proposed to Alzack, and Erza blushed as she imagined marrying Ye Yang while Mirajane fed him.
• Ridasu showed Wendy a drawing of her grown-up self, leaving Wendy dismayed that her chest looked even smaller.
• Makarov initially refused to let Laxus rejoin, but Ye Yang prompted Macao to approve his return as Fairy Tail's Fourth Guild Master.
• Members of Blue Pegasus and Serpent's Scale arrived, and Ye Yang greeted them while explaining that he could no longer see.
• Jura praised Ye Yang's strength and agreed to spar with him, while Lyon immediately confessed his interest in Juvia and Lucy learned Serpent's Scale had become Fiore's second-ranked guild.

After Porlyusica treated Ye Yang’s injured eye, Makarov’s group repaid Phantom Lord for seven years of debts and fought back against its guild. Ye Yang then set out alone to settle another long-overdue debt with an old friend, while his companions suspected he was going after the Magic Council.

• At Porlyusica’s home, she treated Ye Yang’s eye and gave him medicine that would heal it within a month; Ye Yang left her a precious herb in thanks.
• Makarov brought Erza and Mirajane to Phantom Lord to discuss repayment, but Banaposta demanded the money and threatened them.
• Ye Yang arrived with the rent money from his past seven years and handed it over, but Makarov said repayment did not settle Phantom Lord’s bullying and vandalism.
• Makarov, Erza, Mirajane, Er Gou, and San Mao defeated Phantom Lord’s members, and Makarov left with apology gifts for Fairy Tail.
• Ye Yang announced that he was going to settle another overdue debt alone, while Natsu, Gray, Er Gou, and San Mao asked to accompany him.

Makarov showed Ye Yang Fairy Tail’s hidden Heart of Fairy and declared him the guild’s next Guild Master, but Ye Yang refused the position for now because of the threat posed by Acnologia. Meanwhile, the Magic Council discussed the return of Fairy Tail’s main force and worried about the chaos and retaliation that might follow.

• Makarov led Ye Yang through an underground passage beneath Fairy Tail’s old site and revealed Mavis Vermillion sealed inside the Heart of Fairy.
• Makarov told Ye Yang he was Fairy Tail’s only possible next Guild Master, but Ye Yang refused to take the position while Acnologia remained a threat.
• Ye Yang said he could control his power and had redrawn his seal, then explained that rent from his houses had paid Phantom Lord.
• At the Magic Council, Og, Laharl, and Dorant discussed Fairy Tail’s return and their failure to find Zeref, Acnologia, or the remnants of the dark guilds.
• Og warned that Ye Yang might retaliate against the Magic Council and hoped he would go easier on them.

Ye Yang visited Og to learn why the Magic Council had investigated Fairy Tail seven years earlier, then discovered that his Solar Power Liberation had risen to 67.4% while he was sealed. After returning, he smashed his own tomb in Fiore’s royal cemetery, and the King welcomed his return despite the damage.

• Ye Yang left Makarov and went to the Magic Council, where Og apologized for its past actions.
• Og explained that the New Magic Council had sought evidence against Fairy Tail to secure its position and admitted that the Council still relied on wizard guilds to face powerful Dark Guilds.
• Ye Yang gave Og a glowing sphere for protection, and Baladote appeared after Ye Yang left; Og told him to withdraw the people watching the visit.
• Ye Yang checked his panel and learned that seven years of sunlight had raised his Solar Power Liberation to 67.4%, while the System briefly responded before going silent again.
• News spread that Fairy Tail’s main members had returned, while Ye Yang attracted attention by smashing his own tomb in Fiore’s royal cemetery; the King was pleased he had returned.

Macao resigned and named Makarov Fairy Tail’s fifth guild master, while Makarov said Ye Yang would take over after a major matter was resolved. The guild learned it had fallen to last place in Fiore and discussed the Grand Magic Games as a way to climb back to the top.

• Macao announced his resignation and appointed Makarov as Fairy Tail’s fifth guild master.
• Makarov accepted the position reluctantly and said Ye Yang would become guild master after a major matter was dealt with.
• The guild read that Saber Tooth had become Fiore’s strongest guild while Fairy Tail ranked last.
• Natsu, Gray, and Erza vowed to reclaim Fairy Tail’s former standing, but Romeo pointed out the guild had few jobs and little reputation.
• Makarov suggested Ye Yang take a 100-Year Task, but Ye Yang refused, citing its length and his blindness.
• Romeo said the Grand Magic Games offered a way to become number one, and Marcus explained that the Kingdom and Magic Council had launched the wizard festival.

Fairy Tail debated entering the Grand Magic Games, and the prize money convinced Makarov and Ye Yang to support participating. Marcus showed Natsu how much the guilds had grown during the seven-year gap, leaving Fairy Tail with three months to prepare.

• Romeo explained the Grand Magic Games, and Cana said Gildarts had already left to reclaim his lost face.
• Makarov called a vote, but the 30 million J prize persuaded him and Ye Yang to enter the competition.
• Marcus challenged Natsu and defeated him with sand magic, demonstrating how much he had improved over seven years.
• Marcus warned Natsu that Blue Pegasus, Snake Princess, and Saber Tooth were stronger opponents, while Carla questioned why the others had let thugs bully them.
• Makarov learned that the Games would begin in about three months, and the guild members started discussing how to train.
• Happy suggested asking Grandma Porlyusica for a potion to increase their strength, and everyone set out to find her.

Ye Yang agreed to train Fairy Tail’s mages for the Grand Magic Games, warning them that his methods could be deadly. The first day of training left them exhausted on his private island, where he planned to spend a month strengthening their bodies.

• Porlyusica refused to give Natsu and the others a potion to increase their Magic Power, so Erza suggested asking Ye Yang for help.
• Ye Yang said they could not quickly make up seven years of training, but offered to train them the next day and warned them to prepare to die.
• Grandmother Oba told Jura that Fairy Tail would enter the Grand Magic Games, and Jura, Lyon, Blue Pegasus, and Quatro Cerberus reacted to Ye Yang’s expected participation.
• Ye Yang brought Natsu, Gray, Lucy, Wendy, Laxus, Mirajane, Erza, Elfman, Gajeel, Juvia, Happy, Carla, and Lili to his private island and ordered them to run one hundred laps under his magical pressure.
• The mages struggled until Ye Yang withdrew the pressure, then gave them potions that helped them recover enough to stand.

Ye Yang put the mages through a month of intense training, then arranged for Ultear and Melt to help them awaken their Second Origin. While Natsu and the others endured the painful process, Ultear reflected on her past and planned to keep living on North Road, where she remained wanted.

• Ye Yang treated the exhausted mages to magical-beast meat and hot springs after their training.
• Over the next month, the mages underwent increasingly difficult physical training, including training under Conqueror's Color.
• Ye Yang told the mages he would take a 10% commission from their future missions to cover their training expenses, then introduced Ultear and Melt as the people who would help them awaken their Second Origin.
• Ultear helped the mages begin the Second Origin process, leaving Natsu and the others sprawled on the ground in pain.
• Ultear told Ye Yang she had learned she had wrongly blamed Ur and that Melt had chosen to forgive her, and she planned to keep living on North Road because she was still wanted.

After the Second Origin awakening, Ye Yang set his companions to training their individual magic while he worked to fuse his Glint-Glint Fruit power with Solar Magic. He eventually filled one Magic Source with Devil Fruit power, but it resisted absorbing it until Ye Yang attacked it with Haki.

• Ye Yang told the newly strengthened group to spend the next two months refining their own magic, then offered advice about their strengths and weaknesses.
• Erza sparred with Icarus, Juvia and Gray trained by the sea, Laxus drew in natural lightning, Lucy consulted her Celestial Spirits, and Natsu and Gajeel fought while Er Gou and San Mao continued practicing the Six Styles.
• Ye Yang gave Wendy books on Sky Dragon Slayer Magic and Enchanting Magic, explaining that Grandma Porlyusica was Grandine from Edolas.
• Ye Yang spent days trying to fuse his Glint-Glint Fruit power with Solar Magic, then condensed his Solar Magic into liquid at night until one Magic Source was empty.
• Ye Yang filled the emptied Magic Source with Devil Fruit power, but when it rejected the energy, he attacked it with Haki and forced it to begin absorbing the power.

Ye Yang fused his Solar Magic with the light-attribute Devil Fruit power in his Magic Source, while his immense pressure pushed the others to train and grow. He left the chapter able to use his Solar Magic without sealing it and with improved control over its power.

• Ye Yang unleashed his sealed Solar Magic and used his Haki to force it to merge with the Devil Fruit power in his Magic Source.
• Lucy, Wendy, Natsu, Gajeel, Er Gou, San Mao, Juvia, and Gray continued training under Ye Yang's pressure, while Happy fainted and Carla fainted.
• Laxus absorbed lightning, awakened Dragon Power, and went to see Ye Yang, but postponed their rematch so they could both consolidate their strength.
• Ye Yang's Solar Magic and light-attribute Devil Fruit power began cooperating, and the dark clouds and violent energy around him subsided.
• Ye Yang tested his fused power by vaporizing a hundred-meter radius of seawater and concluded he no longer needed to seal away his Solar Magic.

Fairy Tail arrived in Crocas City for the Grand Magic Games, where Ye Yang’s group learned the rules and dealt with locals mocking their guild. After registering at the inn, Ye Yang took Er Gou and San Mao to explore the city.

• Makarov greeted Ye Yang’s group at the city gates and gave him the Grand Magic Games rulebook, which Levy quickly read aloud.
• Fairy Tail members learned that competitors needed guild emblems, guild masters could not participate, and they had to return to the inn before midnight.
• When locals mocked Fairy Tail, Ye Yang secretly blasted the ground near two of them, and Makarov pretended not to know what happened.
• Soldiers recognized Ye Yang as the Kingdom’s Great General, and Ye Yang had them remove the two men who had insulted him and Makarov.
• After registering at the inn, Erza, Mirajane, and Icarus went out separately while Ye Yang took Er Gou and San Mao to explore Crocas City.

Ye Yang and his companions encountered Saber Tooth’s members in Flower Capital, while Natsu, Lucy, and Happy met Sting and Rogue after they defeated a crowd. Sting and Rogue mocked Natsu as an inferior Dragon Slayer Mage, and Lector explained the generations of Dragon Slayer Mages.

• Ye Yang, Er Gou, and San Mao passed Minerva, Ouga, and Rufus, who recognized Ye Yang as a member of Fairy Tail but dismissed him and his companions.
• Er Gou and San Mao explained that they would not compete in the festival because their magic had not improved much, and Ye Yang promised to search for Dragon Crystals after the festival.
• Natsu, Lucy, and Happy found Sting and Rogue standing among people they had defeated, and Sting insulted Natsu for failing to defeat Acnologia.
• Sting and Rogue declared themselves superior Third Generation Dragon Slayer Mages, and Lector explained the differences between the first, second, and third generations.

Natsu and his friends learned that Sting and Rogue had killed the dragons who raised them, while Gray encountered Lyon, who challenged him over Juvia and Serpent's Scale's chances in the Grand Magic Games. At midnight, the organizers announced a preliminary round to narrow 113 guilds down to eight teams.

• Sting and Rogue told Natsu and his friends that they had killed the dragons who raised them and consumed their Dragon Slayer Magic Crystals.
• Gray noticed he was walking around in his underwear, then met Juvia, who had come hoping to eat with him.
• Lyon grabbed Juvia's hand, argued with Gray about Serpent's Scale's strength, and proposed that Juvia join his guild if Serpent's Scale won.
• Juvia reassured Gray that she would not leave Fairy Tail and told him she loved him before following him to the restaurant.
• At midnight, the organizers announced that 113 participating guilds would compete in preliminaries to determine the eight teams advancing.

Fairy Tail competed in the Sky Labyrinth preliminaries, with Ye Yang's powerful magic helping the team qualify despite a late finish. At the Grand Magic Games venue, the guild prepared to face the crowd, and Ye Yang wore an outfit chosen to boost Fairy Tail's popularity.

• The Sky Labyrinth preliminaries began, and the guilds raced upward through shifting corridors toward the final venue.
• Ye Yang blasted a route through the maze, but the organizers banned corridor destruction, so the team had to find another way forward.
• Ye Yang knocked away five Phantom Lord wizards, and Fairy Tail used their map along with maps taken from other teams to chart a route.
• Natsu and Gray collected maps from nearby teams, allowing Fairy Tail to reach the venue and qualify as the last team.
• Ye Yang complained to Pumpkin about the late restriction, and the group entered the passage to the main venue.
• Fairy Tail heard the cheering crowds in their waiting room, where Natsu and Gray grumbled about their outfits and Ye Yang accepted his specially prepared look.

The Grand Magic Games began as the eight teams entered the arena, drawing cheers, boos, and commentary about their standings and strengths. Fairy Tail’s members spotted their First Guild Master Mavis among the spectators, while the guilds gathered and exchanged remarks before the competition started.

• Commentator Jubardi Lola introduced Yakima and Jenny before announcing the eight teams, and Ye Yang led Fairy Tail into the arena to jeers that he silenced with a flash of pressure.
• Makarov and Fairy Tail’s members cheered from their viewing platform, where they recognized Mavis Vermillion, who explained that only people with Fairy Tail marks could see her.
• Lamia Scale, Mermaid Heel, Blue Pegasus, and Serpent's Scale entered in order, and the crowd reacted especially loudly to Jura of the Iron.
• Oobaaba scolded Serpent's Scale for placing fourth, while Lyon, Sherria, Toby, Sherry, and the Fairy Tail members exchanged confused remarks and teasing.
• Jura praised the younger wizards, and Ye Yang teased him about whether he fancied anyone, making Jura blush.

The Grand Magic Games’ top teams were announced, revealing Raven Tail’s return and Fairy Tail’s unexpected second team. Fairy Tail entered the tournament with both Team A and Laxus’s Team B, while the judges discussed whether the arrangement was fair.

• Jubardi announced Raven Tail in third place, and Makarov recognized Ivan’s guild as his son stared him down.
• Ye Yang’s aura restrained Raven Tail, while Makarov told Mavis that Ivan was his son and spoke about Ye Yang’s burden and companions.
• Jubardi announced Saber Tooth in second place, leaving the audience wondering which team had taken first.
• Jubardi revealed Fairy Tail Team B had won first place, and Laxus emerged with Juvia, Gajeel, Mirajane, and Wendy.
• Ye Yang explained that Makarov had formed Team B to pursue the prize money, and Jubardi confirmed the new rules allowed two teams from one guild.
• Jenny questioned the fairness of two Fairy Tail teams competing, but Yakima said they would not help each other because neither would want to lose.

The Grand Magic Games began with the organizers allowing two Fairy Tail teams to compete after the other guilds raised no objections. Ye Yang entered the opening Hide-and-Seek event, and the contestants vanished as a section of Crocas streets appeared in the arena.

• Narubudinku objected to two Fairy Tail teams competing, but the other guilds accepted the arrangement.
• Jubardi explained the event’s ranking and duel scoring before declaring Hide-and-Seek underway.
• Ye Yang volunteered for Fairy Tail A Team, while the other guilds chose their contestants and reacted to his reputation.
• The contestants entered the field, and the Hide-and-Seek event began as they disappeared and Crocas streets appeared.

During the Hide-and-Seek event, Ye Yang used his speed and magic to repeatedly attack Narubudinku, while other guild members scored points against one another. The contest continued with Ye Yang’s brutality drawing the audience’s attention and Mirajane overpowering Yego.

• Jubardi explained that contestants could use magic to earn points by hitting opponents, but attacking another contestant’s doll cost a point.
• Ye Yang used Light Magic to strike Narubudinku repeatedly, earning Fairy Tail Team A points until Narubudinku was battered and unable to move.
• Ye Yang used Giant Magic to knock Narubudinku unconscious, and Narubudinku was teleported out with a two-point deduction.
• Ivan identified Toby among a group of dolls by spotting his breath, earning Blue Pegasus a point, but an exploding carrot then teleported Ivan away and gave Mermaid Heel a point.
• Yego tried to take a point from Mirajane, but she caught his punch and slammed him into the ground, earning Fairy Tail Team B a point.

Rufus used Memory Make to strike contestants and take points, but Ye Yang swiftly defeated him and revealed his overwhelming strength. Rufus then attacked Ye Yang with a gravity spell, and Ye Yang chose to face it head-on.

• Rufus darkened the sky with Memory Make and struck everyone except Ye Yang, earning Sabertooth five points.
• Ye Yang punched Rufus, sensed his location, and defeated him with Tempest Kick: Day Tiger, earning Fairy Tail A Team a point.
• Spectators from Ye Yang's hometown hailed him as the strongest, while Lector and Frosch recognized him and Sting watched solemnly.
• After recovering, Rufus challenged Ye Yang again and cast Memory Make: Ancient Wisdom's Descent, pressing him down with gravity.
• Ye Yang acknowledged Rufus's versatile magic and chose not to dodge the gravity attack.